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Access via HTTPS

1. Go to the Dissemination Service
2. Find the product you want
3. Register or log in to EO Sign In
4. Download.

Access via FTP

1. Open the Dissemination Service through ftp://aeolus-ds.eo.esa.int/ via an FTP client
2. Log in with an active EO Sign In account
3. Find the product you want
4. Download.

All Aeolus products are freely accessible in accordance with ESA’s Earth observation data policy. An active EO Sign In account is required to download the products.

Aeolus products can also be discovered through the VirES client, which is an interactive data manipulation and retrieval interface for the mission products. It includes tools for studying various atmospheric parameters, in space and time.

New users can register an account on EO Sign In. For further information about the EO Sign In Service you can visit TellUs.

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The Level 2A aerosol/cloud optical products of the Aeolus mission include:

• Geo-located consolidated backscatter and extinction profiles
• Backscatter-to-extinction coefficient
• LIDAR ratio, scene classification
• Heterogeneity index
• Attenuated backscatter signals.

Resolution:

• Horizontal resolution of L2A optical properties at observation scale (~87 km);
• Exceptions are group properties (horizontal accumulation of measurements from ~3 km to ~87 km) and attenuated backscatters (~3 km).

Note: The resolution of "groups" in the L2A can only go down to 5 measurements at the moment, i.e. ~15 km horizontal resolution.

This could be configured to go to 1 measurement - Vertical resolution 250-2000 m (Defined by Range Bin Settings).