CATS-ISS_L2O_D-M7.2-V3-00_05kmLay

The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS), launched on January 10, 2015, is a lidar remote sensing instrument that will provide range-resolved profile measurements of atmospheric aerosols and clouds from the International Space Station (ISS). CATS is intended to operate on-orbit for at least six months, and up to three years. CATS will provide vertical profiles at three wavelengths, orbiting between ~230 and ~270 miles above the Earth's surface at a 51-degree inclination with nearly a three-day repeat cycle. For the first time, it will allow scientist to study diurnal (day-to-night) changes in cloud and aerosol effects from space by observing the same spot on Earth at different times each day. CATS Level 2 Layer data product containing geophysical parameters derived from Level 1 data, at 60m vertical and 5km horizontal resolution.

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identifier C1577484498-LARC_ASDC
issued 2018-08-13
landingPage https://doi.org/10.5067/ISS/CATS/L2O_D-M7.2-V3-00_05kmLay
metadata_type geospatial
modified 2019-12-12
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temporal 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z/2017-10-29T23:59:59Z
theme {CATS-ISS,geospatial}
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • aerosols
  • amerigeo
  • amerigeoss
  • atmosphere
  • ckan
  • clouds
  • earth-science
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • national-geospatial-data-asset
  • ngda
  • north-america
  • united-states
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maintainer MATTHEW MCGILL
maintainer_email matthew.j.mcgill@nasa.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-22T22:47:48.743404
metadata_modified 2025-11-22T22:47:48.743408
notes The Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS), launched on January 10, 2015, is a lidar remote sensing instrument that will provide range-resolved profile measurements of atmospheric aerosols and clouds from the International Space Station (ISS). CATS is intended to operate on-orbit for at least six months, and up to three years. CATS will provide vertical profiles at three wavelengths, orbiting between ~230 and ~270 miles above the Earth's surface at a 51-degree inclination with nearly a three-day repeat cycle. For the first time, it will allow scientist to study diurnal (day-to-night) changes in cloud and aerosol effects from space by observing the same spot on Earth at different times each day. CATS Level 2 Layer data product containing geophysical parameters derived from Level 1 data, at 60m vertical and 5km horizontal resolution.
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title CATS-ISS_L2O_D-M7.2-V3-00_05kmLay