CALIPSO Data Sets
|
CALIPSO Data Sets |
|
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 formation with five other satellites in the international "A-Train" (PDF) 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 U.S. (NASA) and French (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales-CNES) satellite mission with an expected 3 year lifetime.
| Instrument Update: | The CALIPSO Laser Switch was completed and normal operations resumed on March 12, 2009. |
 |
June 2009: Release of Version 3.00 Lidar Level 1B data. Version 3.00 includes algorithm improvements, modifications to existing data parameters, and new data parameters. Algorithm improvements were implemented for the 532-nm daytime calibration, laser energy calculations, signal normalization by laser energy, and the interpolation of GMAO gridded data products to the CALIPSO orbit tracks. The modified data parameters include the Met_Data_Altitude array and quality flags QC_Flag and QC_Flag_2. The new data parameters describe the orbit and path number and are included in the file metadata. Detailed information for this release will be available in the Data Quality Statement that will be posted mid-June 2009. |
| The CALIPSO spacecraft reached a major milestone with the collection of its first data. One of the satellite's first lidar images released on July 24, 2006, gives a unique view of the atmosphere. (Read Full text) |
| Documentation | Data | Tools | Relevant Links | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Software for working with data:
|
Quality designators indicate the maturity of products and individual parameters, and include "Beta", "Provisional", "Validated Stage 1", "Validated Stage 2", and "Validated Stage 3". A product may contain parameters at varying quality levels. |
|
| NOTE: | The data in each data set are global, but are produced in files by half orbit, with the day portion of an orbit in one file and the night portion of the orbit in another. |
| Data Set Name (Select name to order) |
Description | Parameters | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR) Level 1B | |||
|
CAL_IIR_L1-Prov-V1-11
(08/20/2008-present) CAL_IIR_L1-Prov-V1-10 (06/13/2008-08/19/2008) |
CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer Level 1B radiance data | Infrared Radiance | In Preparation |
| Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR) Level 2 Track | |||
|
CAL_IIR_L2_Track-Prov-V2-02
(09/14/2008-present) CAL_IIR_L2_Track-Beta-V2-01 (06/13/2006-12/31/2006, 02/18/2008-09/13/2008) |
CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer Level 2 track data | Emissivity, Cloud Properties | In Preparation |
| Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR) Level 2 Swath | |||
|
CAL_IIR_L2_Swath-Prov-V2-02
(09/14/2008-present) CAL_IIR_L2_Swath-Beta-V2-01 (06/13/2006-12/31/2006, 02/18/2008-09/13/2008) |
CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer Level 2 swath data | Emissivity, Cloud Properties | In Preparation |
| Lidar Level 1B | |||
| CAL_LID_L1-ValStage1-V3-00 (03/12/2009-06/10/2009) | CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B profile data | Lidar Attenuated Backscatter | Quality Statement (V3) |
|
CAL_LID_L1-Prov-V2-02
(09/14/2008-02/16/2009) CAL_LID_L1-Prov-V2-01 (06/13/2006-09/13/2008) |
Quality Statement (V2) | ||
| Lidar Level 2 Cloud and Aerosol Layer | |||
|
CAL_LID_L2_05kmALay-Prov-V2-02
(09/14/2008-present) CAL_LID_L2_05kmALay-Prov-V2-01 (06/13/2006-09/13/2008) |
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km aerosol layer data | Integrated Attenuated Backscatter, Column Reflectance, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Aerosol Optical Thickness | Quality Statement (V2) |
|
CAL_LID_L2_333mCLay-Prov-V2-02
(09/14/2008-present) CAL_LID_L2_333mCLay-Prov-V2-01 (06/13/2006-09/13/2008) |
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1/3 km cloud layer data | Integrated Attenuated Backscatter, Column Reflectance, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Midlayer Temperature | |
|
CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Prov-V2-02
(09/14/2008-present) CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Prov-V2-01 (06/13/2006-09/13/2008) |
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1 km cloud layer data | Integrated Attenuated Backscatter, Column Reflectance, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Midlayer Temperature | |
|
CAL_LID_L2_05kmCLay-Prov-V2-02
(09/14/2008-present) CAL_LID_L2_05kmCLay-Prov-V2-01 (06/13/2006-09/13/2008) |
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km cloud layer data | Integrated Attenuated Backscatter, Column Reflectance, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Top Height, Cloud Optical Depth | |
| Lidar Level 2 Cloud and Aerosol Profile | |||
|
CAL_LID_L2_05kmCPro-Beta-V2-02
(09/14/2008-present) CAL_LID_L2_05kmCPro-Beta-V2-01 (06/13/2006-09/13/2008) |
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km cloud profile data | Backscatter Coefficient, Depolarization Ratio Profile, Extinction Coefficient | Quality Statement (V2) |
|
CAL_LID_L2_40kmAProCal-Beta-V2-02
(09/14/2008-present) CAL_LID_L2_40kmAProCal-Beta-V2-01 (06/13/2006-09/13/2008) |
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 aerosol profile data using the CALIPSO Lidar Ratio selection algorithm | Backscatter Coefficient, Depolarization Ratio Profile, Extinction Coefficient | |
| Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask | |||
|
CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Prov-V2-02
(09/14/2008-present) CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Prov-V2-01 (06/13/2006-09/13/2008) |
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask data | Aerosol Particle Properties, Cloud Type, Cloud Particle Phase | Quality Statement (V2) |
| Wide Field Camera (WFC) Level 1B | |||
| CAL_WFC_L1_125m-Prov-V1-10 (06/13/2006-present) | CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1A 125 m Native Science data | Radiance, Reflectance | Quality Statement (V1) |
| CAL_WFC_L1_1Km-Prov-V1-10 (06/13/2006-present) | CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1A 1 km Native Science data | Radiance, Reflectance | |
| CAL_WFC_L1_IIR-Prov-V1-10 (06/13/2006-present) | CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1A 1 km Registered Science data | Radiance, Reflectance | |
Please refer to CALIPSO Previously Released Data Sets if you need older versions of these data.
Obtain a Portable Document Format (PDF) reader: Adobe Acrobat Reader | PDF Reader software list
