Dataset Information

granule_type: ATL10
short_name: ATL10
level: 3A
description: Estimates of freeboard using sea ice heights and available sea surface heights within at km length scale; contains statistics of sea surface samples used in the estimates.
contributor_name: Thomas E Neumann (thomas.neumann@nasa.gov), Thorsten Markus (thorsten.markus@nasa.gov), Suneel Bhardwaj (suneel.bhardwaj@nasa.gov) David W Hancock III (david.w.hancock@nasa.gov)
contributor_role: Instrument Engineer, Investigator, Principle Investigator, Data Producer, Data Producer
Conventions: CF-1.6
date_type: UTC
featureType: trajectory
geospatial_lat_units: degrees_north
geospatial_lon_units: degrees_east
identifier_product_doi: 10.5067/ATLAS/ATL10.001
identifier_product_doi_authority: http://dx.doi.org
identifier_product_type: ATL10
license: Data may not be reproduced or distributed without including the citation for this product included in this metadata. Data may not be distributed in an altered form without the written permission of the ICESat-2 Science Project Office at NASA/GSFC.
naming_authority: http://dx.doi.org
spatial_coverage_type: Horizontal
standard_name_vocabulary: CF-1.6
time_type: CCSDS UTC-A
date_created: 2019-05-26T17:03:17.000000Z
hdfversion: HDF5 1.10.3
history: 2019-05-26T17:03:17.000000Z;2f93a440-4b7f-336d-827d-21c3cb49f736;Created by PGE atlas_l3a_fb Version 3.1
identifier_file_uuid: 2f93a440-4b7f-336d-827d-21c3cb49f736
identifier_product_format_version: 3.2
time_coverage_duration: 5658.0000000000000
time_coverage_end: 2018-12-27T23:25:31.000000Z
time_coverage_start: 2018-12-27T21:51:13.000000Z
geospatial_lat_min: -76.343291547282632
geospatial_lon_min: -161.61795052787238
geospatial_lat_max: -67.049312327424531
geospatial_lon_max: 11.507966597329181
publisher_name: NSIDC DAAC > NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
publisher_email: nsidc@nsidc.org
publisher_url: http://nsidc.org/daac/
title: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles
identifier_file_product_type: ATL10
institution: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
creator_name: GSFC I-SIPS > ICESat-2 Science Investigator-led Processing System
summary: The purpose of ATL10 is to provide along-track freeboard estimates and associated statistics.
keywords: EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER > NONE > NONE > NONE
keywords_vocabulary: NASA/GCMD Science Keywords
citation: Cite these data in publications as follows: The data used in this study were produced by the ICESat-2 Science Project Office at NASA/GSFC. The data archive site is the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center.
processing_level: 2A
references: http://nsidc.org/data/icesat2/data.html
project: ICESat-2 > Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2
instrument: ATLAS > Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System
platform: ICESat-2 > Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2
source: Spacecraft
Unlimited_Dimension: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time, freeboard_swath_segment_ds_si_hist_bins, freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time, freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time, freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time, freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time, freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time, freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time, gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time, gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time, gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins, gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time, gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time, gt1l_leads_delta_time, gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time, gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time, gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins, gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time, gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time, gt1r_leads_delta_time, gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time, gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time, gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins, gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time, gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time, gt2l_leads_delta_time, gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time, gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time, gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins, gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time, gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time, gt2r_leads_delta_time, gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time, gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time, gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins, gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time, gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time, gt3l_leads_delta_time, gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time, gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time, gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins, gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time, gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time, gt3r_leads_delta_time, orbit_info_crossing_time, orbit_info_sc_orient_time


Variables in this Dataset

orbit_info_cycle_number: Array of 16 bit Integers [orbit_info_crossing_time = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Cycle Number
description: A count of the number of exact repeats of this reference orbit.
source: Operations
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 50
origname: cycle_number
fullnamepath: /orbit_info/cycle_number
coordinates: orbit_info_crossing_time
orbit_info_orbit_number: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [orbit_info_crossing_time = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Orbit Number
description: Unique identifying number for each planned ICESat-2 orbit.
source: Operations
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 65000
origname: orbit_number
fullnamepath: /orbit_info/orbit_number
coordinates: orbit_info_crossing_time
orbit_info_lan: Array of 64 bit Reals [orbit_info_crossing_time = 0..0]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ascending Node Longitude
description: Longitude at the ascending node crossing.
source: POD/PPD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: lan
fullnamepath: /orbit_info/lan
coordinates: orbit_info_crossing_time
orbit_info_sc_orient: Array of 16 bit Integers [orbit_info_sc_orient_time = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Spacecraft Orientation
description: This parameter tracks the spacecraft orientation between forward, backward and transitional flight modes. ICESat-2 is considered to be flying forward when the weak beams are leading the strong beams; and backward when the strong beams are leading the weak beams. ICESat-2 is considered to be in transition while it is maneuvering between the two orientations. Science quality is potentially degraded while in transition mode.
source: POD/PPD
flag_meanings: backward forward transition
flag_values: 0, 1, 2
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 2
origname: sc_orient
fullnamepath: /orbit_info/sc_orient
coordinates: orbit_info_sc_orient_time
orbit_info_rgt: Array of 16 bit Integers [orbit_info_crossing_time = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Reference Ground track
description: The reference ground track (RGT) is the track on the earth at which a specified unit vector within the observatory is pointed. Under nominal operating conditions, there will be no data collected along the RGT, as the RGT is spanned by GT3 and GT4. During slews or off-pointing, it is possible that ground tracks may intersect the RGT. The ICESat-2 mission has 1387 RGTs.
source: POD/PPD
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 1387
origname: rgt
fullnamepath: /orbit_info/rgt
coordinates: orbit_info_crossing_time
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface sigma
description: Reference surface height sigma (standard devaition) - weighted combination of lead sigmas in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_sigma
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface along track slope
description: Reference surface height along track slope
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first lead
description: 1-based index to the first /GTx/leads lead used for this beam's reference surface.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_ndx
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard mean swath-segment
description: Mean of the Freeboard height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_msw_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: multiple scattering warning flag
description: Multiple Scattering warning flag. The multiple scattering warning flag (ATL09 parameter msw_flag) has values from -1 to 5 where zero means no multiple scattering and 5 the greatest. If no layers were detected, then msw_flag = 0. If blowing snow is detected and its estimated optical depth is greater than or equal to 0.5, then msw_flag = 5. If the blowing snow optical depth is less than 0.5, then msw_flag = 4. If no blowing snow is detected but there are cloud or aerosol layers detected, the msw_flag assumes values of 1 to 3 based on the height of the bottom of the lowest layer: < 1 km, msw_flag = 3; 1-3 km, msw_flag = 2; > 3km, msw_flag = 1. A value of -1 indicates that the signal to noise of the data was too low to reliably ascertain the presence of cloud or blowing snow. We expect values of -1 to occur only during daylight.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: cannot_determine no_layers layer_gt_3km layer_between_1_and_3_km layer_lt_1km blow_snow_od_lt_0.5 blow_snow_od_gt_0.5
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: msw_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/msw_flag
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_atm: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
long_name: cloud flag atm
contentType: modelResult
description: Number of layers found from the backscatter profile using the DDA layer finder
source: ATL09
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 10
origname: cloud_flag_atm
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_atm
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_length_seg: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: length of segment
description: Along-track length of segment containing n_photons_actual ATL07 length_seg)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_length_seg
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_length_seg
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ib: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: inverted barometer effect
description: Inverted barometer effect calculated from surface pressure
source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: height_segment_ib
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ib
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_con: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow confidence
description: Blowing snow confidence
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_con
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_con
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_layer_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: consolidated cloud flag
description: This flag is a combination of multiple flags (cloud_flag_atm, cloud_flag_asr, and bsnow_con) and takes daytime/nighttime into consideration. A value of 1 means clouds or blowing snow are likely present. A value of 0 indicates the likely absence of clouds or blowing snow.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: likely_clear likely_cloudy
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: layer_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/layer_flag
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_calc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background count rate calculated
description: Calculated background count rate based on sun angle, surface slope, unit reflectance
source: ATL07
origname: backgr_calc
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_calc
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow top height
description: Blowing snow layer top height
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_h
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_h
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/longitude
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_background_r_norm: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: normalized background (50 shot)
description: Background rate normalized to a fixed solar elevation angle
source: ATL07
origname: background_r_norm
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/background_r_norm
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/latitude
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_ice_conc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: sea ice concentration
description: Sea ice concentration percentage
source: ATL07/ANC31
origname: ice_conc
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/ice_conc
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_asr: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: cloud flag asr
description: Cloud flag (probability) from apparent surface reflectance. 0=clear with high confidence; 1=clear with medium confidence; 2=clear with low confidence; 3=cloudy with low confidence; 4=cloudy with medium confidence; 5=cloudy with high confidence; 6=unknown
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: clear_with_high_confidence clear_with_medium_confidence clear_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_medium_confidence cloudy_with_high_confidence unknown
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 6
origname: cloud_flag_asr
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_asr
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ssh_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Sea Surface Height Flag
description: Identifiesthe height segments that are candidates for use as sea surface reference in freeboard calculations in ATL10. The flags are set as follows: 0 = sea ice; 1 = sea surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
flag_meanings: sea_ice ice_surface
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: height_segment_ssh_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ssh_flag
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_surf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: h surface sigma
description: Sigma (standard deviation) estimate of the surface height (ATL07 h_surface_error)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_surf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_surf_sigma
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_200: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 200 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on ATLAS 50 pulse counts
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_200
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_200
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height of segment surface
description: Mean height from along-track segment fit detremined by the sea ice algorithm(ATL07 h_si)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_height
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_height
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Segment surface type
description: Value that indicates segment surface type as sea ice or different types of sea surface. 0=cloud covered: rsurf
source: ATBD section 4.3
flag_meanings: cloud_covered other specular_lead_low_w_bkg specular_lead_low specular_lead_high_w_bkg specular_lead_high dark_lead_smooth_w_bkg dark_lead_smooth dark_lead_rough_w_bkg dark_lead_rough
flag_values: 0
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 9
origname: height_segment_type
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_type
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface height confidence
description: Confidence level in the surface height estimate based on the number of photons; the background noise rate; and the error analysis (ATL07 h_confidence)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_confidence
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_asr_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz
description: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz, average to the sea ice segment
source: ATL07
origname: asr_25
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/asr_25
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_w_gaussian: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: width of best fit gaussian
description: Width of best fit gaussian (ATL07 w_gaussian)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_w_gaussian
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_w_gaussian
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_photon_rate: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: photon rate
description: Photon count rate, averaged over sea ice segment.
source: ATL07
origname: photon_rate
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/photon_rate
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 25 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on 25 hz atmosphere
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_25
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_25
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_rms: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height rms
description: RMS difference between sea ice modeled and observed photon height distribution(ATL07 h_rms)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_rms
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_rms
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_interp_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
long_name: reference surface interpolation flag
description: Identifies segments with reference surface height filled through interpolation. -1 = no valid refrence surface was determined; 0= refsur computed from leads in this swath; 1 = reference surface inferred from data not in this swath; 2 = previous or next adjacent reference surface was used; 3 = filled based on the the upper height minus an offset
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: no_surf leads_in_swath inferred neighbor_used upper_height_minus_offset
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 3
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: beam_refsurf_interp_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_interp_flag
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/longitude
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface mean
description: Reference surface height -weighted combination of leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_height
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_height
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/latitude
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: Estimate of the freeboard height based on the beam h reference
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_refsur_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to beam refsur
description: 1-based index to reference surface used for this freeboard height. Its value is identical to the fbswath_ndx. This index also idenifies the swath segment with which the beam freeboard associated.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsur_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_refsur_ndx
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_seg_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing to the segment center.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: seg_dist_x
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/seg_dist_x
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_beg: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beginning GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the first photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_beg
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_beg
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_confidence
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: estimate of the sigma ( standard deviation) for each beam freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_end: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ending GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the last photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_end
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_end
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: beam_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Length ofbeam freeboard swath-segment
description: Length of freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_length
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_length
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_hist: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48][gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beam freeboard histogram
description: Beam Freeboard (using beam fbswath reference surface height) histogram (distribution) for this freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_hist
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_hist
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_dac: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Dynamic Atmosphere Correction
description: Dynamic Atmospheric Correction (DAC) includes inverted barometer (IB) effect (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_dac
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_dac
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_tide_pole: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Pole Tide
description: Pole Tide -Rotational deformation due to polar motion (-1.5 to 1.5 cm). (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_tide_pole
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_tide_pole
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/longitude
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: degrees_north
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/latitude
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_load: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Load Tide
description: Load Tide - Local displacement due to Ocean Loading (-6 to 0 cm).(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_load
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_load
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: EGM2008 Geoid
description: Geoid height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid (range -107 to 86m), based on the EGM2008 model.(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_geoid
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_geoid
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ocean Tide
description: Ocean Tides including diurnal and semi-diurnal (harmonic analysis), and longer period tides (dynamic and self-consistent equilibrium) (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_ocean
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_ocean
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_mss: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean Sea Surface
description: Mean sea surface height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid. (From ATL07, includes tide-free geoid and mean dynamic topography
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_mss
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_mss
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_earth: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Earth Tide
description: Solid Earth Tide(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_earth
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_earth
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment groups. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard standard deviation swath-segment
description: Freeboard standard deviation of the height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of leads
description: Number of leads used for this beam reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_n
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_n
coordinates: gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1r_leads_lead_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_leads_delta_time = 0..44]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead height
description: Lead height - weighted mean of consective sea surface heights used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_height
fullnamepath: /gt1r/leads/lead_height
coordinates: gt1r_leads_delta_time gt1r_leads_latitude gt1r_leads_longitude
gt1r_leads_lead_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_leads_delta_time = 0..44]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead size
description: Along-track length of this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_length
fullnamepath: /gt1r/leads/lead_length
coordinates: gt1r_leads_delta_time gt1r_leads_latitude gt1r_leads_longitude
gt1r_leads_lead_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1r_leads_delta_time = 0..44]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead sigma estimate
description: Lead height sigma (standard deviation) estimate - weighted combination of sea surface height sigmas used as leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1r/leads/lead_sigma
coordinates: gt1r_leads_delta_time gt1r_leads_latitude gt1r_leads_longitude
gt1r_leads_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_leads_delta_time = 0..44]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of lead
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of lead (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/leads/longitude
coordinates: gt1r_leads_delta_time gt1r_leads_latitude
gt1r_leads_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_leads_delta_time = 0..44]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of lead
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of lead (mean of all sea surface height latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1r/leads/latitude
coordinates: gt1r_leads_delta_time gt1r_leads_longitude
gt1r_leads_ssh_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_leads_delta_time = 0..44]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: number of sea surface references
description: Number of sea surface height segments used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: ssh_n
fullnamepath: /gt1r/leads/ssh_n
coordinates: gt1r_leads_delta_time gt1r_leads_latitude gt1r_leads_longitude
gt1r_leads_ssh_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_leads_delta_time = 0..44]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first sea surface
description: 1-based index to the first freeboard element (i.e.first sea surface height segment) used for this lead
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: ssh_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt1r/leads/ssh_ndx
coordinates: gt1r_leads_delta_time gt1r_leads_latitude gt1r_leads_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface sigma
description: Reference surface height sigma (standard devaition) - weighted combination of lead sigmas in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_sigma
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface along track slope
description: Reference surface height along track slope
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first lead
description: 1-based index to the first /GTx/leads lead used for this beam's reference surface.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_ndx
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard mean swath-segment
description: Mean of the Freeboard height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_msw_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: multiple scattering warning flag
description: Multiple Scattering warning flag. The multiple scattering warning flag (ATL09 parameter msw_flag) has values from -1 to 5 where zero means no multiple scattering and 5 the greatest. If no layers were detected, then msw_flag = 0. If blowing snow is detected and its estimated optical depth is greater than or equal to 0.5, then msw_flag = 5. If the blowing snow optical depth is less than 0.5, then msw_flag = 4. If no blowing snow is detected but there are cloud or aerosol layers detected, the msw_flag assumes values of 1 to 3 based on the height of the bottom of the lowest layer: < 1 km, msw_flag = 3; 1-3 km, msw_flag = 2; > 3km, msw_flag = 1. A value of -1 indicates that the signal to noise of the data was too low to reliably ascertain the presence of cloud or blowing snow. We expect values of -1 to occur only during daylight.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: cannot_determine no_layers layer_gt_3km layer_between_1_and_3_km layer_lt_1km blow_snow_od_lt_0.5 blow_snow_od_gt_0.5
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: msw_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/msw_flag
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_atm: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
long_name: cloud flag atm
contentType: modelResult
description: Number of layers found from the backscatter profile using the DDA layer finder
source: ATL09
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 10
origname: cloud_flag_atm
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_atm
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_length_seg: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: length of segment
description: Along-track length of segment containing n_photons_actual ATL07 length_seg)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_length_seg
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_length_seg
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ib: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: inverted barometer effect
description: Inverted barometer effect calculated from surface pressure
source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: height_segment_ib
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ib
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_con: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow confidence
description: Blowing snow confidence
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_con
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_con
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_layer_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: consolidated cloud flag
description: This flag is a combination of multiple flags (cloud_flag_atm, cloud_flag_asr, and bsnow_con) and takes daytime/nighttime into consideration. A value of 1 means clouds or blowing snow are likely present. A value of 0 indicates the likely absence of clouds or blowing snow.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: likely_clear likely_cloudy
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: layer_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/layer_flag
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_calc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background count rate calculated
description: Calculated background count rate based on sun angle, surface slope, unit reflectance
source: ATL07
origname: backgr_calc
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_calc
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow top height
description: Blowing snow layer top height
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_h
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_h
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/longitude
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_background_r_norm: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: normalized background (50 shot)
description: Background rate normalized to a fixed solar elevation angle
source: ATL07
origname: background_r_norm
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/background_r_norm
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/latitude
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_ice_conc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: sea ice concentration
description: Sea ice concentration percentage
source: ATL07/ANC31
origname: ice_conc
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/ice_conc
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_asr: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: cloud flag asr
description: Cloud flag (probability) from apparent surface reflectance. 0=clear with high confidence; 1=clear with medium confidence; 2=clear with low confidence; 3=cloudy with low confidence; 4=cloudy with medium confidence; 5=cloudy with high confidence; 6=unknown
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: clear_with_high_confidence clear_with_medium_confidence clear_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_medium_confidence cloudy_with_high_confidence unknown
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 6
origname: cloud_flag_asr
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_asr
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ssh_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Sea Surface Height Flag
description: Identifiesthe height segments that are candidates for use as sea surface reference in freeboard calculations in ATL10. The flags are set as follows: 0 = sea ice; 1 = sea surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
flag_meanings: sea_ice ice_surface
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: height_segment_ssh_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ssh_flag
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_surf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: h surface sigma
description: Sigma (standard deviation) estimate of the surface height (ATL07 h_surface_error)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_surf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_surf_sigma
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_200: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 200 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on ATLAS 50 pulse counts
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_200
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_200
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height of segment surface
description: Mean height from along-track segment fit detremined by the sea ice algorithm(ATL07 h_si)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_height
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_height
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Segment surface type
description: Value that indicates segment surface type as sea ice or different types of sea surface. 0=cloud covered: rsurf
source: ATBD section 4.3
flag_meanings: cloud_covered other specular_lead_low_w_bkg specular_lead_low specular_lead_high_w_bkg specular_lead_high dark_lead_smooth_w_bkg dark_lead_smooth dark_lead_rough_w_bkg dark_lead_rough
flag_values: 0
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 9
origname: height_segment_type
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_type
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface height confidence
description: Confidence level in the surface height estimate based on the number of photons; the background noise rate; and the error analysis (ATL07 h_confidence)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_confidence
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_asr_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz
description: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz, average to the sea ice segment
source: ATL07
origname: asr_25
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/asr_25
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_w_gaussian: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: width of best fit gaussian
description: Width of best fit gaussian (ATL07 w_gaussian)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_w_gaussian
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_w_gaussian
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_photon_rate: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: photon rate
description: Photon count rate, averaged over sea ice segment.
source: ATL07
origname: photon_rate
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/photon_rate
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 25 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on 25 hz atmosphere
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_25
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_25
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_rms: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height rms
description: RMS difference between sea ice modeled and observed photon height distribution(ATL07 h_rms)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_rms
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_rms
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_interp_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
long_name: reference surface interpolation flag
description: Identifies segments with reference surface height filled through interpolation. -1 = no valid refrence surface was determined; 0= refsur computed from leads in this swath; 1 = reference surface inferred from data not in this swath; 2 = previous or next adjacent reference surface was used; 3 = filled based on the the upper height minus an offset
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: no_surf leads_in_swath inferred neighbor_used upper_height_minus_offset
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 3
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: beam_refsurf_interp_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_interp_flag
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/longitude
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface mean
description: Reference surface height -weighted combination of leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_height
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_height
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/latitude
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: Estimate of the freeboard height based on the beam h reference
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_refsur_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to beam refsur
description: 1-based index to reference surface used for this freeboard height. Its value is identical to the fbswath_ndx. This index also idenifies the swath segment with which the beam freeboard associated.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsur_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_refsur_ndx
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_seg_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing to the segment center.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: seg_dist_x
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/seg_dist_x
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_beg: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beginning GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the first photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_beg
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_beg
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_confidence
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: estimate of the sigma ( standard deviation) for each beam freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_end: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ending GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the last photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_end
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_end
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: beam_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Length ofbeam freeboard swath-segment
description: Length of freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_length
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_length
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_hist: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48][gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beam freeboard histogram
description: Beam Freeboard (using beam fbswath reference surface height) histogram (distribution) for this freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_hist
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_hist
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_dac: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Dynamic Atmosphere Correction
description: Dynamic Atmospheric Correction (DAC) includes inverted barometer (IB) effect (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_dac
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_dac
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_tide_pole: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Pole Tide
description: Pole Tide -Rotational deformation due to polar motion (-1.5 to 1.5 cm). (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_tide_pole
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_tide_pole
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/longitude
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: degrees_north
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/latitude
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_load: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Load Tide
description: Load Tide - Local displacement due to Ocean Loading (-6 to 0 cm).(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_load
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_load
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: EGM2008 Geoid
description: Geoid height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid (range -107 to 86m), based on the EGM2008 model.(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_geoid
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_geoid
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ocean Tide
description: Ocean Tides including diurnal and semi-diurnal (harmonic analysis), and longer period tides (dynamic and self-consistent equilibrium) (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_ocean
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_ocean
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_mss: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean Sea Surface
description: Mean sea surface height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid. (From ATL07, includes tide-free geoid and mean dynamic topography
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_mss
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_mss
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_earth: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Earth Tide
description: Solid Earth Tide(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_earth
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_earth
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment groups. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard standard deviation swath-segment
description: Freeboard standard deviation of the height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of leads
description: Number of leads used for this beam reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_n
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_n
coordinates: gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2r_leads_lead_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_leads_delta_time = 0..45]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead height
description: Lead height - weighted mean of consective sea surface heights used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_height
fullnamepath: /gt2r/leads/lead_height
coordinates: gt2r_leads_delta_time gt2r_leads_latitude gt2r_leads_longitude
gt2r_leads_lead_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_leads_delta_time = 0..45]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead size
description: Along-track length of this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_length
fullnamepath: /gt2r/leads/lead_length
coordinates: gt2r_leads_delta_time gt2r_leads_latitude gt2r_leads_longitude
gt2r_leads_lead_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2r_leads_delta_time = 0..45]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead sigma estimate
description: Lead height sigma (standard deviation) estimate - weighted combination of sea surface height sigmas used as leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2r/leads/lead_sigma
coordinates: gt2r_leads_delta_time gt2r_leads_latitude gt2r_leads_longitude
gt2r_leads_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_leads_delta_time = 0..45]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of lead
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of lead (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/leads/longitude
coordinates: gt2r_leads_delta_time gt2r_leads_latitude
gt2r_leads_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_leads_delta_time = 0..45]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of lead
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of lead (mean of all sea surface height latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2r/leads/latitude
coordinates: gt2r_leads_delta_time gt2r_leads_longitude
gt2r_leads_ssh_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_leads_delta_time = 0..45]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: number of sea surface references
description: Number of sea surface height segments used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: ssh_n
fullnamepath: /gt2r/leads/ssh_n
coordinates: gt2r_leads_delta_time gt2r_leads_latitude gt2r_leads_longitude
gt2r_leads_ssh_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_leads_delta_time = 0..45]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first sea surface
description: 1-based index to the first freeboard element (i.e.first sea surface height segment) used for this lead
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: ssh_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt2r/leads/ssh_ndx
coordinates: gt2r_leads_delta_time gt2r_leads_latitude gt2r_leads_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface sigma
description: Reference surface height sigma (standard devaition) - weighted combination of lead sigmas in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_sigma
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface along track slope
description: Reference surface height along track slope
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first lead
description: 1-based index to the first /GTx/leads lead used for this beam's reference surface.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_ndx
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard mean swath-segment
description: Mean of the Freeboard height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_msw_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: multiple scattering warning flag
description: Multiple Scattering warning flag. The multiple scattering warning flag (ATL09 parameter msw_flag) has values from -1 to 5 where zero means no multiple scattering and 5 the greatest. If no layers were detected, then msw_flag = 0. If blowing snow is detected and its estimated optical depth is greater than or equal to 0.5, then msw_flag = 5. If the blowing snow optical depth is less than 0.5, then msw_flag = 4. If no blowing snow is detected but there are cloud or aerosol layers detected, the msw_flag assumes values of 1 to 3 based on the height of the bottom of the lowest layer: < 1 km, msw_flag = 3; 1-3 km, msw_flag = 2; > 3km, msw_flag = 1. A value of -1 indicates that the signal to noise of the data was too low to reliably ascertain the presence of cloud or blowing snow. We expect values of -1 to occur only during daylight.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: cannot_determine no_layers layer_gt_3km layer_between_1_and_3_km layer_lt_1km blow_snow_od_lt_0.5 blow_snow_od_gt_0.5
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: msw_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/msw_flag
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_atm: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
long_name: cloud flag atm
contentType: modelResult
description: Number of layers found from the backscatter profile using the DDA layer finder
source: ATL09
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 10
origname: cloud_flag_atm
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_atm
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_length_seg: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: length of segment
description: Along-track length of segment containing n_photons_actual ATL07 length_seg)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_length_seg
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_length_seg
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ib: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: inverted barometer effect
description: Inverted barometer effect calculated from surface pressure
source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: height_segment_ib
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ib
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_con: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow confidence
description: Blowing snow confidence
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_con
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_con
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_layer_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: consolidated cloud flag
description: This flag is a combination of multiple flags (cloud_flag_atm, cloud_flag_asr, and bsnow_con) and takes daytime/nighttime into consideration. A value of 1 means clouds or blowing snow are likely present. A value of 0 indicates the likely absence of clouds or blowing snow.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: likely_clear likely_cloudy
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: layer_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/layer_flag
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_calc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background count rate calculated
description: Calculated background count rate based on sun angle, surface slope, unit reflectance
source: ATL07
origname: backgr_calc
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_calc
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow top height
description: Blowing snow layer top height
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_h
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_h
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/longitude
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_background_r_norm: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: normalized background (50 shot)
description: Background rate normalized to a fixed solar elevation angle
source: ATL07
origname: background_r_norm
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/background_r_norm
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/latitude
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_ice_conc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: sea ice concentration
description: Sea ice concentration percentage
source: ATL07/ANC31
origname: ice_conc
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/ice_conc
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_asr: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: cloud flag asr
description: Cloud flag (probability) from apparent surface reflectance. 0=clear with high confidence; 1=clear with medium confidence; 2=clear with low confidence; 3=cloudy with low confidence; 4=cloudy with medium confidence; 5=cloudy with high confidence; 6=unknown
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: clear_with_high_confidence clear_with_medium_confidence clear_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_medium_confidence cloudy_with_high_confidence unknown
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 6
origname: cloud_flag_asr
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_asr
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ssh_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Sea Surface Height Flag
description: Identifiesthe height segments that are candidates for use as sea surface reference in freeboard calculations in ATL10. The flags are set as follows: 0 = sea ice; 1 = sea surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
flag_meanings: sea_ice ice_surface
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: height_segment_ssh_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ssh_flag
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_surf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: h surface sigma
description: Sigma (standard deviation) estimate of the surface height (ATL07 h_surface_error)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_surf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_surf_sigma
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_200: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 200 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on ATLAS 50 pulse counts
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_200
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_200
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height of segment surface
description: Mean height from along-track segment fit detremined by the sea ice algorithm(ATL07 h_si)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_height
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_height
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Segment surface type
description: Value that indicates segment surface type as sea ice or different types of sea surface. 0=cloud covered: rsurf
source: ATBD section 4.3
flag_meanings: cloud_covered other specular_lead_low_w_bkg specular_lead_low specular_lead_high_w_bkg specular_lead_high dark_lead_smooth_w_bkg dark_lead_smooth dark_lead_rough_w_bkg dark_lead_rough
flag_values: 0
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 9
origname: height_segment_type
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_type
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface height confidence
description: Confidence level in the surface height estimate based on the number of photons; the background noise rate; and the error analysis (ATL07 h_confidence)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_confidence
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_asr_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz
description: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz, average to the sea ice segment
source: ATL07
origname: asr_25
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/asr_25
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_w_gaussian: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: width of best fit gaussian
description: Width of best fit gaussian (ATL07 w_gaussian)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_w_gaussian
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_w_gaussian
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_photon_rate: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: photon rate
description: Photon count rate, averaged over sea ice segment.
source: ATL07
origname: photon_rate
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/photon_rate
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 25 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on 25 hz atmosphere
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_25
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_25
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_rms: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height rms
description: RMS difference between sea ice modeled and observed photon height distribution(ATL07 h_rms)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_rms
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_rms
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_interp_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
long_name: reference surface interpolation flag
description: Identifies segments with reference surface height filled through interpolation. -1 = no valid refrence surface was determined; 0= refsur computed from leads in this swath; 1 = reference surface inferred from data not in this swath; 2 = previous or next adjacent reference surface was used; 3 = filled based on the the upper height minus an offset
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: no_surf leads_in_swath inferred neighbor_used upper_height_minus_offset
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 3
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: beam_refsurf_interp_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_interp_flag
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/longitude
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface mean
description: Reference surface height -weighted combination of leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_height
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_height
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/latitude
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: Estimate of the freeboard height based on the beam h reference
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_refsur_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to beam refsur
description: 1-based index to reference surface used for this freeboard height. Its value is identical to the fbswath_ndx. This index also idenifies the swath segment with which the beam freeboard associated.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsur_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_refsur_ndx
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_seg_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing to the segment center.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: seg_dist_x
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/seg_dist_x
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_beg: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beginning GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the first photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_beg
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_beg
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_confidence
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: estimate of the sigma ( standard deviation) for each beam freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_end: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ending GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the last photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_end
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_end
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: beam_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Length ofbeam freeboard swath-segment
description: Length of freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_length
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_length
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_hist: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48][gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beam freeboard histogram
description: Beam Freeboard (using beam fbswath reference surface height) histogram (distribution) for this freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_hist
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_hist
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_dac: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Dynamic Atmosphere Correction
description: Dynamic Atmospheric Correction (DAC) includes inverted barometer (IB) effect (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_dac
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_dac
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_tide_pole: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Pole Tide
description: Pole Tide -Rotational deformation due to polar motion (-1.5 to 1.5 cm). (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_tide_pole
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_tide_pole
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/longitude
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: degrees_north
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/latitude
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_load: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Load Tide
description: Load Tide - Local displacement due to Ocean Loading (-6 to 0 cm).(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_load
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_load
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: EGM2008 Geoid
description: Geoid height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid (range -107 to 86m), based on the EGM2008 model.(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_geoid
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_geoid
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ocean Tide
description: Ocean Tides including diurnal and semi-diurnal (harmonic analysis), and longer period tides (dynamic and self-consistent equilibrium) (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_ocean
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_ocean
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_mss: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean Sea Surface
description: Mean sea surface height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid. (From ATL07, includes tide-free geoid and mean dynamic topography
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_mss
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_mss
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_earth: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Earth Tide
description: Solid Earth Tide(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_earth
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_earth
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment groups. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard standard deviation swath-segment
description: Freeboard standard deviation of the height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of leads
description: Number of leads used for this beam reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_n
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_n
coordinates: gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt1l_leads_lead_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_leads_delta_time = 0..36]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead height
description: Lead height - weighted mean of consective sea surface heights used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_height
fullnamepath: /gt1l/leads/lead_height
coordinates: gt1l_leads_delta_time gt1l_leads_latitude gt1l_leads_longitude
gt1l_leads_lead_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_leads_delta_time = 0..36]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead size
description: Along-track length of this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_length
fullnamepath: /gt1l/leads/lead_length
coordinates: gt1l_leads_delta_time gt1l_leads_latitude gt1l_leads_longitude
gt1l_leads_lead_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt1l_leads_delta_time = 0..36]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead sigma estimate
description: Lead height sigma (standard deviation) estimate - weighted combination of sea surface height sigmas used as leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt1l/leads/lead_sigma
coordinates: gt1l_leads_delta_time gt1l_leads_latitude gt1l_leads_longitude
gt1l_leads_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_leads_delta_time = 0..36]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of lead
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of lead (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/leads/longitude
coordinates: gt1l_leads_delta_time gt1l_leads_latitude
gt1l_leads_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_leads_delta_time = 0..36]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of lead
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of lead (mean of all sea surface height latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt1l/leads/latitude
coordinates: gt1l_leads_delta_time gt1l_leads_longitude
gt1l_leads_ssh_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_leads_delta_time = 0..36]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: number of sea surface references
description: Number of sea surface height segments used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: ssh_n
fullnamepath: /gt1l/leads/ssh_n
coordinates: gt1l_leads_delta_time gt1l_leads_latitude gt1l_leads_longitude
gt1l_leads_ssh_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_leads_delta_time = 0..36]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first sea surface
description: 1-based index to the first freeboard element (i.e.first sea surface height segment) used for this lead
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: ssh_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt1l/leads/ssh_ndx
coordinates: gt1l_leads_delta_time gt1l_leads_latitude gt1l_leads_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_n_gt2l: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of gt2l leads
description: Number of gt2l leads used for this swath's reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fbswath_lead_n_gt2l
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_n_gt2l
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_n_gt2r: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of gt2r leads
description: Number of gt2r leads used for this swath's reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fbswath_lead_n_gt2r
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_n_gt2r
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_ndx_gt3r: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Swath index gt3r first lead
description: 1-based index to first /gt3r/leads lead used in this swath's reference surface
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_lead_ndx_gt3r
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_ndx_gt3r
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard mean swath-segment
description: Mean of the Freeboard height-segments in freeboard swath-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_height
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_fb_height
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_ndx_gt1r: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
long_name: Swath index gt1r first lead
description: 1-based index to first /gt1r/leads lead used in this swath's reference surface
source: ATBD section 5
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: fbswath_lead_ndx_gt1r
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_ndx_gt1r
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_ndx_gt1l: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Swath index gt1l first lead
description: 1-based index to first /gt1l/leads lead used in this swath's reference surface
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_lead_ndx_gt1l
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_ndx_gt1l
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_refsurf_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Reference surface height for the freeboard swath-segment
description: Reference surface computed by the weighted mean of leads in freeboard swath-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_refsurf_height
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_refsurf_height
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_n_gt3r: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of gt3r leads
description: Number of gt3r leads used for this swath's reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fbswath_lead_n_gt3r
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_n_gt3r
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_fb_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Length of freeboard swath-segment
description: Length of freeboard swath-segment
source: ATBD section 5
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: fbswath_fb_length
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_fb_length
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_seg_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing to the segment center.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
flag_meanings: n
origname: seg_dist_x
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/seg_dist_x
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: estimate of the freeboard height based on entire swath
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_height
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_height
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1r/swath_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_confidence
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1r/swath_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_latitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1r/swath_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: Sigma ( standard deviation) estimate of the freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_sigma
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: fbswath_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment group. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: estimate of the freeboard height based on entire swath
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_height
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_height
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2r/swath_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_confidence
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2r/swath_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_latitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2r/swath_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: Sigma ( standard deviation) estimate of the freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_sigma
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: fbswath_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment group. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_ndx_gt2r: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Swath index gt2r first lead
description: 1-based index to first /gt2r/leads lead used in this swath's reference surface
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_lead_ndx_gt2r
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_ndx_gt2r
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: estimate of the freeboard height based on entire swath
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_height
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_height
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1l/swath_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_confidence
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1l/swath_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_latitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1l/swath_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: Sigma ( standard deviation) estimate of the freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_sigma
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: fbswath_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment group. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/longitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude
freeboard_swath_segment_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/latitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard standard deviation swath-segment
description: Freeboard standard deviation of the height-segments in freeboard swath-segment
source: ATBD section 5
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: fbswath_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_fb_sigma
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_n_gt1l: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of gt1l leads
description: Number of gt1l leads used for this swath's reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fbswath_lead_n_gt1l
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_n_gt1l
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_fb_hist: Array of 16 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48][freeboard_swath_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: freeboard histogram
description: Swath Freeboard (using fbswath reference surface height) histogram (distribution) for this freeboard swath-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_hist
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_fb_hist
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: estimate of the freeboard height based on entire swath
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_height
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_height
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3l/swath_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_confidence
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3l/swath_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_latitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3l/swath_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: Sigma ( standard deviation) estimate of the freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_sigma
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: fbswath_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment group. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_ndx_gt2l: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Swath index gt2l first lead
description: 1-based index to first /gt2l/leads lead used in this swath's reference surface
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_lead_ndx_gt2l
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_ndx_gt2l
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_refsurf_interp_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: reference surface interpolation flag
description: Identifies swath segments with reference surface height filled through interpolation. -1 = no valid refrence surface was determined; 0= refsur computed from leads in this swath; 1 = reference surface inferred from data not in this swath; 2 = previous or next adjacent reference surface was used; 3 = filled based on the the upper height minus an offset
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: no_surf leads_in_swath inferred neighbor_used upper_height_minus_offset
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3
origname: fbswath_refsurf_interp_flag
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_refsurf_interp_flag
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_n_gt3l: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of gt3l leads
description: Number of gt3l leads used for this swath's reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fbswath_lead_n_gt3l
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_n_gt3l
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_refsurf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: sigma of freeboard swath-segment refsurf
description: The sigma (standard deviation) of reference surface for this freeboard swath-segment. weighted combination of the lead sigmas in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_refsurf_sigma
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_refsurf_sigma
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_fb_width: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Width of freeboard swath-segment
description: Width of freeboard swath-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_width
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_fb_width
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_ndx_gt3l: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Swath index gt3l first lead
description: 1-based index to first /gt3l/leads lead used in this swath's reference surface
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_lead_ndx_gt3l
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_ndx_gt3l
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: estimate of the freeboard height based on entire swath
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_height
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_height
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2l/swath_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_confidence
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2l/swath_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_latitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2l/swath_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: Sigma ( standard deviation) estimate of the freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_sigma
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: fbswath_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment group. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2l/swath_freeboard/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_fbswath_lead_n_gt1r: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of gt1r leads
description: Number of gt1r leads used for this swath's reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fbswath_lead_n_gt1r
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/fbswath_lead_n_gt1r
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: estimate of the freeboard height based on entire swath
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_height
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_height
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3r/swath_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_confidence
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3r/swath_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_latitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 1.7976931348623157e+308
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: section 3.1.9
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3r/swath_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: Sigma ( standard deviation) estimate of the freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_sigma
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: fbswath_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment group. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3r/swath_freeboard/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_latitude freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_longitude
quality_assessment_qa_granule_fail_reason: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: qualityInformation
long_name: Granule Failure Reason
description: Flag indicating granule failure reason. 0=no failure; 1=processing error; 2=Insufficient output data was generated; 3=TBD Failure; 4=TBD_Failure; 5=other failure.
source: Operations
flag_meanings: no_failure PROCESS_ERROR INSUFFICIENT_OUTPUT failure_3 failure_4 OTHER_FAILURE
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 5
origname: qa_granule_fail_reason
fullnamepath: /quality_assessment/qa_granule_fail_reason
quality_assessment_qa_granule_pass_fail: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: qualityInformation
long_name: Granule Pass Flag
description: Flag indicating granule quality. 0=granule passes automatic QA. 1=granule fails automatic QA.
source: Operations
flag_meanings: PASS FAIL
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: qa_granule_pass_fail
fullnamepath: /quality_assessment/qa_granule_pass_fail
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface sigma
description: Reference surface height sigma (standard devaition) - weighted combination of lead sigmas in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_sigma
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface along track slope
description: Reference surface height along track slope
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first lead
description: 1-based index to the first /GTx/leads lead used for this beam's reference surface.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_ndx
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard mean swath-segment
description: Mean of the Freeboard height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_msw_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: multiple scattering warning flag
description: Multiple Scattering warning flag. The multiple scattering warning flag (ATL09 parameter msw_flag) has values from -1 to 5 where zero means no multiple scattering and 5 the greatest. If no layers were detected, then msw_flag = 0. If blowing snow is detected and its estimated optical depth is greater than or equal to 0.5, then msw_flag = 5. If the blowing snow optical depth is less than 0.5, then msw_flag = 4. If no blowing snow is detected but there are cloud or aerosol layers detected, the msw_flag assumes values of 1 to 3 based on the height of the bottom of the lowest layer: < 1 km, msw_flag = 3; 1-3 km, msw_flag = 2; > 3km, msw_flag = 1. A value of -1 indicates that the signal to noise of the data was too low to reliably ascertain the presence of cloud or blowing snow. We expect values of -1 to occur only during daylight.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: cannot_determine no_layers layer_gt_3km layer_between_1_and_3_km layer_lt_1km blow_snow_od_lt_0.5 blow_snow_od_gt_0.5
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: msw_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/msw_flag
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_atm: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
long_name: cloud flag atm
contentType: modelResult
description: Number of layers found from the backscatter profile using the DDA layer finder
source: ATL09
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 10
origname: cloud_flag_atm
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_atm
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_length_seg: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: length of segment
description: Along-track length of segment containing n_photons_actual ATL07 length_seg)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_length_seg
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_length_seg
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ib: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: inverted barometer effect
description: Inverted barometer effect calculated from surface pressure
source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: height_segment_ib
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ib
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_con: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow confidence
description: Blowing snow confidence
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_con
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_con
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_layer_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: consolidated cloud flag
description: This flag is a combination of multiple flags (cloud_flag_atm, cloud_flag_asr, and bsnow_con) and takes daytime/nighttime into consideration. A value of 1 means clouds or blowing snow are likely present. A value of 0 indicates the likely absence of clouds or blowing snow.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: likely_clear likely_cloudy
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: layer_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/layer_flag
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_calc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background count rate calculated
description: Calculated background count rate based on sun angle, surface slope, unit reflectance
source: ATL07
origname: backgr_calc
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_calc
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow top height
description: Blowing snow layer top height
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_h
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_h
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/longitude
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_background_r_norm: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: normalized background (50 shot)
description: Background rate normalized to a fixed solar elevation angle
source: ATL07
origname: background_r_norm
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/background_r_norm
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/latitude
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_ice_conc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: sea ice concentration
description: Sea ice concentration percentage
source: ATL07/ANC31
origname: ice_conc
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/ice_conc
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_asr: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: cloud flag asr
description: Cloud flag (probability) from apparent surface reflectance. 0=clear with high confidence; 1=clear with medium confidence; 2=clear with low confidence; 3=cloudy with low confidence; 4=cloudy with medium confidence; 5=cloudy with high confidence; 6=unknown
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: clear_with_high_confidence clear_with_medium_confidence clear_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_medium_confidence cloudy_with_high_confidence unknown
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 6
origname: cloud_flag_asr
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_asr
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ssh_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Sea Surface Height Flag
description: Identifiesthe height segments that are candidates for use as sea surface reference in freeboard calculations in ATL10. The flags are set as follows: 0 = sea ice; 1 = sea surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
flag_meanings: sea_ice ice_surface
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: height_segment_ssh_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ssh_flag
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_surf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: h surface sigma
description: Sigma (standard deviation) estimate of the surface height (ATL07 h_surface_error)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_surf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_surf_sigma
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_200: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 200 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on ATLAS 50 pulse counts
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_200
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_200
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height of segment surface
description: Mean height from along-track segment fit detremined by the sea ice algorithm(ATL07 h_si)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_height
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_height
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Segment surface type
description: Value that indicates segment surface type as sea ice or different types of sea surface. 0=cloud covered: rsurf
source: ATBD section 4.3
flag_meanings: cloud_covered other specular_lead_low_w_bkg specular_lead_low specular_lead_high_w_bkg specular_lead_high dark_lead_smooth_w_bkg dark_lead_smooth dark_lead_rough_w_bkg dark_lead_rough
flag_values: 0
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 9
origname: height_segment_type
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_type
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface height confidence
description: Confidence level in the surface height estimate based on the number of photons; the background noise rate; and the error analysis (ATL07 h_confidence)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_confidence
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_asr_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz
description: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz, average to the sea ice segment
source: ATL07
origname: asr_25
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/asr_25
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_w_gaussian: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: width of best fit gaussian
description: Width of best fit gaussian (ATL07 w_gaussian)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_w_gaussian
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_w_gaussian
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_photon_rate: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: photon rate
description: Photon count rate, averaged over sea ice segment.
source: ATL07
origname: photon_rate
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/photon_rate
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 25 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on 25 hz atmosphere
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_25
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_25
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_rms: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height rms
description: RMS difference between sea ice modeled and observed photon height distribution(ATL07 h_rms)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_rms
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_rms
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_interp_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
long_name: reference surface interpolation flag
description: Identifies segments with reference surface height filled through interpolation. -1 = no valid refrence surface was determined; 0= refsur computed from leads in this swath; 1 = reference surface inferred from data not in this swath; 2 = previous or next adjacent reference surface was used; 3 = filled based on the the upper height minus an offset
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: no_surf leads_in_swath inferred neighbor_used upper_height_minus_offset
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 3
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: beam_refsurf_interp_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_interp_flag
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/longitude
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface mean
description: Reference surface height -weighted combination of leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_height
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_height
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/latitude
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: Estimate of the freeboard height based on the beam h reference
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_refsur_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to beam refsur
description: 1-based index to reference surface used for this freeboard height. Its value is identical to the fbswath_ndx. This index also idenifies the swath segment with which the beam freeboard associated.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsur_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_refsur_ndx
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_seg_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing to the segment center.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: seg_dist_x
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/seg_dist_x
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_beg: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beginning GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the first photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_beg
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_beg
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_confidence
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: estimate of the sigma ( standard deviation) for each beam freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_end: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ending GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the last photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_end
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_end
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: beam_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Length ofbeam freeboard swath-segment
description: Length of freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_length
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_length
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_hist: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48][gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beam freeboard histogram
description: Beam Freeboard (using beam fbswath reference surface height) histogram (distribution) for this freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_hist
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_hist
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_dac: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Dynamic Atmosphere Correction
description: Dynamic Atmospheric Correction (DAC) includes inverted barometer (IB) effect (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_dac
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_dac
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_tide_pole: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Pole Tide
description: Pole Tide -Rotational deformation due to polar motion (-1.5 to 1.5 cm). (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_tide_pole
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_tide_pole
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/longitude
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: degrees_north
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/latitude
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_load: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Load Tide
description: Load Tide - Local displacement due to Ocean Loading (-6 to 0 cm).(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_load
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_load
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: EGM2008 Geoid
description: Geoid height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid (range -107 to 86m), based on the EGM2008 model.(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_geoid
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_geoid
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ocean Tide
description: Ocean Tides including diurnal and semi-diurnal (harmonic analysis), and longer period tides (dynamic and self-consistent equilibrium) (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_ocean
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_ocean
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_mss: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean Sea Surface
description: Mean sea surface height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid. (From ATL07, includes tide-free geoid and mean dynamic topography
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_mss
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_mss
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_earth: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Earth Tide
description: Solid Earth Tide(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_earth
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_earth
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment groups. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard standard deviation swath-segment
description: Freeboard standard deviation of the height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of leads
description: Number of leads used for this beam reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_n
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_n
coordinates: gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3l_leads_lead_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_leads_delta_time = 0..24]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead height
description: Lead height - weighted mean of consective sea surface heights used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_height
fullnamepath: /gt3l/leads/lead_height
coordinates: gt3l_leads_delta_time gt3l_leads_latitude gt3l_leads_longitude
gt3l_leads_lead_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_leads_delta_time = 0..24]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead size
description: Along-track length of this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_length
fullnamepath: /gt3l/leads/lead_length
coordinates: gt3l_leads_delta_time gt3l_leads_latitude gt3l_leads_longitude
gt3l_leads_lead_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3l_leads_delta_time = 0..24]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead sigma estimate
description: Lead height sigma (standard deviation) estimate - weighted combination of sea surface height sigmas used as leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3l/leads/lead_sigma
coordinates: gt3l_leads_delta_time gt3l_leads_latitude gt3l_leads_longitude
gt3l_leads_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_leads_delta_time = 0..24]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of lead
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of lead (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/leads/longitude
coordinates: gt3l_leads_delta_time gt3l_leads_latitude
gt3l_leads_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_leads_delta_time = 0..24]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of lead
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of lead (mean of all sea surface height latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3l/leads/latitude
coordinates: gt3l_leads_delta_time gt3l_leads_longitude
gt3l_leads_ssh_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_leads_delta_time = 0..24]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: number of sea surface references
description: Number of sea surface height segments used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: ssh_n
fullnamepath: /gt3l/leads/ssh_n
coordinates: gt3l_leads_delta_time gt3l_leads_latitude gt3l_leads_longitude
gt3l_leads_ssh_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_leads_delta_time = 0..24]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first sea surface
description: 1-based index to the first freeboard element (i.e.first sea surface height segment) used for this lead
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: ssh_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt3l/leads/ssh_ndx
coordinates: gt3l_leads_delta_time gt3l_leads_latitude gt3l_leads_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface sigma
description: Reference surface height sigma (standard devaition) - weighted combination of lead sigmas in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_sigma
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface along track slope
description: Reference surface height along track slope
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first lead
description: 1-based index to the first /GTx/leads lead used for this beam's reference surface.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_ndx
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard mean swath-segment
description: Mean of the Freeboard height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_msw_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: multiple scattering warning flag
description: Multiple Scattering warning flag. The multiple scattering warning flag (ATL09 parameter msw_flag) has values from -1 to 5 where zero means no multiple scattering and 5 the greatest. If no layers were detected, then msw_flag = 0. If blowing snow is detected and its estimated optical depth is greater than or equal to 0.5, then msw_flag = 5. If the blowing snow optical depth is less than 0.5, then msw_flag = 4. If no blowing snow is detected but there are cloud or aerosol layers detected, the msw_flag assumes values of 1 to 3 based on the height of the bottom of the lowest layer: < 1 km, msw_flag = 3; 1-3 km, msw_flag = 2; > 3km, msw_flag = 1. A value of -1 indicates that the signal to noise of the data was too low to reliably ascertain the presence of cloud or blowing snow. We expect values of -1 to occur only during daylight.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: cannot_determine no_layers layer_gt_3km layer_between_1_and_3_km layer_lt_1km blow_snow_od_lt_0.5 blow_snow_od_gt_0.5
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: msw_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/msw_flag
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_atm: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
long_name: cloud flag atm
contentType: modelResult
description: Number of layers found from the backscatter profile using the DDA layer finder
source: ATL09
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 10
origname: cloud_flag_atm
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_atm
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_length_seg: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: length of segment
description: Along-track length of segment containing n_photons_actual ATL07 length_seg)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_length_seg
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_length_seg
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ib: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: inverted barometer effect
description: Inverted barometer effect calculated from surface pressure
source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: height_segment_ib
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ib
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_con: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow confidence
description: Blowing snow confidence
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_con
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_con
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_layer_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: consolidated cloud flag
description: This flag is a combination of multiple flags (cloud_flag_atm, cloud_flag_asr, and bsnow_con) and takes daytime/nighttime into consideration. A value of 1 means clouds or blowing snow are likely present. A value of 0 indicates the likely absence of clouds or blowing snow.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: likely_clear likely_cloudy
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: layer_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/layer_flag
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_calc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background count rate calculated
description: Calculated background count rate based on sun angle, surface slope, unit reflectance
source: ATL07
origname: backgr_calc
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_calc
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow top height
description: Blowing snow layer top height
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_h
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_h
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/longitude
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_background_r_norm: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: normalized background (50 shot)
description: Background rate normalized to a fixed solar elevation angle
source: ATL07
origname: background_r_norm
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/background_r_norm
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/latitude
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_ice_conc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: sea ice concentration
description: Sea ice concentration percentage
source: ATL07/ANC31
origname: ice_conc
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/ice_conc
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_asr: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: cloud flag asr
description: Cloud flag (probability) from apparent surface reflectance. 0=clear with high confidence; 1=clear with medium confidence; 2=clear with low confidence; 3=cloudy with low confidence; 4=cloudy with medium confidence; 5=cloudy with high confidence; 6=unknown
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: clear_with_high_confidence clear_with_medium_confidence clear_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_medium_confidence cloudy_with_high_confidence unknown
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 6
origname: cloud_flag_asr
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_asr
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ssh_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Sea Surface Height Flag
description: Identifiesthe height segments that are candidates for use as sea surface reference in freeboard calculations in ATL10. The flags are set as follows: 0 = sea ice; 1 = sea surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
flag_meanings: sea_ice ice_surface
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: height_segment_ssh_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ssh_flag
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_surf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: h surface sigma
description: Sigma (standard deviation) estimate of the surface height (ATL07 h_surface_error)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_surf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_surf_sigma
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_200: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 200 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on ATLAS 50 pulse counts
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_200
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_200
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height of segment surface
description: Mean height from along-track segment fit detremined by the sea ice algorithm(ATL07 h_si)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_height
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_height
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Segment surface type
description: Value that indicates segment surface type as sea ice or different types of sea surface. 0=cloud covered: rsurf
source: ATBD section 4.3
flag_meanings: cloud_covered other specular_lead_low_w_bkg specular_lead_low specular_lead_high_w_bkg specular_lead_high dark_lead_smooth_w_bkg dark_lead_smooth dark_lead_rough_w_bkg dark_lead_rough
flag_values: 0
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 9
origname: height_segment_type
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_type
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface height confidence
description: Confidence level in the surface height estimate based on the number of photons; the background noise rate; and the error analysis (ATL07 h_confidence)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_confidence
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_asr_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz
description: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz, average to the sea ice segment
source: ATL07
origname: asr_25
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/asr_25
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_w_gaussian: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: width of best fit gaussian
description: Width of best fit gaussian (ATL07 w_gaussian)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_w_gaussian
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_w_gaussian
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_photon_rate: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: photon rate
description: Photon count rate, averaged over sea ice segment.
source: ATL07
origname: photon_rate
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/photon_rate
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 25 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on 25 hz atmosphere
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_25
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_25
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_rms: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height rms
description: RMS difference between sea ice modeled and observed photon height distribution(ATL07 h_rms)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_rms
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_rms
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_interp_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
long_name: reference surface interpolation flag
description: Identifies segments with reference surface height filled through interpolation. -1 = no valid refrence surface was determined; 0= refsur computed from leads in this swath; 1 = reference surface inferred from data not in this swath; 2 = previous or next adjacent reference surface was used; 3 = filled based on the the upper height minus an offset
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: no_surf leads_in_swath inferred neighbor_used upper_height_minus_offset
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 3
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: beam_refsurf_interp_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_interp_flag
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/longitude
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface mean
description: Reference surface height -weighted combination of leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_height
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_height
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/latitude
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: Estimate of the freeboard height based on the beam h reference
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_refsur_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to beam refsur
description: 1-based index to reference surface used for this freeboard height. Its value is identical to the fbswath_ndx. This index also idenifies the swath segment with which the beam freeboard associated.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsur_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_refsur_ndx
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_seg_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing to the segment center.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: seg_dist_x
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/seg_dist_x
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_beg: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beginning GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the first photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_beg
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_beg
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_confidence
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: estimate of the sigma ( standard deviation) for each beam freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_end: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ending GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the last photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_end
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_end
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: beam_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Length ofbeam freeboard swath-segment
description: Length of freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_length
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_length
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_hist: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48][gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beam freeboard histogram
description: Beam Freeboard (using beam fbswath reference surface height) histogram (distribution) for this freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_hist
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_hist
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_dac: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Dynamic Atmosphere Correction
description: Dynamic Atmospheric Correction (DAC) includes inverted barometer (IB) effect (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_dac
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_dac
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_tide_pole: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Pole Tide
description: Pole Tide -Rotational deformation due to polar motion (-1.5 to 1.5 cm). (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_tide_pole
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_tide_pole
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/longitude
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: degrees_north
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/latitude
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_load: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Load Tide
description: Load Tide - Local displacement due to Ocean Loading (-6 to 0 cm).(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_load
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_load
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: EGM2008 Geoid
description: Geoid height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid (range -107 to 86m), based on the EGM2008 model.(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_geoid
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_geoid
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ocean Tide
description: Ocean Tides including diurnal and semi-diurnal (harmonic analysis), and longer period tides (dynamic and self-consistent equilibrium) (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_ocean
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_ocean
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_mss: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean Sea Surface
description: Mean sea surface height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid. (From ATL07, includes tide-free geoid and mean dynamic topography
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_mss
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_mss
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_earth: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Earth Tide
description: Solid Earth Tide(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_earth
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_earth
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment groups. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard standard deviation swath-segment
description: Freeboard standard deviation of the height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of leads
description: Number of leads used for this beam reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_n
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_n
coordinates: gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt2l_leads_lead_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_leads_delta_time = 0..41]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead height
description: Lead height - weighted mean of consective sea surface heights used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_height
fullnamepath: /gt2l/leads/lead_height
coordinates: gt2l_leads_delta_time gt2l_leads_latitude gt2l_leads_longitude
gt2l_leads_lead_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_leads_delta_time = 0..41]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead size
description: Along-track length of this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_length
fullnamepath: /gt2l/leads/lead_length
coordinates: gt2l_leads_delta_time gt2l_leads_latitude gt2l_leads_longitude
gt2l_leads_lead_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt2l_leads_delta_time = 0..41]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead sigma estimate
description: Lead height sigma (standard deviation) estimate - weighted combination of sea surface height sigmas used as leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt2l/leads/lead_sigma
coordinates: gt2l_leads_delta_time gt2l_leads_latitude gt2l_leads_longitude
gt2l_leads_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_leads_delta_time = 0..41]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of lead
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of lead (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/leads/longitude
coordinates: gt2l_leads_delta_time gt2l_leads_latitude
gt2l_leads_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_leads_delta_time = 0..41]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of lead
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of lead (mean of all sea surface height latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt2l/leads/latitude
coordinates: gt2l_leads_delta_time gt2l_leads_longitude
gt2l_leads_ssh_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_leads_delta_time = 0..41]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: number of sea surface references
description: Number of sea surface height segments used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: ssh_n
fullnamepath: /gt2l/leads/ssh_n
coordinates: gt2l_leads_delta_time gt2l_leads_latitude gt2l_leads_longitude
gt2l_leads_ssh_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_leads_delta_time = 0..41]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first sea surface
description: 1-based index to the first freeboard element (i.e.first sea surface height segment) used for this lead
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: ssh_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt2l/leads/ssh_ndx
coordinates: gt2l_leads_delta_time gt2l_leads_latitude gt2l_leads_longitude
ancillary_data_release: Array of Strings [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Release Number
description: Release number of the granule. The release number is incremented when the software or ancillary data used to create the granule has been changed.
source: Operations
origname: release
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/release
ancillary_data_end_geoseg: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending Geolocation Segment
description: The ending geolocation segment number associated with the data contained within this granule. ICESat granule geographic regions are further refined by geolocation segments. During the geolocation process, a geolocation segment is created approximately every 20m from the start of the orbit to the end. The geolocation segments help align the ATLAS strong a weak beams and provide a common segment length for the L2 and higher products. The geolocation segment indices differ slightly from orbit-to-orbit because of the irregular shape of the Earth. The geolocation segment indices on ATL01 and ATL02 are only approximate because beams have not been aligned at the time of their creation.
source: Derived
origname: end_geoseg
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/end_geoseg
ancillary_data_version: Array of Strings [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Version
description: Version number of this granule within the release. It is a sequential number corresponding to the number of times the granule has been reprocessed for the current release.
source: Operations
origname: version
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/version
ancillary_data_end_region: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending Region
description: The ending product-specific region number associated with the data contained within this granule. ICESat-2 data products are separated by geographic regions. The data contained within a specific region are the same for ATL01 and ATL02. ATL03 regions differ slightly because of different geolocation segment locations caused by the irregular shape of the Earth. The region indices for other products are completely independent.
source: Derived
origname: end_region
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/end_region
ancillary_data_atlas_sdp_gps_epoch: Array of 64 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: seconds since 1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: ATLAS Epoch Offset
description: Number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS Standard Data Product (SDP) epoch (2018-01-01:T00.00.00.000000 UTC). Add this value to delta time parameters to compute full gps_seconds (relative to the GPS epoch) for each data point.
source: Operations
origname: atlas_sdp_gps_epoch
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch
ancillary_data_end_rgt: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending Reference Groundtrack
description: The ending reference groundtrack (RGT) number associated with the data contained within this granule. There are 1387 reference groundtrack in the ICESat-2 repeat orbit. The reference groundtrack increments each time the spacecraft completes a full orbit of the Earth and resets to 1 each time the spacecraft completes a full cycle.
source: Derived
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 1387
origname: end_rgt
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/end_rgt
ancillary_data_end_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: ATLAS End Time (Actual)
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch at the last data point in the file. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived
origname: end_delta_time
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/end_delta_time
ancillary_data_end_orbit: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending Orbit Number
description: The ending orbit number associated with the data contained within this granule. The orbit number increments each time the spacecraft completes a full orbit of the Earth.
source: Derived
origname: end_orbit
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/end_orbit
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_fbswath_fb_hist_max: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Freeboard Histogram Maximum Height
description: Freeboard histogram maximum height bin center for any swath segment.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fbswath_fb_hist_max
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/fbswath_fb_hist_max
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_multi_beam_disable_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: miltibeam_disable_flag
description: disable multi-beam (intra-pair and inter-pair) freeboard calculations
source: Sea Ice ATBD
flag_meanings: no yes
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: multi_beam_disable_flag
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/multi_beam_disable_flag
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_fbswath_fb_hist_min: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Freeboard Histogram Minimum Height
description: Freeboard histogram minimum height bin center for any swath segment.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fbswath_fb_hist_min
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/fbswath_fb_hist_min
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_fill_height_pct: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: fill_height_pct
description: percentile of sorted heights (in fraction)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fill_height_pct
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/fill_height_pct
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_ic_thresh1: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: minimum ice concentration filter 1
description: Minimum ice concentration for filtering reference surfaces
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: ic_thresh1
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/ic_thresh1
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_l: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: fb_seg_len
description: Along track swath segment length for freeboard calculations
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: l
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/l
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_refsurf_slope_fill: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: degrees
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: ssh_slope_fill
description: Filled SSH sloper estimate
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: refsurf_slope_fill
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/refsurf_slope_fill
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_maxgapht: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: max gap height
description: Allowable height separation between refsurf heights across time gap
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: maxgapht
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/maxgapht
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_n_fillpass: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: n_fillpass
description: Number of passes for gap filling
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: n_fillpass
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/n_fillpass
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_refsurf_h_offset1: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: h_offset1
description: height offset for fill refsurf bound check
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: refsurf_h_offset1
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/refsurf_h_offset1
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_refsurf_sd_fill: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: ssh_sd_fill
description: Filled SSH stdev estimate
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: refsurf_sd_fill
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/refsurf_sd_fill
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_refsurf_h_offset2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: h_offset2
description: height offset for fill refsurf estimate
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: refsurf_h_offset2
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/refsurf_h_offset2
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_ht_thresh2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: height threshold 2
description: Refsurf height difference threshold for consecutive estimates
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: ht_thresh2
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/ht_thresh2
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_ht_thresh1: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
description: Refsurf height difference threshold for low concentration cases
source: Sea Ice ATBD
long_name: height threshold 1
origname: ht_thresh1
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/ht_thresh1
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_refsurf_slope_ub: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: degrees
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: ssh_slope_ub
description: Upper bound for SSH slope
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: refsurf_slope_ub
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/refsurf_slope_ub
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_lb_n_f: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: lb_n_f
description: Lower bounds on number of SSH estimates
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: lb_n_f
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/lb_n_f
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_fill_ub_width: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: fill_ub_width
description: maximum width for fill segments (width of gaussian from fine tracking)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fill_ub_width
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/fill_ub_width
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_min_land_dist: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: km
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: minimum distance from land
description: Minimum distance from land for filtering reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: min_land_dist
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/min_land_dist
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_fill_snow_depth: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: fill_snow_depth
description: snow depth bias for fill segments
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: fill_snow_depth
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/fill_snow_depth
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_ic_thresh2: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: minimum ice concentration filter 2
description: Reference surfaces estimates filtered below this ice concentration
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: ic_thresh2
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/ic_thresh2
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_maxgaptime: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: seconds
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: max gap time
description: Maximum allowable time gap for interpolation
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: maxgaptime
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/maxgaptime
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_height_segment_fit_quality_flag_min: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Minimum Fit Quality to Use
description: The minimum height segment fit quality flag value for which an ATL07 sea ice segment is considered for use within the freeboard height computations.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_fit_quality_flag_min
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/height_segment_fit_quality_flag_min
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_height_segment_fit_quality_flag_max: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Maximum Fit Quality to Use
description: The maximum height segment fit quality flag value for which an ATL07 sea ice segment is considered for use within the freeboard height computations.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_fit_quality_flag_max
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/height_segment_fit_quality_flag_max
ancillary_data_freeboard_estimation_b_fr: Array of 32 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: b_fr
description: Bin size of the freeboard histogram
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: b_fr
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/freeboard_estimation/b_fr
ancillary_data_start_cycle: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Cycle
description: The starting cycle number associated with the data contained within this granule. The cycle number is the counter of the number of 91-day repeat cycles completed by the mission.
source: Derived
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 99
origname: start_cycle
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/start_cycle
ancillary_data_data_end_utc: Array of Strings [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: End UTC Time of Granule (CCSDS-A, Actual)
description: UTC (in CCSDS-A format) of the last data point within the granule.
source: Derived
origname: data_end_utc
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/data_end_utc
ancillary_data_control: Array of Strings [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Control File
description: PGE-specific control file used to generate this granule. To re-use, replace breaks (BR) with linefeeds.
source: Operations
origname: control
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/control
ancillary_data_start_gpssow: Array of 64 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: seconds
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Start GPS SOW of Granule (Actual)
description: GPS seconds-of-week of the first data point in the granule.
source: Derived
origname: start_gpssow
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/start_gpssow
ancillary_data_granule_end_utc: Array of Strings [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: End UTC Time of Granule (CCSDS-A, Requested)
description: Requested end time (in UTC CCSDS-A) of this granule.
source: Derived
origname: granule_end_utc
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/granule_end_utc
ancillary_data_end_cycle: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending Cycle
description: The ending cycle number associated with the data contained within this granule. The cycle number is the counter of the number of 91-day repeat cycles completed by the mission.
source: Derived
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 99
origname: end_cycle
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/end_cycle
ancillary_data_granule_start_utc: Array of Strings [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Start UTC Time of Granule (CCSDS-A, Requested)
description: Requested start time (in UTC CCSDS-A) of this granule.
source: Derived
origname: granule_start_utc
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/granule_start_utc
ancillary_data_start_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: ATLAS Start Time (Actual)
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch at the first data point in the file. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived
origname: start_delta_time
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/start_delta_time
ancillary_data_start_geoseg: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Geolocation Segment
description: The starting geolocation segment number associated with the data contained within this granule. ICESat granule geographic regions are further refined by geolocation segments. During the geolocation process, a geolocation segment is created approximately every 20m from the start of the orbit to the end. The geolocation segments help align the ATLAS strong a weak beams and provide a common segment length for the L2 and higher products. The geolocation segment indices differ slightly from orbit-to-orbit because of the irregular shape of the Earth. The geolocation segment indices on ATL01 and ATL02 are only approximate because beams have not been aligned at the time of their creation.
source: Derived
origname: start_geoseg
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/start_geoseg
ancillary_data_start_orbit: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Orbit Number
description: The starting orbit number associated with the data contained within this granule. The orbit number increments each time the spacecraft completes a full orbit of the Earth.
source: Derived
origname: start_orbit
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/start_orbit
ancillary_data_data_start_utc: Array of Strings [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Start UTC Time of Granule (CCSDS-A, Actual)
description: UTC (in CCSDS-A format) of the first data point within the granule.
source: Derived
origname: data_start_utc
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/data_start_utc
ancillary_data_end_gpsweek: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: weeks from 1980-01-06
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending GPSWeek of Granule (Actual)
description: GPS week number of the last data point in the granule.
source: Derived
origname: end_gpsweek
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/end_gpsweek
ancillary_data_start_rgt: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Reference Groundtrack
description: The starting reference groundtrack (RGT) number associated with the data contained within this granule. There are 1387 reference groundtrack in the ICESat-2 repeat orbit. The reference groundtrack increments each time the spacecraft completes a full orbit of the Earth and resets to 1 each time the spacecraft completes a full cycle.
source: Derived
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 1387
origname: start_rgt
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/start_rgt
ancillary_data_end_gpssow: Array of 64 bit Reals [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: seconds
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending GPS SOW of Granule (Actual)
description: GPS seconds-of-week of the last data point in the granule.
source: Derived
origname: end_gpssow
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/end_gpssow
ancillary_data_start_region: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Region
description: The starting product-specific region number associated with the data contained within this granule. ICESat-2 data products are separated by geographic regions. The data contained within a specific region are the same for ATL01 and ATL02. ATL03 regions differ slightly because of different geolocation segment locations caused by the irregular shape of the Earth. The region indices for other products are completely independent.
source: Derived
origname: start_region
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/start_region
ancillary_data_start_gpsweek: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: weeks from 1980-01-06
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Start GPSWeek of Granule (Actual)
description: GPS week number of the first data point in the granule.
source: Derived
origname: start_gpsweek
fullnamepath: /ancillary_data/start_gpsweek
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface sigma
description: Reference surface height sigma (standard devaition) - weighted combination of lead sigmas in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_sigma
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface along track slope
description: Reference surface height along track slope
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_alongtrack_slope
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first lead
description: 1-based index to the first /GTx/leads lead used for this beam's reference surface.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_ndx
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard mean swath-segment
description: Mean of the Freeboard height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_msw_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: multiple scattering warning flag
description: Multiple Scattering warning flag. The multiple scattering warning flag (ATL09 parameter msw_flag) has values from -1 to 5 where zero means no multiple scattering and 5 the greatest. If no layers were detected, then msw_flag = 0. If blowing snow is detected and its estimated optical depth is greater than or equal to 0.5, then msw_flag = 5. If the blowing snow optical depth is less than 0.5, then msw_flag = 4. If no blowing snow is detected but there are cloud or aerosol layers detected, the msw_flag assumes values of 1 to 3 based on the height of the bottom of the lowest layer: < 1 km, msw_flag = 3; 1-3 km, msw_flag = 2; > 3km, msw_flag = 1. A value of -1 indicates that the signal to noise of the data was too low to reliably ascertain the presence of cloud or blowing snow. We expect values of -1 to occur only during daylight.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: cannot_determine no_layers layer_gt_3km layer_between_1_and_3_km layer_lt_1km blow_snow_od_lt_0.5 blow_snow_od_gt_0.5
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: msw_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/msw_flag
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_atm: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
long_name: cloud flag atm
contentType: modelResult
description: Number of layers found from the backscatter profile using the DDA layer finder
source: ATL09
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 10
origname: cloud_flag_atm
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_atm
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_length_seg: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: length of segment
description: Along-track length of segment containing n_photons_actual ATL07 length_seg)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_length_seg
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_length_seg
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ib: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: inverted barometer effect
description: Inverted barometer effect calculated from surface pressure
source: ATBD section 4.2
origname: height_segment_ib
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ib
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_con: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow confidence
description: Blowing snow confidence
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_con
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_con
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_layer_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: consolidated cloud flag
description: This flag is a combination of multiple flags (cloud_flag_atm, cloud_flag_asr, and bsnow_con) and takes daytime/nighttime into consideration. A value of 1 means clouds or blowing snow are likely present. A value of 0 indicates the likely absence of clouds or blowing snow.
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: likely_clear likely_cloudy
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: layer_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/layer_flag
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_calc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background count rate calculated
description: Calculated background count rate based on sun angle, surface slope, unit reflectance
source: ATL07
origname: backgr_calc
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_calc
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_bsnow_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Blowing snow top height
description: Blowing snow layer top height
source: ATL09
origname: bsnow_h
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/bsnow_h
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/longitude
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_background_r_norm: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: normalized background (50 shot)
description: Background rate normalized to a fixed solar elevation angle
source: ATL07
origname: background_r_norm
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/background_r_norm
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/latitude
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_ice_conc: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: sea ice concentration
description: Sea ice concentration percentage
source: ATL07/ANC31
origname: ice_conc
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/ice_conc
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_cloud_flag_asr: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: cloud flag asr
description: Cloud flag (probability) from apparent surface reflectance. 0=clear with high confidence; 1=clear with medium confidence; 2=clear with low confidence; 3=cloudy with low confidence; 4=cloudy with medium confidence; 5=cloudy with high confidence; 6=unknown
source: ATL09
flag_meanings: clear_with_high_confidence clear_with_medium_confidence clear_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_low_confidence cloudy_with_medium_confidence cloudy_with_high_confidence unknown
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 6
origname: cloud_flag_asr
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/cloud_flag_asr
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_ssh_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Sea Surface Height Flag
description: Identifiesthe height segments that are candidates for use as sea surface reference in freeboard calculations in ATL10. The flags are set as follows: 0 = sea ice; 1 = sea surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
flag_meanings: sea_ice ice_surface
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
origname: height_segment_ssh_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_ssh_flag
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_surf_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: h surface sigma
description: Sigma (standard deviation) estimate of the surface height (ATL07 h_surface_error)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_surf_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_surf_sigma
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_200: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 200 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on ATLAS 50 pulse counts
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_200
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_200
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height of segment surface
description: Mean height from along-track segment fit detremined by the sea ice algorithm(ATL07 h_si)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_height
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_height
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Segment surface type
description: Value that indicates segment surface type as sea ice or different types of sea surface. 0=cloud covered: rsurf
source: ATBD section 4.3
flag_meanings: cloud_covered other specular_lead_low_w_bkg specular_lead_low specular_lead_high_w_bkg specular_lead_high dark_lead_smooth_w_bkg dark_lead_smooth dark_lead_rough_w_bkg dark_lead_rough
flag_values: 0
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 9
origname: height_segment_type
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_type
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface height confidence
description: Confidence level in the surface height estimate based on the number of photons; the background noise rate; and the error analysis (ATL07 h_confidence)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_confidence
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_asr_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz
description: Apparent surface reflectance at 25 hz, average to the sea ice segment
source: ATL07
origname: asr_25
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/asr_25
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_w_gaussian: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: width of best fit gaussian
description: Width of best fit gaussian (ATL07 w_gaussian)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_w_gaussian
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_w_gaussian
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_photon_rate: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: photon rate
description: Photon count rate, averaged over sea ice segment.
source: ATL07
origname: photon_rate
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/photon_rate
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_backgr_r_25: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: hz
contentType: modelResult
long_name: background rate 25 hz
description: Background count rate, averaged over the segment based on 25 hz atmosphere
source: ATL09
origname: backgr_r_25
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/backgr_r_25
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_height_segment_rms: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: height rms
description: RMS difference between sea ice modeled and observed photon height distribution(ATL07 h_rms)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_rms
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/height_segment_rms
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_interp_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
long_name: reference surface interpolation flag
description: Identifies segments with reference surface height filled through interpolation. -1 = no valid refrence surface was determined; 0= refsur computed from leads in this swath; 1 = reference surface inferred from data not in this swath; 2 = previous or next adjacent reference surface was used; 3 = filled based on the the upper height minus an offset
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: no_surf leads_in_swath inferred neighbor_used upper_height_minus_offset
flag_values: -1, 0, 1, 2, 3
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 3
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: beam_refsurf_interp_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_interp_flag
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/longitude
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_refsurf_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: reference surface mean
description: Reference surface height -weighted combination of leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsurf_height
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_refsurf_height
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of freeboard swath-segment (mean of all freeboard latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/latitude
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_height_segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
long_name: Identifier of each height segment
description: Identifier of each height segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: height_segment_id
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/height_segment_id
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard estimate
description: Estimate of the freeboard height based on the beam h reference
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_height
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_height
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_refsur_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to beam refsur
description: 1-based index to reference surface used for this freeboard height. Its value is identical to the fbswath_ndx. This index also idenifies the swath segment with which the beam freeboard associated.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_refsur_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_refsur_ndx
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_seg_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing to the segment center.
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: seg_dist_x
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/seg_dist_x
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/longitude
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/latitude
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_beg: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beginning GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the first photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_beg
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_beg
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_confidence: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Freeboard confidence
description: Confidence level in the freeboard estimate
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_confidence
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_confidence
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Freeboard sigma estimate
description: estimate of the sigma ( standard deviation) for each beam freeboard height
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_geoseg_end: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ending GEOSEG
description: Geolocation segment (geoseg) ID associated with the last photon used in this sea ice segment
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: geoseg_end
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/geoseg_end
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_beam_fb_quality_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Flag describing the quality of the freeboard estimate
description: Flag describing the quality of the results of the along-track fit. (-1=height value is invalid; 1=ngrid_w < wlength/2; 2=ngrid_w >= wlength/2; 3=ngrid_dt < dtlength/2; 4=ngrid_dt >= dtlength/2; 5=ngrid_dt >= (dtlength-2): where 1 is best and 5 is poor).
source: ATBD section 5
flag_meanings: invalid best high med low poor
flag_values: -1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: -1
valid_max: 5
origname: beam_fb_quality_flag
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/beam_fb_quality_flag
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Length ofbeam freeboard swath-segment
description: Length of freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_length
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_length
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_hist: Array of 16 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48][gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Beam freeboard histogram
description: Beam Freeboard (using beam fbswath reference surface height) histogram (distribution) for this freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_hist
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_hist
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_dac: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Dynamic Atmosphere Correction
description: Dynamic Atmospheric Correction (DAC) includes inverted barometer (IB) effect (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_dac
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_dac
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_tide_pole: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Pole Tide
description: Pole Tide -Rotational deformation due to polar motion (-1.5 to 1.5 cm). (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_tide_pole
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_tide_pole
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude, WGS84, East=+,Lon of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -180.00000000000000
valid_max: 180.00000000000000
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/longitude
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: degrees_north
long_name: Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude, WGS84, North=+, Lat of segment center
source: Sea Ice ATBD
valid_min: -90.000000000000000
valid_max: 90.000000000000000
contentType: referenceInformation
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/latitude
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_load: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Load Tide
description: Load Tide - Local displacement due to Ocean Loading (-6 to 0 cm).(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_load
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_load
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_geoid: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: EGM2008 Geoid
description: Geoid height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid (range -107 to 86m), based on the EGM2008 model.(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_geoid
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_geoid
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_ocean: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ocean Tide
description: Ocean Tides including diurnal and semi-diurnal (harmonic analysis), and longer period tides (dynamic and self-consistent equilibrium) (From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_ocean
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_ocean
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_mss: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean Sea Surface
description: Mean sea surface height above WGS-84 reference ellipsoid. (From ATL07, includes tide-free geoid and mean dynamic topography
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: height_segment_mss
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_mss
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_height_segment_earth: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Earth Tide
description: Solid Earth Tide(From ATL07)
source: Sea Ice ATBD
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
origname: height_segment_earth
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/height_segment_earth
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_fbswath_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Index to freeboard swath segment
description: The 1-based fbswath_nx identifies the swath associated with each element. There are the same number of elements in the group /freeboard_swath_segment and in each of the /GTx/freeboard_beam_segment groups. The fbswath_nx identifies the fbswath_refsurf_height used to compute the fbswath_fb_height. It is the same index number that idenitifies the beam_refsurf_height to its swath and the beam_refsurf_height used to computed the beam_fb_height.
source: ATBD section 5
origname: fbswath_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/fbswath_ndx
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_fb_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Beam Freeboard standard deviation swath-segment
description: Freeboard standard deviation of the height-segments in freeboard beam-segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: beam_fb_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_fb_sigma
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_lead_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Number of leads
description: Number of leads used for this beam reference surface
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: beam_lead_n
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_lead_n
coordinates: gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_latitude gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_longitude
gt3r_leads_lead_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_leads_delta_time = 0..42]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead height
description: Lead height - weighted mean of consective sea surface heights used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_height
fullnamepath: /gt3r/leads/lead_height
coordinates: gt3r_leads_delta_time gt3r_leads_latitude gt3r_leads_longitude
gt3r_leads_lead_length: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_leads_delta_time = 0..42]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead size
description: Along-track length of this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_length
fullnamepath: /gt3r/leads/lead_length
coordinates: gt3r_leads_delta_time gt3r_leads_latitude gt3r_leads_longitude
gt3r_leads_lead_sigma: Array of 32 bit Reals [gt3r_leads_delta_time = 0..42]
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Lead sigma estimate
description: Lead height sigma (standard deviation) estimate - weighted combination of sea surface height sigmas used as leads in this beam for this swath segment
source: ATBD section 5
origname: lead_sigma
fullnamepath: /gt3r/leads/lead_sigma
coordinates: gt3r_leads_delta_time gt3r_leads_latitude gt3r_leads_longitude
gt3r_leads_longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_leads_delta_time = 0..42]
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center longitude of lead
standard_name: longitude
description: Center longitude of lead (mean of all freeboard longitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: longitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/leads/longitude
coordinates: gt3r_leads_delta_time gt3r_leads_latitude
gt3r_leads_latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_leads_delta_time = 0..42]
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Center latitude of lead
standard_name: latitude
description: Center latitude of lead (mean of all sea surface height latitudes)
source: ATBD section 5
origname: latitude
fullnamepath: /gt3r/leads/latitude
coordinates: gt3r_leads_delta_time gt3r_leads_longitude
gt3r_leads_ssh_n: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_leads_delta_time = 0..42]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: number of sea surface references
description: Number of sea surface height segments used for this lead
source: ATBD section 5
origname: ssh_n
fullnamepath: /gt3r/leads/ssh_n
coordinates: gt3r_leads_delta_time gt3r_leads_latitude gt3r_leads_longitude
gt3r_leads_ssh_ndx: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_leads_delta_time = 0..42]
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: index first sea surface
description: 1-based index to the first freeboard element (i.e.first sea surface height segment) used for this lead
source: Sea Ice ATBD
origname: ssh_ndx
fullnamepath: /gt3r/leads/ssh_ndx
coordinates: gt3r_leads_delta_time gt3r_leads_latitude gt3r_leads_longitude
freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: GPS elapsed time
standard_name: time
description: The center time assigned to this freeboard swath segment (mean of all freeboard times), in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: ATBD section 5
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/delta_time
freeboard_swath_segment_ds_si_hist_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [freeboard_swath_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Sea Ice Histogram Bins Dimension Scale
description: Dimension scale indexing the sea ice histogram bins. The bin heights must be computed from information contained within the same group as the histogram.
source: SeaIce ATBD
origname: ds_si_hist_bins
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/ds_si_hist_bins
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1l/swath_freeboard/delta_time
freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt1r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt1r/swath_freeboard/delta_time
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2l/swath_freeboard/delta_time
freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt2r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt2r/swath_freeboard/delta_time
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3l_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3l/swath_freeboard/delta_time
freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [freeboard_swath_segment_gt3r_swath_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /freeboard_swath_segment/gt3r/swath_freeboard/delta_time
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/delta_time
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: The center time assigned to this freeboard swath segment (mean of all freeboard times), in elapsed GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: ATBD section 5
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/delta_time
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Sea Ice Histogram Bins Dimension Scale
description: Dimension scale indexing the sea ice histogram bins. The bin heights must be computed from information contained within the same group as the histogram.
source: SeaIce ATBD
origname: ds_si_hist_bins
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/ds_si_hist_bins
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/delta_time
gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..5673]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/delta_time
gt1l_leads_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1l_leads_delta_time = 0..36]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Center time of the lead in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1l/leads/delta_time
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/delta_time
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: The center time assigned to this freeboard swath segment (mean of all freeboard times), in elapsed GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: ATBD section 5
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/delta_time
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Sea Ice Histogram Bins Dimension Scale
description: Dimension scale indexing the sea ice histogram bins. The bin heights must be computed from information contained within the same group as the histogram.
source: SeaIce ATBD
origname: ds_si_hist_bins
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/ds_si_hist_bins
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/delta_time
gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6275]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/delta_time
gt1r_leads_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt1r_leads_delta_time = 0..44]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Center time of the lead in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt1r/leads/delta_time
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/delta_time
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: The center time assigned to this freeboard swath segment (mean of all freeboard times), in elapsed GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: ATBD section 5
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/delta_time
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Sea Ice Histogram Bins Dimension Scale
description: Dimension scale indexing the sea ice histogram bins. The bin heights must be computed from information contained within the same group as the histogram.
source: SeaIce ATBD
origname: ds_si_hist_bins
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/ds_si_hist_bins
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/delta_time
gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6316]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/delta_time
gt2l_leads_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2l_leads_delta_time = 0..41]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Center time of the lead in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2l/leads/delta_time
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/delta_time
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: The center time assigned to this freeboard swath segment (mean of all freeboard times), in elapsed GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: ATBD section 5
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/delta_time
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Sea Ice Histogram Bins Dimension Scale
description: Dimension scale indexing the sea ice histogram bins. The bin heights must be computed from information contained within the same group as the histogram.
source: SeaIce ATBD
origname: ds_si_hist_bins
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/ds_si_hist_bins
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/delta_time
gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6785]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/delta_time
gt2r_leads_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt2r_leads_delta_time = 0..45]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Center time of the lead in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt2r/leads/delta_time
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/delta_time
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: The center time assigned to this freeboard swath segment (mean of all freeboard times), in elapsed GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: ATBD section 5
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/delta_time
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Sea Ice Histogram Bins Dimension Scale
description: Dimension scale indexing the sea ice histogram bins. The bin heights must be computed from information contained within the same group as the histogram.
source: SeaIce ATBD
origname: ds_si_hist_bins
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/ds_si_hist_bins
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/delta_time
gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6448]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3l/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/delta_time
gt3l_leads_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3l_leads_delta_time = 0..24]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Center time of the lead in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3l/leads/delta_time
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_beam_freeboard_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/beam_freeboard/delta_time
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_delta_time = 0..48]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: The center time assigned to this freeboard swath segment (mean of all freeboard times), in elapsed GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: ATBD section 5
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/delta_time
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_ds_si_hist_bins = 0..160]
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Sea Ice Histogram Bins Dimension Scale
description: Dimension scale indexing the sea ice histogram bins. The bin heights must be computed from information contained within the same group as the histogram.
source: SeaIce ATBD
origname: ds_si_hist_bins
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/ds_si_hist_bins
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_geophysical_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/geophysical/delta_time
gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_freeboard_beam_segment_height_segments_delta_time = 0..6824]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3r/freeboard_beam_segment/height_segments/delta_time
gt3r_leads_delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [gt3r_leads_delta_time = 0..42]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Center time of the lead in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude longitude
origname: delta_time
fullnamepath: /gt3r/leads/delta_time
orbit_info_crossing_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [orbit_info_crossing_time = 0..0]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Ascending Node Crossing Time
standard_name: time
description: The time, in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch, at which the ascending node crosses the equator. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: POD/PPD
origname: crossing_time
fullnamepath: /orbit_info/crossing_time
orbit_info_sc_orient_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [orbit_info_sc_orient_time = 0..0]
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Time of Last Spacecraft Orientation Change
standard_name: time
description: The time of the last spacecraft orientation change between forward, backward and transitional flight modes, expressed in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. ICESat-2 is considered to be flying forward when the weak beams are leading the strong beams; and backward when the strong beams are leading the weak beams. ICESat-2 is considered to be in transition while it is maneuvering between the two orientations. Science quality is potentially degraded while in transition mode. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: POD/PPD
origname: sc_orient_time
fullnamepath: /orbit_info/sc_orient_time
FakeDim0: Array of 32 bit Integers [FakeDim0 = 0..0]
units: level