HSRL Data Statistics

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The HSRL data set taken between January 1, 1994 and March 31, 1996 contains data from total of 215 cases. Yearly distribution of this data is following:


 1994: 80 cases                                    
  
 1995: 114 cases                                   
                     36 from Arizona Program                                       
                     78 from Wisconsin                                  

 1996: 21 cases between 01/01/96 and 03/29/96

Note: There are 16 data cases for 1993 that will be added to this data base.

Monthly distribution of HSRL data cases

	
1994                                                                 
    	Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 

Total  	  1    4    6   13   18   11    6    2    6    4    5    4  
Cirrus    1    4    5    8   13    8    3    1    3    3    5    4  
Clear     -    -    1    3    4    1    2    -    3    1    -    -

Note: The 1994 data were taken when some cirrus was present. Additional data were taken for some clear air cases and for some high water clouds.

1995                                                                 
        Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 
  
Total     8   16   12    -    1    9   10   10   12   16   10   10  
Cirrus    3    8    7    -    -    3    6    2    6    8    3    5  
Clear     -    1    -    -    1    2    3    1    5    4    2    3

Note: Data from Jan to March 1995 were taken from Arizona. Starting from May 21, the HSRL was operated with a preset schedule in order to collect an unbiased data set.

1996                                                                
        Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr  May  Jun  Jul  Aug  Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec


Total     5    8    8    8    5                                               
Cirrus    2    2    5    5    1                                        
Clear     3    4    1    3    1

Note: The pre-scheduled HSRL operations ended at the beginning of June, 1996.

UW Lidar // June 25, 1996 // root@lidar.ssec.wisc.edu