ESACCI_AEROSOL_L3_ATSR2

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ESACCI_AEROSOL_L3_ATSR2 data.

field name	type	dimensions	unit	description
latitude	double	{latitude}	[degree_north]	latitude of the ground pixel center
longitude	double	{longitude}	[degree_east]	longitude of the ground pixel center
aerosol_optical_depth	double	{spectral, latitude, longitude}	[]	aerosol optical depth
aerosol_optical_depth_uncertainty	double	{spectral, latitude, longitude}	[]	uncertainty of the aerosol optical depth
wavelength	double	{spectral}	[nm]	wavelengths of the measurements
sensor_zenith_angle	double	{latitude, longitude}	[degree]	sensor zenith angle
solar_zenith_angle	double	{latitude, longitude}	[degree]	solar zenith angle

Mapping description

The table below details where and how each variable was retrieved from the input product.

field name	mapping description
latitude	path	/latitude[]
longitude	path	/longitude[]
aerosol_optical_depth	path	/AOD550_mean[], /AOD670_mean[], /AOD870_mean[], /AOD1600_mean[]
	description	depending on how the data is processed, data is not always available for all wavelengths. If the data is not available, NaN values are used.
aerosol_optical_depth_uncertainty	path	/AOD550_sdev[], /AOD670_sdev[], /AOD870_sdev[], /AOD1600_sdev[]
	description	depending on how the data is processed, uncertainty data is not always available for all wavelengths. If the data is not available, NaN values are used.
wavelength	description	fixed values
sensor_zenith_angle	available	optional
	path	/satellite_zenith_mean[]
solar_zenith_angle	available	optional
	path	/sun_zenith_mean[]