CATS-ISS Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Profile
CATS-ISS_L2O_N-M7.1-V2-01_05kmPro is the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) International Space Station (ISS) Level 2 Operational Night Mode 7.1 Version 3-01 5 km Profile data product. This collection spans from February 10, 2015 to March 21, 2015. 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.
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| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 52.0 S: -52.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF5 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | ISS | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC | Instrument(s): | CATS |
| Version: | V3-01 | ||
- Release Date: 2018-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CATS-ISS
- DATA CITATION POLICY: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data, How to cite ASDC data
- ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD): https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/cats/guide/CATS_ATBD.pdf, CATS Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document Level 1 and Level 2 Data Products - Release 1.0 - 12 June2015
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CATS-ISS, ASDC Data and Information for CATS
Collection Information
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Version Description
CATS-ISS_L2O_N-M7.1-V3-01_05kmPro -
DOI
10.5067/ISS/CATS/L2O_N-M7.1-V3-01_05KMPRO
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Data Identification
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Processing Level
2
- Quality
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Collection Progress
Complete
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Access Constraints
4.0
No access constraints
Data Dates
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Metadata Associations
| Association Type | Entry ID | Description | Version |
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| Parent | CATS-ISS_L2O_N-M7.1-V3-00_05kmPro | Preceding version | V3-00 |
Related URLs
Other Descriptive Keywords
Ancillary Keywords
- Aerosol Backscatter
- Aerosol Depolarization Ratio
- Aerosol Feature Type
- Aerosol Layer Height
- Aerosol Layer Thickness
- Cloud Backscatter
- Cloud Depolarization
- Cloud Extinction
- Cloud Height
- Cloud Ice Water Content
- Cloud Layer Height
- Cloud Layer Thickness
- Cloud Optical Depth
- Cloud Phase
- Cloud Profile Date
- Cloud Vertical Distribution
ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
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| CATS-ISS | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Temporal Keywords
- Backscatter
- Backscatter
- Backscatter
- Backscatter
- Backscatter
- Backscatter
Spatial Information
Generic Resolutions
Generic Resolution 1
Y Dimension50 Not provided
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
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| HORIZONTAL | CARTESIAN | CARTESIAN |
Resolution and Coordinate System
Horizontal Data Resolution
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL
Data Centers
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NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
ARCHIVERAtmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research 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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MATTHEW MCGILL
InvestigatorMATTHEW MCGILL
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NASA/GSFC
Mail Code: 610
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
(301) 614-6281
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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: HDF5
Format Type: Native
Media: online
Fees: none