ECA_ACM_CAP_2B

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of ECA_ACM_CAP_2B data.

field name

type

dimensions

unit

description

datetime

double

{time}

[seconds since 2000-01-01]

UTC time

latitude

double

{time}

[degree_north]

Geodetic latitude

longitude

double

{time}

[degree_east]

Geodetic longitude

orbit_index

int32

absolute orbit number

altitude

float

{time, vertical}

[m]

joint standard grid height

liquid_water_density

float

{time, vertical}

[kg/m3]

liquid water content

liquid_water_extinction_coefficient

float

{time, vertical}

[1/m]

liquid extinction

liquid_particle_effective_radius

float

{time, vertical}

[m]

liquid effective radius

ice_water_density

float

{time, vertical}

[kg/m3]

ice water content

ice_particle_effective_radius

float

{time, vertical}

[m]

ice effective radius

ice_water_mass_flux

float

{time, vertical}

[kg/m2/s]

ice mass flux

ice_water_column_density

float

{time}

[kg/m2]

ice water path

rain_rate

float

{time, vertical}

[mm/h]

rain rate

rain_water_density

float

{time, vertical}

[kg/m3]

rain water content

aerosol_number_density

float

{time, vertical}

[1/m3]

aerosol number concentration

aerosol_extinction_coefficient

float

{time, vertical}

[1/m]

aerosol extinction

aerosol_optical_depth

float

{time}

[]

aerosol optical depth

aerosol_density

float

{time, vertical}

[kg/m3]

aerosol mass content

validity

int8

{time}

quality status

index

int32

{time}

zero-based index of the sample within the source product

Mapping description

The table below details where and how each variable was retrieved from the input product.

field name

mapping description

datetime

path

/ScienceData/time

latitude

path

/ScienceData/latitude

longitude

path

/ScienceData/longitude

orbit_index

path

/HeaderData/VariableProductHeader/MainProductHeader/orbitNumber

altitude

path

/ScienceData/height, /ScienceData/geoid_offset

description

altitude[i,j] = height[i,j] + geoid_offset[i]

liquid_water_density

path

/ScienceData/liquid_water_content

liquid_water_extinction_coefficient

path

/ScienceData/liquid_extinction

liquid_particle_effective_radius

path

/ScienceData/liquid_effective_radius

ice_water_density

path

/ScienceData/ice_water_content

ice_particle_effective_radius

path

/ScienceData/ice_effective_radius

ice_water_mass_flux

path

/ScienceData/ice_mass_flux

ice_water_column_density

path

/ScienceData/ice_water_path

rain_rate

path

/ScienceData/rain_rate

rain_water_density

path

/ScienceData/rain_water_content

aerosol_number_density

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_number_concentration

aerosol_extinction_coefficient

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_extinction

aerosol_optical_depth

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_optical_depth

aerosol_density

path

/ScienceData/aerosol_mass_content

validity

path

/ScienceData/quality_status