Dataset Information

HDFEOSVersion: HDFEOS_V2.5
granule_number: 21420.00000
ID_SITE: Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
ID_CENTER: CloudSat Data Processing Center
ID_CENTER_URL: http://cloudsat.cira.colostate.edu
ID_MACHINE: GILA2
ID_CREATED: Sun May 9 15:11:59 2010
algorithm_version: 5.3
product_version: 011
start_time: 20100508055615
end_time: 20100508073508


Variables in this Dataset

Data_quality: Array of Bytes [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Data Quality
units: --
valid_range: 0, 127
Data_status: Array of Bytes [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Data status flags
units: --
valid_range: 0, 127
Data_targetID: Array of Bytes [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: CPR bus orientation (target ID)
units: --
valid_range: 0, 81
SurfaceHeightBin: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Location of Surface Bin as determined by 1B CPR algorithm. The value here is shifted (as Height).
valid_range: 1, 125
missing: -1
missop: ==
SurfaceHeightBin_fraction: Array of 32 bit Reals [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: SurfaceHeightBin_fraction
units: none
missing: 0.000000000
CPR_Cloud_mask: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][nbin = 0..124]
coordinates: Latitude nbin
_FillValue: -99
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: CPR Cloud Mask
valid_range: 0, 40
missing: -9
missop: ==
Gaseous_Attenuation: Array of 16 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][nbin = 0..124]
coordinates: Latitude nbin
_FillValue: 15360
factor: 100.0000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Gaseous_Attenuation
units: dBZe
valid_range: 0, 1000
missing: -9999
missop: ==
Radar_Reflectivity: Array of 16 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][nbin = 0..124]
coordinates: Latitude nbin
_FillValue: 15360
factor: 100.0000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Radar Reflectivity Factor
units: dBZe
valid_range: -4000, 5000
missing: -8888
missop: ==
Sigma_Zero: Array of 16 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Sigma-Zero
units: dB*100
valid_range: -1000, 4000
missing: -9999
missop: ==
MODIS_cloud_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: MOD35_bit_2and3_cloud_flag
units: None
valid_range: 0, 3
missing: 99
missop: ==
MODIS_Cloud_Fraction: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: MODIS 250m Cloud Fraction
valid_range: 0, 100
missing: -99
missop: ==
MODIS_scene_char: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: MODIS scene characterizations
valid_range: 0, 9
missing: -9
missop: ==
MODIS_scene_var: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: MODIS scene variability
valid_range: 0, 5
missing: -9
missop: ==
CPR_Echo_Top: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: CPR Echo Top Characterizations
valid_range: 0, 5
missing: -9
missop: ==
sem_NoiseFloor: Array of 32 bit Reals [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Noise Floor calculated in Cloud_Masking Routine
missing: 0.000000000
missop: ==
sem_NoiseFloorVar: Array of 32 bit Reals [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Noise Variance in measured return (i.e. Echo) power
missing: 0.000000000
missop: ==
sem_NoiseGate: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Noise Floor and Noise Variance estimate based on window of a fixed size centered at this range bin.
missing: 0
missop: ==
Navigation_land_sea_flag: Array of Bytes [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Land Sea Flag
units: --
valid_range: 1, 3
Clutter_reduction_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Clutter_reduction_flag
Profile_time: Array of 32 bit Reals [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Seconds since the start of the granule.
units: seconds
valid_range: 0.000000000, 6000.000000
UTC_start: Array of 32 bit Reals [scalar = 0..0]
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: UTC seconds since 00:00 Z of the first profile
units: seconds
valid_range: 0.000000000, 86400.00000
TAI_start: Array of 64 bit Reals [scalar = 0..0]
coordinates: UTC_start
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: TAI time for the first profile.
units: seconds
valid_range: 0.0000000000000000, 600000000.00000000
Latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [nray = 0..37081]
units: degrees_north
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Spacecraft Latitude
valid_range: -90.00000000, 90.00000000
Longitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Spacecraft Longitude
units: degrees
valid_range: -180.0000000, 180.0000000
Height: Array of 16 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][nbin = 0..124]
coordinates: Latitude nbin
_FillValue: -9999
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Height of range bin in Reflectivity/Cloud Mask above reference surface (~ mean sea level).
units: m
valid_range: -5000, 30000
missing: -9999
missop: ==
Range_to_intercept: Array of 32 bit Reals [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Range from the spacecraft to the CPR boresight intercept with the geoid
units: km
valid_range: 600.0000000, 800.0000000
DEM_elevation: Array of 16 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Digital Elevation Map
units: meters
valid_range: -9999, 8850
missing: 9999
missop: ==
Vertical_binsize: Array of 32 bit Reals [scalar = 0..0]
coordinates: UTC_start
long_name: Vertical_binsize
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
units: m
missing: -9999.000000
missop: ==
Pitch_offset: Array of 32 bit Reals [scalar = 0..0]
coordinates: UTC_start
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Nominal satellite pitch angle offset from nadir
units: degrees
valid_range: -90.00000000, 90.00000000
Roll_offset: Array of 32 bit Reals [scalar = 0..0]
coordinates: UTC_start
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Nominal satellite roll angle offset from nadir
units: degrees
valid_range: -90.00000000, 90.00000000
nbin: Array of 32 bit Integers [nbin = 0..124]
units: level
long_name: nbin(fake)