Dataset Information

gesdisc_collection: 10
identifier_product_doi: Unassigned
identifier_product_doi_authority: http://dx.doi.org/


Variables in this Dataset

Aerosol_aod_total_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: The total aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 0.76 microns from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_aer_Nv, linearly interpolated to the sounding latitude, longitude, and time.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
origname: aod_total_met
fullnamepath: /Aerosol/aod_total_met
Aerosol_composite_aod_fraction_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..4]
Description: The fraction of the total AOD at 0.76 microns represented by each of the composite aerosol types, derived from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_aer_Nv.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_AerosolType_Array
Type: Float32
origname: composite_aod_fraction_met
fullnamepath: /Aerosol/composite_aod_fraction_met
Aerosol_composite_aod_gaussian_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..4][ = 0..3]
Description: Best-fit parameters {A0, A1, A2, and SUM(aod_i)} for a gaussian profile representing the full profile of each of the composite aerosol types, derived from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_aer_Nv.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_AerosolType_AerosolShapeParam_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Various
origname: composite_aod_gaussian_met
fullnamepath: /Aerosol/composite_aod_gaussian_met
Aerosol_composite_aod_profile_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..4][ = 0..71]
Description: The profile of aerosol optical depths (AODs) for each of the composite aerosol types at 0.76 microns, on the native model layers, interpolated from GEOS5-FP-IT inst3_3d_aer_Nv.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_AerosolType_MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meter^{-1}
origname: composite_aod_profile_met
fullnamepath: /Aerosol/composite_aod_profile_met
Aerosol_composite_aod_sort_cumulative_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..4]
Description: The AOD at 0.76 microns summed over an increasing number of composite aerosol types after sorting by composite_aod_sort_index_met; the first term represents the dominant AOD only, the last term is the sum over all types.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_SortedAerosolType_Array
Type: Float32
origname: composite_aod_sort_cumulative_met
fullnamepath: /Aerosol/composite_aod_sort_cumulative_met
Aerosol_composite_aod_sort_index_met: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..4]
Description: The 0-based index of composite aerosol type (index into CompositeAerosolTypes), when sorted from largest to smallest contribution to total AOD an 0.76 microns.
Maximum: 4
Minimum: 0
Shape: Frame_Sounding_SortedAerosolType_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: composite_aod_sort_index_met
fullnamepath: /Aerosol/composite_aod_sort_index_met
Aerosol_quality_flag_aer_met: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: A quality flag stating whether or not the input location and time values from the SoundingGeometry group are valid and thus allowed for the aerosol fields to be populated: 0=valid, 1=invalid.
Maximum: 1
Minimum: 0
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: quality_flag_aer_met
fullnamepath: /Aerosol/quality_flag_aer_met
Aerosol_surface_pressure_aer_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: The surface pressure used in the aerosol profile from GEOS5-FP-IT inst3_3d_aer_Nv, linearly interpolated to the sounding latitude, longitude, and time, but unlike surface_pressure_met, does not include the elevation (hypsometric) adjustment to the elevation of the sounding.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Pascals
origname: surface_pressure_aer_met
fullnamepath: /Aerosol/surface_pressure_aer_met
FootprintGeometry_footprint_altitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Altitude of the footprint center based on Earth topography.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: footprint_altitude
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_altitude
FootprintGeometry_footprint_altitude_uncert: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Uncertainty of the source Earth topography data.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: footprint_altitude_uncert
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_altitude_uncert
FootprintGeometry_footprint_aspect: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Orientation of the surface slope relative to the ground track.
Maximum: 360.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_aspect
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_aspect
FootprintGeometry_footprint_att_data_source: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Attitude data source flag: 0= Unspecified, 1= ISS, 2= OCO-3 SRU, 3= Merged ISS to CALET (orbit gap), 4= Smoothed CALET, 5= Merged ISS to CALET (sub-orbit), 6= Merged ISS to SRU (2 ends), 7= Merged ISS to SRU (1 end), 8= Merged ISS to SRU (2 ends, long gap), 9= Merged ISS to SRU (1 end, long gap), -1= None.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: footprint_att_data_source
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_att_data_source
FootprintGeometry_footprint_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Angle between the LOS as defined from the footprint location to the spacecraft, and the footprint location local north direction.
Maximum: 360.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_azimuth
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_azimuth
FootprintGeometry_footprint_eph_data_source: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Ephemeris data source flag: 0= Unspecified, 1= ISS, -1= None.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: footprint_eph_data_source
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_eph_data_source
FootprintGeometry_footprint_land_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Percentage of land surface type within the footprint.
Maximum: 100.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Percent
origname: footprint_land_fraction
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_land_fraction
FootprintGeometry_footprint_latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Geodetic latitude of the footprint center based on Earth topography.
Maximum: 90.00000000
Minimum: -90.00000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_latitude
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_latitude
FootprintGeometry_footprint_latitude_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Geodetic latitude of the footprint based on standard geoid.
Maximum: 90.00000000
Minimum: -90.00000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_latitude_geoid
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_latitude_geoid
FootprintGeometry_footprint_longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Longitude of the footprint center based on Earth topography.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: -180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_longitude
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_longitude
FootprintGeometry_footprint_longitude_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Longitude of the footprint based on standard geoid.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_longitude_geoid
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_longitude_geoid
FootprintGeometry_footprint_los_surface_bidirectional_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Angle between the LOS as defined from the footprint location to the spacecraft, and the footprint surface normal.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
origname: footprint_los_surface_bidirectional_angle
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_los_surface_bidirectional_angle
FootprintGeometry_footprint_o2_qual_flag: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Bitfield qual flag, bit pos: 0: missing spectral values, 1: failed spectral pkt cksum, 2: bad l1a fp input, 3: bad l1a fp output, 8: failed geolocation, 9: invalid time, 10: invalid ephemeris, 11: invalid attitude, 12: invalid pma data, 13: pma in motion.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: IntBitfield16
origname: footprint_o2_qual_flag
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_o2_qual_flag
FootprintGeometry_footprint_plane_fit_quality: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Goodness of fit - 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.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: footprint_plane_fit_quality
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_plane_fit_quality
FootprintGeometry_footprint_polarization_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: The 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 footprint location to the local zenith.
Maximum: 360.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_polarization_angle
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_polarization_angle
FootprintGeometry_footprint_slope: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Slope of a plane fit to points within the footprint.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_slope
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_slope
FootprintGeometry_footprint_solar_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Angle between the solar direction as defined from the footprint location to the sun, and the footprint location local north direction.
Maximum: 360.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_solar_azimuth
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_solar_azimuth
FootprintGeometry_footprint_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Angle between the solar direction as defined from the footprint location to the sun, and the footprint surface normal.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
origname: footprint_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle
FootprintGeometry_footprint_solar_zenith: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Angle between the solar direction as defined from the footprint location to the sun, and the footprint location local zenith direction.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_solar_zenith
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_solar_zenith
FootprintGeometry_footprint_stokes_coefficients: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2][ = 0..3]
Description: Weighting factors applied to the Stokes parameters calculated by the radiative transfer code to compute the radiance.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_StokesCoefficient_Array
Type: Float32
origname: footprint_stokes_coefficients
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_stokes_coefficients
FootprintGeometry_footprint_strong_co2_qual_flag: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Bitfield qual flag, bit pos: 0: missing spectral values, 1: failed spectral pkt cksum, 2: bad l1a fp input, 3: bad l1a fp output, 8: failed geolocation, 9: invalid time, 10: invalid ephemeris, 11: invalid attitude, 12: invalid pma data, 13: pma in motion.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: IntBitfield16
origname: footprint_strong_co2_qual_flag
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_strong_co2_qual_flag
FootprintGeometry_footprint_surface_roughness: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Standard deviation of the altitude within the footprint.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: footprint_surface_roughness
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_surface_roughness
FootprintGeometry_footprint_time_string: Array of Strings [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Data acquisition time for the center of footprint (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.mmmZ).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: FixLenStr
origname: footprint_time_string
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_time_string
FootprintGeometry_footprint_time_tai93: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Data acquisition time for the center of footprint in seconds since Jan. 1, 1993.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float64
Units: Seconds
origname: footprint_time_tai93
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_time_tai93
FootprintGeometry_footprint_vertex_altitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2][ = 0..3]
Description: Altitude of the footprint vertices using Earth topography.
Maximum: 15000.00000
Minimum: -500.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Vertex_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: footprint_vertex_altitude
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_vertex_altitude
FootprintGeometry_footprint_vertex_latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2][ = 0..3]
Description: Geodetic latitude of the footprint vertices using Earth topography.
Maximum: 90.00000000
Minimum: -90.00000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Vertex_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_vertex_latitude
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_vertex_latitude
FootprintGeometry_footprint_vertex_longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2][ = 0..3]
Description: Longitude of the footprint vertices using Earth topography.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: -180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Vertex_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_vertex_longitude
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_vertex_longitude
FootprintGeometry_footprint_weak_co2_qual_flag: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Bitfield qual flag, bit pos: 0: missing spectral values, 1: failed spectral pkt cksum, 2: bad l1a fp input, 3: bad l1a fp output, 8: failed geolocation, 9: invalid time, 10: invalid ephemeris, 11: invalid attitude, 12: invalid pma data, 13: pma in motion.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: IntBitfield16
origname: footprint_weak_co2_qual_flag
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_weak_co2_qual_flag
FootprintGeometry_footprint_zenith: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Angle between the LOS as defined from the footprint location to the spacecraft, and the footprint location local zenith direction.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: footprint_zenith
fullnamepath: /FootprintGeometry/footprint_zenith
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_blended_tropopause_pressure_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TROPPB (tropopause_pressure_based_on_blended_estimate).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Pascals
origname: footprint_blended_tropopause_pressure_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_blended_tropopause_pressure_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_cloud_ice_water_path_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQI (total_precipitable_ice_water).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kilograms Meter^{-2}
origname: footprint_cloud_ice_water_path_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_cloud_ice_water_path_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_cloud_liquid_water_path_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQL (total_precipitable_liquid_water).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kilograms Meter^{-2}
origname: footprint_cloud_liquid_water_path_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_cloud_liquid_water_path_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_gph_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field PHIS (surface geopotential height), divided by standard gravity.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: footprint_gph_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_gph_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_meteorology_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Integer flag: 0: Good; 4: Bad.
Maximum: 4
Minimum: 0
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: footprint_meteorology_flag
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_meteorology_flag
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_skin_temperature_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TS (surface_skin_temperature).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kelvins
origname: footprint_skin_temperature_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_skin_temperature_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_surface_pressure_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field PS (surface_pressure).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Pascals
origname: footprint_surface_pressure_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_surface_pressure_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_total_column_water_vapor_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQV (total_precipitable_water_vapor).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kilograms Meter^{-2}
origname: footprint_total_column_water_vapor_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_total_column_water_vapor_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_tropopause_temperature_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TROPT (tropopause_temperature_using_blended_TROPP_estimate).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kelvins
origname: footprint_tropopause_temperature_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_tropopause_temperature_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_two_meter_temperature_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field T2M (2-meter_air_temperature).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kelvins
origname: footprint_two_meter_temperature_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_two_meter_temperature_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_windspeed_u_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field U10M (10-meter_eastward_wind).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
origname: footprint_windspeed_u_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_windspeed_u_met
FootprintMeteorology_footprint_windspeed_v_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..2]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field V10M (10-meter_northward_wind).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
origname: footprint_windspeed_v_met
fullnamepath: /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_windspeed_v_met
Metadata_AcquisitionMode: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The instrument mode in which the data in the product were collected. Values include: 'Sample Science', 'Sample Dark Calibration', 'Sample Lamp Calibration', 'Sample Solar/limb Calibration', 'Sample Lunar Calibration', 'Single-Pixel Dark Calibration', 'Single-Pixel Lamp Calibration', 'Single-Pixel Solar/limb Calibration', Single-Pixel Lunar Calibration', 'Standby'.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: AcquisitionMode
fullnamepath: /Metadata/AcquisitionMode
Metadata_ActualFrames: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
Description: Actual number of frames reported in this product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: Signed32
origname: ActualFrames
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ActualFrames
Metadata_AncillaryDataDescriptors: Array of Strings [ = 0..8]
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).
Shape: AncFile_Array
Type: VarLenStr
origname: AncillaryDataDescriptors
fullnamepath: /Metadata/AncillaryDataDescriptors
Metadata_BuildId: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The ID of build which included the software that created this product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: BuildId
fullnamepath: /Metadata/BuildId
Metadata_CollectionLabel: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: Label of the data collection containing this product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: CollectionLabel
fullnamepath: /Metadata/CollectionLabel
Metadata_CompositeAerosolTypes: Array of Strings [ = 0..4]
Description: Identifiers for the composite aerosol types.
Shape: AerosolType_Array
Type: FixLenStr
origname: CompositeAerosolTypes
fullnamepath: /Metadata/CompositeAerosolTypes
Metadata_DataFormatType: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: A character string that describes the internal format of the data product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: FixLenStr
origname: DataFormatType
fullnamepath: /Metadata/DataFormatType
Metadata_ExpectedFrames: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
Description: Nominal number of frames in this product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: Signed32
origname: ExpectedFrames
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ExpectedFrames
Metadata_GapStartTime: Array of Strings [ = 0..5]
Description: The timestamp after which a nonexistent, unnecessary, spurious, questionable, or erroneous data segment begins.
Shape: Gap_Array
Type: FixLenStr
origname: GapStartTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/GapStartTime
Metadata_GapStopTime: Array of Strings [ = 0..5]
Description: The timestamp before which a nonexistent, unnecessary, spurious, questionable, or erroneous data segment ends.
Shape: Gap_Array
Type: FixLenStr
origname: GapStopTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/GapStopTime
Metadata_GranulePointer: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The filename of this product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: GranulePointer
fullnamepath: /Metadata/GranulePointer
Metadata_HDFVersionId: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: A character string that identifies the version of the HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) software that was used to generate this data file.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: HDFVersionId
fullnamepath: /Metadata/HDFVersionId
Metadata_InputPointer: Array of Strings [ = 0..6]
Description: A pointer to one or more data granules that provide the major input that was used to generate this product.
Shape: InputPtr_Array
Type: VarLenStr
origname: InputPointer
fullnamepath: /Metadata/InputPointer
Metadata_InstrumentShortName: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The name of the instrument that collected the telemetry data.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: InstrumentShortName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/InstrumentShortName
Metadata_LongName: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: A complete descriptive name for the data type of this product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: LongName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/LongName
Metadata_ModeCounter: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The Nth occurrence of this particular mode for this orbit, indicated by letter ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', etc.).
Shape: Scalar
Type: FixLenStr
origname: ModeCounter
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ModeCounter
Metadata_OperationMode: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The two-letter abbreviation of the AcquisitionMode, e.g.: SC, DS, LS, SS, MS, DP, LP, SP, MP, SB.
Shape: Scalar
Type: FixLenStr
origname: OperationMode
fullnamepath: /Metadata/OperationMode
Metadata_PlatformLongName: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: A descriptive name of the platform which acquires the accompanying data.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: PlatformLongName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/PlatformLongName
Metadata_PlatformShortName: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The name of the instrument that collected the telemetry data.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: PlatformShortName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/PlatformShortName
Metadata_PlatformType: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The type of platform associated with the instrument which acquires the accompanying data.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: PlatformType
fullnamepath: /Metadata/PlatformType
Metadata_ProcessingLevel: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: Indicates data level (Level 0, Level 1A, Level 1B, Level 2) in this product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProcessingLevel
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProcessingLevel
Metadata_ProducerAgency: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: Identification of the agency that provides the project funding.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProducerAgency
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProducerAgency
Metadata_ProducerInstitution: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: Identification of the institution that provides project management.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProducerInstitution
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProducerInstitution
Metadata_ProductionDateTime: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The date and time at which the product was created (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.mmmZ).
Shape: Scalar
Type: FixLenStr
origname: ProductionDateTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProductionDateTime
Metadata_ProductionLocation: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: Facility in which this file was produced, typically: 'Operations Pipeline', 'Operations Pipeline 2', 'Science Computing Facility', 'Test Pipeline', Test Pipeline 2'.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProductionLocation
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProductionLocation
Metadata_ProductionLocationCode: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: One-letter code indicating the ProductionLocation, typically: ' ' - Operations Pipelines (1) or 2, 's' - Science Computing Facility, 't' - Test Pipelines (1) or 2.
Shape: Scalar
Type: FixLenStr
origname: ProductionLocationCode
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProductionLocationCode
Metadata_ProjectId: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The project identification string.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ProjectId
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ProjectId
Metadata_QAGranulePointer: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: A pointer to the quality assessment product that was generated with this product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: QAGranulePointer
fullnamepath: /Metadata/QAGranulePointer
Metadata_RangeBeginningDate: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The date on which the earliest data contained in the product were acquired (yyyy-mm-dd).
Shape: Scalar
Type: FixLenStr
origname: RangeBeginningDate
fullnamepath: /Metadata/RangeBeginningDate
Metadata_RangeBeginningTime: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The time at which the earliest data contained in the product were acquired (hh:mm:ss.mmmZ).
Shape: Scalar
Type: FixLenStr
origname: RangeBeginningTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/RangeBeginningTime
Metadata_RangeEndingDate: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The date on which the latest data contained in the product were acquired (yyyy-mm-dd).
Shape: Scalar
Type: FixLenStr
origname: RangeEndingDate
fullnamepath: /Metadata/RangeEndingDate
Metadata_RangeEndingTime: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The time at which the latest data contained in the product were acquired (hh:mm:ss.mmmZ).
Shape: Scalar
Type: FixLenStr
origname: RangeEndingTime
fullnamepath: /Metadata/RangeEndingTime
Metadata_ReportedSoundings: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7]
Description: Indicates the inclusion of each footprint in the data: 0 - not included, 1 - included.
Maximum: 1
Minimum: 0
Shape: SoundingPosition_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: ReportedSoundings
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ReportedSoundings
Metadata_SISName: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The name of the document describing the contents of the product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: SISName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/SISName
Metadata_SISVersion: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The version of the document describing the contents of the product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: SISVersion
fullnamepath: /Metadata/SISVersion
Metadata_ShortName: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
Description: The short name identifying the data type of this product.
Shape: Scalar
Type: VarLenStr
origname: ShortName
fullnamepath: /Metadata/ShortName
Metadata_SizeMBECSDataGranule: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
Description: The size of this data granule in Megabytes, before final compression.
Shape: Scalar
Type: Float32
Units: Megabytes
origname: SizeMBECSDataGranule
fullnamepath: /Metadata/SizeMBECSDataGranule
Metadata_SpectralChannel: Array of Strings [ = 0..2]
Description: A description of the spectral channels used for the measurements.
Shape: Spectrum_Array
Type: VarLenStr
origname: SpectralChannel
fullnamepath: /Metadata/SpectralChannel
Metadata_StartMissionSolarDay: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
Description: The first local solar day of the mission on which data contained in the product were acquired.
Shape: Scalar
Type: Signed32
origname: StartMissionSolarDay
fullnamepath: /Metadata/StartMissionSolarDay
Metadata_StopMissionSolarDay: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
Description: The last local solar day of the mission on which data contained in the product were acquired.
Shape: Scalar
Type: Signed32
origname: StopMissionSolarDay
fullnamepath: /Metadata/StopMissionSolarDay
Meteorology_blended_tropopause_pressure_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TROPPB (tropopause_pressure_based_on_blended_estimate).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Pascals
origname: blended_tropopause_pressure_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/blended_tropopause_pressure_met
Meteorology_cloud_ice_water_path_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQI (total_precipitable_ice_water).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kilograms Meter^{-2}
origname: cloud_ice_water_path_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/cloud_ice_water_path_met
Meteorology_cloud_liquid_water_path_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQL (total_precipitable_liquid_water).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kilograms Meter^{-2}
origname: cloud_liquid_water_path_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/cloud_liquid_water_path_met
Meteorology_epv_profile_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..71]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field EPV (ertels_potential_vorticity).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: K Meters^2 Kilogram^{-1} Second^{-1}
origname: epv_profile_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/epv_profile_met
Meteorology_gph_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field PHIS (surface geopotential height), divided by standard gravity.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: gph_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/gph_met
Meteorology_height_profile_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..71]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field H (mid_layer_heights).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: height_profile_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/height_profile_met
Meteorology_meteorology_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Integer flag: 0: Good; 4: Bad.
Maximum: 4
Minimum: 0
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: meteorology_flag
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/meteorology_flag
Meteorology_ozone_profile_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..71]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field O3 (ozone_mass_mixing_ratio).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kilograms Kilogram^{-1}
origname: ozone_profile_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/ozone_profile_met
Meteorology_skin_temperature_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TS (surface_skin_temperature).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kelvins
origname: skin_temperature_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/skin_temperature_met
Meteorology_specific_humidity_profile_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..71]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field QV (specific_humidity).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kilograms Kilogram^{-1}
origname: specific_humidity_profile_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/specific_humidity_profile_met
Meteorology_surface_pressure_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field PS (surface_pressure).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Pascals
origname: surface_pressure_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/surface_pressure_met
Meteorology_temperature_profile_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..71]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field T (air_temperature).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kelvins
origname: temperature_profile_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/temperature_profile_met
Meteorology_total_column_water_vapor_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQV (total_precipitable_water_vapor).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kilograms Meter^{-2}
origname: total_column_water_vapor_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/total_column_water_vapor_met
Meteorology_tropopause_temperature_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TROPT (tropopause_temperature_using_blended_TROPP_estimate).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kelvins
origname: tropopause_temperature_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/tropopause_temperature_met
Meteorology_two_meter_temperature_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field T2M (2-meter_air_temperature).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Kelvins
origname: two_meter_temperature_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/two_meter_temperature_met
Meteorology_vector_pressure_levels_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..71]
Description: Model pressure values on which temperature_profile_met, specicific_humidity_profile_met, and ozone_profile_met are reported.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Pascals
origname: vector_pressure_levels_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/vector_pressure_levels_met
Meteorology_wind_u_profile_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..71]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field U (eastward_wind).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
origname: wind_u_profile_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/wind_u_profile_met
Meteorology_wind_v_profile_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7][ = 0..71]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_3d_asm_Nv field V (northward_wind).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
origname: wind_v_profile_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/wind_v_profile_met
Meteorology_windspeed_u_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field U10M (10-meter_eastward_wind).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
origname: windspeed_u_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/windspeed_u_met
Meteorology_windspeed_v_met: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Interpolated from GEOS-5 FP-IT inst3_2d_asm_Nx field V10M (10-meter_northward_wind).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
origname: windspeed_v_met
fullnamepath: /Meteorology/windspeed_v_met
MeteorologyDiagnostics_ak: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..71]
Description: a-coefficient in hybrid-sigma relationship Pl_i = a_i + b_i * Psurf, where Pl = vector_pressure_levels_met and Psurf= surface_pressure_met. Taken from GEOS5-FP-IT v5.12.4.
Shape: MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Pascals
origname: ak
fullnamepath: /MeteorologyDiagnostics/ak
MeteorologyDiagnostics_bk: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..71]
Description: b-coefficient in hybrid-sigma relationship Pl_i = a_i + b_i * Psurf, where Pl = vector_pressure_levels_met and Psurf= surface_pressure_met. Taken from GEOS5-FP-IT v5.12.4.
Shape: MetLevel_Array
Type: Float32
origname: bk
fullnamepath: /MeteorologyDiagnostics/bk
SoundingGeometry_sounding_altitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Altitude of the sounding based on Earth topography.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: sounding_altitude
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_altitude
SoundingGeometry_sounding_altitude_uncert: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Uncertainty of the source Earth topography data.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: sounding_altitude_uncert
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_altitude_uncert
SoundingGeometry_sounding_aspect: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Orientation of the surface slope relative to the local North.
Maximum: 360.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_aspect
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_aspect
SoundingGeometry_sounding_att_data_source: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Attitude data source flag: 0= Unspecified, 1= ISS, 2= OCO-3 SRU, 3= Merged ISS to CALET (orbit gap), 4= Smoothed CALET, 5= Merged ISS to CALET (sub-orbit), 6= Merged ISS to SRU (2 ends), 7= Merged ISS to SRU (1 end), 8= Merged ISS to SRU (2 ends, long gap), 9= Merged ISS to SRU (1 end, long gap), -1= None.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: sounding_att_data_source
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_att_data_source
SoundingGeometry_sounding_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Angle between local North and the projection of the LOS onto the Earth based on topography.
Maximum: 360.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_azimuth
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_azimuth
SoundingGeometry_sounding_center_offset_o2_weak_co2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Distance between the ABO2 band footprint center and the WCO2 band footprint center.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
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 [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Distance between the SCO2 band footprint center and the ABO2 band footprint center.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
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 [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Distance between the WCO2 band footprint center and the SCO2 band footprint center.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: sounding_center_offset_weak_co2_strong_co2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_center_offset_weak_co2_strong_co2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_eph_data_source: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Ephemeris data source flag: 0= Unspecified, 1= ISS, -1= None.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: sounding_eph_data_source
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_eph_data_source
SoundingGeometry_sounding_land_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Percentage of land surface type within the sounding.
Maximum: 100.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Percent
origname: sounding_land_fraction
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_land_fraction
SoundingGeometry_sounding_land_water_indicator: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Surface type at the sounding location: 0 - Land, 1 - Water, 2 - unused, 3 - Mixed land water.
Maximum: 3
Minimum: 0
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: sounding_land_water_indicator
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_land_water_indicator
SoundingGeometry_sounding_latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Geodetic latitude of the sounding based on Earth topography.
Maximum: 90.00000000
Minimum: -90.00000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_latitude
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_latitude
SoundingGeometry_sounding_latitude_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Geodetic latitude of the sounding based on standard geoid.
Maximum: 90.00000000
Minimum: -90.00000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_latitude_geoid
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_latitude_geoid
SoundingGeometry_sounding_longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Longitude of the sounding based on Earth topography.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: -180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_longitude
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_longitude
SoundingGeometry_sounding_longitude_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Longitude of the sounding based on standard geoid.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: -180.0000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_longitude_geoid
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_longitude_geoid
SoundingGeometry_sounding_los_surface_bidirectional_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Angle between the LOS as defined from the sounding location to the spacecraft, and the sounding surface normal.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_los_surface_bidirectional_angle
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_los_surface_bidirectional_angle
SoundingGeometry_sounding_operation_mode: Array of Strings [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: A two-letter abbreviation of the effective science pointing mode: GL, ND, TG, AM, XS.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: FixLenStr
origname: sounding_operation_mode
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_operation_mode
SoundingGeometry_sounding_overlap: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Union in area of all three band footprints relative to average area of all three band footprints.
Maximum: 100.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Percent
origname: sounding_overlap
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap
SoundingGeometry_sounding_overlap_o2_weak_co2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Union in area of the footprints of band one and two relative to the average area of the two footprints.
Maximum: 100.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Percent
origname: sounding_overlap_o2_weak_co2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap_o2_weak_co2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_overlap_strong_co2_o2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Union in area of the footprints of band one and three relative to the average area of the two footprints.
Maximum: 100.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Percent
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 [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Union in area of the footprints of band two and three relative to the average area of the two footprints.
Maximum: 100.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Percent
origname: sounding_overlap_weak_co2_strong_co2
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap_weak_co2_strong_co2
SoundingGeometry_sounding_pcs_data_source: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: 0 = Estimator uses SRU, IMU, and GPS, 1 = Estimator uses SRU, and GPS, 2 = Estimator uses IMU, and GPS, 3 = Estimator uses SRU, IMU, and BAD position, 4 = Estimator uses SRU, and BAD position, 5 = Estimator uses IMU, and BAD position, 6 = Estimator uses BAD attitude, and GPS position, 7 = Estimator uses ISS BAD data only Else = no data available.
Maximum: 7
Minimum: -1
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: sounding_pcs_data_source
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pcs_data_source
SoundingGeometry_sounding_pcs_mode: Array of Strings [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: The two-letter abbreviation of the Pointing Control System mode: PS, PA, PR, PC, PJ, PT, RN, ND, RG, GL, RT, TG, RA, AM.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: FixLenStr
origname: sounding_pcs_mode
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pcs_mode
SoundingGeometry_sounding_plane_fit_quality: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
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.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: sounding_plane_fit_quality
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_plane_fit_quality
SoundingGeometry_sounding_pma_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Pointing Mirror Assembly azimuth rotation angle in science reference.
Maximum: 360.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_pma_azimuth
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pma_azimuth
SoundingGeometry_sounding_pma_elevation: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Pointing Mirror Assembly elevation rotation angle in science reference.
Maximum: 90.00000000
Minimum: -90.00000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_pma_elevation
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pma_elevation
SoundingGeometry_sounding_pma_motion_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Motion flag for Pointing Mirror Assembly (0 = not moving, 1 = in motion, -1 = unknown).
Maximum: 1
Minimum: -1
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Signed8
origname: sounding_pma_motion_flag
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pma_motion_flag
SoundingGeometry_sounding_polarization_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
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.
Maximum: 360.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_polarization_angle
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_polarization_angle
SoundingGeometry_sounding_relative_velocity: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Velocity of the spacecraft along the LOS: positive indicates spacecraft moving toward sounding location.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
origname: sounding_relative_velocity
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_relative_velocity
SoundingGeometry_sounding_slant_path_diff_o2_weak_co2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Difference in slant path between ABO2 and WCO2 footprints.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
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 [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Difference in slant path between SCO2 and ABO2 footprints.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
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 [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Difference in slant path between WCO2 and SCO2 footprints.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
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 [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Slope of a plane fit to points within the sounding.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_slope
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_slope
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Angle between local North and the projection of the solar angle onto the Earth at the sounding location based on topography.
Maximum: 360.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_solar_azimuth
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_azimuth
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_distance: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Distance between sounding location and the Sun.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float64
Units: Meters
origname: sounding_solar_distance
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_distance
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_relative_velocity: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Velocity of the Sun along the sounding location/Sun vector: negative indicates Sun moving toward sounding location.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters Second^{-1}
origname: sounding_solar_relative_velocity
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_relative_velocity
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Angle between the solar direction as defined from the sounding location to the sun, and the sounding surface normal.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
origname: sounding_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle
SoundingGeometry_sounding_solar_zenith: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Angle between the normal to the Earth geoid and the solar angle at the sounding location based on topography.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_solar_zenith
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_zenith
SoundingGeometry_sounding_surface_roughness: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Standard deviation of the altitude within the sounding.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Meters
origname: sounding_surface_roughness
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_surface_roughness
SoundingGeometry_sounding_time_string: Array of Strings [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Data acquisition time for the sounding based upon the three footprint times (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.mmmZ).
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: FixLenStr
origname: sounding_time_string
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_time_string
SoundingGeometry_sounding_time_tai93: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Data acquisition time for the sounding based upon the three footprint times in seconds since Jan. 1, 1993.
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float64
Units: Seconds
origname: sounding_time_tai93
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_time_tai93
SoundingGeometry_sounding_zenith: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..7045][ = 0..7]
Description: Angle between the normal to the Earth geoid and the LOS at the sounding location based on Earth topography.
Maximum: 180.0000000
Minimum: 0.000000000
Shape: Frame_Sounding_Array
Type: Float32
Units: Degrees
origname: sounding_zenith
fullnamepath: /SoundingGeometry/sounding_zenith