TES_L2_CH4_Nadir
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of TES_L2_CH4_Nadir data.
field name |
type |
dimensions |
unit |
description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
datetime |
double |
{time} |
[seconds since 2000-01-01] |
time of the measurement |
longitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_east] |
tangent longitude |
latitude |
double |
{time} |
[degree_north] |
tangent latitude |
altitude |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[m] |
altitude per profile level |
pressure |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[hPa] |
pressure per profile level |
CH4_volume_mixing_ratio |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[ppv] |
methane volume mixing ratio |
CH4_volume_mixing_ratio_uncertainty |
double |
{time, vertical} |
[ppv] |
methane volume mixing ratio precision |
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 |
/HDFEOS/SWATHS/CH4NadirSwath/Geolocation_Fields/Time[] |
description |
the time converted from TAI93 to seconds since 2000-01-01T00:00:00 |
|
longitude |
path |
/HDFEOS/SWATHS/CH4NadirSwath/Geolocation_Fields/Longitude[] |
latitude |
path |
/HDFEOS/SWATHS/CH4NadirSwath/Geolocation_Fields/Latitude[] |
altitude |
path |
/HDFEOS/SWATHS/CH4NadirSwath/Data_Fields/Altitude[] |
pressure |
path |
/HDFEOS/SWATHS/CH4NadirSwath/Data_Fields/Pressure[] |
CH4_volume_mixing_ratio |
path |
/HDFEOS/SWATHS/CH4NadirSwath/Data_Fields/CH4[] |
CH4_volume_mixing_ratio_uncertainty |
path |
/HDFEOS/SWATHS/CH4NadirSwath/Data_Fields/CH4Precision[] |