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Cloudsat Level 2 Fluxes and Heating Rates Product
Entry ID:
Cloudsat_2B-FLXHR
Summary
Abstract:
[Source: "Cloudsat Level 2 Fluxes and Heating Rates Product Process Description and Interface Control Document" ]
This document provides an overview of the 2B-FLXHR flux and heating rate algorithm for CloudSat. The objective of the algorithm is to make use of liquid and ice water content estimates from the CloudSat Profiling Radar (CPR) to produce estimates of broadband ... 
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
NASA, Tristan L'Ecuyer, Colorado State University, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, CloudSat Data Processing Center
Dataset Title:
Cloudsat Level 2 Fluxes and Heating Rates Product
Dataset Release Place:
Fort Collins, CO, USA
Dataset Publisher:
CloudSat Data Processing Center
Version:
007
Online Resource:
http://cloudsat.cira.colostate.edu/ICD/2B-FLXHR/2B-FLXHR_PDICD_5.1.pdf
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2006-06-02
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution:
500 m
Longitude Resolution: 500 m Horizontal Resolution Range: 500 meters - < 1 km Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
Project
Quality
View known issues with version 007 (0):
http://cloudsat.cira.colostate.edu/dataIssues.php?prodid=4&pvid=202
Use Constraints
Always cite the data originator if you use this data.
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
Personnel
Publications/References
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2009-01-20
Last DIF Revision Date:
2011-01-21
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- Last updated: May 2013
