Low-level stratus mask from Polarstern during MOSAiC

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Daily files of low-level stratus (LLS) for the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) expedition (Shupe et al., 2022). The LLS was detected following Griesche et al. (2020) based on near-range data from PollyXT (Engelmann et al., 2016) to extend the Cloudnet cloud properties derived for MOSAiC (Engelmann et al. 2023; doi:10.60656/59216bca3a304156) into the bild zone of the cloud radar (i.e. below 180 m altitude). The applied method was updated to the use of the attenuated backscatter (att bsc) instead of the signal-to-noise ratio to reduce the influence of changes in the system constant on the LLS detection. An LLS was identified when the att bsc exceeded a threshold of 4e-06 sr-1 m-1 below 180 m. Data issues caused by external drivers are documented in a separate issue tracking file (Griesche & Seifert, 2023; doi:10.5281/zenodo.7310858). Flagged data must be handled with care and should be excluded from statistical analyses. Issues tracking flags are identified by tethered balloon operation periods and experienced-eye observations of MOSAiC staff.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.961789
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.60656/59216BCA3A304156
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.7310858
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-1767-2016
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5335-2020
Related Identifier References https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00060
Metadata Access https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=datacite4&identifier=oai:pangaea.de:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.961789
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Creator Griesche, Hannes ORCID logo; Seifert, Patric ORCID logo; Engelmann, Ronny ORCID logo; Radenz, Martin (ORCID: 0000-0002-7771-033X); Hofer, Julian ORCID logo; Althausen, Dietrich
Publisher PANGAEA
Publication Year 2023
Funding Reference Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003207 Crossref Funder ID AFMOSAiC-1_00 Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate; Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003207 Crossref Funder ID AWI_PS122_00 Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate / MOSAiC; German Research Foundation https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001659 Crossref Funder ID 268020496 https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/268020496 TRR 172: ArctiC Amplification: Climate Relevant Atmospheric and SurfaCe Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms; Horizon 2020 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100007601 Crossref Funder ID 654109 doi:10.3030/654109 Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructure (ACTRIS-2)
Rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Resource Type Dataset
Format text/tab-separated-values
Size 366 data points
Discipline Earth System Research
Spatial Coverage (-6.126W, 78.687S, 137.750E, 88.414N); Arctic Ocean; North Greenland Sea
Temporal Coverage Begin 2019-09-30T18:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2020-10-01T23:59:30Z