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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 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
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
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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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