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2B-CLDCLASS-LIDAR product version 000

2B-CLDCLASS-LIDAR algorithm version 1.0. Used in release R00, R01, R02, R03.

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2B-CLDCLASS-LIDAR
No fields
2B-CLDCLASS-LIDAR → geolocation
In File In Algorithm Algorithm to File  
name type fill type dimensions units range missing miss op factor offset MB/gran.
  Profile_time   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray seconds 0 to 6000 1 0 0.139
  UTC_start   REAL(4) REAL(4) <scalar> seconds 0 to 86400 1 0 0
  TAI_start   REAL(8) REAL(8) <scalar> seconds 0 to 6e+008 1 0 0
  Latitude   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray degrees -90 to 90 1 0 0.139
  Longitude   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray degrees -180 to 180 1 0 0.139
  Height   INT(2) -9999 INT(2) nbin,nray m -5000 to 30000 -9999 == 1 0 8.674
  Range_to_intercept   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray km 600 to 800 1 0 0.139
  DEM_elevation   INT(2) -9999 INT(2) nray meters -9999 to 8850 9999 == 1 0 0.069
  Vertical_binsize   REAL(4) REAL(4) <scalar> m -9999 == 1 0 0
  Pitch_offset   REAL(4) REAL(4) <scalar> degrees -90 to 90 1 0 0
  Roll_offset   REAL(4) REAL(4) <scalar> degrees -90 to 90 1 0 0
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2B-CLDCLASS-LIDAR → data
In File In Algorithm Algorithm to File  
name type fill type dimensions units range missing miss op factor offset MB/gran.
  Data_quality   UINT(1) 0 INT(2) nray -- 0 to 127 1 0 0.035
  Data_status   UINT(1) 48 UINT(1) nray -- 0 to 127 1 0 0.035
  Data_targetID   UINT(1) 0 INT(1) nray -- 0 to 81 1 0 0.035
  Cloudlayer   INT(1) -9 INT(1) nray 0 to 10 -9 == 1 0 0.035
  CloudLayerBase   REAL(4) -99 REAL(4) ncloud,nray km 0 to 20 -99 == 1 0 0.694
  LayerBaseFlag   INT(1) -9 INT(1) ncloud,nray -9 == 1 0 0.173
  CloudLayerTop   REAL(4) -99 REAL(4) ncloud,nray km 0 to 20 -99 == 1 0 0.694
  LayerTopFlag   INT(1) -9 INT(1) ncloud,nray 1 to 3 -9 == 1 0 0.173
  CloudFraction   REAL(4) -99 REAL(4) ncloud,nray 0 to 1 -99 == 1 0 0.694
  CloudPhase   INT(1) -9 INT(1) ncloud,nray 0 to 2 -9 == 1 0 0.173
  CloudPhaseConfidenceLevel   INT(1) -9 INT(1) ncloud,nray 0 to 10 -9 == 1 0 0.173
  CloudLayerType   INT(1) INT(1) ncloud,nray 0 to 8 -9 == 1 0 0.173
  CloudTypeQuality   REAL(4) -99 REAL(4) ncloud,nray 0 to 1 -99 == 1 0 0.694
  PrecipitationFlag   INT(1) -9 INT(1) ncloud,nray -1 to 3 -9 == 1 0 0.173
  Phase_log   INT(1) -9 INT(1) ncloud,nray 0 to 3 -9 == 1 0 0.173
  Water_layer_top   REAL(4) -9 REAL(4) ncloud,nray km -9 to 12 -9 == 1 0 0.694
No child groups

Changes since version 0-1

  Algorithm 2B-CLDCLASS-LIDAR version 1.0 notes
A new version uses CALIPSO L1 data as inputs for cloud layer phase determination and the lidar-aux for lidar cloud mask.

  Product 2B-CLDCLASS-LIDAR version 000 notes
Change inputs from CALIPSO layer products to L1B

  Field changes
Field Date Change
Cloudlayer 03/29/2005 17:21 Added field
CloudLayerBase 03/29/2005 17:44 Added field
04/25/2005 17:23 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:15 Change layer number to lidar cloud layer to combined layer
LayerBaseFlag 03/29/2005 17:49 Added field
03/30/2005 11:36 Name is changed
04/25/2005 17:23 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:15 lidarcldclass2b_datastructure_module
CloudLayerTop 03/29/2005 17:45 Added field
04/25/2005 17:24 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:18 Change cloud layer dimiension
LayerTopFlag 03/29/2005 18:16 Added field
03/30/2005 11:35 Name is changed
04/25/2005 17:24 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:19 Change cloud layer dimiension
CloudFraction 03/30/2005 12:04 Added field
04/25/2005 17:24 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:20 Change cloud layer dimiension
CloudPhase 03/29/2005 18:19 Added field
03/30/2005 12:51 Field description changed
04/25/2005 17:25 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:21 Change cloud layer dimiension
CloudPhaseConfidenceLevel 03/30/2005 12:30 Added field
04/25/2005 17:25 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:21 Change cloud layer dimiension
CloudLayerType 03/29/2005 18:40 Added field
03/30/2005 11:38 Field description is added.
04/25/2005 17:25 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:23 Change cloud layer dimiension
CloudTypeQuality 03/29/2005 18:45 Added field
04/25/2005 17:26 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:25 Change cloud layer dimiension
PrecipitationFlag 03/30/2005 11:47 Added field
04/19/2005 17:07 variable name is changed
04/19/2005 17:23 change variable name
04/19/2005 17:29 variable name changed
04/25/2005 17:26 increase cloud layer range
07/28/2008 16:26 Change cloud layer dimiension
Phase_log 12/16/2010 09:42 Added field
12/16/2010 09:48 Change type from int(1) to int(4)
12/16/2010 12:06 add more information
12/16/2010 13:34 chnag missing values
12/16/2010 13:39
12/16/2010 13:42
Water_layer_top 04/04/2011 11:12 Added field
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