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

    Metadata Updated: August 13, 2024

    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.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date June 27, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 13, 2024

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date June 27, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date August 13, 2024
    Publisher NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2667982867-LARC_ASDC
    Data First Published 2006-06-12
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2023-06-30
    Category CALIPSO, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Citation Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. https://doi.org/10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51.
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    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Program Code 026:001
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    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2006-06-11T00:00:00Z/2023-06-30T23:59:59.999Z

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