Description

CAL_LID_L2_05kmCPro-Standard-V4-10 data are CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile data. The Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile data product contains cloud profile data and ancillary data. The cloud profile product is produced at 5 km horizontal resolution and is written in HDF. Note that there is no atmospheric volume characterization associated with the cloud profile products. Also, the 1064 calibration scheme assumes that both the extinction and the backscatter from clouds are spectrally independent. Consistent with this assumption, extinction and backscatter profiles will be reported for clouds only at 532 nm. Additionally, it is important to note that the aerosol profile product extends upward to 30.1 km, while the cloud profile product ceases at 20.2. Therefore, users interested in polar stratospheric clouds will need to order the aerosol profile data product. ...... All CALIOP data products rely on meteorological data provided by NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO). 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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Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

GOTO WEB TOOL

ICARE Programmers Toolbox

PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE

NASA Mission Page for CALIPSO

ICARE Data and Services Center Home Page

PROJECT HOME PAGE

CALIPSO Project Home Page

French (CNES) CALIPSO Home Page

NASA Mission Overview of CALIPSO

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ANOMALIES

• CALIPSO Tilt Mode Geometry Anomaly

DATA CITATION POLICY

• How to cite ASDC data

DATA QUALITY

• Data Quality Summary for the CALIPSO Version 4.10 Lidar Level 2 Data Products

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC Data and Information for CALIPSO
• CALIPSO - List of project documentation (Data Products Catalog and ATBDs)
• CALIPSO Data Release Summary Statement
• Links to tools available through the ASDC
• Overview of CALIPSO Data at the ASDC

PROCESSING HISTORY

• CALIPSO - Data Availability Site

PRODUCT USAGE

• Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• CALIPSO Products Overview

PUBLICATIONS

• CALIPSO - List of publications
• CALIPSO: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations Fact Sheet

USER FEEDBACK PAGE

• CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions

USER'S GUIDE

• CALIPSO - Data User's Guide - Browse Image Tutorial
• CALIPSO Data User’s Guide

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