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Data Access
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
HTTPS from SPDF
Data interface page at LASP.
Browse Images at LASP.
AIM/CIPS polar mesospheric cloud and gravity wave images and numerical data
ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/AIM/CIPS/PT90M
Description
The AIM Cloud Imaging and Particle Size instrument (CIPS) is a panoramic imager that measures solar ultraviolet radiation scattered by the atmosphere back to the satellite. The fundamental measurement is an albedo, which is the measured radiance divided by the input solar irradiance. From the measured albedo, the presence and structure of PMCs and gravity waves (GWs) are derived. CIPS PMC data products include cloud albedo, particle radius, and ice water content. GWs can be inferred from the Rayleigh Albedo Anomaly (RAA) data product, which shows GW-induced albedo deviations from the background atmosphere. PMC and RAA images are available since May of 2007. Data products have
56.25 km2 spatial resolution and are available on a per-orbit basis; PMC data are also available as daily maps and as season-long summary files.
Metadata Rights
CC0-1.0:
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available SPASE metadata descriptions. The actual data/software may be subject to a different license.
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NumericalData
ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/AIM/CIPS/PT90M
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
AIM/CIPS polar mesospheric cloud and gravity wave images and numerical data
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:28:27Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2020-07-07 21:14:16Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:28:27Z
Note
Added MetadataRightsList and RightsList(s). Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. Updated to 2.7.1. Changed http to https in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Fixed version number separator in top-level schemaLocation attribute. ZCB
Description
The AIM Cloud Imaging and Particle Size instrument (CIPS) is a panoramic imager that measures solar ultraviolet radiation scattered by the atmosphere back to the satellite. The fundamental measurement is an albedo, which is the measured radiance divided by the input solar irradiance. From the measured albedo, the presence and structure of PMCs and gravity waves (GWs) are derived. CIPS PMC data products include cloud albedo, particle radius, and ice water content. GWs can be inferred from the Rayleigh Albedo Anomaly (RAA) data product, which shows GW-induced albedo deviations from the background atmosphere. PMC and RAA images are available since May of 2007. Data products have
56.25 km2 spatial resolution and are available on a per-orbit basis; PMC data are also available as daily maps and as season-long summary files.
Contacts
Role
Person
StartDate
StopDate
Note
1.
GeneralContact
spase://SMWG/Person/Cora.Randall
InformationURL
Name
Documentation directory on the SPDF server
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/aim/cips/documentation/
InformationURL
Name
Info interface page at LASP.
URL
https://lasp.colorado.edu/aim/
PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/AIM/CIPS/All_Data
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/AIM/CIPS/PT90M
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
RightsURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available NASA Heliophysics data products
AccessURL
Name
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/aim/cips/data/
Description
In CDF via FTP from CDAWeb
AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/aim/cips/data/
Description
In CDF via HTTP from CDAWeb
Format
NetCDF
Encoding
None
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/UCOLO
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Data interface page at LASP.
URL
https://lasp.colorado.edu/aim/download/
Description
For levels 2, 3a, 4 only; see InformationURL for other data
Format
NetCDF
Encoding
GZIP
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/UCOLO
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
AccessURL
Name
Browse Images at LASP.
URL
https://lasp.colorado.edu/aim/browse-images/
Description
For levels 2, 3a, 4 only; see InformationURL for other data
Format
PNG
InstrumentIDs
spase://SMWG/Instrument/AIM/CIPS
MeasurementType
ImageIntensity
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
2007-06-01 00:00:00
RelativeStopDate
-P2M
Cadence
PT90M
ObservedRegion
Earth.NearSurface