EARLINET Calipso 2000-2015

Since the beginning of CALIPSO observations in June 2006 EARLINET has

performed correlative measurements during nearby overpasses of the satellite at

individual stations following a dedicated observational strategy. The EARLINET-CALIPSO

correlative measurement plan considers the criteria established in the CALIPSO

validation plan (http://calipsovalidation.hamptonu.edu). Participating EARLINET

stations perform measurements, as close in time as possible and for a period of at

least 30 min up to several hours, when CALIPSO overpasses their location within a

horizontal radius of 100 km. Within the 16-day observational cycle of CALIPSO each

station is overpassed within this distance 1-2 times during daytime (typically

between 1100 and 1400 UTC) and 1-2 times during night time (typically between 0000

and 0300 UTC). Additional measurements are performed, mainly on a non-regular basis,

when CALIPSO overpasses a neighboring station in order to study the horizontal

variability of the aerosol distribution. The time schedule for correlative observations

is calculated starting from the high-resolution ground-track data provided by NASA,

and is updated and distributed to whole network weekly.

The EARLINET-CALIPSO correlative dataset represents a statistically significant data

set to be used for the validation and full exploitation of the CALIPSO mission, for

studying the representativeness of cross sections along an orbit against network

observations on a continental scale, and for supporting the continuous, harmonized

observation of aerosol and clouds with remote-sensing techniques from space over long

time periods.

 
Citation proposal
(2018) . EARLINET Calipso 2000-2015. https://gdk.gdi-de.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/wdc-climate.de:3624484
 

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wdc-climate.de:3624484   XML
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EARLINET_Calipso_2000-2015
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doi:10.1594/WDCC/EARLINET_Calipso_2000-2015
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eng; USA
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  • aerosol
Keywords
  • lidar
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  • observational data
 
 

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Date ( Publication )
2018-10-24
 

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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
 

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Organisation name
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
 

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Organisation name
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
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Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Date stamp
2018-07-02T13:12:10
Metadata language
eng; USA
 
 

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Conformance class 3: harmonized

 
 

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