ASDC | CAL_LID_L3_Cloud_Occurrence-Standard-V1-00

CALIPSO Level 3

Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Data, Standard V1-00

Entry ID: CAL_LID_L3_Cloud_Occurrence-Standard-V1-00

Clouds

Description

CAL_LID_L3_Cloud_Occurrence-Standard-V1-00 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Data, Standard Version 1-00 data product. This data product was collected using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. The degradation of the laser energies that started in September 2016 had a negative impact on the product, and because of this, generation and distribution ended in December 2016. Updated Lidar Level 2 data products and changes to the Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence algorithm will need to be completed before a new release of this product is released.

This product reports global distributions of clouds on a uniform spatial grid. All level 3 parameters are derived from the CALIPSO level 2 data, with a temporal average of one month.

CALIPSO was launched on April 28, 2006, and continues to collect data necessary 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/L3_CLOUD_OCCURRENCE-STANDARD-V1-00

Citation Styles for this Dataset

Publications which Cite this Collection

Saint‐Lu, Marion; Bony, Sandrine; Dufresne, Jean‐Louis (2021). Observational Evidence for a Stability Iris Effect in the Tropics.

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ANOMALIES

CALIPSO Tilt Mode Geometry Anomaly

DATA CITATION GUIDELINES

How to cite ASDC data

DATA QUALITY

Detailed Data Quality Summary for the CALIPSO Version 1.00 Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Monthly Data Product

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

HOW-TO

CALIPSO - Data User's Guide - Browse Image Tutorial

MICRO ARTICLE

CALIPSO: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations Fact Sheet

PROCESSING HISTORY

CALIPSO - Data Availability Site

PRODUCT USAGE

Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity

PRODUCTION HISTORY

CALIPSO Products Overview

USER FEEDBACK PAGE

CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions

USER'S GUIDE

CALIPSO Data User’s Guide

From GCMD Science Keywords:

CLOUD FRACTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUDS

Cloud Occurrence
Optical Depth

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal Vertical
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE STRATOSPHERE BOUNDARY LAYER

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2006-06-01 - 2017-01-01

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

CALIPSO

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations

CALIOP

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization

Metadata Dates

Created on 2018-11-06

Last updated on 2023-09-27