Remote sensing measurements during PaCE 2022 campaign

Abstract. Continuous ground-based remote sensing measurements were conducted during the Pallas Cloud Experiment (PaCE) 2022 campaign. Remote sensing instruments, including two ceilometers (models CL31 and CL61, Vaisala Oyj), a Doppler cloud radar (model RPG-FMCW-94, RPG Radiometer Physics GmbH), and a Doppler wind lidar (model StreamLine XR, HALO Photonics), were deployed at Kenttärova, Finland, a measurement station that is part of the Pallas Atmosphere–Ecosystem Supersite. The instruments operated continuously throughout the entire campaign, with the exception of a few technical interruptions and brief maintenance periods. The PaCE 2022 remote sensing measurements provided vertical profiles of atmospheric targets with high temporal and vertical resolution, extending from the ground up to an altitude of 10–15 km, depending on the instrument. By combining the data from these instruments and a numerical weather prediction model, cloud microphysical and macrophysical properties – such as ice water content, ice effective radius, and target classification – were retrieved using the Cloudnet methodology. The processed remote sensing data set complements the PaCE in situ measurements, providing valuable validation opportunities. The data set is available on the Cloudnet data portal at https://doi.org/10.60656/b3460d9d88d14fe6 (O'Connor and Hyvärinen, 2024).