S5P_L2_AER_AI
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of S5P_L2_AER_AI data.
field name  | 
type  | 
dimensions  | 
unit  | 
description  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
scan_subindex  | 
int16  | 
{time}  | 
pixel index (0-based) within the scanline  | 
|
datetime_start  | 
double  | 
{time}  | 
[seconds since 2010-01-01]  | 
start time of the measurement  | 
datetime_length  | 
double  | 
[s]  | 
duration of the measurement  | 
|
orbit_index  | 
int32  | 
absolute orbit number  | 
||
validity  | 
int32  | 
{time}  | 
processing quality flag  | 
|
latitude  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[degree_north]  | 
latitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)  | 
longitude  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[degree_east]  | 
longitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)  | 
latitude_bounds  | 
float  | 
{time, 4}  | 
[degree_north]  | 
latitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)  | 
longitude_bounds  | 
float  | 
{time, 4}  | 
[degree_east]  | 
longitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)  | 
sensor_latitude  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[degree_north]  | 
latitude of the geodetic sub-satellite point (WGS84)  | 
sensor_longitude  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[degree_east]  | 
longitude of the goedetic sub-satellite point (WGS84)  | 
sensor_altitude  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[m]  | 
altitude of the satellite with respect to the geodetic sub-satellite point (WGS84)  | 
solar_zenith_angle  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[degree]  | 
zenith angle of the Sun at the ground pixel location (WGS84); angle measured away from the vertical  | 
solar_azimuth_angle  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[degree]  | 
azimuth angle of the Sun at the ground pixel location (WGS84); angle measured East-of-North  | 
sensor_zenith_angle  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[degree]  | 
zenith angle of the satellite at the ground pixel location (WGS84); angle measured away from the vertical  | 
sensor_azimuth_angle  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[degree]  | 
azimuth angle of the satellite at the ground pixel location (WGS84); angle measured East-of-North  | 
surface_altitude  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[m]  | 
surface altitude  | 
surface_altitude_uncertainty  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[m]  | 
surface altitude precision  | 
surface_pressure  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[Pa]  | 
surface pressure  | 
surface_meridional_wind_velocity  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[m/s]  | 
northward wind  | 
surface_zonal_wind_velocity  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[m/s]  | 
eastward wind  | 
land_fraction  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[]  | 
land fraction  | 
absorbing_aerosol_index  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[]  | 
aerosol index  | 
absorbing_aerosol_index_uncertainty  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[]  | 
uncertainty of the aerosol index  | 
absorbing_aerosol_index_validity  | 
int8  | 
{time}  | 
continuous quality descriptor, varying between 0 (no data) and 100 (full quality data)  | 
|
cloud_fraction  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
cloud fraction  | 
|
cloud_height  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
cloud height  | 
|
surface_albedo  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
surface albedo  | 
|
snow_ice_type  | 
int8  | 
{time}  | 
surface snow/ice type; enumeration values: snow_free_land (0), sea_ice (1), permanent_ice (2), snow (3), ocean (4)  | 
|
sea_ice_fraction  | 
float  | 
{time}  | 
[]  | 
sea-ice concentration (as a fraction)  | 
index  | 
int32  | 
{time}  | 
zero-based index of the sample within the source product  | 
Ingestion options
The table below lists the available ingestion options for S5P_L2_AER_AI products.
option name  | 
legal values  | 
description  | 
|---|---|---|
wavelength_ratio  | 
354_388nm, 354_388nm_scm, 340_380nm, 335_367nm  | 
ingest aerosol index retrieved at wavelengths 354/388 nm (default), 354/388 nm with scattering cloud model (scm), 340/380 nm, or 335/367 nm  | 
Mapping description
The table below details where and how each variable was retrieved from the input product.
field name  | 
mapping description  | 
|
|---|---|---|
scan_subindex  | 
description  | 
the scanline and pixel dimensions are collapsed into a temporal dimension; the index of the pixel within the scanline is computed as the index on the temporal dimension modulo the number of scanlines  | 
datetime_start  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/time, /PRODUCT/delta_time[]  | 
description  | 
time converted from milliseconds since a reference time (given as seconds since 2010-01-01) to seconds since 2010-01-01 (using 86400 seconds per day); the time associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline  | 
|
datetime_length  | 
path  | 
/@time_coverage_resolution  | 
description  | 
the measurement length is parsed assuming the ISO 8601 ‘PT%(interval_seconds)fS’ format  | 
|
orbit_index  | 
path  | 
/@orbit  | 
validity  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/processing_quality_flags[]  | 
description  | 
the uint32 data is cast to int32  | 
|
latitude  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/latitude[]  | 
longitude  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/longitude[]  | 
latitude_bounds  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/latitude_bounds[]  | 
longitude_bounds  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/longitude_bounds[]  | 
sensor_latitude  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_latitude[]  | 
description  | 
the satellite latitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline  | 
|
sensor_longitude  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_longitude[]  | 
description  | 
the satellite longitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline  | 
|
sensor_altitude  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_altitude[]  | 
description  | 
the satellite altitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline  | 
|
solar_zenith_angle  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/solar_zenith_angle[]  | 
solar_azimuth_angle  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/solar_azimuth_angle[]  | 
sensor_zenith_angle  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/viewing_zenith_angle[]  | 
sensor_azimuth_angle  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/viewing_azimuth_angle[]  | 
surface_altitude  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_altitude[]  | 
surface_altitude_uncertainty  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_altitude_precision[]  | 
surface_pressure  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_pressure[]  | 
surface_meridional_wind_velocity  | 
available  | 
optional  | 
condition  | 
processor version >= 01.03.00  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/northward_wind[]  | 
|
surface_zonal_wind_velocity  | 
available  | 
optional  | 
condition  | 
processor version >= 01.03.00  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/eastward_wind[]  | 
|
land_fraction  | 
available  | 
optional  | 
condition  | 
processor version >= 02.09.00  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/land_fraction[]  | 
|
absorbing_aerosol_index  | 
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=354_388nm or wavelength_ratio unset  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/aerosol_index_354_388  | 
|
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=340_380nm_scm and processor version >= 02.09.01  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/aerosol_index_354_388_scm  | 
|
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=340_380nm  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/aerosol_index_340_380  | 
|
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=335_367nm and processor version >= 02.04.00  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/aerosol_index_335_367  | 
|
absorbing_aerosol_index_uncertainty  | 
available  | 
optional  | 
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=354_388nm (default)  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/aerosol_index_354_388_precision  | 
|
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=340_380nm  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/aerosol_index_340_380_precision  | 
|
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=335_367nm and processor version >= 02.04.00  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/aerosol_index_335_367_precision  | 
|
absorbing_aerosol_index_validity  | 
path  | 
/PRODUCT/qa_value  | 
cloud_fraction  | 
available  | 
optional  | 
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=340_380nm_scm and processor version >= 02.09.01  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/cloud_fraction  | 
|
cloud_height  | 
available  | 
optional  | 
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=340_380nm_scm and processor version >= 02.09.01  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_altitude  | 
|
surface_albedo  | 
available  | 
optional  | 
condition  | 
wavelength_ratio=340_380nm_scm and processor version >= 02.09.01  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_albedo  | 
|
snow_ice_type  | 
available  | 
optional  | 
condition  | 
processor version >= 02.07.00  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag[]  | 
|
description  | 
0: snow_free_land (0), 1-100: sea_ice (1), 101: permanent_ice (2), 103: snow (3), 255: ocean (4), other values map to -1  | 
|
sea_ice_fraction  | 
available  | 
optional  | 
condition  | 
processor version >= 02.07.00  | 
|
path  | 
/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag[]  | 
|
description  | 
if 1 <= snow_ice_flag <= 100 then snow_ice_flag/100.0 else 0.0  | 
|