Dataset Information

HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: H5_GLOBAL
granule_type: ATL04
short_name: ATL04
level: 2A
description: Along-track normalized relative backscatter profiles at full instrument resolution (normally 25 times per second for ~30m vertical bins). Includes calibration coefficient values calculated in the polar region.
contributor_name: Thomas E Neumann (thomas.neumann@nasa.gov), Thorsten Markus (thorsten.markus@nasa.gov), Suneel Bhardwaj (suneel.bhardwaj@nasa.gov) David W Hancock III (david.w.hancock@nasa.gov)
contributor_role: Instrument Engineer, Investigator, Principle Investigator, Data Producer, Data Producer
Conventions: CF-1.6
date_type: UTC
featureType: trajectory
geospatial_lat_units: degrees_north
geospatial_lon_units: degrees_east
identifier_product_doi: 10.5067/ATLAS/ATL04.001
identifier_product_doi_authority: http://dx.doi.org
identifier_product_type: ATL04
license: Data may not be reproduced or distributed without including the citation for this product included in this metadata. Data may not be distributed in an altered form without the written permission of the ICESat-2 Science Project Office at NASA/GSFC.
naming_authority: http://dx.doi.org
spatial_coverage_type: Horizontal
standard_name_vocabulary: CF-1.6
time_type: CCSDS UTC-A
date_created: 2018-01-17T03:29:38.000000Z
hdfversion: HDF5 1.8.18
history: 2018-01-17T03:29:38.000000Z;A67E7ACC-34AE-406F-DFF5-1CDB5944AD88;Created by PGE atlas_l2a_atm Version 3.1
identifier_file_uuid: A67E7ACC-34AE-406F-DFF5-1CDB5944AD88
identifier_product_format_version: 3.1
time_coverage_duration: 801.12002301216125
time_coverage_end: 2015-10-28T06:29:30.288021Z
time_coverage_start: 2015-10-28T06:16:09.167998Z
asas_release: ASAS v4.1
geospatial_lat_min: -0.0012902707602664538
geospatial_lon_min: -170.88174733051255
geospatial_lat_max: 49.78264272926922
geospatial_lon_max: -162.74654264353322
publisher_name: NSIDC DAAC > NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center
publisher_email: nsidc@nsidc.org
publisher_url: http://nsidc.org/daac/
title: ATLAS/ICESat-2 L2A Normalized Relative Backscatter Profiles
identifier_file_product_type: ATL04
institution: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
creator_name: GSFC I-SIPS > ICESat-2 Science Investigator-led Processing System
summary: The purpose of ATL04 is to provide normalized relative backscatter and ancillary meteorological and atmosphere data that will be used by to create the upstream ATL09 product.
keywords: EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > LIDAR > LIDAR BACKSCATTER > NONE > NONE > NONE
keywords_vocabulary: NASA/GCMD Science Keywords
citation: Cite these data in publications as follows: The data used in this study were produced by the ICESat-2 Science Project Office at NASA/GSFC. The data archive site is the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center.
processing_level: 2A
references: http://nsidc.org/data/icesat2/data.html
project: ICESat-2 > Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2
instrument: ATLAS > Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System
platform: ICESat-2 > Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2
source: Spacecraft


Variables in this Dataset

/orbit_info/cycle_number: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /orbit_info/cycle_number
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Cycle Number
description: A count of the number of exact repeats of this reference orbit.
source: Operations
coordinates: delta_time
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 50
/orbit_info/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /orbit_info/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Operations
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
/orbit_info/orbit_number: Array of 16 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /orbit_info/orbit_number
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Orbit Number
description: Unique identifying number for each planned ICESat-2 orbit.
source: Operations
coordinates: delta_time
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 65000
/orbit_info/sc_orient: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /orbit_info/sc_orient
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Spacecraft Orientation
description: This parameter tracks the spacecraft orientation between between forward, backward and transitional flight modes. ICESat-2 is considered to be flying forward when the weak beams are leading the strong beams; and backward when the strong beams are leading the weak beams. ICESat-2 is considered to be in transition while it is maneuvering between the two orientations. Science quality is potentially degraded while in transition mode.
source: POD/PPD
coordinates: sc_orient_time
flag_meanings: backward forward transition
flag_values: 0, 1, 2
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 2
/orbit_info/rgt: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /orbit_info/rgt
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Reference Ground track
description: The reference ground track (RGT) is the track on the earth at which a specified unit vector within the observatory is pointed. Under nominal operating conditions, there will be no data collected along the RGT, as the RGT is spanned by GT3 and GT4. During slews or off-pointing, it is possible that ground tracks may intersect the RGT. The ICESat-2 mission has 1387 RGTs.
source: Operations
coordinates: delta_time
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 1387
/orbit_info/sc_orient_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /orbit_info/sc_orient_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Time of Last Spacecraft Orientation Change
standard_name: time
description: The time of the last spacecraft orientation change between forward, backward and transitional flight modes, expressed in seconds since the ATLAS SDP GPS Epoch. ICESat-2 is considered to be flying forward when the weak beams are leading the strong beams; and backward when the strong beams are leading the weak beams. ICESat-2 is considered to be in transition while it is maneuvering between the two orientations. Science quality is potentially degraded while in transition mode. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: POD/PPD
coordinates: delta_time
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
/profile_1/backg_signal_max2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_signal_max2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background signal max 2
description: Background signal max2, in photons/bin, from the selectd method used. (Sm2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/sig_count_med: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sig_count_med
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Count of Signal Heights - Medium
description: Count of medium-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/backg_std_dev1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_std_dev1
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background standard deviation 1
description: Background standard deviation from the selected method used (Sstd1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/dem_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/dem_flag
_FillValue: 127
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: DEM Source Flag
description: Indicates source of the DEM height. Values: 0=None, 1=GIMP, 2=GMTED, 3=MSS.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
flag_meanings: none gimp gmted mss
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 3
/profile_1/backg_max_bin1: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_max_bin1
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background max bin 1
description: Background maximum bin from the selected method used. (Binmax1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts_reduced: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts_reduced
units: counts
long_name: ATLAS 50-shot background count - reduced
description: Number of photon counts in the 50-shot sum after subtracting the number of signal photon events, defined as in ATBD Section 5, in that span.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
contentType: modelResult
/profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: ATLAS 50-shot background count
description: Onboard 50 shot background (200 Hz) sum of photon events within the altimetric range window.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: delta_time
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
NAME: profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/delta_time
/profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_hist_top: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_hist_top
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Top of the altimetric range window
description: The height of the top of the altimetric histogram, in meters above the WGS-84 ellipsoid, with all geophysical corrections applied. Parameter is ingested at 50-Hz, and values are repeated to form a 200-Hz array.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Altimetric range window width
description: The height of the altimetric range window. This is the height over which the 50-shot sum is generated. Parameter is ingested at 50-Hz, and values are repeated to form a 200-Hz array.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height_reduced: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height_reduced
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Altimetric range window height - reduced
description: The height of the altimetric range window after subtracting the height span of the signal photon events in the 50-shot span.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_rate: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_rate
units: counts / second
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background count rate based on the ATLAS 50-shot sum
description: The background count rate from the 50-shot altimetric histogram after removing the number of likely signal photons based on Section 5.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/pce_mframe_cnt: Array of 32 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/bckgrd_atlas/pce_mframe_cnt
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: PCE Major frame counter
description: Major Frame ID - The major frame ID is read from the DFC and starts counting at DFC POR. The counter is used to identify individual major frames across diag and science packets. This counter can go for about 2.7 years before rolling over. It is in the first time tag science packet. Used as part of the photon ID
source: ATL02
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_1/sig_count_low: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sig_count_low
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Count of Signal Heights - Low
description: Count of low-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/backg_method1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_method1
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background method 1
description: Background from method 1in photons/bin. (pb1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/sig_h_sdev_hi: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sig_h_sdev_hi
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: SDev of Signal Heights -High
description: SDev of the heights of high-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/dtime_fac1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/dtime_fac1
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: dead_time_factor1
description: Dead time correction factor for surface signal computed from radiometric lookup table.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/atm_tw_top: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/atm_tw_top
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Atmospheric Telemetry Window Top
description: The geolocated ellipsoidal height at the top of the Atmospheric range window
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/sig_h_mean_hi: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sig_h_mean_hi
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean of SignalHeights - High
description: Mean height of high-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
/profile_1/beam_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/beam_azimuth
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: beam azimuth
description: Beam azimuth
source: ATL03 ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/range_to_top: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/range_to_top
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Range
description: Range from the spacecraft to the top of the atmosphere range window.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/solar_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/solar_azimuth
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: solar azimuth
description: The direction, eastwards from north, of the sun vector as seen by an observer at the laser ground spot.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/longitude
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude of the ATM histogram
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude at the the top of the ATM histogram, WGS84, East=+, derived from the geolocation of the ATM range window.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/profile_1/backg_max_bin2: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_max_bin2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background max bin 2
description: Background maximum bin2 from the selected method used. (Binmax2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/latitude
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude of the ATM histogram
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude at the the top of the ATM histogram, WGS84, North=+, Derived from the geolocation of the ATM range window.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
/profile_1/surf_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..20026][ = 0..4]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/surf_type
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Surface Type
description: Flags describing which surface types this interval is associated with. 0=not type, 1=is type. Order of array is land, ocean, sea ice, land ice, inland water.
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
flag_meanings: not_type is_type
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
/profile_1/atm_rw_width_m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/atm_rw_width_m
units: seconds
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Atmospheric Range Window Width
description: The range, in meters, from the Atmospheric range window start to the range window stop.
source: ATL02
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/backg_method3: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_method3
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background method 3
description: Background from method 3 in photons/bin. (Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/surf_type_igbp: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/surf_type_igbp
units: 1
long_name: IGBP Surface Type
description: IGBP Surface Type
source: Atmosphere ATBD, IGBP Surface Type
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
contentType: referenceInformation
/profile_1/sig_h_mean_med: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sig_h_mean_med
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean of Signa Heightsl - Med
description: Mean height of medium-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/backg_signal_max1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_signal_max1
units: counts
long_name: Background signal max 1
description: Background signal ma1x, in photons/bin, from the selectd method used. (Sm1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
contentType: modelResult
/profile_1/dem_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/dem_h
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: DEM Height
description: Best available DEM (in priority of GIMP/GMTED/MSS) value at the geolocation point.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/tx_pulse_energy: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/tx_pulse_energy
units: Joules
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Transmit Pulse Energy
description: The average transmit pulse energy recorded by the Start Pulse Detector, split into per-beam measurements.
source: ATL02 ATBD, Section 7.2
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/surface_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/surface_height
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface height
description: Height of the detected surface bin.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/nrb_profile: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026][ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/nrb_profile
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB Profile
description: Normalize relative backscatter (NRB) profile vertically aligned to 20 to -1 km with vertical resolution of 30 m. (Photons km2/Joule)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/backg_mean2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_mean2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Signal mean
description: Signal mean from method 2 (pb2 defined in Atmosphere ATBD part 1 section 2.3.4)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/prof_dist_y: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/prof_dist_y
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Across Track Distance from RGT
description: Across-Track distance from the reference ground track.
source: ATL03g ATBD, Section 3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/beam_elevation: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/beam_elevation
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: beam elevation
description: Beam elevation
source: ATL03 ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/calibration/delta_time_end: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/delta_time_end
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval end time
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch where the cal interval ended. The corresponding start time of the interval is delta_time. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/calibration/cal_ozone_trans: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/cal_ozone_trans
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Ozone transmission used
description: Ozone transmission term used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/calibration/cal_c_trans: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/cal_c_trans
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: total transmission used
description: The total transmission used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/calibration/longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/longitude
units: degrees_east
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval start longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Start Longitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/profile_1/calibration/latitude_end: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/latitude_end
units: degrees_north
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval end latitude
description: Stop Latitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
/profile_1/calibration/latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/latitude
units: degrees_north
long_name: Calibration interval start Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Start Latitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
contentType: modelResult
/profile_1/calibration/cal_molec: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/cal_molec
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: m-1 sr-1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Molecular Backscatter used
description: Molecular Backscatter value used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/calibration/cal_c: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/cal_c
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: Photons*m^3 *sr / J
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calculated Calibration constant
description: Calculated calibration constant (one per beam, Defined by Atmosphere ATBD eqn 3.27)
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/calibration/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval start time
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude, longitude
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
/profile_1/calibration/cal_con: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/cal_con
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration Confidence
description: Calibration Confidence
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/calibration/cal_nrb: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/cal_nrb
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB value used
description: NRB value used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/calibration/longitude_end: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/calibration/longitude_end
units: degrees_east
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval end longitude
description: Stop Longitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/profile_1/segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/segment_id
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: along-track segment ID number.
description: A 7 digit number identifiying the along-track geolocation segment number. These are sequential, starting with 1 for the first segment after an ascending equatorial crossing node.
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 3.1
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/surface_bin: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/surface_bin
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface bin
description: Vertially aligned, NRB bin number of the detected surface return.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/solar_elevation: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/solar_elevation
units: degrees
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: solar elevation
description: Solar Angle above or below the plane tangent to the ellipsoid surface at the laser spot. Positive values mean the sun is above the horizon, while negative values mean it is below the horizon. The effect of atmospheric refraction is not included. This is a low precision value, with approximately TBD degree accuracy.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/sig_count_hi: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sig_count_hi
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Count of Signa Heightsl - High
description: Count of high-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/dtime_fac2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/dtime_fac2
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: dead_time_factor2
description: Dead time correction factor for surface signal computed from ATBD equation 2.1.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/prof_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/prof_dist_x
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing.
source: ATL03g ATBD, Section 3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: latitude, longitude
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
/profile_1/backg_std_dev2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_std_dev2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background standard deviation 2
description: Background standard deviation from the selected method used (Sstd2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/backg_method2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/backg_method2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background method 2
description: Background from method 2 in photons/bin. (pb2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/pce_mframe_cnt: Array of 32 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/pce_mframe_cnt
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: PCE Major frame counter
description: Major Frame Counter - The major frame counter is read from the DFC and starts counting at DFC POR. The counter is used to identify individual major frames across diag and science packets. This counter can go for about 2.7 years before rolling over. It is in the first time tag science packet. Used as part of the photon ID
source: ATL02
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/sc_alt: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sc_alt
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Altitude
description: Height of the spacecraft above the WGS84 ellipsoid.
source: ATL03g ATBD, Section 3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/sig_h_sdev_low: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sig_h_sdev_low
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: SDev of Signal Heights -Low
description: SDev of the heights of low-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/sig_h_mean_low: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sig_h_mean_low
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean of Signal Heights - Low
description: Mean height of low-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/sig_h_sdev_med: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/sig_h_sdev_med
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: SDev of Signa Heights -Med
description: SDev of the heights of medium-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/nrb_bot_bin: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/nrb_bot_bin
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB Profile bottom valid bin
description: The ending (bottom) bin number within the 20 to -1 km vertically aligned profile where data are valid. Bin number starts at 1.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/surface_sig: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/surface_sig
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface signal count
description: Number of photons in the detected surface bin.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_1/nrb_top_bin: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_1/nrb_top_bin
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB Profile top valid bin
description: The starting (top) bin number within the 20 to -1 km vertically aligned profile where data are valid. Bin number starts at 1.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/ds_surf_type: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..4]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ds_surf_type
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Surface Type Dimension Scale
description: Dimension scale indexing the surface type array. Index=1 corresponds to Land; index = 2 corresponds to Ocean; Index = 3 corresponds to SeaIce; Index=4 corresponds to LandIce; Index=5 corresponds to InlandWater
flag_meanings: land ocean seaice landice inland_water
flag_values: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 5
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
NAME: /ds_surf_type
/profile_3/backg_signal_max2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_signal_max2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background signal max 2
description: Background signal max2, in photons/bin, from the selectd method used. (Sm2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/sig_count_med: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sig_count_med
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Count of Signal Heights - Medium
description: Count of medium-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/backg_std_dev1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_std_dev1
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background standard deviation 1
description: Background standard deviation from the selected method used (Sstd1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/dem_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/dem_flag
_FillValue: 127
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: DEM Source Flag
description: Indicates source of the DEM height. Values: 0=None, 1=GIMP, 2=GMTED, 3=MSS.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
flag_meanings: none gimp gmted mss
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 3
/profile_3/backg_max_bin1: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_max_bin1
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background max bin 1
description: Background maximum bin from the selected method used. (Binmax1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts_reduced: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts_reduced
units: counts
long_name: ATLAS 50-shot background count - reduced
description: Number of photon counts in the 50-shot sum after subtracting the number of signal photon events, defined as in ATBD Section 5, in that span.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
contentType: modelResult
/profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: ATLAS 50-shot background count
description: Onboard 50 shot background (200 Hz) sum of photon events within the altimetric range window.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: delta_time
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
NAME: profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/delta_time
/profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_hist_top: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_hist_top
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Top of the altimetric range window
description: The height of the top of the altimetric histogram, in meters above the WGS-84 ellipsoid, with all geophysical corrections applied. Parameter is ingested at 50-Hz, and values are repeated to form a 200-Hz array.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Altimetric range window width
description: The height of the altimetric range window. This is the height over which the 50-shot sum is generated. Parameter is ingested at 50-Hz, and values are repeated to form a 200-Hz array.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height_reduced: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height_reduced
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Altimetric range window height - reduced
description: The height of the altimetric range window after subtracting the height span of the signal photon events in the 50-shot span.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_rate: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_rate
units: counts / second
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background count rate based on the ATLAS 50-shot sum
description: The background count rate from the 50-shot altimetric histogram after removing the number of likely signal photons based on Section 5.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/pce_mframe_cnt: Array of 32 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/bckgrd_atlas/pce_mframe_cnt
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: PCE Major frame counter
description: Major Frame ID - The major frame ID is read from the DFC and starts counting at DFC POR. The counter is used to identify individual major frames across diag and science packets. This counter can go for about 2.7 years before rolling over. It is in the first time tag science packet. Used as part of the photon ID
source: ATL02
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_3/sig_count_low: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sig_count_low
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Count of Signal Heights - Low
description: Count of low-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/backg_method1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_method1
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background method 1
description: Background from method 1in photons/bin. (pb1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/sig_h_sdev_hi: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sig_h_sdev_hi
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: SDev of Signal Heights -High
description: SDev of the heights of high-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/dtime_fac1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/dtime_fac1
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: dead_time_factor1
description: Dead time correction factor for surface signal computed from radiometric lookup table.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/atm_tw_top: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/atm_tw_top
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Atmospheric Telemetry Window Top
description: The geolocated ellipsoidal height at the top of the Atmospheric range window
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/sig_h_mean_hi: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sig_h_mean_hi
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean of SignalHeights - High
description: Mean height of high-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
/profile_3/beam_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/beam_azimuth
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: beam azimuth
description: Beam azimuth
source: ATL03 ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/range_to_top: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/range_to_top
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Range
description: Range from the spacecraft to the top of the atmosphere range window.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/solar_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/solar_azimuth
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: solar azimuth
description: The direction, eastwards from north, of the sun vector as seen by an observer at the laser ground spot.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/longitude
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude of the ATM histogram
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude at the the top of the ATM histogram, WGS84, East=+, derived from the geolocation of the ATM range window.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/profile_3/backg_max_bin2: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_max_bin2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background max bin 2
description: Background maximum bin2 from the selected method used. (Binmax2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/latitude
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude of the ATM histogram
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude at the the top of the ATM histogram, WGS84, North=+, Derived from the geolocation of the ATM range window.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
/profile_3/surf_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..20026][ = 0..4]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/surf_type
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Surface Type
description: Flags describing which surface types this interval is associated with. 0=not type, 1=is type. Order of array is land, ocean, sea ice, land ice, inland water.
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
flag_meanings: not_type is_type
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
/profile_3/atm_rw_width_m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/atm_rw_width_m
units: seconds
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Atmospheric Range Window Width
description: The range, in meters, from the Atmospheric range window start to the range window stop.
source: ATL02
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/backg_method3: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_method3
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background method 3
description: Background from method 3 in photons/bin. (Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/surf_type_igbp: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/surf_type_igbp
units: 1
long_name: IGBP Surface Type
description: IGBP Surface Type
source: Atmosphere ATBD, IGBP Surface Type
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
contentType: referenceInformation
/profile_3/sig_h_mean_med: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sig_h_mean_med
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean of Signa Heightsl - Med
description: Mean height of medium-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/backg_signal_max1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_signal_max1
units: counts
long_name: Background signal max 1
description: Background signal ma1x, in photons/bin, from the selectd method used. (Sm1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
contentType: modelResult
/profile_3/dem_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/dem_h
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: DEM Height
description: Best available DEM (in priority of GIMP/GMTED/MSS) value at the geolocation point.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/tx_pulse_energy: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/tx_pulse_energy
units: Joules
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Transmit Pulse Energy
description: The average transmit pulse energy recorded by the Start Pulse Detector, split into per-beam measurements.
source: ATL02 ATBD, Section 7.2
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/surface_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/surface_height
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface height
description: Height of the detected surface bin.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/nrb_profile: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026][ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/nrb_profile
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB Profile
description: Normalize relative backscatter (NRB) profile vertically aligned to 20 to -1 km with vertical resolution of 30 m. (Photons km2/Joule)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/backg_mean2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_mean2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Signal mean
description: Signal mean from method 2 (pb2 defined in Atmosphere ATBD part 1 section 2.3.4)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/prof_dist_y: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/prof_dist_y
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Across Track Distance from RGT
description: Across-Track distance from the reference ground track.
source: ATL03g ATBD, Section 3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/beam_elevation: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/beam_elevation
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: beam elevation
description: Beam elevation
source: ATL03 ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/calibration/delta_time_end: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/delta_time_end
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval end time
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch where the cal interval ended. The corresponding start time of the interval is delta_time. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/calibration/cal_ozone_trans: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/cal_ozone_trans
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Ozone transmission used
description: Ozone transmission term used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/calibration/cal_c_trans: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/cal_c_trans
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: total transmission used
description: The total transmission used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/calibration/longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/longitude
units: degrees_east
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval start longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Start Longitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/profile_3/calibration/latitude_end: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/latitude_end
units: degrees_north
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval end latitude
description: Stop Latitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
/profile_3/calibration/latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/latitude
units: degrees_north
long_name: Calibration interval start Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Start Latitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
contentType: modelResult
/profile_3/calibration/cal_molec: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/cal_molec
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: m-1 sr-1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Molecular Backscatter used
description: Molecular Backscatter value used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/calibration/cal_c: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/cal_c
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: Photons*m^3 *sr / J
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calculated Calibration constant
description: Calculated calibration constant (one per beam, Defined by Atmosphere ATBD eqn 3.27)
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/calibration/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval start time
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude, longitude
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
/profile_3/calibration/cal_con: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/cal_con
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration Confidence
description: Calibration Confidence
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/calibration/cal_nrb: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/cal_nrb
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB value used
description: NRB value used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/calibration/longitude_end: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/calibration/longitude_end
units: degrees_east
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval end longitude
description: Stop Longitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/profile_3/segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/segment_id
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: along-track segment ID number.
description: A 7 digit number identifiying the along-track geolocation segment number. These are sequential, starting with 1 for the first segment after an ascending equatorial crossing node.
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 3.1
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/surface_bin: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/surface_bin
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface bin
description: Vertially aligned, NRB bin number of the detected surface return.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/solar_elevation: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/solar_elevation
units: degrees
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: solar elevation
description: Solar Angle above or below the plane tangent to the ellipsoid surface at the laser spot. Positive values mean the sun is above the horizon, while negative values mean it is below the horizon. The effect of atmospheric refraction is not included. This is a low precision value, with approximately TBD degree accuracy.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/sig_count_hi: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sig_count_hi
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Count of Signa Heightsl - High
description: Count of high-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/dtime_fac2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/dtime_fac2
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: dead_time_factor2
description: Dead time correction factor for surface signal computed from ATBD equation 2.1.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/prof_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/prof_dist_x
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing.
source: ATL03g ATBD, Section 3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: latitude, longitude
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
/profile_3/backg_std_dev2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_std_dev2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background standard deviation 2
description: Background standard deviation from the selected method used (Sstd2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/backg_method2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/backg_method2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background method 2
description: Background from method 2 in photons/bin. (pb2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/pce_mframe_cnt: Array of 32 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/pce_mframe_cnt
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: PCE Major frame counter
description: Major Frame Counter - The major frame counter is read from the DFC and starts counting at DFC POR. The counter is used to identify individual major frames across diag and science packets. This counter can go for about 2.7 years before rolling over. It is in the first time tag science packet. Used as part of the photon ID
source: ATL02
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/sc_alt: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sc_alt
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Altitude
description: Height of the spacecraft above the WGS84 ellipsoid.
source: ATL03g ATBD, Section 3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/sig_h_sdev_low: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sig_h_sdev_low
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: SDev of Signal Heights -Low
description: SDev of the heights of low-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/sig_h_mean_low: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sig_h_mean_low
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean of Signal Heights - Low
description: Mean height of low-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/sig_h_sdev_med: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/sig_h_sdev_med
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: SDev of Signa Heights -Med
description: SDev of the heights of medium-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/nrb_bot_bin: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/nrb_bot_bin
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB Profile bottom valid bin
description: The ending (bottom) bin number within the 20 to -1 km vertically aligned profile where data are valid. Bin number starts at 1.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/surface_sig: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/surface_sig
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface signal count
description: Number of photons in the detected surface bin.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_3/nrb_top_bin: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_3/nrb_top_bin
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB Profile top valid bin
description: The starting (top) bin number within the 20 to -1 km vertically aligned profile where data are valid. Bin number starts at 1.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/quality_assessment/qa_granule_fail_reason: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /quality_assessment/qa_granule_fail_reason
units: 1
contentType: qualityInformation
description: Flag indicating granule failure reason. 0=no failure; 1=processing error; 2=Insufficient output data was generated; 3=TBD Failure; 4=TBD_Failure; 5=other failure.
source: Operations
flag_meanings: no_failure PROCESS_ERROR INSUFFICIENT_OUTPUT failure_3 failure_4 OTHER_FAILURE
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 5
long_name: Granule Failure Reason
/quality_assessment/qa_granule_pass_fail: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /quality_assessment/qa_granule_pass_fail
units: 1
contentType: qualityInformation
description: Flag indicating granule quality. 0=granule passes automatic QA. 1=granule fails automatic QA.
source: Operations
flag_meanings: PASS FAIL
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
long_name: Granule Pass Flag
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_tropt: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_tropt
units: K
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: blended_tropopause_temperature
standard_name: temperature
description: Tropopause temperature (k)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/mol_backs_folded: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801][ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/mol_backs_folded
units: m-1 sr-1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Folded molecular transmission profile
description: Folded molecular transmission profile, 30 m resolution, , m-1 sr-1; 20 km to -1 km (equation 3.17)
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/ozone_trans: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801][ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/ozone_trans
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Ozone transmission profile
description: Ozone transmission profile, 30 m resolution, 20 km to -1 km
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/molec_bkscat_p: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801][ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/molec_bkscat_p
units: Pa
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Pressure profile
description: Pressure profiles from 20 km to -1 km
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_t2m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_t2m
units: K
long_name: temperature_at_2m
standard_name: temperature
description: Temperature at 2m above the displacement height (K)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
contentType: referenceInformation
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_u2m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_u2m
units: m s-1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Eastward_wind_at_2m
standard_name: eastward_wind
description: Eastward wind at 2m above the displacement height (m/s-1)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_u10m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_u10m
units: m s-1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Eastward_wind_at_10m
standard_name: eastward_wind
description: Eastward wind at 10m above the displacement height (m/s-1)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/molec_trans: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801][ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/molec_trans
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Molecular transmission profile
description: Molecular transmission profile, 30 m resolution, 20 km to -1 km
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_cldprs: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_cldprs
units: Pa
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: cloud_top_pressure
standard_name: pressure
description: Pressure of the highest cloud top at this location from GEOS5 data
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_v50m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_v50m
units: m s-1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: northward_wind_at_50m
standard_name: northward_wind
description: Northward wind at 50m above the displacement height (m/s-1)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_v10m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_v10m
units: m s-1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Northward_wind_at_10m
standard_name: northward_wind
description: Northward wind at 10m above the displacement height (m/s-1)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/longitude
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude of the ATM histogram
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude at the the top of the ATM histogram, WGS84, East=+, derived from the geolocation of the ATM range window.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_ps: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_ps
units: Pa
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Surface Pressure
standard_name: pressure
description: Surface Pressure (Pa)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 3D DFPITI3NVASM
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/latitude
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude of the ATM histogram
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude at the the top of the ATM histogram, WGS84, North=+, Derived from the geolocation of the ATM range window.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/surf_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..801][ = 0..4]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/surf_type
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Surface Type
description: Flags describing which surface types this interval is associated with. 0=not type, 1=is type. Order of array is land, ocean, sea ice, land ice, inland water.
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
flag_meanings: not_type is_type
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_qv10m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_qv10m
units: kg kg-1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: specific_humidity_at_10m
standard_name: specific_humidity
description: Specific humidity at 10 m above the displacement height (Pa)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_tqi: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_tqi
units: kg m2
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: cloud_ice
description: Total column cloud ice (Kg/m2)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_t10m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_t10m
units: K
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: temperature_at_10m
standard_name: temperature
description: Temperature at 10m above the displacement height (K)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_tql: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_tql
units: kg m2
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: cloud_liquid_water
description: Total column cloud liquid water (kg/m2)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_v2m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_v2m
units: m s-1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Northward_wind_at_2m
standard_name: northward_wind
description: Northward wind at 2m above the displacement height (m/s-1)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_ts: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_ts
units: K
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: surface_temperature
standard_name: temperature
description: Surface skin temperature (K)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/segment_id
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: along-track segment ID number.
description: A 7 digit number identifiying the along-track geolocation segment number. These are sequential, starting with 1 for the first segment after an ascending equatorial crossing node.
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 3.1
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_qv2m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_qv2m
units: kg kg-1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: specific_humidity_at_2m
standard_name: specific_humidity
description: Specific humidity at 2 m above the displacement height (Pa)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: latitude, longitude
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/molec_bkscat_t: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801][ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/molec_bkscat_t
units: degreesC
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Temperature profile
description: Temperature profiles from 20 km to -1 km
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_u50m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_u50m
units: m s-1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Eastward_wind_at_50m
standard_name: eastward_wind
description: Eastward wind at 50m above the displacement height (m/s-1)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_troppb: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/met_troppb
units: Pa
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: blended_tropopause_pressure
standard_name: pressure
description: Blended tropopause pressure (pa)
source: GEOS5 FPIT 2D DFPITT1NXSLV
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/meteorology_molec_bkscat/mol_backscatter: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..801][ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /meteorology_molec_bkscat/mol_backscatter
units: m-1 sr-1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Molecular backscatter profile
description: Molecular backscatter profile, 30 m resolution, 20 km to -1 km
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/backg_signal_max2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_signal_max2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background signal max 2
description: Background signal max2, in photons/bin, from the selectd method used. (Sm2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/sig_count_med: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sig_count_med
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Count of Signal Heights - Medium
description: Count of medium-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/backg_std_dev1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_std_dev1
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background standard deviation 1
description: Background standard deviation from the selected method used (Sstd1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/dem_flag: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/dem_flag
_FillValue: 127
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: DEM Source Flag
description: Indicates source of the DEM height. Values: 0=None, 1=GIMP, 2=GMTED, 3=MSS.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
flag_meanings: none gimp gmted mss
flag_values: 0, 1, 2, 3
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 3
/profile_2/backg_max_bin1: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_max_bin1
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background max bin 1
description: Background maximum bin from the selected method used. (Binmax1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts_reduced: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts_reduced
units: counts
long_name: ATLAS 50-shot background count - reduced
description: Number of photon counts in the 50-shot sum after subtracting the number of signal photon events, defined as in ATBD Section 5, in that span.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
contentType: modelResult
/profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_counts
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: ATLAS 50-shot background count
description: Onboard 50 shot background (200 Hz) sum of photon events within the altimetric range window.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: delta_time
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
NAME: profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/delta_time
/profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_hist_top: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_hist_top
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Top of the altimetric range window
description: The height of the top of the altimetric histogram, in meters above the WGS-84 ellipsoid, with all geophysical corrections applied. Parameter is ingested at 50-Hz, and values are repeated to form a 200-Hz array.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Altimetric range window width
description: The height of the altimetric range window. This is the height over which the 50-shot sum is generated. Parameter is ingested at 50-Hz, and values are repeated to form a 200-Hz array.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height_reduced: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_int_height_reduced
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Altimetric range window height - reduced
description: The height of the altimetric range window after subtracting the height span of the signal photon events in the 50-shot span.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_rate: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/bckgrd_rate
units: counts / second
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background count rate based on the ATLAS 50-shot sum
description: The background count rate from the 50-shot altimetric histogram after removing the number of likely signal photons based on Section 5.
source: ATL03 ATBD Section 7.3
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/pce_mframe_cnt: Array of 32 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..160207]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/bckgrd_atlas/pce_mframe_cnt
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: PCE Major frame counter
description: Major Frame ID - The major frame ID is read from the DFC and starts counting at DFC POR. The counter is used to identify individual major frames across diag and science packets. This counter can go for about 2.7 years before rolling over. It is in the first time tag science packet. Used as part of the photon ID
source: ATL02
coordinates: delta_time
/profile_2/sig_count_low: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sig_count_low
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Count of Signal Heights - Low
description: Count of low-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/backg_method1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_method1
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background method 1
description: Background from method 1in photons/bin. (pb1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/sig_h_sdev_hi: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sig_h_sdev_hi
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: SDev of Signal Heights -High
description: SDev of the heights of high-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/dtime_fac1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/dtime_fac1
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: dead_time_factor1
description: Dead time correction factor for surface signal computed from radiometric lookup table.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/atm_tw_top: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/atm_tw_top
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Atmospheric Telemetry Window Top
description: The geolocated ellipsoidal height at the top of the Atmospheric range window
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/sig_h_mean_hi: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sig_h_mean_hi
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean of SignalHeights - High
description: Mean height of high-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
/profile_2/beam_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/beam_azimuth
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: beam azimuth
description: Beam azimuth
source: ATL03 ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/range_to_top: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/range_to_top
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Range
description: Range from the spacecraft to the top of the atmosphere range window.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/solar_azimuth: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/solar_azimuth
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: solar azimuth
description: The direction, eastwards from north, of the sun vector as seen by an observer at the laser ground spot.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/longitude
units: degrees_east
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Longitude of the ATM histogram
standard_name: longitude
description: Longitude at the the top of the ATM histogram, WGS84, East=+, derived from the geolocation of the ATM range window.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/profile_2/backg_max_bin2: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_max_bin2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background max bin 2
description: Background maximum bin2 from the selected method used. (Binmax2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/latitude
units: degrees_north
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Latitude of the ATM histogram
standard_name: latitude
description: Latitude at the the top of the ATM histogram, WGS84, North=+, Derived from the geolocation of the ATM range window.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
/profile_2/surf_type: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..20026][ = 0..4]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/surf_type
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Surface Type
description: Flags describing which surface types this interval is associated with. 0=not type, 1=is type. Order of array is land, ocean, sea ice, land ice, inland water.
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
flag_meanings: not_type is_type
flag_values: 0, 1
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 1
/profile_2/atm_rw_width_m: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/atm_rw_width_m
units: seconds
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Atmospheric Range Window Width
description: The range, in meters, from the Atmospheric range window start to the range window stop.
source: ATL02
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/backg_method3: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_method3
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background method 3
description: Background from method 3 in photons/bin. (Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/surf_type_igbp: Array of 16 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/surf_type_igbp
units: 1
long_name: IGBP Surface Type
description: IGBP Surface Type
source: Atmosphere ATBD, IGBP Surface Type
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
contentType: referenceInformation
/profile_2/sig_h_mean_med: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sig_h_mean_med
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean of Signa Heightsl - Med
description: Mean height of medium-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/backg_signal_max1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_signal_max1
units: counts
long_name: Background signal max 1
description: Background signal ma1x, in photons/bin, from the selectd method used. (Sm1 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
contentType: modelResult
/profile_2/dem_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/dem_h
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: DEM Height
description: Best available DEM (in priority of GIMP/GMTED/MSS) value at the geolocation point.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/tx_pulse_energy: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/tx_pulse_energy
units: Joules
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Transmit Pulse Energy
description: The average transmit pulse energy recorded by the Start Pulse Detector, split into per-beam measurements.
source: ATL02 ATBD, Section 7.2
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/surface_height: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/surface_height
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface height
description: Height of the detected surface bin.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/nrb_profile: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026][ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/nrb_profile
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB Profile
description: Normalize relative backscatter (NRB) profile vertically aligned to 20 to -1 km with vertical resolution of 30 m. (Photons km2/Joule)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/backg_mean2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_mean2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Signal mean
description: Signal mean from method 2 (pb2 defined in Atmosphere ATBD part 1 section 2.3.4)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/prof_dist_y: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/prof_dist_y
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Across Track Distance from RGT
description: Across-Track distance from the reference ground track.
source: ATL03g ATBD, Section 3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/beam_elevation: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/beam_elevation
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: degrees
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: beam elevation
description: Beam elevation
source: ATL03 ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/calibration/delta_time_end: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/delta_time_end
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval end time
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch where the cal interval ended. The corresponding start time of the interval is delta_time. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/calibration/cal_ozone_trans: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/cal_ozone_trans
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Ozone transmission used
description: Ozone transmission term used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/calibration/cal_c_trans: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/cal_c_trans
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: total transmission used
description: The total transmission used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/calibration/longitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/longitude
units: degrees_east
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval start longitude
standard_name: longitude
description: Start Longitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/profile_2/calibration/latitude_end: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/latitude_end
units: degrees_north
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval end latitude
description: Stop Latitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
/profile_2/calibration/latitude: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/latitude
units: degrees_north
long_name: Calibration interval start Latitude
standard_name: latitude
description: Start Latitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, longitude
valid_min: -90.
valid_max: 90.
contentType: modelResult
/profile_2/calibration/cal_molec: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/cal_molec
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: m-1 sr-1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Molecular Backscatter used
description: Molecular Backscatter value used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/calibration/cal_c: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/cal_c
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: Photons*m^3 *sr / J
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calculated Calibration constant
description: Calculated calibration constant (one per beam, Defined by Atmosphere ATBD eqn 3.27)
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/calibration/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval start time
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Derived via Time Tagging
coordinates: latitude, longitude
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
/profile_2/calibration/cal_con: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/cal_con
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration Confidence
description: Calibration Confidence
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/calibration/cal_nrb: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/cal_nrb
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB value used
description: NRB value used to compute cal_const.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/calibration/longitude_end: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/calibration/longitude_end
units: degrees_east
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Calibration interval end longitude
description: Stop Longitude of calibration interval.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
valid_min: -180.
valid_max: 180.
/profile_2/segment_id: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/segment_id
units: 1
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: along-track segment ID number.
description: A 7 digit number identifiying the along-track geolocation segment number. These are sequential, starting with 1 for the first segment after an ascending equatorial crossing node.
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 3.1
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/surface_bin: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/surface_bin
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface bin
description: Vertially aligned, NRB bin number of the detected surface return.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/solar_elevation: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/solar_elevation
units: degrees
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: solar elevation
description: Solar Angle above or below the plane tangent to the ellipsoid surface at the laser spot. Positive values mean the sun is above the horizon, while negative values mean it is below the horizon. The effect of atmospheric refraction is not included. This is a low precision value, with approximately TBD degree accuracy.
source: ATL03g ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/sig_count_hi: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sig_count_hi
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Count of Signa Heightsl - High
description: Count of high-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/dtime_fac2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/dtime_fac2
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: dead_time_factor2
description: Dead time correction factor for surface signal computed from ATBD equation 2.1.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/prof_dist_x: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/prof_dist_x
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Along Track Distance
description: Along-track distance from the equator crossing.
source: ATL03g ATBD, Section 3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/delta_time: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/delta_time
units: seconds since 2018-01-01
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Elapsed GPS seconds
standard_name: time
description: Number of GPS seconds since the ATLAS SDP epoch. The ATLAS Standard Data Products (SDP) epoch offset is defined within /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch as the number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS SDP epoch. By adding the offset contained within atlas_sdp_gps_epoch to delta time parameters, the time in gps_seconds relative to the GPS epoch can be computed.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
coordinates: latitude, longitude
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
/profile_2/backg_std_dev2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_std_dev2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background standard deviation 2
description: Background standard deviation from the selected method used (Sstd2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/backg_method2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/backg_method2
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Background method 2
description: Background from method 2 in photons/bin. (pb2 Defined in Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3.2)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/pce_mframe_cnt: Array of 32 bit Unsigned integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/pce_mframe_cnt
units: counts
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: PCE Major frame counter
description: Major Frame Counter - The major frame counter is read from the DFC and starts counting at DFC POR. The counter is used to identify individual major frames across diag and science packets. This counter can go for about 2.7 years before rolling over. It is in the first time tag science packet. Used as part of the photon ID
source: ATL02
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/sc_alt: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sc_alt
units: meters
contentType: physicalMeasurement
long_name: Altitude
description: Height of the spacecraft above the WGS84 ellipsoid.
source: ATL03g ATBD, Section 3.4
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/sig_h_sdev_low: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sig_h_sdev_low
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: SDev of Signal Heights -Low
description: SDev of the heights of low-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/sig_h_mean_low: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sig_h_mean_low
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: Mean of Signal Heights - Low
description: Mean height of low-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/sig_h_sdev_med: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/sig_h_sdev_med
_FillValue: 3.402823466e+38
units: meters
contentType: referenceInformation
long_name: SDev of Signa Heights -Med
description: SDev of the heights of medium-confidence signal photons
source: ATL03 ATBD, Section 5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/nrb_bot_bin: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/nrb_bot_bin
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: 1
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB Profile bottom valid bin
description: The ending (bottom) bin number within the 20 to -1 km vertically aligned profile where data are valid. Bin number starts at 1.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/surface_sig: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/surface_sig
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: Surface signal count
description: Number of photons in the detected surface bin.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.5
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/profile_2/nrb_top_bin: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..20026]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /profile_2/nrb_top_bin
_FillValue: 2147483647
units: counts
contentType: modelResult
long_name: NRB Profile top valid bin
description: The starting (top) bin number within the 20 to -1 km vertically aligned profile where data are valid. Bin number starts at 1.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2.3
coordinates: delta_time, latitude, longitude
/ancillary_data/release: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/release
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Release Number
description: Release number of the granule. The release number is incremented when the software or ancillary data used to create the granule has been changed.
source: Operations
/ancillary_data/end_geoseg: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/end_geoseg
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending Geolocation Segment
description: The ending geolocation segment number associated with the data contained within this granule. ICESat granule geographic regions are further refined by geolocation segments. During the geolocation process, a geolocation segment is created approximately every 20m from the start of the orbit to the end. The geolocation segments help align the ATLAS strong a weak beams and provide a common segment length for the L2 and higher products. The geolocation segment indices differ slightly from orbit-to-orbit because of the irregular shape of the Earth. The geolocation segment indices on ATL01 and ATL02 are only approximate because beams have not been aligned at the time of their creation.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/version: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/version
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Version
description: Version number of this granule within the release. It is a sequential number corresponding to the number of times the granule has been reprocessed for the current release.
source: Operations
/ancillary_data/end_region: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/end_region
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending Region
description: The ending product-specific region number associated with the data contained within this granule. ICESat-2 data products are separated by geographic regions. The data contained within a specific region are the same for ATL01 and ATL02. ATL03 regions differ slightly because of different geolocation segment locations caused by the irregular shape of the Earth. The region indices for other products are completely independent.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_atm_trans: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_atm_trans
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Cal Atm Trans
description: Particulate transmission from top of atmosphere to the calibration height (13 km)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/back_f2: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/back_f2
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Background Fact method2
description: Scaling factor in Method 2 background computation
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_cloud_thres: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_cloud_thres
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Cal Cloud Threshold
description: Threshold for excluding NRB data in calibration zone.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/va_top_ht: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/va_top_ht
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Top height of vertically aligned profile
description: Top height of vertically aligned profile
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/alpha: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/alpha
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Scaling factor (a)
description: Scaling factor (a) for computation of the magnitude of molecular folding.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_integ_time: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_integ_time
units: seconds
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Cal Integ Time
description: Calibration integration time
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/ozone_const: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/ozone_const
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ozone column density constant
description: Ozone column density constant
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/bin_span: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/bin_span
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Number of bins to search for max
description: Number of bins to search for max
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/num_va_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/num_va_bins
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Number of vertically aligned bins
description: Number of vertically aligned bins
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_atm_shot_sum_50hz: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_atm_shot_sum_50hz
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Number of shots at 50hz
description: Number of shots summed to compute an ATM histogram at 50 hz (diagnostic)
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_n_atm_hist_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_n_atm_hist_bins
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Number of histogram bins
description: Number of ATM histogram bins
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/gas_const_r: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/gas_const_r
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ideal gas constant R
description: Ideal gas constant (R)
source: Globals
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/deg2rad: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/deg2rad
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Degree to radians conversion
description: Degrees to radians conversion factor
source: Globals
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_atm_hist_binsize: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_atm_hist_binsize
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
description: Nominal size of each ATM histogram bin, in meters
source: Atmosphere ATBD
long_name: Histogram bin size (m)
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/backg_n_seg: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/backg_n_seg
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Number of background segments in method 1
description: Number of background segments in method 1
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/king_fact: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/king_fact
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: KING factor
description: King factor for molecular transmission.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_atm_hist_binsize_s: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_atm_hist_binsize_s
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
description: Nominal size of each ATM histogram bin, in seconds
source: Atmosphere ATBD
long_name: Histogram bin size (s)
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_top_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_top_h
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Top height of Cal zone
description: Top height of the calibration zone
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_default: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_default
units: Photons*m^3 *sr / J
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Default CAL Constant
description: Default atmosphere calibration constant. Used by default when no calibration data have been computed for an ATL04 granule.
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/back_f1: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/back_f1
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Background Fact method1
description: Scaling factor in Method 1 background computation
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/grd_thres: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/grd_thres
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ground Threshold
description: Threshold for Ground detection (photons/bin)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_tep_width: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_tep_width
units: sq meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: TEP Window Width
description: The width of the TEP removal window.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/dtime_select: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/dtime_select
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
description: Deadtime factor used.
source: Control
flag_meanings: dtime_fact1 dtime_fact2
flag_values: 1, 2
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 2
long_name: dead time factor used
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/boltzmann_const: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/boltzmann_const
units: erg/K
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Boltzmann Constant
description: Boltzmann constant
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_laser_wavelength_nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_laser_wavelength_nm
units: nm
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Laser Wavelength (nm)
description: ATLAS Laser wavelength, in nanometers
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/ht_min: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/ht_min
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Minimum height to use in ATM profile
description: Minimum height to use in ATM profile
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_n_pce: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_n_pce
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Number of ATLAS PCEs
description: Number of ATLAS PCE boards
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/num_molec_bins: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/num_molec_bins
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Number of bins in molecular profile
description: Number of bins in molecular profile
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/molec_top_ht: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/molec_top_ht
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Top height of molecular profile
description: Top height of molecular profile.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/aer_scat_rat: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/aer_scat_rat
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Aerosol Scattering Ratio
description: Aerosol Scattering Ratio in the calibration zone (11
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_processing_interval: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_processing_interval
units: seconds
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Seconds of ATM data processed in one chunk.
description: The number of seconds of ATM data processed in one chunk.
source: Control
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_tep_start: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_tep_start
units: ns
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: TEP Window Start
description: The start time of the TEP removal window.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/receiver_optical_throughput: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/receiver_optical_throughput
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
description: Nominal Receiver Optics Throughput
source: Atmosphere ATBD
long_name: Receiver Optics Throughput
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_atm_shot_sum_25hz: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atlas_atm_shot_sum_25hz
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
description: Number of shots summed to compute an ATM histogram at 25 hz (nominal)
source: Atmosphere ATBD
long_name: Number of shots at 25hz
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/telescope_area: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/telescope_area
units: sq meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Telescope Effective Area
description: Effective collection area of telescope (At)
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/chappius_coef: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/chappius_coef
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Chappius Coefficient
description: Chappius ozone absorption coefficient
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/grd_thres_atl03: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/grd_thres_atl03
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ground Threshold using ATL03 signal
description: Threshold for Ground detection (photons/bin) when using ATL03-classified signal
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_scat_ratio: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_scat_ratio
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Cal Scat Ratio
description: Calibration Zone (13 to 11 km) aerosol scattering ratio
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/planck_const: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/planck_const
units: Js
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Planck constant (h)
description: Planck constant (h)
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/detector_efficiency: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/detector_efficiency
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Detector Quantum Efficiency
description: Detector quantum efficiency (Qe)
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_pulse_ns: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_pulse_ns
units: sq meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Pulse Time
description: The time between ATLAS pulses.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/speed_of_light: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/speed_of_light
units: meters/second
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Speed of light (c)
description: Speed of light (c)
source: Globals
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/backg_select: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/backg_select
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: background method used
description: The background method used in calculation of NRB
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 3.3.4
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/dead_time_sfac: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/dead_time_sfac
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Dead Time Signal Factor
description: Dead time signal factor
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/seg_pct_thres: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/seg_pct_thres
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Segment percent threshold
description: Segment percent threshold
source: Atmosphere ATBD
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_lat_bound: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_lat_bound
units: degrees
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Cal Latitude Bound
description: The latitude boundary for calibration calculation
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_bot_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_bot_h
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Bottom height of Cal zone
description: Bottom height of the calibration zone
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/pi: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/pi
units: counts
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: PI
description: PI
source: Globals
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_laser_wavelength_m: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/atm_laser_wavelength_m
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
description: ATLAS Laser wavelength, in meters
source: Atmosphere ATBD
long_name: Laser Wavelength (m)
/ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_solar_angle_limit: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atmosphere/cal_solar_angle_limit
units: degrees
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Cal Solar Angle Limit
description: Minimum solar zenith angle for calibration calculation
source: Atmosphere ATBD section 2
/ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/atlas_sdp_gps_epoch
units: seconds since 1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: ATLAS Epoch Offset
description: Number of GPS seconds between the GPS epoch (1980-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z UTC) and the ATLAS Standard Data Product (SDP) epoch (2018-01-01:T00.00.00.000000 UTC). Add this value to delta time parameters to compute full gps_seconds (relative to the GPS epoch) for each data point.
source: Operations
/ancillary_data/end_rgt: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/end_rgt
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending Reference Groundtrack
description: The ending reference groundtrack (RGT) number associated with the data contained within this granule. There are 1387 reference groundtrack in the ICESat-2 repeat orbit. The reference groundtrack increments each time the spacecraft completes a full orbit of the Earth and resets to 1 each time the spacecraft completes a full cycle.
source: Derived
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 1387
/ancillary_data/end_orbit: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/end_orbit
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
description: The ending orbit number associated with the data contained within this granule. The orbit number increments each time the spacecraft completes a full orbit of the Earth.
source: Derived
long_name: Ending Orbit Number
/ancillary_data/start_cycle: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/start_cycle
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Cycle
description: The starting cycle number associated with the data contained within this granule. The cycle number is the counter of the number of 91-day repeat cycles completed by the mission.
source: Derived
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 99
/ancillary_data/data_end_utc: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/data_end_utc
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: End UTC Time of Granule (CCSDS-A, Actual)
description: UTC (in CCSDS-A format) of the last data point within the granule.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/control: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/control
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Control File
description: PGE-specific control file used to generate this granule. To re-use, replace breaks (BR) with linefeeds.
source: Operations
/ancillary_data/start_gpssow: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/start_gpssow
units: seconds
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Start GPS SOW of Granule (Actual)
description: GPS seconds-of-week of the first data point in the granule.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/granule_end_utc: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/granule_end_utc
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: End UTC Time of Granule (CCSDS-A, Requested)
description: Requested end time (in UTC CCSDS-A) of this granule.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/end_cycle: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/end_cycle
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending Cycle
description: The ending cycle number associated with the data contained within this granule. The cycle number is the counter of the number of 91-day repeat cycles completed by the mission.
source: Derived
valid_min: 0
valid_max: 99
/ancillary_data/granule_start_utc: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/granule_start_utc
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Start UTC Time of Granule (CCSDS-A, Requested)
description: Requested start time (in UTC CCSDS-A) of this granule.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/start_geoseg: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/start_geoseg
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Geolocation Segment
description: The starting geolocation segment number associated with the data contained within this granule. ICESat granule geographic regions are further refined by geolocation segments. During the geolocation process, a geolocation segment is created approximately every 20m from the start of the orbit to the end. The geolocation segments help align the ATLAS strong a weak beams and provide a common segment length for the L2 and higher products. The geolocation segment indices differ slightly from orbit-to-orbit because of the irregular shape of the Earth. The geolocation segment indices on ATL01 and ATL02 are only approximate because beams have not been aligned at the time of their creation.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/start_orbit: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/start_orbit
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Orbit Number
description: The starting orbit number associated with the data contained within this granule. The orbit number increments each time the spacecraft completes a full orbit of the Earth.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/data_start_utc: Array of Strings [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/data_start_utc
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Start UTC Time of Granule (CCSDS-A, Actual)
description: UTC (in CCSDS-A format) of the first data point within the granule.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/end_gpsweek: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/end_gpsweek
units: weeks from 1980-01-06
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending GPSWeek of Granule (Actual)
description: GPS week number of the last data point in the granule.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/start_rgt: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/start_rgt
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Reference Groundtrack
description: The starting reference groundtrack (RGT) number associated with the data contained within this granule. There are 1387 reference groundtrack in the ICESat-2 repeat orbit. The reference groundtrack increments each time the spacecraft completes a full orbit of the Earth and resets to 1 each time the spacecraft completes a full cycle.
source: Derived
valid_min: 1
valid_max: 1387
/ancillary_data/end_gpssow: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/end_gpssow
units: seconds
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Ending GPS SOW of Granule (Actual)
description: GPS seconds-of-week of the last data point in the granule.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/qa_at_interval: Array of 64 bit Reals [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/qa_at_interval
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: QA Along-Track Interval
description: Statistics time interval for along-track QA data.
source: control
/ancillary_data/start_region: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/start_region
units: 1
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Starting Region
description: The starting product-specific region number associated with the data contained within this granule. ICESat-2 data products are separated by geographic regions. The data contained within a specific region are the same for ATL01 and ATL02. ATL03 regions differ slightly because of different geolocation segment locations caused by the irregular shape of the Earth. The region indices for other products are completely independent.
source: Derived
/ancillary_data/start_gpsweek: Array of 32 bit Integers [ = 0..0]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ancillary_data/start_gpsweek
units: weeks from 1980-01-06
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: Start GPSWeek of Granule (Actual)
description: GPS week number of the first data point in the granule.
source: Derived
/ds_va_bin_h: Array of 32 bit Reals [ = 0..699]
HDF5_OBJ_FULLPATH: /ds_va_bin_h
units: meters
contentType: auxiliaryInformation
long_name: VA Bin Height Dimension Scale
description: Dimension scale containing the heights of the vertically-aligned bins.
source: Atmosphere ATBD
valid_min: 1.
valid_max: 700.
CLASS: DIMENSION_SCALE
NAME: /ds_va_bin_h