NPP_SUOMI_L2_VIIRS_EDR_VAOO
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of NPP_SUOMI_L2_VIIRS_EDR_VAOO
data.
field name | type | dimensions | unit | description |
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datetime | double | {time} | [seconds since 2000-01-01] | time of the measurement |
latitude | double | {time} | [degree_north] | tangent latitude |
longitude | double | {time} | [degree_east] | tangent longitude |
sensor_azimuth_angle | double | {time} | [degree] | azimuth angle (measured clockwise positive from North) to Satellite at each retrieval position |
sensor_zenith_angle | double | {time} | [degree] | zenith angle to Satellite at each retrieval position |
solar_azimuth_angle | double | {time} | [degree] | azimuth angle of sun (measured clockwise positive from North) at each retrieval position |
solar_zenith_angle | double | {time} | [degree] | zenith angle of sun at each retrieval position |
aerosol_optical_depth | double | {time, spectral} | [] | aerosol_optical_depth |
wavelength | double | {spectral} | [nm] | wavelength |
index | int32 | {time} | zero-based index of the sample within the source product |
Mapping description
The table below details where and how each variable was retrieved from the input product.
field name | mapping description | |
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datetime | path | /All_Data/VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_All/StartTime, /All_Data/VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_All/MidTime |
description | the time converted from seconds since 1958-01-01 to seconds since 2000-01-01T00:00:00 | |
latitude | path | /All_Data/VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_All/Latitude |
longitude | path | /All_Data/VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_All/Longitude |
sensor_azimuth_angle | path | /All_Data/VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_All/SatelliteAzimuthAngle |
sensor_zenith_angle | path | /All_Data/VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_All/SatelliteZenithAngle |
solar_azimuth_angle | path | /All_Data/VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_All/SatelliteAzimuthAngle |
solar_zenith_angle | path | /All_Data/VIIRS-Aeros-EDR-GEO_All/SatelliteZenithAngle |
aerosol_optical_depth | path | /All_Data/VIIRS-Aeros-EDR_All/AerosolOpticalDepth |
wavelength | description | fixed values |