CALIPSO version 4 algorithms and data products
CALIPSO version 4 algorithms and data products
Editor(s): V. Amiridis, J. Reagan, J.R. Campbell, C. Trepte, and J. Pelon
The Cloud Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) project released version 4.1 (V4.1) of the CALIPSO lidar data products in November 2016. The papers in this special issue of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques will describe all aspects of the new and updated algorithms used to generate the V4.1 data products and will compare the V4.1 retrievals of the spatial and optical properties of clouds and aerosols to results produced by earlier releases. Submissions to this special issue are limited to invited papers written by members of the CALIPSO lidar science working group.

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04 May 2021
Version 4 CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer ice and liquid water cloud microphysical properties – Part I: The retrieval algorithms
Anne Garnier, Jacques Pelon, Nicolas Pascal, Mark A. Vaughan, Philippe Dubuisson, Ping Yang, and David L. Mitchell
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 3253–3276, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3253-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3253-2021, 2021
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04 May 2021
Version 4 CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer ice and liquid water cloud microphysical properties – Part II: Results over oceans
Anne Garnier, Jacques Pelon, Nicolas Pascal, Mark A. Vaughan, Philippe Dubuisson, Ping Yang, and David L. Mitchell
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 3277–3299, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3277-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-3277-2021, 2021
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25 Aug 2020
CALIOP V4 cloud thermodynamic phase assignment and the impact of near-nadir viewing angles
Melody A. Avery, Robert A. Ryan, Brian J. Getzewich, Mark A. Vaughan, David M. Winker, Yongxiang Hu, Anne Garnier, Jacques Pelon, and Carolus A. Verhappen
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 13, 4539–4563, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-4539-2020,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-4539-2020, 2020
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12 Apr 2019
Application of high-dimensional fuzzy k-means cluster analysis to CALIOP/CALIPSO version 4.1 cloud–aerosol discrimination
Shan Zeng, Mark Vaughan, Zhaoyan Liu, Charles Trepte, Jayanta Kar, Ali Omar, David Winker, Patricia Lucker, Yongxiang Hu, Brian Getzewich, and Melody Avery
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, 2261–2285, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2261-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2261-2019, 2019
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01 Feb 2019
Discriminating between clouds and aerosols in the CALIOP version 4.1 data products
Zhaoyan Liu, Jayanta Kar, Shan Zeng, Jason Tackett, Mark Vaughan, Melody Avery, Jacques Pelon, Brian Getzewich, Kam-Pui Lee, Brian Magill, Ali Omar, Patricia Lucker, Charles Trepte, and David Winker
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, 703–734, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-703-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-703-2019, 2019
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03 Jan 2019
CALIPSO lidar calibration at 1064 nm: version 4 algorithm
Mark Vaughan, Anne Garnier, Damien Josset, Melody Avery, Kam-Pui Lee, Zhaoyan Liu, William Hunt, Jacques Pelon, Yongxiang Hu, Sharon Burton, Johnathan Hair, Jason L. Tackett, Brian Getzewich, Jayanta Kar, and Sharon Rodier
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 12, 51–82, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-51-2019,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-51-2019, 2019
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22 Nov 2018
CALIPSO lidar calibration at 532 nm: version 4 daytime algorithm
Brian J. Getzewich, Mark A. Vaughan, William H. Hunt, Melody A. Avery, Kathleen A. Powell, Jason L. Tackett, David M. Winker, Jayanta Kar, Kam-Pui Lee, and Travis D. Toth
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 6309–6326, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6309-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6309-2018, 2018
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12 Nov 2018
The CALIPSO version 4 automated aerosol classification and lidar ratio selection algorithm
Man-Hae Kim, Ali H. Omar, Jason L. Tackett, Mark A. Vaughan, David M. Winker, Charles R. Trepte, Yongxiang Hu, Zhaoyan Liu, Lamont R. Poole, Michael C. Pitts, Jayanta Kar, and Brian E. Magill
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 6107–6135, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6107-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-6107-2018, 2018
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18 Oct 2018
Extinction and optical depth retrievals for CALIPSO's Version 4 data release
Stuart A. Young, Mark A. Vaughan, Anne Garnier, Jason L. Tackett, James D. Lambeth, and Kathleen A. Powell
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 5701–5727, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5701-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-5701-2018, 2018
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08 Jun 2018
Laser pulse bidirectional reflectance from CALIPSO mission
Xiaomei Lu, Yongxiang Hu, Yuekui Yang, Mark Vaughan, Zhaoyan Liu, Sharon Rodier, William Hunt, Kathy Powell, Patricia Lucker, and Charles Trepte
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 3281–3296, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3281-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3281-2018, 2018
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27 Apr 2018
CALIPSO IIR Version 2 Level 1b calibrated radiances: analysis and reduction of residual biases in the Northern Hemisphere
Anne Garnier, Thierry Trémas, Jacques Pelon, Kam-Pui Lee, Delphine Nobileau, Lydwine Gross-Colzy, Nicolas Pascal, Pascale Ferrage, and Noëlle A. Scott
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 2485–2500, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2485-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2485-2018, 2018
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14 Mar 2018
CALIPSO lidar calibration at 532 nm: version 4 nighttime algorithm
Jayanta Kar, Mark A. Vaughan, Kam-Pui Lee, Jason L. Tackett, Melody A. Avery, Anne Garnier, Brian J. Getzewich, William H. Hunt, Damien Josset, Zhaoyan Liu, Patricia L. Lucker, Brian Magill, Ali H. Omar, Jacques Pelon, Raymond R. Rogers, Travis D. Toth, Charles R. Trepte, Jean-Paul Vernier, David M. Winker, and Stuart A. Young
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 11, 1459–1479, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1459-2018,https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-1459-2018, 2018
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