6/2/08 12:00 am - Reprocessed R04 2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR released to the Science Team

The CloudSat DPC has released, to the CloudSat Science Team, a reprocessed R04 version of the 2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR product. This is the version that has been modified to account for the off-nadir pointing of CALIPSO and the CALIPSO VFM Version 2 reprocessing. The new files are identified as "P1_R04" (the previous version was "P_R04").

After a review period of approximately 30 days, the product will be released to the General Science Community.

All data users are asked to review the updated documentation. In addition, please visit the "Known Issues" page of the Data Processing Center website and familiarize yourself with these issues before using the results in publications or presentations. This page is located at http://cloudsat.cira.colostate.edu/dataIssues.php. In addition, we ask that you report any anomalies or questions to the DPC at cloudsat@cira.colostate.edu.

The on-line product specifications for these updated products are located at http://cloudsat.cira.colostate.edu/dataSpecs.php.

To access the released data, use the DPC data ordering system interface found at http://cloudsat.cira.colostate.edu/data_dist/OrderData.php.

If you have any questions concerning the ordering process, contact the DPC at cloudsat@cira.colostate.edu