MODIS L2 SST Format Specifications
Format specification guide is here.
Please note that values given for attributes and scalar datasets are examples.
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dimensions (Top)
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| number_of_lines | 2030 |
| pixels_per_line | 1354 |
| pixel_control_points | 1354 |
| number_of_bands | 24 |
| number_of_reflective_bands | 16 |
global attributes (Top)
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| title | HMODISA Level-2 Data |
| product_name | A2004001002000.L2_LAC_SST.nc |
| processing_version | 2014.0 |
| equatorCrossingLongitude | 23.40131f |
| orbit_number | 8836 |
| history | l2gen par=/data3/sdpsoper/vdc/vpu2/workbuf/A2004001002000.L1B_LAC.param metafile=A2004001002000.L2_LAC_SST.nc.meta |
| instrument | MODIS |
| platform | Aqua |
| Conventions | CF-1.6 |
| Metadata_Conventions | Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0 |
| license | http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data-information-policy/ |
| naming_authority | gov.nasa.gsfc.sci.oceandata |
| id | 2014.0/L2/A2004001002000.L2_LAC_SST.nc |
| date_created | 2015-01-30T02:29:16.000Z |
| keywords_vocabulary | NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
| keywords | Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature |
| standard_name_vocabulary | NetCDF Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Convention |
| institution | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group |
| creator_name | NASA/GSFC/OBPG |
| creator_email | data@oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov |
| creator_url | http://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov |
| project | Ocean Biology Processing Group (NASA/GSFC/OBPG) |
| publisher_name | NASA/GSFC/OBPG |
| publisher_url | http://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov |
| publisher_email | data@oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov |
| identifier_product_doi_authority | http://dx.doi.org |
| identifier_product_doi | 10.5067/AQUA/MODIS_OC.2014.0 |
| processing_level | L2 |
| cdm_data_type | swath |
| equatorCrossingDateTime | 2003-12-31T23:58:42.686Z |
| spatialResolution | 1 km |
| time_coverage_start | 2004-01-01T00:20:06.238Z |
| time_coverage_end | 2004-01-01T00:25:04.615Z |
| start_center_longitude | -14.61878f |
| start_center_latitude | -75.11924f |
| end_center_longitude | -107.5128f |
| end_center_latitude | -80.13968f |
| northernmost_latitude | -67.24439f |
| southernmost_latitude | -89.98983f |
| easternmost_longitude | -80.09634f |
| westernmost_longitude | 116.4053f |
| geospatial_lat_units | degrees_north |
| geospatial_lon_units | degrees_east |
| geospatial_lat_max | -67.24439f |
| geospatial_lat_min | -89.98983f |
| geospatial_lon_max | -80.09634f |
| geospatial_lon_min | 116.4053f |
| startDirection | Descending |
| endDirection | Ascending |
| day_night_flag | Day |
| earth_sun_distance_correction | 1.03422737121582 |
sensor_band_parameters (Top)
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| shortname | datatype | units | long_name | standard_name | reference |
| wavelength | float | nm | wavelengths | | N/A |
| vcal_gain | float | | Vicarious Calibration Gain | | N/A |
| vcal_offset | float | mW cm^-2 um^-1 sr^-1 | Vicarious Calibration Offset | | N/A |
| F0 | float | W m^-2 um^-1 | Mean Solar Flux | | N/A |
| aw | float | m^-1 | Band-pass averaged absorption coefficient for seawater | volume absorption coefficient of radiative flux in sea water | 1 |
| bbw | float | m^-1 | Band-pass averaged backscattering coefficient for seawater | volume backwards scattering coefficient of radiative flux in sea water | 2 |
| k_oz | float | cm^-1 | Ozone Absorption cross-sections | | 3 |
| k_no2 | float | cm^2 molecule^-1 | NO2 Absorption cross-sections | | 4 |
scan_line_attributes (Top)
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| shortname | datatype | units | long_name | standard_name | reference |
| Tau_r | int | | Rayleigh Optical Thickness | | 5 |
| year | int | years | Scan year | | N/A |
| day | int | days | Scan day of year | | N/A |
| msec | byte | milliseconds | Scan time, milliseconds of day | | N/A |
| detnum | byte | | Detector Number (zero-based) | | N/A |
| mside | float | | Mirror Side (zero-based) | | N/A |
| slon | float | degree_east | Starting Longitude | | N/A |
| clon | float | degree_east | Center Longitude | | N/A |
| elon | float | degree_east | Ending Longitude | | N/A |
| slat | float | degree_north | Starting Latitude | | N/A |
| clat | float | degree_north | Center Latitude | | N/A |
| elat | float | degree_north | Ending Latitude | | N/A |
geophysical_data (Top)
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| shortname | datatype | units | long_name | standard_name | reference |
| csol_z | short | degree | Center Solar Zenith Angle | | N/A |
| sst | byte | degree_C | Sea Surface Temperature | sea surface temperature | N/A |
| qual_sst | short | | Quality Levels, Sea Surface Temperature | | N/A |
| flags_sst | short | | Product-specific flags, Sea Surface Temperature | | N/A |
| bias_sst | short | degree_C | Sea Surface Temperature Bias | | N/A |
| stdv_sst | short | degree_C | Sea Surface Temperature Standard Deviation | | N/A |
| sstref | int | degree_C | Sea Surface Temperature Reference | sea surface temperature | N/A |
navigation_data (Top)
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| shortname | datatype | units | long_name | standard_name | reference |
| l2_flags | float | | Level-2 Processing Flags | | N/A |
| longitude | float | degree_east | Longitude | longitude | N/A |
| latitude | int | degree_north | Latitude | latitude | N/A |
| cntl_pt_cols | int | | Number of Pixel Control Points | | N/A |
| cntl_pt_rows | float | | Number of Scan Control Points | | N/A |
| Group Attributes |
| gringpointlongitude | -38.45698f, 31.09325f, 170.2788f, -89.50504f |
| gringpointlatitude | -67.24439f, -77.38208f, -83.85774f, -70.17398f |
| gringpointsequence | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
processing_control (Top)
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| software_name | l2gen |
| software_version | 8.0.0-r10729 |
| source | A2004001002000.L1B_LAC, A2004001002000.GEO, N200400100_MET_NCEPR2_6h.hdf, N200400106_MET_NCEPR2_6h.hdf, N200400106_MET_NCEPR2_6h.hdf, ozone_climatology_v2014.hdf, anc_cor_file_28jan2014.nc, xcal_modisa_axc26f, polcor_modisa_2010b, aerosol_hmodisa, modisa_ocr_vc_nn, landmask_GMT15ARC.nc, watermask.dat, ETOPO1_ocssw.nc, ETOPO1_ocssw.nc, N200400100_SEAICE_NSIDC_24h.hdf, N2004001_SST_OIV2AVAM_24h.nc, sss_climatology_woa2009.hdf, no2_climatology_v2013.hdf, alpha510_climatology.hdf, taua865_climatology.hdf, calcite_table.txt, owmc_lut.hdf |
| calibration_data | A2004001002000.L1A_LAC, MYD02_Reflective_LUTs.V6.1.17.24_OC.hdf, MYD02_Emissive_LUTs.V6.1.17.24_OC.hdf, MYD02_QA_LUTs.V6.1.17.24_OC.hdf |
| mask_names | ATMFAIL,LAND,CLDICE,HILT |
flag_percentages (Top)
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| ATMFAIL | 0.f |
| LAND | 82.69117f |
| PRODWARN | 0.f |
| HIGLINT | 0.f |
| HILT | 96.52113f |
| HISATZEN | 7.238833f |
| COASTZ | 0.4231214f |
| SPARE | 0.f |
| STRAYLIGHT | 1.82477f |
| CLDICE | 99.96391f |
| COCCOLITH | 0.f |
| TURBIDW | 0.f |
| HISOLZEN | 0.f |
| LOWLW | 0.f |
| CHLFAIL | 0.f |
| NAVWARN | 0.f |
| ABSAER | 0.f |
| MAXAERITER | 0.f |
| MODGLINT | 0.f |
| CHLWARN | 0.f |
| ATMWARN | 0.f |
| SEAICE | 16.71497f |
| NAVFAIL | 0.f |
| FILTER | 0.f |
| HIPOL | 0.2815231f |
| PRODFAIL | 0.f |
Dataset Range and Scaling Attributes:
| shortname | valid_min | valid_max | scale | offset | fill value |
| wavelength | 0 | 1000 | | | -32767 |
| vcal_gain | 0.f | 2.f | | | -32767.f |
| vcal_offset | 0.f | 10.f | | | -32767.f |
| F0 | 0.f | 250.f | | | -32767.f |
| aw | 0.0001f | 5.f | | | -32767.f |
| bbw | 5.e-06f | 1.f | | | -32767.f |
| k_oz | 0.f | 0.1f | | | -32767.f |
| k_no2 | 0.f | 0.1f | | | -32767.f |
| Tau_r | 0.f | 0.5f | | | -32767.f |
| year | 1900 | 2100 | | | -32767 |
| day | 0 | 366 | | | -32767 |
| msec | 0 | 86400000 | | | -32767 |
| detnum | 0b | 25b | | | -1b |
| mside | 0b | 1b | | | -1b |
| slon | -180.f | 180.f | | | -32767.f |
| clon | -180.f | 180.f | | | -32767.f |
| elon | -180.f | 180.f | | | -32767.f |
| slat | -90.f | 90.f | | | -32767.f |
| clat | -90.f | 90.f | | | -32767.f |
| elat | -90.f | 90.f | | | -32767.f |
| csol_z | -90.f | 90.f | | | -32767.f |
| sst | -1000s (-5.000) | 10000s (50.000) | 0.005f | 0.f | -32767s |
| qual_sst | 0b | 5b | | | -1b |
| flags_sst | -32767s | 32767s | | | -32767s |
| bias_sst | -10000s (-50.000) | 10000s (50.000) | 0.005f | 0.f | -32767s |
| stdv_sst | -10000s (-50.000) | 10000s (50.000) | 0.005f | 0.f | -32767s |
| sstref | -600s (-3.000) | 9000s (45.000) | 0.005f | 0.f | -32767s |
| l2_flags | -2147483648 | 2147483647 | | | |
| longitude | -180.f | 180.f | | | -32767.f |
| latitude | -90.f | 90.f | | | -32767.f |
| cntl_pt_cols | 0 | 10000 | | | -32767 |
| cntl_pt_rows | 0 | 10000 | | | -32767 |
References:
1 (aw): Pope, R.M. and Fry, E.S., 1997, "Absorption spectrum (380-700 nm) of pure water. II. Integrating cavity measurements," Appl. Opt.,36, 8710-8723.; Kou, L., Labrie, D., Chylek, P., 1993, "Refractive indices of water and ice in the 0.65-2.5 m spectral range," Appl. Opt.,32, 3531-3540 (1993).
2 (bbw): Zhang, X., Hu, L., and He, M.-X. (2009). Scattering by pure seawater: effect of salinity, Opt. Express 17(7)
3 (k_oz): Anderson, S.M., Morton, J., and Mauersberger, K.. "Near-infrared absorption spectra of 16O3 and 18O3: Adiabatic energy of the 1A2 state?." The Journal of Chemical Physics 93.6 (1990): 3826-3832.; Anderson, Stuart M., Maeder, J., and Mauersberger, K. "Effect of isotopic substitution on the visible absorption spectrum of ozone." The Journal of chemical physics 94.10 (1991): 6351-6357; http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/92GL00780; http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/93GL01765; http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/93GL02311
4 (k_no2): K. Bogumil, et al., "Measurements of molecular absorption spectra with the SCIAMACHY pre-flight model: Instrument characterization and reference data for atmospheric remote sensing in the 230-2380 nm region," J. Photochem. Photobiol. A.: Photochem. 157, 167-184 (2003).; W. Schneider,et al., "Absorption cross-sections of NO2 in the UV and visible region (200 - 700 nm) at 298 K", J. Photochem. Photobiol. 40, 195-217 (1987)
5 (Tau_r): Bodhaine, B.A., Wood, N.B, Dutton, E.G., Slusser, J.R. (1999). On Rayleigh Optical Depth Calculations, J. Atmos. Ocean Tech., 16, 1854-1861.
