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0-20000-0-06610_C CL61 RayleighLiquid-cloud

PAYERNE · SWITZERLAND · Bern University Microwave Remote Sensing Section

WMO 0-20000-0-06610 Lat/Lon 46.814, 6.943 Alt 490 m

Rayleigh 14% success · 17/120 · median 1.254e+00 · rel. unc 5%

Diagnostic — latest ← → valid calibrations, Ctrl+← → all days, ↑ ↓ change station, 0 flag + note (1 aerosol · 2 cloud · 3 low signal) ( good calibration · rejected)

calibration diagnostic

All Rayleigh calibrations (120) — click a date to load its diagnostic, click a flag for its meaning

DateFlagC_LUncertaintyExtraMessage
20260623 -4.0 Missing model data (CAMS) No CAMS for water-vapor correction
20260622 -4.0 Missing model data (CAMS) No CAMS for water-vapor correction
20260621 -4.0 Missing model data (CAMS) No CAMS for water-vapor correction
20260620 0.5 Partial success 4.583e+00 1.31e-01 2688–3188 m Successful (method err: 14.6%, sensitivity 2σ: 2.9%)
20260619 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260618 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260617 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260616 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260615 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260614 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260613 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260612 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260611 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260610 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260609 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260608 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260607 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260606 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260605 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260604 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260603 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260602 0.5 Partial success 1.253e+00 6.07e-02 2621–6481 m Successful (method err: 6.2%, sensitivity 2σ: 4.8%)
20260601 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260531 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260530 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260529 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260528 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260527 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular No molecular window passed the validity gates
20260526 -9.0 Another layer with lower signal Another layer with lower signal found (signal ratio 2.6)
20260525 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260524 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260523 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260522 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260521 0.5 Partial success 1.258e+00 8.18e-02 2621–6481 m Successful (method err: 6.3%, sensitivity 2σ: 6.5%)
20260520 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260519 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260518 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260517 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260516 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260515 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260514 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260513 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260512 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260511 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260510 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260509 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260508 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260507 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260506 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260505 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260504 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260503 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260502 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260501 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260430 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260429 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260428 0.5 Partial success 1.306e+00 8.21e-02 2899–4359 m Successful (method err: 11.9%, sensitivity 2σ: 6.3%)
20260427 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260426 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260425 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260424 1.0 Successful 1.319e+00 2.58e-02 2659–4599 m Successful (method err: 7.8%, sensitivity 2σ: 2.0%)
20260423 1.0 Successful 1.160e+00 4.79e-02 2630–6010 m Successful (method err: 1.1%, sensitivity 2σ: 4.1%)
20260422 1.0 Successful 1.196e+00 6.28e-02 2870–5770 m Successful (method err: 4.0%, sensitivity 2σ: 5.3%)
20260421 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260420 0.5 Partial success 1.284e+00 5.39e-02 2659–4599 m Successful (method err: 6.1%, sensitivity 2σ: 4.2%)
20260419 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260418 -3.0 Method disagreement Method disagreement: 16.9%
20260417 0.5 Partial success 1.060e+00 6.90e-02 2640–5540 m Successful (method err: 11.7%, sensitivity 2σ: 6.5%)
20260416 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260415 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260414 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260413 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260412 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260411 0.5 Partial success 1.047e+00 1.01e-01 3571–5991 m Successful (method err: 7.6%, sensitivity 2σ: 9.7%)
20260410 0.5 Partial success 1.334e+00 3.18e-02 2630–6010 m Successful (method err: 6.5%, sensitivity 2σ: 2.4%)
20260409 -3.0 Method disagreement Method disagreement: 18.6%
20260408 -3.0 Method disagreement Method disagreement: 15.7%
20260407 0.5 Partial success 1.023e+00 4.76e-02 2621–6481 m Successful (method err: 13.4%, sensitivity 2σ: 4.7%)
20260406 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260405 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260404 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260403 -3.0 Method disagreement Method disagreement: 18.0%
20260402 1.0 Successful 1.254e+00 7.06e-02 2650–5070 m Successful (method err: 4.7%, sensitivity 2σ: 5.6%)
20260401 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260331 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260330 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260329 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260328 0.5 Partial success 1.157e+00 5.90e-02 2640–5540 m Successful (method err: 6.2%, sensitivity 2σ: 5.1%)
20260327 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260326 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260325 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260324 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260323 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260322 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260321 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260320 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260319 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260318 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260317 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260316 0.5 Partial success 1.269e+00 5.36e-02 2630–6010 m Successful (method err: 1.0%, sensitivity 2σ: 4.2%)
20260315 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260314 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260313 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260312 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260311 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260310 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260309 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260308 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260307 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260306 1.0 Successful 8.345e+00 4.68e-01 3610–4110 m Successful (method err: 11.2%, sensitivity 2σ: 5.6%)
20260305 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260304 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260303 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260302 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260301 -1.0 Not a clear night Not a clear night
20260228 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260227 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260226 -2.0 Signal not proportional to molecular Signal not proportional to molecular scattering
20260225 1.0 Successful 1.117e+00 2.44e-02 2659–4599 m Successful (method err: 1.7%, sensitivity 2σ: 2.2%)
20260224 0.0 No data No profiles in nighttime window

Liquid-cloud 50% success · 60/120 · median 1.473e+00 · rel. unc 8%

Diagnostic — latest ← → valid calibrations, Ctrl+← → all days, ↑ ↓ change station, 0 flag + note (1 aerosol · 2 cloud · 3 low signal) ( good calibration · rejected)

calibration diagnostic

All Liquid-cloud calibrations (120) — click a date to load its diagnostic, click a flag for its meaning

DateFlagC_LUncertaintyExtraMessage
20260623 -4.0 Missing model data (CAMS) 0 prof RuntimeError: Water-vapor correction FAILED at 910.74 nm (CL61): No CAMS file for 20260623 in /scratch/mch/mhrvo/CAMS_Monthly (looked for monthly CAMS_Bet
20260622 -4.0 Missing model data (CAMS) 0 prof RuntimeError: Water-vapor correction FAILED at 910.74 nm (CL61): No CAMS file for 20260622 in /scratch/mch/mhrvo/CAMS_Monthly (looked for monthly CAMS_Bet
20260621 -4.0 Missing model data (CAMS) 0 prof RuntimeError: Water-vapor correction FAILED at 910.74 nm (CL61): No CAMS file for 20260621 in /scratch/mch/mhrvo/CAMS_Monthly (looked for monthly CAMS_Bet
20260620 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260619 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260618 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260617 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260616 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260615 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260614 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260613 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260612 1.0 Successful 1.558e+00 1.18e-01 397 prof OK (397 profiles)
20260611 1.0 Successful 1.612e+00 1.97e-01 100 prof OK (100 profiles)
20260610 1.0 Successful 1.532e+00 1.41e-01 551 prof OK (551 profiles)
20260609 1.0 Successful 1.487e+00 1.36e-01 783 prof OK (783 profiles)
20260608 1.0 Successful 1.589e+00 8.18e-02 5 prof OK (5 profiles)
20260607 1.0 Successful 1.687e+00 1.20e-01 317 prof OK (317 profiles)
20260606 1.0 Successful 1.733e+00 1.66e-01 143 prof OK (143 profiles)
20260605 1.0 Successful 1.654e+00 2.41e-01 102 prof OK (102 profiles)
20260604 1.0 Successful 1.459e+00 1.44e-01 253 prof OK (253 profiles)
20260603 1.0 Successful 1.584e+00 1.00e-01 68 prof OK (68 profiles)
20260602 1.0 Successful 1.526e+00 1.38e-01 42 prof OK (42 profiles)
20260601 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260531 1.0 Successful 1.625e+00 1.13e-01 11 prof OK (11 profiles)
20260530 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260529 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260528 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260527 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260526 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260525 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260524 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260523 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260522 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260521 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260520 1.0 Successful 1.376e+00 4.99e-01 141 prof OK (141 profiles)
20260519 1.0 Successful 1.503e+00 1.24e-01 117 prof OK (117 profiles)
20260518 1.0 Successful 1.364e+00 3.50e-01 55 prof OK (55 profiles)
20260517 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260516 1.0 Successful 1.604e+00 1.62e-01 21 prof OK (21 profiles)
20260515 1.0 Successful 1.372e+00 1.30e-01 58 prof OK (58 profiles)
20260514 1.0 Successful 1.335e+00 1.07e-01 115 prof OK (115 profiles)
20260513 1.0 Successful 1.613e+00 1.35e-01 16 prof OK (16 profiles)
20260512 1.0 Successful 1.494e+00 1.06e-01 137 prof OK (137 profiles)
20260511 1.0 Successful 1.519e+00 1.36e-01 21 prof OK (21 profiles)
20260510 1.0 Successful 1.508e+00 1.11e-01 45 prof OK (45 profiles)
20260509 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260508 1.0 Successful 1.918e+00 1.08e-01 40 prof OK (40 profiles)
20260507 1.0 Successful 1.375e+00 9.73e-02 151 prof OK (151 profiles)
20260506 1.0 Successful 1.470e+00 1.79e-01 147 prof OK (147 profiles)
20260505 1.0 Successful 1.578e+00 1.79e-01 38 prof OK (38 profiles)
20260504 1.0 Successful 1.679e+00 8.34e-02 6 prof OK (6 profiles)
20260503 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260502 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260501 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260430 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260429 1.0 Successful 1.698e+00 1.21e-01 84 prof OK (84 profiles)
20260428 1.0 Successful 1.653e+00 1.15e-01 5 prof OK (5 profiles)
20260427 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260426 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260425 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260424 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260423 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260422 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260421 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260420 1.0 Successful 1.577e+00 7.24e-02 8 prof OK (8 profiles)
20260419 1.0 Successful 1.954e+00 2.50e-01 117 prof OK (117 profiles)
20260418 1.0 Successful 1.811e+00 1.65e-01 24 prof OK (24 profiles)
20260417 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260416 1.0 Successful 1.569e+00 9.03e-02 35 prof OK (35 profiles)
20260415 1.0 Successful 1.439e+00 1.37e-01 433 prof OK (433 profiles)
20260414 1.0 Successful 1.437e+00 1.19e-01 910 prof OK (910 profiles)
20260413 1.0 Successful 1.615e+00 1.34e-01 78 prof OK (78 profiles)
20260412 1.0 Successful 1.197e+00 8.38e-02 5 prof OK (5 profiles)
20260411 1.0 Successful 1.476e+00 1.15e-01 80 prof OK (80 profiles)
20260410 1.0 Successful 1.707e+00 7.34e-02 24 prof OK (24 profiles)
20260409 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260408 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260407 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260406 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260405 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260404 1.0 Successful 1.311e+00 9.25e-02 89 prof OK (89 profiles)
20260403 1.0 Successful 1.478e+00 9.05e-02 27 prof OK (27 profiles)
20260402 1.0 Successful 1.128e+00 1.26e-01 22 prof OK (22 profiles)
20260401 1.0 Successful 1.299e+00 7.59e-02 42 prof OK (42 profiles)
20260331 1.0 Successful 1.239e+00 7.94e-02 25 prof OK (25 profiles)
20260330 1.0 Successful 1.299e+00 1.34e-01 41 prof OK (41 profiles)
20260329 1.0 Successful 1.282e+00 7.59e-02 10 prof OK (10 profiles)
20260328 1.0 Successful 1.262e+00 1.13e-01 57 prof OK (57 profiles)
20260327 1.0 Successful 1.306e+00 7.05e-02 31 prof OK (31 profiles)
20260326 1.0 Successful 1.407e+00 9.10e-02 54 prof OK (54 profiles)
20260325 1.0 Successful 1.361e+00 9.45e-02 17 prof OK (17 profiles)
20260324 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260323 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260322 1.0 Successful 1.155e+00 9.22e-02 90 prof OK (90 profiles)
20260321 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260320 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260319 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260318 1.0 Successful 1.195e+00 9.89e-02 169 prof OK (169 profiles)
20260317 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260316 1.0 Successful 1.238e+00 1.48e-01 330 prof OK (330 profiles)
20260315 1.0 Successful 1.245e+00 1.53e-01 358 prof OK (358 profiles)
20260314 1.0 Successful 8.458e-01 7.85e-02 14 prof OK (14 profiles)
20260313 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260312 1.0 Successful 1.395e+00 1.74e-01 48 prof OK (48 profiles)
20260311 1.0 Successful 1.265e+00 1.52e-01 109 prof OK (109 profiles)
20260310 1.0 Successful 1.275e+00 8.49e-02 31 prof OK (31 profiles)
20260309 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260308 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260307 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260306 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260305 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260304 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260303 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260302 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260301 1.0 Successful 1.466e+00 9.88e-02 23 prof OK (23 profiles)
20260228 1.0 Successful 1.303e+00 1.18e-01 115 prof OK (115 profiles)
20260227 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260226 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260225 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions
20260224 -1.0 No liquid cloud 0 prof Unsuitable conditions

Instrument monitoring — daily averages: laser power, window transmission, temperatures

Observation − Background (CAMS) — calibrated backscatter vs CAMS model over the period

Observation minus background (CAMS) diagnostic

Instrument sensitivity / detection limit — ICAO detection altitude & nighttime noise floor

Instrument sensitivity / detection limit diagnostic