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The CALIPSO Mission at ICARE
(Cloud Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observations)
The role of ICARE's Data and Services Center in the CALIPSO mission is categorized into 3 responsabilities:
- Operationalize and maintain the IIR Level-2 processing code running at NASA/LARC, based on the algorithm developped by the IPSL/SA (Institut Pierre et Simon Laplace / Service d'Aéronomie)
- Provide CALIPSO data along with other coincident data sets from various sources to the ICARE community
- Develop specific browse imagery, custom interfaces, and specific tools, for ICARE applications
Mean Brightness Temperature Product from 2006/08 for the IIR 12µm channel
