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	1B-CPR	2B-CLDCLASS	2B-CLDCLASS-LIDAR	2B-CWC-RO	2B-CWC-RVOD	2B-FLXHR
	2B-FLXHR-LIDAR	2B-GEOPROF	2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR	2B-TAU	2C-ICE	2C-PRECIP-COLUMN
	2C-RAIN-PROFILE	2C-SNOW-PROFILE	2D-CLOUDSAT-TRMM	ECMWF-AUX	MODIS-AUX

2B-TAU product version 008

2B-TAU algorithm version 5.0. This version not used in any production release.

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Process description documents
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Changes since version 007
View known issues with version 008 (0)

2B-TAU

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2B-TAU → 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 No child groups 2B-TAU → 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   status   INT(1) 0 INT(1) nray - -128 to 127 1 0 0.035   total_optical_depth   INT(2) -99 REAL(4) nray - 0 to 50 -99 == 100 0 0.069   total_optical_depth_uncert   INT(2) -99 REAL(4) nray - 0 to 50 -99 == 100 0 0.069   mean_effective_radius   INT(2) -99 REAL(4) nray micron 1 to 100 -99 == 100 0 0.069   mean_effective_radius_uncert   INT(2) -99 REAL(4) nray micron 1 to 100 -99 == 100 0 0.069   layer_optical_depth   INT(2) -99 REAL(4) nbin,nray - 0 to 50 -99 == 100 0 8.674   vector_chi_square   INT(2) -99 REAL(4) nray 0 to 100 -99 == 327.67 0 0.069   status_aux   INT(1) INT(1) nray 1 0 0.035 No child groups 2B-TAU → metadata No fields No child groups

Changes since version 007

Algorithm 2B-TAU version 5.0 notes

None.

Product 2B-TAU version 008 notes

None.

Field changes
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