Table 2 Major variables stored in the L3 NetCDF file
Variable | Description |
|---|---|
Longitude | Longitudes of the map grid (degrees_east) |
Latitude | Latitudes of the map grid (degrees_north) |
Time | Observation time (hours since 2000-1-1 00:00:00: UTC) |
Radiance/btemp | Radiance (UVI, IR1, IR2)/brightness temperature (LIR) |
inangle | Incidence angles |
emangle | Emission angles |
phangle | Phase angles |
azangle | Azimuthal angles |
FIT_STAT | Limb-fitting status: − 1 (not used), 0 (NG), 1 (OK), and 2 (OK but inaccurate) |
D_SSCPX | Corrected sub-spacecraft position on L2b image (axis1) |
D_SSCPY | Corrected sub-spacecraft position on L2b image (axis2) |
D_NPVAZM | Corrected S_NPVAZM |
D_LVANG | Rotation angle of the line-of-sight (LOS) vector determined by the limb fitting |