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sites:iquique [2018/07/14 01:26] – [Product examples] jansites:iquique [2023/04/27 19:48] – [Scientific Goals] jvicenc1
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 sensing observations'. It consist of three state of the art remote sensing instruments sensing observations'. It consist of three state of the art remote sensing instruments
  
-The Atacama is formed by a plateau at about 1000m above sea level between the pacific to the west and the Andes mountains to the east. This plateau drops at most places  +The Atacama is formed by a plateau at about 1000m above sea level between a coastal mountain range alone the pacific to the west and the Andes mountains to the east. The coastal mountain  range drops at most places in a cliff to the towards the pacific ocean shoreline. As the plateau lies just above the same height as the stratus cloud deck of the eastern Pacific these clouds form as fog the main source of water along this cliff, and at certain pathways also into the Atacama. 
-towards the pacific ocean in a cliff to the shoreline. As the plateau lies at about the same height as the stratus cloud deck of the eastern Pacific these clouds form as fog the main source of water along this cliff, and at certain pathways into the Atacama. +
 With the instruments at the site it will be tried to characterize the clouds at the coast for one year. They will provide cloud base and top height, liquid water content, vertical and horizontal wind, temperature and humidity. With the instruments at the site it will be tried to characterize the clouds at the coast for one year. They will provide cloud base and top height, liquid water content, vertical and horizontal wind, temperature and humidity.
-Based on this data it will be possible to provide information on the occurence of fog in the past and under future climate conditions.+Based on this data it will be possible to provide information on the occurrence of fog in the past and under future climate conditions.
  
  
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 The site is located in the North of Chile between the Pazific Ocean and the Atacama desert on the grounds of Iquique airport. The site is located in the North of Chile between the Pazific Ocean and the Atacama desert on the grounds of Iquique airport.
-    * Latitude:  20.5394440 S +    * Latitude:  20.5394440 S = 20°32'22" 
-    * Longitude: 70.1772694 W+    * Longitude: 70.1772694 W = 70°10'38" W
     * Altitutde: 56m  AMSL     * Altitutde: 56m  AMSL
     * [[https://goo.gl/maps/iTLSwezCmB72|Map]]     * [[https://goo.gl/maps/iTLSwezCmB72|Map]]
 +    * active from 23/03/2018 -- 06/03/2019
  
 {{:sites:iqq:pano_e.jpg?600|Photos for this Panorama by Juan-Luis Garcia}} {{:sites:iqq:pano_e.jpg?600|Photos for this Panorama by Juan-Luis Garcia}}
 {{:sites:iqq:site_iquique.jpg?400| The site with (from left to rigth) Joyrad94, Windlidar (provided by FMI), FOGHAT; Photo by Mario Mech }}\\ {{:sites:iqq:site_iquique.jpg?400| The site with (from left to rigth) Joyrad94, Windlidar (provided by FMI), FOGHAT; Photo by Mario Mech }}\\
 Left: view over the site to the NE prior to installation with coastal cliff in the background. Right: The site with (from left to rigth) cloud radar Joyrad94 , windlidar Halo Streamline (provided by FMI), Microwave radiometer FOGHAT. Left: view over the site to the NE prior to installation with coastal cliff in the background. Right: The site with (from left to rigth) cloud radar Joyrad94 , windlidar Halo Streamline (provided by FMI), Microwave radiometer FOGHAT.
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 ===== Instruments ===== ===== Instruments =====
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 ===== Product examples ===== ===== Product examples =====
  
-wind lidar  ^  Micorwave radiometer   Cloud radar  ^\\ +Single Instrument retrievals  ^^^\\ 
-|[[http://gop.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/iqq/halo/current/|{{http://gop.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/iqq/halo/current/wind_vad-24.png?400|time height cross section of horizontal wind (arrows) and aerosol backscatter (color)}}]]| {{|FOGHAT}} | [[http://gop.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~Hatpro/iqq/joyrad94/current/|{{http://gop.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~Hatpro/iqq/joyrad94/current/joyrad94_iqq_l1.png?400|Reflectiivity, doppler speed and ohter paramters from Cloudradar JOYRAD94}}]] |\\ +^  Wind Lidar  ^  Microwave Radiometer   Cloud Radar  ^\\ 
-| Horizontal wind (arrows) and aerosol backscatter (color) |   Reflectiivity, doppler speed and ohter paramters from Cloudradar |\\ +|[[http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/dataBrowser/dataBrowser4.html?site=IQQ&date=2018-03-26&UpperLeft=wind-vad&UpperRight=wind-w_sdev&LowerRight=wind-w_skew&LowerLeft=wind-system-log|{{http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/iqq/wind/2018/03/26/plot/wind_vad-24_20180326.png?400|time height cross section of horizontal wind (arrows) and aerosol backscatter (color)}}]]| [[http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/dataBrowser/dataBrowser4.html?site=IQQ&date=2018-03-26&UpperLeft=Foghat_IWV-LWP&UpperRight=Foghat_Temperature-Prof&LowerRight=Foghat_AbsHumidity-Prof&LowerLeft=Foghat_Spectrum|{{http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/iqq/IWV_LWP/1803/180326_iqq_l2a.png?400|FOGHAT}}]] | [[http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/dataBrowser/dataBrowser4.html?site=IQQ&date=2018-03-26&UpperLeft=Joyrad94_Overview&UpperRight=Jrad94_Ze&LowerRight=Jrad94_w_mean&LowerLeft=Jrad94_Status_x|{{http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/iqq/joyrad94/level1/1803/180326_iqq_l1_joyrad94.png?360|Reflectivity, doppler speed and other parameters from Cloudradar JOYRAD94}}]] |\\ 
-(click on plots to see more)+| Horizontal wind (arrows) and aerosol backscatter (color)  ambient temperature and humidity, IWV and LWP  Reflectivity, doppler speed and other parameters from Cloudradar JOYRAD94  |\\ 
 + 
 +^ Synergetic retrievals  ^^\\ 
 +^  Cloudnet  ^  BL-classification  ^\\ 
 +|[[http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/dataBrowser/dataBrowser3.html?site=IQQ&date=2018-03-27&UpperLeft=cloudnet-drizzle&UpperRight=cloudnet-classification&LowerRight=cloudnet-lwc-scaled|{{http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/iqq/VAPs/bl_class/products/classification/2018/20180327_iquique_classification.png?400|cloudnet classification}}]]| [[http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/dataBrowser/dataBrowser4.html?site=IQQ&date=2018-03-27&UpperLeft=wind-bl_class&UpperRight=wind-TKE&LowerRight=wind-shear&LowerLeft=wind-wstats|{{http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/iqq/VAPs/bl_class/products/ABLclassification/2018/20180327_iquique_halo-doppler-lidar-33-ABLclassification.png?400|BL classification}}]] |\\ 
 + 
 +Click on plots to see more plots of the respective instruments in our databrowser, or use [[http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~hatpro/dataBrowser/dataBrowser4.html?site=IQQ&date=2018-03-26&UpperLeft=wind-vad&UpperRight=Jrad94_Ze&LowerRight=Foghat_Temperature-Prof&LowerLeft=wind-w_sdev|this link]] to get all plots together. 
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 + 
 +===== Data ===== 
 + 
 +Part of the Data is available at the [[https://sfb1211.uni-koeln.de/|CRC1211]], 'Earth evolution at the Dry limit' [[https://www.crc1211db.uni-koeln.de/|data base website]]: 
 +  * [[ https://www.crc1211db.uni-koeln.de/search/searchindex.php?filter=OAEF_1_AAEF_1_CACF_46_TACF_boundary%20layer%20classification | Boundary layer classification ]] 
 +  * [[ https://www.crc1211db.uni-koeln.de/search/searchindex.php?filter=AAEF_1_CACF_46_TACF_wind%20profiles | Windprofiles ]] 
 +  * ... 
 + 
 +Results from the Cloudnet retrieval are availlable at the [[ https://cloudnet.fmi.fi/search/data | cloudnet website]]: 
 +  * select show all 
 +  * in world map click on Iququique marker (west coast south america, red) 
 +  * select data range in 28.3.2018 - 9.3.2019 
 +  * ...
  
 ===== Further Info ===== ===== Further Info =====
  
-[[http://gop.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~jschween/dry-limit/goes/goes16/|Current satellite view]] 
  
-[[http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/wyowx.fcgi?TYPE=sfgram&DATE=current&HOUR=current&UNITS=M&STATION=SCDAMETAR observations ]] (plot from [[http://weather.uwyo.edu|Uni Wyoming]])+[[http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~jschween/dry-limit/goes/goes16/|{{http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~jschween/dry-limit/goes/goes16/goes_multi_96.png?200|}}]] \\ 
 +[[http://atmos.meteo.uni-koeln.de/~jschween/dry-limit/goes/goes16/ Current satellite view]]
  
 +[[http://weather.uwyo.edu/cgi-bin/wyowx.fcgi?TYPE=sfgram&DATE=current&HOUR=current&UNITS=M&STATION=SCDA| METAR observations ]] (plot from [[http://weather.uwyo.edu|Uni Wyoming]])
  
 +[[http://devcloudnet.fmi.fi/| Cloudnet ]]
sites/iquique.txt · Last modified: 2023/04/27 19:48 by jvicenc1