CALIPSO Lidar Level 1B profile data, V4-51

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CAL_LID_L1-Standard-V4-51 is the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) Lidar Level 1B profile data, Version 4-51 data product. This data product was collected using the Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) instrument. The CALIOP Level 1B data product contains a half orbit (day or night) of calibrated and geolocated single-shot (highest resolution) lidar profiles, including 532 nm and 1064 nm attenuated backscatter and depolarization ratio at 532 nm. The product released contains data from nominal science mode measurements.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "026:00" ]
identifier	10.5067/CALIOP/CALIPSO/CAL_LID_L1-Standard-V4-51
landingPage	https://science.nasa.gov/mission/calipso/
programCode	[ "026:000" ]
spatial	["CARTESIAN",[{"Boundary":{"Points":[{"Latitude":-90,"Longitude":-180},{"Latitude":-90,"Longitude":180},{"Latitude":90,"Longitude":180},{"Latitude":90,"Longitude":-180},{"Latitude":-90,"Longitude":-180}]}}]], Minimum Altitude;Maximum Altitude, -1.8183749 km;39.79567 km
temporal	2006-06-12/2006-06-12
theme	[ "Earth Science" ]