CATS-ISS Level 1B
Entry Title: CATS-ISS Level 1B Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-00
Entry ID: CATS-ISS_L1B_N-M7.2-V3-00_V3-00
Aerosols Clouds
Description
CATS-ISS_L1B_N-M7.2-V3-00 is the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) International Space Station (ISS) Level 1B Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 data product. The collection spans from March 25, 2015 through October 29, 2017. CATS, which was launched on January 10, 2015, was a lidar remote sensing instrument that provided range-resolved profile measurements of atmospheric aerosols and clouds from the ISS. CATS was intended to operate on-orbit for up to three years. CATS provides vertical profiles at three wavelengths, orbiting between ~230 and ~270 miles above the Earth's surface at a 51-degree inclination with nearly a three-day repeat cycle. For the first time, scientists were able to study diurnal (day-to-night) changes in cloud and aerosol effects from space by observing the same spot on Earth at different times each day. Level 1B data have been calibrated and annotated with ancillary meteorological data and processed to sensor units.
Publications which Cite this Collection
Khaykin, Sergey M.; Moyer, Elizabeth; Krämer, Martina; Clouser, Benjamin; Bucci, Silvia; Legras, Bernard; Lykov, Alexey; Afchine, Armin; Cairo, Francesco; Formanyuk, Ivan; Mitev, Valentin; Matthey, Renaud; Rolf, Christian; Singer, Clare E.; Spelten, Nicole; Volkov, Vasiliy; Yushkov, Vladimir; Stroh, Fred (2021). Persistence of moist plumes from overshooting convection in the Asian monsoon anticyclone.
Resources and Documentation
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for CATS
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- CATS L1B Products Quality Statements Version 2.08 - 07 July 2017
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- CATS Data Release Notes L1B Version 2.08 & L2O Version 2.00 - 07 July 2017
- CATS Data Release Notes, L1B Version 2.08, L2O Version 2.00, L2O Version 2.01
PRODUCT USAGE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- STRATOSPHERIC CLOUDS (OBSERVED/ANALYZED)
- AEROSOLS
- CLOUDS
- Aerosol Vertical Extent
- Attenuated Backscatter Profiles
- Cloud Vertical Extent
- Injection Heights
- Volume Depolarization Ratio Profiles
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF5
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2015-03-25 - 2017-10-29
Temporal Resolution: .051 second