General information

Data citation

Kvas, A., J. Fuchsberger, G. Kirchengast, and D. Scheidl (2024): WegenerNet 3D Open-Air Laboratory Level 2 Data, Version 1.0. Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Austria. https://doi.org/10.25364/WEGC/WPS3D-L2-10

Description

The WegenerNet 3D (WEGN3D) Open Air Laboratory for Climate Change Research extends the climate station network in the WegenerNet Feldbach Region with atmospheric sounding capabilities. It is designed to provide unique insights into the life cycle of precipitation events to increase our understanding of, for example, the formation of hailstorms. All data products generated in the WEGN3D Open Air Laboratory are publicly available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Level 2 data (L2) are gap-filled and geolocated datasets given in well-defined spatiotemporal reference frames.

Degraded data indicated by the respective quality flags are discarded and resulting gaps in space and time are filled by interpolation where possible. Interpolated data is indicated by flags so they can be easily identified and removed should this be desired. L2 data are sensor agnostic and grouped by their spatiotemporal coverage. They represent the best possible observation of the respective physical variable from all available observations. L2 data products are typically multi-sensor products, where multiple sensors observing the same physical quantity are merged or observations of different sensors are used to derive new target variables.

A detailed description of the data products can be found in the corresponding release notes.

Data Availability

WegenerNet 3D Open-Air Laboratory Level 2 data are released under the CC BY 4.0 license. All download options can be found on the 3D Data Download Page.

Related publications

Fuchsberger J., G. Kirchengast, and T. Kabas: WegenerNet high-resolution weather and climate data from 2007 to 2020, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 1307–1334, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-1307-2021, 2021

Kirchengast, G., T. Kabas, A. Leuprecht, C. Bichler, and H. Truhetz: WegenerNet: A pioneering high-resolution network for monitoring weather and climate. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 95, 227-242, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00161.1, 2014

Parameters

Cloud Presence Cloud Base Height Precipitation Amount Attenuation-corrected Horizontal Reflectivity Hydrometeor Type Precipitation Type Integrated Water Vapor Cloud Liquid Water Path Brightness Temperature (Microwave) Atmospheric Attenuation (Microwave) Hydrostatic Path Delay Non-Hydrostatic Path Delay Total Path Delay Infrared Brightness Temperature (9.6 micrometer - 11.5 micrometer) Infrared Brightness Temperature Integrated Water Vapor Cloud Liquid Water Path Hydrostatic Path Delay K Index Showalter Index CAPE Index Total-Totals Index Convective Index Lifted Index Non-Hydrostatic Path Delay Cloud Liquid Water Content (Maximum) Boundary Layer Height Brightness Temperature (Microwave) Atmospheric Attenuation (Microwave) Infrared Brightness Temperature (9.6 micrometer - 11.5 micrometer) Infrared Brightness Temperature Cloud Base Height Tropospheric Gradient (East) Tropospheric Gradient (North) Air Temperature Profile Relative Humidity Profile Absolute Humidity Profile Barometric Pressure Profile

Keywords

Meteorology, Climatology, Hydrology, Climate Change.

Publisher

Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz, Austria.

Date

2024-12-15

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