Disdrometer Verification Network (DiVeN) data collection: particle diameter and fall velocity measurements from a UK-wide network of disdrometers and supporting measurements from Chilbolton

Starting in February 2017, a network of 14 Thies™ manufactured Laser Precipitation Monitors (LPMs) were installed at various locations around the United Kingdom to create the Disdrometer Verification Network (DiVeN). The instruments were installed for verification of radar hydrometeor classification algorithms but are valuable for much wider use in the scientific and operational meteorological community. See dataset for further details.



This collection not only holds the disdrometer data collected for the DiVeN project, but links to supporting observations from the Chilbolton Facility for Radio Research (CFARR) in Hampshire made use of by the project.

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Date (Publication)
2019-10-31T14:28:44
Date (Creation)
2019-10-31T14:28:44
Citation identifier
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/001b9640fdb1453aa95a222ba423580e
Citation identifier
Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) / 001b9640fdb1453aa95a222ba423580e
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

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Met Office

enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk

Author

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Pickering, Ben S

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Neely III, Ryan R.

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Harrison, Dawn

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Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

support@ceda.ac.uk

Custodian

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

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 		Owner

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

support@ceda.ac.uk

Distributor

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

support@ceda.ac.uk

pointofContact

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Pickering, Ben S

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 		pointofContact

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

support@ceda.ac.uk

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Maintenance and update frequency
Unknown
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Series
Keywords

  • disdrometer

  • rainfall

  • precipitation

  • verification

  • hydrometeors

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • atmospheric conditions
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Data within this dataset collection are available to both registered and non-registered users. See individual datasets for specific access information.
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Under the following licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Spatial representation type
Grid
Language
English
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
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Begin date
1999-04-30T23:00:00
Unique resource identifier
WGS 84
Distribution format
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Distributor contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

support@ceda.ac.uk

Distributor
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/001b9640fdb1453aa95a222ba423580e

CEDA Data Catalogue Page
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZLJq_mT288

YouTube video of disdrometer deployments around the UK
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0130:AODFMS>2.0.CO;2

Löffler-Mang, M. and J. Joss, 2000: An Optical Disdrometer for Measuring Size and Velocity of Hydrometeors. J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 17, 130–139, https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0130:AODFMS>2.0.CO;2

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://sci.ncas.ac.uk/diven/

Disdrometer Verification Network (DiVeN) Project site
OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2018-302

Pickering, B. S., Neely III, R. R., & Harrison, D. (2018). The Disdrometer Verification Network (DiVeN): a UK network of laser precipitation instruments. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions, 2018, 1-34.

OnLine resource
Protocol Linkage Name
https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/badc_datadocs/surface/code.html

World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) present weather code list
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Series

Conformance result

Title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.

Metadata

File identifier
001b9640fdb1453aa95a222ba423580e XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Series
Hierarchy level name

series
Date stamp
2025-07-24T02:27:48
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3
Metadata author
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role

Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA)

support@ceda.ac.uk

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Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

atmospheric conditions


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