| Data Type |
Column Header |
Column Header Units |
Data Units |
| Data Products |
|
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Direct Sun Measurements |
Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) Levels 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 |
AOT_(wavelength) |
wavelength in nm |
None |
%TripletVar is the AOD "triplet variability" multiplied by 100. |
%TripletVar_(wavelength) |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Angstrom Parameter |
(AOD1)-(AOD2)Angstrom |
wavelength range in nm |
None |
Water Vapor |
Water(cm) |
wavelength at 940 nm |
cm^3/cm^2 or g/cm^2 |
Spectral Deconvolution Algorithm Output (SDA) from Direct Sun Measurements |
Total AOD 500nm |
Total_AOD_500nm[tau_a] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Fine Mode AOD 500nm |
Fine_Mode_AOD_500nm[tau_f] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Coarse Mode AOD 500nm |
Coarse_Mode_AOD_500nm[tau_c] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
2nd Order Reg Fit Error - Total AOD 500nm (SDA |
2nd_Order_Reg_Fit_Error-Total_AOD_500nm[regression_dtau_a] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
RMSE Fine Mode AOD 500nm |
RMSE_Fine_Mode_AOD_500nm[Dtau_f] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
RMSE Coarse Mode AOD 500nm |
RMSE_Coarse_Mode_AOD_500nm[Dtau_c] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
RMSE Fine Mode Fraction 500nm |
RMSE_FineModeFraction_500nm[Deta] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Angstrom Exponent - Total 500nm |
Angstrom_Exponent(AE)-Total_500nm[alpha] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
dAE/dln(wavelength)-Total 500nm |
dAE/dln(wavelength)-Total_500nm[alphap] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Angstrom Exponent-Fine Mode 500nm |
AE-Fine_Mode_500nm[alpha_f] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
dAE/dln(wavelength)-Fine Mode 500nm |
dAE/dln(wavelength)-Fine_Mode_500nm[alphap_f] |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Input AOD to SDA |
(wavelength)_Input_AOD |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Sky Radiance Measurements |
Almucantars (Sky Radiance) |
(azimuth angle) |
degrees |
µW/cm^2/sr/nm |
Principal Planes (Sky Radiance) |
(scattering angle) from -6 to 6 uses sun collimator from 6 to 150 uses sky collimator |
degrees |
µW/cm^2/sr/nm |
Polar Principal Planes(Sky Radiance) |
(zenith angle)P(polarized channel number) |
degrees |
µW/cm^2/sr/nm |
Degree of Polarization |
(zenith angle)[degofpol] |
degrees |
None |
Sky and Surface Radiance for BRDF |
(scattering angle)(SAZ=(solar azimuth angle) |
degrees, degrees |
µW/cm^2/sr/nm |
Cloud Mode Radiance |
zenith |
0 degrees |
µW/cm^2/sr/nm |
Aerosol Inversion Retrievals from Sky Radiance Measurements |
SKYRAD.PAK |
center of size bins (logarithmic scale) |
µm |
10^5 * µm^3/µm^2 |
Size Distribution
dV(r)/dln r
|
discrete size points (logarithmic scale) |
µm |
µm^3/µm^2 |
Single Scattering Albedo |
SSA(wavelength) |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Refractive Index (real part) |
REFR(wavelength) |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Refractive Index (imaginary part) |
REFI(wavelength) |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Volume Concentration |
VolCon |
None |
µm^3/µm^2 |
Effective Radius |
EffRad |
None |
µm |
Volume Median Radius |
VolMedianRad |
None |
µm |
Standard Deviation |
StdDev |
None |
µm |
AOD Coincident |
AOT_(wavelength) |
wavelength in nm |
None |
AOD Extinction |
AOTExt(wavelength) |
wavelength in nm |
None |
AOD Absorption |
AOTAbsp(wavelength) |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Phase Functions |
(scattering angle)[wavelength] |
degrees, nm |
None |
Asymmetry Factor |
ASYM(wavelength) |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Broadband Flux |
Downward/Upward at BOA and TOA |
wavelength in nm |
W/m^2 |
Spectral Flux |
Downward/Upward/Diffuse |
wavelength in nm |
W/m^2 |
Radiative Forcing |
At BOA and TOA |
wavelength in nm |
W/m^2 |
Radiative Forcing Efficiency |
At BOA and TOA |
wavelength in nm |
W/m^2 |
| Other Data and Parameters |
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|
Date/Time |
Date, Time |
None |
GMT Solar Day/GMT Time |
N (Number of Measurements for Average) |
N[] |
None |
None |
Altitude |
Altitude |
None |
km |
Solar Zenith Angle for 1020nm Channel
(average between left and right almucantars)
|
solar_zenith_angle_for_1020nm _scan |
None |
Degrees |
| Average Solar Zenith Angle for Broadband Flux Calculation |
average_solar_zenith_angle_for_ flux_calculation |
None |
Degrees |
Julian Day |
Julian_Day |
None |
Days |
Size Index, Num of Angles |
siz_index,num_of_angles |
None |
None |
Alm_type (Data level identifier) |
alm_type |
None |
None |
Sky Error, Sun Error |
sky_error |
None |
% |
AOD at 440 nm |
tau440(measured) |
None |
None |
Spectral Albedo |
Albedo_ Wavelength |
wavelength in nm |
None |
Sphericity Parameter |
Sphericity Parameter |
None |
% |
Optical Air Mass |
Air_Mass |
None |
None |
Exact Wavelength of Instrument Filter |
AOT_(wavelength) Exact Wavelength |
wavelength in nm |
µm |
