The 2nd Workshop of the International Cloud Working Group (ICWG) will be held in Madison, Wisconsin, USA from 29 October to 2 November 2018. The workshop aims at enhancing cloud retrieval schemes and their applicability and a better characterization of their validity. Experts working with cloud parameter retrieval schemes from passive imagers, passive microwave, and […]
The CALIPSO mission team, in collaboration with the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center and AERIS/ICARE Data and Services Center, announces the release of an update to the standard Level 2 lidar data products: CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-20 CAL_LID_L2_333mMLay-Standard-V4-20 CAL_LID_L2_05kmMLay-Standard-V4-20 CAL_LID_L2_05kmALay-Standard-V4-20 CAL_LID_L2_05kmCLay-Standard-V4-20 CAL_LID_L2_05kmAPro-Standard-V4-20 CAL_LID_L2_05kmCPro-Standard-V4-20 CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-20 The V4.20 CALIOP Level 2 products contain new laser […]
On September 13, 2018 CALIPSO will begin lowering its orbit from 705 km to 688 km to resume formation flying with CloudSat. The sequence of maneuvers is expected to take about a week and the payload instruments will be turned off (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP), Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR), and Wide Field Camera […]
The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center in collaboration with the CALIPSO mission team announces the release of a new CALIOP Level 3 Ice Cloud Product: CAL_LID_L3_Ice_Cloud-Standard-V1-00 The CALIOP Level-3 Ice Cloud monthly product reports global distributions of ice cloud extinction coefficients and ice water content histograms on a uniform spatial […]
La Journée Scientifique du Labex CaPPA est organisée tous les ans à destination des laboratoires du Labex. Elle est l’occasion de discuter et échanger au sujet des avancées scientifiques des différents groupes de travail. Cette année, une discussion prospective est prévue pour définir les lignes directrices de la suite du projet. Toute la communauté scientifique […]
The 705-km Afternoon (A-Train) Satellite Constellation brings together a rich array of instruments to better understand Earth’s changing climate and environment. The 3rd International Symposium on the A-Train Satellite Constellation is an opportunity to learn more about the evolving capabilities of the A-Train system, and to engage other colleagues with similar interests. To see the […]
The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center in collaboration with the CALIPSO mission announces the release of the following data product: CAL_IIR_L1- Standard-V2-00 Version 2.00 of the IIR Level-1 product is the first major revision since the initial release in 2006. The calibration procedure has been adjusted to reduce known small […]
Update of previous highlight posted in May 2017: The TAPEER-BRAIN product is now available until December 14, 2017. Please note that this product is available in the MULTI_SENSOR section of the archive. We are pleased to announce the release of the daily cumulated surface rainfall products and associated uncertainties. This so-called TAPEER-BRAIN product is available […]
At the end of the PARASOL mission, CNES completed the final reprocessing of Level-1 data in 2014. ICARE completed the reprocessing of the PARASOL Level-2 and Level-3 products in 2015, using revised science codes as well as new codes provided by the French science team at LOA (University of Lille). In addition to the HDF5 […]