Dataset: ESA LST CCI land surface temperature data at product level L3C from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.#

Dataset identifier: ESACCI-LST-L3C-LST-MODISA-0.01deg_1DAILY_NIGHT-2002-2018-fv3.00.zarr
Data store: ccizarr

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ccizarr_store = new_data_store('ccizarr')
ds = ccizarr_store.open_data('ESACCI-LST-L3C-LST-MODISA-0.01deg_1DAILY_NIGHT-2002-2018-fv3.00.zarr')

Basic information#

Parameter Value
Bounding box longitude (°) -180.0 to 180.0
Bounding box latitude (°) -90.00000274631076 to 89.9999874875217
Time range 2002-07-04 to 2018-12-31

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
dtime time difference from reference time [none]
lcc land cover class 1
lst land surface temperature kelvin
lst_unc_loc_atm uncertainty from locally correlated errors on atmospheric scales kelvin
lst_unc_loc_sfc uncertainty from locally correlated errors on surface scales kelvin
lst_unc_ran uncertainty from uncorrelated errors kelvin
lst_unc_sys uncertainty from large-scale systematic errors kelvin
lst_uncertainty land surface temperature total uncertainty kelvin
qual_flag Quality Flags [none]
sataz satellite azimuth angle degrees
satze satellite zenith angle degrees
solaz solar azimuth angle degrees
solze solar zenith angle degrees

Full variable metadata#

dtime#

Field Value
long_name time difference from reference time
valid_max 86400.0
valid_min 0.0

lcc#

Field Value
flag_meanings cropland_rainfed cropland_rainfed_herbaceous_cover cropland_rainfed_tree_or_shrub_cover cropland_irrigated mosaic_cropland mosaic_natural_vegetation tree_broadleaved_evergreen_closed_to_open tree_broadleaved_deciduous_closed_to_open tree_broadleaved_deciduous_closed tree_broadleaved_deciduous_open tree_needleleaved_evergreen_closed_to_open tree_needleleaved_evergreen_closed tree_needleleaved_evergreen_open tree_needleleaved_deciduous_closed_to_open tree_needleleaved_deciduous_closed tree_needleleaved_deciduous_open tree_mixed mosaic_tree_and_shrub mosaic_herbaceous shrubland shrubland_evergreen shrubland_deciduous grassland lichens_and_mosses sparse_vegetation sparse_tree sparse_shrub sparse_herbaceous tree_cover_flooded_fresh_or_brakish_water tree_cover_flooded_saline_water shrub_or_herbaceous_cover_flooded urban Bare_areas_of_soil_types_not_contained_in_biomes_21_to_25 Unconsolidated_bare_areas_of_soil_types_not_contained_in_biomes_21_to_25 Consolidated_bare_areas_of_soil_types_not_contained_in_biomes_21_to_25 Bare_areas_of_soil_type_Entisols_Orthents Bare_areas_of_soil_type_Shifting_sand Bare_areas_of_soil_type_Aridisols_Calcids Bare_areas_of_soil_type_Aridisols_Cambids Bare_areas_of_soil_type_Gelisols_Orthels water snow_and_ice Sea_ice
flag_values 10, 11, 12, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 61, 62, 70, 71, 72, 80, 81, 82, 90, 100, 110, 120, 121, 122, 130, 140, 150, 151, 152, 153, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 210, 220, 230
long_name land cover class
units 1
valid_max 230
valid_min 10

lst#

Field Value
long_name land surface temperature
units kelvin
valid_max 7685
valid_min -8315

lst_unc_loc_atm#

Field Value
long_name uncertainty from locally correlated errors on atmospheric scales
units kelvin
valid_max 10000
valid_min 0

lst_unc_loc_sfc#

Field Value
long_name uncertainty from locally correlated errors on surface scales
units kelvin
valid_max 10000
valid_min 0

lst_unc_ran#

Field Value
long_name uncertainty from uncorrelated errors
units kelvin
valid_max 10000
valid_min 0

lst_unc_sys#

Field Value
long_name uncertainty from large-scale systematic errors
units kelvin
valid_max 10000
valid_min 0

lst_uncertainty#

Field Value
long_name land surface temperature total uncertainty
units kelvin
valid_max 10000
valid_min 0

qual_flag#

Field Value
flag_masks 1
flag_meanings observation_proximity_to_local_time-1_is_closest_observation
long_name Quality Flags
valid_max 1
valid_min 0

sataz#

Field Value
long_name satellite azimuth angle
units degrees
valid_max 18000
valid_min -18000

satze#

Field Value
long_name satellite zenith angle
units degrees
valid_max 18000
valid_min 0

solaz#

Field Value
long_name solar azimuth angle
units degrees
valid_max 18000
valid_min -18000

solze#

Field Value
long_name solar zenith angle
units degrees
valid_max 18000
valid_min 0

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
Conventions CF-1.8
catalogue_url https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/6babb8d9a8d247bcb3da6aed42f4b59a
cdm_data_type grid
comment These data were produced as part of the ESA LST CCI project.
creator_email djg20@le.ac.uk
creator_name University of Leicester Surface Temperature Group
creator_url https://climate.esa.int/en/projects/land-surface-temperature
date_created 20211204T115249Z
doi 10.5285/6babb8d9a8d247bcb3da6aed42f4b59a
format_version CCI Data Standards v2.2
geospatial_lat_max -68.13521575927734
geospatial_lat_min -89.99625396728516
geospatial_lat_resolution 0.009999999776482582
geospatial_lat_units degrees_north
geospatial_lon_max 179.9976348876953
geospatial_lon_min -179.99952697753906
geospatial_lon_resolution 0.009999999776482582
geospatial_lon_units degrees_east
geospatial_vertical_max 0.0
geospatial_vertical_min 0.0
history Created using software developed at University of Leicester
id ESACCI-LST-L3C-LST-MODISA-0.01deg_1DAILY_NIGHT-20181231000000-fv3.00.nc
institution University of Leicester
key_variables land_surface_temperature
keywords Earth Science; Land Surface; Land Temperature; Land Surface Temperature
keywords_vocabulary NASA Global change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
license ESA CCI Data Policy: free and open access
naming_authority le.ac.uk
platform Aqua
product_version 3.00
project Climate Change Initiative - European Space Agency
references https://climate.esa.int/en/projects/land-surface-temperature
sensor MODIS
source ESA LST CCI MODISA L3U V3.00
spatial_resolution 0.01 degree
standard_name_vocabulary CF Standard Name Table v71
summary This file contains level L3C global land surface temperatures from MODIS. L3C data are derived from multiple orbits of single sensor L3U data combined onto a space and/or time grid.
time_coverage_duration PT04M59S
time_coverage_end 20181231T000001Z
time_coverage_resolution P1D
time_coverage_start 20020704T000001Z
title ESA LST CCI land surface temperature data at product level L3C from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer.