NCAR/EOL is operating up three ISS (Integrated Sounding Systems) for the SWEX field campaign to observe Sundowner winds in the Santa Barbara area March - May 2022.
Quick look plots are available here:
Please note that this data is preliminary only and requires correction. The instrumentation includes:
ISS1 (Santa Barbara) | |
Radar Wind Profiler | NCAR 449 MHz Modular Wind Profiler |
Wind Lidar | Vaisala / Leosphere Windcube 200S |
Ceilometer | Vaisala CL61 with polarization filter |
Surface met station |
Gill Wind Observer (2D sonic) at 10m |
ISS2 (Rancho Alegre) | |
Radar Wind Profiler | 915 MHz LAP3000 DBS wind profiler |
Soundings | Vaisala MW41 launching RS41 radiosondes |
Ceilometer | Vaisala CL51 |
Surface met station | Gill Wind Observer (2D sonic) at 10m Lufft WS300 (Temp/RH/Pressure) at 2m Vaisala PTB210 (Pressure) at 2m Lufft WS800 (Wind/Precip/T/RH/P) at 3m |
ISS3 (Sedgwick Reserve) | |
Radar Wind Profiler | 915 MHz LAP3000 DBS wind profiler with RASS |
Soundings | Vaisala MW41 launching RS41 radiosondes |
Ceilometer | Vaisala CL31 |
Surface met station |
Gill Wind Observer (2D sonic) at 10m |
ISS Contact: Bill Brown
Integrated Surface Flux System (ISFS)