Description
CATS-ISS_L1B_D-M7.1-V3-00 is the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) International Space Station (ISS) Level 1B Day Mode 7.1 Version 3-00 data product. The collection spans from February 10, 2015 through March 21, 2015. CATS, which was launched on January 10, 2015, was a lidar remote sensing instrument that provided range-resolved profile measurements of atmospheric aerosols and clouds from the ISS. CATS was intended to operate on-orbit for up to three years. CATS provides vertical profiles at three wavelengths, orbiting between ~230 and ~270 miles above the Earth's surface at a 51-degree inclination with nearly a three-day repeat cycle. For the first time, scientists were able to study diurnal (day-to-night) changes in cloud and aerosol effects from space by observing the same spot on Earth at different times each day. Level 1B data have been calibrated and annotated with ancillary meteorological data and processed to sensor units.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
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| View this dataset's data citation policy | HTML | How to cite ASDC data | Open resource |
| Download this dataset | HTML | ASDC Direct Data Download for CATS-ISS_L1B_D-M7.1-V3-00_V3-00 | Open resource |
| View this dataset's algorithm theoretical basis document | CATS Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document Level 1 and Level 2 Data Products - Release 1.0 - 12 June2015 | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's production history | CATS Data Management System Data Products Catalog, Release 6.0 | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's production history | CATS Data Management System Data Products Catalog Release 7.0 | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's product usage | CATS Data Release Notes, L1B Version 2.08, L2O Version 2.00, L2O Version 2.01 | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | HTML | ASDC Data and Information for CATS | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | CATS project home page | Open resource |
| Get a related visualization | HTML | CATS Browse and Granule Availability | Open resource |
| View this dataset's production history | CATS Data Management System Data Products Catalog | Open resource | |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | DOI data set landing page for CATS-ISS_L1B_D-M7.1-V3-00_V3-00 | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | NASA Earth Observatory Article: Blue Marble, Eastern Hemisphere | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | NASA Earth Observatory Article: Dust and Clouds Dance Over the Sahara | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | NASA Earth Observatory Article: A Slice of Cirrus | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | NASA Earth Observatory Article: Nighttime View of Raung Volcanic Plume | Open resource |
| Use OPeNDAP to access the dataset's data | HTML | OPeNDAP data access for CATS-ISS_L1B_D-M7.1-V3-00_V3-00 | Open resource |
| Google Scholar search results | HTML | Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. | Open resource |
| Download this dataset through Earthdata Search | HTML | Earthdata Search for CATS-ISS_L1B_D-M7.1-V3-00_V3-00 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) | Open resource |