ECA_ATL_NOM_1B
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ECA_ATL_NOM_1B data.
field name |
type |
dimensions |
unit |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
datetime |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 2000-01-01] |
UTC time |
latitude |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[degree_north] |
latitude |
longitude |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[degree_east] |
longitude |
altitude |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[m] |
altitude |
orbit_index |
int32 |
absolute orbit number |
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backscatter_coefficient |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m/sr] |
attenuated backscatter |
backscatter_coefficient_uncertainty |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m/sr] |
attenuated backscatter |
index |
int32 |
{time} |
zero-based index of the sample within the source product |
Ingestion options
The table below lists the available ingestion options for ECA_ATL_NOM_1B products.
option name |
legal values |
description |
|---|---|---|
data |
rayleigh, mie, crosspolar |
the type of backscatter profile to ingest; option values are ‘rayleigh’ (default), ‘mie’, ‘crosspolar’ |
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/sample_latitude |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
longitude |
path |
/ScienceData/sample_longitude |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
altitude |
path |
/ScienceData/sample_altitude |
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
orbit_index |
path |
/HeaderData/VariableProductHeader/MainProductHeader/orbitNumber |
backscatter_coefficient |
condition |
data=rayleigh or data unset |
path |
/ScienceData/rayleigh_attenuated_backscatter |
|
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
condition |
data=mie |
|
path |
/ScienceData/mie_attenuated_backscatter |
|
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
condition |
data=crosspolar |
|
path |
/ScienceData/crosspolar_attenuated_backscatter |
|
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
backscatter_coefficient_uncertainty |
condition |
data=rayleigh or data unset |
path |
/ScienceData/rayleigh_attenuated_backscatter_total_error |
|
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
condition |
data=mie |
|
path |
/ScienceData/mie_attenuated_backscatter_total_error |
|
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|
condition |
data=crosspolar |
|
path |
/ScienceData/crosspolar_attenuated_backscatter_total_error |
|
description |
the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending |
|