S5P_PAL_L2_BRO

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of S5P_PAL_L2_BRO data.

field name

type

dimensions

unit

description

scan_subindex

int16

{time}

pixel index (0-based) within the scanline

datetime_start

double

{time}

[seconds since 2010-01-01]

start time of the measurement

datetime_length

double

[s]

duration of the measurement

orbit_index

int32

absolute orbit number

latitude

float

{time}

[degree_north]

latitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)

longitude

float

{time}

[degree_east]

longitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)

latitude_bounds

float

{time, 4}

[degree_north]

latitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)

longitude_bounds

float

{time, 4}

[degree_east]

longitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)

sensor_latitude

float

{time}

[degree_north]

latitude of the geodetic sub-satellite point (WGS84)

sensor_longitude

float

{time}

[degree_east]

longitude of the goedetic sub-satellite point (WGS84)

sensor_altitude

float

{time}

[m]

altitude of the satellite with respect to the geodetic sub-satellite point (WGS84)

solar_zenith_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

zenith angle of the Sun at the ground pixel location (WGS84); angle measured away from the vertical

solar_azimuth_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

azimuth angle of the Sun at the ground pixel location (WGS84); angle measured East-of-North

sensor_zenith_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

zenith angle of the satellite at the ground pixel location (WGS84); angle measured away from the vertical

sensor_azimuth_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

azimuth angle of the satellite at the ground pixel location (WGS84); angle measured East-of-North

cloud_fraction

float

{time}

[]

cloud fraction

cloud_fraction_uncertainty

float

{time}

[]

uncertainty of the cloud fraction

cloud_pressure

float

{time}

[Pa]

cloud pressure

cloud_pressure_uncertainty

float

{time}

[Pa]

cloud pressure uncertainty

cloud_height

float

{time}

[m]

cloud height

cloud_height_uncertainty

float

{time}

[m]

cloud height uncertainty

cloud_albedo

float

{time}

[]

cloud albedo

cloud_albedo_uncertainty

float

{time}

[]

cloud albedo uncertainty

surface_altitude

float

{time}

[m]

surface altitude

surface_altitude_uncertainty

float

{time}

[m]

the standard deviation of sub-pixels used in calculating the mean surface altitude

surface_pressure

float

{time}

[Pa]

surface air pressure

surface_temperature

float

{time}

[K]

surface temperature

surface_meridional_wind_velocity

float

{time}

[m/s]

Northward wind from ECMWF at 10 meter height level

surface_zonal_wind_velocity

float

{time}

[m/s]

Eastward wind from ECMWF at 10 meter height level

snow_ice_type

int8

{time}

surface snow/ice type; enumeration values: snow_free_land (0), sea_ice (1), permanent_ice (2), snow (3), ocean (4)

sea_ice_fraction

float

{time}

[]

sea-ice concentration (as a fraction)

BrO_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

vertical column of bromine monoxide

BrO_column_number_density_uncertainty_random

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

random error of vertical column density

BrO_column_number_density_uncertainty_systematic

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

systematic error of vertical column density

BrO_column_number_density_validity

int8

{time}

continuous quality descriptor, varying between 0 (no data) and 100 (full quality data)

BrO_column_number_density_amf

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

geometric air mass factor

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

scan_subindex

description

the scanline and pixel dimensions are collapsed into a temporal dimension; the index of the pixel within the scanline is computed as the index on the temporal dimension modulo the number of scanlines

datetime_start

path

/PRODUCT/time, /PRODUCT/delta_time[]

description

time converted from milliseconds since a reference time (given as seconds since 2010-01-01) to seconds since 2010-01-01 (using 86400 seconds per day); the time associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline

datetime_length

path

/@time_coverage_resolution

description

the measurement length is parsed assuming the ISO 8601 ‘PT%(interval_seconds)fS’ format

orbit_index

path

/@orbit

latitude

path

/PRODUCT/latitude[]

longitude

path

/PRODUCT/longitude[]

latitude_bounds

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/latitude_bounds[]

longitude_bounds

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/longitude_bounds[]

sensor_latitude

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_latitude[]

description

the satellite latitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline

sensor_longitude

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_longitude[]

description

the satellite longitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline

sensor_altitude

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_altitude[]

description

the satellite altitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline

solar_zenith_angle

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/solar_zenith_angle[]

solar_azimuth_angle

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/solar_azimuth_angle[]

sensor_zenith_angle

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/viewing_zenith_angle[]

sensor_azimuth_angle

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/viewing_azimuth_angle[]

cloud_fraction

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_fraction_crb

cloud_fraction_uncertainty

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_fraction_crb_precision

cloud_pressure

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_pressure_crb[]

cloud_pressure_uncertainty

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_pressure_crb_precision[]

cloud_height

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_height_crb[]

cloud_height_uncertainty

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_height_crb_precision[]

cloud_albedo

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_albedo_crb

cloud_albedo_uncertainty

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_albedo_crb_precision

surface_altitude

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_altitude[]

surface_altitude_uncertainty

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_altitude_precision[]

surface_pressure

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_pressure[]

surface_temperature

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_temperature[]

surface_meridional_wind_velocity

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/northward_wind[]

surface_zonal_wind_velocity

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/eastward_wind[]

snow_ice_type

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag_nise[]

description

0: snow_free_land (0), 1-100: sea_ice (1), 101: permanent_ice (2), 103: snow (3), 255: ocean (4), other values map to -1

sea_ice_fraction

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag_nise[]

description

if 1 <= snow_ice_flag <= 100 then snow_ice_flag/100.0 else 0.0

BrO_column_number_density

path

/PRODUCT/brominemonoxide_total_vertical_column

BrO_column_number_density_uncertainty_random

path

/PRODUCT/brominemonoxide_total_vertical_column_precision

BrO_column_number_density_uncertainty_systematic

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/brominemonoxide_total_vertical_column_trueness

BrO_column_number_density_validity

path

/PRODUCT/qa_value

BrO_column_number_density_amf

path

/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/brominemonoxide_geometric_air_mass_factor[]