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The CloudSat-CALIPSO Cloud Amount Uncertainty product

<p>Version 1.0 of the dataset. The peer-reviewed publication for this dataset has been published in Remote Sensing,&nbsp; 2021, 13(4), 807, and can be accessed here <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13040807">https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13040807</a>. Please cite this when using the dataset.</p> <p>The<strong> </strong>&lsquo;CloudSat-CALIPSO Cloud Amount Uncertainty&rsquo; product provides information about mean annual and mean monthly cloud amount, at 40 vertical levels (480 m), and four spatial resolutions (1&deg;, 2.5&deg;, 5&deg;, and 10&deg;), as derived from the joint CloudSat-CALIPSO lidar-radar observations (2006&ndash;2011). For the very first time, the CloudSat-CALIPSO climatology comes with a quantitative uncertainty assessment - bootstrapped confidence intervals for mean values. The width of confidence intervals is an essential element in studying spatial and/or temporal variation in cloud amount with satellite profiling instruments. Uncertainty data are provided at four confidence levels (85%, 90%, 95%, 99%). Data products are distributed as HDF4 files, and can be accessed under the CC BY 4.0 license at doi:10.5281/zenodo.6113205. See the Product documentation file ( LIRAC.conf.v01_doc01.pdf ) for details.</p>

opencc-by-4.0Feb 2022View details →
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3S-GEOPROF-COMB: A Global Gridded Dataset for Cloud Vertical Structure from combined CloudSat and CALIPSO observations

<p>Global cloud dataset from combined spaceborne radar and lidar.</p> <p>This repository contains the 3S-GEOPROF-COMB product, a globally-gridded dataset for cloud vertical structure retrieved from hybrid active remote sensing (CloudSat radar and CALIPSO lidar) reported at 240 m vertical resolution. Science variables include vertical cloud fraction and vertically-integrated cloud cover for various geometrical criteria (i.e. high, middle, low, and thick clouds, along with with unique high, middle, and low cloud cover variants).</p> <p>A Python notebook showing how to work with the dataset is available <a href="https://github.com/bertrandclim/3S-GEOPROF-COMB/blob/main/notebooks/brief_intro.ipynb">on GitHub</a>, as is the source code used to produce the data product.</p> <p>Our product is calculated from the latest release (R05) of per-orbit (level 2) combined cloud mask profiles in 2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR with additional data from 2B-GEOPROF. Validation and a complete description of the data product is given in the paper <a href="https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1301-2024">"A Global Gridded Dataset for Cloud Vertical Structure from Combined CloudSat and CALIPSO Observations"</a> (Earth System Science Data).</p> <p>Please cite "Bertrand, L., Kay, J. E., Haynes, J., and de Boer, G.: A global gridded dataset for cloud vertical structure from combined CloudSat and CALIPSO observations, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 16, 1301&ndash;1316, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1301-2024, 2024."</p> <p>The files contained in each folder are given via the following format:</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; instruments_frequency_resolution.zip</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>instruments:</strong> <ul> <li><strong>radarlidar:</strong> the standard product, computed from merged geometrical profiles of hydrometeor occurrence</li> <li><strong>radaronly:</strong> computed solely from CloudSat radar profiles, otherwise processing is identical. For when users need to determine which instrument is responsible for observations of interest.</li> <li><strong>lidaronly: </strong>computed solely from CALIPSO lidar profiles, otherwise processing is identical. For when users need to determine which instrument is responsible for observations of interest.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>frequency:</strong> <ul> <li><strong>monthly:</strong> data files report fields aggregated over a 1-month period</li> <li><strong>seasonal:</strong> data files report fields aggregated over a 3-month period (DJF, MAM, JJA, SON)</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>resolution:</strong> <ul> <li><strong>2.5x2.5: </strong>each grid box spans 2.5 degrees latitude and 2.5 degrees longitude</li> <li><strong>5x5:</strong> each grid box spans 5 degrees latitude and 5 degrees longitude</li> <li><strong>10x10:</strong> each grid box spans 10 degrees latitude and 10 degrees longitude</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p>Each folder contains a netCDF data file and a cloud cover quicklook plot image file for each time period over the 2006-2019 data record. Individual files are named according to the following format:</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; timeperiod_instruments_datastream_version.nc (or .png)</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>timeperiod: </strong>the time step at the given frequency, either e.g. 2006-08 (August 2006) or 2012-DJF (December 2012 to February 2013).</li> <li><strong>instruments</strong><strong>:</strong> the instruments used in the data product as a whole, always CSCAL (CloudSat and CALIPSO).</li> <li><strong>datastream:</strong> either 3S-GEOPROF-COMB (COMBined radar and lidar), 3S-GEOPROF-COMB-RO (the auxiliary Radar Only variant of the product), or 3S-GEOPROF-COMB-LO (the auxiliary Lidar Only variant of the product)</li> <li><strong>version:</strong> current release is v8.4</li> </ul> <p>The product handles the 2011 CloudSat battery anomaly, after which the satellite only collects data in the sunlit portion of its orbit, by allowing users to subsample the pre-anomaly period to mimic the post-anomaly collection patterns. This allows users to estimate the effect of the reduced sampling on their analyses or apply a consistent sampling mode to the entire dataset. This option is provided to users via the "<strong>doop</strong>" dimension. Dimension coordinate value "All cases" reports variables computed using all observations, while "DO-OP observable" reports variables using only input data that either were or would have been collected in DO-OP mode (i.e. the pre-DO-OP period is subsampled to DO-OP collection patterns).</p>

opencc-by-4.0Jun 2023View details →
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CASCCAD: Cumulus And Stratocumulus Cloudsat-CAlipso Dataset

<p>In these two&nbsp;datasets, we document spatial distributions and profiles of stratocumulus (Sc) and cumulus (Cu) clouds on a global scale.</p> <p>To this end, we design an original discrimination algorithm (DA) that distinguishes Sc and Cu based on three observable cloud-properties: cloud top height (CTH), horizontal cloud fraction (HCF) and vertical cloud fraction variability (VCF). These simple criteria are sufficient to characterize the distinctive shape of Cu, which have a limited horizontal extent and highly variable CTH as opposed to Sc, which cover larger areas and have a small and stable geometrical thickness. The DA is utilized on instantaneous profiles of active-sensor Cloud-Aerosols Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO), specifically the&nbsp;General Circulation Model - Oriented CALIPSO Cloud Product (CALIPSO-GOCCP), and&nbsp;CloudSat-CALIPSO combined observations.</p> <p>By documenting the geographical distribution of Sc and Cu clouds, these datasets make it possible to evaluate the shallow convection (Cu type) and boundary layer (Sc type) clouds in state-of-the art climate models, which are typically generated by distinct parametrizations.</p>

opencc-by-4.0May 2019View details →
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CALIPSO: Calfactant for Acute Lung Injury in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients

ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT00999713. IPD Sharing: Not stated. Countries: 2. Publications: 2.

restrictedIPD-UNDECIDEDFeb 2026View details →
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CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles Standard V1-01

CAL_LID_L3_Stratospheric_APro-Standard-V1-01 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles Standard Version 1-01 data product. This data product was collected using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. The version of this product was changed from 1-00 to 1-01 to account for a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production cluster. Data collection for this product is ongoing.The CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 stratospheric aerosol reports global distributions of 532nm total attenuated backscatter, extinction, attenuated scattering ratios, and stratospheric aerosol optical depths on a uniform spatial grid. All level 3 parameters are derived from the CALIPSO version 4 level 1 and level 2 5 km merged layer and version 3 level 2 polar stratospheric cloud data products, with a temporal averaging of one month. The primary outputs are reported in terms of 1) background only and 2) all aerosol. All features identified by the level 2 algorithms have been removed for background only. Only aerosol layers are considered for all aerosols, while clouds and polar stratospheric clouds are removed. CALIPSO was launched on April 28, 2006, and continues to collect data necessary 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: CALIOP, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales).

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloud Free Data, Standard V4-21

CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudFree-Standard-V4-21 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloud Free Data, Standard Version 4-21 data product. This data product was collected using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. Data collection for this product is ongoing.The CALIPSO lidar level 3 aerosol data product reports monthly mean profiles of aerosol optical properties on a uniform spatial grid. It is intended to be a tropospheric product, so data are only reported below altitudes of 12 km. All level 3 parameters are derived from the version 4.21 CALIOP level 2 aerosol profile product and have been quality screened before averaging. The primary quantities reported are vertical profiles of the aerosol extinction coefficient at 532nm and its vertical integral, the aerosol optical depth (AOD). Aerosol type and spatial distribution information are also included. Averaged profile data is reported for all aerosols, regardless of type, and for mineral dust aerosols only. Classification of dust is based on the aerosol-type flags in the level 2 profile product. To keep level 3 file sizes manageable, four different types of level 3 files are produced, depending on the sky condition and the temporal coverage of the data prior to averaging.Description of the Four Sky Conditions (Day, Night)1) All Sky: All level 2 columns are averaged, regardless of cloud occurrence2) Cloud-Free: Only cloud-free level 2 columns are averaged3) Cloudy-Sky, Transparent: Only level 2 columns containing transparent clouds are averaged4) Cloud-Sky, Opaque: Only level 2 columns containing opaque clouds are averagedCALIPSO was launched on April 28, 2006, and continues to collect data necessary 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: CALIOP, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales).

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 1.5 Profile, V1-00

CAL_LID_L15-Standard-V1-00 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 1.5 Profile, Version 1-00 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. Data collection for this product is complete.This product is a continuous segment of calibrated, geolocated, cloud-cleared, and spatially averaged profiles of lidar attenuated backscatter. These profiles are derived via synthesizing the CALIPSO lidar Level 1B profile and lidar Level 2 5 km aerosol profile products with the lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask (VFM) product. The lidar Level 1.5 standard data product is derived using standard Version 4.10 Level 1B and Version 4.20 Level 2 data products as input.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: CALIOP, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency CNES (Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales).

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CALIPSO Infrared Imaging Radiometer (IIR) Level 2 Swath, V4-51

CAL_IIR_L2_Swath-Standard-V4-51 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Infrared Imaging Radiometer (IIR) Level 2 Swath, Version 4-51 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO IIR instrument. This product contains emissivity and cloud particle data assigned to IIR pixels on a 1 km grid centered on the lidar track. CALIPSO was launched on April 28, 2006, to study the impact of clouds and aerosols on the Earth's radiation budget and climate. The CALIPSO satellite comprises three instruments: Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), IIR, and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales).

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CALIPSO IIR Lidar Level 3 Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Cloud, Standard V1-00

CAL_IIR_L3_GEWEX_Cloud-Standard-V1-00 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) IIR Level 3 Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Cloud, Standard Version 1-00 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR) instrument.This product reports global distributions of IIR cloud effective radius, water path averages, and histograms on a uniform 2-dimensional (2D) spatial grid. This product is designed to follow the general guidance of the GEWEX Cloud Assessment. Cloud amount, radiative temperature, effective emissivity, and optical depth characterize the cloud samples for which IIR microphysical retrievals are reported. Cloud properties are reported for ice clouds, liquid water clouds, and high ice clouds of layer pressure lower than 440 hPa. All level 3 parameters are derived from the IIR version 4 level 2 track products, with the temporal extent averaging one month. 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), Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES).

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CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 km Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-01

CAL_WFC_L1_1Km-ValStage1-V3-01 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1km Native Science data. Version 3.01 includes new metadata parameters and corrections to several minor software bugs. Specifically, the Orbit Number and Path Number metadata parameters are now included to facilitate improved subsetting capabilities. The primary Wide Field Camera Level 1B data products are calibrated radiance and bidirectional reflectance registered to an Earth-based grid centered on the Lidar ground track. During normal operation, the WFC acquires science data only during the daylight portions of the CALIPSO orbits. The Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 km Native Science grid covers the full 61 km swath centered on the Lidar track. 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 (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales).

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CERES A-Train Integrated CALIPSO, CloudSat, CERES, and MODIS (CCCM) Merged Release D1

CER_CCCM_Aqua-FM3-MODIS-CAL-CS_RelD1 is the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) A-Train Integrated Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO), CloudSat Cloudsat, CERES, and Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (CCCM) Merged Release D1 data product. Data was collected using the CALIOP on CALIPSO, Cloudsat Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR), CERES Flight Model 3 (FM3), CERES Scanner, and MODIS on Aqua. The CALIPSO-CloudSat-CERES-MODIS (CCCM) data set integrates measurements from the CALIPSO CALIOP instrument, CloudSat Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR), CERES, and the MODIS data. The cloud and aerosol properties from CALIOP and cloud properties from the CPR are matched to a MODIS pixel and then an Aqua CERES footprint. The product contains only the CERES footprint in each scan with the highest CALIPSO and CloudSat ground track coverage. The product consists of all cloud and aerosol properties derived from MODIS radiances included in the Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) product and computed irradiances included in the Cloud Radiative Swath (CRS) product. Two sets of SSF variables are included in the CCCM data. One set covers the entire CERES footprint, and the other set is only over the CALIOP and CPR ground track. CERES-derived top-of-atmosphere (TOA) shortwave (SW), longwave (LW), and window (WN) irradiances by angular distribution models are also included. In addition, irradiance profiles computed by a radiative transfer model using MODIS, CALIOP, and CPR-derived aerosol, clouds, and surface properties are included in the product. Furthermore, MODIS-derived cloud properties from the algorithm incorporating CALIOP instrument data and CPR cloud information are also included. MODIS-derived cloud properties and TOA irradiances derived from CERES radiances are produced by the same algorithm that produces CERES SSF and CRS products. However, the CCCM product should not be considered a climate data record since various input data product versions and algorithm modifications will occur during the measurement period. The scan and packet numbers unique to the CERES footprint provide the means to match the data to other CERES products, although the CCCM product contains more near-nadir CERES footprints compared with SSF and CRS products. The resulting HDF granule contains 24 hours of data.CERES is a key Earth Observing System (EOS) program component. The CERES instruments provide radiometric measurements of the Earth's atmosphere from three broadband channels. CERES is a key Earth Observing System (EOS) program component. The CERES instruments provide radiometric measurements of the Earth's atmosphere from three broadband channels. The CERES missions follow the successful Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) mission. The first CERES instrument, the Proto-Flight Model (PFM), was launched on November 27, 1997, as part of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). Two CERES instruments, Flight Models 1 and 2 (FM1 and FM2), were launched into polar orbit onboard the Earth Observing System (EOS) flagship Terra on December 18, 1999. Two additional CERES instruments, Flight Models 3 and 4 (FM3 and FM4), were launched onboard Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua on May 4, 2002. The CERES Flight Model 5 (FM5) instrument was launched onboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (S-NPP) satellite on October 28, 2011. The newest CERES instrument, Flight Model 6 (FM6), was launched onboard the Joint Polar-Orbiting Satellite System 1 (JPSS-1) satellite, now called NOAA-20, on November 18, 2017.RelD1 incorporates the latest CERES SSF algorithms and CALIPSO and CloudSat data versions. An additional input is the CloudSat 2C-ICE product. This version also includes single short CALIPSO cloud information.

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CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 125m Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-02

CAL_WFC_L1_125m-ValStage1-V3-02 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Wide Field Camera (WFC) Level 1B 125 m Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 Version 3-02. Data collection for this product is ongoing. Version 3.02 represents a transition of the Lidar, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (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. The primary WFC Level 1B data products are calibrated radiance and bidirectional reflectance registered to an Earth-based grid centered on the Lidar ground track. During normal operation, the WFC acquires science data only during the daylight portions of the CALIPSO orbits. The 1 km Native Science grid covers the full 61 km swath centered on the Lidar track. The 125 m Native Science grid contains only the central 5 km wide high-resolution portion of the WFC swath. 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 is comprised of three instruments, the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), IIR, and WFC. CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency, CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales).

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 1.5 Profile, V1-01

CAL_LID_L15-Standard-V1-01 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 1.5 Profile, Version 1-01 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. The version of this product was changed from 1-00 to 1-01 to account for a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production cluster.This product is a continuous segment of calibrated, geolocated, cloud-cleared, and spatially averaged profiles of lidar attenuated backscatter. Data collection for this product is ongoing. These profiles are derived via synthesizing the CALIPSO lidar Level 1B profile and lidar Level 2 5 km aerosol profile products with the lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask (VFM) product. The lidar Level 1.5 standard data product is derived using standard Version 4.11 Level 1B and Version 4.21 Level 2 data products as input.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: CALIOP, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales).

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Data, Standard V1-00

CAL_LID_L3_Ice_Cloud-Standard-V1-00 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Data, Standard Version 1-00 data product. This data product was collected using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. The degradation of the laser energies that started in September 2016 had a negative impact on the product, and because of this, generation and distribution ended in December 2016. Updated Lidar Level 2 data products and changes to the Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud algorithm will need to be completed before a new release of this product is released.This product reports global distributions of ice cloud extinction and ice water content histograms on a uniform spatial grid. All level 3 parameters are derived from the CALIPSO level 2, 5km cloud profile products, with a temporal average of one month. CALIPSO was launched on April 28, 2006, and continues to collect data necessary 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: CALIOP, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency CNES.

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Data, Standard V1-00

CAL_LID_L3_Cloud_Occurrence-Standard-V1-00 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Data, Standard Version 1-00 data product. This data product was collected using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. The degradation of the laser energies that started in September 2016 had a negative impact on the product, and because of this, generation and distribution ended in December 2016. Updated Lidar Level 2 data products and changes to the Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence algorithm will need to be completed before a new release of this product is released.This product reports global distributions of clouds on a uniform spatial grid. All level 3 parameters are derived from the CALIPSO level 2 data, with a temporal average of one month. CALIPSO was launched on April 28, 2006, and continues to collect data necessary 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: CALIOP, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency CNES.

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CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR) Level 1B Radiance, Standard V2-00

CAL_IIR_L1-Standard-V2-00 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR) Level 1B Radiance, Standard Version 2-00 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO IIR instrument. Data collection for this product is ongoing. The IIR Level 1B data product contains a half orbit of geolocated, calibrated radiances. Image data are registered to a 1 km grid centered on the lidar track. The Level 1B data product is written in HDF.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, Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), IIR, and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency, CNES.

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CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 125m Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-01

CAL_WFC_L1_125m-ValStage1-V3-01 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Wide Field Camera (WFC) Level 1B 125m Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 Version 3-01. Data collection for this product is complete. Version 3.01 includes new metadata parameters and corrections to several minor software bugs. Specifically, the Orbit Number and Path Number metadata parameters are now included to facilitate improved subsetting capabilities. The primary WFC Level 1B data products are calibrated radiance and bidirectional reflectance registered to an Earth-based grid centered on the Lidar ground track. During the normal operation, the WFC acquires science data only during the daylight portions of the CALIPSO orbits. The WFC Level 1B 125 m Native Science data product provides WFC radiance and reflectance measurements across just the central 5 km swath at 125 m resolution. No spatial interpolation is performed. 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 is comprised of three instruments, the Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), the Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and the WFC. CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency, CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales).

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Antarctica, V1-01

CAL_LID_L2_BlowingSnow_Antarctica-Standard-V1-01 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - Antarctica, Version 1-01 data product. This product was collected using the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument and reports the distribution of blowing snow properties based on back-scatter retrievals over Antarctica. The version of this product was changed from 1-00 to 1-01 to account for a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production cluster. Data collection for this product is complete.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: CALIOP, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera (WFC). CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency, Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES).

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Transparent Data, Standard V4-20

CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudySkyTransparent-Standard-V4-20 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Transparent Data, Standard Version 4-20 data product. Data is collected using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. Data generation and distribution of this V4.20 product ended on July 1, 2020, to support a change in the operating system of the CALIPSO production clusters. The V4.21 data product covers July 1, 2020, to current. The CALIPSO lidar level 3 aerosol data product reports monthly mean profiles of aerosol optical properties on a uniform spatial grid. It is intended to be a tropospheric product, so data are only reported below altitudes of 12 km. All level 3 parameters are derived from the version 4.20 CALIOP level 2 aerosol profile product and have been quality screened before averaging. The primary quantities reported are vertical profiles of the aerosol extinction coefficient at 532 nm and its vertical integral, the aerosol optical depth (AOD). Aerosol type and spatial distribution information are also included. Averaged profile data is reported for all aerosols, regardless of type, and for mineral dust aerosols only. Classification of dust is based on the aerosol-type flags in the level 2 profile product. To keep level 3 file sizes manageable, there are four different types of level 3 files produced, depending on the sky condition and the temporal coverage of the data before averaging: Description of the Four Sky Conditions (Day, Night)1) All Sky: All level 2 columns are averaged, regardless of cloud occurrence,2) Cloud-Free: Only cloud-free level 2 columns are averaged,3) Cloudy-Sky, Transparent: Only level 2 columns containing transparent clouds are averaged, and4) Cloud-Sky, Opaque: Only level 2 columns containing opaque clouds are averagedCALIPSO 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 formation with five other satellites in the international "A-Train" (PDF) constellation for coincident Earth observations. The CALIPSO satellite comprises three instruments: the 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 (Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales).

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CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 km Registered Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-01

CAL_WFC_L1_IIR-ValStage1-V3-01 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 km Registered Science data. Version 3.01 includes new metadata parameters and corrections to several minor software bugs. Specifically, the Orbit Number and Path Number metadata parameters are now included to facilitate improved subsetting capabilities. The primary Wide Field Camera Level 1B data products are calibrated radiance and bidirectional reflectance registered to an Earth-based grid centered on the Lidar ground track. During normal operation, the WFC acquires science data only during the daylight portions of the CALIPSO orbits. The Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 IIR Registered Science grid provides WFC data on the identical grid as the CALIPSO IIR data and is produced to facilitate the use of the WFC data in the IIR retrievals. 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 (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales).

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