CALIPSO Level 2
Entry Title: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1/3 km Merged Layer, V4-20
Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_333mMLay-Standard-V4-20
Aerosols Clouds
Resources and Documentation
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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 - Data Management System - Data Products Catalog - Release 2.4
- CALIPSO Products Overview
PRODUCTION HISTORY
- CALIPSO - List of publications
PUBLICATIONS
- CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions
USER FEEDBACK PAGE
- CALIPSO Data User’s Guide
USER'S GUIDE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO
- CLOUD BASE HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- AEROSOL BACKSCATTER
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- LIDAR BACKSCATTER
- CLOUD MICROPHYSICS
- CLOUD CEILING > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- Aerosol Optical Thickness
- 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
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2006-06-12 - 2020-07-01