CLOUDSAT Level 2 GEOPROF parameters, interpolated on CALIPSO level 1 vertical grid

Version history:

Version 2-00: software version 2.0.4, CLOUDSAT R04, CALIOP Level 1 versions 3.x, released September 2015
Version 2-20: software version 2.0.6, CLOUDSAT R05, CALIOP Level 1 versions 4.1x, released June 2021

File description: CSTRACK_CS-2B-GEOPROF


Product file format: HDF4

Product datasets

Dataset DataType Dimensions units valid_range scale_factor add_offset _FillValue Missing_Output long_name
CS_TRACK_Height float32 [fakeDim0] km NONE 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Altitude of the bins for CS_TRACK interpolated profiles
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_3_1962_4 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_Latitude float32 [fakeDim1,
fakeDim2]		 degrees [-90.0, 90.0] 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Spacecraft Latitude
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_6_1962_7 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_Longitude float32 [fakeDim3,
fakeDim4]		 degrees [-180.0, 180.0] 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Spacecraft Longitude
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_9_1962_10 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_TAI_Time float64 [fakeDim5,
fakeDim6]		 secs NONE 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Time of the CLOUDSAT footprint in the TAI93 convention
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_12_1962_13 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_UTC_Time float32 [fakeDim7,
fakeDim8]		 secs NONE 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Time of the CLOUDSAT footprint in the UTC convention
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_15_1962_16 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_Spacecraft_Altitude float32 [fakeDim9,
fakeDim10]		 km NONE 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Altitude of CLOUDSAT above reference surface (~mean sea level)
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_18_1962_19 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_SurfaceHeightBin int8 [fakeDim11,
fakeDim12]		 NONE [1, 125] 1.0 0.0 -1 NONE Location of Surface Bin as determined by 1B CPR algorithm. The value here is shifted (as Height).
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_21_1962_22 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_Vertical_Binsize float32 [fakeDim13,
fakeDim14]		 m NONE 1.0 0.0 -9999.0 NONE NONE
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_24_1962_25 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_DEM_Elevation int16 [fakeDim15,
fakeDim16]		 meters [-9999, 8850] 1.0 0.0 9999 NONE Digital Elevation Map
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_27_1962_28 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_Radar_Frequency float32 [fakeDim17] GHz NONE 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Frequency of the CLOUDSAT Radar
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_30_1962_31 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_Height int16 [fakeDim18,
fakeDim19]		 m [-5000, 30000] 1.0 0.0 -9999 NONE Height of range bin in Reflectivity/Cloud Mask above reference surface (~ mean sea level).
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_33_1962_34 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_2B_GEOPROF_Radar_Reflectivity int16 [fakeDim20,
fakeDim21]		 dBZe [-4000, 5000] 100.0 0.0 -8888 NONE Radar Reflectivity Factor
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_36_1962_37 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_2B_GEOPROF_CPR_Cloud_Mask int8 [fakeDim22,
fakeDim23]		 NONE [0, 40] 1.0 0.0 -9 NONE CPR Cloud Mask
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_39_1962_40 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CLOUDSAT_2B_GEOPROF_CPR_Gaseous_Attenuation int16 [fakeDim24,
fakeDim25]		 dBZe [0, 1000] 100.0 0.0 -9999 NONE Gaseous_Attenuation
_HDF_CHK_TBL_702_42_1962_43 struct [1] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE



Product global attributes

Global attribute DataType Dimensions Value
File_Name string 1 CSTRACK_CS-2B-GEOPROF_2019001005530_67526_V2-20.hdf
Icare_ID string 1 N/A
Mission string 1 CLOUDSAT
Orbit_ID string 1 1005530_67526
Product_Name string 1 CSTRACK_CS-2B-GEOPROF
Product_Description string 1 Data issued of the CS-2B-GEOPROF product, coincident with the CLOUDSAT footprints
HDF_Version string 1 HDF Version 4.2 Release 5, February 17, 2010
Beginning_Acquisition_Date string 1 2019-01-01T00:55:40Z
End_Acquisition_Date string 1 2019-01-01T02:34:11Z
Geographic_Projection string 1 CLOUDSAT Track
Nadir_Pixel_Size int32 2 [1, 1]
Software_Version string 1 v2.0.2
Product_Version string 1 V2-20
Production_Center string 1 ICARE Data and Services Center
Production_Date string 1 2021-06-11T15:35:34Z
Contact string 1 contact@icare.univ-lille1.fr
Reference string 1 http://www.icare.univ-lille1.fr/projects/dardar
Attributes_Info string 1 Nadir_Pixel_Size :
[Along-track Resolution, Cross-track Resolution]
Sensors string 1 CLOUDSAT
Input_Files string 1
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