CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) Mask, Provisional V1-11
CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Prov-V1-11 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) Mask, Provisional Version 1-11 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. The version of this product was changed from 1-10 to 1-11 to account for a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production cluster. Data collection for this product is ongoing. This product contains profiles of PSC presence, composition, optical properties, and meteorological information along CALIPSO orbit tracks. The PSC data product ensemble describes the spatial distribution and optical properties of PSC layers observed by the CALIPSO lidar. Each file contains data from all nighttime orbit segments from a single day reported on a 5 km horizontal by 180 m vertical grid. PSC detection is limited to nighttime CALIOP observations because higher levels of background light during daytime significantly reduce the signal-to-noise and, hence, the PSC detection sensitivity. 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, CALIOP, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and 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: NetCDF-3, HDF4 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | CALIPSO | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC | Instrument(s): | CALIOP |
| Version: | V1-11 | ||
- Type: ECHO ORDERSDescription: LARC_ASDC EOSDIS ECHO ORDERS Service Implementation
- Release Date: 2016-12-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Linkage: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CALIPSO
- DATA CITATION POLICY: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data, How to cite ASDC data
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/project/CALIPSO, ASDC Data and Information for CALIPSO
- PROCESSING HISTORY: https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/tools/data_avail/, CALIPSO - Data Availability Site
- USER'S GUIDE: https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/browse/index.php, CALIPSO - Data User's Guide - Browse Image Tutorial
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/project_documentation.php, CALIPSO - List of project documentation (Data Products Catalog and ATBDs)
- USER'S GUIDE: https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/, CALIPSO Data User’s Guide
- ANOMALIES: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/calipso/TiltModeGeometry.pdf, CALIPSO Tilt Mode Geometry Anomaly Anomalies
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/calipso/ASDC_CALIPSO_Overview_2015.pdf, Overview of CALIPSO Data at the ASDC
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/calipso/data_release_summary_statement.html, CALIPSO Data Release Summary Statement
Collection Information
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Version Description
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Clouds presents, composition, and optical properties -
DOI
10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Prov-V1-11
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Data Identification
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Processing Level
2
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Collection Progress
Active
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Use Constraints
For more information, please see the ESDIS Data Use Policy: https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/data-use-policy
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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 | CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Prov-V1-10 | Preceding version | V1-10 |
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Other Descriptive Keywords
ISO Topic Categories
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
- IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
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 | GEODETIC | 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 | 80000.0 | 1.0 | 233.0 |
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
This data center does not have any addresses listed.
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Data Contacts
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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: NetCDF-3
Format Type: Native
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Format: HDF4
Format Type: Native
Media: online
Fees: none