id | field name | definition |
0 | Quality_Flag |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | Mie_Snr_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold on the Mie SNR to consider the Mie signal as valid
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1 | Rayleigh_Snr_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold on the Rayleigh SNR to consider the Rayleigh signal as valid
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2 | Mid_Mie_Snr_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold on the Mie SNR defined on middle bins to consider the Mie signal as valid
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3 | Mid_Rayleigh_Snr_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold on the Rayleigh SNR defined on middle bins to consider the Rayleigh signal as valid
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4 | Beta_Error_Bar_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold on the relative error of particle backscatter retrieval (ratio of the variance of the particle backscatter coefficient to the particle backscatter coefficient)
unit: "%"
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5 | Alpha_Error_Bar_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold on the relative error of particle extinction retrieval (ratio of the variance of the particle extinction coefficient to the particle extinction coefficient)
unit: "%"
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6 | Mid_Beta_Error_Bar_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold on the relative error of particle backscatter retrieval on middle bins (ratio of the variance of the particle backscatter coefficient to the particle backscatter coefficient defined on middle bins)
unit: "%"
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7 | Mid_Alpha_Error_Bar_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold on the relative error of particle extinction retrieval on middle bins (ratio of the variance of the particle extinction coefficient to the particle extinction coefficient defined on middle bins)
unit: "%"
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8 | Total_Optical_Depth_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold above which we consider that the backscattered signal was totally attenuated by absorption.
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9 | BER_Max_Threshold |
ascii double |
Above this value, the BER retrieval is supposed to be invalid
unit: "sr^-1"
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10 | BER_Min_Threshold |
ascii double |
Below this value, the BER retrieval is supposed to be invalid
unit: "sr^-1"
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1 | Find_Matching_Bins |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | Altitude_Match_Threshold |
ascii uint16 |
Threshold lesser than which the gap between a Rayleigh bin border and a Mie bin border must be for them to match.
unit: "m"
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2 | Radiometric_Correction |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | Radiometric_Correction_Switch_On |
ascii uint8 |
If radiometric correction shall be applied, set to '1', else '0'.
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1 | Min_Signal_Level |
ascii double |
Minimum signal level for observed signal to be used for the radiometric correction.
unit: "ACCD counts"
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2 | Rho_Threshold |
ascii double |
SR threshold for selection of aerosol free bins within the height regime specified by Lower_Height and Upper_Height.
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3 | Lower_Height |
ascii uint16 |
Lower boundary of height regime for signals used for radiometric correction.
unit: "m"
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4 | Upper_Height |
ascii uint16 |
Upper boundary of height regime for signals used for radiometric correction.
unit: "m"
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5 | Filter_Size |
ascii uint16 |
2*Filter_Size + 1 is used as the window size for the median filter applied to energy corrected Kray/Kmie derived from aerosol free bins on BRC level.
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3 | Feature_Finder |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | FF_Mie_Snr_Threshold |
ascii double |
SNR threshold used in median filter.
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1 | FF_Median_Filter_Width |
ascii uint16 |
Width given as number of measurements used to smooth SNR values.
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2 | FF_Min_Group_Size |
ascii uint16 |
Minimum number of measurements needed to form a group.
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3 | FF_Transmission_Threshold |
ascii double |
Transmission threshold used in median filter.
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4 | SCA |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | Clear_FMB_Beta_Threshold |
ascii double |
Particulate backscatter coefficient value below which the first matching bin will be considered empty of any particle, introducing thus no oscillating bias in the extinction retrieval.
unit: "m^-1 sr^-1"
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1 | Negative_Betap_Threshold |
ascii double |
Particulate backscatter coefficient value below which the coefficient and its derivatives will be considered invalid and set to -1. Slightly ngative values may be accepted to catch a glimps of the oscillations around zero.
unit: "m^-1 sr^-1"
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2 | Negative_SLOD_Threshold |
ascii double |
SLOD value below which the coefficient and its derivatives will be considered invalid and set to -1. Slightly ngative values may be accepted to catch a glimps of the oscillations around zero.
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3 | Negative_Betap_Threshold2 |
ascii double |
Particulate backscatter coefficient value below which thecoefficient and its derivatives will be considered invalid and set to - 1. Slightly ngative values may be accepted to catch a glimps of the oscillations around zero.
unit: "m^-1 sr^-1"
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5 | ICA |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | Emptiness_Betap_Threshold |
ascii double |
Particulate backscatter coefficient value below which it is considered that there is no significant amount of particles. Note that it may be the same as for the feature finder.
unit: "m^-1 sr^-1"
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1 | Negative_Betap_Threshold |
ascii double |
Negative value under which fluctuations are considered to be too high, leading to a rejection of the bin.
unit: "m^-1 sr^-1"
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2 | List_of_Filling_Cases |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | Filling_Case |
xml array[dim_0] |
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | F1 |
ascii double |
Factor of the constant member.
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1 | F2 |
ascii double |
Factor of the H function.
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2 | F3 |
ascii double |
Factor of the exponential function.
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3 | Credibility_Criterion |
ascii double |
Particulate backscatter coefficient value below which thecoefficient and its derivatives will be considered invalid and set to - 1. Slightly negative values may be accepted to catch a glimps of the oscillations around zero.
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4 | Max_Cloud_Width |
ascii uint8 |
Maximum number of consecutive height bins with cloud allowed for ICA algorithm.
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6 | Trans2LOD |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | Iteration_Max |
ascii uint16 |
Maximum number of iterations in the iterative estimation of the SLOD.
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1 | Inversion_Tolerance |
ascii double |
Maximum gap between the ratio of the normalized two way transmission and the squared transmission from the satellite to the bin and the value resulting of the SLOD estimation.
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2 | Asymptotic_Expansion_Limit_Coefficient |
ascii double |
Coefficient involved in the determination of the asymptotic expansion to be used in the inversion to get the SLOD. It's value is set to 0.4 and may be static.
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7 | MCA |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | Low_SR_Fine_Threshold |
ascii double |
Value below which the SR_fine frim L1B data is considered not vali. Note that the default value of 0.75 will obviously lead to quantitatively wrong results, but the shape of the variations may be ept in the calculation thus enabling some interpretation.
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8 | Scene_Classification |
xml record |
id | field name | definition |
0 | Scattering_Ratio_Cloud_Threshold |
ascii double |
Value of the SR above which the presence of a cloud is strongly assumed.
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1 | BER_Cloud_Threshold |
ascii double |
Value of the BER below which the presence of a cloud is strongly assumed.
unit: "m^-1 sr^-1"
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2 | Water_Melting_Temperature |
ascii double |
Set to 273.15 K for 1 bar pressure.
unit: "K"
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3 | Surfusion_Threshold_Temperature |
ascii double |
Temperature down to which supercooled water may be seen in the atmosphere. Set to 233.15 K.
unit: "K"
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4 | Relative_Humidity_Cloud_Threshold |
ascii double |
RH value above which the presence of a cloud is strongly assumed. Taking the incertitude of the model, it is set to 0.94.
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