CALIPSO Level 2
Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km aerosol layer data V4-10
Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_05kmALay-Standard-V4-10
Aerosols
Description
CAL_LID_L2_05kmALay-Standard-V4-10 data are CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km aerosol layer data. Within the Lidar Aerosol Layer Product there are two general classes of data:- Column Properties (including position data and viewing geometry)- Layer PropertiesThe lidar layer products consist of a sequence of column descriptors, each one of which is associated with a variable number of 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. ....... Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (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, the Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), the Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and the Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency, CNES.
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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- CALIPSO - Data Availability Site
PROCESSING HISTORY
- Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity
PRODUCT USAGE
- CALIPSO - Data Management System - Data Products Catalog - Release 2.4
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PRODUCTION HISTORY
PUBLICATIONS
- CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- Aerosol Optical Thickness
- Intergrated Attenuated Backscatter
- Lidar
- Lidar Depolarization Ratio
- Column Reflectance
Data Distribution
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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2006-06-12 - 2018-11-27
Temporal Resolution: 0.74 second