11r 10.5067/X8YNB7CQAK3R https://dx.doi.org/ Parameters of aerosol shape AOD(pres_i) = A0 * exp(-0.5((pres_i - A1)/A2)^2); A3 = SUM(aod_i). 4 /Dimensions/AerosolShapeParam Aerosol type, according to CompositeAerosolTypes. 5 /Dimensions/AerosolType Number of ancillary input files. 10 /Dimensions/AncFile Four corners of surrounding latitude, longitude grid box. 4 /Dimensions/CornerPt x, y, z. 3 /Dimensions/EuclidDim Index of frame in granule. 7855 /Dimensions/Frame Number of gaps. 1 /Dimensions/Gap Aerosol type, according to CompositeAerosolTypes, possibly with an additional final element of nitrate (NO). 6 /Dimensions/InputAerosolType Number of primary input files. 10 /Dimensions/InputPtr Meteorology vertical Level. 72 /Dimensions/MetLevel Attitude and ephemeris files. 0 /Dimensions/OrbitParamPtr Aerosol type, when sorted from largest to smallest contributor to total AOD. 5 /Dimensions/SortedAerosolType Index of downlinked sounding in granule. 8 /Dimensions/Sounding Position of the soundings. 8 /Dimensions/SoundingPosition Spectrum index (O2, weak CO2, strong CO2). 3 /Dimensions/Spectrum Stokes Coefficients. 4 /Dimensions/StokesCoefficient Footprint corner vertex. 4 /Dimensions/Vertex AerosolType 1 /Shapes/AerosolType_Array AncFile 1 /Shapes/AncFile_Array Frame 1 /Shapes/Frame_Array Frame EuclidDim 2 /Shapes/Frame_EuclidDim_Array Frame Sounding AerosolType AerosolShapeParam 4 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_AerosolType_AerosolShapeParam_Array Frame Sounding AerosolType 3 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_AerosolType_Array Frame Sounding AerosolType MetLevel 4 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_AerosolType_MetLevel_Array Frame Sounding 2 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_Array Frame Sounding CornerPt 3 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_CornerPt_Array Frame Sounding InputAerosolType MetLevel 4 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_InputAerosolType_MetLevel_Array Frame Sounding MetLevel 3 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array Frame Sounding SortedAerosolType 3 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_SortedAerosolType_Array Frame Sounding Spectrum 3 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Frame Sounding Spectrum MetLevel 4 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_MetLevel_Array Frame Sounding Spectrum StokesCoefficient 4 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_StokesCoefficient_Array Frame Sounding Spectrum Vertex 4 /Shapes/Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Vertex_Array Gap 1 /Shapes/Gap_Array InputPtr 1 /Shapes/InputPtr_Array MetLevel 1 /Shapes/MetLevel_Array OrbitParamPtr 1 /Shapes/OrbitParamPtr_Array 0 /Shapes/Scalar SoundingPosition 1 /Shapes/SoundingPosition_Array Spectrum 1 /Shapes/Spectrum_Array The total aerosol optical depth (AOD) at 0.76 microns from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_aer_Nv, linearly interpolated to the sounding latitude, longitude, and time. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 aod_total_met /Aerosol/aod_total_met The fraction of the total AOD at 0.76 microns represented by each of the composite aerosol types, derived from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_aer_Nv. Frame_Sounding_AerosolType_Array Float32 composite_aod_fraction_met /Aerosol/composite_aod_fraction_met 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 inst3_3d_aer_Nv. Frame_Sounding_AerosolType_AerosolShapeParam_Array Float32 Various composite_aod_gaussian_met /Aerosol/composite_aod_gaussian_met The profile of aerosol optical depths (AODs) for each of the input composite aerosol types at 0.76 microns, on the native model layers, interpolated from GEOS5 inst3_3d_aer_Nv. Frame_Sounding_InputAerosolType_MetLevel_Array Float32 Meter^{-1} composite_aod_profile_met /Aerosol/composite_aod_profile_met 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. Frame_Sounding_SortedAerosolType_Array Float32 composite_aod_sort_cumulative_met /Aerosol/composite_aod_sort_cumulative_met 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. 4 0 Frame_Sounding_SortedAerosolType_Array Signed8 composite_aod_sort_index_met /Aerosol/composite_aod_sort_index_met 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. 1 0 Frame_Sounding_Array Signed8 quality_flag_aer_met /Aerosol/quality_flag_aer_met The surface pressure used in the aerosol profile from GEOS5 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. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Pascals surface_pressure_aer_met /Aerosol/surface_pressure_aer_met Mean altitude within the footprint based on Earth topography above the reference WGS84 ellipsoid. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Meters footprint_altitude /FootprintGeometry/footprint_altitude Uncertainty of the underlying source of Earth topography data. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Meters footprint_altitude_uncert /FootprintGeometry/footprint_altitude_uncert Orientation relative to local North of a plane fit to Earth topography sampled over the footprint. 360.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_aspect /FootprintGeometry/footprint_aspect Attitude data source flag: 0= Transition, 1= ISS, 2= OCO-3 SRU, 3= Merged ISS to CALET (>orbit gap), 4= Smoothed CALET, 5= Merged ISS to CALET (sub-orbit gap), 6= Merged ISS to baseline (2 ends), 7= Merged ISS to baseline (1 end), 8= Merged ISS to baseline (2 ends, long gap), 9= Merged ISS to baseline (1 end, long gap), 10= Smoothed STP-H8 (COWVR), -1= None. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Signed8 footprint_att_data_source /FootprintGeometry/footprint_att_data_source Angle between the LOS as defined from the footprint location to the spacecraft, and the footprint location local north direction. 360.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_azimuth /FootprintGeometry/footprint_azimuth Ephemeris data source flag: 0= Unspecified, 1= ISS, -1= None. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Signed8 footprint_eph_data_source /FootprintGeometry/footprint_eph_data_source Percentage of land surface type within the footprint. 100.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Percent footprint_land_fraction /FootprintGeometry/footprint_land_fraction Geodetic latitude of the footprint center based on Earth topography. 90.00000000 -90.00000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_latitude /FootprintGeometry/footprint_latitude Geodetic latitude of the footprint based on standard geoid. 90.00000000 -90.00000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_latitude_geoid /FootprintGeometry/footprint_latitude_geoid Longitude of the footprint center based on Earth topography. 180.0000000 -180.0000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_longitude /FootprintGeometry/footprint_longitude Longitude of the footprint based on standard geoid. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_longitude_geoid /FootprintGeometry/footprint_longitude_geoid Angle between the LOS as defined from the footprint location to the spacecraft, and the footprint surface normal. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_los_surface_bidirectional_angle /FootprintGeometry/footprint_los_surface_bidirectional_angle The number of Earth topography points sampled over the footprint used to derive altitude, surface_roughness, slope, aspect and plane_fit_quality. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Signed16 footprint_num_topo_points /FootprintGeometry/footprint_num_topo_points 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, 14: failed dem processing. Frame_Sounding_Array IntBitfield16 footprint_o2_qual_flag /FootprintGeometry/footprint_o2_qual_flag An indicator of the applicability of the fitted slope and aspect: the standard deviation of distance to fitted plane for Earth topography sampled over the footprint. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Meters footprint_plane_fit_quality /FootprintGeometry/footprint_plane_fit_quality 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. 360.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_polarization_angle /FootprintGeometry/footprint_polarization_angle Slope of a plane fit to Earth topography sampled over the footprint. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_slope /FootprintGeometry/footprint_slope Angle between the solar direction as defined from the footprint location to the sun, and the footprint location local north direction. 360.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_solar_azimuth /FootprintGeometry/footprint_solar_azimuth Angle between the solar direction as defined from the footprint location to the sun, and the footprint surface normal. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle /FootprintGeometry/footprint_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle Angle between the solar direction as defined from the footprint location to the sun, and the footprint location local zenith direction. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_solar_zenith /FootprintGeometry/footprint_solar_zenith Weighting factors applied to the Stokes parameters calculated by the radiative transfer code to compute the radiance. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_StokesCoefficient_Array Float32 footprint_stokes_coefficients /FootprintGeometry/footprint_stokes_coefficients 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, 14: failed dem processing. Frame_Sounding_Array IntBitfield16 footprint_strong_co2_qual_flag /FootprintGeometry/footprint_strong_co2_qual_flag Standard deviation of altitude from Earth topography sampled over the footprint. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Meters footprint_surface_roughness /FootprintGeometry/footprint_surface_roughness Data acquisition time for the center of footprint (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.mmmZ). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array FixLenStr footprint_time_string /FootprintGeometry/footprint_time_string Data acquisition time for the center of footprint in seconds since Jan. 1, 1993. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float64 Seconds footprint_time_tai93 /FootprintGeometry/footprint_time_tai93 Altitude of the footprint vertices using Earth topography above the reference WGS84 ellipsoid. 15000.00000 -500.0000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Vertex_Array Float32 Meters footprint_vertex_altitude /FootprintGeometry/footprint_vertex_altitude Geodetic latitude of the footprint vertices using Earth topography. 90.00000000 -90.00000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Vertex_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_vertex_latitude /FootprintGeometry/footprint_vertex_latitude Longitude of the footprint vertices using Earth topography. 180.0000000 -180.0000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Vertex_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_vertex_longitude /FootprintGeometry/footprint_vertex_longitude 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, 14: failed dem processing. Frame_Sounding_Array IntBitfield16 footprint_weak_co2_qual_flag /FootprintGeometry/footprint_weak_co2_qual_flag Angle between the LOS as defined from the footprint location to the spacecraft, and the footprint location local zenith direction. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Degrees footprint_zenith /FootprintGeometry/footprint_zenith Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TROPPB (tropopause_pressure_based_on_blended_estimate). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Pascals footprint_blended_tropopause_pressure_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_blended_tropopause_pressure_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQI (total_precipitable_ice_water). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Kilograms Meter^{-2} footprint_cloud_ice_water_path_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_cloud_ice_water_path_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQL (total_precipitable_liquid_water). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Kilograms Meter^{-2} footprint_cloud_liquid_water_path_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_cloud_liquid_water_path_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field PHIS (surface geopotential height), divided by standard gravity. Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Meters footprint_gph_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_gph_met Integer flag: 0: Good; 4: Bad. 4 0 Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Signed8 footprint_meteorology_flag /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_meteorology_flag Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TS (surface_skin_temperature). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Kelvins footprint_skin_temperature_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_skin_temperature_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field PS (surface_pressure). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Pascals footprint_surface_pressure_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_surface_pressure_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQV (total_precipitable_water_vapor). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Kilograms Meter^{-2} footprint_total_column_water_vapor_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_total_column_water_vapor_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TROPT (tropopause_temperature_using_blended_TROPP_estimate). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Kelvins footprint_tropopause_temperature_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_tropopause_temperature_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field T2M (2-meter_air_temperature). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Kelvins footprint_two_meter_temperature_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_two_meter_temperature_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field U10M (10-meter_eastward_wind). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Meters Second^{-1} footprint_windspeed_u_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_windspeed_u_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field V10M (10-meter_northward_wind). Frame_Sounding_Spectrum_Array Float32 Meters Second^{-1} footprint_windspeed_v_met /FootprintMeteorology/footprint_windspeed_v_met 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'. Scalar VarLenStr AcquisitionMode /Metadata/AcquisitionMode Actual number of frames reported in this product. Scalar Signed32 ActualFrames /Metadata/ActualFrames 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). AncFile_Array VarLenStr AncillaryDataDescriptors /Metadata/AncillaryDataDescriptors The ID of build which included the software that created this product. Scalar VarLenStr BuildId /Metadata/BuildId Label of the data collection containing this product. Scalar VarLenStr CollectionLabel /Metadata/CollectionLabel Identifiers for the composite aerosol types. AerosolType_Array FixLenStr CompositeAerosolTypes /Metadata/CompositeAerosolTypes A character string that describes the internal format of the data product. Scalar FixLenStr DataFormatType /Metadata/DataFormatType Nominal number of frames in this product. Scalar Signed32 ExpectedFrames /Metadata/ExpectedFrames The timestamp after which a nonexistent, unnecessary, spurious, questionable, or erroneous data segment begins. Gap_Array FixLenStr GapStartTime /Metadata/GapStartTime The timestamp before which a nonexistent, unnecessary, spurious, questionable, or erroneous data segment ends. Gap_Array FixLenStr GapStopTime /Metadata/GapStopTime The filename of this product. Scalar VarLenStr GranulePointer /Metadata/GranulePointer A character string that identifies the version of the HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) software that was used to generate this data file. Scalar VarLenStr HDFVersionId /Metadata/HDFVersionId A pointer to one or more data granules that provide the major input that was used to generate this product. InputPtr_Array VarLenStr InputPointer /Metadata/InputPointer The name of the instrument that collected the telemetry data. Scalar VarLenStr InstrumentShortName /Metadata/InstrumentShortName A complete descriptive name for the data type of this product. Scalar VarLenStr LongName /Metadata/LongName The Nth occurrence of this particular mode for this orbit, indicated by letter ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', etc.). Scalar FixLenStr ModeCounter /Metadata/ModeCounter The two-letter abbreviation of the AcquisitionMode, e.g.: SC, DS, LS, SS, MS, DP, LP, SP, MP, SB. Scalar FixLenStr OperationMode /Metadata/OperationMode A descriptive name of the platform which acquires the accompanying data. Scalar VarLenStr PlatformLongName /Metadata/PlatformLongName The name of the instrument that collected the telemetry data. Scalar VarLenStr PlatformShortName /Metadata/PlatformShortName The type of platform associated with the instrument which acquires the accompanying data. Scalar VarLenStr PlatformType /Metadata/PlatformType Indicates data level (Level 0, Level 1A, Level 1B, Level 2) in this product. Scalar VarLenStr ProcessingLevel /Metadata/ProcessingLevel Identification of the agency that provides the project funding. Scalar VarLenStr ProducerAgency /Metadata/ProducerAgency Identification of the institution that provides project management. Scalar VarLenStr ProducerInstitution /Metadata/ProducerInstitution The date and time at which the product was created (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.mmmZ). Scalar FixLenStr ProductionDateTime /Metadata/ProductionDateTime Facility in which this file was produced, typically: 'Operations Pipeline', 'Operations Pipeline 2', 'Science Computing Facility', 'Test Pipeline', Test Pipeline 2'. Scalar VarLenStr ProductionLocation /Metadata/ProductionLocation One-letter code indicating the ProductionLocation, typically: ' ' - Operations Pipelines (1) or 2, 's' - Science Computing Facility, 't' - Test Pipelines (1) or 2. Scalar FixLenStr ProductionLocationCode /Metadata/ProductionLocationCode The project identification string. Scalar VarLenStr ProjectId /Metadata/ProjectId A pointer to the quality assessment product that was generated with this product. Scalar VarLenStr QAGranulePointer /Metadata/QAGranulePointer The date on which the earliest data contained in the product were acquired (yyyy-mm-dd). Scalar FixLenStr RangeBeginningDate /Metadata/RangeBeginningDate The time at which the earliest data contained in the product were acquired (hh:mm:ss.mmmZ). Scalar FixLenStr RangeBeginningTime /Metadata/RangeBeginningTime The date on which the latest data contained in the product were acquired (yyyy-mm-dd). Scalar FixLenStr RangeEndingDate /Metadata/RangeEndingDate The time at which the latest data contained in the product were acquired (hh:mm:ss.mmmZ). Scalar FixLenStr RangeEndingTime /Metadata/RangeEndingTime Indicates the inclusion of each footprint in the data: 0 - not included, 1 - included. 1 0 SoundingPosition_Array Signed8 ReportedSoundings /Metadata/ReportedSoundings The name of the document describing the contents of the product. Scalar VarLenStr SISName /Metadata/SISName The version of the document describing the contents of the product. Scalar VarLenStr SISVersion /Metadata/SISVersion The short name identifying the data type of this product. Scalar VarLenStr ShortName /Metadata/ShortName The size of this data granule in Megabytes, before final compression. Scalar Float32 Megabytes SizeMBECSDataGranule /Metadata/SizeMBECSDataGranule A description of the spectral channels used for the measurements. Spectrum_Array VarLenStr SpectralChannel /Metadata/SpectralChannel The first local solar day of the mission on which data contained in the product were acquired. Scalar Signed32 StartMissionSolarDay /Metadata/StartMissionSolarDay The last local solar day of the mission on which data contained in the product were acquired. Scalar Signed32 StopMissionSolarDay /Metadata/StopMissionSolarDay Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TROPPB (tropopause_pressure_based_on_blended_estimate). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Pascals blended_tropopause_pressure_met /Meteorology/blended_tropopause_pressure_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQI (total_precipitable_ice_water). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Kilograms Meter^{-2} cloud_ice_water_path_met /Meteorology/cloud_ice_water_path_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQL (total_precipitable_liquid_water). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Kilograms Meter^{-2} cloud_liquid_water_path_met /Meteorology/cloud_liquid_water_path_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field EPV (ertels_potential_vorticity). Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array Float32 K Meters^2 Kilogram^{-1} Second^{-1} epv_profile_met /Meteorology/epv_profile_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field PHIS (surface geopotential height), divided by standard gravity. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters gph_met /Meteorology/gph_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field H (mid_layer_heights). Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array Float32 Meters height_profile_met /Meteorology/height_profile_met Integer flag: 0: Good; 4: Bad. 4 0 Frame_Sounding_Array Signed8 meteorology_flag /Meteorology/meteorology_flag Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field O3 (ozone_mass_mixing_ratio). Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array Float32 Kilograms Kilogram^{-1} ozone_profile_met /Meteorology/ozone_profile_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TS (surface_skin_temperature). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Kelvins skin_temperature_met /Meteorology/skin_temperature_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field QV (specific_humidity). Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array Float32 Kilograms Kilogram^{-1} specific_humidity_profile_met /Meteorology/specific_humidity_profile_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field PS (surface_pressure). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Pascals surface_pressure_met /Meteorology/surface_pressure_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field T (air_temperature). Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array Float32 Kelvins temperature_profile_met /Meteorology/temperature_profile_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TQV (total_precipitable_water_vapor). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Kilograms Meter^{-2} total_column_water_vapor_met /Meteorology/total_column_water_vapor_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field TROPT (tropopause_temperature_using_blended_TROPP_estimate). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Kelvins tropopause_temperature_met /Meteorology/tropopause_temperature_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field T2M (2-meter_air_temperature). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Kelvins two_meter_temperature_met /Meteorology/two_meter_temperature_met Model pressure values on which temperature_profile_met, specicific_humidity_profile_met, and ozone_profile_met are reported. Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array Float32 Pascals vector_pressure_levels_met /Meteorology/vector_pressure_levels_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field U (eastward_wind). Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array Float32 Meters Second^{-1} wind_u_profile_met /Meteorology/wind_u_profile_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_3d_asm_Nv field V (northward_wind). Frame_Sounding_MetLevel_Array Float32 Meters Second^{-1} wind_v_profile_met /Meteorology/wind_v_profile_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field U10M (10-meter_eastward_wind). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters Second^{-1} windspeed_u_met /Meteorology/windspeed_u_met Interpolated from GEOS-5 inst3_2d_asm_Nx field V10M (10-meter_northward_wind). Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters Second^{-1} windspeed_v_met /Meteorology/windspeed_v_met a-coefficient in hybrid-sigma relationship Pl_i = a_i + b_i * Psurf, where Pl = vector_pressure_levels_met and Psurf= surface_pressure_met. MetLevel_Array Float32 Pascals ak /MeteorologyDiagnostics/ak b-coefficient in hybrid-sigma relationship Pl_i = a_i + b_i * Psurf, where Pl = vector_pressure_levels_met and Psurf= surface_pressure_met. MetLevel_Array Float32 bk /MeteorologyDiagnostics/bk Mean altitude within the sounding based on Earth topography above the reference WGS84 ellipsoid. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_altitude /SoundingGeometry/sounding_altitude Uncertainty of the underlying source of Earth topography data. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_altitude_uncert /SoundingGeometry/sounding_altitude_uncert Orientation relative to local North of a plane fit to Earth topography sampled over the sounding. 360.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_aspect /SoundingGeometry/sounding_aspect Attitude data source flag: 0= Transition, 1= ISS, 2= OCO-3 SRU, 3= Merged ISS to CALET (>orbit gap), 4= Smoothed CALET, 5= Merged ISS to CALET (sub-orbit gap), 6= Merged ISS to baseline (2 ends), 7= Merged ISS to baseline (1 end), 8= Merged ISS to baseline (2 ends, long gap), 9= Merged ISS to baseline (1 end, long gap), 10= Smoothed STP-H8 (COWVR), -1= None. Frame_Sounding_Array Signed8 sounding_att_data_source /SoundingGeometry/sounding_att_data_source Angle between local North and the projection of the LOS onto the Earth based on topography. 360.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_azimuth /SoundingGeometry/sounding_azimuth Distance between the ABO2 band footprint center and the WCO2 band footprint center. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_center_offset_o2_weak_co2 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_center_offset_o2_weak_co2 Distance between the SCO2 band footprint center and the ABO2 band footprint center. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_center_offset_strong_co2_o2 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_center_offset_strong_co2_o2 Distance between the WCO2 band footprint center and the SCO2 band footprint center. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_center_offset_weak_co2_strong_co2 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_center_offset_weak_co2_strong_co2 Ephemeris data source flag: 0= Unspecified, 1= ISS, -1= None. Frame_Sounding_Array Signed8 sounding_eph_data_source /SoundingGeometry/sounding_eph_data_source Percentage of land surface type within the sounding. 100.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Percent sounding_land_fraction /SoundingGeometry/sounding_land_fraction Surface type at the sounding location: 0 - Land, 1 - Water, 2 - unused, 3 - Mixed land water. 3 0 Frame_Sounding_Array Signed8 sounding_land_water_indicator /SoundingGeometry/sounding_land_water_indicator Geodetic latitude of the sounding based on Earth topography. 90.00000000 -90.00000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_latitude /SoundingGeometry/sounding_latitude Geodetic latitude of the sounding based on standard geoid. 90.00000000 -90.00000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_latitude_geoid /SoundingGeometry/sounding_latitude_geoid Longitude of the sounding based on Earth topography. 180.0000000 -180.0000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_longitude /SoundingGeometry/sounding_longitude Longitude of the sounding based on standard geoid. 180.0000000 -180.0000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_longitude_geoid /SoundingGeometry/sounding_longitude_geoid Angle between the LOS as defined from the sounding location to the spacecraft, and the sounding surface normal. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_los_surface_bidirectional_angle /SoundingGeometry/sounding_los_surface_bidirectional_angle The number of Earth topography points sampled over the sounding used to derive altitude, surface_roughness, slope, aspect and plane_fit_quality. Frame_Sounding_Array Signed16 sounding_num_topo_points /SoundingGeometry/sounding_num_topo_points A two-letter abbreviation of the effective science pointing mode: GL (glint), ND (nadir), TG (target), AM (area map), XS transition; NA (not available). Frame_Sounding_Array FixLenStr sounding_operation_mode /SoundingGeometry/sounding_operation_mode Union in area of all three band footprints relative to average area of all three band footprints. 100.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Percent sounding_overlap /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap Union in area of the footprints of band one and two relative to the average area of the two footprints. 100.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Percent sounding_overlap_o2_weak_co2 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap_o2_weak_co2 Union in area of the footprints of band one and three relative to the average area of the two footprints. 100.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Percent sounding_overlap_strong_co2_o2 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap_strong_co2_o2 Union in area of the footprints of band two and three relative to the average area of the two footprints. 100.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Percent sounding_overlap_weak_co2_strong_co2 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_overlap_weak_co2_strong_co2 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. 7 -1 Frame_Sounding_Array Signed8 sounding_pcs_data_source /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pcs_data_source The two-letter abbreviation of the Pointing Control System mode: PS (PCS standby), PA (PCS acquisition), PR (PCS sci ready), PC (PCS calibrator), PJ (PCS joystick), PT (PCS test), RN (retarget for nadir), ND (nadir), RG (retarget for glint), GL (glint), RT (retarget for target), TG (target), RA (retarget for area map), AM (area map); NA (not available). Frame_Sounding_Array FixLenStr sounding_pcs_mode /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pcs_mode An indicator of the applicability of the fitted slope and aspect: the standard deviation of distance to fitted plane for Earth topography sampled over the sounding. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_plane_fit_quality /SoundingGeometry/sounding_plane_fit_quality Pointing Mirror Assembly azimuth rotation angle in science reference. 360.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_pma_azimuth /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pma_azimuth Pointing Mirror Assembly elevation rotation angle in science reference. 180.0000000 -180.0000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_pma_elevation /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pma_elevation Motion flag for Pointing Mirror Assembly (0 = not moving, 1 = in motion, -1 = unknown). 1 -1 Frame_Sounding_Array Signed8 sounding_pma_motion_flag /SoundingGeometry/sounding_pma_motion_flag 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. 360.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_polarization_angle /SoundingGeometry/sounding_polarization_angle Velocity of the spacecraft along the LOS: positive indicates spacecraft moving toward sounding location. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters Second^{-1} sounding_relative_velocity /SoundingGeometry/sounding_relative_velocity Difference in slant path between ABO2 and WCO2 footprints. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_slant_path_diff_o2_weak_co2 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_slant_path_diff_o2_weak_co2 Difference in slant path between SCO2 and ABO2 footprints. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_slant_path_diff_strong_co2_o2 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_slant_path_diff_strong_co2_o2 Difference in slant path between WCO2 and SCO2 footprints. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_slant_path_diff_weak_co2_strong_co2 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_slant_path_diff_weak_co2_strong_co2 Slope of a plane fit to Earth topography sampled over the sounding. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_slope /SoundingGeometry/sounding_slope Angle between local North and the projection of the solar angle onto the Earth at the sounding location based on topography. 360.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_solar_azimuth /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_azimuth Distance between sounding location and the Sun. Frame_Sounding_Array Float64 Meters sounding_solar_distance /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_distance Velocity of the Sun along the sounding location/Sun vector: negative indicates Sun moving toward sounding location. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters Second^{-1} sounding_solar_relative_velocity /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_relative_velocity Angle between the solar direction as defined from the sounding location to the sun, and the sounding surface normal. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_surface_bidirectional_angle Angle between the normal to the Earth geoid and the solar angle at the sounding location based on topography. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_solar_zenith /SoundingGeometry/sounding_solar_zenith Standard deviation of altitude from Earth topography sampled over the sounding. Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Meters sounding_surface_roughness /SoundingGeometry/sounding_surface_roughness Data acquisition time for the sounding based upon the three footprint times (yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.mmmZ). Frame_Sounding_Array FixLenStr sounding_time_string /SoundingGeometry/sounding_time_string Data acquisition time for the sounding based upon the three footprint times in seconds since Jan. 1, 1993. Frame_Sounding_Array Float64 Seconds sounding_time_tai93 /SoundingGeometry/sounding_time_tai93 Angle between the normal to the Earth geoid and the LOS at the sounding location based on Earth topography. 180.0000000 0.000000000 Frame_Sounding_Array Float32 Degrees sounding_zenith /SoundingGeometry/sounding_zenith