====== Ceilometer Jenoptik CHM15k Nimbus ====== //Mentor: [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/das-institut/mitarbeiter/schween/|J.H. Schween]]// ===== Principle ===== The CHM 15k ceilometer is a robust, autonomous and low power lidar for measuring vertical profiles of backscatter signal from aerosol particles and hydrometeors. From the backscatter profiles cloud base heights and signal penetration depths, aerosol layer heights and vertical visibility are determined. Within its operating range up to 15 kilometers (50,000 feet), the CHM 15k reliably detects multiple cloud layers and cirrus clouds. ===== Instrument ===== {{:instruments:ceilo:chm15k.jpg?200|}}\\ CEILOMETER (CHM 15k) at [[http://www.fz-juelich.de/|Forschungszentrum Jülich]] on the roof of the IEK-8 ([[http://www2.fz-juelich.de/icg/icg-2/|Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung: Troposphäre]]). ===== Data ===== * If you are interested in receiving data please contact: [[http://www.geomet.uni-koeln.de/allgemein/das-institut/mitarbeiter/detailansicht/f93e43fbbe15a16f8a85792ec07ed119/?tx_wtdirectory_pi1[show]=42&tx_rggooglemap_pi1[poi]=42|U. Löhnert]] * [[http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/dataBrowser/dataBrowser2.html?site=JOYCE&date=-1&UpperLeft=Ceilo_chm15k_raw&UpperRight=Ceilo_chm15k_uncalibrated&LowerRight=default&LowerLeft=default|quicklook archive]] * Current observations: