ASDC | CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Prov-V1-11

CALIPSO Level 2

Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) Mask, Provisional V1-11

Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Prov-V1-11

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Description

CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Prov-V1-11 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) Mask, Provisional Version 1-11 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. The version of this product was changed from 1-10 to 1-11 to account for a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production cluster. Data collection for this product is ongoing.

This product 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 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 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, CNES.

DOI

10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Prov-V1-11

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PROCESSING HISTORY

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PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

CALIPSO Quality Statements Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Cloud Product Version Release: 1.00

PRODUCT USAGE

Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity

PRODUCTION HISTORY

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PUBLICATIONS

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From GCMD Science Keywords:

POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS/NACREOUS > STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)

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Spatial Information

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

Locations

GLOBAL

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2020-10-01 - 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 2020-09-20

Last updated on 2022-03-15