ECA_CPR_CLD_2A

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ECA_CPR_CLD_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

altitude

float

{time, vertical}

[m]

joint standard grid height

surface_altitude

float

{time}

[m]

surface altitude

surface_type

int8

{time}

land flag

ice_water_column_density

float

{time}

[kg/m2]

ice water path

ice_water_column_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[kg/m2]

ice water path error

rain_water_column_density

float

{time}

[kg/m2]

rain water path

rain_water_column_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[kg/m2]

rain water path error

liquid_water_density

float

{time, vertical}

[kg/m3]

liquid water content

liquid_water_density_uncertainty

float

{time, vertical}

[kg/m3]

liquid water content error

liquid_particle_effective_radius

float

{time, vertical}

[m]

liquid effective radius

liquid_particle_effective_radius_uncertainty

float

{time, vertical}

[m]

liquid effective radius error

liquid_water_column_density

float

{time}

[kg/m2]

liquid cloud water path

liquid_water_column_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[kg/m2]

liquid cloud water path error

validity

int8

{time, vertical}

retrieval status

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/surface_elevation, /ScienceData/geoid_offset

description

surface_altitude = surface_elevation + geoid_offset

surface_type

path

/ScienceData/land_flag

ice_water_column_density

path

/ScienceData/ice_water_path

ice_water_column_density_uncertainty

path

/ScienceData/ice_water_path_error

rain_water_column_density

path

/ScienceData/rain_water_path

rain_water_column_density_uncertainty

path

/ScienceData/rain_water_path_error

liquid_water_density

path

/ScienceData/liquid_water_content

liquid_water_density_uncertainty

path

/ScienceData/liquid_water_content, /ScienceData/liquid_water_content_relative_error

liquid_particle_effective_radius

path

/ScienceData/liquid_effective_radius

liquid_particle_effective_radius_uncertainty

path

/ScienceData/liquid_effective_radius, /ScienceData/liquid_effective_radius_relative_error

liquid_water_column_density

path

/ScienceData/liquid_water_path

liquid_water_column_density_uncertainty

path

/ScienceData/liquid_water_path_error

validity

path

/ScienceData/retrieval_status