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Summary
The IIR/Lidar Level 2 Track data product contains IIR emissivity and cloud particle data related to
pixels that have been co-located to the Lidar track. The Level 2 data product is written in HDF. The records are listed in Table 46.

[Source: CALIPSO data product guide]

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: NASA Atmospheric Science Data Center Dataset Title: CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR) Level 2 Track (2008-09-14 - present) Data Presentation Form: HDF Online Resource: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/PRODOCS/calipso/table_calipso.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2008-09-14

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 1 Km Longitude Resolution: 1 Km Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED RADIANCE SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > MICROWAVE > MICROWAVE RADIANCE SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > ULTRAVIOLET WAVELENGTHS > ULTRAVIOLET RADIANCE SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE RADIANCE SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > MICROWAVE > BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > EMISSIVITY ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD EMISSIVITY ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI ATMOSPHERE > AEROSOLS > AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR DEPOLARIZATION RATIO ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD HEIGHT ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD CEILING

ISO Topic Category

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

CALIPSO > Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations

Instrument

IIR > Imaging Infrared Radiometer

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program EOS > Earth Observing System

Quality
Data Quality Statements:
http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/PRODOCS/calipso/Quality_Summaries/

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

ASDC/DAAC

Data Center

Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/ Dataset ID: CAL_IIR_L2_Track-Prov-V2-02 Data Center Personnel Name: ASDC USER SERVICES Phone: 757-864-8656 Fax: 757-864-8807 Email: larc at eos.nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center User and Data Services NASA Langley Research Center 2 South Wright Street Mail Stop 157D Building 1268C City: Hampton Province or State: VA Postal Code: 23681-2199 Country: USA Langley Research Center Distributed Active Archive Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/ Dataset ID: CAL_IIR_L2_Track-Prov-V2-02 Data Center Personnel Name: ASDC USER SERVICES Phone: 757-864-8656 Fax: 757-864-8807 Email: larc at eos.nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center User and Data Services NASA Langley Research Center 2 South Wright Street Mail Stop 157D Building 1268C City: Hampton Province or State: VA Postal Code: 23681-2199 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online Distribution Format: HDF Fees: No Fee

Personnel

ASDC USER SERVICES Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT Phone: 757-864-8656 Fax: 757-864-8807 Email: larc at eos.nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center User and Data Services NASA Langley Research Center 2 South Wright Street Mail Stop 157D Building 1268C City: Hampton Province or State: VA Postal Code: 23681-2199 Country: USA SCOTT A. RITZ Role: DIF AUTHOR Phone: 301-614-5126 Fax: 301-614-5268 Email: Scott.A.Ritz at nasa.gov Contact Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Global Change Master Directory City: Greenbelt Province or State: Maryland Postal Code: 20771 Country: USA

Related URL

Link: GET DATA Description: Access this data set from the ASDC Web Ordering Tool Link: GET DATA > WIST Description: Refine your granule search using the Warehouse Inventory Search Tool (WIST) using information from this record. Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: CALIPSO Home Page Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE Description: NASA CALIPSO Mission Portal Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Complete data product specifics are in the CALIPSO data product catalog. Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION Description: Table of CALIPSO data products and additional product information.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-02-23 Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-02-23

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