Description
DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_CLOUDHEIGHT_01 visualizes the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) Level 2 Cloud version 03 data product. The image shows Cloud Effective Height (CEH) derived using Oxygen A and B-band pairs from the DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_CLOUD_03 product. The data is shown on an orthographic projection of the Earth, and a color map is used to indicate the altitude of clouds. CEP is derived using the Mixed Lambertian-Equivalent Reflectivity (MLER) model, which assumes an EPIC pixel contains two Lambertian reflectors, the surface and the cloud. This assumption simplifies the radiative transfer equation, and cloud pressure can be retrieved using the oxygen A- and B-band pairs. Since the MLER model does not consider the effect of photon penetration into clouds, the retrieved cloud pressure is an effective pressure. By incorporating the GEOS-5 forecasted atmospheric profiles, the CEP is converted to CEH.
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| 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 DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_CLOUDHEIGHT_01 | Open resource |
| View this dataset's calibration documentation | DSCOVR Earth Science Instrument Overview | Open resource | |
| View documentation related to this dataset | EPIC Cloud Product Description | Open resource | |
| View this dataset's processing history | EPIC Data Format Control Book Specification July 1, 2016 | Open resource | |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | ASDC Data and Information for DSCOVR | Open resource |
| This dataset's landing page | HTML | DOI data set landing page for DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_CLOUDHEIGHT_01 | Open resource |
| View a micro article on this dataset | HTML | NASA Earth Observatory Article: Learning from the Scars | Open resource |
| The dataset's project home page | HTML | EPIC Cloud Products | 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 DSCOVR_EPIC_L2_CLOUDHEIGHT_01 (NASA Application to search, discover, visualize, refine, and access NASA Earth Observation data) | Open resource |
| View information related to this dataset | HTML | Earth Observation Portal Page for DSCOVR Mission Information | Open resource |
| View this dataset's publications | HTML | NASA Studies High Clouds, Saharan Dust from EPIC View | Open resource |