DocumentCode
410636
Title
The CALIPSO mission
Author
Winker, David M. ; Pelon, Jacques
Author_Institution
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2003
fDate
21-25 July 2003
Firstpage
1329
Abstract
The Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) satellite flies in a polar orbit as part of the Aqua constellation to vertically profile aerosols and clouds using the first satellite lidar dedicated to atmospheric sensing. The payload also includes passive visible and infrared sensors, which use data from the lidar to improve their retrieval accuracies. These measurements are used to improve our knowledge of the role of aerosols and clouds in the climate system.
Keywords
aerosols; atmospheric techniques; climatology; clouds; remote sensing by radar; sensors; spaceborne radar; Aqua constellation; CALIPSO; Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations; aerosols; atmospheric sensing; climate system; clouds; infrared sensors; passive sensors; polar orbit; satellite lidar; satellite mission; space lidar; visible sensors; Aerosols; Atmospheric modeling; Clouds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Laser radar; NASA; Predictive models; Satellites; Space technology; Uncertainty;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7929-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294098
Filename
1294098
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