ECA_ATL_CTH_2A

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ECA_ATL_CTH_2A 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

orbit_index

int32

absolute orbit number

cloud_top_height

float

{time}

[m]

ATLID cloud top height

cloud_top_height_uncertainty

float

{time}

[m]

ATLID cloud top height confidence

cloud_type

int8

{time}

simplified uppermost cloud classification

validity

int8

{time}

quality status

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

path

/ScienceData/time

latitude

path

/ScienceData/latitude

longitude

path

/ScienceData/longitude

orbit_index

path

/HeaderData/VariableProductHeader/MainProductHeader/orbitNumber

cloud_top_height

path

/ScienceData/ATLID_cloud_top_height

cloud_top_height_uncertainty

path

/ScienceData/ATLID_cloud_top_height_confidence

cloud_type

path

/ScienceData/simplified_uppermost_cloud_classification

validity

path

/ScienceData/quality_status