Cloud properties by layer from satellite
Plugin type:
Data source
Data type:
Satellite
Data family:
CALIOP L2 cloud
Official product name:
L2_05kmCLay-Prov-V3-01
Data format:
HDF
Product description webpage:
Description:
CALIOP is a two-wavelength polarization-sensitive lidar that provides high-resolution vertical profiles of aerosols and clouds CALIOP utilizes three receiver channels: one measuring the 1064 nm backscatter intensity and two channels measuring orthogonally polarized components of the 532 nm backscattered signal. The main content of this product are 5 km aggregated cloud properties by layer (https://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/project/calipso/5_km_cloud_layer_table).
Example filename:
CAL_LID_L2_05kmCLay-Prov-V3-01.2007-08-31T23-24-12ZN.hdf
Is built-in?:
1