Product Documentation

File description: L2-CLD-AIRS-LMD


Product file format: NetCDF3

Product datasets

Dataset DataType Dimensions units valid_range scale_factor add_offset _FillValue Missing_Output long_name
maps_LON float32 [maps_LON] degrees_east [-180.0, 180.0] NONE NONE NONE NONE 2D global maps longitudes in degrees
maps_LAT float32 [maps_LAT] degrees_north [-90.0, 90.0] NONE NONE NONE NONE 2D global maps latitudes in degrees
map_E_CP float32 [maps_LAT,
maps_LON]
hPa NONE NONE NONE 0.0 NONE 2D global map of variable E_CP
map_CTYP int8 [maps_LAT,
maps_LON]
NONE [1, 8] NONE NONE 0.0 NONE 2D global map of variable CTYP
map_CT float32 [maps_LAT,
maps_LON]
K NONE NONE NONE 0.0 NONE 2D global map of variable CT
map_CP float32 [maps_LAT,
maps_LON]
hPa NONE NONE NONE 0.0 NONE 2D global map of variable CP
map_CEM float32 [maps_LAT,
maps_LON]
NONE NONE NONE NONE 0.0 NONE 2D global map of variable CEM
TIME float32 [ngolfballs] sec NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Granule start time since beginning of the day per "golf ball" (3x3 AIRS footprint)
TB12 float32 [ngolfballs] K NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Average 12µm brightness temperature per "golf ball" (3x3 AIRS footprint)
SZ float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
m NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Surface altitude per AIRS footprint
STD_TB12 float32 [ngolfballs] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Spatial variability of TB12 per "golf ball" (3x3 AIRS footprint)
SOLZEN float32 [ngolfballs] deg [0.0, 180.0] NONE NONE NONE NONE Solar zenith angle per "golf ball" (3x3 AIRS footprint)
SATZEN float32 [ngolfballs] deg [0.0, 180.0] NONE NONE NONE NONE Viewing zenith angle per "golf ball" (3x3 AIRS footprint)
MWFLAG int8 [ngolfballs] NONE [-1, 7] NONE NONE NONE NONE NASA AIRS L2 MW surface class per "golf ball" (3x3 AIRS footprint)
LON float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
degrees_east [-180.0, 180.0] NONE NONE NONE NONE Longitude per AIRS footprint
LAT float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
degrees_north [-90.0, 90.0] NONE NONE NONE NONE Latitude per AIRS footprint
LANDFRAC float32 [ngolfballs] NONE [0.0, 1.0] NONE NONE NONE NONE Land fraction per "golf ball" (3x3 AIRS footprint)
E_CZ float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
m NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Cloud altitude uncertainty per AIRS footprint
E_CT float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
K NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Cloud temperature uncertainty per AIRS footprint
E_CP float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
hPa NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Cloud pressure uncertainty per AIRS footprint
E_CEM float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Cloud emissivity uncertainty per AIRS footprint
CZ float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
m NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Cloud altitude per AIRS footprint
CTYP int8 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
NONE [1, 8] NONE NONE NONE NONE Cloud type per AIRS footprint
CT float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
K NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Cloud temperature per AIRS footprint
CP float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
hPa NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Cloud pressure per AIRS footprint
CEM float32 [nspots,
ngolfballs]
NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Cloud emissivity per AIRS footprint
AIRTIGR int8 [ngolfballs] NONE [1, 5] NONE NONE NONE NONE TIGR air mass per "golf ball" (3x3 AIRS footprint)
AIRQUAL int8 [ngolfballs] NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE Atmospheric profile quality flag per "golf ball" (3x3 AIRS footprint)



Product global attributes

Global attribute DataType Dimensions Value
Scientific_contact string 1 stubenrauch@lmd.polytechnique.fr
satellite string 1 AQUA
Production_Center string 1 ICARE Data and Services Center
Software_Version string 1 1.2.0
Production_Date string 1 2013-09-27T18:48:01Z
Author string 1 Claudia Stubenrauch CNRS/IPSL/LMD
NetCDF_Version string 1 NETCDF3_CLASSIC
Product_Version string 1 1.2
Input_Files string 1 AIRS_L2v5_cldrh.010109.PM
Product_Description string 1 AQUA-AIRS cloud climatology with 2D global maps
File_Name string 1 AQUA_L2-CLD-AIRS-LMD_2009-01-01T13-30-00_V1-02.nc
Contact string 1 contact@icare.univ-lille1.fr
references string 1 Stubenrauch et al.,ACP (2010)
Web-Site string 1 http://ara.abct.lmd.polytechnique.fr
convention string 1 CF-1.0
input string 1 NASA AIRS L1 and L2 (Version 5) data from http://mirador.gsfc.nasa.gov
climatology string 1 AIRS-LMD
Product_Name string 1 L2-CLD-AIRS-LMD
Icare_ID string 1 RFU
Algorithm_Version string 1 1.0

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