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dataset: GloSSAC_V2.21.nc




  • NC_GLOBAL
    • creation_date: Mon Mar 13 11:52:07 EDT 2023


time[ time= 0 ..527] (Type is Int32)
  • attributes
    • units: YYYYMM
    • long_name: time
lat[ lat= 0 ..31] (Type is Float32)
  • attributes
    • long_name: Latitude
    • units: degrees_north
    • standard_name: latitude
    • _FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
alt[ alt= 0 ..79] (Type is Float32)
  • attributes
    • units: km
    • _FillValue: 9.96920997e+36
month[ month= 0 ..11] (Type is Float32)
  • attributes
    • long_name: Month
    • units: month
wavelengths_osiris[ wavelengths_osiris= 0 ..1] (Type is Int32)
  • attributes
    • units: nm
    • long_name: OSIRIS_Extinction_wavelengths
wavelengths_caliop[ wavelengths_caliop= 0 ..1] (Type is Int32)
  • attributes
    • units: nm
    • long_name: CALIOP_Extinction_wavelengths
wavelengths_SAGEIII[ wavelengths_SAGEIII= 0 ..8] (Type is Int32)
  • attributes
    • long_name: SAGEIII/ISS Measurement Wavelength
    • units: nm
wavelengths_glossac[ wavelengths_glossac= 0 ..3] (Type is Int32)
  • attributes
    • units: nm
    • long_name: GloSSAC Measurement wavelength
trp_hgt[ lat= 0 ..31] [ month= 0 ..11] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • long_name: Tropopause_height
    • units: km
CLAES_Extinction_Coefficient[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: CLAES_Extinction_Coefficient
    • units: 1/km
    • description: CLAES Extinction Coefficient at 7.80 micrometer
CLAES_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: CLAES_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation
    • units: 1/km
HALOE_Extinction_Coefficient[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: HALOE_Extinction_Coefficient
    • units: 1/km
    • description: HALOE Extinction Coefficient at 3.40 micrometer
HALOE_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: HALOE_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation
    • units: 1/km
Osiris_Extinction_Coefficient_750[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: zonally averaged 750 nm extinction interpolated to SAGE altitude resolution
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Osiris_Extinction_Coefficient_750
Osiris_Median_Extinction_Coefficient_750[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: zonal median 750 nm extinction interpolated to SAGE altitude resolution
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Osiris_Median_Extinction_Coefficient_750
Osiris_Standard_Deviation_Extinction_Coefficient_750[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: zonal standard deviation of 750 nm extinction interpolated to SAGE altitude resolution
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Osiris_Standard_Deviation_Extinction_Coefficient_750
Osiris_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_osiris= 0 ..1] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • units: 1/km
    • long_name: Conformed_Osiris_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient
    • description: Conformed Osiris Aerosol Extinction coefficient at 525 and 1020 nm derived using Angstrom exponent method
Osiris_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Flag[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_osiris= 0 ..1] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • flag_meanings: 9: bias corrected extinction based on monthly Angstrom exponent, 27: linearly interpolated bias corrected extinction
    • flag_values: 9.00000000, 27.0000000
    • units: 1/km
    • long_name: Osiris_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Flag
Osiris_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_osiris= 0 ..1] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • units: 1/km
    • long_name: Conformed_Osiris_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation
    • description: Estimated standard deviation of conformed aerosol extinction coefficient at 525 and 1020 nm
Caliop_Backscatter_Coefficient_532[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: Estimated CALIOP backscatter coefficient
    • units: 1/km 1/sr
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Caliop_Backscatter_Coefficient_532
Caliop_Extinction_Coefficient_532[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: Standard CALIOP extinction at 532 nm from Level 3 file regridded to GloSSAC grid
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Caliop_Extinction_Coefficient_532
Caliop_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_caliop= 0 ..1] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • units: 1/km
    • long_name: Conformed_Caliop_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient
    • description: Conformed CALIOP aerosol extinction coefficient at 525 and 1020 estimated using Scale Factor
Caliop_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Flag[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_caliop= 0 ..1] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • flag_meanings: \0128: CALIOP backscatter coefficient converted to 525 nm extinction coefficient based on Scale Factor (SF)\01210: CALIOP backscatter coefficient converted to 1020 nm extinction coefficient based on Scale Factor (SF)\01228: linearly interpolated bias corrected extinction for missing values
    • units: 1/km
    • long_name: Conformed_Caliop_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Flag
    • flag_values: (/8, 10, 28/)
Caliop_Scale_Factor_Median[ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_caliop= 0 ..1] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • units: sr
    • long_name: Caliop_Scale_Factor_Median
    • description: Annual median Scale Factor of CALIOP data computed from OSIRIS extinction coefficient at 525 and CALIOP backscatter coefficient at 532 nm
Caliop_Scale_Factor_Standard_Deviation[ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_caliop= 0 ..1] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • units: sr
    • long_name: Caliop_Scale_Factor_Standard_Deviation
    • description: Standard Deviation of Scale Factor of CALIOP data computed from OSIRIS extinction coefficient at 525 and CALIOP backscatter coefficient at 532 nm
Sageiii_ISS_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_SAGEIII= 0 ..8] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: SAGEIII/ISS Aerosol Extinction coefficient at nine wavelengths
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Sageiii_ISS_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient
Sageiii_ISS_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Median[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_SAGEIII= 0 ..8] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: Zonal median of SAGEIII/ISS Aerosol Extinction Coefficients
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Sageiii_ISS_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Median
Sageiii_ISS_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_SAGEIII= 0 ..8] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: Zonal Standard Deviation of SAGEIII/ISS Aerosol Extinction Coefficients
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Sageiii_ISS_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation
Sageiii_ISS_Cloud_Cleared_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_SAGEIII= 0 ..8] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: SAGEIII/ISS Cloud Cleared Aerosol Extinction coefficient at nine wavelengths
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Sageiii_ISS_Cloud_Cleared_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient
Sageiii_ISS_Cloud_Cleared_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Median[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_SAGEIII= 0 ..8] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: Zonal median of SAGEIII/ISS Cloud Cleared Aerosol Extinction Coefficients
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Sageiii_ISS_Cloud_Cleared_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Median
Sageiii_ISS_Cloud_Cleared_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_SAGEIII= 0 ..8] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: Zonal Standard Deviation of SAGEIII/ISS Cloud Cleared Aerosol Extinction Coefficients
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • long_name: Sageiii_ISS_Cloud_Cleared_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation
Sageiii_ISS_Cloud_Cleared_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Flag[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_SAGEIII= 0 ..8] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • flag_meanings: 29: SAGEIII-ISS extinction, 30: linearly interpolated SAGEIII-ISS extinction
    • units: 1/km
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • flag_values: 29, 30
Glossac_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_glossac= 0 ..3] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • units: 1/km
    • long_name: GloSSAC_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient
    • description: Merged Aerosol Extinction Coefficient at glossac wavelengths
Glossac_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Std[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_glossac= 0 ..3] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • units: 1/km
    • long_name: Merged_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Standard_Deviation
    • description: Zonal Standard Deviation of Merged Aerosol Extinction Coefficient at glossac wavelengths
Glossac_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Median[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_glossac= 0 ..3] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • units: 1/km
    • long_name: Merged_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Median
    • description: Zonal Median of Merged Aerosol Extinction Coefficient at glossac wavelengths
Glossac_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Flag[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_glossac= 0 ..3] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
    • flag_meanings: \0121 : SAGEII\0122 : CLAES_empirically_scaled_to_1020nm\0123 : HALOE_empirically_scaled_to_1020nm\0124 : Equivalent_Latitude_reconstruction\0125 : ASAP-based_tropical_lidar_fill_data_for_the_Pinatubo_period,_it_is_used_in_part_in_the_6/91_to_9/91_period\0126 : Pinatubo_June_fix_where_data_from_May_1991_is_used_where_no_SAGE_II_observations_occur_rather_than_interpolating_between_very_clean_May_1991_and_very_volcanic_July 1991\0127: 525nm_estimates_from_valid_1020nm_data\0128: CALIOP backscatter coefficient converted to 525 nm extinction coefficient based on Scale Factor (SF)\0129: OSIRIS bias corrected extinction coefficient based on monthly Angstrom exponent\01210: CALIOP backscatter coefficient converted to 1020 nm extinction coefficient based on Scale Factor (SF)\01211 : Linearly_interpolated_from_points_within_2_months._No_additional_interpolation_involving_altitude_or_latitude_is_included\01212 : Linearly_interpolated_from_points_within_2_months._No_additional_interpolation_involving_altitude_or_latitude_is_included\01214 : SAMII/SAGE_data_from_1/1979_through_12/1981\01215: Replicated_(same_value)_downward_in_Lidar_period_(1982-1984);mostly_only_below_10km_and_at_higher_latitudesi\01216: 1000nm_SAMII_extinction_and_extinction_inferred_from_airborne_and_ground-based_lidar_(1/1982_and_10/84)\01220 : High_altitude_climatology;_median_of_data_between_1984_and_1990_and_1995_and_2005\01221: Quality_Controlled_data,_values_removed_and_interpolated_across\01222: Some_individual_holes_in_otherwise_continuous_data_patched_using_adjacent_grid_spots\01224: Estimated_525nm_data_where_1020nm_data_exists_during_the_Pinatubo_period\01225: Smoothed_tropical_OSIRIS_data_in_2005/6_due_to_some_anomalous_behavior;_a_QC_activity\01227: Linearly interpolated bias corrected OSIRIS extinction coefficient at 525 and 1020 nm\01228: Linearly interpolated bias corrected CALIOP extinction coefficient at 525 and 1020 nm\01229: SAGEIII/ISS extinction coefficient\01230: Linearly interpolated SAGEIII/ISS extinction coefficient
    • flag_values: 1.00000000, 2.00000000, 3.00000000, 4.00000000, 5.00000000, 6.00000000, 7.00000000, 8.00000000, 9.00000000, 10.0000000, 11.0000000, 12.0000000, 13.0000000, 14.0000000, 15.0000000, 16.0000000, 17.0000000, 20.0000000, 21.0000000, 22.0000000, 23.0000000, 24.0000000, 25.0000000, 26.0000000, 27.0000000, 28.0000000, 29.0000000
    • units: 1/km
    • long_name: GloSSAC_Aerosol_Extinction_Coefficient_Flag
    • description: Merged Aerosol Extinction Coefficient Flags at glossac wavelengths
Glossac_Aerosol_Optical_Depth[ time= 0 ..527] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ wavelengths_glossac= 0 ..3] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • description: Aerosol Opitcal Depth computed by integrating Aerosol Extinction Coefficients between tropopause and 40 km
    • long_name: GloSSAC_Aerosol_Optical_Depth
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
Stratospheric_Background[ month= 0 ..11] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_glossac= 0 ..3] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • units: 1/km
    • comment: Clean period climatology. Created using median values from the 'cleanest' non-volcanic years: 1999 through 2004. For wavelengths 1020, 525, 452, and 386 nm. The variable wavelength also gives the wavelengths and index values associsated with stratospheric_background.
    • _FillValue: -999.000000
High_Altitude_Climatology[ month= 0 ..11] [ lat= 0 ..31] [ alt= 0 ..79] [ wavelengths_glossac= 0 ..3] (Grid of Float32 values)
  • attributes
    • units: 1/km
    • comment: Climatology for the high altitude stratosphere [25 kms and higher]. Created using median values from the extinction wavelengths 1020, 525, 452, and 386 nm. The variable wavelength also gives the wavelengths and index values associsated with stratospheric_background.
    • _FillValue: -999.000000

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