Release of CALIPSO V4-10 Level-1 and Level-2 Lidar products November 2016 – Updated March 2017
Update of previous highlight posted in November 2016.
The CALIPSO mission announces the release of new versions of its
standard Level-1 and Level-2 lidar data products. These products are
available through the Atmospheric Science Data Center (ASDC) at NASA
Langley Research Center and the French AERIS/ICARE Data and Services
Center in Lille, France. The new data products consist of the Version
4.10 Lidar Level-1 Products and Version 4.10 Lidar Level-2 Products.
The V4.10 CALIOP Level 2 data products are the first major revision to
the Level 2 product suite since May 2010. The extensive improvements
made in this new release correct numerous artifacts and significantly
enhance the content and quality of the science data. In addition to the
substantial updates made to all existing Level 2 products, V4.10
introduces a new merged layer product that reports the spatial and
optical properties of cloud and aerosol layers in a single file.
Users are instructed not to use Version 4.00 Lidar Level 1 product
any longer and to use instead the Version 4.10 for science use. The
product is available beginning with data from June 13, 2006 (following
CALIOP first light), and as of this update, through July 31, 2016.
Remaining data will be available as it is produced. The product is now
available on all currently existing standard order tools as well as the
CALIPSO Search/Sub-setter application.
Version 4.00 Lidar Level 1 will be deleted from the AERIS/ICARE archive in a couple of months.
To see the full announcement of November 2016, click here.
+ More information about the CALIPSO products at ASDC
+ Access to CALIPSO products from the AERIS/ICARE on-line archive
