CATS-ISS Level 2
Entry Title: CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Layer
Entry ID: CATS-ISS_L2O_N-M7.2-V3-01_05kmLay_V3-01
Aerosols Clouds
Description
CATS-ISS_L2O_N-M7.2-V3-01_05kmLay is the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) International Space Station (ISS) Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.2 Version 3-01 5 km Layer data product. This collection spans from March 25, 2015 to 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. CATS Level 2 Layer data products contain geophysical parameters and are derived from Level 1 data, at 60m vertical and 5km horizontal resolution.
Publications which Cite this Collection
Zhao, Yuxin; Li, Jiming; Zhang, Lijie; Deng, Cong; Li, Yarong; Jian, Bida; Huang, Jianping (2017). Diurnal cycles of cloud cover and its vertical distribution over the Tibetan Plateau revealed by satellite observations, reanalysis datasets, and CMIP6 outputs.
Tesche, Matthias; Noel, Vincent (2016). Locations for the best lidar view of mid-level and high clouds.
Resources and Documentation
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- CATS Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document Level 1 and Level 2 Data Products - Release 1.0 - 12 June2015
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for CATS
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUDS
- AEROSOL BACKSCATTER
- AEROSOLS
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- Aerosol Backscatter
- Aerosol Optical Depth
- Aerosol Optical Thickness
- Cloud Height
- Cloud Vertical Distribution
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF5
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
AFRICA ASIA AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EASTERN HEMISPHERE EQUATORIAL EURASIA MID-LATITUDE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SAHEL SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE TROPICS WESTERN HEMISPHERE OCEANIA ATLANTIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN TROPOSPHERE STRATOSPHERE LAND SURFACE CONTINENT
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2015-03-25 - 2017-10-29
Temporal Resolution: 5.92 second