S5P_L2_CH4

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of S5P_L2_CH4 data.

field name type dimensions unit description
index int32 {time}   zero-based index of the sample within the source product
scanline_pixel_index int16 {time}   pixel index (0-based) within the scanline
datetime double {time} seconds since 2000-01-01 start time of the measurement
longitude float {time} degree_east longitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)
latitude float {time} degree_north latitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)
longitude_bounds float {time, 4} degree_east longitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)
latitude_bounds float {time, 4} degree_north latitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)
instrument_longitude float {time} degree_east longitude of the sub-instrument point (WGS84)
instrument_latitude float {time} degree_north latitude of the sub-instrument point (WGS84)
instrument_altitude float {time} m altitude of the instrument (WGS84)
solar_zenith_angle float {time} degree zenith angle of the Sun at the ground pixel location (WGS84)
solar_azimuth_angle float {time} degree azimuth angle of the Sun at the ground pixel location (WGS84), measured East-of-North
viewing_zenith_angle float {time} degree zenith angle of the instrument at the ground pixel location (WGS84)
viewing_azimuth_angle float {time} degree azimuth angle of the instrument at the ground pixel location (WGS84), measured East-of-North
altitude_bounds_surface float {time, vertical, 2} m altitude bounds per profile layer; altitude is measured as the vertical distance to the surface
pressure_bounds float {time, vertical, 2} hPa pressure bounds per profile layer
CH4_column_mass_mixing_ratio float {time} ng/g column averaged dry air mixing ratio of methane
CH4_column_mass_mixing_ratio_stdev float {time} ng/g uncertainty of the column averaged dry air mixing ratio of methane (1 sigma error)
CH4_column_mass_mixing_ratio_avk float {time, vertical}   column averaging kernel for methane retrieval