CALIPSO Level 2
Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1 km Cloud Layer, V4-20
Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-20
Clouds
Publications which Cite this Collection
Yang, Taiping; Wang, Ping; Si, Fuqi; Zhou, Haijin; Zhao, Minjie; Luo, Yuhan; Chang, Zhen; Xiang, Yan; Liu, Jianguo (2022). Cloud parameter retrieval for Environmental trace gases Monitoring Instrument (EMI) using the O2-O2 absorption band.
Li, Yue; Baum, Bryan A.; Heidinger, Andrew K.; Menzel, W. Paul; Weisz, Elisabeth (2022). Improvement in cloud retrievals from VIIRS through the use of infrared absorption channels constructed from VIIRS+CrIS data fusion.
Kotarba, Andrzej Z. (2018). Calibration of global MODIS cloud amount using CALIOP cloud profiles.
Várnai, Tamás; Marshak, Alexander (2016). Analysis of Near-Cloud Changes in Atmospheric Aerosols Using Satellite Observations and Global Model Simulations.
Resources and Documentation
GOTO WEB TOOL
CALIPSO Search and Subsetting Web Application
PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE
ICARE Data and Services Center Home Page
PROJECT HOME PAGE
French (CNES) CALIPSO Home Page
NASA Mission Overview of CALIPSO
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- CALIPSO Tilt Mode Geometry Anomaly
ANOMALIES
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- Data Quality Summary for the CALIPSO Version 4.20 and V4.21 Lidar Level 2 Data Products
DATA QUALITY
- CALIPSO - List of project documentation (Data Products Catalog and ATBDs)
- CALIPSO Data Release Summary Statement
- ICARE Programmers Toolbox
- Links to tools available through the ASDC
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- CALIPSO: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations Fact Sheet
MICRO ARTICLE
- CALIPSO - Data Availability Site
PROCESSING HISTORY
- Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity
PRODUCT USAGE
- CALIPSO Products Overview
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions
USER FEEDBACK PAGE
- CALIPSO Data User’s Guide
USER'S GUIDE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUD CEILING > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO
- CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- LIDAR BACKSCATTER
- Cloud Base Height
- Cloud Mid-layer Temperature
- Cloud Top Height
- Column Reflectance
- Integrated Attenuated Backscatter
- Lidar Depolarization Ratio
Data Distribution
File Format(s):
HDF4
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Locations
GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE STRATOSPHERE
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2006-06-12 - 2020-07-01