Global multiyear 3D dataset of cloud condensation nuclei derived from spaceborne lidar measurements

We present a novel multiyear global dataset of height-resolved number concentrations of cloud condensation nuclei (NCCN) at a supersaturation of 0.20 %. The NCCN is estimated from the spaceborne CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infra-Red Pathfinder Satellite Observation) lidar measurements using the OMCAM (Optical Modeling of CALIPSO Aerosol Microphysics) algorithm. The data also includes aerosol-type-specific NCCN for five aerosol types: dust, marine, polluted continental, elevated smoke, and clean continental. It has a monthly resolution, covering the time period from June 2006 to December 2021. We further provide a 3D climatology of aerosol-type-specific NCCN estimated from the complete time series. Data are provided as yearly netCDF files (netCDF version 4), given at a horizontal latitude-longitude grid of 2° × 5° and a vertical resolution of 60 m.

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Choudhury, Goutam, Tesche, Matthias (2023). Dataset: Global multiyear 3D dataset of cloud condensation nuclei derived from spaceborne lidar measurements. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.956215

DOI retrieved: 2023

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Imported on November 30, 2024
Last update November 30, 2024
License CC-BY-4.0
Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.956215
Author Choudhury, Goutam
Given Name Goutam
Family Name Choudhury
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Tesche, Matthias
Source Creation 2023
Publication Year 2023
Resource Type text/tab-separated-values - filename: Calipso_NCCN_OMCAM
Subject Areas
Name: Lithosphere

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