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POLDER/PARASOL daily aerosol product over land - Level-2

The geophysical parameters shown in table given below are computed from the level-1 product for each superpixel (3x3 pixels), by orbit segment. These Level-2 parameters are non-directional.

Version history:

LS2 Version 10.11: Released September 2015
LS2-HDF5 Version 1.00: First release March 2016
LS2-HDF5 Version 1.01: Released September 2016

File description: POLDER3_L2B-LGA


Product file format: HDF5

Product datasets

Dataset DataType Dimensions units valid_range scale_factor add_offset _FillValue Missing_Output long_name
Beginning of group : Data_Directional_Fields
phi uint16 [?,
?,
?]
degrees NONE 0.1 0.0 65535 NONE relative azimuth angle of the pixel center
sequence_number uint8 [?,
?,
?]
no unit NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE sequence number in the orbit [1-130]
surface_polarized_reflectance_865 uint16 [?,
?,
?]
no unit NONE 0.0001 -1.0 65535 NONE surface polarized reflectance 865 nm
surface_reflectance_1020 uint16 [?,
?,
?]
no unit NONE 0.001 0.0 65535 NONE surface reflectance 1020 nm
surface_reflectance_490 uint16 [?,
?,
?]
no unit NONE 0.001 0.0 65535 NONE surface reflectance 490 nm
surface_reflectance_565 uint16 [?,
?,
?]
no unit NONE 0.001 0.0 65535 NONE surface reflectance 565 nm
surface_reflectance_670 uint16 [?,
?,
?]
no unit NONE 0.001 0.0 65535 NONE surface reflectance 670 nm
surface_reflectance_765 uint16 [?,
?,
?]
no unit NONE 0.001 0.0 65535 NONE surface reflectance 765 nm
surface_reflectance_865 uint16 [?,
?,
?]
no unit NONE 0.001 0.0 65535 NONE surface reflectance 865 nm
thetav uint16 [?,
?,
?]
degrees NONE 0.1 0.0 65535 NONE view zenith angle of the pixel center
End of group : Data_Directional_Fields
Beginning of group : Data_Fields
Nviews uint8 [?,
?]
no unit NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE number of available view directions [1-16]
phis uint8 [?,
?]
degrees NONE 1.42 0.0 255 NONE solar azimuth angle of the pixel center
thetas uint16 [?,
?]
degrees NONE 0.1 0.0 65535 NONE solar zenith angle of the pixel center
End of group : Data_Fields
Beginning of group : Geolocation_Fields
Latitude float64 [?,
?]
degrees NONE 1.0 0.0 -99999.0 NONE pixel center latitude
Longitude float64 [?,
?]
degrees NONE 1.0 0.0 -99999.0 NONE pixel center longitude
column_number uint16 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 65535 NONE column number of the pixel in the POLDER grid [1-6480]
land_sea_flag uint8 [?,
?]
percent NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE land sea flag (0:sea, 100:land, 50:mixed)
row_number uint16 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 65535 NONE row number of the pixel in the POLDER grid [1-3240]
surface_altitude int16 [?,
?]
meters NONE 1.0 0.0 32767 NONE pixel center surface altitude
End of group : Geolocation_Fields
Beginning of group : Quality_Flags_Fields
Quality_Flags_01 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE no (670 nm, 865 nm) couple
Quality_Flags_02 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE no (763 nm, 765 nm) couple
Quality_Flags_03 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE no (865 nm, 910 nm) couple
Quality_Flags_04 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE at least one no significant data (nsd)
Quality_Flags_05 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE insufficient number of valid viewing directions
Quality_Flags_06 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Central pixel of the 3x3 super-pixel is unavailable
Quality_Flags_07 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Dense vegetation detected: Pixel re-classified as clear
Quality_Flags_08 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Snow cover detected: Pixel re-classified as clear
Quality_Flags_09 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE 3:no Ozone correction; 1:Ozone absorption correction using TOMS data; 2:Ozone absorption correction using ECMWF data
Quality_Flags_10 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Stratospheric aerosol correction uncertain (optical thickness larger than a threshold)
Quality_Flags_11 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Imprecise stratospheric aerosol correction (optical thickness larger than a threshold)
Quality_Flags_12 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE No information on surface snow cover (some cloud tests cannot be applied)
Quality_Flags_13 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Presence of snow cover
Quality_Flags_14 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE No polarization-based cloud detection test (observation geometry unsuited)
Quality_Flags_15 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Blue channel test indicates Cloud or aerosol presence in the pixel
Quality_Flags_16 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Cloud Detection Indicators (0: because cloudy pixels are not included in the product)
Quality_Flags_17 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE number of clear pixels in the associated super-pixel
Quality_Flags_18 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE insufficient nb of valid viewing dir for at least one wavelength or nb of clear pixels or nb (865 nm, 910 nm) couple
Quality_Flags_19 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE hot spot distance
Quality_Flags_20 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Quality index for aerosol inversion dedicated to atmospheric corrections. 0 (bad) – 100 (Very good)
Quality_Flags_21 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE No inversion because min scattering angle larger than a threshold or max scattering angle smaller than a threshold
Quality_Flags_22 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE AOT larger than a threshold. No surface reflectance estimate.
Quality_Flags_23 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Pixel not recognized as Dark Dense Vegetation. Comparison between modeled and measured 443 nm Refl. was not attempted.
Quality_Flags_24 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Large difference between measured and modeled reflectance at 443 nm.
Quality_Flags_25 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Lack of input data for aerosol correction
Quality_Flags_26 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Index of BRDF used for atmospheric correction (surface atmosphere coupling)
Quality_Flags_27 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Quantifies the difference between the a-priori and the observed BRDF
Quality_Flags_28 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE The 490 nm signal is weak by comparison to the tropospheric aerosol signal
Quality_Flags_29 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE The 670 nm signal is weak by comparison to the tropospheric aerosol signal
Quality_Flags_30 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE The 865 nm signal is weak by comparison to the tropospheric aerosol signal
Quality_Flags_31 uint8 [?,
?]
no units NONE 1.0 0.0 255 NONE Intensity of the tropospheric aerosol signal (ranges from 0 - high - to 15 - weak)
End of group : Quality_Flags_Fields



Product global attributes

Global attribute DataType Dimensions Value
Product_Description: Data Format and User Manual string 1 http://www.icare.univ-lille1.fr/projects_data/parasol/docs/POLDER-Parasol_Level-2_format.pdf
File_Name string 1 POLDER3_L2B-LGA-116198M_2010-01-01T13-03-40_V1-01.h5
Geographic_Projection string 1 sinusoidal equal area projection (Sanson-Flamsted)
HDF_Version string 1 1.8.13
Nadir_Pixel_Size float64 1 6.17999982834
ICARE_ID string 1 2010-01-01T13:03:40
UT_date_of_first_image_acquisition_for_the_viewing_segment string 1 2010010113034053
Line_of_the_northern_most_pixel_in_the_viewing_segment string 1 0742
Ascending_node_longitude string 1 004.540
Level-1_processing_software_version string 1 03.02
Cycle_number string 1 116
Input_second_TOMS_data_file string 1
Level-2_processing_software_version string 1 111220
Aerosols_atmospherics_correction(0:no;1:yes) string 1 1
Satellite_identificator string 1 MYRIADE2
Number_of_sequences_in_the_viewing_segment string 1 129
Pixel_size_of_the_reference_grid(km) string 1 006.180
Input_third_meteorological_data_file string 1
Sub_satellite_track_number string 1 124
Software_version_number string 1 111220
Input_first_level-3_product string 1
Line_of_the_southern_most_pixel_in_the_viewing_segment string 1 3153
Input_second_meteorological_data_file string 1 METEO_2010010118
Input_first_meteorological_data_file string 1 METEO_2010010112
Input_third_level-3_product string 1
Input_first_TOMS_data_file string 1
UT_date_of_last_image_acquisition_for_the_viewing_segment string 1 2010010113463754
Ascending_node_date_and_UT_time string 1 2010010113311320
Version_of_the_data_used_for_radiometric_calibration string 1 04.60
Input_level-1_product string 1 P3L1TBG1116198M
Input_second_level-3_product string 1
Version_of_the_data_used_for_geometric_processing string 1 02.01
Product_Name string 1 LGA-116198M
Software_Version string 1 1.0.4
Product_Version string 1 V1-01
Production_Center string 1 ICARE
Production_Date string 1 2016/09/26 17:53:31
Sensors string 1 POLDER3
Input_Files string 1 P3L2TLGA116198ML; P3L2TLGA116198MD
Beginning_Acquisition_Date string 1 2010-01-01T13-03-40
End_Acquisition_Date string 1 2010-01-01T13-46-37
North_Bounding_Latitude float64 1 48.805557251
South_Bounding_Latitude float64 1 -85.138885498
West_Bounding_Longitude float64 1 -9.79525852203
East_Bounding_Longitude float64 1 171.264709473
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'74.87' '78.25' '82.28' '86.72' '91.45' '95.98' '100.80' '105.47' '109.93'
'114.37' '118.76' '122.72' '126.84' '130.51' '137.33' '140.19' '143.09'
'145.71' '150.33' '152.47' '154.43' '-170.56' '-171.17' '-171.70'
'-178.94' '179.25' '176.01' '171.82' '164.46' '148.66' '113.11' '65.00'
'41.79' '32.11' '26.45' '22.77' '10.71' '10.37' '9.96' '-31.09']
GRINGPOINTLATITUDE string48 49 ['65.86' '-66.97' '-67.86' '-68.81' '-69.64' '-70.47' '-71.19' '-71.86'
'-72.47' '-73.03' '-73.53' '-73.92' '-74.25' '-74.47' '-74.64' '-74.64'
'-74.58' '-74.47' '-74.25' '-73.92' '-73.58' '-73.08' '-72.53' '-71.19'
'-70.47' '-69.69' '-68.86' '-67.14' '-66.14' '-65.14' '-70.58' '-71.86'
'-73.08' '-82.47' '-83.64' '-84.81' '-85.92' '-87.03' '-88.03' '-88.69'
'-88.42' '-87.53' '-86.47' '-85.36' '-84.19' '-66.31' '-65.14' '-64.03'
'60.97']
Orbit_number_in_the_cycle string 1 198

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