CALIPSO Level 1B
Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B Profile data, Validated Stage 1 V3-02

Entry ID: CAL_LID_L1-ValStage1-V3-02
Aerosols Clouds Radiation Budget
Description

CAL_LID_L1-ValStage1-V3-02 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 1B profile data. The CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B data product contains a half orbit (day or night) of calibrated and geolocated single-shot (highest resolution) lidar profiles, including 532 nm and 1064 nm attenuated backscatter and depolarization ratio at 532 nm. The product released contains data from nominal science mode measurement. The CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B product also contains additional data not found in the Level 0 lidar input file, including post processed ephemeris data, celestial data, and converted payload status data. Version 3.02 represents a transition of the Lidar, IIR, and WFC processing and browse code to a new cluster computing system. No algorithm changes were introduced and very minor changes were observed between V3.01 and V3.02 as a result of the compiler and computer architecture differences. 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

10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L1-VALSTAGE1-V3-02_L1B-003.02

Publications which Cite this Collection

Getzewich, Brian J.; Vaughan, Mark A.; Hunt, William H.; Avery, Melody A.; Powell, Kathleen A.; Tackett, Jason L.; Winker, David M.; Kar, Jayanta; Lee, Kam-Pui; Toth, Travis D. (2020). CALIPSO lidar calibration at 532 nm: version 4 daytime algorithm.


Resources and Documentation

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

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Keywords

From GCMD Science Keywords:
  • LIDAR BACKSCATTER
  • LIDAR
  • Lidar Attenuated Backscatter
Data Distribution

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Spatial Information

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

GLOBAL
Temporal Information

Temporal Coverage: 2011-11-01 - 2013-03-01
Temporal Resolution: .05 second
Platforms

Earth Observation Satellites
CALIPSO
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations
CALIOP
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization
Metadata Dates

Created on 2014-04-24
Last updated on 2019-11-20