Description
CATS-ISS_L1B_D-M7.2-V3-00 is the Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) International Space Station (ISS) Level 1B Day Mode 7.2 Version 3-00 data product. This collection spans from March 25, 2015 to October 29, 2017. 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. CATS Level 2 Layer data products contain geophysical parameters and are derived from Level 1 data, at 60m vertical and 5km horizontal resolution.
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-M7.2-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 - 07 July 2017 | 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-M7.2-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-M7.2-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-M7.2-V3-00_V3-00 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) | Open resource |