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New Micropulse Lidar Cloud Mask Machine Learning VAP Released
This sample MPLCMASKML plot from the Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory shows the log of the normalized relative backscatter (log10 NRB), linear depolarization ratio (LDR), and cloud masks from the MPLCMASKML and MPLCMASK value-added products for December 24, 2017. The strength of the machine learning approach is apparent on this day when moderate aerosol loading…
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3-Dimensional Cloud Positions Produced for CACTI Campaign
The figure shows sample Point Cloud of Cloud Points (PCCP) data for January 29, 2019, during the CACTI field campaign. The upper panel shows the distribution of the retrieved cloud points by time and height. A snapshot from the reference camera (32.1185oS, 64.7237oW) and the cloud point positions with respect to the base location appear…