CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Profile data, Provisional V3-01
CAL_LID_L2_05kmCPro-Prov-V3-01 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile data, Provisional Version 3-01. Data collection for this product is complete. The Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile data product contains cloud profile data and ancillary data. The cloud profile product is produced at 5 km horizontal resolution and is written in Hierarchical Data Format (HDF). Note that there is no atmospheric volume characterization associated with the cloud profile products. Also, the 1064 calibration scheme assumes that both the extinction and the backscatter from clouds are spectrally independent. Consistent with this assumption, extinction and backscatter profiles will be reported for clouds only at 532 nm. Additionally, it is important to note that the aerosol profile product extends upward to 30.1 km, while the cloud profile product ceases at 20.2. Therefore, users interested in polar stratospheric clouds will need to order the aerosol profile data product. The backscatter and extinction coefficients reported in the version 3.01 release of the CALIPSO profile products are provisional data products. As such, they have been compared with a limited set of independent measurements and obvious errors have been repaired since version 2.01. The version 3 products also contain numerous data quality flags and uncertainty estimates that were not available in prior releases. 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 is comprised of 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.
| Science Keywords: |
|
||
| Spatial Extent: | Bounding Rectangle: N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0 |
Data Format(s): | Distribution: HDF4 |
| Temporal Extent: | Platform(s): | CALIPSO | |
| Data Center(s): | NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC | Instrument(s): | CALIOP |
| Version: | V3-01 | ||
- Type: ECHO ORDERSDescription: LARC_ASDC EOSDIS ECHO ORDERS Service Implementation
- Release Date: 2010-05-17T00:00:00.000Z
- 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://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CALIPSO, ASDC Data and Information for CALIPSO
- USER'S GUIDE: https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/, CALIPSO Data User’s Guide
- 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)
- ANOMALIES: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/calipso/TiltModeGeometry.pdf, CALIPSO Tilt Mode Geometry Anomaly Anomalies
- GENERAL DOCUMENTATION: https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/tools-and-services, Links to tools available through the ASDC
- 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
-
DOI
10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_05KMCPRO-PROV-V3-01_L2-003.01
- Search for granules from this collection
Data Identification
-
Processing Level
2
- Quality
-
Collection Progress
Complete
-
Access Constraints
4.0
No access constraints
Data Dates
| Creation | |
| Last Revision |
Metadata Associations
| Association Type | Entry ID | Description | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child | CAL_LID_L2_05kmCPro-Prov-V3-02 | Succeeding version | V3-02 |
Related URLs
Other Descriptive Keywords
Ancillary Keywords
- Backscatter Coefficient
- Depolarization Ratio Profile
- Extinction Coefficient
ISO Topic Categories
- IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER
- CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
Acquisition Information
Projects
| Project Short Name | Campaigns | Project Dates |
|---|---|---|
| CALIPSO | No campaigns listed. | No dates provided. |
Temporal Information
Spatial Information
Generic Resolutions
Generic Resolution 1
| Coverage Type | Zone Identifier | Geometry | Granule Representation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HORIZONTAL | GEODETIC | CARTESIAN |
Resolution and Coordinate System
Horizontal Data Resolution
Tiling Identification Systems
| System Name | Coordinate 1 Min | Coordinate 1 Max | Coordinate 2 Min | Coordinate 2 Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALIPSO | 1.0 | 80000.0 | 1.0 | 233.0 |
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION
- GLOBAL
Data Centers
-
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
-
CHARLES TREPTE
Technical ContactCHARLES TREPTE
-
NASA Langley research Center
Hampton, VA
(757) 864-5836
-
-
DAVID WINKER
InvestigatorDAVID WINKER
-
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA
(757) 864-6747
-
-
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
-
Archive And Distribution Information
-
Format: HDF4
Format Type: Native