GOES-R PLT Cloud Physics LiDAR (CPL) V1

Description

The GOES-R PLT Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL) dataset consists of backscatter coefficient, lidar depolarization ratio, layer top/base height, layer type, particulate extinction coefficient, ice water content, and layer/cumulative optical depth data collected from the Cloud Physics LiDAR instrument flown aboard the NASA ER-2 high-altitude aircraft during the GOES-R Post Launch Test (PLT) field campaign. The GOES-R PLT field campaign supported post-launch L1B and L2+ product validation of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) and the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM). The CPL instrument is a multi-wavelength backscatter LiDAR that provides multi-wavelength measurements of cirrus clouds and aerosols with high temporal and spatial resolution. Data files are available from April 13, 2017 through May 14, 2017 in HDF-5 format with layer information in ASCII text files. Browse imagery files in GIF format are also available.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Level 1B HDF-5 File Description https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/goesrpltcpl_readme_L1Bhdf.txt
21 Level 2 HDF-5 File Description https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/goesrpltcpl_readme_L2hdf.txt
21 Files may be downloaded directly to your workstation from this link https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search?q=goesrpltcpl
16 Sample Browse Image https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/browse/L2/goesrplt_CPL_L2_01kmSum_17929_20170422_D1Bot.gif
21 GOES-R PLT Field Campaign Collection DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GOESRPLT/DATA101
21 GOES-R PLT CPL Dataset Information https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/goesrplt_CPL_datasetinfo.txt
21 Level 1B Image File Description https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/goesrpltcpl_readme_L1Bima.txt
21 Airborne lidar measurements of aerosol optical properties during SAFARI-2000 https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JD002370
21 Airborne validation of spatial properties measured by the CALIPSO lidar http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2007JD008768
21 On the spectral dependence of backscatter from cirrus clouds: Assessing CALIOP’s 1064 nm calibration assumptions using cloud physics lidar measurements https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JD013086
21 GOES-R PLT Field Campaign Micro Article https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/micro-articles/goes-r-post-launch-test-plt
21 N/A https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/browse/
21 Definition of CPL Vertical Feature Mask Codes https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/Definition-of-CPL-Vertical-Feature-Mask-Codes.docx
21 GOES-R PLT CPL Software https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/software/
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FGOESRPLT%2FCPL%2FDATA101
21 Definition of CPL Surface Type Flags https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/Definition-of-CPL-Surface-Type-Flags.docx
33 Applications of Data from the Cloud Physics Lidar https://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/85877.pdf
21 Instructions for citing GHRC data https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/home/about-ghrc/citing-ghrc-daac-data
21 Level 2 Layers File Description https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/goesrpltcpl_readme_layers.txt
21 NASA Armstrong Fact Sheet: ER-2 High-Altitude Airborne Science Aircraft https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-046-DFRC.html
33 The guide document contains detailed information about the dataset https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/goesrpltcpl_dataset.pdf
21 Definition of CPL Optical Properties Flags https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/Definition-of-CPL-Optical-Properties-Flags.docx
21 Level 2 Image File Description https://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/pub/fieldCampaigns/goesrplt/CPL/doc/goesrpltcpl_readme_L2ima.txt
21 Cloud Physics Lidar: instrument description and initial measurement results https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.41.003725

Tags

  • aerosols
  • atmosphere
  • spectral-engineering
  • lidar
  • clouds
  • earth-science

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