The following R05 products have been released: 1B-CPR, MODIS-AUX, ECMWF-AUX, 2B-GEOPROF, 2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR, 2B-TB94, and 2C-PRECIP-COLUMN. All R04 products are still available.
2B-TAU
The primary objective of the algorithm is to produce estimates of the optical depth (τ) and its uncertainty for each radar profile determined to contain cloud. An estimate of the column-average cloud effective radius is produced for each radar profile as well.
Related Publications
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2008 - CloudSat mission: Performance and early science after the first year of operation Stephens, G.L., D. G. Vane, S. Tanelli, E. Im, S. Durden, M. Rokey, D. Reinke, P. Partain, G. G. Mace, R. Austin, T.S. L'Ecuyer, J. Haynes, M. Lebsock, K. Suzuki, D. Waliser, D. Wu, J. Kay, A. Gettleman, Z. Wang, and R. Marchand J. Geophys. Res. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2016 - Observation-based Longwave Cloud Radiative Kernels Derived from the A-Train. Yue, Q., B. Kahn, E. Fetzer, M. Schreier, S. Wong, X. Chen, and X. Huang J. Climate Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2015 - The vertical structure of cloud radiative heating over the Indian subcontinent during summer monsoon Johansson, E., A. Devasthale, T. L'Ecuyer, A. M. L. Ekman, and M. Tjernstrom Atmos. Chem. Phys. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2015 - Distributional correspondence of 94-GHz radar reflectivity with the variation in water cloud properties over the northwestern Pacific and China. Kawamoto, K., and K. Suzuki Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2015 - Role of vertical structure of cloud microphysical properties on cloud radiative forcing over the Asian monsoon region Kiran, V. Ravi, M. Rajeevan, H. Gadhavi, S. Vijaya Bhaskara Rao, A. Jayaraman Clim Dyn Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2015 - The Role of Clouds in Modulating Global Aerosol Direct Radiative Effects in Spaceborne Active Observations and the Community Earth System Model. Matus, A. V., T. S. L'Ecuyer, J. E. Kay, C. Hannay, and J.-F. Lamarque J. Climate Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2015 - Remote Sensing of Tropical Cyclones: Observations from CloudSat and A-Train Profilers. Tourville, N., G. Stephens, M. DeMaria, and D. Vane Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2014 - A study of macrophysical and microphysical properties of warm clouds over the Northern Hemisphere using CloudSat/CALIPSO data Gao, W., C-H Sui, Z.Hu, et al J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2014 - Tropical Deep Convective Cloud Morphology Igel, Matthew R. PhD Dissertation, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2014 - A CloudSat Cloud-Object Partitioning Technique and Assessment and Integration of Deep Convective Anvil Sensitivities to Sea Surface Temperature. Igel, M. R., A. J. Drager, and S. C. van den Heever J. Geophys. Res. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2014 - Distributional correspondence of 94-GHz radar reflectivity with the variation in water cloud properties over the northwestern Pacific and China Kawamoto, K. and K. Suzuki Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2014 - Vertical Structures and Physical Properties of the Cold-Season Stratus Clouds Downstream of the Tibetan Plateau: Differences between Daytime and Nighttime. Zhang, Y., H. Chen, and R. Yu J. Climate Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2013 - Exposing Biases in Retrieved Cloud Properties from CloudSat: A guide for evaluating observations and climate data Christensen, M. W., G. L. Stephens, and M. D. Lebsock J. Geophys. Res. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2013 - A Multi-sensor Perspective on the Radiative Impacts of Clouds and Aerosols Henderson, D., T. L'Ecuyer, G. Stephens, P. Partain, and M. Sekiguchi J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2013 - Comparison of water cloud microphysics over mid-latitude land and ocean using CloudSat and MODIS observations. Kawamoto, K., and K. Suzuki J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Transfer. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2013 - An evaluation of a semi-analytical cloud property retrieval using MSG SEVIRI, MODIS and CloudSat Kuhnlein, M, T Appelhans, B Thies, A A Kokhanovsky, T Nauss Atmos. Res. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2013 - Evaluation of the hydrometeor layers in the East and West Pacific within ISCCP cloud top pressure-optical depth bins using merged CloudSat and CALIPSO data. Mace, G.G. and F.J. Wrenn J. Climate Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2013 - Multiplatform analysis of the radiative effects and heating rates for an intense dust storm on 21 June 2007 Naeger, A. R., S. A. Christopher, and B. T. Johnson J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2013 - A study of vertical cloud structure of the Indian summer monsoon using CloudSat data Rajeevan, M., P Rohini, K Niranjan Kumar, J Srinivasan, C K Unnikrishnan Clim Dyn Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2012 - Sensitivity of cloud liquid water content estimates to the temperature-dependent thermodynamic phase: A global study using cloudsat data Devasthale A., Thomas M.A. J. Climate Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2012 - Fast simulators for satellite cloud optical centroid pressure retrievals; evaluation of OMI cloud retrievals Joiner, J., A. P. Vasilkov, P. Gupta, P. K. Bhartia, P. Veefkind, M. Sneep, J. de Haan, I. Polonsky, and R. Spurr Atmos. Meas. Tech. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2012 - Microphysical transition in water clouds over the Amazon and China derived from space-borne radar and radiometer data. Kawamoto, K., and K. Suzuki J. Geophys. Res. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2012 - Documenting hydrometeor layer occurrence within International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project-defined cloud classifications using CLOUDSAT and CALIPSO Wrenn, Forrest M.S. Thesis, Department of Atmospheric Science, THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2011 - A new look at the Earth's radiation balance from an A-train observational perspective Henderson, D. S. M.S. Thesis, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2011 - Thick Anvils as Viewed by the TRMM Precipitation Radar Li, W. and C. Schumacher J. Climate Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2011 - Remote sensing of water cloud properties from MSG/SEVIRI nighttime imagery Perez, JC, Gonzalez, A, Armas-Padilla, M. Remote Sensing of Environment Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2010 - Development of a Cloud-Top Height Estimation Method by Geostationary Satellite Split-Window Measurements Trained with CloudSat Data Hamada, A., and N. Nishi J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2010 - Global distribution of instantaneous daytime radiative effects of high thin clouds observed by the cloud profiling radar Lee, Y., T. J. Greenwald, P. Yang, S. Ackerman, and H. Huang J. Applied Remote Sensing Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2010 - Comparison of CloudSat cloud liquid water paths in arctic summer using ground-based microwave radiometer Liu, S., S. Zhang, G. Heygster Journal of Ocean University of China Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2010 - Particle growth and drop collection efficiency of warm clouds as inferred from joint CloudSat and MODIS observations. Suzuki, K., T. Y. Nakajima, and G. L. Stephens J. Atmos. Sci. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2010 - What do satellite backscatter ultraviolet and visible spectrometers see over snow and ice? A study of clouds and ozone using the A-train Vasilkov, A. P., J. Joiner, D. Haffner, P. K. Bhartia, and R. J. D. Spurr Atmos. Meas. Tech. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2009 - CloudSat and A-Train observations of tropical cyclones Durden, S.L., S. Tanelli and G. Dobrowalski The Open Atmospheric Science Journal Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2009 - Statistical approaches to error identification for plane-parallel retrievals of optical and microphysical properties of three-dimensional clouds: Bayesian inference Gabriel, P., H.W. Barker, and D. O'Brien J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |
2009 - Impact of tropospheric nitrogen dioxide on the regional radiation budget Vasilkov, AP. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Product Tags: Have you found an error with this publication? Please log into the website to submit a change request. |