ASDC | CAL_LID_L2_05kmMLay-Standard-V4-21

CALIPSO Level 2

Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Merged Layer, V4-21

Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_05kmMLay-Standard-V4-21

Aerosols Clouds

Description

CAL_LID_L2_05kmMLay-Standard-V4-21 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 5 km Merged Layer, Version 4-21 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 4-20 to 4-21 to account for a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production cluster.

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 (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales).

DOI

10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_05kmMLay-Standard-V4-21

Citation Styles for this Dataset

Publications which Cite this Collection

Selami, Nada; Sèze, Geneviève; Gaetani, Marco; Grandpeix, Jean-Yves; Flamant, Cyrille; Cuesta, Juan; Benabadji, Noureddine (2017). Cloud Cover over the Sahara during the Summer and Associated Circulation Features.

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ANOMALIES

CALIPSO Tilt Mode Geometry Anomaly Anomalies

DATA CITATION POLICY

How to cite ASDC data

DATA QUALITY

Data Quality Summary for the CALIPSO Version 4.20 and V4.21 Lidar Level 2 Data Products

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

CALIPSO - List of project documentation (Data Products Catalog and ATBDs)
CALIPSO Data Release Summary Statement
ICARE Programmers Toolbox

HOW-TO

CALIPSO - Data User's Guide - Browse Image Tutorial

MICRO ARTICLE

CALIPSO: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations Fact Sheet

PROCESSING HISTORY

CALIPSO - Data Availability Site

PRODUCT USAGE

Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity

PRODUCTION HISTORY

CALIPSO - Data Management System - Data Products Catalog - Release 2.4
CALIPSO Products Overview

PUBLICATIONS

CALIPSO - List of publications

USER FEEDBACK PAGE

CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions

USER'S GUIDE

CALIPSO Data User’s Guide

From GCMD Science Keywords:

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
CLOUDS
CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
AEROSOL BACKSCATTER
LIDAR
AEROSOLS
CLOUD PROPERTIES
CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO
LIDAR BACKSCATTER

Data Distribution

File Format(s):

HDF4

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Spatial Information

Spatial Coverage: (S: -90, N: 90), (W: -180, E: 180)
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian

Locations

GLOBAL TROPOSPHERE

Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2020-07-01 - 2022-01-19

Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites

CALIPSO

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations

CALIOP

Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization

Metadata Dates

Created on 2020-10-07

Last updated on 2023-10-12