ASDC | CAL_LID_L2_BlowingSnow_Antarctica-Standard-V1-01

CALIPSO Level 2

Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Antarctica, V1-01

Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_BlowingSnow_Antarctica-Standard-V1-01

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Description

CAL_LID_L2_BlowingSnow_Antarctica-Standard-V1-01 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Antarctica, Version 1-01 data product. This product was collected using the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument and reports the distribution of blowing snow properties based on back-scatter retrievals over Antarctica. The version of this product was changed from 1-00 to 1-01 to account for a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production cluster. Data collection for this product is ongoing.

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, Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES).

DOI

10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_BlowingSnow_Antarctica-Standard-V1-01

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

ASDC Data and Information for CALIPSO
CALIPSO - List of project documentation (Data Products Catalog and ATBDs)

PROCESSING HISTORY

CALIPSO - Data Availability Site

PRODUCTION HISTORY

CALIPSO Products Overview

PUBLICATIONS

CALIPSO - List of publications

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

From GCMD Science Keywords:

PRECIPITATION
SOLID PRECIPITATION
SNOW > SOLID PRECIPITATION
ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (-90, -50), (-180, 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

ANTARCTICA

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2020-07-01 - Present

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

CALIPSO

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations

CALIOP

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization

Metadata Dates

Created on 2020-10-07

Last updated on 2022-05-05