Dataset
CALIPSO: Cloud and Aerosol Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Layer Version 3-01 Product (CAL_LID_L2_05kmCLay-Prov-V3-01)
Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2015-02-21
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2014-07-17
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 111.57K Files | 435GB
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 5km cloud layer version 3-01 data product, which provides cloud data derived from Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) Level 1B product at 5 km horizontal resolution, with full complement of diagnostic and quality assurance parameters. The data provide a range of parameters including vertical profile of cloud layers and optical depth. In Version 3-01, L2 products use enhanced daytime calibration, improved cloud-aerosol discrimination algorithm with removal of a bug in the cloud clearing code, and the newly introduced cloud thermodynamic phase assessment algorithm.
Citable as: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2014): CALIPSO: Cloud and Aerosol Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Layer Version 3-01 Product (CAL_LID_L2_05kmCLay-Prov-V3-01). NERC Earth Observation Data Centre, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/283f7e60545b74713078088c4b32aedf/
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_40a94216-0db1-11e4-acc5-00163e251233
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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 |
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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 |
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- units: 1/km 1/sr
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Co-ordinate Variables
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2006-06-12T23:00:00
End time:
2011-10-31T00:00:00
Geographic Extent
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |
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