GOME2_CLOUD_v5

binary record "GOME2_CLOUD_v5"size: 2624
Cloud fitting parameters (format version 5)

idfield namedefinition
0FIT_MODE
binary array[32]size: 32
Cloud fitting mode (0 = default fitting for c and zc, 1 = snow/ice mode for A and z
binary uint8size: 1
1FAIL_FLAG
binary array[32]size: 32
Fail flag (0 = succesful fit, 1 = R out of range, 2 = theta0 out of range, 3 = theta out of range, 4 = fit did not converge, 5 = missing input data)
binary uint8size: 1
2FIT_1
binary array[32]size: 128
Cloud fitting parameter 1 - depending on FIT_MODE this is either cloud top pressure or lower reflecting surface pressure
binary int32 (double)size: 4
unit: "1e-3 hPa"

converted unit: "hPa" (multiply by 1/1000)
3FIT_2
binary array[32]size: 128
Cloud fitting parameter 2 - depending on FIT_MODE this is either effective cloud fraction or albedo for lower reflecting surface
binary int32 (double)size: 4
converted unit: "" (multiply by 1/1000000)
4E_FIT_1
binary array[32]size: 64
Error in Cloud fitting parameter 1
binary uint16 (double)size: 2
unit: "1e-1 hPa"

converted unit: "hPa" (multiply by 1/10)
5E_FIT_2
binary array[32]size: 64
Error in Cloud fitting parameter 2
binary uint16 (double)size: 2
converted unit: "" (multiply by 1/10000)
6FINAL_CHI_SQUARE
binary array[32]size: 128
Final Chi-Square perturbation
binary uint32 (double)size: 4
converted unit: "" (multiply by 1/100000)
7CLOUD_ALBEDO
binary array[32]size: 128
Cloud albedo. This is always greater than or equal to the a priori cloud albedo
binary int32 (double)size: 4
converted unit: "" (multiply by 1/1000000)
8SURFACE_ALBEDO
binary array[2, 32]size: 256
Surface albedo used in the retrieval (at 758 and 772 nm)
binary int32 (double)size: 4
converted unit: "" (multiply by 1/1000000)
9SURFACE_PRESSURE
binary array[32]size: 128
Surface pressure
binary int32 (double)size: 4
unit: "1e-3 hPa"

converted unit: "hPa" (multiply by 1/1000)
10AVHRR_INHOMOGENEITY
binary array[256]size: 512
Inhomogeneity of co-located AVHRR radiance corresponding to PMD channel readouts
binary uint16 (double)size: 2
converted unit: "" (multiply by 1/1000)
11AVHRR_CLOUD_FRAC
binary array[256]size: 512
Geometrical cloud fraction from co-located AVHRR cloud flags corresponding to PMD channel readouts
binary uint16 (double)size: 2
converted unit: "" (multiply by 1/1000)
12AVHRR_SNOW_ICE_FRAC
binary array[256]size: 512
Geometrical snow/ice fraction from co-located AVHRR snow/ice flags corresponding to PMD channel readouts
binary uint16 (double)size: 2
converted unit: "" (multiply by 1/1000)