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CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1 km cloud layer data V3-01
Entry ID: CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-ValStage1-V3-01

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Summary

Abstract: The Lidar Level 2 1km Cloud Layer Validated Stage 1 Version 3 product reports cloud products at identical 1km horizontal resolutions, and include a full complement of diagnostic and quality assurance parameters. Major algorithm updates include a new approach to determining cloud thermodynamic phase; greatly improved separation of boundary layer clouds and aerosols; refinements to the layer base determination scheme that enable more accurate estimates of aerosol optical depth; and the use of five-dimensional probability distribution functions to better distinguish clouds from aerosols. Uncertainty estimates are now provided for all cloud properties reported in the Level 2 data products. Products include three V-data record types (i.e., metadata).

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Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-ValStage1-V3-01
Version: 3
Data Presentation Form: HDF
Online Resource: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/PRODOCS/calipso/table_calipso.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2006-06-13

Stop Date: 2009-02-16

Start Date: 2009-03-17

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 1 Km
Longitude Resolution: 1 Km

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD CEILING    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD BASE HEIGHT    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >CLOUDS >CLOUD PROPERTIES >CLOUD MIDLAYER TEMPERATURE    [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >LIDAR >LIDAR BACKSCATTER    [Definition]

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING >LIDAR >LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

CALIPSO >Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations [Information]

Instrument

CALIOP >Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization [Information]

Project

EOS >Earth Observing System    [Information]

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

CALIPSO >Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations    [Information]

ESSP >NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder    [Information]

CWIC >CEOS WGISS Integrated Catalog    [Information]

Quality

Please review the "Quality Statement" :
http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/PRODOCS/calipso/Quality_Summaries/

Keywords

INTEGRATED ATTENUATED BACKSCATTER

COLUMN REFLECTANCE

CLOUD TOP HEIGHT

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA [Information]
Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-ValStage1-V3-01

Data Center Personnel

Name: ASDC USER SERVICES
Phone: 757-864-8656
Email: larc-asdc-uds at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA

Langley Research Center Distributed Active Archive Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA [Information]
Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-ValStage1-V3-01

Data Center Personnel

Name: ASDC USER SERVICES
Phone: 757-864-8656
Email: larc-asdc-uds at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution_Media: Online
Distribution_Format: HDF
Fees: No fee

Personnel

ASDC USER SERVICES
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 757-864-8656
Email: larc-asdc-uds at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA

DAVID M WINKER
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: david.m.winker at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley Research Center
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Country: USA

CHARLES R. TREPTE
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: Charles.R.Trepte at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley research Center
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Country: USA

Publications/References

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) (2005-12), Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Centroids, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-centroids

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) (2005-12), Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Coastlines, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-coastlines

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) (2005-12), Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Land and Geographic Unit Area Grids, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-land-geographic-un...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) (2005-12), Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): National Administrative Boundaries, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-national-admin-bou...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) (2005-12), Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-count

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) (2005-12), Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid, Future Estimates, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-count-f...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) (2005-12), Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-density

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) (2005-12), Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Density Grid, Future Estimates, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-population-density...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) (2005-12), Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Subnational Administrative Boundaries, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Palisades, NY, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/gpw-v3-subnational-admin-...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-05-11

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-28

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