GOME_L2

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of GOME_L2 data.

field name type dimensions unit description
datetime_stop double {time} [seconds since 2000-01-01] time of the measurement at end of integration time
datetime_length double {time} [s] measurement integration time
orbit_index int32     absolute orbit number
latitude double {time} [degree_north] tangent latitude of the measurement
longitude double {time} [degree_east] tangent longitude of the measurement
latitude_bounds double {time, 4} [degree_north] corner latitudes for the ground pixel of the measurement
longitude_bounds double {time, 4} [degree_east] corner longitudes for the ground pixel of the measurement
O3_column_number_density double {time} [molec/cm^2] ozone total column
O3_column_number_density_uncertainty double {time} [molec/cm^2] error on the ozone total column
NO2_column_number_density double {time} [molec/cm^2] NO2 total column
NO2_column_number_density_uncertainty double {time} [molec/cm^2] error on the NO2 total column
cloud_fraction double {time} [] cloud fraction
cloud_fraction_uncertainty double {time} [] cloud fraction error
cloud_top_height double {time} [] cloud top height
cloud_top_height_uncertainty double {time} [] cloud top height uncertainty
cloud_top_pressure double {time} [hPa] cloud top pressure
cloud_top_pressure_uncertainty double {time} [hPa] cloud top pressure uncertainty
cloud_top_albedo double {time} [] cloud top albedo
cloud_top_albedo_uncertainty double {time} [] cloud top albedo uncertainty
surface_pressure double {time} [hPa] surface pressure
surface_height double {time} [km] surface height
surface_albedo double {time} [] surface albedo
solar_zenith_angle double {time} [degree] solar zenith angle at top of atmosphere
viewing_zenith_angle double {time} [degree] line of sight zenith angle at top of atmosphere
relative_azimuth_angle double {time} [degree] relative azimuth angle at top of atmosphere
scan_subindex int8 {time}   relative index (0-3) of this measurement within a scan (forward + backward)
scan_direction_type int8 {time}   scan direction for each measurement; enumeration values: forward (0), backward (1)
index int32 {time}   zero-based index of the sample within the source product

Ingestion options

The table below lists the available ingestion options for GOME_L2 products.

option name legal values description
ozone vcd0, vcd1 the fitting window choice for ozone to ingest; either ‘vcd0’ (window 0, the default) or ‘vcd1’ (window 1)

Mapping description

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

field name mapping description
datetime_stop path /ddr[]/glr/datetime
datetime_length description set to a fixed value of 1.5s for all pixels
orbit_index path /pir/start_orbit
latitude path /ddr[]/glr/corners[4]/lat
longitude path /ddr[]/glr/corners[4]/lon
description each longitude will be transformed from a value in the range 0 - 360 to a value in the range -180 - 180
latitude_bounds path /ddr[]/glr/corners[0:3]/lat
description the corners are rearranged in the following way: 1,3,2,0
longitude_bounds path /ddr[]/glr/corners[0:3]/lon
description the corners are rearranged in the following way: 1,3,2,0
O3_column_number_density condition ozone=vcd0 (default)
path /ddr[]/irr/vcd[0]/total
condition ozone=vcd1
path /ddr[]/irr/vcd[1]/total
O3_column_number_density_uncertainty condition ozone=vcd0 (default)
path /ddr[]/irr/vcd[0]/total, /ddr[]/irr/vcd[0]/error
description relative error is converted to absolute error by multiplying with measured value
condition ozone=vcd1
path /ddr[]/irr/vcd[1]/total, /ddr[]/irr/vcd[1]/error
description relative error is converted to absolute error by multiplying with measured value
NO2_column_number_density path /ddr[]/irr/vcd[2]/total
NO2_column_number_density_uncertainty path /ddr[]/irr/vcd[2]/total, /ddr[]/irr/vcd[2]/error
description relative error is converted to absolute error by multiplying with measured value
cloud_fraction condition version=1
path /ddr[]/irr/icfa/frac
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/ocra/cloud_frac
cloud_fraction_uncertainty condition version=1
path /ddr[]/irr/icfa/frac, /ddr[]/irr/icfa/err_frac
description relative error is converted to absolute error by multiplying with measured value
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/ocra/cloud_frac, /ddr[]/irr/ocra/cloud_frac_error
description relative error is converted to absolute error by multiplying with measured value
cloud_top_height available optional
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/rocinn/height
cloud_top_height_uncertainty available optional
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/rocinn/height, /ddr[]/irr/rocinn/height_error
description relative error is converted to absolute error by multiplying with measured value
cloud_top_pressure condition version=1
path /ddr[]/irr/icfa/press
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/rocinn/pressure
cloud_top_pressure_uncertainty condition version=1
path /ddr[]/irr/icfa/press, /ddr[]/irr/icfa/err_press
description relative error is converted to absolute error by multiplying with measured value
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/rocinn/pressure, /ddr[]/irr/rocinn/pressure_error
description relative error is converted to absolute error by multiplying with measured value
cloud_top_albedo available optional
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/rocinn/albedo
cloud_top_albedo_uncertainty available optional
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/rocinn/albedo, /ddr[]/irr/rocinn/albedo_error
description relative error is converted to absolute error by multiplying with measured value
surface_pressure condition version=1
path /ddr[]/irr/icfa/surf_press
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/surface_pressure
surface_height available optional
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/surface_height
surface_albedo available optional
condition version>1
path /ddr[]/irr/surface_albedo
solar_zenith_angle path /ddr[]/glr/sza_toa[1]
viewing_zenith_angle path /ddr[]/glr/line_sight_toa[1]
relative_azimuth_angle path /ddr[]/glr/rel_azi_toa[1]
scan_subindex path /ddr[]/glr/subset_counter
description relative index (0-3) of this measurement within a scan (forward + backward)
scan_direction_type path /ddr[]/glr/subset_counter
description the scan direction is based on the subset_counter of the measurement; 0-2: forward (0), 3: backward (1)