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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 2 Blowing Snow - Greenland, V1-00 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 V1-00 COMPLETE 2 HDF5 Atmospheric Radiation, Surface Temperature, Wind Speed, Snow, Wind Direction, Blowing Snow
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile, V4-51 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 V4-51 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Properties, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile, V5-00 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 V5-00 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Cloud Types, Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Backscatter, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Merged Layer Diagnostic Beta, V5-00 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 V5-00 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Aerosols, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Cloud Types, Aerosol Backscatter, Cloud Top Phase
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Cloud (PSC), V2-00 2006-06-12 to 2021-03-26 V2-00 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Polar Stratospheric Clouds/Nacreous
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Cloud (PSC), V3-00 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 V3-00 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Cloud Types, Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Backscatter, Lidar Depolarization Ratio, Aerosol Extinction, Scattering, Polar Stratospheric Clouds/Nacreous, Water Vapor Mixing Ratio Profiles
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask (VFM), V4-51 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 V4-51 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Aerosols, Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Types, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice, Dust/Ash/Smoke
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask (VFM), V5-00 2006-06-12 to 2023-06-30 V5-00 COMPLETE 2 HDF4 Cloud Types, Cloud Properties, Dust/Ash/Smoke, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Data, Standard V1-00 2006-06-01 to 2017-01-01 V1-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Clouds, Cloud Fraction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Data, Standard V2-00 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V2-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Clouds
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 GEWEX Cloud, Standard V2-00 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V2-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Clouds, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Cloud, Standard V1-00 2006-06-01 to 2017-01-01 V1-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Clouds, Cloud Height, Cloud Top Pressure, Cloud Top Temperature
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Data, Standard V1-00 2006-06-01 to 2022-02-01 V1-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Clouds, Cloud Liquid Water/Ice
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Data, Standard V2-00 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V2-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Clouds
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles Standard V1-00 2006-06-01 to 2020-08-01 V1-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles Standard V1-01 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 V1-01 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Angstrom Exponent, Potential Temperature
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles Standard V2-00 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V2-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter
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 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, All Sky 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 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, All Sky Data, Standard V5-00 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V5-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloud Free 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 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 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloud Free Data, Standard V5-00 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V5-00 COMPLETE 3 HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Opaque 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 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
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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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