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    • GOES-R PLT Cloud Physics LiDAR (CPL) V1

    Metadata Updated: April 10, 2025

    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.

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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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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date December 1, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date April 10, 2025
    Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C1979112912-GHRC_DAAC
    Data First Published 2019-06-26
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2025-03-31
    Category GOES-R PLT, geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id a5ca1c4d-073e-43d7-abb2-c455338240d0
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/GOESRPLT/CPL/DATA101
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -118.234 26.4487 -65.3628 43.5723
    Program Code 026:001
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 55833482c83dfabe428dbde0f1e534004e33b60d12c91736f147732c6888924d
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2017-03-23T17:53:04Z/2017-05-17T09:10:53Z

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