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BNF - Bankhead National Forest, AL, AMF3 (for SACR near Main Site)

Established
1 October 2024
Latitude
34.464279° N
Longitude
87.236001° W
Altitude
197 meters
Surface Type
Awaiting Information
Instruments
3 (3 active)
Primary Measurement Types
10 (10 active)

Instruments deployed at BNF - Bankhead National Forest, AL, AMF3 (for SACR near Main Site)

kasacr

Ka-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar

2024-11-24 — Currently Deployed

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ldis

Laser Disdrometer

2026-05-21 — Currently Deployed

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xsacr

X-Band Scanning ARM Cloud Radar

2024-11-24 — Currently Deployed

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Primary Measurements collected at BNF - Bankhead National Forest, AL, AMF3 (for SACR near Main Site)

Hydrometeor Size Distribution

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Hydrometeor fall velocity

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Hydrometeor size

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Liquid water content

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Precipitation

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Radar Doppler

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Radar polarization

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Radar reflectivity

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Snow depth

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Visibility

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) | Reviewed March 2025