NPP_SUOMI_L2_VIIRS_EDR_VCTH
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of NPP_SUOMI_L2_VIIRS_EDR_VCTH data.
field name |
type |
dimensions |
unit |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
datetime |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 2000-01-01] |
time of the measurement |
latitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_north] |
tangent latitude |
longitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_east] |
tangent longitude |
sensor_azimuth_angle |
double |
{time} |
[degree] |
azimuth angle (measured clockwise positive from North) to Satellite at each retrieval position |
sensor_zenith_angle |
double |
{time} |
[degree] |
zenith angle to Satellite at each retrieval position |
solar_azimuth_angle |
double |
{time} |
[degree] |
azimuth angle of sun (measured clockwise positive from North) at each retrieval position |
solar_zenith_angle |
double |
{time} |
[degree] |
zenith angle of sun at each retrieval position |
cloud_base_height |
double |
{time} |
[km] |
cloud_base_height |
cloud_top_height |
double |
{time} |
[km] |
cloud_top_height |
cloud_top_pressure |
double |
{time} |
[hPa] |
cloud_top_pressure |
cloud_top_temperature |
double |
{time} |
[K] |
cloud_top_temperature |
cloud_fraction |
double |
{time} |
[] |
cloud_fraction |
cloud_effective_particle_size |
double |
{time} |
[um] |
cloud_effective_particle_size |
cloud_optical_depth |
double |
{time} |
[] |
cloud_optical_depth |
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 |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CLD-AGG-GEO_All/StartTime, /All_Data/VIIRS-CLD-AGG-GEO_All/MidTime |
description |
the time converted from seconds since 1958-01-01 to seconds since 2000-01-01T00:00:00 |
|
latitude |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CLD-AGG-GEO_All/Latitude |
longitude |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CLD-AGG-GEO_All/Longitude |
sensor_azimuth_angle |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CLD-AGG-GEO_All/SatelliteAzimuthAngle |
sensor_zenith_angle |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CLD-AGG-GEO_All/SatelliteZenithAngle |
solar_azimuth_angle |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CLD-AGG-GEO_All/SatelliteAzimuthAngle |
solar_zenith_angle |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CLD-AGG-GEO_All/SatelliteZenithAngle |
cloud_base_height |
available |
optional |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CBH-EDR_All/AverageCloudBaseHeight |
|
cloud_top_height |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CTH-EDR_All/AverageCloudTopHeight |
cloud_top_pressure |
available |
optional |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CTP-EDR_All/AverageCloudTopPressure |
|
cloud_top_temperature |
available |
optional |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CTT-EDR_All/AverageCloudTopTemperature |
|
cloud_fraction |
available |
optional |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CCL-EDR_All/SummedCloudCover |
|
cloud_effective_particle_size |
available |
optional |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-CEPS-EDR_All/AverageCloudEffectiveParticleSize |
|
cloud_optical_depth |
available |
optional |
path |
/All_Data/VIIRS-COT-EDR_All/AverageCloudOpticalThickness |
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