GCMD Project and Science Keyword Request

sean.leavor · by **sean.leavor** » Wed Sep 16, 2026 2:27 pm America/New_York

The ASDC would like to request the following be added as GCMD Project and Science Keywords.

Project Keyword:
Hierarchy: Projects > G - I
Short Name: GLOVE
Long Name: GSFC Lidar Observation and Validation Experiment
Documentation: https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/earth/projects/658/

Science Keywords:
Hierarchy: Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Radiation
Short Name: Spectral Radiance
Documentation: https://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/spectral-radiance/

Hierarchy: Earth Science > Atmosphere > Clouds > Cloud Microphysics
Short Name: Cloud Droplet Effective Variance
Documentation: https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/16/645/2023/

Hierarchy: Earth Science > Spectral/Engineering
Short Name: Polarimetry
Documentation: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/nisar/polarimetry/

Hierarchy: Earth Science > Land Surface > Surface Radiative Properties
Short Name: Bi-directional Surface Reflectance
Documentation: https://www.tarmacview.com/glossary/bidirectional-reflectance/

Let me know if there are any questions.
Sean

by **GCMD - tstevens** » Thu Sep 17, 2026 11:01 am America/New_York

Thank you for your keyword request. We will review them and let you know when they are complete.

by **GCMD - tstevens** » Fri Sep 18, 2026 12:46 pm America/New_York

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