ECA_ATL_CLA_2A
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ECA_ATL_CLA_2A data.
field name |
type |
dimensions |
unit |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
datetime |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 2000-01-01] |
UTC time |
latitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_north] |
latitude |
longitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_east] |
longitude |
altitude |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[m] |
altitude |
orbit_index |
int32 |
absolute orbit number |
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validity |
int8 |
{time, vertical} |
quality flag 10km |
|
aerosol_backscatter_coefficient |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m/sr] |
aerosol backscatter 10km |
aerosol_extinction_coefficient |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m/sr] |
aerosol extinction 10km |
aerosol_lidar_ratio |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[sr] |
aerosol lidar ratio 10km |
cloud_backscatter_coefficient |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m/sr] |
cloud backscatter 10km |
cloud_extinction_coefficient |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m/sr] |
cloud extinction 10km |
cloud_lidar_ratio |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[sr] |
cloud lidar ratio 10km |
index |
int32 |
{time} |
zero-based index of the sample within the source product |
Mapping description
The table below details where and how each variable was retrieved from the input product.
field name |
mapping description |
|
|---|---|---|
datetime |
path |
/ScienceData/Geo/time |
latitude |
path |
/ScienceData/Geo/latitude |
longitude |
path |
/ScienceData/Geo/longitude |
altitude |
path |
/ScienceData/Geo/height |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
orbit_index |
path |
/HeaderData/VariableProductHeader/MainProductHeader/orbitNumber |
validity |
path |
/ScienceData/Data/quality_flag_10km |
aerosol_backscatter_coefficient |
path |
/ScienceData/Data/aerosol_backscatter_10km |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
aerosol_extinction_coefficient |
path |
/ScienceData/Data/aerosol_extinction_10km |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
aerosol_lidar_ratio |
path |
/ScienceData/Data/aerosol_lidar_ratio_10km |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
cloud_backscatter_coefficient |
path |
/ScienceData/Data/cloud_backscatter_10km |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
cloud_extinction_coefficient |
path |
/ScienceData/Data/cloud_extinction_10km |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
cloud_lidar_ratio |
path |
/ScienceData/Data/cloud_lidar_ratio_10km |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|