Measurements and Applications
Two-wavelength, polarisation lidar capable of providing aerosol and cloud profiles and properties.
Full Name
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Lidars 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Atmospheric lidar
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
HDF
Resolution
Vertical sampling: 30 m, 0 – 40 km
Waveband
532 nm (polarization-sensitive), 1064 nm, VIS - NIR
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
CALIPSO - Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (2006 - 2023) |
| Category | Parameter |
| Aerosols | Aerosol Extinction / Backscatter (LT, HT, LS, TC)  |
| Aerosol optical depth (LT, HT, LS) |
| Atmospheric Temperature Fields | Cloud base height |
| Cloud particle properties and profile | Cloud ice (LT, HT, LS) |
| Cloud optical depth |
| Cloud ice effective radius (LT, HT, LS) |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | Cloud top height |