ECA_ATL_ICE_2A
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ECA_ATL_ICE_2A data.
field name |
type |
dimensions |
unit |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
datetime |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 2000-01-01] |
UTC time |
latitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_north] |
Geodetic latitude |
longitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_east] |
Geodetic longitude |
orbit_index |
int32 |
absolute orbit number |
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altitude |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[m] |
joint standard grid height |
surface_altitude |
float |
{time} |
[m] |
surface altitude |
viewing_elevation_angle |
float |
{time} |
[degree] |
viewing elevation angle |
tropopause_height |
float |
{time} |
[m] |
tropopause height |
ice_water_density |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[kg/m3] |
ice water content |
ice_water_density_uncertainty |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[kg/m3] |
ice water content error |
ice_particle_effective_radius |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[m] |
ice effective radius |
ice_particle_effective_radius_uncertainty |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[m] |
ice effective radius error |
validity |
int8 |
{time, vertical} |
quality status |
|
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/time |
latitude |
path |
/ScienceData/latitude |
longitude |
path |
/ScienceData/longitude |
orbit_index |
path |
/HeaderData/VariableProductHeader/MainProductHeader/orbitNumber |
altitude |
path |
/ScienceData/height, /ScienceData/geoid_offset |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending; altitude[i,j] = height[i,j] - geoid_offset[i] |
|
surface_altitude |
path |
/ScienceData/elevation, /ScienceData/geoid_offset |
description |
altitude = elevation - geoid_offset |
|
viewing_elevation_angle |
path |
/ScienceData/viewing_elevation_angle |
tropopause_height |
path |
/ScienceData/tropopause_height |
ice_water_density |
path |
/ScienceData/ice_water_content |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
ice_water_density_uncertainty |
path |
/ScienceData/ice_water_content_error |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
ice_particle_effective_radius |
path |
/ScienceData/ice_effective_radius |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
ice_particle_effective_radius_uncertainty |
path |
/ScienceData/ice_effective_radius_error |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
validity |
path |
/ScienceData/quality_status |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|