CALIPSO satellite data from the Wide Field Camera instrument, providing 1 km registered science observations. The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) mission was launched on April 28, 2006 by NASA and CNES to study clouds and aerosols. It operates within the international A-Train constellation for coincident Earth observations.
Use Cases
- Analyze cloud distribution and properties based on registered 1 km science data.
- Study aerosol layer impact on climate based on mission focus on Earth's radiation budget.
- Perform coincident Earth observation analysis based on satellite's position in the A-Train constellation.
Strengths
- Data originates from a joint NASA and CNES satellite mission launched in 2006.
- Observations are registered at a 1 km resolution.
- Satellite flies in formation with five others for coincident observations.
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
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-05 19:42:33.475850; freshness should be verified.