S5_L2_NO2

Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of S5_L2_NO2 data.

field name

type

dimensions

unit

description

datetime_start

double

{time}

[seconds since 2010-01-01]

start time of the measurement

orbit_index

int32

absolute orbit number

validity

int32

{time}

processing quality flag

latitude

float

{time}

[degree_north]

latitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)

longitude

float

{time}

[degree_east]

longitude of the ground pixel center (WGS84)

latitude_bounds

float

{time, 4}

[degree_north]

the four latitude boundaries of each ground pixel

longitude_bounds

float

{time, 4}

[degree_east]

the four longitude boundaries of each ground pixel

sensor_latitude

float

{time}

[degree_north]

latitude of the spacecraft sub-satellite point on the WGS84 reference ellipsoid

sensor_longitude

float

{time}

[degree_east]

longitude of the spacecraft sub-satellite point on the WGS84 reference ellipsoid

sensor_altitude

float

{time}

[m]

altitude of the spacecraft relative to the WGS84 reference ellipsoid.

sensor_orbit_phase

double

{time}

[]

relative offset (0.0 … 1.0) of the measurement in the orbit.

solar_zenith_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

zenith angle of the sun measured from the ground pixel location on the WGS84 reference ellipsoid

solar_azimuth_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

azimuth angle of the sun measured from the ground pixel location on the WGS84 ellipsoid

sensor_zenith_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

zenith angle of the spacecraft measured from the ground pixel location on the WGS84 reference ellipsoid

sensor_azimuth_angle

float

{time}

[degree]

azimuth angle of the spacecraft measured from the ground pixel WGS84 reference ellipsoid

surface_altitude

float

{time}

[m]

height of the surface above WGS84 ellipsoid averaged over the S5 pixel

surface_altitude_uncertainty

float

{time}

[m]

standard deviation of the height of the surface above WGS84 ellipsoid averaged over the S5 pixel

surface_pressure

float

{time}

[Pa]

surface pressure; from ECMWF and adjusted for surface elevation

surface_type

int32

{time}

surface classification

snow_ice_type

int32

{time}

surface condition (snow/ice); enumeration values: snow_free_land (0), sea_ice (1), permanent_ice (2), snow (3), ocean (4)

sea_ice_fraction

float

{time}

[]

sea-ice concentration (as a fraction)

tropospheric_NO2_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

tropospheric NO2 vertical column density

tropospheric_NO2_column_number_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

tropospheric NO2 vertical column density

tropospheric_NO2_column_number_density_amf

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

tropospheric air mass factor

NO2_column_number_density_amf

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

total air mass factor

NO2_column_number_density_avk

float

{time, vertical}

[]

averaging kernel

tropospheric_NO2_column_number_density_validity

int32

{time}

[]

quality assurance value describing the quality of the product

stratospheric_NO2_column_number_density_amf

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

stratospheric air mass factor

cloud_fraction

float

{time}

[]

cloud radiance fraction

NO2_slant_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

total NO2 slant column density

NO2_slant_column_number_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

total NO2 slant column density uncertainty

O3_slant_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

O3 slant column density

O3_slant_column_number_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

O3 slant column density uncertainty

H2O_vapor_slant_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

H2O vapor slant column density

H2O_vapor_slant_column_number_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

H2O vapor slant column density uncertainty

liquid_H2O_slant_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

H2O liquid coefficient

liquid_H2O_slant_column_number_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

H2O liquid coefficient uncertainty

stratospheric_NO2_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

stratospheric NO2 vertical column density

stratospheric_NO2_column_number_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

stratospheric NO2 vertical column density uncertainty

NO2_column_number_density

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

NO2 column number density values in the selected column option

NO2_column_number_density_uncertainty

float

{time}

[mol/m^2]

NO2 column number density uncertainty values in the selected column option

surface_albedo

float

{time}

[]

surface albedo

pressure_bounds

double

{time, vertical, 2}

[Pa]

pressure boundaries

aerosol_index

float

{time}

[]

aerosol absorbing index 354/388 pair

cloud_albedo

float

{time}

[]

cloud albedo

cloud_albedo_uncertainty

float

{time}

[]

cloud albedo uncertainty

cloud_pressure

float

{time}

[Pa]

cloud pressure

cloud_pressure_uncertainty

float

{time}

[Pa]

cloud pressure uncertainty

scene_albedo

float

{time}

[]

scene albedo

scene_albedo_uncertainty

float

{time}

[]

scene albedo uncertainty

scene_pressure

float

{time}

[Pa]

scene pressure

scene_pressure_uncertainty

float

{time}

[Pa]

scene pressure uncertainty

tropopause_pressure

float

{time}

[Pa]

tropopause pressure (CAMS)

index

int32

{time}

zero-based index of the sample within the source product

Ingestion options

The table below lists the available ingestion options for S5_L2_NO2 products.

option name

legal values

description

total_column

total, summed

which NO2 column to ingest: ‘total’ (default) or ‘summed’

Mapping description

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

field name

mapping description

datetime_start

path

/data/PRODUCT/time, /data/PRODUCT/delta_time[]

description

time converted from milliseconds since a reference time (given as seconds since 2010-01-01) to seconds since 2010-01-01 (using 86400 seconds per day)

orbit_index

path

/@orbit_start

validity

path

/data/PRODUCT/processing_quality_flags[]

description

the uint64 data is cast to int32

latitude

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/latitude[]

longitude

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/longitude[]

latitude_bounds

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/latitude_bounds[]

longitude_bounds

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/longitude_bounds[]

sensor_latitude

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_latitude[]

description

the satellite latitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline

sensor_longitude

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_longitude[]

description

the satellite longitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline

sensor_altitude

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_altitude[]

description

the satellite altitude associated with a scanline is repeated for each pixel in the scanline

sensor_orbit_phase

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/satellite_orbit_phase[]

solar_zenith_angle

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/solar_zenith_angle[]

solar_azimuth_angle

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/solar_azimuth_angle[]

sensor_zenith_angle

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/viewing_zenith_angle[]

sensor_azimuth_angle

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/GEOLOCATIONS/viewing_azimuth_angle[]

surface_altitude

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_altitude[]

surface_altitude_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_altitude_uncertainty[]

surface_pressure

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_pressure[]

surface_type

path

/data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_classification[]

snow_ice_type

condition

band=band3a or band unset

path

/data/PRODUCT_BAND3A/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag[]

description

0: snow_free_land (0), 1-100: sea_ice (1), 101: permanent_ice (2), 103: snow (3), 255: ocean (4), other values map to -1

condition

band=band3c

path

/data/PRODUCT_BAND3C/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag[]

description

0: snow_free_land (0), 1-100: sea_ice (1), 101: permanent_ice (2), 103: snow (3), 255: ocean (4), other values map to -1

sea_ice_fraction

condition

band=band3a or band unset

path

/data/PRODUCT_BAND3A/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag[]

description

if 1 <= snow_ice_flag <= 100 then snow_ice_flag/100.0 else 0.0

condition

band=band3c

path

/data/PRODUCT_BAND3C/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/snow_ice_flag[]

description

if 1 <= snow_ice_flag <= 100 then snow_ice_flag/100.0 else 0.0

tropospheric_NO2_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/nitrogen_dioxide_tropospheric_column[]

tropospheric_NO2_column_number_density_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/nitrogen_dioxide_tropospheric_column_uncertainty[]

tropospheric_NO2_column_number_density_amf

path

data/PRODUCT/nitrogen_dioxide_tropospheric_column_air_mass_factor[]

NO2_column_number_density_amf

path

data/PRODUCT/nitrogen_dioxide_total_column_air_mass_factor[]

NO2_column_number_density_avk

path

data/PRODUCT/nitrogen_dioxide_total_column_averaging_kernel[]

description

the vertical grid is inverted to make it ascending

tropospheric_NO2_column_number_density_validity

path

data/PRODUCT/qa_value[]

stratospheric_NO2_column_number_density_amf

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/nitrogen_dioxide_stratospheric_column_air_mass_factor[]

cloud_fraction

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/cloud_radiance_fraction[]

NO2_slant_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/nitrogen_dioxide_slant_column[]

NO2_slant_column_number_density_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/nitrogen_dioxide_slant_column_uncertainty[]

O3_slant_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/ozone_slant_column[]

O3_slant_column_number_density_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/ozone_slant_column_uncertainty[]

H2O_vapor_slant_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/water_vapor_slant_column[]

H2O_vapor_slant_column_number_density_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/water_vapor_slant_column_uncertainty[]

liquid_H2O_slant_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/water_liquid_slant_column[]

liquid_H2O_slant_column_number_density_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/water_liquid_slant_column_uncertainty[]

stratospheric_NO2_column_number_density

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/nitrogen_dioxide_stratospheric_column[]

stratospheric_NO2_column_number_density_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/nitrogen_dioxide_stratospheric_column_uncertainty[]

NO2_column_number_density

condition

total_column=total

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/nitrogen_dioxide_total_column[]

description

total NO2 vertical column density

condition

total_column=summed

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/nitrogen_dioxide_summed_total_column[]

description

sum of partial NO2 columns

NO2_column_number_density_uncertainty

condition

total_column=total

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/nitrogen_dioxide_total_column_uncertainty[]

description

total NO2 vertical column density uncertainty

condition

total_column=summed

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/DETAILED_RESULTS/nitrogen_dioxide_summed_total_column_uncertainty[]

description

sum of partial NO2 vertical column density uncertainty

surface_albedo

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_albedo[]

pressure_bounds

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/pressure_coefficient_a[], data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/pressure_coefficient_b[], data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/surface_pressure[]

description

pressure in Pa at level k is derived from surface pressure in Pa as: pressure_coefficient_a[k] + pressure_coefficient_b[k] * surface_pressure[]; the top of atmosphere pressure is clamped to 1e-3 Pa

aerosol_index

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/aerosol_index_354_388[]

cloud_albedo

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_albedo[]

cloud_albedo_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_albedo_uncertainty[]

cloud_pressure

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_pressure[]

cloud_pressure_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/cloud_pressure_uncertainty[]

scene_albedo

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/scene_albedo[]

scene_albedo_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/scene_albedo_uncertainty[]

scene_pressure

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/scene_pressure[]

scene_pressure_uncertainty

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/scene_pressure_uncertainty[]

tropopause_pressure

path

data/PRODUCT/SUPPORT_DATA/INPUT_DATA/tropopause_pressure[]