Description

CAL_LID_L1-Standard-V4-00 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 1B profile data, standard. The highest quality data products generated by the Data Management System (DMS) are referred to as Standard data products. Night and Day orbit segments are written to separate data files. A full set of browse images, including orbit track maps, are generated and posted to the science data web site. Standard data products are recommended for research studies and journal publications. The lidar Level 1B data product contains a half orbit (day or night) of calibrated and geolocated lidar profiles. The product contains data from all non-diagnostic instrument modes including nominal science, depolarization gain ratio calibration, and boresight alignment. The lidar Level 1B product contains additional data not found in the Level 0 lidar input file, including post processed ephemeris data, celestial data, and converted payload status data. 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 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

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Publications which Cite this Collection

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Palm, Stephen P.; Kayetha, Vinay; Yang, Yuekui (2020). Toward a Satellite‐Derived Climatology of Blowing Snow Over Antarctica.

Resources and Documentation

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Earthdata Forum

PROFESSIONAL HOME PAGE

ICARE Data and Services Center Home Page

PROJECT HOME PAGE

CALIPSO Project Home Page

NASA Mission Page for CALIPSO

French (CNES) CALIPSO Home Page

NASA Mission Overview of CALIPSO

VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

ANOMALIES

• CALIPSO Tilt Mode Geometry Anomaly

DATA CITATION POLICY

• How to cite ASDC data

GENERAL DOCUMENTATION

• 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
• Overview of CALIPSO Data at the ASDC

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 QUALITY ASSESSMENT

• CALIPSO Quality Statement - Lidar Level 1B Data Product Version Release: 4.00

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

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