CALIPSO Level 3
Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Cloud, Standard V1-00
Entry ID: CAL_LID_L3_GEWEX_Cloud-Standard-V1-00
Clouds
Publications which Cite this Collection
Hancock, Steven; McGrath, Ciara; Lowe, Christopher; Davenport, Ian; Woodhouse, Iain (2017). Requirements for a global lidar system: spaceborne lidar with wall-to-wall coverage.
Selami, Nada; Sèze, Geneviève; Gaetani, Marco; Grandpeix, Jean-Yves; Flamant, Cyrille; Cuesta, Juan; Benabadji, Noureddine (2017). Cloud Cover over the Sahara during the Summer and Associated Circulation Features.
Resources and Documentation
PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE
ICARE Data and Services Center Home Page
NASA Overview of GEWEX Radiative Flux Assessment
PROJECT HOME PAGE
NASA Mission Overview of CALIPSO
French (CNES) CALIPSO Home Page
GEWEX Cloud Assessment Project Page
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- CALIPSO Tilt Mode Geometry Anomaly
ANOMALIES
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- CALIPSO: Data User’s Guide - Data Product Description - Lidar Level 3 GEWEX Monthly Product Version 1.00
DATA PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
- Detailed Data Quality Summary for the CALIPSO Version 1.00 Lidar Level 3 GEWEX Cloud Data Product
DATA QUALITY
- ASDC Data and Information for GEWEX-RFA
- ASDC Overview of the GEWEX RFA Data File Format and File Naming Convention
- CALIPSO - List of project documentation (Data Products Catalog and ATBDs)
- CALIPSO Data Release Summary Statement
- ICARE Programmers Toolbox
- Links to tools available through the ASDC
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- CALIPSO: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations Fact Sheet
MICRO ARTICLE
- CALIPSO - Data Availability Site
PROCESSING HISTORY
- Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity
PRODUCT USAGE
- CALIPSO - Data Management System - Data Products Catalog - Release 2.4
- CALIPSO Products Overview
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions
USER FEEDBACK PAGE
- CALIPSO Data User’s Guide
USER'S GUIDE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD TOP PRESSURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUDS
- Cloud Amount
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: 2006-06-01 - 2016-12-31