MLS/Aura Level 2 Cloud Ice Product V004 (ML2IWC) at GES DISC
ML2IWC is the EOS Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) standard product for cloud ice water content derived from radiances measured by the 240 GHz radiometer. The data version is 4.2. Spatial coverage is near-global (-82 degrees to +82 degrees latitude), with each profile spaced 1.5 degrees or ~165 km along the orbit track (roughly 15 orbits per day). The recommended useful vertical range is from 215 to 82.5 hPa, and the vertical resolution is about 3 km. Users of the ML2IWC data product should read sections 3.15 and 3.16 of the EOS MLS Level 2 Version 4 Quality Document for more information. The data are stored in the version 5 EOS Hierarchical Data Format (HDF-EOS5), which is based on the version 5 Hierarchical Data Format, or HDF-5. Each file contains two swath objects (profile and column data), each with a set of data and geolocation fields, swath attributes, and metadata.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 82 S: -82 E: 180 W: -180 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF-EOS5 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | Aura | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC | Instrument(s): | MLS |
| Version: | 004 | ||
- Title: MLS/Aura Level 2 Cloud Ice Product V004
- Version: 004
- Creator: Lambert, A., Livesey, N. and Read, W.
- Publisher: Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC)
- Release Date: 2015-02-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/datacollection/ML2IWC_004.html
10.5067/Aura/MLS/DATA2015
- USER'S GUIDE: https://mls.jpl.nasa.gov/data/v4-2_data_quality_document.pdf, Data Quality and Description Document
- ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD): https://mls.jpl.nasa.gov/data/eos_algorithm_atbd.pdf, EOS MLS Retrieval Process Algorithm Theoretical Basis
Collection Information
Data Identification
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Processing Level
2
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Active
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Use Constraints
The Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) data use policy for NASA data can be accessed at https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy. For information on how to properly cite and acknowledge data from the NASA GES DISC, refer to https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/documents?title=data-policy.
Data Dates
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Other Descriptive Keywords
ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| Aura | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL
- VERTICAL LOCATION
- STRATOSPHERE
- VERTICAL LOCATION
- TROPOSPHERE
Data Centers
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NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC
ARCHIVERGoddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
This data center does not have any addresses listed.
This data center does not have any contact mechanisms listed.
Data Contacts
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NATHANIEL LIVESEY
InvestigatorNATHANIEL LIVESEY
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Mail Stop 183-701, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
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JAMES JOHNSON
Metadata AuthorJAMES JOHNSON
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Code 610.2
Greenbelt, MD 20771
301-614-5121
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MLS SCIENCE TEAM
Technical ContactMLS SCIENCE TEAM
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Mail Stop 183-701, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109-8099
818-354-6716
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GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Data Center ContactGES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GESDISC-
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: HDF-EOS5
Format Type: Native
Media: Online Archive
File Distribution Information
There is no direct distribution information for this collection.