OMI_L2_OMCLDO2

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of OMI_L2_OMCLDO2 data.

field name type dimensions unit description
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
solar_azimuth_angle double {time} [degree] solar azimuth angle at WGS84 ellipsoid for center co-ordinate of the ground pixel, defined East-of-North
viewing_zenith_angle double {time} [degree] viewing zenith angle at WGS84 ellipsoid for center co-ordinate of the ground pixel
viewing_azimuth_angle double {time} [degree] viewing azimuth angle at WGS84 ellipsoid for center co-ordinate of the ground pixel, defined East-of-North
cloud_fraction double {time} [] effective cloud fraction
cloud_fraction_uncertainty double {time} [] uncertainty of the effective cloud fraction
cloud_pressure double {time} [hPa] effective cloud pressure
cloud_pressure_uncertainty double {time} [hPa] uncertainty of the effective cloud pressure
index int32 {time}   zero-based index of the sample within the source product

Ingestion options

The table below lists the available ingestion options for OMI_L2_OMCLDO2 products.

option name legal values description
clipped_cloud_fraction false ingest clipped (to the range [0.0, 1.0]) cloud fractions

Mapping description

The shape and size of each ground pixel is not included in the product. HARP therefore provides its own approximation which 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 great-circle distance 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)).

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

field name mapping description
datetime path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Geolocation_Fields/Time[]
description the time of the measurement converted from TAI93 to seconds since 2000-01-01T00:00:00
longitude path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Geolocation_Fields/Longitude[]
latitude path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Geolocation_Fields/Latitude[]
longitude_bounds description interpolated from the available center coordinates for each of the ground pixels
latitude_bounds description interpolated from the available center coordinates for each of the ground pixels
solar_zenith_angle path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Geolocation_Fields/SolarZenithAngle[]
solar_azimuth_angle path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Geolocation_Fields/SolarAzimuthAngle[]
viewing_zenith_angle path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Geolocation_Fields/ViewingZenithAngle[]
viewing_azimuth_angle path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Geolocation_Fields/ViewingAzimuthAngle[]
cloud_fraction condition clipped_cloud_fraction unset
path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Data_Fields/CloudFraction[]
condition clipped_cloud_fraction=false
path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Data_Fields/CloudFractionNotClipped[]
cloud_fraction_uncertainty path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Data_Fields/CloudFractionPrecision[]
cloud_pressure path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Data_Fields/CloudPressure[]
cloud_pressure_uncertainty path /HDFEOS/SWATHS/CloudFractionAndPressure/Data_Fields/CloudPressurePrecision[]