2B-CWC-RVOD

CloudSat Product Stats - Algorithm Developer Edition
Product Availability: Not available during Epoch 05 (E05).
Example 2B-CWC-RVOD Product Image
The CloudSat Radar-Visible Optical Depth Cloud Water Content Product (2B-CWC-RVOD) contains retrieved estimates of cloud liquid and ice water content, effective radius, and related quantities for each radar profile measured by the Cloud Profiling Radar on CloudSat. Retrievals are performed separately for the liquid and ice phases; the two sets of results are then combined in a simple way to obtain a composite profile that is consistent with the input measurements.
 

Primary Publication

Process Description and Interface Control Document (PDICD)

File Name Last Modified
2B-CWC-RVOD P_R04 Data Issues (40.29 KB) September 21, 2011
2B-CWC-RVOD P_R04 PDICD (458.28 KB) October 23, 2008

Algorithm Specifications

Data
Popup Type Dimensions Units Range Missing Miss Op Factor Offset
UINT(1) nray -- 0 to 127 1 0
UINT(1) nray -- 0 to 127 1 0
UINT(1) nray -- 0 to 81 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray -- -6.666 <= 1000 0
INT(2) nbin,nray log(mm) -3 to 1 -6.666 <= 1000 0
INT(2) nbin,nray log(L^{-1}) -3 to 5 -6.666 <= 1000 0
INT(2) nbin,nray -- -6.666 <= 1000 0
INT(2) nbin,nray log(mm) -6.666 <= 1000 0
INT(2) nbin,nray log(L^{-1}) -6.666 <= 1000 0
INT(2) nbin,nray -- -3.333 <= 1000 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 252 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray um -333.3 <= 10 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 252 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray mg m^{-3} -3333 <= 1 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 252 >= 1 0
INT(2) nray g m^{-2} -3333 <= 1 0
UINT(1) nray % 252 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray log(L^{-1}) -3 to 5 -3.333 <= 1000 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 252 >= 1 0
INT(2) nray -- -33.33 <= 100 0
INT(2) nray -- -32768 to 32767 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray -- -7.777 <= 1000 0
INT(2) nbin,nray um -77.77 <= 100 0
INT(2) nbin,nray cm^{-3} -777.7 <= 10 0
INT(2) nbin,nray -- -7.777 <= 1000 0
INT(2) nbin,nray um -77.77 <= 100 0
INT(2) nbin,nray cm^{-3} -777.7 <= 10 0
INT(2) nbin,nray -- -3.333 <= 1000 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray um -333.3 <= 10 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray mg m^{-3} -3333 <= 1 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nray g m^{-2} -3333 <= 1 0
UINT(1) nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nray -- -33.33 <= 100 0
INT(2) nbin,nray cm^{-3} -333.3 <= 10 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nray -- -32768 to 32767 1 0
INT(1) nray -- -77 <= 1 0
INT(2) nray -- -32768 to 32767 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray -- -3.333 <= 1000 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray um -333.3 <= 10 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray L^{-1} -333.3 <= 10 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray -- -3.333 <= 1000 0
INT(2) nbin,nray mg m^{-3} -3333 <= 1 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nray g m^{-2} -3333 <= 1 0
UINT(1) nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray -- -3.333 <= 1000 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray um -333.3 <= 10 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray cm^{-3} -333.3 <= 10 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray mg m^{-3} -3333 <= 1 0
UINT(1) nbin,nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nray g m^{-2} -3333 <= 1 0
UINT(1) nray % 253 >= 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray dBZ -77.77 <= 100 0
Geolocation
Popup Type Dimensions Units Range Missing Miss Op Factor Offset
INT(2) nray meters -9999 to 8850 9999 == 1 0
INT(2) nbin,nray m -5000 to 30000 -9999 == 1 0
REAL(4) nray degrees -90 to 90 1 0
REAL(4) nray degrees -180 to 180 1 0
REAL(4) <scalar> degrees -90 to 90 1 0
REAL(4) nray seconds 0 to 6000 1 0
REAL(4) nray km 600 to 800 1 0
REAL(4) <scalar> degrees -90 to 90 1 0
REAL(8) <scalar> seconds 0 to 6e+008 1 0
REAL(4) <scalar> seconds 0 to 86400 1 0
REAL(4) <scalar> m to -9999 == 1 0
Metadata
Popup Type Dimensions Units Range Missing Miss Op Factor Offset
INT(1) <scalar> -- 99 >= 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(4) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
INT(1) <scalar> 1 0
REAL(4) <scalar> K 233.15 to 273.15 1 0
REAL(4) <scalar> K 233.15 to 273.15 1 0

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