GOME2_L2_O3MARP

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of GOME2_L2_O3MARP data.

field name

type

dimensions

unit

description

datetime

double

{time}

[seconds since 2000-01-01]

time of the measurement

longitude

double

{time}

[degree_east]

longitude of the measurement

latitude

double

{time}

[degree_north]

latitude of the measurement

longitude_bounds

double

{time, 4}

[degree_east]

corner longitudes of the measurement

latitude_bounds

double

{time, 4}

[degree_north]

corner latitudes of the measurement

solar_azimuth_angle

double

{time}

[degree]

solar azimuth angle

solar_zenith_angle

double

{time}

[degree]

solar zenith angle

viewing_azimuth_angle

double

{time}

[degree]

viewing azimuth angle at top of atmosphere

viewing_zenith_angle

double

{time}

[degree]

viewing zenith angle at top of atmosphere

absorbing_aerosol_index

double

{time}

[degree]

absorbing aerosol index

scan_direction_type

int8

{time}

scan direction for each measurement; enumeration values: forward (0), backward (1)

scene_type

int32

{time}

sun glint condition

cloud_fraction

double

{time}

[]

cloud fraction

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

/GEOLOCATION/Time[]

longitude

path

/GEOLOCATION/LongitudeCenter[]

latitude

path

/GEOLOCATION/LatitudeCenter[]

longitude_bounds

path

/GEOLOCATION/LongitudeCorner[]

description

the corner coordinates are re-arranged in the order 2-4-3-1

latitude_bounds

path

/GEOLOCATION/LatitudeCorner[]

description

the corner coordinates are re-arranged in the order 2-4-3-1

solar_azimuth_angle

path

/GEOLOCATION/SolarAzimuthAngle[]

solar_zenith_angle

path

/GEOLOCATION/SolarZenithAngle[]

viewing_azimuth_angle

path

/GEOLOCATION/LineOfSightAzimuthAngle[]

viewing_zenith_angle

path

/GEOLOCATION/LineOfSightZenithAngle[]

absorbing_aerosol_index

path

/DATA/AAI[]

scan_direction_type

path

/GEOLOCATION/ScanDirection[]

description

subtract 1 to turn values 1,2 into 0,1

scene_type

path

/DATA/SunGlintFlag[]

cloud_fraction

path

/DATA/PMD_CloudFraction[]