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GOES-R PLT Cloud Physics LiDAR (CPL) V1

Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

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.

Access & Use Information

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 December 6, 2023

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 December 6, 2023
Publisher NASA/MSFC/GHRC
Maintainer
Identifier C1979112912-GHRC_DAAC
Data First Published 2019-06-26
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2022-04-28
Category GOES-R PLT, geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
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Citation McGill, Matthew , Dennis L Hlavka, John E. Yorks and Patrick A. Selmer.2019. GOES-R PLT Cloud Physics LiDAR (CPL) indicate subset used. Dataset available online from the NASA Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center DAAC, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/GOESRPLT/CPL/DATA101
Graphic Preview Description N/A
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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
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Source Hash a3efb567bd29aa50ddfd4a0d9de20e0c5c3a3f2727327840f90eb7396ba890b9
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 2017-03-23T17:53:04Z/2017-05-17T09:10:53Z

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