Description

CATS-ISS_L1B_D-M7.1-V2-08 is the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) International Space Station (ISS) Level 1B Day Mode 7.1 Version 2-08 data product. The collection spans from February 10, 2015 through March 21, 2015. CATS, which was launched on January 10, 2015, was a lidar remote sensing instrument that provided range-resolved profile measurements of atmospheric aerosols and clouds from the ISS. CATS was intended to operate on-orbit for up to three years. CATS provides vertical profiles at three wavelengths, orbiting between ~230 and ~270 miles above the Earth's surface at a 51-degree inclination with nearly a three-day repeat cycle. For the first time, scientists were able to study diurnal (day-to-night) changes in cloud and aerosol effects from space by observing the same spot on Earth at different times each day. Level 1B data have been calibrated and annotated with ancillary meteorological data and processed to sensor units.

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Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)

• CATS Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document Level 1 and Level 2 Data Products - Release 1.0 - 12 June2015

DATA CITATION POLICY

• How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• ASDC Data and Information for CATS
• CATS Data Descriptions by Level

PRODUCT USAGE

• CATS Data Release Notes, L1B Version 2.08, L2O Version 2.00, L2O Version 2.01

PRODUCTION HISTORY

• CATS Data Management System Data Products Catalog
• CATS Data Management System Data Products Catalog Release 7.0
• CATS Data Management System Data Products Catalog, Release 6.0

PUBLICATIONS

• NASA Earth Observatory Article: A Slice of Cirrus
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Blue Marble, Eastern Hemisphere
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Dust and Clouds Dance Over the Sahara
• NASA Earth Observatory Article: Nighttime View of Raung Volcanic Plume

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