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 2021
File description: DARDAR-MASK_2019001005530_67526_V2-23.nc
DARMASK_Simplified_Categorization dataset attributes
long_name string
1
DARMASK Categorization Flags
_FillValue int8
1
[-99]
flag_meanings string
1
presence_of_liquid_unknown surface_and_subsurface clear_sky ice_clouds spherical_or_2D_ice supercooled_water supercooled+ice cold_rain aerosol warm_rain stratospheric_clouds highly_concentrated_ice top_of_convective_towers liquid_cloud warm_rain+liquid_clouds cold_rain+liquid_clouds rain_may_be_mixed_with_liquid multiple_scattering_due_to_supercooled_water
flag_values int8
18
[-2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15]
comments string
1
-2=presence of liquid unknown,-1=surface and subsurface,0=clear sky,1=ice clouds,2=spherical or 2D ice,3=supercooled water,4=supercooled + ice,5=cold rain,6=aerosol,7=warm rain,8=stratospheric clouds,9=highly concentrated ice,10=top of convective towers,11=liquid cloud,12=warm rain + liquid clouds, 13=cold rain+ liquid clouds,14=rain may be mixed with liquid,15=Multiple scattering due to supercooled water
missing_value int8
1
[-99]
units string
1
1
valid_range int8
2
[-2 15]
DIMENSION_LIST h5_ref
-
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