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JAXA L2 Standard Product List

JAXA L2 Standard Product List

JAXA releases products that have been validated for accuracy and meet certain quality standards as "standard products". Even after the standard products are released, the data processing algorithms are checked and improved, then subsequently the operational version is updated.

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Level 2a JAXA standard product

CPR One-sensor / ATLID One-sensor / MSI One-sensor

Sensor	Processing Level	Product ID	Primary Parameters	Unit	Grid Spacing		Spatial Resolution		Algorithm Version	Developer	ATBD	PDD	Release Note	DOI
Sensor	Processing Level	Product ID	Primary Parameters	Unit	Horizontal	Vertival	Horizontal	Vertival	Algorithm Version	Developer	ATBD	PDD	Release Note	DOI
CPR	L2a	CPR One-sensor Echo Product [CPR_ECO]	Integrated Radar Reflectivity Factor	dBZ	1km	0.1km	1km	0.5km	vBa	NICT	Ver: M Update: 2025/03/17	Ver: G Update: 2025/09/05	Ver: vBa Update: 2025/03/17	https://doi.org/10.57746/EO.01jdvd0xm10ema4rxwbpcd0dn1
			Integrated Radar Reflectivity Factor	dBZ			10km
			Integrated Doppler Velocity	m/s			1km
			Integrated Doppler Velocity	m/s			10km
			Gas Correction Factor	dB			1km
			Gas Correction Factor	dB			10km
CPR	L2a	CPR One-sensor Cloud Product [CPR_CLP]	Cloud Mask	-	1km	0.1km	1km	0.5km	vBb	Kyushu University			Ver: vBb Update: 2025/04/24	https://doi.org/10.57746/EO.01jdvd2gqq34e6yz9p8kfe68x5
			Cloud Mask	-			10km
			Cloud Particle Type	-			1km
			Cloud Particle Type	-			10km
			Liquid Water Content	g/m3			1km
			Liquid Water Content	g/m3			10km
			Ice Water Content	g/m3			1km
			Ice Water Content	g/m3			10km
			Effective Radius of Liquid Water Cloud	um			1km
			Effective Radius of Liquid Water Cloud	um			10km
			Effective Radius of Ice Water Cloud	um			1km
			Effective Radius of Ice Water Cloud	um			10km
			Atmospheric vertival velocity	m/s			1km
			Atmospheric vertival velocity	m/s			10km
			Sedimentation velocity	m/s			1km
			Sedimentation velocity	m/s			10km
			Optical Thickness	-		-	1km	-
			Optical Thickness	-		-	10km	-
ATLID	L2a	ATLID One-sensor Cloud and Aerosol Product [ATL_CLA]	Feature Mask	-	0.3km	0.1km	0.3km	0.1km	vBa	NIES			Ver: vBa Update: 2025/03/17	https://doi.org/10.57746/EO.01jkwjk45jrx9frz6c11x4rs8e
					1km		1km
					10km		10km
			Target Mask	-	1km		1km
			Target Mask	-			10km
			Aerosol Extinction Coeff.	/m			10km
			Aerosol Backscat. Coeff.	/m/sr
			Aerosol Lidar Ratio	-
			Aerosol Depolarization Ratio	%
			Cloud Extinction Coeff.	/m			1km
			Cloud Extinction Coeff.	/m			10km
			Cloud Backscat. Coeff.	/m/sr			1km
			Cloud Backscat. Coeff.	/m/sr			10km
			Cloud Lidar Ratio	-			1km
			Cloud Lidar Ratio	-			10km
			Cloud Depolarization Ratio	%			1km
			Cloud Depolarization Ratio	%			10km
			Pranetary Boundary Layer Height	m		-	10km	-
MSI	L2a	MSI One-sensor Cloud Product [MSI_CLP]	Cloud Flag including Cloud Phase	-	0.5km	-	0.5km	-	vBa	Tokai University			Ver: vBa Update: 2025/03/17	https://doi.org/10.57746/EO.01jkwjkd9yt4shyz0z27drfve3
			Cloud Optical Thickness	-
			Effective Radius (1.6µm)	um
			Effective Radius (2.2µm)	um
			Cloud Top Temperature	K
			Cloud Top Pressure	hPa
			Cloud Top Height	m

JAXA will not create a BBR L2a product, but will create and provide a product equivalent to BBR level 2 as an ESA product.

Level 2b JAXA standard products

CPR-ATLID Synergy / CPR-ATLID-MSI Synergy / 4sensors Synergy

Sensor	Processing Level	Product ID	Primary Parameters	Unit	Grid Spacing		Spatial Resolution		Algorithm Version	Developer	ATBD	PDD	Release Note	DOI
Sensor	Processing Level	Product ID	Primary Parameters	Unit	Horizontal	Vertival	Horizontal	Vertival	Algorithm Version	Developer	ATBD	PDD	Release Note	DOI
CPR + ATLID	L2b	CPR-ATLID Synergy Cloud Product [AC_CLP]	Cloud Mask	-	1km	0.1km	1km	0.5km	vBb	Kyushu University	Ver: M Update: 2025/03/17	Ver: F Update: 2025/08/08	Ver: vBb Update: 2025/04/24	https://doi.org/10.57746/EO.01jkwjeg2y0bqndnsvjvaaskaw
			Cloud Mask	-			10km
			Cloud Particle Type	-			1km
			Cloud Particle Type	-			10km
			Liquid Water Content	um			1km
			Liquid Water Content	um			10km
			Ice Water Content	um			1km
			Ice Water Content	um			10km
			Effective Radius of Liquid Water Cloud	g/m3			1km
			Effective Radius of Liquid Water Cloud	g/m3			10km
			Effective Radius of Ice Water Cloud	g/m3			1km
			Effective Radius of Ice Water Cloud	g/m3			10km
			Atmospheric vertival velocity	m/s			1km
			Atmospheric vertival velocity	m/s			10km
			Sedimentation velocity	m/s			1km
			Sedimentation velocity	m/s			10km
			Optical Thickness	-		-	1km	-
			Optical Thickness	-		-	10km	-
CPR + ATLID + MSI	L2b	CPR-ATLID-MSI Synergy Cloud Product [ACM_CLP]	Cloud Mask	-	1km	0.1km	1km	0.5km	Under development	Kyushu University	Under development
			Cloud Mask	-			10km
			Cloud Particle Type	-			1km
			Cloud Particle Type	-			10km
			Liquid Water Content	um			1km
			Liquid Water Content	um			10km
			Ice Water Content	um			1km
			Ice Water Content	um			10km
			Effective Radius of Liquid Water Cloud	g/m3			1km
			Effective Radius of Liquid Water Cloud	g/m3			10km
			Effective Radius of Ice Water Cloud	g/m3			1km
			Effective Radius of Ice Water Cloud	g/m3			10km
			Optical Thickness	-		-	1km	-
			Optical Thickness	-			10km
			Liquid Water Path	g/m2			1km
			Liquid Water Path	g/m2			10km
			Ice Water Path	g/m2			1km
			Ice Water Path	g/m2			10km
CPR + ATLID + MSI + BBR	L2b	Four Sensors Synergy Radiation Budget Product [ALL_RAD]	SW Radiative Flux	W/m2	10km2	-	10km	-	Under development	The University of Tokyo	Under development
			LW Radiative Flux	W/m2		-		-
			SW Radiative Heating Rate	K/day		0.5km2		0.5km2
			LW Radiative Heating Rate	K/day		0.5km2		0.5km2

JAXA Auxiliary product (ECMWF)

AUX-2D / AUX-3D

Sensor	Processing Level	Product ID	Primary Parameters	Unit	Grid Spacing		Algorithm Version	Developer	ATBD	PDD	Release Note	DOI
Sensor	Processing Level	Product ID	Primary Parameters	Unit	Horizontal	Vertival	Algorithm Version	Developer	ATBD	PDD	Release Note	DOI
-	AUX	ECMWF-AUX-2D Product [AUX_2D]	Pressure	Pa	1km	0.1km	vBa	JAXA	Ver: M Update: 2025/03/17	Ver: F Update: 2025/08/08	-	-
			Temperature	K
			Specific Humidity	kg/kg
			Ozone Mass Mixing Ratio	kg/kg
			2m Temperature	K		-
			10m U-velocity	m/s
			10m V-velocity	m/s
			Total Column Ozone	kg/m2
-	AUX	ECMWF-AUX-3D Product [AUX_3D]	Pressure	Pa	10km	1 model layer	vBa	JAXA	Ver: M Update: 2025/03/17	Ver: F Update: 2025/08/08	-	-
			Temperature	K
			Specific Humidity	kg/kg
			Ozone Mass Mixing Ratio	kg/kg
			2m Temperature	K		-
			10m U-velocity	m/s
			10m V-velocity	m/s
			Total Column Ozone	kg/m2

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