Dataset Information

Conventions: CF-1.4
orbit_number: 71107
description: SeaWiFS Deep Blue Level 2 Long-term Aerosol Data
references: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/dust
institution: National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA)
history: 20110527T105357Z ./bin/apply_deep_blue 2010 345 etc/config ./tmp/S2010345000331.L1B_GAC ./tmp/S2010345014407.L1B_GAC ./tmp/S2010345032443.L1B_GAC ./tmp/S2010345050519.L1B_GAC
long_name: SeaWiFS Deep Blue Aerosol Optical Depth and Angstrom Exponent Daily Level 2 Data
title: SeaWiFS Deep Blue Aerosol Optical Depth and Angstrom Exponent Daily Level 2 Data
input_data_products: etc/seawifs_solar_eclipses.txt etc/seawifs_deep_blue_inputs_unc.hdf etc/seawifs_ai_input_unc.hdf etc/land_aerosol_luts_20100701_unc.hdf etc/ocean_20110411_unc.hdf etc/seawifs_surfdb_winter_20110208_unc.hdf etc/seawifs_surfdb_spring_20110208_unc.hdf etc/s
short_name: SWDB_L2
version_id: 002
pge_version: 002
local_granule_id: DeepBlue-SeaWiFS_L2_20101211T000331Z_v002-20110527T105357Z.h5
range_beginning_date: 2010-12-11
range_beginning_time: 00:03:31.994000
range_ending_date: 2010-12-11
range_ending_time: 00:44:28.023000
equator_crossing_longitude: -151.9202118
equator_crossing_date: 2010-12-11
equator_crossing_time: 00:15:33.940000
production_datetime: 2011-05-27T10:53:57.001000Z
instrument_long_name: Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor
instrument_short_name: SeaWiFS
platform_long_name: Orbview-2
platform_short_name: Orbview-2
north_bounding_coordinate: 46.68167114
south_bounding_coordinate: -89.94108582
east_bounding_coordinate: 109.9352341
west_bounding_coordinate: 20.19858742
contact_person_name: Corey Bettenhausen
contact_person_email: corey.bettenhausen@nasa.gov
contact_person_address: NASA/GSFC, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Mail Code 613.2, Greenbelt, MD 20771
related_url: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/dust


Variables in this Dataset

aerosol_optical_thickness_550_land: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: aerosol optical thickness estimated at 550 nm over land
standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_550_land
fullnamepath: /aerosol_optical_thickness_550_land
_FillValue: -999.0000000
aerosol_optical_thickness_550_land_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: aerosol optical thickness estimated at 550 nm over land and ocean
standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_550_land_ocean
fullnamepath: /aerosol_optical_thickness_550_land_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
aerosol_optical_thickness_550_land_ocean_best_estimate: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: best estimate of aerosol optical thickness estimated at 550 nm over land and ocean
standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_550_land_ocean_best_estimate
fullnamepath: /aerosol_optical_thickness_550_land_ocean_best_estimate
_FillValue: -999.0000000
aerosol_optical_thickness_550_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: aerosol optical thickness estimated at 550 nm over ocean
standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_550_ocean
fullnamepath: /aerosol_optical_thickness_550_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
aerosol_optical_thickness_confidence_flag_land: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: aerosol optical thickness quality assurance flag over land
standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol status_flag
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
flag_meanings: no_confidence marginal good very_good
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_confidence_flag_land
fullnamepath: /aerosol_optical_thickness_confidence_flag_land
aerosol_optical_thickness_confidence_flag_land_ocean: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol status_flag
long_name: aerosol optical thickness quality assurance flag over land and ocean
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
flag_meanings: no_confidence marginal good very_good
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_confidence_flag_land_ocean
fullnamepath: /aerosol_optical_thickness_confidence_flag_land_ocean
aerosol_optical_thickness_confidence_flag_ocean: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: aerosol optical thickness quality assurance flag over ocean
standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol status_flag
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
flag_meanings: no_confidence marginal good very_good
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_confidence_flag_ocean
fullnamepath: /aerosol_optical_thickness_confidence_flag_ocean
aerosol_optical_thickness_land: Array of 32 bit Reals [land_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: aerosol optical thickness at 412 nm, 490 nm, and 670 nm over land
standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
coordinates: land_bands longitude latitude
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_land
fullnamepath: /aerosol_optical_thickness_land
_FillValue: -999.0000000
aerosol_optical_thickness_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [ocean_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: aerosol optical thickness at 510 nm, 670 nm, and 865 nm over ocean
standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
coordinates: ocean_bands longitude latitude
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_ocean
fullnamepath: /aerosol_optical_thickness_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
angstrom_exponent_confidence_flag_land: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: angstrom exponent quality assurance flag over land
standard_name: angstrom_exponent_of_ambient_aerosol_in_air status_flag
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
flag_meanings: no_confidence marginal good very_good
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: angstrom_exponent_confidence_flag_land
fullnamepath: /angstrom_exponent_confidence_flag_land
angstrom_exponent_confidence_flag_land_ocean: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: angstrom exponent quality assurance flag over land and ocean
standard_name: angstrom_exponent_of_ambient_aerosol_in_air status_flag
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
flag_meanings: no_confidence marginal good very_good
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: angstrom_exponent_confidence_flag_land_ocean
fullnamepath: /angstrom_exponent_confidence_flag_land_ocean
angstrom_exponent_confidence_flag_ocean: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: angstrom exponent quality assurance flag over ocean
standard_name: angstrom_exponent_of_ambient_aerosol_in_air status_flag
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
flag_meanings: no_confidence marginal good very_good
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: angstrom_exponent_confidence_flag_ocean
fullnamepath: /angstrom_exponent_confidence_flag_ocean
angstrom_exponent_land: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: angstrom exponent over land as derived from aerosol optical thickness at 412 nm and 490 nm
standard_name: angstrom_exponent_of_ambient_aerosol_in_air
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: angstrom_exponent_land
fullnamepath: /angstrom_exponent_land
_FillValue: -999.0000000
angstrom_exponent_land_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: angstrom exponent over land and ocean as derived from aerosol optical thickness at 412 nm and 490 nm or 510 nm and 670 nm
standard_name: angstrom_exponent_of_ambient_aerosol_in_air
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: angstrom_exponent_land_ocean
fullnamepath: /angstrom_exponent_land_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
angstrom_exponent_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: angstrom exponent over ocean as derived from aerosol optical thickness at 510 nm and 670 nm
standard_name: angstrom_exponent_of_ambient_aerosol_in_air
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: angstrom_exponent_ocean
fullnamepath: /angstrom_exponent_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
diagnostics_aerosol_index: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: aerosol index over land
origname: aerosol_index
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/aerosol_index
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_aerosol_optical_thickness_550_stddev_land: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: standard deviation of aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm over land
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_550_stddev_land
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/aerosol_optical_thickness_550_stddev_land
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_aerosol_optical_thickness_550_stddev_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: standard deviation of aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm over ocean
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_550_stddev_ocean
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/aerosol_optical_thickness_550_stddev_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_aerosol_optical_thickness_out_of_bounds_mask_land: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: aerosol optical thickness out of bounds mask over land
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
flag_meanings: within_bounds out_of_bounds
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_out_of_bounds_mask_land
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/aerosol_optical_thickness_out_of_bounds_mask_land
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_aerosol_optical_thickness_processing_flag_land_ocean: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: aerosol optical thickness processing algorithm flag
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2
flag_meanings: mixed deep_blue vegetated ocean
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_processing_flag_land_ocean
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/aerosol_optical_thickness_processing_flag_land_ocean
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_aerosol_optical_thickness_stddev_land: Array of 32 bit Reals [land_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: standard deviation of aerosol optical thickness at 412 nm, 490nm, and 670nm over land
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_stddev_land
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/aerosol_optical_thickness_stddev_land
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_ocean_bands diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_aerosol_optical_thickness_stddev_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [ocean_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
long_name: standard deviation of aerosol optical thickness at 510 nm, 670 nm, and 865 nm over ocean
origname: aerosol_optical_thickness_stddev_ocean
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/aerosol_optical_thickness_stddev_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_ocean_bands diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_cloud_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [land_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
standard_name: cloud_area_fraction
long_name: estimated cloud fraction at 412 nm, 490 nm, and 670 nm
valid_range: 0.000000000, 1.000000000
origname: cloud_fraction
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/cloud_fraction
coordinates: diagnostics_land_bands diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_fine_mode_volume_fraction_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: fine mode volume fraction over ocean
origname: fine_mode_volume_fraction_ocean
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/fine_mode_volume_fraction_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_fine_mode_volume_fraction_stddev_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: standard deviation of fine mode volume fraction over ocean
origname: fine_mode_volume_fraction_stddev_ocean
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/fine_mode_volume_fraction_stddev_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_lambertian_equivalent_reflectivity_land: Array of 32 bit Reals [land_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: lambertian-equivalent reflectevitiy at 412 nm, 490 nm, and 670 nm over land
valid_range: 0.000000000, 100.0000000
origname: lambertian_equivalent_reflectivity_land
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/lambertian_equivalent_reflectivity_land
coordinates: diagnostics_land_bands diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_lambertian_equivalent_reflectivity_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [ocean_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
valid_range: 0.000000000, 100.0000000
long_name: lambertian-equivalent reflectivity at 510 nm, 670 nm, and 865 nm over ocean
origname: lambertian_equivalent_reflectivity_ocean
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/lambertian_equivalent_reflectivity_ocean
coordinates: diagnostics_ocean_bands diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_normalized_difference_vegetation_index_land: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: normalized differenve vegetation index
standard_name: normalized_difference_vegetation_index
origname: normalized_difference_vegetation_index_land
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/normalized_difference_vegetation_index_land
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_retrieval_fitting_sumsq_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: average aerosol retrieval sumsq fitting error over ocean
origname: retrieval_fitting_sumsq_ocean
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/retrieval_fitting_sumsq_ocean
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_surface_reflectance_land: Array of 32 bit Reals [land_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: surface reflectance at 412 nm, 490 nm, and 670 nm over land
valid_range: 0.000000000, 100.0000000
origname: surface_reflectance_land
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/surface_reflectance_land
coordinates: diagnostics_land_bands diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_toa_reflectance_land: Array of 32 bit Reals [land_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: top of atmosphere reflectance over land at 412 nm, 490 n, and 670 nm
valid_range: 0.000000000, 1.000000000
origname: toa_reflectance_land
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/toa_reflectance_land
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_toa_reflectance_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [ocean_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: top of atmosphere reflectance over ocean at 510 nm, 670 n, and 865 nm
valid_range: 0.000000000, 1.000000000
origname: toa_reflectance_ocean
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/toa_reflectance_ocean
coordinates: diagnostics_ocean_bands diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_toa_stddev_within_0_2_degrees: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
long_name: standard deviation of top-of-atmosphere reflectance at 412 nm at 0.2 degree radius
origname: toa_stddev_within_0.2_degrees
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/toa_stddev_within_0.2_degrees
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
diagnostics_wind_speed: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: m s-1
long_name: NCEP-derived wind speed
standard_name: wind_speed
origname: wind_speed
fullnamepath: /diagnostics/wind_speed
_FillValue: -999.0000000
coordinates: diagnostics_longitude diagnostics_latitude
natrack: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228]
units: 1
long_name: number of cells along the swath
axis: Y
origname: natrack
fullnamepath: /natrack
_FillValue: -999.0000000
number_pixels_used_land: Array of 32 bit Integers [land_bands = 0..2][natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: count
long_name: number of pixels used per cell for aerosol optical thickness retrieval over land at 412 nm, 490 nm, and 670 nm
valid_range: 0, 9
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: number_pixels_used_land
fullnamepath: /number_pixels_used_land
number_pixels_used_ocean: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: count
long_name: number of pixels used per cell for aerosol optical thickness retrieval over ocean at 510 nm, 670 nm, and 865 nm
valid_range: 0, 9
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: number_pixels_used_ocean
fullnamepath: /number_pixels_used_ocean
nxtrack: Array of 32 bit Reals [nxtrack = 0..81]
units: 1
axis: X
long_name: number of cells across the swath
origname: nxtrack
fullnamepath: /nxtrack
_FillValue: -999.0000000
relative_azimuth_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: degrees
long_name: relative azimuth angle
valid_range: 0.000000000, 180.0000000
comment: relative azimuth angle follows the gordon convention and is measured from due south.
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: relative_azimuth_angle
fullnamepath: /relative_azimuth_angle
scattering_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: degrees
long_name: scattering angle
valid_range: 0.000000000, 180.0000000
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: scattering_angle
fullnamepath: /scattering_angle
solar_zenith_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: degrees
long_name: solar zenith angle
standard_name: solar_zenith_angle
valid_range: 0.000000000, 90.00000000
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: solar_zenith_angle
fullnamepath: /solar_zenith_angle
time_of_measurement: Array of 32 bit Integers [natrack = 0..1228]
units: seconds since 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0
long_name: time of measurement of row of cells
standard_name: time
origname: time_of_measurement
fullnamepath: /time_of_measurement
viewing_zenith_angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: degrees
long_name: viewing zenith angle
valid_range: 0.000000000, 90.00000000
coordinates: longitude latitude
origname: viewing_zenith_angle
fullnamepath: /viewing_zenith_angle
land_bands: Array of 32 bit Reals [land_bands = 0..2]
units: nm
long_name: wavelength bands over land
origname: land_bands
fullnamepath: /land_bands
latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: degrees_north
long_name: latitude of center of cell
standard_name: latitude
valid_range: -90.00000000, 90.00000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /latitude
longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [natrack = 0..1228][nxtrack = 0..81]
units: degrees_east
long_name: longitude of center of cell
standard_name: longitude
valid_range: -180.0000000, 180.0000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /longitude
ocean_bands: Array of 32 bit Reals [ocean_bands = 0..2]
units: nm
long_name: wavelength bands over ocean
origname: ocean_bands
fullnamepath: /ocean_bands