ECA_ATL_AER_2A
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ECA_ATL_AER_2A data.
field name |
type |
dimensions |
unit |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
datetime |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 2000-01-01] |
UTC time |
latitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_north] |
Geodetic latitude |
longitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_east] |
Geodetic longitude |
orbit_index |
int32 |
absolute orbit number |
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altitude |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[m] |
joint standard grid height |
surface_altitude |
float |
{time} |
[m] |
surface altitude |
particle_extinction_coefficient |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m] |
particle extinction coefficient 355nm |
particle_extinction_coefficient_uncertainty |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m] |
particle extinction coefficient 355nm error |
particle_backscatter_coefficient |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m/sr] |
particle backscatter coefficient 355nm |
particle_backscatter_coefficient_uncertainty |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[1/m/sr] |
particle backscatter coefficient 355nm error |
particle_linear_depolarization_ratio |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[] |
particle linear depolarization ratio 355nm |
particle_linear_depolarization_ratio_uncertainty |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[] |
particle linear depolarization ratio 355nm error |
lidar_ratio |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[sr] |
lidar ratio 355nm |
lidar_ratio_uncertainty |
float |
{time, vertical} |
[sr] |
lidar ratio 355nm error |
tropopause_height |
float |
{time} |
[m] |
tropopause height |
aerosol_type |
int8 |
{time, vertical} |
aerosol classification |
|
scene_type |
int8 |
{time, vertical} |
classification |
|
validity |
int8 |
{time, vertical} |
quality status |
|
wavelength |
float |
[nm] |
lidar wavelength |
|
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 |
path |
/ScienceData/time |
latitude |
path |
/ScienceData/latitude |
longitude |
path |
/ScienceData/longitude |
orbit_index |
path |
/HeaderData/VariableProductHeader/MainProductHeader/orbitNumber |
altitude |
path |
/ScienceData/height, /ScienceData/geoid_offset |
description |
altitude[i,j] = height[i,j] + geoid_offset[i] |
|
surface_altitude |
path |
/ScienceData/elevation, /ScienceData/geoid_offset |
description |
altitude = elevation + geoid_offset |
|
particle_extinction_coefficient |
path |
/ScienceData/particle_extinction_coefficient_355nm |
particle_extinction_coefficient_uncertainty |
path |
/ScienceData/particle_extinction_coefficient_355nm_error |
particle_backscatter_coefficient |
path |
/ScienceData/particle_backscatter_coefficient_355nm |
particle_backscatter_coefficient_uncertainty |
path |
/ScienceData/particle_backscatter_coefficient_355nm_error |
particle_linear_depolarization_ratio |
path |
/ScienceData/particle_linear_depol_ratio_355nm |
particle_linear_depolarization_ratio_uncertainty |
path |
/ScienceData/particle_linear_depol_ratio_355nm_error |
lidar_ratio |
path |
/ScienceData/lidar_ratio_355nm |
lidar_ratio_uncertainty |
path |
/ScienceData/lidar_ratio_355nm_error |
tropopause_height |
path |
/ScienceData/tropopause_height |
aerosol_type |
path |
/ScienceData/aerosol_classification |
scene_type |
path |
/ScienceData/classification |
validity |
path |
/ScienceData/quality_status |
wavelength |
description |
set to fixed value of 355nm |