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_Radar_Mask dataset attributes
| Dataset attribute | DataType | Dimensions | Value |
| long_name | string | 1 | RADAR instrument flags |
| _FillValue | int8 | 1 | [-1] |
| flag_meanings | string | 1 | clutter surface_and_subsurface background ice fake_cloud_tops Possibly_fake_cloud_tops_or_bad_radar_interpolation rain_or_liquid |
| flag_values | int8 | 7 | [-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4] |
| comments | string | 1 | -2 clutter / -1 surface and subsurface / 0 background / 1 ice / 2 fake cloud tops / 3 Possibly fake cloud tops or bad radar interpolation / 4 rain or liquid |
| missing_value | int8 | 1 | [-1] |
| units | string | 1 | 1 |
| valid_range | int8 | 2 | [-2 4] |
| DIMENSION_LIST | h5_ref | - | ? |