Tropical Composition Cloud and Climate Coupling (TC4) mission
Experiment Information:
These flights in July and August 2007 were dedicated to studies of the tropical upper atmosphere. The TC4 experiment involved multiple aircraft and ground sites. The base of operations for TC4 was San Jose, Costa Rica. The CPL observed subvisible cirrus that are known to cover a large portion of the tropics as well as extensive Saharan dust in the Caribbean. Validation for various A-Train sensors was also be an important aspect of the TC4 activities.
Payload for the validation mission includes the Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL), the Cloud Radar System (CRS), and the MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS).
NEW: CPL TC4 movies
Click here to get to new full-flight movies of CPL data from TC4: TC4 movies page.
NOTICE: Access to CPL data is not restricted. However, we do ask that everyone read and abide by the CPL data usage policy found here: CPL data usage policy. In addition, please bear in mind that satellite teams have their own data usage policies, and they should be contacted before use or publication of validation data.
To inquire about data processing or data availability for the CPL dataset,
