EARLINET

Variables

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

field name

type

dimensions

unit

description

datetime_start

double

{time}

[seconds since 1970-01-01]

start time of measurement

datetime_stop

double

{time}

[seconds since 1970-01-01]

stop time of measurement

latitude

float

[degrees]

latitude

longitude

float

[degrees]

longitude

sensor_altitude

float

[m]

sensor altitude

viewing_zenith_angle

float

[degrees]

viewing zenith angle

wavelength

float

{spectral}

[nm]

wavelength

altitude

double

{vertical}

[m]

altitude

backscatter_coefficient

double

{time, spectral, vertical}

[1/(m*sr)]

backscatter coefficient

backscatter_coefficient_uncertainty

double

{time, spectral, vertical}

[1/(m*sr)]

backscatter coefficient uncertainty

extinction_coefficient

double

{time, spectral, vertical}

[1/m]

extinction coefficient

extinction_coefficient_uncertainty

double

{time, spectral, vertical}

[1/m]

extinction coefficient uncertainty

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

datetime_start

path

/time_bounds[:,0]

datetime_stop

path

/time_bounds[:,1]

latitude

path

/latitude

longitude

path

/longitude

sensor_altitude

path

/station_altitude

viewing_zenith_angle

path

/zenith_angle

wavelength

path

/wavelength

altitude

path

/altitude

backscatter_coefficient

available

optional

path

/backscatter

backscatter_coefficient_uncertainty

available

optional

path

/error_backscatter

extinction_coefficient

available

optional

path

/extinction

extinction_coefficient_uncertainty

available

optional

path

/error_extinction