ESACCI_CLOUD_L3_Daily
Variables
The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ESACCI_CLOUD_L3_Daily data.
| field name | type | dimensions | unit | description | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| latitude | double | {latitude} | [degree_north] | latitude of the ground pixel center | 
| longitude | double | {longitude} | [degree_east] | longitude of the ground pixel center | 
| cloud_optical_depth | double | {latitude, longitude} | [] | cloud optical depth | 
| cloud_optical_depth_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [] | uncertainty of the cloud optical depth | 
| cloud_top_height | double | {latitude, longitude} | [m] | cloud top height | 
| cloud_top_height_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [m] | uncertainty of the cloud top height | 
| cloud_top_pressure | double | {latitude, longitude} | [hPa] | cloud top pressure | 
| cloud_top_pressure_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [hPa] | uncertainty of the cloud top pressure | 
| cloud_top_temperature | double | {latitude, longitude} | [K] | cloud top temperature | 
| cloud_top_temperature_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [K] | uncertainty of the cloud top temperature | 
| validity | int16 | {latitude, longitude} | validity of the measurement | |
| relative_azimuth_angle | double | {latitude, longitude} | [degree] | relative azimuth angle | 
| sensor_zenith_angle | double | {latitude, longitude} | [degree] | viewing zenith angle | 
| solar_zenith_angle | double | {latitude, longitude} | [degree] | solar zenith angle | 
| surface_temperature | double | {latitude, longitude} | [K] | surface_temperature | 
| surface_temperature_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [K] | surface_temperature_uncertainty | 
| datetime | double | {time} | [seconds since 2000-01-01] | datetime | 
| datetime_start | double | {time} | [seconds since 2000-01-01] | time coverage start | 
| datetime_stop | double | {time} | [seconds since 2000-01-01] | time coverage end | 
| index | int32 | {time} | zero-based index of the sample within the source product | 
Ingestion options
The table below lists the available ingestion options for ESACCI_CLOUD_L3U products.
| option name | legal values | description | 
|---|---|---|
| orbit | ascending, descending | the orbit of the L3 product to ingest; option values are ‘ascending’ (default), ‘descending’ | 
| corrected | false | ingest the corrected data (default) or uncorrected data (corrected=false) | 
Mapping description
The table below details where and how each variable was retrieved from the input product.
| field name | mapping description | |
|---|---|---|
| latitude | path | /lat[] | 
| longitude | path | /lon[] | 
| cloud_optical_depth | condition | orbit=ascending, corrected unset | 
| path | /cot_corrected_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=ascending, corrected=false | |
| path | /cot_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected unset | |
| path | /cot_corrected_desc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected=false | |
| path | /cot_desc[,,] | |
| cloud_optical_depth_uncertainty | condition | orbit=ascending, corrected unset | 
| path | /cot_corrected_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=ascending, corrected=false | |
| path | /cot_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected unset | |
| path | /cot_corrected_desc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected=false | |
| path | /cot_desc_unc[,,] | |
| cloud_top_height | condition | orbit=ascending, corrected unset | 
| path | /cth_corrected_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=ascending, corrected=false | |
| path | /cth_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected unset | |
| path | /cth_corrected_desc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected=false | |
| path | /cth_desc[,,] | |
| cloud_top_height_uncertainty | condition | orbit=ascending, corrected unset | 
| path | /cth_corrected_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=ascending, corrected=false | |
| path | /cth_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected unset | |
| path | /cth_corrected_desc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected=false | |
| path | /cth_desc_unc[,,] | |
| cloud_top_pressure | condition | orbit=ascending, corrected unset | 
| path | /ctp_corrected_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=ascending, corrected=false | |
| path | /cth_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected unset | |
| path | /cth_corrected_desc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected=false | |
| path | /ctp_desc[,,] | |
| cloud_top_pressure_uncertainty | condition | orbit=ascending, corrected unset | 
| path | /ctp_corrected_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=ascending, corrected=false | |
| path | /ctp_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected unset | |
| path | /ctp_corrected_desc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected=false | |
| path | /ctp_desc_unc[,,] | |
| cloud_top_temperature | condition | orbit=ascending, corrected unset | 
| path | /ctt_corrected_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=ascending, corrected=false | |
| path | /ctt_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected unset | |
| path | /ctt_corrected_desc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected=false | |
| path | /ctt_desc[,,] | |
| cloud_top_temperature_uncertainty | condition | orbit=ascending, corrected unset | 
| path | /ctt_corrected_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=ascending, corrected=false | |
| path | /ctt_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected unset | |
| path | /ctt_corrected_desc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending, corrected=false | |
| path | /ctt_desc_unc[,,] | |
| validity | available | optional | 
| condition | orbit=ascending | |
| path | /qcflag_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending | |
| path | /qcflag_desc[,,] | |
| relative_azimuth_angle | condition | orbit=ascending | 
| path | /relazi_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending | |
| path | /relazi_desc[,,] | |
| sensor_zenith_angle | condition | orbit=ascending | 
| path | /satzen_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending | |
| path | /satzen_desc[,,] | |
| solar_zenith_angle | condition | orbit=ascending | 
| path | /solzen_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending | |
| path | /solzen_desc[,,] | |
| surface_temperature | available | optional | 
| condition | orbit=ascending | |
| path | /stemp_asc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending | |
| path | /stemp_desc[,,] | |
| surface_temperature_uncertainty | available | optional | 
| condition | orbit=ascending | |
| path | /stemp_asc_unc[,,] | |
| condition | orbit=descending | |
| path | /stemp_desc_unc[,,] | |
| datetime | path | /time | 
| description | datetime converted from days since 1970-01-01 to seconds since 2000-01-01 | |
| datetime_start | path | /@time_coverage_start | 
| description | datetime converted from a start date to seconds since 2000-01-01 | |
| datetime_stop | path | /@time_coverage_end | 
| description | datetime converted from an end date to seconds since 2000-01-01 | |