Dataset: ESA Cloud CCI Retrieval Products L3 Output File#
Dataset identifier: ESACCI-L3C_CLOUD-CLD_PRODUCTS-AVHRR_NOAA-1982-2016-fv3.0.zarr
Data store: ccizarr
How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab
ccizarr_store = new_data_store('ccizarr')
ds = ccizarr_store.open_data('ESACCI-L3C_CLOUD-CLD_PRODUCTS-AVHRR_NOAA-1982-2016-fv3.0.zarr')
Bounding box map#
ccizarr_store = new_data_store('ccizarr')
ds = ccizarr_store.open_data('ESACCI-L3C_CLOUD-CLD_PRODUCTS-AVHRR_NOAA-1982-2016-fv3.0.zarr')
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 | 1982-01-01 to 2016-12-01 |
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Variable list#
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| Variable | Long name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| cfc | cloud fraction | 1 |
| cfc_high | high level cloud fraction | 1 |
| cfc_low | low level cloud fraction | 1 |
| cfc_mid | mid level cloud fraction | 1 |
| cfc_std | cloud fraction standard deviation | 1 |
| cfc_unc | cloud fraction uncertainty | % |
| nobs | number of observations | 1 |
Full variable metadata#
cfc#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| long_name | cloud fraction |
| standard_name | cloud_area_fraction |
| units | 1 |
| valid_max | 1.0 |
| valid_min | 0.0 |
cfc_high#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| comment | high level clouds = ctp < 440 hPa |
| long_name | high level cloud fraction |
| units | 1 |
| valid_max | 1.0 |
| valid_min | 0.0 |
cfc_low#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| comment | low level clouds = 680 hPa < ctp < 1100 hPa |
| long_name | low level cloud fraction |
| units | 1 |
| valid_max | 1.0 |
| valid_min | 0.0 |
cfc_mid#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| comment | mid level clouds = 440 hPa < ctp < 680 hPa |
| long_name | mid level cloud fraction |
| units | 1 |
| valid_max | 1.0 |
| valid_min | 0.0 |
cfc_std#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| comment | standard deviation of retrieved values |
| long_name | cloud fraction standard deviation |
| units | 1 |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
| valid_min | 0.0 |
cfc_unc#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| comment | mean of the pixel uncertainties |
| long_name | cloud fraction uncertainty |
| units | % |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
| valid_min | 0.0 |
nobs#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| comment | total number of satellite observations available |
| long_name | number of observations |
| units | 1 |
| valid_max | 1212370944 |
| valid_min | 0 |
Full dataset metadata#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Conventions | CF-1.6,ACDD-1.3 |
| cdm_data_type | Grid |
| comment | These data were produced at ESACCI as part of the ESA Cloud CCI project. |
| creator_email | contact.cloudcci@dwd.de |
| creator_name | Deutscher Wetterdienst |
| creator_url | http://www.dwd.de |
| date_created | 2018-05-08T12:32:42+0000 |
| geospatial_lat_max | 89.75 |
| geospatial_lat_min | -89.75 |
| geospatial_lat_resolution | 0.50 |
| geospatial_lat_units | degrees_north |
| geospatial_lon_max | 179.75 |
| geospatial_lon_min | -179.75 |
| geospatial_lon_resolution | 0.50 |
| geospatial_lon_units | degrees_east |
| geospatial_vertical_max | 0.0 |
| geospatial_vertical_min | 0.0 |
| history | Dataset produced by DWDs CC4CL retrieval system installed at ECMWF in second phase of ESA Cloud CCI. |
| id | 201612-ESACCI-L3C_CLOUD-CLD_PRODUCTS-AVHRR_NOAA-19-fv3.0.nc |
| institution | Deutscher Wetterdienst |
| keywords | EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > SATELLITES > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES |
| keywords_vocabulary | GCMD Science Keywords, Version 8.1 |
| license | ESA CCI Data Policy: free and open access |
| naming_authority | de.dwd |
| number_of_processed_orbits | 468 |
| platform | NOAA-19 |
| product_version | 3.0 |
| project | Climate Change Initiative - European Space Agency |
| references | http://www.esa-cloud-cci.info |
| sensor | AVHRR |
| source | AVHRR_NOAA-19_GAC |
| spatial_resolution | 0.50 degree |
| standard_name_vocabulary | Standard name table (v29, 08 July 2015) |
| summary | This dataset contains monthly Level-3 global cloud property products from satellite observations. Averaged onto a regular grid. |
| time_coverage_duration | P1M |
| time_coverage_end | 20161231T235959Z |
| time_coverage_resolution | P1M |
| time_coverage_start | 20161201T000000Z |
| title | ESA Cloud CCI Retrieval Products L3 Output File |
| tracking_id | dc09abb8-324f-4cc6-97f1-d8c0e4deae2e |