ECA_AM__ACD_2B

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ECA_AM__ACD_2B data.

field name

type

dimensions

unit

description

datetime

double

{time}

[seconds since 2000-01-01]

UTC time

latitude

double

{time}

[degree_north]

Geodetic latitude

longitude

double

{time}

[degree_east]

Geodetic longitude

latitude_bounds

double

{time, 4}

[degree_north]

latitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)

longitude_bounds

double

{time, 4}

[degree_east]

longitudes of the ground pixel corners (WGS84)

orbit_index

int32

absolute orbit number

aerosol_optical_depth

float

{time, spectral}

[]

aerosol layer optical thickness 355nm

aerosol_optical_depth_uncertainty

float

{time, spectral}

[]

aerosol layer optical thickness error

angstrom_exponent

float

{time}

[]

angstrom exponent

angstrom_exponent_uncertainty

float

{time}

[]

angstrom exponent error

aerosol_type

int8

{time}

aerosol type

validity

int8

{time}

quality status

wavelength

float

{spectral}

[nm]

wavelength

index

int32

{time}

zero-based index of the sample within the source product

Ingestion options

The table below lists the available ingestion options for ECA_AM__ACD_2B products.

option name

legal values

description

angstrom

670/865

wavelength combination for which the angstrom exponent is extracted: 355/670 (default), or 670/865 (angstrom=670/865)

Mapping description

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

field name

mapping description

datetime

path

/ScienceData/time

description

time is replicated in the across track dimension

latitude

path

/ScienceData/latitude

longitude

path

/ScienceData/longitude

latitude_bounds

description

interpolated from the center coordinates for each of the ground pixels

longitude_bounds

description

interpolated from the center coordinates for each of the ground pixels

orbit_index

path

/HeaderData/VariableProductHeader/MainProductHeader/orbitNumber

aerosol_optical_depth

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_optical_thickness_spectral

aerosol_optical_depth_uncertainty

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_optical_thickness_spectral_error

angstrom_exponent

condition

angstrom unset

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_angstrom_exponent[*,*,0]

condition

angstrom=670/865

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_angstrom_exponent[*,*,1]

angstrom_exponent_uncertainty

condition

angstrom unset

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_angstrom_exponent_error[*,*,0]

condition

angstrom=670/865

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_angstrom_exponent_error[*,*,1]

aerosol_type

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_dominant_type_ATLID

validity

path

/ScienceData/quality_status

wavelength

description

set to fixed values of 355nm, 670nm, and 865nm