A global gridded dataset for cloud vertical structure from combined CloudSat and CALIPSO observations

Bertrand, Leah; Kay, Jennifer E.; Haynes, John; de Boer, Gijs

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1301-2024

Articles | Volume 16, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1301-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-1301-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 3

Data description paper

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14 Mar 2024

Data description paper |

| 14 Mar 2024

A global gridded dataset for cloud vertical structure from combined CloudSat and CALIPSO observations

Leah Bertrand, Jennifer E. Kay, John Haynes, and Gijs de Boer

Data sets

3S-GEOPROF-COMB: A Global Gridded Dataset for Cloud Vertical Structure from combined CloudSat and CALIPSO observations Leah Bertrand et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8057790

Model code and software

bertrandclim/3S-GEOPROF-COMB: Initial release (v0.1) Leah Bertrand https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10689928

Interactive computing environment

bertrandclim/essd2023: Initial release (v1.0) Leah Bertrand https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10689796

Short summary

The vertical structure of clouds has a major impact on global energy flows, air circulation, and the hydrologic cycle. Two satellite instruments, CloudSat radar and CALIPSO lidar, have taken complementary measurements of cloud vertical structure for over a decade. Here, we present the 3S-GEOPROF-COMB product, a globally gridded satellite data product combining CloudSat and CALIPSO observations of cloud vertical structure.