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CALIOP Data Access and Tools

Data collected by NASA’s Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) are integral for high-resolution vertical profiles of aerosols and clouds, among other investigations. Explore CALIOP datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloud Free Data, Standard V4-21 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 V4-21 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Dust/Ash/Smoke
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Aerosol Profile, V4-21 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-19 V4-21 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Lidar
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Transparent Data, Standard V4-21 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 V4-21 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Dust/Ash/Smoke
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask (VFM), V4-21 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-19 V4-21 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Aerosols, Clouds, Lidar
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Opaque Data, Standard V4-21 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 V4-21 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1/3 km Merged Layer, V4-20 2006-06-12 to 2020-07-01 V4-20 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Lidar Backscatter, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Ceiling, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile, V4-20 2006-06-12 to 2020-07-01 V4-20 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Lidar
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Aerosol Layer Data, V4-20 2006-06-12 to 2020-07-01 V4-20 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Backscatter, Lidar
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, All Sky Data, Standard V4-20 2006-06-01 to 2020-08-01 V4-20 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5 km Cloud Layer, V4-20 2006-06-12 to 2020-07-01 V4-20 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Base Height, Cloud Ceiling, Lidar
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CALIOP Data Tools

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ASDC CALIPSO Search and Subset Tool The CALIPSO Search and Subset web application enables a more sophisticated approach to selecting and ordering CALIPSO lidar data by date, time and geolocation. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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