Dataset Information

HDFEOSVersion: HDFEOS_V2.5
granule_number: 26000.00000
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: SKINKA
ID_CREATED: Fri Mar 25 12:54:21 2011
algorithm_name: 2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR
algorithm_version: 1.1
product_name: 2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR
product_version: 003
start_time: 20110318180415
end_time: 20110318194308


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
CloudFraction: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][nbin = 0..124]
coordinates: Latitude nbin
_FillValue: -9
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Cloud Fraction
valid_range: 0, 100
missing: -9
missop: ==
UncertaintyCF: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][nbin = 0..124]
coordinates: Latitude nbin
_FillValue: -9
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Uncertainty of Cloud Fraction
valid_range: 0, 100
missing: -9
missop: ==
CloudLayers: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081]
coordinates: Latitude
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Number of hydrometeor layers
valid_range: 0, 5
missing: -9
missop: ==
LayerBase: Array of 16 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][ncloud = 0..4]
coordinates: Latitude ncloud
_FillValue: 0
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Height of Layer Base
units: m
valid_range: 0, 25000
missing: -99
missop: ==
LayerTop: Array of 16 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][ncloud = 0..4]
coordinates: Latitude ncloud
_FillValue: 0
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Height of layer top
units: m
valid_range: 0, 25000
missing: -99
missop: ==
FlagBase: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][ncloud = 0..4]
coordinates: Latitude ncloud
_FillValue: -9
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Flag of layer base
valid_range: 0, 3
missing: -9
missop: ==
FlagTop: Array of 32 bit Integers [nray = 0..37081][ncloud = 0..4]
coordinates: Latitude ncloud
_FillValue: -9
factor: 1.000000000
offset: 0.000000000
long_name: Flag of layer top
valid_range: 0, 3
missing: -9
missop: ==
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)
ncloud: Array of 32 bit Integers [ncloud = 0..4]
units: level
long_name: ncloud(fake)