Dataset Information

title: Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) Level-1C NetCDF data
experiment_name: Kuwait Oil Fields
flight_number: 1482
aircraft: Convair C-131A
primary_navigation_system: GPS Trimble TNL-3000
start_date: 1991-05-28:09:57:54.0
end_date: 1991-05-28:14:26:54.0
lat_min: 26.2602005
lat_max: 28.4878006
lon_min: 48.2262993
lon_max: 50.6501999
flight_summary: https://car.gsfc.nasa.gov/flights/data-kuwait-oil-fire-1991-flight-1482
Instrument_PI: Charles K. Gatebe
Email: Charles.K.Gatebe@nasa.gov
Website: https://car.gsfc.nasa.gov
Reference: Gatebe CK, King MD. Airborne spectral BRDF of various surface types (ocean, vegetation, snow, desert, wetlands, cloud decks, smoke layers) for remote sensing applications. Remote Sensing of Environment. 2016;179:131 - 148.
change_log: R2: Data and Global Attributes updates
Identifier_Product_DOI_Authority: http://dx.doi.org/
DOI: 10.5067/CAR/DATA115
production_date: 2017-12-01T15:37:55.0Z
ShortName: CAR_KUWAITOILFIRE_L1C
LongName: CAR Kuwait Oil Fire Level 1C Kuwait Oil Fire Spectral Reflectance
VersionID: 1
GranuleID: KUWAIT-car_c131_19910528_R2_1482_Level1C_20171201.nc
Format: NetCDF4
ProcessingLevel: 1C
Conventions: CF-1.7
Unlimited_Dimension: Scans


Variables in this Dataset

Date: Grid
long_name: Data Acquisition Date in the format of YYYYMMDDhhmmss.s UTC
Date: Array of Strings [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Data Acquisition Date in the format of YYYYMMDDhhmmss.s UTC
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CoordinatedUniversalTime: Grid
long_name: UTC time in the format of HHMMSS.s
_FillValue: -9999.00000
time_format: HHMMSS.10thSecond
CoordinatedUniversalTime: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: UTC time in the format of HHMMSS.s
_FillValue: -9999.00000
time_format: HHMMSS.10thSecond
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scan_Start_Angle: Grid
long_name: Scan start angle relative to the local sky-earth normal
_FillValue: -9999.00000
units: degrees
scan start angle:-90.0: upward-looking imaging mode
scan start angle:0.0: Starboard
scan start angle:90.0: downward-looking imaging mode
Scan_Start_Angle: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan start angle relative to the local sky-earth normal
_FillValue: -9999.00000
units: degrees
scan start angle:-90.0: upward-looking imaging mode
scan start angle:0.0: Starboard
scan start angle:90.0: downward-looking imaging mode
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Time: Grid
long_name: seconds since 1991-05-28 00:00:00.0 UTC
units: seconds since 1991-05-28 00:00:00.0 UTC
Time: Array of 64 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: seconds since 1991-05-28 00:00:00.0 UTC
units: seconds since 1991-05-28 00:00:00.0 UTC
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
AircraftAltitude: Grid
long_name: GPS height in Meters above the mean sea level
units: m
_FillValue: -9999.00000
AircraftAltitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: GPS height in Meters above the mean sea level
units: m
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
AircraftLatitude: Grid
long_name: Aircraft Latitude Degrees
units: degrees_north
valid_range: -90.0000000, 90.0000000
_FillValue: -9999.00000
AircraftLatitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Aircraft Latitude Degrees
units: degrees_north
valid_range: -90.0000000, 90.0000000
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
AircraftLongitude: Grid
long_name: Aircraft Longitude Degrees
units: degrees_east
valid_range: -180.000000, 180.000000
_FillValue: -9999.00000
AircraftLongitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Aircraft Longitude Degrees
units: degrees_east
valid_range: -180.000000, 180.000000
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
AircraftHeading: Grid
long_name: Aircraft Heading Degrees relative to the local geodetic north
units: degrees
valid_range: 0.00000000, 360.000000
_FillValue: -9999.00000
AircraftHeading: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Aircraft Heading Degrees relative to the local geodetic north
units: degrees
valid_range: 0.00000000, 360.000000
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
AircraftPitch: Grid
long_name: Aircraft Pitch Degrees relative to the local sky-earth normal
units: degrees
valid_range: -90.0000000, 90.0000000
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Positive: nose_up
Negative: nose_down
AircraftPitch: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Aircraft Pitch Degrees relative to the local sky-earth normal
units: degrees
valid_range: -90.0000000, 90.0000000
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Positive: nose_up
Negative: nose_down
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_502nm: Grid
long_name: 502 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_502nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 502 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_672nm: Grid
long_name: 672 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_672nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 672 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_754nm: Grid
long_name: 754 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_754nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 754 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_865nm: Grid
long_name: 865 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_865nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 865 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1030nm: Grid
long_name: 1030 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1030nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 1030 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1220nm: Grid
long_name: 1220 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1220nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 1220 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1270nm: Grid
long_name: 1270 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1270nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 1270 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1547nm: Grid
long_name: 1547 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1547nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 1547 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1639nm: Grid
long_name: 1639 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1639nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 1639 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1722nm: Grid
long_name: 1722 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_1722nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 1722 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_2100nm: Grid
long_name: 2100 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_2100nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 2100 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_2199nm: Grid
long_name: 2199 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_2199nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 2199 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_2289nm: Grid
long_name: 2289 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
radiance_2289nm: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: 2289 nm radiance
units: W m-2 sr-1
_FillValue: -9999.00000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
ViewingAzimuthAngle: Grid
long_name: CAR pixel viewing azimuth angle relative to the local geodetic north
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
valid_range: 0.00000000, 360.000000
ViewingAzimuthAngle: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR pixel viewing azimuth angle relative to the local geodetic north
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
valid_range: 0.00000000, 360.000000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
ViewingZenithAngle: Grid
long_name: CAR pixel viewing zenith angle relative to the local sky-earth normal
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
valid_range: 0.00000000, 180.000000
ViewingZenithAngle: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867][CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR pixel viewing zenith angle relative to the local sky-earth normal
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
valid_range: 0.00000000, 180.000000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CAR_Viewing_Angles: Array of 32 bit Reals [CAR_Viewing_Angles = 0..360]
long_name: CAR viewing angles
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
SolarZenithAngle: Grid
long_name: Solar Zenith Angle relative to the local sky-earth normal
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
valid_range: 0.00000000, 180.000000
SolarZenithAngle: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Solar Zenith Angle relative to the local sky-earth normal
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
valid_range: 0.00000000, 180.000000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
SolarAzimuthAngle: Grid
long_name: Solar Azimuth Angle relative to the local geodetic north
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
valid_range: 0.00000000, 360.000000
SolarAzimuthAngle: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Solar Azimuth Angle relative to the local geodetic north
units: degrees
_FillValue: -9999.00000
valid_range: 0.00000000, 360.000000
Scans: Array of 32 bit Reals [Scans = 0..26867]
long_name: Scan line count from data start
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CentralWavelength: Array of 32 bit Reals [CentralWavelength = 0..12]
long_name: CAR Central Wavelength
unit: nm
_FillValue: -9999.00000
SolarIrradiance: Grid
long_name: Solar Spectral Irradiance
unit: W m-2
_FillValue: -9999.00000
SolarIrradiance: Array of 32 bit Reals [CentralWavelength = 0..12]
long_name: Solar Spectral Irradiance
unit: W m-2
_FillValue: -9999.00000
CentralWavelength: Array of 32 bit Reals [CentralWavelength = 0..12]
long_name: CAR Central Wavelength
unit: nm
_FillValue: -9999.00000