CALIPSO Level 2
Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile, V4-20
Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_05kmCPro-Standard-V4-20
Aerosols
Publications
Avery, Melody A.; Ryan, Robert A.; Getzewich, Brian J.; Vaughan, Mark A.; Winker, David M.; Hu, Yongxiang; Garnier, Anne; Pelon, Jacques; Verhappen, Carolus A. (2021). CALIOP V4 cloud thermodynamic phase assignment and the impact of near-nadir viewing angles.
Bolot, Maximilien; Fueglistaler, Stephan (2020). Tropical Water Fluxes Dominated by Deep Convection Up to Near Tropopause Levels.
Resources and Documentation
GET RELATED VISUALIZATION
GOTO WEB TOOL
CALIPSO Search and Subsetting Web Application
PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE
ICARE Data and Services Center Home Page
PROJECT HOME PAGE
French (CNES) CALIPSO Home Page
NASA Mission Overview of CALIPSO
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- CALIPSO Tilt Mode Geometry Anomaly
ANOMALIES
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- 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
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- CALIPSO - Data Availability Site
PROCESSING HISTORY
- Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity
PRODUCT USAGE
- CALIPSO Products Overview
PRODUCTION HISTORY
PUBLICATIONS
- CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions
USER FEEDBACK PAGE
- CALIPSO Data User’s Guide
USER'S GUIDE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- AEROSOL BACKSCATTER
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- LIDAR
- AEROSOL EXTINCTION
- Backscatter Coefficient
- Depolarization Ratio Profile
- Extinction Coefficient
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2006-06-12 - 2020-07-01