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CrIS and ATMS instrument telemetry
2
L2_CLIMCAPS_RET_NSR
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CF Standard Name Table v28
Sounder SIPS
SNDR
EPSG:4326
P0000-00-00T00:06:00
m06
institution
GCMD:GCMD Keywords
SUOMI-NPP > Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership
GCMD:GCMD Keywords
SNPP
CRIMSS > Cross-track Infrared and Advanced Technology Microwave Sounders, CrIS > Cross-track Infrared Sounder, ATMS > Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder
GCMD:GCMD Keywords
CRIMSS
nc
point
swath
Swath
v02.01.06
Level-2 CLIMCAPS SNPP CrIMSS
The Level-2 CLIMCAPS product includes atmospheric state retrieval products from the CLIMCAPS algorithm for one six-minute interval. These include temperature and water vapor profiles as well as cloud and surface products and minor gases.
SNDRSNIML2CCPRETN
l2_crimss
Christopher D. Barnet, STC; L. Larrabee Strow, UMBC; Philip W. Rosenkranz, MIT
Retrieval PI; Forward Model PI; Microwave PI
Created on 2020-03-03 by L2 CLIMCAPS RETRIEVAL PGE at Sounder SIPS: GES DISC
2020-03-03T17:19:51 s4pmops crimss_postproc.pro v015a gran=20181211T1406
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CRIS_L1B; ATMS_L1B; ATMS_L1B; ATMS_L1B; MERRA; MERRA; MERRA; RET_TEMPLATE; CCR_TEMPLATE; GFS_F03; GFS_F06; GFS_F09; GFS_F03; GFS_F06; GFS_F09; GFS_F03; GFS_F06; GFS_F09
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Ascending
Day
Passed
0.00000000
100.000000
100.000000
FALSE
http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/
earth view observation id for FOR
unique earth view observation identifier: yyyymmddThhmm.aaExx. Includes gran_id plus 2-digit along-track index (01-45) and 2-digit cross-track index (01-30).
referenceInformation
earth view observation id for FOV
unique earth view observation identifier for FOV: yyyymmddThhmm.aaExx.f . Includes gran_id plus 2-digit along-track index (01-45), 2-digit cross-track index (01-30), and 1-digit FOV number (1-9).
referenceInformation
seconds since 1993-01-01 00:00
-2934835217.000000
3376598410.000000
earth view FOV midtime
time
earth view observation midtime for each FOV
Time
9.969209968386869e+36
referenceInformation
earth view UTC FOV time
utc_tuple_lbl
UTC earth view observation time as an array of integers: year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisec, microsec
65535
referenceInformation
degrees_north
-90.0000000
90.0000000
FOR latitude
latitude
latitude of FOR center
Latitude
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
lat_bnds
degrees_north
-90.0000000
90.0000000
FOR latitude
latitude
latitude of FOR center on the geoid (without terrain correction)
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degrees_north
-90.0000000
90.0000000
FOV latitude
latitude
latitude of FOV center
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
fov_lat_bnds
degrees_east
-180.000000
180.000000
FOR longitude
longitude
longitude of FOR center
Longitude
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
lon_bnds
degrees_east
-180.000000
180.000000
FOR longitude
longitude
longitude of FOR center on the geoid (without terrain correction)
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degrees_east
-180.000000
180.000000
FOV longitude
longitude
longitude of FOV center
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
fov_lon_bnds
degrees_north
-90.0000000
90.0000000
FOV boundary latitudes
latitudes of points forming a polygon around the perimeter of the FOV
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degrees_north
-90.0000000
90.0000000
FOV boundary latitudes
latitudes of points forming a polygon around the perimeter of the FOV
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degrees_east
-180.000000
180.000000
FOV boundary longitudes
longitudes of points forming a polygon around the perimeter of the FOV
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degrees_east
-180.000000
180.000000
FOV boundary longitudes
longitudes of points forming a polygon around the perimeter of the FOV
9.96920997e+36
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1
0.00000000
1.00000000
FOR land fraction
land_area_fraction
lon lat
land fraction over the FOR
landFrac
9.96920997e+36
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area: mean (beam-weighted)
1
0.00000000
1.00000000
FOV land fraction
land_area_fraction
fov_lon fov_lat
land fraction over the FOV
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
area: mean (beam-weighted)
m
surf_alt_sdev
-500.000000
10000.0000
FOR surface altitude
surface_altitude
lon lat
mean surface altitude wrt earth model over the FOR
topog
9.96920997e+36
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area: mean (beam-weighted)
m
surf_alt_sdev
-500.000000
10000.0000
FOV surface altitude
surface_altitude
fov_lon fov_lat
mean surface altitude wrt earth model over the FOV
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
area: mean (beam-weighted)
m
0.00000000
10000.0000
FOR surface altitude standard deviation
lon lat
standard deviation of surface altitude within the FOR
topog_err
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
area: standard_deviation (beam-weighted)
m
0.00000000
10000.0000
FOV surface altitude standard deviation
fov_lon fov_lat
standard deviation of surface altitude within the FOV
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
area: standard_deviation (beam-weighted)
degrees_north
-90.0000000
90.0000000
sun glint latitude
latitude
subsat_lon subsat_lat
sun glint spot latitude at scan_mid_time. Fill for night observations.
glintlat
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degrees_east
-180.000000
180.000000
sun glint longitude
longitude
subsat_lon subsat_lat
sun glint spot longitude at scan_mid_time. Fill for night observations.
glintlon
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
0.00000000
180.000000
solar zenith angle
solar_zenith_angle
lon lat
solar zenith angle at the center of the spot
solzen
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
0.00000000
360.000000
solar azimuth angle
solar_azimuth_angle
lon lat
solar azimuth angle at the center of the spot (clockwise from North)
solazi
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
m
0.00000000
30000000.0
sun glint distance
lon lat
distance of sun glint spot to the center of the spot. Fill for night observations.
sun_glint_distance
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
0.00000000
180.000000
view angle
sensor_view_angle
lon lat
off nadir pointing angle
scanang
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
0.00000000
180.000000
satellite zenith angle
sensor_zenith_angle
lon lat
satellite zenith angle at the center of the spot
satzen
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
0.00000000
360.000000
satellite azimuth angle
sensor_azimuth_angle
lon lat
satellite azimuth angle at the center of the spot (clockwise from North)
satazi
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
m
100000.000
10000000.0
satellite range
lon lat
line of sight distance between satellite and spot center
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
0
1
ascending orbit flag
subsat_lon subsat_lat
ascending orbit flag: 1 if ascending, 0 descending
scan_node_type
255
referenceInformation
descending ascending
0
1
degrees_north
-90.0000000
90.0000000
sub-satellite latitude
latitude
sub-satellite latitude at scan_mid_time
sat_lat
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degrees_east
-180.000000
180.000000
sub-satellite longitude
longitude
sub-satellite longitude at scan_mid_time
sat_lon
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
seconds since 1993-01-01 00:00
-2934835217.000000
3376598410.000000
midscan TAI93
time
subsat_lon subsat_lat
TAI93 at middle of earth scene scans
nadirTAI
9.969209968386869e+36
referenceInformation
m
100000.000
1000000.00
satellite altitude
altitude
subsat_lon subsat_lat
satellite altitude with respect to earth model at scan_mid_time
satheight
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
m
satellite position
subsat_lon subsat_lat spatial_lbl
satellite ECR position at scan_mid_time
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
m s-1
satellite velocity
subsat_lon subsat_lat spatial_lbl
satellite ECR velocity at scan_mid_time
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
-180.000000
180.000000
satellite attitude
subsat_lon subsat_lat angular_lbl
satellite attitude at scan_mid_time. An orthogonal triad. First element is angle about the +x (roll) ORB axis. +x axis is positively oriented in the direction of orbital flight. Second element is angle about +y (pitch) ORB axis. +y axis is oriented normal to the orbit plane with the positive sense opposite to that of the orbit's angular momentum vector H. Third element is angle about +z (yaw) axis. +z axis is positively oriented Earthward parallel to the satellite radius vector R from the spacecraft center of mass to the center of the Earth.
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
hours
0.00000000
24.0000000
local apparent solar time
lon lat
local apparent solar time in hours from midnight
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
0.00000000
360.000000
mean anomaly with respect to the equator
subsat_lon subsat_lat
spacecraft mean anomaly measured with respect to the ascending node
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
0.00000000
180.000000
satellite solar zenith
subsat_lon subsat_lat
solar zenith angle at the satellite
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
0.00000000
360.000000
satellite solar azimuth
subsat_lon subsat_lat
solar azimuth angle at the satellite (clockwise from North)
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degrees_east
-180.000000
180.000000
ascending node
Longitude of the last ascending node of spacecraft orbit before time_coverage_end.
eq_x_longitude
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
seconds since 1993-01-01 00:00
-2934835217.000000
3376598410.000000
ascending node time
TAI93 time of the last ascending node of spacecraft orbit before time_coverage_end.
eq_x_tai
9.969209968386869e+36
referenceInformation
hours
0.00000000
24.0000000
local apparent solar time at the ascending node
local apparent solar time at the last ascending node before time_coverage_end in hours from midnight
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
degree
-90.0000000
90.0000000
beta angle
Beta angle for the spacecraft orbit, determining the percentage of the orbit that the spacecraft is in direct sunlight.
9.96920997e+36
referenceInformation
rotational direction
list of rotational directions (roll, pitch, yaw)
auxiliaryInformation
spatial direction
list of spatial directions (X, Y, Z)
auxiliaryInformation
UTC date/time parts
names of the elements of UTC when it is expressed as an array of integers year,month,day,hour,minute,second,millisecond,microsecond
auxiliaryInformation
air_temp_qc air_temp_err
100.000000
400.000000
air temperature profile
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
air_temperature
Kelvin
air temperature profile
TAirSup
area: mean
0
2
air_temp QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
air_temperature status_flag
air_temp QC flag
TAirSup_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
100.000000
air_temp error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
air_temperature standard_error
Kelvin
air_temp error estimate
TAirSupErr
surf_air_temp_qc surf_air_temp_err
100.000000
400.000000
near-surface temperature
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
air_temperature
Kelvin
near-surface air temperature (~2 meters above surface)
TSurfAir
area: mean
0
2
surf_air_temp QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
air_temperature status_flag
surf_air_temp QC flag
TSurfAir_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
100.000000
surf_air_temp error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
air_temperature standard_error
Kelvin
surf_air_temp error estimate
TSurfAirErr
0.00000000
100.000000
air_temp DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the air temperature profile provided by the physical retrieval step.
Temp_dof
h2o_vap_tot_qc h2o_vap_tot_err
total water vapor
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
atmosphere_mass_content_of_water_vapor
kg / m2
total precipitable water vapor
totH2OStd
area: mean
0
2
h2o_vap_tot QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
atmosphere_mass_content_of_water_vapor status_flag
h2o_vap_tot QC flag
totH2OStd_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
h2o_vap_tot error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
atmosphere_mass_content_of_water_vapor standard_error
kg / m2
h2o_vap_tot error estimate
totH2OStdErr
spec_hum_qc spec_hum_err
0.00000000
200.000000
specific humidity
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
specific_humidity
1
mass fraction of water vapor in moist air
H2OMMRLevSup
area: mean
0
2
spec_hum QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
specific_humidity status_flag
spec_hum QC flag
H2OMMRLevSup_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
200.000000
spec_hum error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
specific_humidity standard_error
1
spec_hum error estimate
H2OMMRLevSupErr
surf_spec_hum_qc surf_spec_hum_err
0.00000000
200.000000
surface specific humidity
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
specific_humidity
1
Near-surface mass fraction of water vapor in moist air
H2OMMRSurf
area: mean
/temp
0
2
surf_spec_hum QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
specific_humidity status_flag
surf_spec_hum QC flag
H2OMMRSurf_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
200.000000
surf_spec_hum error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
specific_humidity standard_error
1
surf_spec_hum error estimate
H2OMMRSurfErr
0.00000000
100.000000
water vapor profile DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the water vapor profile provided by the physical retrieval step.
H2O_dof
rel_hum_qc rel_hum_err
0.00000000
2.00000000
relative humidity profile
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
relative_humidity
1
relative humidity over equilibrium phase
RelHum (15 pressure levels)
area: mean
0
2
rel_hum QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
relative_humidity status_flag
rel_hum QC flag
RelHum_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
200.000000
rel_hum error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
relative_humidity standard_error
1
rel_hum error estimate
surf_rel_hum_qc surf_rel_hum_err
0.00000000
2.00000000
surface relative humidity
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
relative_humidity
1
relative humidity near the surface over equilibrium phase
RelHumSurf
area: mean
0
2
surf_rel_hum QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
relative_humidity status_flag
surf_rel_hum QC flag
RelHumSurf_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
200.000000
surf_rel_hum error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
relative_humidity standard_error
1
surf_rel_hum error estimate
spec_hum_sat_ice_qc spec_hum_sat_ice_err
0.00000000
200.000000
saturation specific humidity over ice
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
1
saturation specific humidity in equilibrium with ice
(AIRS had liquid and equilibrium phase, not ice)
area: mean
0
2
spec_hum_sat_ice QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
spec_hum_sat_ice QC flag
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
200.000000
spec_hum_sat_ice error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
spec_hum_sat_ice error estimate
surf_spec_hum_sat_ice_qc surf_spec_hum_sat_ice_err
0.00000000
200.000000
surface saturation specific humidity over ice
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
1
Near-surface saturation specific humidity in equilibrium with ice
(AIRS had liquid and equilibrium phase, not ice)
area: mean
0
2
surf_spec_hum_sat_ice QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
surf_spec_hum_sat_ice QC flag
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
200.000000
surf_spec_hum_sat_ice error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
surf_spec_hum_sat_ice error estimate
spec_hum_sat_liq_qc spec_hum_sat_liq_err
0.00000000
200.000000
saturation specific humidity over liquid
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
1
saturation specific humidity in equilibrium with liquid water
H2OMMRSatLevStd_liquid
area: mean
0
2
spec_hum_sat_liq QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
spec_hum_sat_liq QC flag
H2OMMRSatLevStd_liquid_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
200.000000
spec_hum_sat_liq error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
spec_hum_sat_liq error estimate
surf_spec_hum_sat_liq_qc surf_spec_hum_sat_liq_err
0.00000000
200.000000
surface saturation specific humidity over liquid
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
1
Near-surface saturation specific humidity in equilibrium with liquid water
H2OMMRSatSurf_liquid
area: mean
0
2
surf_spec_hum_sat_liq QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
surf_spec_hum_sat_liq QC flag
H2OMMRSatSurf_liquid_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
200.000000
surf_spec_hum_sat_liq error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
surf_spec_hum_sat_liq error estimate
gp_hgt_qc gp_hgt_err
-200.000000
100000.000
geopotential height
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
geopotential_height
m
Geopotential is the sum of the specific gravitational potential energy relative to the geoid and the specific centripetal potential energy. Geopotential height is the geopotential divided by the standard acceleration due to gravity.
GP_HeightSup
area: mean
0
2
gp_hgt QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
geopotential_height status_flag
gp_hgt QC flag
GP_HeightSup_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
10000.0000
gp_hgt error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
geopotential_height standard_error
m
gp_hgt error estimate
surf_gp_hgt_qc surf_gp_hgt_err
-200.000000
10000.0000
surface geopotential height
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
geopotential_height
m
geopotential height at the surface
GP_Surface
area: mean
0
2
surf_gp_hgt QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
geopotential_height status_flag
surf_gp_hgt QC flag
GP_Surface_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
1000.00000
surf_gp_hgt error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
geopotential_height standard_error
m
surf_gp_hgt error estimate
o3_tot_qc o3_tot_err
total ozone
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
atmosphere_mass_content_of_ozone
kg m-2
Total column ozone. (Multiply by 4.670e5 to convert to Dobson Units from kg m^-2)
totO3Std
area: mean
0
2
o3_tot QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
atmosphere_mass_content_of_ozone status_flag
o3_tot QC flag
totO3Std_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
o3_tot error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
atmosphere_mass_content_of_ozone standard_error
kg m-2
o3_tot error estimate
totO3StdErr
o3_mmr_qc o3_mmr_err
ozone MMR profile
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air
1
ozone mass mixing ratio to dry air
O3mmrLevSup
area: mean
0
2
o3_mmr QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air status_flag
o3_mmr QC flag
O3mmrLevSup_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
o3_mmr error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
mass_fraction_of_ozone_in_air standard_error
1
o3_mmr error estimate
O3mmrLevSupErr
0.00000000
100.000000
ozone profile DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the ozone profile provided by the physical retrieval step.
O3_dof
co_mmr_midtrop_qc co_mmr_midtrop_err
CO midtroposphere mmr
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
mass_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air
1
Carbon monoxide mass mixing ratio to dry air at 50000 Pa, near the peak of sensitivity
area: mean
0
2
co_mmr_midtrop QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
mass_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air status_flag
co_mmr_midtrop QC flag
Best Good Do_Not_Use
co_mmr_midtrop error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
mass_fraction_of_carbon_monoxide_in_air standard_error
1
co_mmr_midtrop error estimate
0.00000000
100.000000
CO profile DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the carbon monoxide profile provided by the physical retrieval step.
ch4_mmr_midtrop_qc ch4_mmr_midtrop_err
CH4 midtroposphere mmr
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
mass_fraction_of_methane_in_air
1
Methane mass mixing ratio to dry air at 40000 Pa, near the peak of sensitivity
area: mean
0
2
ch4_mmr_midtrop QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
mass_fraction_of_methane_in_air status_flag
ch4_mmr_midtrop QC flag
Best Good Do_Not_Use
ch4_mmr_midtrop error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
mass_fraction_of_methane_in_air standard_error
1
ch4_mmr_midtrop error estimate
0.00000000
100.000000
Methane profile DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the methane profile provided by the physical retrieval step.
0.00000000
100.000000
Carbon Dioxide profile DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the carbon dioxide profile provided by the physical retrieval step.
0.00000000
100.000000
Nitrous Oxide profile DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the nitrous oxide profile provided by the physical retrieval step.
0.00000000
100.000000
Nitric Acid profile DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the nitric acid profile provided by the physical retrieval step.
0.00000000
100.000000
Sulfur Dioxide profile DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the sulfur dioxide profile provided by the physical retrieval step.
0
1
MW cloud ice/water
lon lat
-32767
0
1
thematicClassification
thermodynamic_phase_of_cloud_water_particles_at_cloud_top
Cloud Ice/Water flag from microwave. 0 for liquid clouds or no clouds; 1 for ice clouds.
cIWSup
no_ice ice
h2o_liq_tot_qc h2o_liq_tot_err
total cloud liquid water
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
atmosphere_mass_content_of_cloud_liquid_water
kg m-2
total column cloud liquid water
totCldH2OStd
area: mean
0
2
h2o_liq_tot QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
atmosphere_mass_content_of_cloud_liquid_water status_flag
h2o_liq_ tot QC flag
totCldH2OStd_QC
area: mean
Best Good Do_Not_Use
h2o_liq_tot error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
atmosphere_mass_content_of_cloud_liquid_water standard_error
kg m-2
h2o_liq_ tot error estimate
totCldH2OStdErr
area: mean
h2o_liq_mol_lay_qc h2o_liq_mol_lay_err
cloud liquid water profile
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
1
cloud liquid water layer total
lwCDSup
area: mean
0
2
h2o_liq_mol_lay QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
h2o_liq_mol_lay QC flag
lwCDSup_QC
area: mean
Best Good Do_Not_Use
h2o_liq_mol_lay error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
h2o_liq_mol_lay error estimate
lwCDSupErr
area: mean
surf_temp_qc surf_temp_err
100.000000
400.000000
surface skin temperature
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
surface_temperature
Kelvin
radiative temperature of the surface
TSurfStd
area: mean
0
2
surf_temp QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
surface_temperature status_flag
surf_temp QC flag
TSurfStd_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
100.000000
surf_temp error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
surface_temperature standard_error
Kelvin
surf_temp error estimate
TSurfStdErr
surface skin temperature DOFs
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
1
The trace of the averaging kernel matrix as a measure of the number of pieces of information about the surface skin temperature provided by the physical retrieval step.
surf_ir_emis_qc surf_ir_emis_err
0.00000000
1.00000000
IR surface emissivity
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
surface_longwave_emissivity
1
infrared surface emissivity
emisIRStd
area: mean
0
2
surf_ir_emis QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
surface_longwave_emissivity status_flag
surf_ir_emis QC flag
emisIRStd_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
1.00000000
surf_ir_emis error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
surface_longwave_emissivity standard_error
1
surf_ir_emis error estimate
emisIRStdErr
0.00000000
1.00000000
IR surface reflectivity
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
surface_bidirectional_reflectance
1
infrared surface reflectivity
Effective_Solar_Reflectance
area: mean
0
2
IR surface reflectivity QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
surface_bidirectional_reflectance status_flag
infrared surface reflectivity QC flag
Effective_Solar_Reflectance_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
1
100
number of emissivities
lon lat
-32767
referenceInformation
1
Number of infrared surface emissivity frequencies
500.000000
3000.00000
surface emissivity frequencies
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
coordinate
sensor_band_central_radiation_wavenumber
cm-1
Surface infrared emissivity frequencies (hinge points)
0.00000000
1.29999995
MW surface emissivity
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
surface_microwave_emissivity
1
Microwave surface emissivity
EmisMWStd
area: mean
0
2
surf_mw_emis QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
surface_microwave_emissivity status_flag
surf_mw_emis QC flag
EmisMWStd_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
0.00000000
1.29999995
surf_mw_emis error estimate
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
surface_microwave_emissivity standard_error
1
surf_mw_emis error estimate
EmisMWStdErr
cld_frac_err cld_frac_qc num_cld
0.00000000
1.00000000
cloud fraction
fov_lon fov_lat cld_lay_lbl
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer
1
effective cloud fraction
CldFrcStd
area: mean
0.00000000
1.00000000
cloud fraction error estimate
fov_lon fov_lat cld_lay_lbl
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer standard_error
1
effective cloud fraction error estimate
CldFrcStd_Err
0
2
cloud fraction QC
fov_lon fov_lat cld_lay_lbl
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer status_flag
effective cloud fraction QC flag
CldFrcStd_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
cld_top_pres_err cld_top_pres_qc num_cld
1000.00000
120000.000
cloud top pressure
fov_lon fov_lat cld_lay_lbl
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
pressure_at_effective_cloud_top_defined_by_infrared_radiation
Pa
cloud top pressure in order of increasing pressure
PCldTop
area: mean
100.000000
12000.0000
cloud top pressure Qerror estimate
fov_lon fov_lat cld_lay_lbl
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
pressure_at_effective_cloud_top_defined_by_infrared_radiation standard_error
1
cloud top pressure error estimate
PCldTopErr
0
2
cloud top pressure QC
fov_lon fov_lat cld_lay_lbl
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
pressure_at_effective_cloud_top_defined_by_infrared_radiation status_flag
cloud top pressure QC flag
PCldTop_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
cld_top_temp_err cld_top_temp_qc num_cld
10.0000000
1200.00000
cloud top temperature
fov_lon fov_lat cld_lay_lbl
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
air_temperature_at_effective_cloud_top_defined_by_infrared_radiation
Kelvin
cloud top temperature
TCldTop
area: mean
0.00999999978
300.000000
cloud top temperature error estimate
fov_lon fov_lat cld_lay_lbl
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
air_temperature_at_effective_cloud_top_defined_by_infrared_radiation standard_error
1
cloud top temperature error estimate
TCldTopErr
0
2
cloud top temperature QC
fov_lon fov_lat cld_lay_lbl
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
air_temperature_at_effective_cloud_top_defined_by_infrared_radiation status_flag
cloud top temperature QC flag
TCldTop_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
num_cld_qc
0
2
Number of cloud layers
fov_lon fov_lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
1
Number of cloud layers with nonzero cloud fraction
nCld
Clear 1_Layer 2_Layers
0
2
num_cld QC
fov_lon fov_lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
QC flag for number of cloud layers
Best Good Do_Not_Use
tpause_gp_hgt_qc
0.00000000
100000.000
tropopause height
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
geopotential_height
m
tropopause geopotential height, where tropopause is determined according to the WMO definition
GP_Tropopause
area: mean
0
2
tpause_gp_hgt QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
geopotential_height status_flag
tpause_gp_hgt QC flag
GP_Tropopause_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
tpause_pres_qc
0.00000000
100000.000
tropopause pressure
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
tropopause_air_pressure
Pa
tropopause pressure, where tropopause is determined according to the WMO definition
PTropopause
area: mean
0
2
tpause_pres QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
geopotential_height status_flag
tpause_pres QC flag
PTropopause_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
tpause_temp_qc
0.00000000
100000.000
tropopause temperature
lon lat
9.96920997e+36
physicalMeasurement
tropopause_air_temperature
Kelvin
tropopause temperature, where tropopause is determined according to the WMO definition
T_Tropopause
area: mean
0
2
tpause_temp QC
lon lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
geopotential_height status_flag
tpause_temp QC flag
T_Tropopause_QC
Best Good Do_Not_Use
ir_precip_est_24hr_qc ir_precip_est_24hr_err
0.00000000
10000.0000
IR precipitation estimate
fov_lon fov_lat
9.96920997e+36
modelResult
lwe_thickness_of_precipitation_amount
m
The thickness of a layer of liquid water equivalent to the estimated preciptitation over 24 hours.
IR_Precip_Est3x3
area: mean
0.00000000
10000.0000
ir_precip_est_24hr error estimate
fov_lon fov_lat
9.96920997e+36
qualityInformation
lwe_thickness_of_precipitation_amount standard_error
m
ir_precip_est_24hr error estimate
IR_Precip_Est3x3_Err
area: mean
0
2
ir_precip_est_24hr QC
fov_lon fov_lat
-127
0
1
2
qualityInformation
lwe_thickness_of_precipitation_amount status_flag
ir_precip_est_24hr QC flag
IR_Precip_Est3x3_QC
area: mean
Best Good Do_Not_Use
1
100
surface level
lon lat
-32767
modelResult
model_level_number
1
Index in air_pres of the level at the surface. Values at levels beyond this are invalid, representing data below the Earth's surface.
nSurfSup
1
66
surface level
lon lat
-32767
modelResult
model_level_number
1
Index in air_pres_h2o of the level at the surface. Values at levels beyond this are invalid, representing data below the Earth's surface.
1
100
surface layer
lon lat
-32767
modelResult
model_level_number
1
Index in air_pres_lay of the layer at the surface. Values for layers beyond this are invalid, representing data below the Earth's surface.
nSurfSup
0.00000000
120000.000
pressure levels
9.96920997e+36
coordinate
air_pressure
Z
Pa
pressure levels
0.00000000
120000.000
H2O pressure levels
9.96920997e+36
coordinate
air_pressure
Z
Pa
H2O vapor pressure levels
Mid-layer pressures
9.96920997e+36
air_pres_lay_bnds
coordinate
air_pressure
Z
Pa
pressure at the middle of each layer
Pressure layer boundaries
9.96920997e+36
Pa
Min and max pressure of each layer
Cloud layer
auxiliaryInformation
Cloud layer {top, bottom}
0
7
MW surface class
lon lat
-32767
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
thematicClassification
Microwave spectral surface class. 0 for coastline; 1 for land; 2 for ocean; 3 for first-year sea-ice; 4 for multi-year sea-ice; 5 for snow (higher-freq scattering); 6 for glacier/snow (very low-freq scattering); 7 for snow (lower-freq scattering);
surfclass
coast land ocean first_yr_sea_ice multi_yr_sea_ice snow_hi_freq glacier_snow snow_lo_freq
1.00000000e+10
2.99999986e+11
MW surface emissivity frequencies
9.96920997e+36
coordinate
radiation_frequency
Hz
Microwave surface emissivity frequencies (hinge points)
MWHingeSurfFreqGHz