CALIPSO satellite data provides 5 km aerosol layer profiles collected by the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. The mission, launched on April 28, 2006, is a joint project between NASA and CNES to study clouds and aerosols. It flies within the international A-Train constellation for coincident Earth observations.
Use Cases
- Modeling Earth's radiation budget based on cloud and aerosol profiles
- Studying climate impact based on coincident observations from the A-Train constellation
- Analyzing aerosol layer distribution based on 5 km resolution lidar data
Strengths
- Data originates from a joint NASA-CNES satellite mission launched in 2006
- Provides coincident observations by flying in formation with five other satellites
- Profiles are collected at a 5 km resolution
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Collection Method
- Satellite observations from the CALIPSO mission's CALIOP lidar instrument.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 19:43:17.332866; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Global coverage from satellite orbit.