ASDC | CAL_IIR_L2_Track

CALIPSO Level 2

Entry Title: CALIPSO Infrared Imaging Radiometer (IIR) Lidar Track, Expedited Beta V3-46

Entry ID: CAL_IIR_L2_Track_Exp-Beta-V3-46

Clouds Radiation Budget

Description

CAL_IIR_L2_Track_Exp-Beta-V3-46 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Infrared Imaging Radiometer (IIR) Lidar Track, Expedited Beta Version 3-46 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO IIR instrument. Data collection for this product is ongoing. This product contains emissivity and cloud particle data related to pixels co-located to the lidar track. The version of this product was changed from 3-45 to 3-46 to account for a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production cluster.

CALIPSO was launched on April 28, 2006 to study the impact of clouds and aerosols on the Earth's radiation budget and climate. It flies in the international A-Train constellation for coincident Earth observations. The CALIPSO satellite comprises three instruments, Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), IIR, and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency, CNES.

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PRODUCTION HISTORY

CALIPSO - Data Management System - Data Products Catalog - Release 2.4

USER'S GUIDE

CALIPSO Data User’s Guide

From GCMD Science Keywords:

CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
CLOUD EMISSIVITY > CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
CLOUD RADIATIVE TRANSFER
CLOUDS

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (-90, -82.124343539), (-180, -180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GEOGRAPHIC REGION GLOBAL

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2020-10-01 - Present

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

CALIPSO

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations

IIR

Imaging Infrared Radiometer

Metadata Dates

Created on 2020-09-16

Last updated on 2021-01-05