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Data from NASA’s Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) provides unprecedented insight to clouds and aerosols of climate and weather. Explore CALIPSO datasets and relevant data tools.

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CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles Standard V1-00 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2020-08-01 V1-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles Standard V1-01 CALIOP 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 V1-01 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter, Angstrom Exponent, Potential Temperature
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Stratospheric Aerosol Profiles Standard V2-00 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V2-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Aerosol Backscatter
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, All Sky Data, Standard V4-20 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2020-08-01 V4-20 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, All Sky Data, Standard V4-21 CALIOP 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 V4-21 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Dust/Ash/Smoke
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, All Sky Data, Standard V5-00 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V5-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloud Free Data, Standard V4-20 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2020-08-01 V4-20 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloud Free Data, Standard V4-21 CALIOP 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 V4-21 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Dust/Ash/Smoke
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloud Free Data, Standard V5-00 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V5-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Opaque Data, Standard V4-20 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2020-08-01 V4-20 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Opaque Data, Standard V4-21 CALIOP 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 V4-21 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Opaque Data, Standard V5-00 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V5-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Transparent Data, Standard V4-20 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2020-08-01 V4-20 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Transparent Data, Standard V4-21 CALIOP 2020-07-01 to 2022-01-01 V4-21 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction, Dust/Ash/Smoke
CALIPSO Lidar Level 3 Tropospheric Aerosol Profiles, Cloudy Sky Transparent Data, Standard V5-00 CALIOP 2006-06-01 to 2023-07-01 V5-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Aerosols, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Aerosol Extinction
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 km Native Science data, Standard V4-00 WFC 2006-06-12 to 2020-04-10 V4-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Reflectance, Aerosol Radiance, Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 km Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-01 WFC 2006-06-12 to 2011-11-01 V3-01 COMPLETE NetCDF, HDF4 Reflectance, Aerosol Radiance, Visible Radiance, Infrared Radiance
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 km Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-02 WFC 2011-11-01 to 2020-04-10 V3-02 COMPLETE HDF4 Reflectance, Aerosol Radiance, Visible Radiance, Infrared Radiance
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 km Registered Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-01 WFC 2006-06-13 to 2011-11-01 V3-01 COMPLETE HDF Reflectance, Aerosol Radiance, Visible Radiance, Infrared Radiance
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 1 km Registered Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-02 WFC 2011-11-01 to 2020-04-10 V3-02 ACTIVE NetCDF, HDF4 Reflectance, Aerosol Radiance, Visible Radiance, Infrared Radiance
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 125m Native Science data, Standard V4-00 WFC 2006-06-12 to 2020-04-10 V4-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Reflectance, Aerosol Radiance, Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 125m Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-01 WFC 2006-06-13 to 2011-11-01 V3-01 COMPLETE HDF4 Reflectance, Aerosol Radiance, Visible Radiance, Infrared Radiance
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B 125m Native Science data, Validated Stage 1 V3-02 WFC 2011-11-01 to 2020-04-10 V3-02 COMPLETE HDF4, NetCDF-3 Reflectance, Aerosol Radiance, Visible Radiance, Infrared Radiance
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B Assembler data, V4-00 WFC 2006-06-12 to 2020-04-10 V4-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Reflectance, Visible Radiance
CALIPSO Wide Field Camera Level 1B Calibration data, V4-00 WFC 2006-06-12 to 2020-04-10 V4-00 COMPLETE HDF4 Reflectance, Visible Radiance
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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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