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CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 125m Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-02

Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

CAL_WFC_L1_125m-ValStage1-V3-02 data are Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Wide Field Camera (WFC) Level 1B 125 m Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 Version 3-02. Data collection for this product is ongoing. Version 3.02 represents a transition of the Lidar, Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and WFC processing and browse code to a new cluster computing system. No algorithm changes were introduced, and very minor changes were observed between V3.01 and V3.02 as a result of the compiler and computer architecture differences. The primary WFC Level 1B data products are calibrated radiance and bidirectional reflectance registered to an Earth-based grid centered on the Lidar ground track. During the normal operation, the WFC acquires science data only during the daylight portions of the CALIPSO orbits. The 1 km Native Science grid covers the full 61 km swath centered on the Lidar track. The 125 m Native Science grid contains only the central 5 km wide high resolution portion of the WFC swath. Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) was launched on April 28, 2006 to study the impact of clouds and aerosols on the Earth's radiation budget and climate. It flies in the international A-Train constellation for coincident Earth observations. The CALIPSO satellite is comprised of three instruments, the Cloud-Aerosol LIdar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), IIR, and WFC. CALIPSO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the French Agency, CNES.

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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 November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
Publisher NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC
Maintainer
Identifier C7414570-LARC_ASDC
Data First Published 2014-04-22
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2018-04-02
Category CALIPSO, geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Citation 2011-12-13. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA/LARC/SD/ASDC. https://doi.org/10.5067/WFC/CALIPSO/CAL_WFC_L1_125M-VALSTAGE1-V3-02_L1B-003.02. https://asdc.larc.nasa.gov/project/CALIPSO.
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Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/WFC/CALIPSO/CAL_WFC_L1_125M-VALSTAGE1-V3-02_L1B-003.02
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Temporal 2007-04-15T00:00:00Z/2022-01-17T00:00:00Z

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