ASDC | CATS-ISS_L2O_N-M7.1-V2-01_05kmPro

CATS-ISS Level 2

Entry Title: CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.1 Version 2-01 5 km Profile

Entry ID: CATS-ISS_L2O_N-M7.1-V2-01_05kmPro_V2-01

Aerosols Clouds

Description

CATS-ISS_L2O_N-M7.1-V2-01_05kmPro is the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) International Space Station (ISS) Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.1 Version 2-01 5 km Profile data product. This collection spans from February 10, 2015 to March 21, 2015. 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. CATS Level 2 Layer data products contain geophysical parameters and are derived from Level 1 data, at 60m vertical and 5km horizontal resolution.

DOI

10.5067/ISS/CATS/L2O_N-M7.1-V2-01_05KMPRO

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Resources and Documentation

Earthdata Forum

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ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

CATS Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document Level 1 and Level 2 Data Products - Release 1.0 - 12 June2015

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GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

ASDC Data and Information for CATS
CATS Data Descriptions by Level

IMPORTANT NOTICE

CATS Data Release Notes, Version Releases: 2.06

PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT

CATS L2O Profile Products Quality Statements Version Release: 2.1 - 01 September 2017

PRODUCT USAGE

CATS Data Release Notes, L1B Version 2.08, L2O Version 2.00, L2O Version 2.01

PRODUCTION HISTORY

PUBLICATIONS

From GCMD Science Keywords:

AEROSOL BACKSCATTER
AEROSOLS
CLOUDS
AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
CLOUD VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES

Aerosol Backscatter
Aerosol Depolarization Ratio
Aerosol Feature Type
Aerosol Layer Height
Aerosol Layer Thickness
Cloud Backscatter
Cloud Depolarization
Cloud Extinction
Cloud Ice Water Content
Cloud Layer Height
Cloud Layer Thickness
Cloud Optical Depth
Cloud Phase
Cloud Profile Date

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF5

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (-52, 52), (-180, 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Latitude Resolution: 50N - 50S
Vertical Resolution Range: 30 meters - < 100 meters
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIC REGION

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2015-02-10 - 2015-03-21

Platforms

Space Stations/Manned Spacecraft

ISS

International Space Station

CATS

Cloud-Aerosol Transport System

LIDAR

Metadata Dates

Created on 2017-09-05

Last updated on 2020-08-04