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_Target_Lidar_Mask dataset attributes
Dataset attribute | DataType | Dimensions | Value |
long_name | string | 1 | LIDAR instrument flags |
_FillValue | int8 | 1 | [-4] |
flag_meanings | string | 1 | lidar_extinguished lidar_attenuated surface_and_subsurface molecular cloud_or_multiple_scattering aerosol |
flag_values | int8 | 6 | [-3 -2 -1 0 1 2] |
comments | string | 1 | -3=Lidar extinguished,-2=lidar attenuated,-1 surface and subsurface / 0 molecular / 1 cloud or multiple scattering / 2 aerosol |
missing_value | int8 | 1 | [-4] |
units | string | 1 | 1 |
valid_range | int8 | 2 | [-3 2] |
DIMENSION_LIST | h5_ref | - | ? |