S5_L2_CO

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of S5_L2_CO data.

field name

type

dimensions

unit

description

datetime_start

double

{time}

[seconds since 2010-01-01]

start time 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]

the four latitude boundaries of each ground pixel

longitude_bounds

float

{time, 4}

[degree_east]

the four longitude boundaries of each ground pixel

sensor_latitude

float

{time}

[degree_north]

latitude of the spacecraft sub-satellite point on the WGS84 reference ellipsoid

sensor_longitude

float

{time}

[degree_east]

longitude of the spacecraft sub-satellite point on the WGS84 reference ellipsoid

sensor_altitude

float

{time}

[m]

altitude of the spacecraft relative to the WGS84 reference ellipsoid.

sensor_orbit_phase

double

{time}

[]

relative offset (0.0 … 1.0) of the measurement in the orbit.

solar_zenith_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

zenith angle of the sun measured from the ground pixel location on the WGS84 reference ellipsoid

solar_azimuth_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

azimuth angle of the sun measured from the ground pixel location on the WGS84 ellipsoid

sensor_zenith_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

zenith angle of the spacecraft measured from the ground pixel location on the WGS84 reference ellipsoid

sensor_azimuth_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

azimuth angle of the spacecraft measured from the ground pixel WGS84 reference ellipsoid

surface_altitude

float

{time}

[m]

height of the surface above WGS84 ellipsoid averaged over the S5 pixel

surface_altitude_uncertainty

float

{time}

[m]

standard deviation of the height of the surface above WGS84 ellipsoid averaged over the S5 pixel

surface_pressure

float

{time}

[Pa]

surface pressure; from ECMWF and adjusted for surface elevation

surface_type

int32

{time}

surface classification

snow_ice_type

int32

{time}

surface condition (snow/ice); 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)

CO_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

vertically integrated CO column density

CO_column_number_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

uncertainty of the vertically integrated CO column density (standard error)

CO_column_number_density_validity

int32

{time}

continuous quality descriptor, varying between 0 (no data) and 100 (full quality data)

CO_column_number_density_avk

float

{time, vertical}

[]

CO total column averaging kernel

H2O_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

H2O total column density

H2O_162_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

HDO total column

CH4_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m2]

non scatering CH4 total column

cloud_height

float

{time}

[m]

cloud centre height above the surface

cloud_optical_depth

float

{time}

[]

cloud optical depth at 2330 nm

surface_albedo

float

{time}

[]

surface albedo

CO_column_number_density_apriori

float

{time, vertical}

[mol/m2]

a-priori CO profile

CH4_column_number_density_apriori

float

{time, vertical}

[mol/m2]

a-priori CH4 profile

dry_air_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m2]

column number density profile of dry air

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_start

path

/data/PRODUCT/time, /data/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)

orbit_index

path

/@orbit_start

validity

path

/data/PRODUCT/processing_quality_flags[]

description

the uint64 data is cast to int32

latitude

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/latitude[]

longitude

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/longitude[]

latitude_bounds

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/latitude_bounds[]

longitude_bounds

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/longitude_bounds[]

sensor_latitude

path

/data/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

/data/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

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_altitude[]

description

the satellite altitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline

sensor_orbit_phase

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_orbit_phase[]

solar_zenith_angle

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/solar_zenith_angle[]

solar_azimuth_angle

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/solar_azimuth_angle[]

sensor_zenith_angle

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/viewing_zenith_angle[]

sensor_azimuth_angle

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/viewing_azimuth_angle[]

surface_altitude

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_altitude[]

surface_altitude_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_altitude_precision[]

surface_pressure

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_pressure[]

surface_type

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_classification[]

snow_ice_type

condition

band=band3a or band unset

path

/data/PRODUCT_BAND3A/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

condition

band=band3c

path

/data/PRODUCT_BAND3C/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

condition

band=band3a or band unset

path

/data/PRODUCT_BAND3A/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag[]

description

if 1 <= snow_ice_flag <= 100 then snow_ice_flag/100.0 else 0.0

condition

band=band3c

path

/data/PRODUCT_BAND3C/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag[]

description

if 1 <= snow_ice_flag <= 100 then snow_ice_flag/100.0 else 0.0

CO_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/carbon_monoxide_total_column

CO_column_number_density_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/carbon_monoxide_total_column_precision[]

CO_column_number_density_validity

path

data/PRODUCT/qa_value[]

CO_column_number_density_avk

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/carbon_monoxide_total_column_averaging_kernel[]

H2O_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/water_total_column[]

H2O_162_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/semiheavy_water_total_column[]

CH4_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/methane_total_column_prefit[]

description

the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending

cloud_height

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/cloud_centre_height[]

cloud_optical_depth

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/cloud_optical_depth[]

surface_albedo

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/surface_albedo[]

CO_column_number_density_apriori

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/carbon_monoxide_profile_apriori[]

description

the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending

CH4_column_number_density_apriori

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/methane_profile_apriori[]

description

the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending

dry_air_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/dry_air_column[]

description

the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending