CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask data, ValStage1 V3-40
CAL_LID_L2_VFM-ValStage1-V3-40 data are CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask data. The Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask data product describes the vertical and horizontal distribution of cloud and aerosol layers observed by the CALIPSO lidar. Cloud and aerosol discrimination for detected features is reported as a single value, the CAD_Score. The Version 3.40 CALIOP Lidar Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 data products incorporate the updated GMAO Forward Processing - Instrument Teams (FP-IT) meteorological data, and the enhanced Air Force Weather Authority (AFWA) Snow and Ice Data Set as ancillary inputs to the production of these data sets, beginning with data date March 1, 2013. Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) was launched on April 28, 2006 to study the impact of clouds and aerosols on the Earth's radiation budget and climate. It flies in the international A-Train constellation for coincident Earth observations. The CALIPSO satellite comprises three instruments, the Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), the Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and the Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency, CNES.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: Other (HDF), Other (NetCDF) |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | CALIPSO | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC | Instrument(s): | CALIOP |
| Version: | V3-40 | ||
- DATA CITATION POLICY: https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/citing-asdc-data
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://doi.org/10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/LID_L2_VFM-ValStage1-V3-40
- USER'S GUIDE: https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/
Collection Information
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Version Description
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask data -
DOI
10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/LID_L2_VFM-ValStage1-V3-40
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Data Identification
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Processing Level
2
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Collection Progress
Active
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Access Constraints
4.0
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Data Dates
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ISO Topic Categories
- IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| CALIPSO | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Tiling Identification Systems
| System Name | Coordinate 1 Min | Coordinate 1 Max | Coordinate 2 Min | Coordinate 2 Max |
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| CALIPSO | 1.0 | 75000.0 | 1.0 | 233.0 |
Spatial Information
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL
Data Centers
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NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
ARCHIVERAtmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA
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Data Contacts
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ASDC USER SERVICES
Metadata AuthorASDC USER SERVICES
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NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681-2199
(757) 864-8656
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DAVID WINKER
InvestigatorDAVID WINKER
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NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
(757) 864-6747
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CHARLES TREPTE
Technical ContactCHARLES TREPTE
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NASA Langley research Center
Hampton, VA
(757) 864-5836
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ASDC USER SERVICES
Data Center ContactASDC USER SERVICES
NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC-
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681-2199
757-864-8656
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Archive And Distribution Information
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Format: Other (HDF)
Format Type: Native
Media: Online
Fees: No Fee
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Format: Other (NetCDF)
Format Type: Native