ASDC | CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-21

CALIPSO Level 2

Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1 km Cloud Layer, V4-21

Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-21

Clouds

Description

CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-21 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 1 km Cloud Layer, Version 4.21 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. Data collection for this product is ongoing. The version of this product was changed from 4.20 to 4.21 to account for a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production cluster. Data collection for this product is complete.

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: CALIOP, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales).

DOI

10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/LID_L2_01KMCLAY-STANDARD-V4-21

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ANOMALIES

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DATA CITATION GUIDELINES

How to cite ASDC data

DATA QUALITY

Data Quality Summary for the CALIPSO Version 4.20 and V4.21 Lidar Level 2 Data Products

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

HOW-TO

CALIPSO - Data User's Guide - Browse Image Tutorial

MICRO ARTICLE

CALIPSO: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations Fact Sheet

PROCESSING HISTORY

CALIPSO - Data Availability Site

PRODUCT USAGE

Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity

PRODUCTION HISTORY

CALIPSO Products Overview

USER FEEDBACK PAGE

CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions

USER'S GUIDE

CALIPSO Data User’s Guide

From GCMD Science Keywords:

LIDAR BACKSCATTER
CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO
CLOUD CEILING > CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES

Cloud Base Height
Cloud Mid-layer Temperature
Cloud Top Height
Column Reflectance
Integrated Attenuated Backscatter
Lidar Depolarization Ratio

Data Distribution

Current Products

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE STRATOSPHERE BOUNDARY LAYER

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2020-07-01 - 2022-01-19

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

CALIPSO

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations

CALIOP

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization

Metadata Dates

Created on 2020-12-15

Last updated on 2023-10-06