Dataset: ESA Aerosol Climate Change Initiative (Aerosol_cci): Level 2 aerosol products from ATSR-2 (ADV algorithm), Version 2.31

Dataset: ESA Aerosol Climate Change Initiative (Aerosol_cci): Level 2 aerosol products from ATSR-2 (ADV algorithm), Version 2.31#

Dataset identifier: esacci.AEROSOL.satellite-orbit-frequency.L2P.AER_PRODUCTS.ATSR-2.ERS-2.ADV.2-31.r1
Data store: cciodp

How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab

cciodp_store = new_data_store('cciodp')
ds = cciodp_store.open_data('esacci.AEROSOL.satellite-orbit-frequency.L2P.AER_PRODUCTS.ATSR-2.ERS-2.ADV.2-31.r1')

Bounding box map#

Bounding box map
Map tiles and data from OpenStreetMap, under the ODbL.

Basic information#

Parameter	Value
Bounding box longitude (°)	-180.0 to 180.0
Bounding box latitude (°)	-90.0 to 90.0
Time range	1995-06-01 to 2002-12-31

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Variable list#

Click on a variable name to jump to the variable’s full metadata.

Variable	Long name	Units
pixel_corner_latitude1	pixel latitude 1st corner	degrees_north
pixel_corner_latitude2	pixel latitude 2nd corner	degrees_north
pixel_corner_latitude3	pixel latitude 3rd corner	degrees_north
pixel_corner_latitude4	pixel latitude 4th corner	degrees_north
pixel_corner_longitude1	pixel longitude 1st corner	degrees_east
pixel_corner_longitude2	pixel longitude 2nd corner	degrees_east
pixel_corner_longitude3	pixel longitude 3rd corner	degrees_east
pixel_corner_longitude4	pixel longitude 4th corner	degrees_east
AOD550	Aerosol optical depth at 550 nm	1
AOD670	Aerosol optical depth at 670 nm	1
AOD870	Aerosol optical depth at 870 nm	1
AOD1600	Aerosol optical depth at 1600 nm	1
quality_flag	Quality measure 1=best	1
ANG550-670	Angstrom coefficient determined with AODs at 550 and 670 nm	1
FM_AOD550	Fine mode aerosol optical depth at 550 nm	1
surface_reflectance550	Surface reflectance nadir view at 550 nm	1
satellite_zenith_at_center	Satellite zenith angle for nadir view	1
sun_zenith_at_center	Solar zenith angle for nadir view	1
relative_azimuth_at_center	Relative azimuth angle for nadir view	degrees
cloud_fraction	Cloud fraction	1
AOD550_uncertainty	AOD550_uncertainty	1
AOD670_uncertainty	AOD670_uncertainty	1
AOD1600_uncertainty	AOD1600_uncertainty	1
fraction_of_water	Fraction of water	1

Full variable metadata#

pixel_corner_latitude1#

Field	Value
long_name	pixel latitude 1st corner
standard_name	latitude
units	degrees_north
valid_range	-90.0, 90.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

pixel_corner_latitude2#

Field	Value
long_name	pixel latitude 2nd corner
standard_name	latitude
units	degrees_north
valid_range	-90.0, 90.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

pixel_corner_latitude3#

Field	Value
long_name	pixel latitude 3rd corner
standard_name	latitude
units	degrees_north
valid_range	-90.0, 90.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

pixel_corner_latitude4#

Field	Value
long_name	pixel latitude 4th corner
standard_name	latitude
units	degrees_north
valid_range	-90.0, 90.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

pixel_corner_longitude1#

Field	Value
long_name	pixel longitude 1st corner
standard_name	longitude
units	degrees_east
valid_range	-180.0, 180.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

pixel_corner_longitude2#

Field	Value
long_name	pixel longitude 2nd corner
standard_name	longitude
units	degrees_east
valid_range	-180.0, 180.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

pixel_corner_longitude3#

Field	Value
long_name	pixel longitude 3rd corner
standard_name	longitude
units	degrees_east
valid_range	-180.0, 180.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

pixel_corner_longitude4#

Field	Value
long_name	pixel longitude 4th corner
standard_name	longitude
units	degrees_east
valid_range	-180.0, 180.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

AOD550#

Field	Value
long_name	Aerosol optical depth at 550 nm
standard_name	atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 4.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

AOD670#

Field	Value
long_name	Aerosol optical depth at 670 nm
standard_name	atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 4.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

AOD870#

Field	Value
long_name	Aerosol optical depth at 870 nm
standard_name	atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 4.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

AOD1600#

Field	Value
long_name	Aerosol optical depth at 1600 nm
standard_name	atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 4.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

quality_flag#

Field	Value
long_name	Quality measure 1=best
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

ANG550-670#

Field	Value
long_name	Angstrom coefficient determined with AODs at 550 and 670 nm
units	1
valid_range	-1.0, 2.6
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

FM_AOD550#

Field	Value
long_name	Fine mode aerosol optical depth at 550 nm
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

surface_reflectance550#

Field	Value
long_name	Surface reflectance nadir view at 550 nm
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

satellite_zenith_at_center#

Field	Value
long_name	Satellite zenith angle for nadir view
standard_name	zenith_angle
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

sun_zenith_at_center#

Field	Value
long_name	Solar zenith angle for nadir view
standard_name	solar_zenith_angle
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

relative_azimuth_at_center#

Field	Value
long_name	Relative azimuth angle for nadir view
units	degrees
valid_range	0.0, 180.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

cloud_fraction#

Field	Value
long_name	Cloud fraction
standard_name	cloud_area_fraction
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

AOD550_uncertainty#

Field	Value
long_name	AOD550_uncertainty
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1000.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

AOD670_uncertainty#

Field	Value
long_name	AOD670_uncertainty
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1000.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

AOD1600_uncertainty#

Field	Value
long_name	AOD1600_uncertainty
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1000.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

fraction_of_water#

Field	Value
long_name	Fraction of water
units	1
valid_range	0.0, 1.0
orig_data_type	float32
fill_value	-999.0
size	3842
shape	3842
chunk_sizes	3842
file_chunk_sizes	3842
data_type	float32
dimensions	pixel_number
file_dimensions	pixel_number

Full dataset metadata#

Field	Value
title	ESA Aerosol Climate Change Initiative (Aerosol_cci): Level 2 aerosol products from ATSR-2 (ADV algorithm), Version 2.31
project	Climate Change Initiative - European Space Agency
references	http://www.esa-aerosol-cci.org
history	2016-03-03 17:21:11 - Product generated from ADV 2.30, ATSR-2 L1b ver. 6.03
ecv	AEROSOL
processing_level	L2P
product_string	ADV
product_version	2-31
data_type	AER_PRODUCTS
sensor_id	ATSR-2
platform_id	ERS-2
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 Level 2 aerosol products from the ATSR-2 instrument on the ERS-2 satellite, derived using the ADV algorithm, version 2.31. Data are available for the period 1995-2002. For further details about these data products please see the linked documentation.
publication_date	2020-08-27T16:07:03
uuid	a7e11745933a4f37b5aa1d4b23d71a83
catalog_url	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/a7e11745933a4f37b5aa1d4b23d71a83
cci_project	AEROSOL