EarthCARE Research A-train Product Monitor | Product Format

Product Format

CS-Rad
CAL-Lid
ECMWF
CSCA-Cmask
CA-Ctype
CSCA-Micro
CA-Amask
CA-Aprop
MOD-Micro

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Feb. 27, 2018 Updated

1. CS-Rad

product name: Radar Observables
ftp directory: CS-Rad
file name (e.g.): CS20152432105_2B-GEOPROF_VERTICAL-MEAN_V1.0

data format

(nprof ~ 20678, nbin=83)
variable	name	Datatype	Dimensions
pr	profile number	4byte int	[nprof]
time	time	4byte float	[nprof]
lat	latiude	4byte float	[nprof]
lon	longitude	4byte float	[nprof]
alt	altitude (midpoint)	4byte float	[nbin]
elev	surface elevation	2byte short	[nprof]
ref	reflectivity factor	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
ga	gaseous attenuation (cumulative)	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]

2. CAL-Lid

product name: Lidar Observables
ftp directory: CAL-Lid
file name (e.g.): CS20152432105_LIDAR-AUX_MEAN_V1.0

data format

(nprof ~ 20678, nbin=83)
variable	name	Datatype	Dimensions
pr	profile number	4byte int	[nprof]
time	time	4byte float	[nprof]
lat	latiude	4byte float	[nprof]
lon	longitude	4byte float	[nprof]
alt	altitude (midpoint)	4byte float	[nbin]
elev	surface elevation	2byte short	[nprof]
b532	backscattering coef. at 532 nm total	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
b532cr	backscattering coef. at 532 nm crosspol	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
b1064	backscattering coef. at 1064 nm total	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]

3. ECMWF

product name: ECMWF Ancillary Stmospheric State Product
ftp directory: ECMWF
file name (e.g.): CS20152432105_ECMWF-AUX_VERTICAL-MEAN_V1.0

data format

(nprof ~ 20678, nbin=83)
variable	name	Datatype	Dimensions
pr	profile number	4byte int	[nprof]
time	time	4byte float	[nprof]
lat	latiude	4byte float	[nprof]
lon	longitude	4byte float	[nprof]
alt	altitude (midpoint)	4byte float	[nbin]
P	pressure	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
T	temperature	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
WV	water vapor density	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
TS	skin temperature	4byte float	[nprof]

4. CSCA-Cmask

product name: Radar/Lidar Clout Mask Product
ftp directory: CSCA-Cmask
file name (e.g.): CS20152432105_Cmask_V1.0

data format

(nprof ~ 20678, nbin=83)
variable	name	Datatype	Dimensions
pr	profile number	4byte int	[nprof]
time	time	4byte float	[nprof]
lat	latiude	4byte float	[nprof]
lon	longitude	4byte float	[nprof]
alt	altitude (midpoint)	4byte float	[nbin]
dn	day/night flag (0=night/1=day)	1byte byte	[nprof]
ls	land/sea flag (0=water/1=coastal/2=desert/3=land)	1byte byte	[nprof]
ro	radar only (fractional)	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
lo	lidar only (fractional)	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
ral	radar and lidar	1byte byte	[nbin][nprof]
rol	radar or lidar	1byte byte	[nbin][nprof]

5. CA-Ctype

product name: Lidar Cloud Particle Type Product
ftp directory: CA-Ctype
file name (e.g.): CS20152432105_Ctype_V1.0

data format

(nprof ~ 20678, nbin=83)
variable	name	Datatype	Dimensions
pr	profile number	4byte int	[nprof]
time	time	4byte float	[nprof]
lat	latiude	4byte float	[nprof]
lon	longitude	4byte float	[nprof]
alt	altitude (midpoint)	4byte float	[nbin]
ctype	cloudtype (0=clr/1=wwtr/2=swtr/3=3dic/4=2dpl/5=mx3i2p/6=u1/7=u2)	1byte byte	[nbin][nprof]

6. CSCA-Micro

product name: Radar/Lidar Cloud Microphysics Property Product
ftp directory: CSCA-Micro
file name (e.g.): CS20152432105_c3_iwc_V1.0

data format

(nprof ~ 20678, nbin=83)
variable	name	Datatype	Dimensions
pr	profile number	4byte int	[nprof]
time	time	4byte float	[nprof]
lat	latiude	4byte float	[nprof]
lon	longitude	4byte float	[nprof]
alt	altitude (midpoint)	4byte float	[nbin]
reff	effective radius	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
iwc	ice water content	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
logiwc	log10 of iwc	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
tnn	number concentration of ice	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
tau	optical thickness of ice clouds	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
xdash	mass mixing ratio of 2d-plate to the total ice	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
dep	depolarrization ratio at 532nm	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
ext	extinction coefficient at 532nm	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
logext	log10 of extinction coefficient at 532nm	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]

7. CA-Amask

product name: Lidar Aerosol Mask Product
ftp directory: CA-Amask
file name (e.g.): CS20143652034_amask_X_V1.0

data format

(nprof ~ 20678, nbin=83)
variable	name	Datatype	Dimensions
pr	profile number	4byte int	[nprof]
time	time	4byte float	[nprof]
lat	latiude	4byte float	[nprof]
lon	longitude	4byte float	[nprof]
alt	altitude (midpoint)	4byte float	[nbin]
elev	surface elevation	2byte short	[nprof]
sat_alt	spacecraft altitude	4byte float	[nprof]
ftype	feature type (-9=un / 0=clr / 1=cld / 2=aerl / 3=subsurf / 4= no data)	1byte byte	[nbin][nprof]
m_b532	masked bks coeff.(532nm)total	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
m_b532cr	masked bks coeff.(532nm)cross pol	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
m_b1064	masked bks coeff.(1064nm)total	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
dep	depolarization ratio(532nm:cr/co pol.)	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
cratio	color ratio(1064nm/532nm)	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]

8. CA-Aprop

product name: Lidar Aerosol Property Product
ftp directory: CA-Aprop
file name (e.g.): CS20143652034_extinction_V1.0

data format

(nprof ~ 10588, nbin=83)
variable	name	Datatype	Dimensions
pr	profile number	4byte int	[nprof]
time	time	4byte float	[nprof]
lat	latiude	4byte float	[nprof]
lon	longitude	4byte float	[nprof]
alt	altitude (midpoint)	4byte float	[nbin]
elev	surface elevation	2byte short	[nprof]
sat_alt	spacecraft altitude	4byte float	[nprof]
stat	status number of estimation (0=3ch best, 1=3ch, 2=1ch, 3=1ch mis, 4=cld top, 5=cld or below cld, 20=ground, 21=clr, 90=no data)	1byte byte	[nbin][nprof]
RH	relative humidty (wvp/wvps*100)	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
etcWS	extinction coeff. of Water Soluble	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
etcSS	extinction coeff. of Sea Salt	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
etcDS	extinction coeff. of Dust	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
etc1ch	extinction coeff. of 1ch-method	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]
etc3ch	extinction coeff. of 3ch-method sum.	4byte float	[nbin][nprof]

9. MOD-Micro

product name: Imager Cloud Property Product (day-time, water-cloud only)
ftp directory: MOD-Micro
file name (e.g.): CS20143652352_CLFGCLPR_V1.0

data format

(nprof ~ 37081)
variable	name	Datatype	Dimensions
pr	profile number	4byte int	[nprof]
time	time	4byte float	[nprof]
lat	latiude	4byte float	[nprof]
lon	longitude	4byte float	[nprof]
ccl	clear confidence level (0.0=cloudy - 1.0=clear)	4byte float	[nprof]
phase	cloud phase (0:uncertain,1:water, 2:Ice, 3:mixed)	1byte byte	[nprof]
efr16	cloud effective radius by 1.6um	4byte float	[nprof]
efr21	cloud effective radius by 2.1um	4byte float	[nprof]
efr37	cloud effective radius by 3.7um	4byte float	[nprof]
cot	cloud optical thickness	4byte float	[nprof]
ctt	cloud top temperature	4byte float	[nprof]
cth	cloud top height	4byte float	[nprof]
ctp	cloud top pressure	4byte float	[nprof]