CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask (VFM), V4-51

Description

CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-21 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask (VFM), Version 4-51 data product. Data for this product was collected using the CALIPSO Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. 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). CALIPSO was launched on April 28, 2006, to study the impact of clouds and aerosols on the Earth's radiation budget and climate. From June 13, 2006, to September 13, 2018, CALIPSO was part of the A-Train constellation for coincident Earth Observations. After September 13, 2018, the satellite was lowered from 705 to 688 km to resume flying in formation with CloudSat, heretofore called the C-Train.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 NASA Mission Page for CALIPSO https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/calipso/main/
21 CALIPSO Project Home Page https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/
21 ASDC Data and Information for CALIPSO https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CALIPSO
21 CALIPSO V4.51 Lidar Level 2 Data Quality Summary https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/qs/cal_lid_l2_all_v4-51_qs.php
21 CALIPSO V4.51 Lidar Level 2 Data Description Summary https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/data_desc/cal_lid_l2_vfm_v4-51_desc.php
21 DOI data set landing page for CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51_V4-51. https://doi.org/10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51
34 Mission Logo https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/static/images/project_logos/calipso.png
21 CALIPSO - Browse Image Tutorial https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/browse/index.php
21 Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/calipso/data_product_maturity.html
21 CALIPSO – List of Publications https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/bibliographies.php
21 CALIPSO – Data Inventory https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/products/inventory.php
21 CALIPSO Data User’s Guide - Frequently Asked Questions https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/faq.php
21 How to cite ASDC data https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/citing-data
21 ASDC Direct Data Download for CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51_V4-51 https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/data/CALIPSO/LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51/
21 OPeNDAP data access for CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51_V4-51 https://opendap.larc.nasa.gov/opendap/CALIPSO/LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51/contents.html
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FCALIOP%2FCALIPSO%2FCAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51
21 NASA Mission Page for CALIPSO https://science.nasa.gov/mission/calipso/
21 CALIPSO Project Home Page https://science.nasa.gov/mission/calipso/
33 Overview of CALIPSO Data Product Maturity https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/documents/calipso/data_product_maturity.pdf
21 CALIPSO - Browse Images https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/products/lidar/browse_images/std_v451_index.php
21 CALIPSO – Data Availability Site https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/tools/data_avail/
21 Earthdata Search for CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51_V4-51 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data). https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/granules?p=C2667982867-LARC_ASDC
21 CALIPSO Data User’s Guide https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/
33 CALIPSO - Data Management System - Data Products Catalog - Release 4.95 https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/products/CALIPSO_DPC_Rev4x95.pdf

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  • aerosols
  • atmosphere
  • clouds
  • earth-science

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