Abstract:
The Lidar Level 2 Cloud Profile data product contains cloud profile data and ancillary data. The cloud profile product is produced at 5 km horizontal resolution and is written in HDF.
Note that there is no atmospheric volume characterization associated with the cloud profile products. Also, the 1064 calibration scheme assumes that both the extinction and the backscatter from clouds are spectrally
... independent. Consistent with this assumption, extinction and backscatter profiles will be reported for clouds only at 532 nm.
Additionally, it is important to note that the aerosol profile product extends upward to 30.1 km, while the cloud profile product ceases at 20.2. Therefore, users interested in polar stratospheric clouds will need to order the aerosol profile data product.
The major categories of the cloud profile data product are:
• Backscatter Profile Data
• Depolarization Profile Data
• Extinction Profile
• Ice Water Content
• Ancillary Profile Data 
