CAL_LID_L2_05kmAPro-Prov-V3-01_V3-01

CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Aerosol Profile data, Provisional V3-01

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  • Abstract
    CAL_LID_L2_05kmAPro-Prov-V3-01 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 aerosol profile data using the CALIPSO Lidar Ratio selection algorithm. The Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile data products contain averaged aerosol profile data and ancillary data. There are no layer descriptors included in the lidar aerosol profile data products. The spatial distribution of the aerosol layers is instead completely characterized by the aerosol layer fraction and atmospheric volume description parameters. The aerosol profile products are generated at a uniform horizontal resolution of 5 km. The aerosol backscatter and extinction coefficients are computed using a lidar ratio selected by the CALIPSO Lidar Ratio selection algorithm. 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 (PDF) 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.
  • DOI

    10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_05kmAPro-Prov-V3-01_L2-003.01

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    Processing Level

    2

    Quality
    Collection Progress

    Complete

    Access Constraints

    4.0

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    Science Keywords
    • EARTH SCIENCE
    • SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING
    • LIDAR
    • LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO
    • EARTH SCIENCE
    • ATMOSPHERE
    • AEROSOLS
    • AEROSOL EXTINCTION
    • EARTH SCIENCE
    • ATMOSPHERE
    • AEROSOLS
    • AEROSOL BACKSCATTER
    • EARTH SCIENCE
    • SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING
    • LIDAR
    • LIDAR BACKSCATTER
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Ancillary Keywords
  • Backscatter Coefficient
  • Depolarization Ratio Profile
  • Extinction Coefficient
ISO Topic Categories
  • IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
  • CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

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Platforms
  • Earth Observation Satellites
    CALIPSO
    Instruments
    • CALIOP
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CALIPSO No campaigns listed. No dates provided.

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    Coverage Type Zone Identifier Geometry Granule Representation
    HORIZONTAL CARTESIAN CARTESIAN
    Tiling Identification Systems
    System Name Coordinate 1 Min Coordinate 1 Max Coordinate 2 Min Coordinate 2 Max
    CALIPSO 1.0 75000.0 1.0 233.0
Location Keywords
    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION
    • GLOBAL

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  • NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
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    Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA

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    NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
    User and Data Services
    NASA Langley Research Center
    Hampton, VA 23681-2199

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    Technical Contact
    CHARLES TREPTE

    NASA Langley research Center
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  • DAVID
    Investigator
    DAVID WINKER

    NASA Langley Research Center
    Hampton, VA

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    NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC

    NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
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