Dataset: ESA Aerosol Climate Change Initiative (Aerosol_cci): Level 2 aerosol products from ATSR-2 (SU algorithm), Version 4.3#

Dataset identifier: esacci.AEROSOL.satellite-orbit-frequency.L2P.AER_PRODUCTS.ATSR-2.ERS-2.SU.4-3.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.SU.4-3.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 1995-06-01 to 2003-06-22

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
pixel_corner_latitude1 latitude_1st_corner degrees_north
pixel_corner_longitude1 longitude_1st_corner degrees_east
pixel_corner_latitude2 latitude_2nd_corner degrees_north
pixel_corner_longitude2 longitude_2nd_corner degrees_east
pixel_corner_latitude3 latitude_3rd_corner degrees_north
pixel_corner_longitude3 longitude_3rd_corner degrees_east
pixel_corner_latitude4 latitude_4th_corner degrees_north
pixel_corner_longitude4 longitude_4th_corner degrees_east
AOD550 aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm 1
AOD670 aerosol optical thickness at 670 nm 1
AOD870 aerosol optical thickness at 870 nm 1
AOD1600 aerosol optical thickness at 1600 nm 1
ANG550_870 aerosol Angstrom exponent between 550 and 870 nm 1
FM_AOD550 fine-mode aerosol optical thickness at 550nm 1
D_AOD550 dust aerosol optical thickness at 550nm 1
AAOD550 aerosol absorption optical thickness at 550nm 1
SSA550 single scattering albedo at 550nm 1
surface_reflectance550 mean bidirectional surface reflectance (nadir) 1
surface_reflectance670 mean bidirectional surface reflectance (nadir) 1
surface_reflectance870 mean bidirectional surface reflectance (nadir) 1
surface_reflectance1600 mean bidirectional surface reflectance (nadir) 1
AOD550_uncertainty Uncertainty on AOT at 550 nm 1
AOD670_uncertainty Uncertainty on AOT at 670 nm 1
AOD870_uncertainty Uncertainty on AOT at 870 nm 1
AOD1600_uncertainty Uncertainty on AOT at 1600 nm 1
sun_zenith_at_center solar zenith angle degrees
satellite_zenith_at_center satellite zenith angle degrees
relative_azimuth_at_center relative azimuth angle degrees
cloud_fraction fraction of cloud flagged pixels in 10km bin 1
surface_type_number land / sea flag 1

Full variable metadata#

pixel_corner_latitude1#

Field Value
long_name latitude_1st_corner
standard_name latitude
units degrees_north
valid_range -90.0, 90.0
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

pixel_corner_longitude1#

Field Value
long_name longitude_1st_corner
standard_name longitude
units degrees_east
valid_range -180.0, 180.0
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

pixel_corner_latitude2#

Field Value
long_name latitude_2nd_corner
standard_name latitude
units degrees_north
valid_range -90.0, 90.0
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

pixel_corner_longitude2#

Field Value
long_name longitude_2nd_corner
standard_name longitude
units degrees_east
valid_range -180.0, 180.0
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

pixel_corner_latitude3#

Field Value
long_name latitude_3rd_corner
standard_name latitude
units degrees_north
valid_range -90.0, 90.0
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

pixel_corner_longitude3#

Field Value
long_name longitude_3rd_corner
standard_name longitude
units degrees_east
valid_range -180.0, 180.0
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

pixel_corner_latitude4#

Field Value
long_name latitude_4th_corner
standard_name latitude
units degrees_north
valid_range -90.0, 90.0
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

pixel_corner_longitude4#

Field Value
long_name longitude_4th_corner
standard_name longitude
units degrees_east
valid_range -180.0, 180.0
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

AOD550#

Field Value
long_name aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 2.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

AOD670#

Field Value
long_name aerosol optical thickness at 670 nm
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 2.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

AOD870#

Field Value
long_name aerosol optical thickness at 870 nm
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
valid_range 0.0, 2.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
units 1
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

AOD1600#

Field Value
long_name aerosol optical thickness at 1600 nm
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 2.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

ANG550_870#

Field Value
long_name aerosol Angstrom exponent between 550 and 870 nm
standard_name angstrom_exponent_of_ambient_aerosol_in_air
units 1
valid_range -5.0, 5.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

FM_AOD550#

Field Value
long_name fine-mode aerosol optical thickness at 550nm
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 2.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

D_AOD550#

Field Value
long_name dust aerosol optical thickness at 550nm
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 2.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

AAOD550#

Field Value
long_name aerosol absorption optical thickness at 550nm
standard_name atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 2.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

SSA550#

Field Value
long_name single scattering albedo at 550nm
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 2.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

surface_reflectance550#

Field Value
long_name mean bidirectional surface reflectance (nadir)
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 1.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

surface_reflectance670#

Field Value
long_name mean bidirectional surface reflectance (nadir)
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 1.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

surface_reflectance870#

Field Value
long_name mean bidirectional surface reflectance (nadir)
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 1.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

surface_reflectance1600#

Field Value
long_name mean bidirectional surface reflectance (nadir)
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 1.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

AOD550_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainty on AOT at 550 nm
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 10.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

AOD670_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainty on AOT at 670 nm
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 10.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

AOD870_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainty on AOT at 870 nm
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 10.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

AOD1600_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name Uncertainty on AOT at 1600 nm
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 10.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

sun_zenith_at_center#

Field Value
long_name solar zenith angle
standard_name solar_zenith_angle
units degrees
valid_range 0.0, 90.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

satellite_zenith_at_center#

Field Value
long_name satellite zenith angle
standard_name zenith_angle
units degrees
valid_range 0.0, 90.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

relative_azimuth_at_center#

Field Value
long_name relative azimuth angle
units degrees
valid_range 0.0, 180.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

cloud_fraction#

Field Value
long_name fraction of cloud flagged pixels in 10km bin
standard_name cloud_area_fraction
units 1
valid_range 0.0, 1.0
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type float32
fill_value -999.0
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type float32
dimensions pixel_number
file_dimensions pixel_number

surface_type_number#

Field Value
long_name land / sea flag
standard_name land_binary_mask
units 1
valid_range 0, 1
flag_values 0, 1
flag_meanings sea land
coordinates latitude longitude time
orig_data_type int32
fill_value -999
size 3749
shape 3749
chunk_sizes 3749
file_chunk_sizes 3749
data_type int32
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 (SU algorithm), Version 4.3
product_version 4-3
project Climate Change Initiative - European Space Agency
references http://www.esa-aerosol-cci.org
source ATS_TOA_1P, V6.05
ecv AEROSOL
processing_level L2P
product_string SU
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 Swansea University (SU) algorithm, version 4.3. Data are available for the period 1995-2003. For further details about these data products please see the documentation.
publication_date 2020-08-27T16:10:02
uuid a8b8191d62504acdb218d4767b446280
catalog_url https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/a8b8191d62504acdb218d4767b446280
cci_project AEROSOL