DOI: 10.1002/2016GL068006
论文题名: An overview of the CATS level 1 processing algorithms and data products
作者: Yorks J.E. ; McGill M.J. ; Palm S.P. ; Hlavka D.L. ; Selmer P.A. ; Nowottnick E.P. ; Vaughan M.A. ; Rodier S.D. ; Hart W.D.
刊名: Geophysical Research Letters
ISSN: 0094-9042
EISSN: 1944-8773
出版年: 2016
卷: 43, 期: 9 起始页码: 4632
结束页码: 4639
语种: 英语
英文关键词: aerosols
; clouds
; lidar
; remote sensing
; space
Scopus关键词: Aerosols
; Air quality
; Algorithms
; Backscattering
; Clouds
; Earth (planet)
; Optical radar
; Orbits
; Remote sensing
; Space stations
; Aerosol vertical structure
; American Geophysical Union
; Earth science missions
; International Space stations
; Orbital characteristics
; Processing algorithms
; Space
; United States of America
; Data handling
英文摘要: The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) is an elastic backscatter lidar that was launched on 10 January 2015 to the International Space Station (ISS). CATS provides both space-based technology demonstrations for future Earth Science missions and operational science measurements. This paper outlines the CATS Level 1 data products and processing algorithms. Initial results and validation data demonstrate the ability to accurately detect optically thin atmospheric layers with 1064 nm nighttime backscatter as low as 5.0E-5 km-1 sr-1. This sensitivity, along with the orbital characteristics of the ISS, enables the use of CATS data for cloud and aerosol climate studies. The near-real-time downlinking and processing of CATS data are unprecedented capabilities and provide data that have applications such as forecasting of volcanic plume transport for aviation safety and aerosol vertical structure that will improve air quality health alerts globally. © Published 2016. American Geophysical Union. This article is a US Government work and is in the public domain in the United States of America. URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84966441204&doi=10.1002%2f2016GL068006&partnerID=40&md5=8bd474894d0614092a9253dcf2230bc9
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资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/10005
Appears in Collections: 科学计划与规划 气候变化与战略
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作者单位: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States
Recommended Citation:
Yorks J.E.,McGill M.J.,Palm S.P.,et al. An overview of the CATS level 1 processing algorithms and data products[J]. Geophysical Research Letters,2016-01-01,43(9).