AEOLUS_L2B_Rayleigh
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of AEOLUS_L2B_Rayleigh data.
field name |
type |
dimensions |
unit |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
datetime_start |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 2000-01-01] |
datetime of the first measurement used for the wind profile |
datetime |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 2000-01-01] |
average datetime of the measurements used for the wind profile |
datetime_stop |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 2000-01-01] |
datetime of the last measurements used for the wind profile |
orbit_index |
int32 |
absolute orbit number |
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latitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_north] |
average latitude of the measurements used for the wind profile |
longitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_east] |
average longitude of the measurements used for the wind profile |
altitude |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[m] |
vertical COG altitude relative to geoid for each accumulation |
altitude_bounds |
double |
{time, vertical, 2} |
[m] |
altitude relative to geoid of layer boundaries for each accumulation |
sensor_azimuth_angle |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[degree] |
Topocentric Azimuth of the target-to-satellite pointing vector measured clockwise from north |
sensor_elevation_angle |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[degree] |
Elevation of the target-to-satellite pointing vector to the VCOG of the range bin |
hlos_wind_velocity |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[cm/s] |
HLOS wind velocity |
hlos_wind_velocity_validity |
int8 |
{time, vertical} |
validity flag of the HLOS wind velocity |
|
index |
int32 |
{time} |
zero-based index of the sample within the source product |
Ingestion options
The table below lists the available ingestion options for AEOLUS_L2B products.
option name |
legal values |
description |
|---|---|---|
data |
rayleigh, mie |
the type of profiles to ingest; option values are ‘rayleigh’ (default), ‘mie’ |
This definition is only applicable when: data=rayleigh or data unset
Mapping description
The table below details where and how each variable was retrieved from the input product.
field name |
mapping description |
|
|---|---|---|
datetime_start |
path |
/rayleigh_profile[]/profile_datetime_start |
datetime |
path |
/rayleigh_profile[]/profile_datetime_average |
datetime_stop |
path |
/rayleigh_profile[]/profile_datetime_stop |
orbit_index |
path |
/mph/abs_orbit |
latitude |
path |
/rayleigh_profile[]/profile_lat_average |
longitude |
path |
/rayleigh_profile[]/profile_lon_average |
altitude |
path |
/rayleigh_geolocation[/rayleigh_profile/l2b_wind_profies/wind_result_id_number - 1]/windresult_geolocation/altitude_vcog |
altitude_bounds |
path |
/rayleigh_geolocation[/rayleigh_profile/l2b_wind_profies/wind_result_id_number - 1]/windresult_geolocation/altitude_bottom, /rayleigh_geolocation[/rayleigh_profile/l2b_wind_profies/wind_result_id_number - 1]/windresult_geolocation/altitude_top |
sensor_azimuth_angle |
path |
/rayleigh_geolocation[/rayleigh_profile/l2b_wind_profies/wind_result_id_number - 1]/windresult_geolocation/los_azimuth |
sensor_elevation_angle |
path |
/rayleigh_geolocation[/rayleigh_profile/l2b_wind_profies/wind_result_id_number - 1]/windresult_geolocation/los_elevation_vcog |
hlos_wind_velocity |
path |
/rayleigh_hloswind[/rayleigh_profile/l2b_wind_profies/wind_result_id_number - 1]/windresult/rayleigh_wind_velocity |
hlos_wind_velocity_validity |
path |
/rayleigh_hloswind[/rayleigh_profile/l2b_wind_profies/wind_result_id_number - 1]/windresult/validity_flag |