OMI_L2_OMCLDRR

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of OMI_L2_OMCLDRR data.

field name type dimensions unit description
index int32 {time}   zero-based index of the sample within the source product
datetime double {time} seconds since 2000-01-01 time of the measurement
longitude double {time} degree_east longitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)
latitude double {time} degree_north latitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)
longitude_bounds double {time, 4} degree_east longitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)
latitude_bounds double {time, 4} degree_north latitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)
solar_zenith_angle double {time} degree solar zenith angle at WGS84 ellipsoid for center co-ordinate of the ground pixel
viewing_zenith_angle double {time} degree viewing zenith angle at WGS84 ellipsoid for center co-ordinate of the ground pixel
relative_azimuth_angle double {time} degree relative (sun + 180 - view) azimuth angle at WGS84 ellipsoid for center co-ordinate of the ground pixel
cloud_fraction double {time} 1 effective cloud fraction
cloud_pressure double {time} hPa effective cloud pressure

Mapping description

The table below details where and how each variable was retrieved from the input product.

field name mapping description
datetime path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/Cloud_Product/Geolocation_Fields/Time[]
description the time of the measurement converted from TAI93 to seconds since 2000-01-01T00:00:00
longitude path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/Cloud_Product/Geolocation_Fields/Longitude[]
latitude path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/Cloud_Product/Geolocation_Fields/Latitude[]
longitude_bounds description The shape and size of each ground pixel is not included in the product. HARP therefore provides its own approximation. The calculation is based on interpolation of the available center coordinates for each of the ground pixels. Each corner coordinate is determined by its four surrounding center coordinates. The corner coordinate is exactly at the intersection of the cross that can be made with these four points (each line of the cross is the minimal distance along the earth surface from one center coordinate to the other). In situations where a corner coordinate is not surrounded by four center coordinates (i.e. at the boundaries) virtual center coordinates are created by means of extrapolation. The virtual center coordinate is placed such that the distance to its nearest real center coordinate equals the distance between that nearest real center coordinate and the next center coordinate going further inwards. In mathematical notation: when c(i,m+1) is the virtual center coordinate and c(i,m) and c(i,m-1) are real center coordinates, then ||c(i,m+1) - c(i,m)|| = ||c(i,m) - c(i,m-1)|| and all three coordinates should lie on the same great circle. The four virtual coordinates that lie in the utmost corners of the boundaries are calculated by extrapolating in a diagonal direction (e.g. c(n+1,m+1) is calculated from c(n,m) and c(n-1,m-1))
latitude_bounds description The shape and size of each ground pixel is not included in the product. HARP therefore provides its own approximation. The calculation is based on interpolation of the available center coordinates for each of the ground pixels. Each corner coordinate is determined by its four surrounding center coordinates. The corner coordinate is exactly at the intersection of the cross that can be made with these four points (each line of the cross is the minimal distance along the earth surface from one center coordinate to the other). In situations where a corner coordinate is not surrounded by four center coordinates (i.e. at the boundaries) virtual center coordinates are created by means of extrapolation. The virtual center coordinate is placed such that the distance to its nearest real center coordinate equals the distance between that nearest real center coordinate and the next center coordinate going further inwards. In mathematical notation: when c(i,m+1) is the virtual center coordinate and c(i,m) and c(i,m-1) are real center coordinates, then ||c(i,m+1) - c(i,m)|| = ||c(i,m) - c(i,m-1)|| and all three coordinates should lie on the same great circle. The four virtual coordinates that lie in the utmost corners of the boundaries are calculated by extrapolating in a diagonal direction (e.g. c(n+1,m+1) is calculated from c(n,m) and c(n-1,m-1))
solar_zenith_angle path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/Cloud_Product/Geolocation_Fields/SolarZenithAngle[]
viewing_zenith_angle path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/Cloud_Product/Geolocation_Fields/ViewingZenithAngle[]
relative_azimuth_angle path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/Cloud_Product/Geolocation_Fields/RelativeAzimuthAngle[]
cloud_fraction path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/Cloud_Product/Data_Fields/CloudFractionforO3[]
cloud_pressure path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/Cloud_Product/Data_Fields/CloudPressureforO3[]