Dataset
CALIPSO: Cloud and Aerosol Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile Version 3-02 Product (CAL_LID_L2_05kmAPro-Prov-V3-02)
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2015-02-21
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-07-25
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 36.96K Files | 2TB
Abstract
The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) was a joint-mission between NASA and the French space agency Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales. The main objectives of the mission was to supply unique data set of vertical cloud and aerosol profiles.
This dataset contains cloud and aerosol lidar level 2 Aerosol Profile Version 3-02 data derived from Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) Level 1B product with uniform horizontal resolution of 5 km and ancillary data. There are no layer descriptors included in the datasets, and the spatial distribution of the aerosol layers depends on the aerosol layer fraction and atmospheric volume description parameters. The aerosol backscatter and extinction coefficients are obtained through the CALIPSO Lidar Ratio selection algorithm. Version 3-02 marks the transition to a new cluster computing system without any changes in the algorithm used in version 3-01. The resulting impact on the products are very minor.
Citable as: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2014): CALIPSO: Cloud and Aerosol Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile Version 3-02 Product (CAL_LID_L2_05kmAPro-Prov-V3-02). NERC Earth Observation Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/059a3472517e0ca941a3aa41c4ffd72b/
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: NASA, CALIPSO, CALIOP, Cloud, Aerosol
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http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/neodc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_2ed9c140-141a-11e4-bf7c-00163e251233
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| Data lineage: |
These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center and mirrored by the NEODC |
| File Format: |
Data are HDF4 formatted
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Process overview
This dataset was generated by a combination of instruments deployed on platforms
and computations as detailed below.
Instrument/Platform pairings
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | Mobile Platform Operation for: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Satellite |
Computation Element: 1
| Title | Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Satellite |
| Abstract | Deployed on Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Satellite. |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
| Output Description | None |
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Aerosol_Layer_Fraction
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Aerosol_Multiple_Scattering_Profile_1064
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Aerosol_Multiple_Scattering_Profile_532
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Atmospheric_Volume_Description
- var_id: Backscatter_Coefficient_1064
- units: sr^-1km^-1
- units: sr^-1km^-1
- var_id: Backscatter_Coefficient_Uncertainty_1064
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: CAD_Score
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Cloud_Layer_Fraction
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Feature_Fraction
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_IAB_Cumulative_Probability
- var_id: Column_Integrated_Attenuated_Backscatter_532
- units: sr^-1
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Aerosols_1064
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Aerosols_532
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Aerosols_Uncertainty_1064
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Aerosols_Uncertainty_532
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Cloud_532
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Cloud_Uncertainty_532
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Stratospheric_1064
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Stratospheric_532
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Stratospheric_Uncertainty_1064
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Column_Optical_Depth_Stratospheric_Uncertainty_532
- var_id: Day_Night_Flag
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Extinction_Coefficient_1064
- units: km^-1
- units: km^-1
- var_id: Extinction_Coefficient_532
- units: km^-1
- var_id: Extinction_Coefficient_Uncertainty_1064
- units: km^-1
- var_id: Extinction_Coefficient_Uncertainty_532
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Extinction_QC_Flag_1064
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Extinction_QC_Flag_532
- units: deg
- var_id: Latitude
- units: deg
- var_id: Longitude
- var_id: Molecular_Number_Density
- units: m^-3
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Particulate_Depolarization_Ratio_Profile_532
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Particulate_Depolarization_Ratio_Uncertainty_532
- units: sr^-1km^-1
- var_id: Perpendicular_Backscatter_Coefficient_532
- units: sr^-1km^-1
- var_id: Perpendicular_Backscatter_Coefficient_Uncertainty_532
- var_id: Pressure
- units: hPA
- units: sec
- var_id: Profile_Time
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Profile_UTC_Time
- units: %
- var_id: Relative_Humidity
- units: NoUnits
- var_id: Samples_Averaged
- units: km
- var_id: Surface_Elevation_Statistics
- units: m/s
- var_id: Surface_Winds
- units: degrees C
- var_id: Temperature
- units: sr^-1km^-1
- var_id: Total_Backscatter_Coefficient_532
- units: sr^-1km^-1
- var_id: Total_Backscatter_Coefficient_Uncertainty_532
- units: km
- var_id: Tropopause_Height
- units: degrees C
- var_id: Tropopause_Temperature
Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2011-11-01T00:00:00
End time:
2013-02-28T00:00:00
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |
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