EARLINET
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of EARLINET data.
field name |
type |
dimensions |
unit |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
datetime_start |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 1970-01-01] |
start time of measurement |
datetime_stop |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 1970-01-01] |
stop time of measurement |
latitude |
float |
[degrees] |
latitude |
|
longitude |
float |
[degrees] |
longitude |
|
sensor_altitude |
float |
[m] |
sensor altitude |
|
viewing_zenith_angle |
float |
[degrees] |
viewing zenith angle |
|
wavelength |
float |
{spectral} |
[nm] |
wavelength |
altitude |
double |
{vertical} |
[m] |
altitude |
backscatter_coefficient |
double |
{time, spectral, vertical} |
[1/(m*sr)] |
backscatter coefficient |
backscatter_coefficient_uncertainty |
double |
{time, spectral, vertical} |
[1/(m*sr)] |
backscatter coefficient uncertainty |
extinction_coefficient |
double |
{time, spectral, vertical} |
[1/m] |
extinction coefficient |
extinction_coefficient_uncertainty |
double |
{time, spectral, vertical} |
[1/m] |
extinction coefficient uncertainty |
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 |
/time_bounds[:,0] |
datetime_stop |
path |
/time_bounds[:,1] |
latitude |
path |
/latitude |
longitude |
path |
/longitude |
sensor_altitude |
path |
/station_altitude |
viewing_zenith_angle |
path |
/zenith_angle |
wavelength |
path |
/wavelength |
altitude |
path |
/altitude |
backscatter_coefficient |
available |
optional |
path |
/backscatter |
|
backscatter_coefficient_uncertainty |
available |
optional |
path |
/error_backscatter |
|
extinction_coefficient |
available |
optional |
path |
/extinction |
|
extinction_coefficient_uncertainty |
available |
optional |
path |
/error_extinction |
|