CALIPSO/CLOUDSAT Vertical Cloud Mask Categorization
Version history:
Version 2-23: algorithm version 2.0.8, CLOUDSAT Level 1 and 2 R05, CALIOP Level 1 versions 4.1x and level 2 versions 4.2x, IIR L1 versions 2-00 and V2-01, Released June 2021File description: DARDAR-MASK_2019001005530_67526_V2-23.nc
CLOUDSAT_2B_GEOPROF_CPR_Cloud_Mask dataset attributes
| Dataset attribute | DataType | Dimensions | Value |
| _FillValue | int8 | 1 | [-9] |
| units | string | 1 | 1 |
| long_name | string | 1 | CloudSat cloud mask |
| missing_value | int8 | 1 | [-9] |
| valid_range | int8 | 2 | [ 0 40] |
| comments | string | 1 | Each CPR resolution volume is assigned 1 bit mask value\n0=No cloud detected\n1=likely bad data\n5=likely ground clutter\n5-10=week detection found using along track integration\n20 to 40=Cloud detected ..increasing values represents clouds with lower chance of a being a false detection |
| DIMENSION_LIST | h5_ref | - | ? |