CALIPSO Preservation Documents

Instrument Description

Preflight/Pre-Operational Calibration Data: CALIPSO Small Satellite Flight Commissioning

Raw Data and Derived Products

Binary & standard formats

Raw data is all unprocessed inputs to Level 1B through Level 4 products

Ancillary Level 0 - Binary

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
Geode User State Telemetry; APID1103	Geode_03_LZ*.DAT	0.03
Geode Covariance Telemetry; APID1104	Geode_04_LZ*.DAT	0.00
Geode Residuals Telemetry; APID1105	Geode_05_LZ*.DAT	0.00
Geode Location Solution Telemetry; APID1106	Geode_06_LZ*.DAT	73.05
Geode Real-time Telemetry; APID1107	Geode_07_LZ*.DAT	0.03
Ancillary Time Bulletin; APID1801	AttEph01_LZ*.DAT	18.27
Ancillary GPS Bulletin; APID1802	AttEph02_LZ*.DAT	32.21
Ancillary Attitude Bulletin; APID1803 (derived from CALIPSO Mission Ops)	AttEph03_LZ*.DAT	30.07
PHSD Operate Image Packet; APID2402	HouseKpg_LZ*.DAT	106.08
Payload Event Packet; APID2501	HouseK0_LZ.DAT	0.08

Ancillary - Derived

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO Ephemeris (derived from CNES)	CAL_POST_PROCESSED_EPHEMERIS_*	1.40
Toolkit Converted Attitude - Version 1.00 Launch	Att_TK-Launch-V1-00*.att	40.00
Toolkit Converted Attitude - Version 1.01 Launch	Att_TK-Launch-V1-01*.att
Toolkit Converted Attitude - Version 1.01 Provisional	Att_TK-Prov-V1-01*.att
Toolkit Converted Attitude - Version 1.02 Provisional	Att_TK-Prov-V1-02*.att
Toolkit Converted Attitude - Version 1.03 Provisional	Att_TK-Prov-V1-03*.att
Toolkit Converted Ephemeris - Version 1.00 Launch	Eph_TK-Launch-V1-00*.att	3.00
Toolkit Converted Ephemeris - Version 1.01 Launch	Eph_TK-Launch-V1-01*.att
Toolkit Converted Ephemeris - Version 1.01 Provisional	Eph_TK-Prov-V1-01*.att
Toolkit Converted Ephemeris - Version 1.02 Provisional	Eph_TK-Prov-V1-02*.att
Toolkit Converted Ephemeris - Version 1.03 Provisional	Eph_TK-Prov-V1-03*.att
Maps of Aerosol lidar ratios for Calipso	MAC_LidarRatio532_LUTS_V5-00.h5
MERRA-2 Wind Correction of Ocean Derived Column Optical Depth	MERRA_2_Wind_Correction_LUT.h5
Cloud-Aerosol Discrimination 5D Probability Density Function	ClassifierCoefficients5D_v410.hdf

Lidar Level 0 - Binary

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
Lidar IHSD; APID1001	Lidar_01_LZ*.DAT	45.00
Lidar 532P Normal Science mode; APID1002	Lidar_02_LZ*.DAT	7400.00
Lidar 532S Normal Science mode; APID1003	Lidar_03_LZ*.DAT	7400.00
Lidar 1064 Normal Science mode; APID1004	Lidar_04_LZ*.DAT	4700.00
Lidar 532P Atmospheric mode; APID1005	Lidar_05_LZ*.DAT	0.47
Lidar 532S Atmospheric mode; APID1006	Lidar_06_LZ*.DAT	0.39
Lidar 1064 Atmospheric mode; APID1007	Lidar_07_LZ*.DAT	0.17
Lidar 532P PIVB Post-Processed Data – Atmospheric Test; APID1014	Lidar_14_LZ*.DAT	0.00
Lidar 532S PIVB Post-Processed Data – Atmospheric Test; APID1015	Lidar_15_LZ*.DAT	0.00
Lidar 1064 PIVB Post-Processed Data – Atmospheric Test; APID1016	Lidar_16_LZ*.DAT	0.00
Lidar Report Config; APID1017	Lidar_17_LZ*.DAT	0.00
Lidar LTS Passthrough Response; APID1018	Lidar_18_LZ*.DAT	0.01
Lidar LRE Passthrough Response; APID1019	Lidar_19_LZ*.DAT	0.00

Lidar Level 0 - PIVB

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
XBAND - Lidar 532P PIVB Raw Shot Data; APID1008	Lidar_08_LZ*.DAT	2.63
XBAND - Lidar 532S PIVB Raw Shot Data; APID1009	Lidar_09_LZ*.DAT	2.63
XBAND - Lidar 1064 PIVB Raw Shot Data; APID1010	Lidar_10_LZ*.DAT	2.63
XBAND - Lidar 532P PIVB Post-Processed Data – Normal; APID1011	Lidar_11_LZ*.DAT	0.11
XBAND - Lidar 532S PIVB Post-Processed Data – Normal; APID1012	Lidar_12_LZ*.DAT	0.11
XBAND - Lidar 1064 PIVB Post-Processed Data – Normal; APID1013	Lidar_13_LZ*.DAT	0.07
SBAND - Lidar 532P PIVB Raw Shot Data	SBAND_PL_Lidar_532P_PIVB_Raw.YYMMDD_HH_MM_SS_v#_c#_prod
SBAND - Lidar 532S PIVB Raw Shot Data	SBAND_PL_Lidar_532S_PIVB_Raw.YYMMDD_HH_MM_SS_v#_c#_prod
SBAND - Lidar 1064 PIVB Raw Shot Data	SBAND_PL_Lidar_1064_PIVB_Raw.YYMMDD_HH_MM_SS_v#_c#_prod
SBAND - Lidar 532P PIVB Post-Processed Data – Normal	SBAND_PL_Lidar_532P_PIVB_PP.YYMMDD_HH_MM_SS_v#_c#_prod
SBAND - Lidar 532S PIVB Post-Processed Data – Normal	SBAND_PL_Lidar_532S_PIVB_PP.YYMMDD_HH_MM_SS_v#_c#_prod
SBAND - Lidar 1064 PIVB Post-Processed Data – Normal	SBAND_PL_Lidar_1064_PIVB_PP.YYMMDD_HH_MM_SS_v#_c#_prod

Lidar Level 0

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO Lidar Level 0 Payload Instrument Verification and Block - Version 1.0	CAL_LID_L0_PIVB-Standard-V1-00*.hdf	52.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 0 - Version 1.0	CAL_LID_L0-Standard-V1-00*.hdf	66000.00

IIR Level 0 - Binary

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
IIR Normal	IIR_01_LZ*.DAT	3250.00

WFC Level 0 - Binary

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
WFC Normal; APID1201	WFC_01_LZ*.DAT	840.56
WFC PIVB Raw Data; APID1202	WFC_02_LZ*.DAT	0.00
WFC PIVB Post Processed; APID1203	WFC_03_LZ*.DAT	0.00
WFC Raw Data; APID1204	WFC_04_LZ*.DAT	1.87

Lidar Level 1 - Instrument

Title	Filename + Format Extension
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1 - Built In Test System (BITS; mode = 4, submode = 11)	CAL_LID_L1_BITS-Launch-V1-04*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_BITS-Prov-V1-11*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_BITS-Prov-V1-20*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_BITS-Prov-V1-22*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_BITS-Prov-V3-01*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_BITS-Prov-V3-02*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_BITS-Prov-V3-30*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_BITS-Prov-V3-40*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_BITS-Standard-V4-00*.hdf
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1 - Depolarization (mode = 5, submode=15)	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Launch-V1-04*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Launch-V1-05*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Launch-V1-08*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V1-11*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V1-20*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V1-22*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V2-01*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V2-02*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V3-01*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V3-02*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V3-30*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V3-40*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_SO_Dep-Prov-V3-41*.hdf
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1 - Calibration History (pre-version 4 approach)	CAL_LID_L1_HIS-Prov-V2-01*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_HIS-Prov-V2-02*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_HIS-ValStage1-V2-02*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_HIS-ValStage1-V3-00*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_HIS-ValStage1-V3-01*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_HIS-ValStage1-V3-02*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_HIS-ValStage1-V3-30*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_HIS-ValStage1-V3-40*.hdf
	CAL_LID_L1_HIS-ValStage1-V3-41*.hdf
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1 - Extended Background Measurement (mode=5, submode=16)
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1 - Boresight Alignment (mode=5, submode=17)

Lidar Level 1

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1 - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L1-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	71000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1 - Version 5.0	CAL_LID_L1-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	71000.00

IIR Level 1

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Data - Version 2.00	CAL_IIR_L1-Standard-V2-00*.hdf	7025.85
CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Data - Version 2.01	CAL_IIR_L1-Standard-V2-01*.hdf	1332.55
CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Data - Version 3.00	CAL_IIR_L1-Standard-V3-00*.hdf	9000.00
CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Calibration Data - Version 3.00	CAL_IIR_L1_CAL-Standard-V3-00*.hdf	2500.00
CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Correction Data - Version 3.00	CAL_IIR_L1_COR-Standard-V3-00*.hdf	200.00

WFC Level 1

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Data - Version 3.01	CAL_WFC_L1_IIR-ValStage1-V3-01*.hdf	1000.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 1km Native Data - Version 3.01	CAL_WFC_L1_1Km-ValStage1-V3-01*.hdf	1011.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 125m Data - Version 3.01	CAL_WFC_L1_125m-ValStage1-V3-01*.hdf	3300.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Data - Version 3.02	CAL_WFC_L1_IIR-ValStage1-V3-02*.hdf	1700.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 1km Native Data - Version 3.02	CAL_WFC_L1_1Km-ValStage1-V3-02*.hdf	1700.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 125m Data - Version 3.02	CAL_WFC_L1_125m-ValStage1-V3-02*.hdf	5500.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Data - Version 4.00	CAL_WFC_L1_IIR-Standard-V4-00*.hdf	2700.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 1km Native Data - Version 4.00	CAL_WFC_L1_1Km-Standard-V4-00*.hdf	2700.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 125m Data - Version 4.00	CAL_WFC_L1_125m-Standard-V4-00*.hdf	13700.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Assembler Data - Version 4.00	CAL_WFC_L1_Asm-Standard-V4-00*.hdf	23.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Calibration Data - Version 4.00	CAL_WFC_L1_Cal-Standard-V4-00*.hdf	345.00

Lidar Level 2

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Aerosol Profile Data - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L2_05kmAPro-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	23000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Profile Data - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L2_05kmCPro-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	19000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 333m Merged Layer Data - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L2_333mMLay-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	11000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1km Cloud Layer Data - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	7300.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Aerosol Layer Data - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	13800.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Layer Data - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L2_05kmCLay-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	13000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Merged Layer Data - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L2_05kmMLay-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	15000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask Data - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	6800.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Merged Layer Diagnostic Data - Version 4.51	CAL_LID_L2_05kmMLay-Diagnostic-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	13300.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Aerosol Profile Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L2_05kmAPro-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	23000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Profile Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L2_05kmCPro-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	19000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 333m Merged Layer Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L2_333mMLay-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	11000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1km Cloud Layer Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L2_01kmCLay-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	7300.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Aerosol Layer Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L2_05kmALay-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	13800.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Layer Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L2_05kmCLay-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	13000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Merged Layer Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L2_05kmMLay-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	15000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L2_VFM-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	13000.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Merged Layer Diagnostic Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L2_MLay-Diagnostic-Beta-V5-00*.hdf	13300.00

Lidar Level 2 - PSC

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Cloud Mask - Version 2.00	CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Standard-V2-00*.hdf	1300.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Polar Stratospheric Cloud Mask - Version 3.00	CAL_LID_L2_PSCMask-Standard-V3-00*.hdf	1400.00

Lidar Level 2 - Blowing Snow

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow Greenland - Version 1.00	CAL_LID_L2_BlowingSnow_Greenland-Standard-V1-00*.hdf5	34.81
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow Antartica - Version 2.00	CAL_LID_L2_BlowingSnow_Antarctica-Standard-V2-00*.hdf5	217.65

IIR Level 2

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO IIR Level 2 Track Data - Version 4.51	CAL_IIR_L2_Track-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	1397.55
CALIPSO IIR Level 2 Swatch Data - Version 4.51	CAL_IIR_L2_Swath-Standard-V4-51*.hdf	25055.62
CALIPSO IIR Level 2 Track Data - Version 5.00	CAL_IIR_L2_Track-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	1600.00
CALIPSO IIR Level 2 Swatch Data - Version 5.00	CAL_IIR_L2_Swath-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	23000.00

Lidar Level 3

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol AllSky Data - Version 4.20	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_AllSky-Standard-V4-20*.hdf	60.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol AllSky Data - Version 4.21	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_AllSky-Standard-V4-21*.hdf	6.50
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol CloudFree Data - Version 4.20	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudFree-Standard-V4-20*.hdf	60.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol CloudFree Data - Version 4.21	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudFree-Standard-V4-21*.hdf	6.50
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol CloudySkyOpaque Data - Version 4.20	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudySkyOpaque-Standard-V4-20*.hdf	60.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol CloudySkyOpaque Data - Version 4.21	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudySkyOpaque-Standard-V4-21*.hdf	6.50
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol CloudySkyTransparent Data - Version 4.20	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudySkyTransparent-Standard-V4-20*.hdf	60.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol CloudySkyTransparent Data - Version 4.21	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudySkyTransparent-Standard-V4-21*.hdf	6.50
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Data - Version 1.00	CAL_LID_L3_Stratospheric_APro-Standard-V1-00*.hdf	0.68
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Data - Version 1.01	CAL_LID_L3_Stratospheric_APro-Standard-V1-01*.hdf	0.07
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Data - Version 1.00	CAL_LID_L3_Ice_Cloud-Standard-V1-00*.hdf	267.17
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Data - Version 1.00	CAL_LID_L3_Cloud_Occurrence-Standard-V1-00*.hdf	98.96
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud GEWEX Data - Version 1.00	CAL_LID_L3_GEWEX_Cloud-Standard-V1-00*.hdf	59.10
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol AllSky Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_AllSky-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	100.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol CloudFree Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudFree-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	100.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol CloudySkyOpaque Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudySkyOpaque-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	100.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol CloudySkyTransparent Data - Version 5.00	CAL_LID_L3_Tropospheric_APro_CloudySkyTransparent-Standard-V5-00*.hdf	100.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Data - Version 2.00	CAL_LID_L3_Stratospheric_APro-Standard-V2-00*.hdf	1.20
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Data - Version 2.00	CAL_LID_L3_Ice_Cloud-Standard-V2-00*.hdf	272.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Data - Version 2.00	CAL_LID_L3_Cloud_Occurrence-Standard-V2-00*.hdf	150.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud GEWEX Data - Version 2.00	CAL_LID_L3_GEWEX_Cloud-Standard-V2-00*.hdf	90.00

IIR Level 3

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO IIR Level 3 GEWEX Cloud Data - Version 1.00	CAL_IIR_L3_GEWEX_Cloud-Standard-V1-00*.hdf	43.11
CALIPSO IIR Level 3 GEWEX Cloud Data - Version 2.00	CAL_IIR_L3_GEWEX_Cloud-Standard-V2-00*.hdf	43.11

Browse Images

Title	Filename + Format Extension	Size (GB)
CALIPSO Lidar Browse Images - Version 5.0	CAL_LIDAR_Browse-Standard-V5-00*.tar	6800.00

Metadata

Standard formats

Data that facilitates discovery, search, access. Should point to CMR.

Product Team: CALIPSO Contacts

Product Requirements and Designs

IIR Level 1 and Level 2: IIR Level 1 Calibration
IIR Level 1 Design Requirements
IIR Level 1 Processing Requirements
IIR Level 1 Spectral Responses
IIR Level 2 Design Requirements - SPIRS I/O Catalog

WFC: CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Design Document

Lidar Level 1: Lidar Level 1 Requirements
V4.00 Lidar Level 1 Documentation - compressed (ZIP)
Lidar Level 1A Design
Lidar Level 1A Processing
Lidar preLevel1B Design
Lidar preLevel1B Processing

Lidar Level 2: Lidar Level 2 Extinction - compressed (ZIP)
Lidar Level 2 Scene Classification - compressed (ZIP)
Lidar Level 2 Boundary locator - compressed (ZIP)

Lidar Level 3: Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Design & Requirements
Lidar Level 3 GEWEX Design & Requirements
Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Design & Requirements
Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Design & Requirements
Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Design & Requirements

Processing and Algorithm Versions History

Mission: CALIPSO Data Event Log
NASA/CNES CALIPSO Mission Decommissioning Plan

Data Products: CALIPSO IIR Data and Software Processing by NASA and CNES
NASA/CNES CALIPSO End of Mission Science Data Processing Plan

Product Generation Algorithms

CALIOP: CALIOP ATBD Part 1: CALIOP Instrument, and Algorithms Overview
CALIOP ATBD: Calibration and Level 1 Data Products
CALIOP ATBD:Part 2: Feature Detection and Layer Properties Algorithms
CALIOP ATBD:Part 3: Scene Classification Algorithms

IIR: CALIPSO IIR Level 2 ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASIS DOCUMENT

WFC: CALIPSO ATBD: Level 1, Wide Field Camera

Product Quality

Data Products: CALIPSO Data Products Catalog - Version 4.98
CALIPSO Data Products Catalog - Version 5.0
CALIPSO Data Product Catalog - Full Mission - compressed (ZIP)
Data Users Guide - Browse Image Tutorial
Data Users Guide - FAQ
Data Users Guide - Payload
Data Users Guide - Peer Reviewed Bibliography

Lidar Level 0: CALIPSO Lidar Level 0 Payload Instrument Verification and Block (PIVB) Data Description Document - Version 1.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 0 Data Description Document - Version 1.00

Lidar Level 1: CALIPSO Lidar Level 1 Data Description Document - Version 5.00

IIR Level 1: CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Calibration Data Description Document - Version 3.00
CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Correction Data Description Document - Version 3.00
CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Data Description Document - Version 3.00

WFC Level 1: CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Data Description Document - Version 4.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 1km Native Data Description Document - Version 4.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 125m Data Description Document - Version 4.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Assembler Data Description Document - Version 4.00
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Calibration Data Description Document - Version 4.00

Lidar Level 2: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Vertical Feature Mask Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 333m Merged Layer Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 1km Cloud Layer Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Merged Layer Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Layer Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Aerosol Layer Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Cloud Profile Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 5km Aerosol Profile Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 PSC Mask Data Description Document - Version 3.00

IIR Level 2: CALIPSO IIR Level 2 Track Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO IIR Level 2 Swatch Data Description Document - Version 5.00

Lidar Level 3: CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Data Description Document - Version 5.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Data Description Document - Version 2.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Data Description Document - Version 2.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Data Description Document - Version 2.00
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud GEWEX Data Description Document - Version 2.00

IIR Level 3: CALIPSO IIR Level 3 GEWEX Data Description Document - Version 2.00

Product Application

CALIPSO Science Webpage - Bibliography

Accumulated list of all relevant publications are maintained at the current CALIPSO Science webpage. Content should be migrated to new CALIPSO Science webpage.

List also available at ASDC - CALIPSO Publications.

Calibration Method: CALIPSO Instrument Status Summaries

Calibration Data

Lidar: Anomaly History (CSV)
History Values (CSV)
Instrument Anomalies (CSV)
Operational Parameters (CSV)
532nm Daytime Calibration (GZ, 112.28 MB)
532nm Nighttime Calibration (GZ, 7.87 GB)
1064nm Calibration (GZ, 200.22 MB)
532nm Nighttime Records (GZ, 2.22 GB)
1064nm Calibration QC (GZ, 2.61 MB)
Granule Information (GZ, 11.91 MB)
Processing History (GZ, 5.21 MB)
1064nm Scale Factors (GZ, 1.68 GB)
532nm Daytime Scattering Ratios (GZ, 486.99 MB)
532nm Nightime Scattering Ratios (GZ, 417.01 MB)
1064nm Scale Factors (ZIP, 97.17 GB)

IIR: Spectral Responses (XLS)

Production: CALIPSO Data Management System Operator's Manual
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B Processing Scripts - Version 5.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

Lidar Level 0: CALIPSO Lidar Level 0 Payload Instrument Verification and Block (PIVB) Production Code - Version 1.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 0 Production Code - Version 1.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

Lidar Level 1: CALIPSO Lidar Level 1A Production Code - Version 4.51: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO pre-Lidar Level 1B Production Code - Version 4.51: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B Production Code - Version 4.51: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1A Production Code - Version 5.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO pre-Lidar Level 1B Production Code - Version 5.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B Production Code - Version 5.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

Lidar Level 2: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Production Code - Version 4.51: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Production Code - Version 5.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

Lidar Level 2 - PSC Mask: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 PSC Mask Production Code - Version 2.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 PSC Mask Production Code - Version 3.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

Lidar Level 2 - Blowing Snow: CALIPSO Lidar Level 2 Blowing Snow - All Versions: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

Lidar Level 3: CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Production Code - Version 4.20: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Production Code - Version 4.21: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Production Code - Version 5.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Production Code - Version 1.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Production Code - Version 1.01: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Production Code - Version 2.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Production Code - Version 1.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Ice Cloud Production Code - Version 2.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 GEWEX Cloud Production Code - Version 1.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 GEWEX Cloud Production Code - Version 2.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Production Code - Version 1.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Cloud Occurrence Production Code - Version 2.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

WFC Level 1: CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Production Code - Version 3.03: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO WFC Level 1 Production Code - Version 4.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

IIR Level 1: CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Production Code - Version 2.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Production Code - Version 2.01: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO IIR Level 1 Production Code - Version 3.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

IIR Level 2: CALIPSO IIR Level 2 Production Code - Version 4.51: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO IIR Level 2 Production Code - Version 5.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

IIR Level 3: CALIPSO IIR Level 3 GEWEX Cloud - GEWEX Format Production Code - Version 1.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO IIR Level 3 GEWEX Cloud Production Code - Version 1.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.
CALIPSO IIR Level 3 GEWEX Cloud Production Code - Version 2.00: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

Browse Image: CALIPSO Browse Images - Final Version: Stored internally at the ASDC, available upon Request.

MERRA-2

Title	Filename + Format Extension
MERRA-2 2D Assimilated Meteorological Parameters	MERRA2_300.inst1_2d_asm_Nx.YYYYMMDD.nc4
MERRA-2 3D Assimilated Meteorological Parameters	MERRA2_300.inst3_3d_asm_Nv.YYYYMMDD.nc4
MERRA-2 2D Assimilated Meteorological Parameters	MERRA2_400.inst1_2d_asm_Nx.YYYYMMDD.nc4
MERRA-2 3D Assimilated Meteorological Parameters	MERRA2_400.inst3_3d_asm_Nv.YYYYMMDD.nc4

Snow/Ice

Title	Filename + Format Extension
Near-Real-Time SSM/I-SSMIS EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent	nise-v005-userguide_includesv3_0.pdf
Algorithm Description Document (ADD) for the Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) Snow Depth Analysis Model (SNODEP)	SNODEP_ADD_draft_v0.8.doc
CERES Snow Map NESDIS	CER_ESNOW_CERES_NSIDC-NESDIS_*.YYYYMMDD.hdf
CERES Snow Map AFWA Mesh 16	CER_ESNOW_CERES_NSIDC-AFWA-Mesh16th_*.YYYYMMDD.hdf
CERES Snow Map USAFSI	CER_ESNOW_CERES_NSIDC-USAFSI_*.YYYYMMDD.hdf
CERES Ice Map NESDIS	CER_EICE_CERES_NSIDC-NESDIS_*.YYYYMMDD.hdf
CERES Ice Map AFWA Mesh 16	CER_EICE_CERES_NSIDC-AFWA-Mesh16th_200201.YYYYMMDD.hdf
CERES Ice Map USAFSI	CER_EICE_CERES_NSIDC-USAFSI_*.YYYYMMDD.hdf

IGBP Surface Type

Title	Filename + Format Extension
IGBP-DIS global 1km land cover data set	IGBP_1Km (binary)
IGBP-DIS global land cover data set	IGBP (binary)

CloudSat

Title	Filename + Format Extension
CloudSat Level 2B GEOPROF-LIDAR	YYYYDDDHHMMSS_NNNNN_CS_2B-GEOPROF_GRANULE_P1_Rev#_Edition#_Fix#.hdf

MODIS

Title	Filename + Format Extension
MODIS Level 2 Ocean Color	AQUA_MODIS.YYYYDDDT*.L2.OC.nc

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