MODIS-AUX

This data array contains radiances for MODIS band numbers 20 and 27-36. The full MODIS data has been subset to the closest 15 pixels around the CloudSat CPR footprint. More information can be obtained from the AN-MODIS ICD or from the MODIS web site at http://mcstweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/product.html.

Radiance scales needed to convert unscaled radiance data to scientific values.

The specified uncertainty is used along with the uncertainty indexes and scale factors to calculate the radiance uncertainty in % (see uncertainty indexes description).

This data array contains radiances for MODIS band numbers 17-19 and 26. The full MODIS data has been subset to the closest 15 pixels around the CloudSat CPR footprint. More information can be obtained from the AN-MODIS ICD or from the MODIS web site at http://mcstweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/product.html.

Radiance scales needed to convert unscaled radiance data to scientific values.

Reflectivity scales needed to convert unscaled radiance data to scientific values.

The specified uncertainty is used along with the uncertainty indexes and scale factors to calculate the radiance uncertainty in % (see uncertainty indexes description).

This data array contains radiances for MODIS band numbers 1 and 2 aggregated to 1 km. The full MODIS data has been subset to the closest 15 pixels around the CloudSat CPR footprint. More information can be obtained from the AN-MODIS ICD or from the MODIS web site at http://mcstweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/product.

Radiance scales needed to convert unscaled radiance data to scientific values.

Reflectivity scales needed to convert unscaled radiance data to scientific values.

The specified uncertainty is used along with the uncertainty indexes and scale factors to calculate the radiance uncertainty in % (see uncertainty indexes description).

This data array contains radiances for MODIS band numbers 3-7 aggregated to 1 km. The full MODIS data has been subset to the closest 15 pixels around the CloudSat CPR footprint. More information can be obtained from the AN-MODIS ICD or from the MODIS web site at http://mcstweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/product.html.

Radiance scales needed to convert unscaled radiance data to scientific values.

Reflectivity scales needed to convert unscaled radiance data to scientific values.

The specified uncertainty is used along with the uncertainty indexes and scale factors to calculate the radiance uncertainty in % (see uncertainty indexes description).

Key to the granule index dimension in data fields associating each field with a MODIS granule and corresponding scales and offsets.

Along-track pixel index of the data points in the original AN-MODIS file. This is primarily used for consistency checks between AN-MODIS and MODIS-AUX.

This is the zenith angle as measured from the MODIS pixel in the direction of the MODIS instrument. It is stored in a 2-byte signed integer and must be divided by 100 before use.

This array contains the vector of longitudes for the closest 15 pixels to the CloudSat CPR footprint in a 3x5 (across track x along track) grid.

The TAI timestamp for the first profile in the data file. TAI is International Atomic Time: seconds since 00:00:00 Jan 1 1993.