Contents of Level 2 files for OMPS NP PMC individual scan data ============================================================== File name convention: [satellite]_[procver]_[hemisphere][year(s)]_sza_iwc.dat satellite: 'snpp' = Suomi NPP, 'n20' = NOAA-20 procver: Processing version of OMPS NP Level 2 data [NPBUVO3-L2] hemisphere: 'nh' = Northern Hemisphere. Season = (solstice - 30 days) to (solstice + 70 days) = day 142 to day 242. 'sh' = Southern Hemisphere. Season = (solstice - 30 days) to (solstice + 70 days) = day 325 (year 1) to day 60 (year 2). year(s): Note that nominal Southern Hemisphere season starts in one calendar year and ends in the next year. NOTE: The JPSS-1 satellite was renamed to NOAA-20 after it reached orbit Column Information ###### ########### 1 Satellite number [1=S-NPP, 20=NOAA-20] 2 Year 3 Day of year 4 Day from solstice for current season 5 Orbit number 6 Measurement time [seconds UT] 7 Mean local solar time (longitude-corrected) [hours] 8 Latitude [degrees]; negative = S. Hem., positive = N. Hem. 9 Longitude [degrees]; positive = East, negative = West 10 Solar zenith angle [degrees] 11 Orbit flag; +1 = ascending node, -1 = descending node 12 Background fit albedo at 252.0 nm [sr^-1] 13 Residual albedo at 252.0 nm (data - 4th order fit) [sr^-1] 14 Background fit albedo at 273.5 nm [sr^-1] 15 Residual albedo at 273.5 nm (data - 4th order fit) [sr^-1] 16 Background fit albedo at 283.1 nm [sr^-1] 17 Residual albedo at 283.1 nm (data - 4th order fit) [sr^-1] 18 Calculated ice water content using 273.5 nm residual albedo [gm/km^2] 19 PMC test summary flag; 31 = good detection -31 = screened detection NOTE: For NP instruments, scattering angle = (180.0 - solar zenith angle) PMC test flag components ++++++++++++++++++++++++ FLAG = T0 + T1 + T2 + T3 + T4 T0 = 16: r252 exceeds threshold [always set in current data] T1 = 8: r252, r273, r283 > 0.0 T2 = 4: m_lambda < 0.0 T3 = 2: r252 > [scale_factor*sigma_252(SZA)] T4 = 1: r252 > r273 r252 = residual albedo at 252 nm m_lambda = slope of regression fit to albedo residuals scale_factor = 1.0 sigma_252 = quadratic fit in SZA to 252 nm residuals from non-PMC data FLAG = -31: Scan met requirements for original PMC detection algorithm, but did not satisfy further screening tests for trend analysis described in DeLand and Thomas [2015, JGR Atmospheres]