Level-3 cloud property product suite supporting the Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project Observation Simulator Package (CLDPROPCOSP) v1.1 collection released
| Platform | Aqua, NOAA20, SNPP |
|---|---|
| Instrument | MODIS, VIIRS |
| Source | LAADS |
| Issue | news |
| Last Updated | 2024-09-09 15:15:00 |
| Start | 2024-09-09 15:15:00 |
| End | 2024-10-08 00:00:00 |
| Description |
The Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive & Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center (LAADS DAAC) is pleased to announce the availability of a new Cloud Property product suite to facilitate climate model evaluation. The Level-3 (L3) Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (CFMIP) Observation Simulator Package (COSP) simulates the signal from satellite observations in a model-generated world that allows direct comparison to observations to enable improved climate model validation. The Level-3 (L3) COSP cloud product suite contains a tailored subset of cloud mask, cloud-top, and cloud optical retrieval data aggregated over daily and monthly timeframes from three platform/instrument data streams in a format consistent with the COSP simulator. Identified by the shortname prefix, CLDPROPCOSP, these platforms/instruments include the Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (SNPP) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) and NOAA-20 VIIRS. |