Dataset: ESA Aerosol Climate Change Initiative (Aerosol CCI): Level 3 aerosol products from MERIS (ALAMO algorithm), Version 2.2#

Dataset identifier: esacci.AEROSOL.mon.L3C.AOD.MERIS.Envisat.MERIS_ENVISAT.2-2.r1
Data store: cciodp

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cciodp_store = new_data_store('cciodp')
ds = cciodp_store.open_data('esacci.AEROSOL.mon.L3C.AOD.MERIS.Envisat.MERIS_ENVISAT.2-2.r1')

Bounding box map#

Bounding box map
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Basic information#

Parameter Value
Bounding box longitude (°) -180.0 to 180.0
Bounding box latitude (°) -90.0 to 90.0
Time range 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
Time period 1M

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
AOD550 Mean Effective Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550nm over ocean - Best solution 1
AOD550_std Standard Deviation of Effective Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550nm over ocean - Best solution 1
AOD865 Mean Effective Aerosol Optical Thickness at 865nm over ocean - Best solution 1
AOD865_std Standard Deviation of Effective Aerosol Optical Thickness at 865nm over ocean - Best solution 1
fAOD550 Mean Fine Mode Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550nm over ocean - Best solution 1
fAOD550_std Standard Deviation of Fine Mode Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550nm over ocean - Best solution 1
fAOD865 Mean Fine Mode Aerosol Optical Thickness at 865nm over ocean - Best solution 1
fAOD865_std Standard Deviation of Fine Mode Aerosol Optical Thickness at 865nm over ocean - Best solution 1
R_eff Mean Effective Radius over ocean - Best solution m
R_eff_std Standard Deviation of Effective Radius over ocean - Best solution m
Aerosol_Altitude Mean Aerosol Altitude m
Aerosol_Altitude_std Standard Deviation of Aerosol Altitude m

Full variable metadata#

AOD550#

Field Value
long_name Mean Effective Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550nm over ocean - Best solution
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

AOD550_std#

Field Value
long_name Standard Deviation of Effective Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550nm over ocean - Best solution
units 1
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

AOD865#

Field Value
long_name Mean Effective Aerosol Optical Thickness at 865nm over ocean - Best solution
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

AOD865_std#

Field Value
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
long_name Standard Deviation of Effective Aerosol Optical Thickness at 865nm over ocean - Best solution
units 1
coordinates latitude longitude
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

fAOD550#

Field Value
long_name Mean Fine Mode Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550nm over ocean - Best solution
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

fAOD550_std#

Field Value
long_name Standard Deviation of Fine Mode Aerosol Optical Thickness at 550nm over ocean - Best solution
units 1
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

fAOD865#

Field Value
missing_value None
long_name Mean Fine Mode Aerosol Optical Thickness at 865nm over ocean - Best solution
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

fAOD865_std#

Field Value
long_name Standard Deviation of Fine Mode Aerosol Optical Thickness at 865nm over ocean - Best solution
units 1
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

R_eff#

Field Value
long_name Mean Effective Radius over ocean - Best solution
units m
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

R_eff_std#

Field Value
long_name Standard Deviation of Effective Radius over ocean - Best solution
units m
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

Aerosol_Altitude#

Field Value
long_name Mean Aerosol Altitude
units m
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

Aerosol_Altitude_std#

Field Value
long_name Standard Deviation of Aerosol Altitude
units m
coordinates latitude longitude
valid_range -3.4028235e+38, 3.4028235e+38
missing_value None
orig_data_type float32
fill_value None
size 64800
shape 180, 360
chunk_sizes 180, 360
file_chunk_sizes 180, 360
data_type float32
dimensions latitude, longitude
file_dimensions latitude, longitude

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
product_version 2-2
references http://envisat.esa.int/instruments/meris/atbd/
title ESA Aerosol Climate Change Initiative (Aerosol CCI): Level 3 aerosol products from MERIS (ALAMO algorithm), Version 2.2
project Climate Change Initiative - European Space Agency
source MEGS 8.0, ALAMO product V1-12
history Level 2 product from MEGS 8.0, ALAMO product V1-12, mapped with data2grid.py v2.4.5
ecv AEROSOL
processing_level L3C
product_string MERIS_ENVISAT
data_type AOD
sensor_id MERIS
platform_id Envisat
abstract The ESA Climate Change Initiative Aerosol project has produced a number of global aerosol Essential Climate Variable (ECV) products from a set of European satellite instruments with different characteristics. This dataset comprises the Level 3 aerosol daily and monthly gridded products from MERIS for 2008, using the ALAMO algorithm, version 2.2. The data have been provided by Hygeos. For further details about these data products please see the linked documentation.
publication_date 2016-07-28T14:41:50
uuid 11c5f6df1abc41968d0b28fe36393c9d
catalog_url https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/11c5f6df1abc41968d0b28fe36393c9d
cci_project AEROSOL