CALIPSO Level 2
Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) Data Product Ensemble, Provisional V1-10
Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Prov-V1-00
Clouds
Description
CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Prov-V1-00 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) Data Product Ensemble, Provisional Version 1-10. Data Collection for this product is complete. It contains profiles of PSC presence, composition, optical properties, and meteorological information along CALIPSO orbit tracks. The PSC data product ensemble describes the spatial distribution and optical properties of PSC layers observed by the CALIPSO lidar. Each file contains data from all nighttime orbit segments from a single day reported on a 5-km horizontal by 180-m vertical grid. PSC detection is limited to nighttime Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) observations because higher levels of background light during daytime significantly reduce the signal-to-noise and, hence, the PSC detection sensitivity. 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 is comprised of three instruments, 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
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PROCESSING HISTORY
- CALIPSO Quality Statements Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Cloud Product Version Release: 1.00
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Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS/NACREOUS > STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)
- Polar Stratospheric Clouds
- PSC (Polar Stratospheric Cloud) Feature Mask
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Not provided
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2006-06-07 - 2016-12-05
Temporal Resolution: Daily