Dataset Information

Filename: MODIS_Aqua_L2_CB.V001.20070101-20071231.nc
ShortName: MYD_L2_CB
LongName: MODIS Aqua L2 chopped blocks (block size: 128pixels x 128pixels, daytime)
VersionID: 001
GranuleID: MODIS_Aqua_L2_CB.V001.20070101-20071231.nc
Format: netCDF-4
RangeBeginningDate: 2007-01-01
RangeBeginningTime: 00:05:00.000000
RangeEndingDate: 2007-12-31
RangeEndingTime: 23:55:00.000000
SouthernmostLatitude: -60.0
NorthernmostLatitude: 60.0
WesternmostLongitude: -180.0
EasternmostLongitude: 180.0
IdentifierProductDOIAuthority: http://doi.org/
IdentifierProductDOI: 10.5067/DFDGJR6707D8
ProductionDateTime: 2021-11-22T16:30:00.000000Z
ProcessingLevel: Level 2
Conventions: CF-1.0
Source: Aqua satellite, MODIS Collection 6.1
DataSetQuality: The latitudes, longitudes, and low cloud flag of all chopped blocks (128 pixels x 128 pixels size) from the 2007 MODIS Aqua granule data (MYD021KM, MYD03, MYD06_L2). Only daytime granule data are included. Blocks with sensor zenith angle > 45 are excluded.


Variables in this Dataset

lon3: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: longitude at the bottom right corner of the block
units: degrees_east
valid_range: -180.00000000000000, 180.00000000000000
origname: lon3
fullnamepath: /lon3
lon: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: longitude at the center of the block
units: degrees_east
standard_name: longitude
valid_range: -180.00000000000000, 180.00000000000000
origname: lon
fullnamepath: /lon
lat4: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: latitude at the top right corner of the block
units: degrees_north
valid_range: -60.000000000000000, 60.000000000000000
origname: lat4
fullnamepath: /lat4
lat3: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: latitude at the bottom right corner of the block
units: degrees_north
valid_range: -60.000000000000000, 60.000000000000000
origname: lat3
fullnamepath: /lat3
lon2: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: longitude at the bottom left corner of the block
units: degrees_east
valid_range: -180.00000000000000, 180.00000000000000
origname: lon2
fullnamepath: /lon2
lat: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: latitude at the center of the block
units: degrees_north
standard_name: latitude
valid_range: -60.000000000000000, 60.000000000000000
origname: lat
fullnamepath: /lat
lat2: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: latitude at the bottom left corner of the block
units: degrees_north
valid_range: -60.000000000000000, 60.000000000000000
origname: lat2
fullnamepath: /lat2
lc_flag: Array of 32 bit Integers [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
_FillValue: 999
long_name: low cloud flag
units: 1
valid_range: 0, 1
flag_values: 0, 1
flag_meanings: 0: this block is not low cloud dominated; 1: this block is low cloud dominated
origname: lc_flag
fullnamepath: /lc_flag
lat1: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: latitude at the top left corner of the block
units: degrees_north
valid_range: -60.000000000000000, 60.000000000000000
origname: lat1
fullnamepath: /lat1
block_obs: Array of Strings [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681][num_char = 0..47]
long_name: block name in the MODIS Aqua MYD021KM granule file
units: 1
origname: block_obs
fullnamepath: /block_obs
lon1: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: longitude at the top left corner of the block
units: degrees_east
valid_range: -180.00000000000000, 180.00000000000000
origname: lon1
fullnamepath: /lon1
lon4: Array of 64 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
long_name: longitude at the top right corner of the block
units: degrees_east
valid_range: -180.00000000000000, 180.00000000000000
origname: lon4
fullnamepath: /lon4
num_blocks_obs: Array of 32 bit Reals [num_blocks_obs = 0..4272681]
num_char: Array of 32 bit Reals [num_char = 0..47]