ASDC | CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-51

CALIPSO Level 2

Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1 km Cloud Layer, V4-51

Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-51

Clouds

Description

CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-51 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 1 km Cloud Layer, Version 4-51 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument.

Within this layer product are two general classes of data: Column Properties (including position data and viewing geometry) and Layer Properties. The lidar layer products contain column descriptors associated with several layer descriptors. The column descriptors specify the temporal and geophysical location of the column of the atmosphere through which a given lidar pulse travels. Also included in the column descriptors are indicators of surface lighting conditions, information about the surface type, and the number of features (e.g., aerosol layers) identified within the column.

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'Etudes Spatiales).

CALIPSO was launched on April 28, 2006, to study the impact of clouds and aerosols on the Earth's radiation budget and climate. From June 13, 2006, to September 13, 2018, CALIPSO was part of the A-Train constellation for coincident Earth Observations. After September 13, 2018, the satellite was lowered from 705 to 688 km to resume flying in formation with CloudSat, called the C-Train.

DOI

10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-51

Citation Styles for this Dataset

Resources and Documentation

Earthdata Forum

PROJECT HOME PAGE

NASA Mission Page for CALIPSO

CALIPSO Project Home Page

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DATA CITATION POLICY

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DATA QUALITY

CALIPSO V4.51 Lidar Level 2 Data Quality Summary

HOW-TO

CALIPSO - Browse Image Tutorial

PROCESSING HISTORY

CALIPSO – Data Availability Site

PRODUCT HISTORY

CALIPSO – Data Inventory

PRODUCT USAGE

PRODUCTION HISTORY

CALIPSO - Data Management System - Data Products Catalog - Release 4.95

PUBLICATIONS

CALIPSO – List of Publications

USER FEEDBACK PAGE

CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions

USER'S GUIDE

CALIPSO Data User’s Guide

From GCMD Science Keywords:

CLOUDS
CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
CLOUD TYPES
CLOUD PROPERTIES

Attenuated Backscatter
Attenuated Total Color Ratio
Cloud Layer Properties
Column Optical Depth
Column Reflectance
Volume Depolarization Ratio

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4

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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

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2006-06-11 - 2023-06-30

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

CALIPSO

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations

CALIOP

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization

Metadata Dates

Created on 2022-08-08

Last updated on 2023-12-15