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Version History

Version Date Update Release Note
vBa 2025/3/13 Start of data provision PDF
vBb 2025/4/22 Cloud detection near the surface was improved. PDF
vCa 2025/12/1 ・Updates were made to address improvements in clutter discrimination in CPR_ECO and surface detection in ATL_CLA.
・A fully attenuated flag was added to the cloud mask.
・Cloud microphysical properties were improved to ensure consistency with the cloud optical thickness derived from MSI.
・An improved version of the Doppler velocity unfolding correction was implemented.
PDF
vCb 2026/5/18 ・Improved cloud microphysical properties
・Revised variable names
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Input Data

CPR_ECO
AUX_2DH

Dimension

Name Number of Pixels Description
nray 5000 number of ray
nbin 200 number of bin

Variables

ScienceData
Variable Name Units Description/Attributes Dimention Type
Data        
cloud_mask_cpr_10km - CPR cloud mask (10km)
0: clear, 20: weak echo, 30: good echo, 40: strong echo, -4~-1: non-cloud echo (insects etc)
attribute
nray, nbin int
cloud_mask_cpr_1km - CPR cloud mask (1km)
0: clear, 20: weak echo, 30: good echo, 40: strong echo, -4~-1: non-cloud echo (insects etc)
attribute
nray, nbin int
cloud_particle_type_cpr_10km - CPR cloud particle type (10km)
0: clear, 1: warm water, 2: supercooled water, 3: 3D ice, 4: 2D plate, 5: liquid drizzle, 6: mixed-phase drizzle, 7: rain, 8: snow, 9: melting layer/freezing lavel, 10: non-cloud echo (insects etc) , 11: fully attenuated (CPR) (not used)
attribute
nray, nbin int
cloud_particle_type_cpr_1km - CPR cloud particle type (1km)
0: clear, 1: warm water, 2: supercooled water, 3: 3D ice, 4: 2D plate, 5: liquid drizzle, 6: mixed-phase drizzle, 7: rain, 8: snow, 9: melting layer/freezing lavel, 10: non-cloud echo (insects etc) , 11: fully attenuated (CPR) (not used)
attribute
nray, nbin int
cloud_particle_category_cpr_10km - CPR cloud particle category (10km)
cloud particle habit categories (1: not used, 2: 2D category (2D plates and 2D columns), 3: bullet rosette/3D types (bullets/bullet rosettes, 3D aggregate category), 4: Droxtals, 5: 2-D and 3-D Voronois, 6: not used, 7: warm water, 8: liquid drizzle, 9: rain)
attribute
nray, nbin int
cloud_particle_category_cpr_1km - CPR cloud particle category (1km)
cloud particle habit categories (1: not used, 2: 2D category (2D plates and 2D columns), 3: bullet rosette/3D types (bullets/bullet rosettes, 3D aggregate category), 4: Droxtals, 5: 2-D and 3-D Voronois, 6: not used, 7: warm water, 8: liquid drizzle, 9: rain
attribute
nray, nbin int
ice_effective_radius_10km um total ice effective radius (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
ice_effective_radius_1km um total ice effective radius (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
water_effective_radius_10km um total liquid effective radius (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
water_effective_radius_1km um total liquid effective radius (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
ice_water_content_10km g/m^3 total ice water content (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
ice_water_content_1km g/m^3 total ice water content (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
liquid_water_content_10km g/m^3 total liquid water content (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
liquid_water_content_1km g/m^3 total liquid water content (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
total_cloud_ice_number_concentration_10km 1/m^3 total ice number concentration (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
total_cloud_ice_number_concentration_1km 1/m^3 total ice number concentration (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
total_cloud_water_number_concentration_10km 1/m^3 total liquid number concentration (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
total_cloud_water_number_concentration_1km 1/m^3 total liquid number concentration (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
total_cloud_terminal_velocity_10km m/s total cloud particle terminal velocity (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
total_cloud_terminal_velocity_1km m/s total cloud particle terminal velocity (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_air_velocity_10km m/s vertical airmotion (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_air_velocity_1km m/s vertical airmotion (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_effective_radius1_10km um effective radius (cloud particle 1) (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_effective_radius1_1km um effective radius (cloud particle 1) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_effective_radius2_10km um effective radius (cloud particle 2) (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_effective_radius2_1km um effective radius (cloud particle 2) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_water_content1_10km g/m^3 liquid water content or ice water content (cloud particle 1) (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_water_content1_1km g/m^3 liquid water content or ice water content (cloud particle 1) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_water_content2_10km g/m^3 liquid water content or ice water content (cloud particle 2) (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_water_content2_1km g/m^3 liquid water content or ice water content (cloud particle 2) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_phase1_10km - cloud phase (cloud particle 1) (10km)
1: liquid phase, 2: ice phase
attribute
nray, nbin int
cloud_phase1_1km - cloud phase (cloud particle 1) (1km)
1: liquid phase, 2: ice phase
attribute
nray, nbin int
cloud_phase2_10km - cloud phase (cloud particle 2) (10km)
1: liquid phase, 2: ice phase
attribute
nray, nbin int
cloud_phase2_1km - cloud phase (cloud particle 2) (1km)
1: liquid phase, 2: ice phase
attribute
nray, nbin int
cloud_number_concentration1_10km 1/m^3 number concentration (cloud particle 1) (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_number_concentration1_1km 1/m^3 number concentration (cloud particle 1) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_number_concentration2_10km 1/m^3 number concentration (cloud particle 2)(10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_number_concentration2_1km 1/m^3 number concentration (cloud particle 2) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_terminal_velocity1_10km m/s terminal velcocity (cloud particle 1)(10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_terminal_velocity1_1km m/s terminal velcocity (cloud particle 1) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_terminal_velocity2_10km m/s terminal velcocity (cloud particle 2)(10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_terminal_velocity2_1km m/s terminal velcocity (cloud particle 2) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
ice_water_path_10km g/m^2 ice water path (10km)
attribute
nray float
ice_water_path_1km g/m^2 ice water path (1km)
attribute
nray float
liquid_water_path_10km g/m^2 liquid water path (10km)
attribute
nray float
liquid_water_path_1km g/m^2 liquid water path (1km)
attribute
nray float
optical_thickness_10km - optical thickness (10km)
attribute
nray float
optical_thickness_1km - optical thickness (1km)
attribute
nray float
cloud_radar_reflectivity_10km dBZe attenuted radar reflectivity factor after cloud mask (10km) (CPR_L2a_ECO: jsg_radar_reflectivity_1km_with_correction: Both clutter and ganeous attenuation are corrected)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_radar_reflectivity_1km dBZe attenuated radar reflectivity factor after cloud mask (1km) (CPR_L2a_ECO: jsg_radar_reflectivity_1km_with_correction: Both clutter and ganeous attenuation are corrected)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_doppler_velocity_10km m/s Bias corrected Doppler Velocity after cloud mask (10km) (CPR_L2a_ECO: jsg_doppler_velocity_1km_with_correction_bias_corr)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_doppler_velocity_1km m/s Bias corrected Doppler Velocity after cloud mask (1km) (CPR_L2a_ECO: jsg_doppler_velocity_1km_with_correction_bias_corr)
attribute
nray, nbin float
cloud_gasattenuation_1km dBZe integrated_gaseous_attenuation(1km) (CPR_L2a_ECO)
attribute
nray, nbin float
GRID_temperature_1km K temperature
attribute
nray, nbin float
GRID_pressure_1km hPa pressure
attribute
nray, nbin float
GRID_relativeHumidity_1km % relative humidity
attribute
nray, nbin float
GRID_specificHumidity_1km kg/kg specific humidity
attribute
nray, nbin float
ice_effective_radius_10km_uncertainty % uncertainty (ice effective radius) (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
ice_effective_radius_1km_uncertainty % uncertainty (ice effective radius) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
water_effective_radius_10km_uncertainty % uncertainty (liquid effective radius) (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
water_effective_radius_1km_uncertainty % uncertainty (liquid effective radius) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
ice_water_content_10km_uncertainty % uncertainty (ice water content) (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
ice_water_content_1km_uncertainty % uncertainty (ice water content) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
liquid_water_content_10km_uncertainty % uncertainty (liquid water content) (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
liquid_water_content_1km_uncertainty % uncertainty (liquid water content) (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin float
L2_quality_flag_10km - L2 quality flag (10km)
attribute
nray int
L2_quality_flag_1km - L2 quality flag (1km)
attribute
nray int
quality_flag_10km - quality flag (10km)
attribute
nray, nbin, 10 int
quality_flag_1km - quality flag (1km)
attribute
nray, nbin, 10 int
Geo        
day_night_flag - day/night flag
0: night, 1: day
(CPR_L2a_ECO: day_night_flag)
attribute
nray int
height m Altitude of pixels center above WGS84 ellipsoid
(20km- -500m, 100m resolution)
attribute
nray float
land_water_flag - land/water flag
0: water, 1: land
(CPR_L2a_ECO: land_water_flag)
attribute
nray int
latitude degree_north latitude
(CPR_L2a_ECO: latitude)
attribute
nray double
longitude degree_east longitude
(CPR_L2a_ECO: longitude)
attribute
nray double
surface_elevation m Terrain elevatino for JSG pixel center above WGS84 ellipsoid (CPR_L2a_ECO: surface_elevation_1km)
attribute
nray float
time seconds since 2000-1-1 00:00:00.0 0:00 time
(CPR_L2a_ECO: time)
attribute
nray double
Geo/Scan_Time        
DayOfMonth - Day of month
attribute
nray byte
DayOfYear - Day of year
attribute
nray short
Hour - Hour
attribute
nray byte
MilliSecond - MilliSecond
attribute
nray float
Minute - Minute
attribute
nray byte
Month - Month
attribute
nray byte
Second - Second
attribute
nray byte
SecondOfDay - Second of day
attribute
nray int
Year - Year
attribute
nray short
HeaderData

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