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Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) 1064 nm calibration and validation
Rebecca M. Pauly
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Lanham, 20706, USA
now at: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Water Power Program, Golden, CO 80401, USA
John E. Yorks
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 612, Greenbelt, 20771, USA
Dennis L. Hlavka
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Lanham, 20706, USA
Matthew J. McGill
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 612, Greenbelt, 20771, USA
Vassilis Amiridis
National Observatory of Athens, Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Application and Remote Sensing, Athens, Greece
Stephen P. Palm
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Lanham, 20706, USA
Sharon D. Rodier
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Hampton, 23666, USA
Mark A. Vaughan
NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 475, Hampton, VA 23681-2199, USA
Patrick A. Selmer
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Lanham, 20706, USA
Andrew W. Kupchock
Science Systems and Applications Inc., Lanham, 20706, USA
Holger Baars
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS), Remote Sensing and Atmospheric Processes , Leipzig, Germany
Anna Gialitaki
National Observatory of Athens, Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Application and Remote Sensing, Athens, Greece
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Short summary
The Cloud Aerosol Transport System (CATS) demonstrated that direct calibration of 1064 nm lidar data from a spaceborne platform is possible. By normalizing the CATS signal to a modeled molecular backscatter profile the CATS data were calibrated, enabling the derivation of optical properties of clouds and aerosols. Comparisons of the calibrated signal with airborne lidar, ground-based lidar, and spaceborne lidar all show agreement within the estimated error bars of the respective instruments.
The Cloud Aerosol Transport System (CATS) demonstrated that direct calibration of 1064 nm lidar...