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2C-PRECIP-COLUMN product version 001

2C-PRECIP-COLUMN algorithm version 1.0. This version not used in any production release.

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2C-PRECIP-COLUMN
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2C-PRECIP-COLUMN → 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
  DEM_elevation   INT(2) -9999 INT(2) nray meters -9999 to 8850 9999 == 1 0 0.069
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2C-PRECIP-COLUMN → 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
  Precip_flag   INT(1) INT(1) nray 0 to 9 1 0 0.035
  Status_flag   INT(1) INT(1) nray 0 to 19 1 0 0.035
  Conv_strat_flag   INT(2) INT(2) nray 0 to 3 -1000 == 1 0 0.069
  Precip_rate   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray mm/h -40 to 40 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Precip_rate_min   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray mm/h -40 to 40 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Precip_rate_max   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray mm/h -40 to 40 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Precip_rate_no_ms   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray mm/h -40 to 40 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  PIA_hydrometeor   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray dB -100 to 100 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  PIA_near_surface   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray dB -100 to 100 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  PIA_uncertainty   REAL(4) REAL(8) nray dB 0 to 100 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Sigma_zero   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray dB -100 to 100 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Near_surface_reflectivity   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray dBZe -100 to 100 -1000 1 0 0.139
  Frozen_precip_height   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray km 0 to 20 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Rain_top_height   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray km 0 to 18 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Melted_fraction   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray 0 to 1 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Lowest_sig_layer_top   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray km 0 to 20 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Highest_sig_layer_top   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray km 0 to 20 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Cloud_flag   INT(1) INT(1) nray 0 to 9 1 0 0.035
  Surface_type   INT(1) INT(1) nray 0 to 9 1 0 0.035
  Freezing_level   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray km 0 to 10 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  SST   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray deg C -100 to 100 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Surface_wind   REAL(4) REAL(4) nray m/s 0 to 200 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  RLWP   REAL(4) 0 REAL(8) nray g m^{-2} 0 to 50000 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  CLWP   REAL(4) 0 REAL(8) nray g m^{-2} 0 to 50000 -1000 == 1 0 0.139
  Diagnostic_retrieval_info   INT(1) INT(1) nray 0 to 51 1 0 0.035
  Diagnostic_retrieval_type   INT(1) INT(1) nray 0 to 9 1 0 0.035
  Diagnostic_SRT   INT(1) INT(1) nray 0 to 9 1 0 0.035
No child groups

Changes since version 000

  Algorithm 2C-PRECIP-COLUMN version 1.0 notes
None.

  Product 2C-PRECIP-COLUMN version 001 notes
None.

  Field changes
Field Date Change
Precip_flag 04/28/2011 15:02 changed description
Status_flag 04/28/2011 15:01 changed description
Conv_strat_flag 04/28/2011 15:10 changed description
PIA_hydrometeor 04/28/2011 14:59 changed description
PIA_uncertainty 04/28/2011 16:36 changed description
04/28/2011 16:40 changed internal variable name
04/28/2011 16:48 changed internal variable name
04/29/2011 11:00 fixed type in description
Sigma_zero 04/28/2011 15:00 changed description
Rain_top_height 04/28/2011 15:07 changed variable name and description
Lowest_sig_layer_top 05/10/2011 16:12 Changed name and description
Highest_sig_layer_top 05/10/2011 16:13 Changed variable name and description.
Cloud_flag 05/10/2011 16:16 Changed description
Freezing_level 04/29/2011 10:04 changed description
RLWP 04/29/2011 10:08 missing value changed to -1000
CLWP 04/29/2011 10:08 missing value changed to -1000
Diagnostic_retrieval_info 04/28/2011 14:51 Renamed from "Retrieval_info_flag"
Diagnostic_retrieval_type 04/28/2011 15:04 changed variable name and description
Diagnostic_SRT 04/29/2011 09:32 changed variable name
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