CATS-ISS Level 2
Entry Title: CATS-ISS_L2O_D-M7.2-V1-05_05kmLay
Entry ID: CATS-ISS_L2O_D-M7.2-V1-05_05kmLay_V1-05
Aerosols Clouds
Description
The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS), launched on January 10 2015, is a lidar remote sensing instrument that will provide range-resolved profile measurements of atmospheric aerosols and clouds from the International Space Station (ISS). CATS is intended to operate on-orbit for at least six months, and up to three years. CATS will provide 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, it will allow scientist 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. CATS Level 2 Layer data product containing geophysical parameters derived from Level 1 data, at 60m vertical and 5km horizontal resolution.
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Resources and Documentation
PROJECT HOME PAGE
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
- CATS Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document Level 1 and Level 2 Data Products - Release 1.0 - 12 June2015
ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT (ATBD)
- How to cite ASDC data
DATA CITATION POLICY
- ASDC Data and Information for CATS
- CATS Data Descriptions by Level
GENERAL DOCUMENTATION
- CATS L2O Layer Products Quality Statements Version Release: 1.05 - 02 September 2016
PRODUCT QUALITY ASSESSMENT
- CATS Data Release Notes L2O Version Releases: 1.05 - 02 September 2016
- CATS Data Release Notes, L1B Version 2.08, L2O Version 2.00, L2O Version 2.01
PRODUCT USAGE
Keywords
From GCMD Science Keywords:
- CLOUDS
- AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS
- AEROSOLS
- AEROSOL BACKSCATTER
- CLOUD HEIGHT > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- CLOUD VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION > CLOUD PROPERTIES
- Aerosol Backscatter
- Aerosol Depolarization Ratio
- Aerosol Feature Type
- Aerosol Layer Height
- Aerosol Layer Thickness
- Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD)
- Cloud Backscatter
- Cloud Depolarization
- Cloud Extinction
- Cloud Ice Water Content
- Cloud Layer Height
- Cloud Layer Thickness
- Cloud Optical Depth
- Cloud Phase
- Cloud Profile Date
Data Distribution
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Spatial Information
Spatial Coverage Type: Horizontal
Coordinate System: Cartesian
Granule Spatial Representation: Cartesian
Temporal Information
Temporal Coverage: 2015-03-25 - 2017-05-30
Temporal Resolution: .74 second