Dataset Information

identifier_product_doi_authority: http://dx.doi.org/
identifier_product_doi: 10.5067/46J4Z696YA09


Variables in this Dataset

CO2Prior_age_of_air_profile_cpr: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7][FakeDim2 = 0..71]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Units: Years
Description: Age (years since entry into the stratosphere) derived from the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere
Type: Float32
origname: age_of_air_profile_cpr
fullnamepath: /CO2Prior/age_of_air_profile_cpr
CO2Prior_atmospheric_stratum_profile_cpr: Array of 16 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7][FakeDim2 = 0..71]
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 3
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Description: Flag indicating what part of the atmosphere this level was categorized as by the CO2 prior algorithm (1 = troposphere, 2 = middleworld, 3 = stratospheric overworld)
Type: Signed8
origname: atmospheric_stratum_profile_cpr
fullnamepath: /CO2Prior/atmospheric_stratum_profile_cpr
CO2Prior_co2_prior_processing_flag_cpr: Array of 16 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Description: \"0: Success; 1: The OCO/ACOS time string could not be parsed; 2: A problem occurred while calculating equivalent latitude; 3: A problem occurred while calculating the prior itself; 4: The quality flag in the met data was nonzero; 5: The sounding date was out of the expected range; 6: The met data for altitude was all fill values; 7: Could not find a GEOS FP-IT file bracketing the sounding time
Type: Signed8
origname: co2_prior_processing_flag_cpr
fullnamepath: /CO2Prior/co2_prior_processing_flag_cpr
CO2Prior_co2_prior_profile_cpr: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7][FakeDim2 = 0..71]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Units: Moles Mole^{-1}
Description: CO2 profile derived from the Mauna Loa/Samoa monthly flask average record based on age from CLaMS (Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere), and the parameterization used by TCCON (Total Carbon Column Observing Network) for the troposphere
Type: Float32
origname: co2_prior_profile_cpr
fullnamepath: /CO2Prior/co2_prior_profile_cpr
CO2Prior_co2_record_latency_profile_cpr: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7][FakeDim2 = 0..71]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Units: Years
Description: Time (in years) that the Mauna Loa/Samoa CO2 record had to be extrapolated to reach the required record date
Type: Float32
origname: co2_record_latency_profile_cpr
fullnamepath: /CO2Prior/co2_record_latency_profile_cpr
CO2Prior_equivalent_latitude_profile_cpr: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7][FakeDim2 = 0..71]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Equivalent latitude derived from potential vorticity interpolated from meteorology
Type: Float32
origname: equivalent_latitude_profile_cpr
fullnamepath: /CO2Prior/equivalent_latitude_profile_cpr
CO2Prior_gas_record_date_profile_cpr: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7][FakeDim2 = 0..71]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Units: Years
Description: The date (as decimal year, decimal part = 0-based day-of-year / 365.25) corresponding to the mean date of CO2 data from Mauna Loa/Samoa contributing to the CO2 profile at each level
Type: Float32
origname: gas_record_date_profile_cpr
fullnamepath: /CO2Prior/gas_record_date_profile_cpr
Metadata_AcquisitionMode: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The instrument mode in which the data in the product were collected. Valid values are: 'Glint', 'Nadir', 'Target', 'Sample Dark Calibration', 'Sample Lamp Calibration', 'Sample Solar/limb Calibration', 'Single-Pixel Dark Calibration', 'Single-Pixel Lamp Calibration', 'Single-Pixel Solar/limb Calibration'
Type: VarLenStr
origname: AcquisitionMode
fullnamepath: /Metadata/AcquisitionMode
Metadata_ActualFrames: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: Actual number of frames reported in this product
Type: Signed32
origname: ActualFrames
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ActualFrames
Metadata_AncillaryDataDescriptors: Array of Strings [FakeDim4 = 0..5]
Shape: AncFile_Array
Description: The file names of the ancillary data files that were used to generate this product (ancillary data sets include all input files except for the primary input files)
Type: VarLenStr
origname: AncillaryDataDescriptors
fullnamepath: /Metadata/AncillaryDataDescriptors
Metadata_AscendingEquatorCrossingDate: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The date of the equator crossing of the spacecraft ground track in the ascending direction
Type: FixLenStr
origname: AscendingEquatorCrossingDate
fullnamepath: /Metadata/AscendingEquatorCrossingDate
Metadata_AscendingEquatorCrossingLongitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Minimum: -180.0000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Scalar
Units: Degrees
Description: The longitude of the equator crossing of the spacecraft ground track in the ascending direction
Type: Float32
origname: AscendingEquatorCrossingLongitude
fullnamepath: /Metadata/AscendingEquatorCrossingLongitude
Metadata_AscendingEquatorCrossingTime: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The time of the equator crossing of the spacecraft ground track in the ascending direction
Type: FixLenStr
origname: AscendingEquatorCrossingTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/AscendingEquatorCrossingTime
Metadata_BuildId: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The ID of build which included the software that created this product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: BuildId
fullnamepath: /Metadata/BuildId
Metadata_CollectionLabel: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: Label of the data collection containing this product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: CollectionLabel
fullnamepath: /Metadata/CollectionLabel
Metadata_DataFormatType: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: 'NCSA HDF' - A character string that describes the internal format of the data product.
Type: FixLenStr
origname: DataFormatType
fullnamepath: /Metadata/DataFormatType
Metadata_EphemerisType: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The source of the spacecraft ephemeris data that were utilized to generate this data file
Type: VarLenStr
origname: EphemerisType
fullnamepath: /Metadata/EphemerisType
Metadata_EquatorCrossingDate: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The date of the equator crossing of the spacecraft ground track in the descending direction
Type: FixLenStr
origname: EquatorCrossingDate
fullnamepath: /Metadata/EquatorCrossingDate
Metadata_EquatorCrossingLongitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Minimum: -180.0000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Scalar
Units: Degrees
Description: The longitude of the equator crossing of the spacecraft ground track in the descending direction
Type: Float32
origname: EquatorCrossingLongitude
fullnamepath: /Metadata/EquatorCrossingLongitude
Metadata_EquatorCrossingTime: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The time of the equator crossing of the spacecraft ground track in the descending direction
Type: FixLenStr
origname: EquatorCrossingTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/EquatorCrossingTime
Metadata_ExpectedFrames: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: Nominal number of frames in this product
Type: Signed32
origname: ExpectedFrames
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ExpectedFrames
Metadata_GapStartTime: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Gap_Array
Description: The timestamp after which a nonexistent, unnecessary, spurious, questionable, or erroneous data segment begins
Type: FixLenStr
origname: GapStartTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/GapStartTime
Metadata_GapStopTime: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Gap_Array
Description: The timestamp before which a nonexistent, unnecessary, spurious, questionable, or erroneous data segment ends
Type: FixLenStr
origname: GapStopTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/GapStopTime
Metadata_GranulePointer: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The filename of this product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: GranulePointer
fullnamepath: /Metadata/GranulePointer
Metadata_HDFVersionId: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: 5.x' - A character string that identifies the version of the HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) software that was used to generate this data file
Type: VarLenStr
origname: HDFVersionId
fullnamepath: /Metadata/HDFVersionId
Metadata_InputPointer: Array of Strings [FakeDim5 = 0..2]
Shape: InputPtr_Array
Description: A pointer to one or more data granules that provide the major input that was used to generate this product.
Type: VarLenStr
origname: InputPointer
fullnamepath: /Metadata/InputPointer
Metadata_InstrumentShortName: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: OCO-2' - The name of the instrument that collected the telemetry data
Type: VarLenStr
origname: InstrumentShortName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/InstrumentShortName
Metadata_LongName: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: A complete descriptive name for the data type of this product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: LongName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/LongName
Metadata_ModeCounter: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The Nth occurrence of this particular mode for this orbit, indicated by letter ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', etc.)
Type: FixLenStr
origname: ModeCounter
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ModeCounter
Metadata_OperationMode: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The two-letter abbreviation of the AcquisitionMode: GL, ND, TG, DS, LS, SS, BS, NP, GP, TP, DP, LP, SP, BP, XS, XP, MS, MP, SB
Type: FixLenStr
origname: OperationMode
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OperationMode
Metadata_OrbitEccentricity: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The eccentricity of the spacecraft orbital path
Type: Float32
origname: OrbitEccentricity
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OrbitEccentricity
Metadata_OrbitInclination: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Scalar
Units: Degrees
Description: The angle between the plane of the spacecraft orbital path and the Earth equatorial plane
Type: Float32
origname: OrbitInclination
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OrbitInclination
Metadata_OrbitParametersPointer: Array of Strings [FakeDim6 = 0..1]
Shape: OrbitParamPtr_Array
Description: The data files that provided the orbit parameters used to generate this product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: OrbitParametersPointer
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OrbitParametersPointer
Metadata_OrbitPeriod: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Units: Seconds
Description: The time span between two consecutive descending node crossings
Type: Float32
origname: OrbitPeriod
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OrbitPeriod
Metadata_OrbitSemiMajorAxis: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Units: Meters
Description: The length of the semimajor axis of the spacecraft orbit
Type: Float32
origname: OrbitSemiMajorAxis
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OrbitSemiMajorAxis
Metadata_OrbitStartDate: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The date of the equator crossing of the spacecraft nadir track in the descending direction
Type: FixLenStr
origname: OrbitStartDate
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OrbitStartDate
Metadata_OrbitStartLongitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Minimum: -180.0000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Scalar
Units: Degrees
Description: The longitude of the equator crossing of the spacecraft ground track in the descending direction
Type: Float32
origname: OrbitStartLongitude
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OrbitStartLongitude
Metadata_OrbitStartTime: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The time of the equator crossing of the spacecraft ground track in the descending direction
Type: FixLenStr
origname: OrbitStartTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OrbitStartTime
Metadata_PlatformLongName: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: 'Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2'
Type: VarLenStr
origname: PlatformLongName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/PlatformLongName
Metadata_PlatformShortName: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: 'OCO-2'
Type: VarLenStr
origname: PlatformShortName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/PlatformShortName
Metadata_PlatformType: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: 'spacecraft' - The type of platform associated with the instrument which acquires the accompanying data
Type: VarLenStr
origname: PlatformType
fullnamepath: /Metadata/PlatformType
Metadata_ProcessingLevel: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: Indicates data level (Level 0, Level 1A, Level 1B, Level 2) in this product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProcessingLevel
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProcessingLevel
Metadata_ProducerAgency: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: 'NASA' - Identification of the agency that provides the project funding
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProducerAgency
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProducerAgency
Metadata_ProducerInstitution: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: 'JPL' - Identification of the institution that provides project management.
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProducerInstitution
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProducerInstitution
Metadata_ProductionDateTime: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The date and time at which the product was created (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.mmmZ)
Type: FixLenStr
origname: ProductionDateTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProductionDateTime
Metadata_ProductionLocation: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: Facility in which this file was produced, typically: 'Operations Pipeline', 'Operations Pipeline 2', 'Science Computing Facility', 'Test Pipeline', Test Pipeline 2'
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProductionLocation
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProductionLocation
Metadata_ProductionLocationCode: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: One-letter code indicating the ProductionLocation, typically: ' ' - Operations Pipelines (1) or 2, 's' - Science Computing Facility, 't' - Test Pipelines (1) or 2
Type: FixLenStr
origname: ProductionLocationCode
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProductionLocationCode
Metadata_ProjectId: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: OCO-2' - The project identification string
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProjectId
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProjectId
Metadata_QAGranulePointer: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: A pointer to the quality assessment product that was generated with this product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: QAGranulePointer
fullnamepath: /Metadata/QAGranulePointer
Metadata_RangeBeginningDate: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The date on which the earliest data contained in the product were acquired (yyyy-mm-dd)
Type: FixLenStr
origname: RangeBeginningDate
fullnamepath: /Metadata/RangeBeginningDate
Metadata_RangeBeginningTime: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The time at which the earliest data contained in the product were acquired (hh:mm:ss.mmmZ)
Type: FixLenStr
origname: RangeBeginningTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/RangeBeginningTime
Metadata_RangeEndingDate: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The date on which the latest data contained in the product were acquired (yyyy-mm-dd)
Type: FixLenStr
origname: RangeEndingDate
fullnamepath: /Metadata/RangeEndingDate
Metadata_RangeEndingTime: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The time at which the latest data contained in the product were acquired (hh:mm:ss.mmmZ)
Type: FixLenStr
origname: RangeEndingTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/RangeEndingTime
Metadata_ReportedSoundings: Array of 16 bit Integers [FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 1
Shape: SoundingPosition_Array
Description: Indicates the inclusion of each footprint in the data: 0 - not included, 1 - included
Type: Signed8
origname: ReportedSoundings
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ReportedSoundings
Metadata_SISName: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The name of the document describing the contents of the product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: SISName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/SISName
Metadata_SISVersion: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The version of the document describing the contents of the product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: SISVersion
fullnamepath: /Metadata/SISVersion
Metadata_ShortName: Array of Strings [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The short name identifying the data type of this product
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ShortName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ShortName
Metadata_SizeMBECSDataGranule: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The size of this data granule in Megabytes
Type: Float32
Units: Megabytes
origname: SizeMBECSDataGranule
fullnamepath: /Metadata/SizeMBECSDataGranule
Metadata_SpectralChannel: Array of Strings [FakeDim5 = 0..2]
Shape: Spectrum_Array
Description: A description of the spectral channels used for the measurements
Type: VarLenStr
origname: SpectralChannel
fullnamepath: /Metadata/SpectralChannel
Metadata_StartOrbitNumber: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The first orbit on which data contained in the product were acquired
Type: Signed32
origname: StartOrbitNumber
fullnamepath: /Metadata/StartOrbitNumber
Metadata_StartPathNumber: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 233
Shape: Scalar
Description: The first WRS path on which data contained in the product was collected
Type: Signed32
origname: StartPathNumber
fullnamepath: /Metadata/StartPathNumber
Metadata_StopOrbitNumber: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The last orbit on which data contained in the product were acquired
Type: Signed32
origname: StopOrbitNumber
fullnamepath: /Metadata/StopOrbitNumber
Metadata_StopPathNumber: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 233
Shape: Scalar
Description: The last WRS path on which data contained in the product was collected
Type: Signed32
origname: StopPathNumber
fullnamepath: /Metadata/StopPathNumber
Meteorology_blended_tropopause_pressure_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Pascals
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TROPPB (tropopause_pressure_based_on_blended_estimate)
Type: Float32
origname: blended_tropopause_pressure_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/blended_tropopause_pressure_met
Meteorology_surface_pressure_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Pascals
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field PS (surface_pressure)
Type: Float32
origname: surface_pressure_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/surface_pressure_met
Meteorology_vector_pressure_levels_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7][FakeDim2 = 0..71]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Units: Pascals
Description: Model pressure values on which meterological values are reported
Type: Float32
origname: vector_pressure_levels_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/vector_pressure_levels_met
SoundingGeometry_sounding_altitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Altitude of the sounding based on Earth topography
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_altitude
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_altitude
SoundingGeometry_sounding_altitude_uncert: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Uncertainty of the source Earth topography data
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_altitude_uncert
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_altitude_uncert
SoundingGeometry_sounding_aspect: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 360.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Orientation of the surface slope relative to the local North
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_aspect
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_aspect
SoundingGeometry_sounding_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 360.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Angle between local North and the projection of the LOS onto the Earth based on topography
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_azimuth
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_azimuth
SoundingGeometry_sounding_center_offset_o2_weak_co2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Distance between the ABO2 band footprint center and the WCO2 band footprint center
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_center_offset_o2_weak_co2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_center_offset_o2_weak_co2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_center_offset_strong_co2_o2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Distance between the SCO2 band footprint center and the ABO2 band footprint center
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_center_offset_strong_co2_o2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_center_offset_strong_co2_o2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_center_offset_weak_co2_strong_co2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Distance between the WCO2 band footprint center and the SCO2 band footprint center
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_center_offset_weak_co2_strong_co2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_center_offset_weak_co2_strong_co2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_land_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 100.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Percent
Description: Percentage of land surface type within the sounding
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_land_fraction
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_land_fraction
SoundingGeometry_sounding_land_water_indicator: Array of 16 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 3
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Description: Surface type at the sounding location: 0 - Land, 1 - Water, 2 - unused, 3 - Mixed land water
Type: Signed8
origname: sounding_land_water_indicator
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_land_water_indicator
SoundingGeometry_sounding_latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: -90.00000000
Maximum: 90.00000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Geodetic latitude of the sounding based on Earth topography
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_latitude
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_latitude
SoundingGeometry_sounding_latitude_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: -90.00000000
Maximum: 90.00000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Geodetic latitude of the sounding based on standard geoid
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_latitude_geoid
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_latitude_geoid
SoundingGeometry_sounding_longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: -180.0000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Longitude of the sounding based on Earth topography
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_longitude
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_longitude
SoundingGeometry_sounding_longitude_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: -180.0000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Longitude of the sounding based on standard geoid
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_longitude_geoid
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_longitude_geoid
SoundingGeometry_sounding_los_surface_bidirectional_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Description: Angle between the LOS as defined from the sounding location to the spacecraft, and the sounding surface normal
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_los_surface_bidirectional_angle
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_los_surface_bidirectional_angle
SoundingGeometry_sounding_operation_mode: Array of Strings [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Description: The two-letter abbreviation of the science AcquisitionMode: GL, ND, TG, XS
Type: FixLenStr
origname: sounding_operation_mode
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_operation_mode
SoundingGeometry_sounding_overlap: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 100.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Percent
Description: Union in area of all three band footprints relative to average area of all three band footprints
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_overlap
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap
SoundingGeometry_sounding_overlap_o2_weak_co2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 100.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Percent
Description: Union in area of the footprints of band one and two relative to the average area of the two footprints
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_overlap_o2_weak_co2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap_o2_weak_co2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_overlap_strong_co2_o2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 100.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Percent
Description: Union in area of the footprints of band one and three relative to the average area of the two footprints
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_overlap_strong_co2_o2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap_strong_co2_o2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_overlap_weak_co2_strong_co2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 100.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Percent
Description: Union in area of the footprints of band two and three relative to the average area of the two footprints
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_overlap_weak_co2_strong_co2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap_weak_co2_strong_co2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_plane_fit_quality: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Goodness-of-fit of surface slope: the standard deviation of the points, to which the plane is fitted, with the expected values taken as the orthogonal projection of the points onto the plane
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_plane_fit_quality
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_plane_fit_quality
SoundingGeometry_sounding_polarization_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 360.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Angle between the accepted polarization axis of the instrument and the instrument reference plane for polarization, defined as the plane formed by the LOS and the ray from the sounding location to the local zenith
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_polarization_angle
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_polarization_angle
SoundingGeometry_sounding_relative_velocity: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
Description: Velocity of the spacecraft along the LOS: positive indicates spacecraft moving toward sounding location
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_relative_velocity
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_relative_velocity
SoundingGeometry_sounding_slant_path_diff_o2_weak_co2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Difference in slant path between ABO2 and WCO2 footprints
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_slant_path_diff_o2_weak_co2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_slant_path_diff_o2_weak_co2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_slant_path_diff_strong_co2_o2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Difference in slant path between SCO2 and ABO2 footprints
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_slant_path_diff_strong_co2_o2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_slant_path_diff_strong_co2_o2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_slant_path_diff_weak_co2_strong_co2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Difference in slant path between WCO2 and SCO2 footprints
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_slant_path_diff_weak_co2_strong_co2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_slant_path_diff_weak_co2_strong_co2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_slope: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Slope of a plane fit to points within the sounding
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_slope
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_slope
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 360.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Angle between local North and the projection of the solar angle onto the Earth at the sounding location based on topography
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_solar_azimuth
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_azimuth
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_distance: Array of 64 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Distance between sounding location and the Sun
Type: Float64
origname: sounding_solar_distance
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_distance
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_relative_velocity: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
Description: Velocity of the Sun along the sounding location/Sun vector: negative indicates Sun moving toward sounding location
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_solar_relative_velocity
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_relative_velocity
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Description: Angle between the solar direction as defined from the sounding location to the sun, and the sounding surface normal
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_zenith: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Angle between the normal to the Earth geoid and the solar angle at the sounding location based on topography
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_solar_zenith
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_zenith
SoundingGeometry_sounding_surface_roughness: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Meters
Description: Standard deviation of the altitude within the sounding
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_surface_roughness
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_surface_roughness
SoundingGeometry_sounding_time_string: Array of Strings [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Description: Data acquisition time for the sounding based upon the three footprint times (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.mmmZ)
Type: FixLenStr
origname: sounding_time_string
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_time_string
SoundingGeometry_sounding_time_tai93: Array of 64 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Seconds
Description: Data acquisition time for the sounding based upon the three footprint times in seconds since Jan. 1, 1993
Type: Float64
origname: sounding_time_tai93
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_time_tai93
SoundingGeometry_sounding_zenith: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Minimum: 0.000000000
Maximum: 180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Units: Degrees
Description: Angle between the normal to the Earth geoid and the LOS at the sounding location based on Earth topography
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_zenith
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_zenith
Metadata_FirstSoundingId_Time: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The ID of the first sounding in this file
Type: Signed32
origname: FirstSoundingId_Time
fullnamepath: /Metadata/FirstSoundingId
Metadata_FirstSoundingId_Date: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The ID of the first sounding in this file
Type: Signed32
origname: FirstSoundingId_Date
fullnamepath: /Metadata/FirstSoundingId
Metadata_LastSoundingId_Time: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The ID of the last sounding in this file
Type: Signed32
origname: LastSoundingId_Time
fullnamepath: /Metadata/LastSoundingId
Metadata_LastSoundingId_Date: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim3 = 0..0]
Shape: Scalar
Description: The ID of the last sounding in this file
Type: Signed32
origname: LastSoundingId_Date
fullnamepath: /Metadata/LastSoundingId
SoundingGeometry_sounding_id_Time: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Description: Unique identifier for each sounding
Type: Signed32
origname: sounding_id_Time
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_id
SoundingGeometry_sounding_id_Date: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..8360][FakeDim1 = 0..7]
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Description: Unique identifier for each sounding
Type: Signed32
origname: sounding_id_Date
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_id