Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Oct 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3419803w&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 19, CiteID L19803
Computer Science
Performance
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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Instruments And Techniques, Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Aerosols And Particles (0345, 4801, 4906), Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Cloud/Radiation Interaction
Scientific paper
The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP, pronounced the same as ``calliope'') is a spaceborne two-wavelength polarization lidar that has been acquiring global data since June 2006. CALIOP provides high resolution vertical profiles of clouds and aerosols, and has been designed with a very large linear dynamic range to encompass the full range of signal returns from aerosols and clouds. CALIOP is the primary instrument carried by the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite, which was launched on April 28, 2006. CALIPSO was developed within the framework of a collaboration between NASA and the French space agency, CNES. Initial data analysis and validation intercomparisons indicate the quality of data from CALIOP meets or exceeds expectations. This paper presents a description of the CALIPSO mission, the CALIOP instrument, and an initial assessment of on-orbit measurement performance.
Hunt William H.
McGill Matthew J.
Winker David M.
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