Release of CALIPSO V3-00 Lidar Level-3 Aerosol product October 2015
The Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA Langley Research Center in collaboration with the CALIPSO mission announces the release of the following monthly data products:
- CAL_LID_L3_APro_AllSky-Standard-V3-00
- CAL_LID_L3_APro_CloudFree-Standard-V3-00
- CAL_LID_L3_APro_CloudySkyTransparent-Standard-V3-00
- CAL_LID_L3_APro_CloudySkyOpaque-Standard-V3-00
Version 3.00 of the CALIOP Level-3 Aerosol Profile product contains
several improvements to the initial beta release including refined sky
conditions, reduced biases in single-species averages and corrected mean
aerosol optical depth calculations.
The monthly product is available beginning with data from June 2006
(following CALIOP first light on June 13, 2006) through current. The
Version 1.00 and 1.30 CALIOP Level-3 Aerosol Profile data products will
no longer be generated beyond September 2015.
