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Hello, Thank you for your interest in CALIPSO data. Here is a description of the AVD flag, which is numerically the feature classification flags: https://www-calipso.larc.nasa.gov/resources/calipso_users_guide/data_desc/cal_lid_l2_profile_v4-51_desc.php#atmospheric_volume_description So if you can d...

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Thank you for your interest in CALIPSO data.

We have contacted a member of the CALIPSO Science team and they will be able answer your question. Thanks.

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ASDC

Hello, In regards to your questions: Does every cloud pixel mean cloudy condition? Are there variables directly or indirectly offer cloud fraction information? Yes. CERES algorithms identify the full pixel as cloudy or clear. No partial pixel retrieval is done. what does the variable 'visible raw-co...

Hello, Thank you for your interest in CERES. The GEO products, regardless of geostationary satellite, do not have multi-layer clouds in them. They are pixel-level products. Each pixel either has a cloud or does not. If there is a cloud, then the cloud properties are given. Regards, ASDC User Services

Hello, Thank you for your interest in MISR data. There is a MISR Collection page on ASDC's website and under the Regional Products tab you can select collections where there are products subseted for the ARCTAS region. There is also the Earthdata Search Tool and the MISR Order and Customization Tool...

Hello, Thank you for your interest in MISR data. The ASDC offers two tools that allows you to retrieve the orbit number. The MISR Browse Tool that allows easy access to images from the MISR instrument and the MISR Orbit Tool which is an interactive interface for converting dates to MISR Orbit number...

Hello vasu_007 , Have you considered level 3 data (averaged global gridded products) instead of level 2? Using level 3 will be a lot easier for you to work with. If you decide to use open_mfdataset, you may consider using the group= and/or the combine='nested' keyword arguments. Also, if you decide ...

Hello @vasu_007,

Thank you for your interest in MISR data.

We will look in to this and get back to you soon. Also, could you give the name of the Level 2 MISR collection that you are using for this? Thank you.

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ASDC User Services

Hello @staochun

We agree, a tutorial would be very helpful and would be beneficial to those within science community. We are looking to create one in the near future. Thanks again for your interest in using MISR data.

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ASDC User Services

Hello, Thank you for your interest in MISR data. The reason why the dataset seems empty when trying to use xarray is because xarray can only be used if variables are at the root level. This dataset (netCDF) organizes its variables, dimensions, and attributes in hierarchical groups, however, you can ...