| title: | Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) Level-1D NetCDF data |
| experiment_name: | SCAR-A |
| flight_number: | 1607.00000 |
| aircraft: | Convair C-131A |
| primary_navigation_system: | GPS Trimble TNL-3000 |
| start_date: | 1993-07-16:16:30:17.0 |
| end_date: | 1993-07-16:16:32:36.0 |
| lat_min: | 39.8802986 |
| lat_max: | 39.9113007 |
| lon_min: | -74.4276962 |
| lon_max: | -74.3926010 |
| flight_summary: | https://car.gsfc.nasa.gov/flights/scara/flight-1607 |
| MeanSolarZenithAngle: | 19.7793045 |
| Sky_Condition: | [0=clear(above 90% cloud free), 1=cloudy(10% or above cloud covered)] |
| Observed_Sky_Condition: | 0 |
| Dominant_Surface: | [1=snow/ice, 2=vegetation, 3=clouds, 4=ocean/lake, 5=smoke, 6=barren(salt pans, desert), 7=mixed(city scape, costal areas, etc.) ] |
| Surface_type: | 4 |
| Format: | NetCDF4 |
| Conventions: | CF-1.7 |
| 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. |
| Comment:: | This data is derived from very old data and may contain some errors, Please consult PI if you encounter any issues. |
| production_date: | 2019-05-26T17:51:42.0Z |
| VersionID: | 2 |
| ShortName: | CAR_SCARA_BRDF |
| LongName: | CAR SCAR-B BRDF Measurements |
| GranuleID: | SCARA1993-car_C131A_19930716163017_R1_CAR1607_Level1D-20190526.nc |
| Identifier_Product_DOI_Authority: | http://dx.doi.org/ |
| DOI: | 10.5067/R4K5WUEYBHSQ |
| brdf_reflectance_471nm: | Array of 32 bit Reals [ZenithAngles = 0..360][Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: bidirectional reflectance factor at 471 nm units: none dimensional quantity _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| brdf_reflectance_675nm: | Array of 32 bit Reals [ZenithAngles = 0..360][Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: bidirectional reflectance factor at 675 nm units: none dimensional quantity _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| brdf_reflectance_754nm: | Array of 32 bit Reals [ZenithAngles = 0..360][Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: bidirectional reflectance factor at 754 nm units: none dimensional quantity _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| brdf_reflectance_868nm: | Array of 32 bit Reals [ZenithAngles = 0..360][Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: bidirectional reflectance factor at 868 nm units: none dimensional quantity _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| brdf_reflectance_1037nm: | Array of 32 bit Reals [ZenithAngles = 0..360][Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: bidirectional reflectance factor at 1037 nm units: none dimensional quantity _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| brdf_reflectance_1271nm: | Array of 32 bit Reals [ZenithAngles = 0..360][Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: bidirectional reflectance factor at 1271 nm units: none dimensional quantity _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| brdf_reflectance_1219nm: | Array of 32 bit Reals [ZenithAngles = 0..360][Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: bidirectional reflectance factor at 1219 nm units: none dimensional quantity _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| ZenithAngles: | Array of 32 bit Reals [ZenithAngles = 0..360] long_name: Zenith angles _FillValue: -9999.00000 units: degrees |
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| AzimuthAngles: | Array of 32 bit Reals [Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: Azimuth angles _FillValue: -9999.00000 units: degrees |
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| AircraftAltitude: | Array of 32 bit Reals [Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: GPS height in Meters above the sea level units: m _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| Time: | Array of 32 bit Reals [Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] _FillValue: -9999.00000 long_name: time units: seconds since 1993-07-16 00:00:00 |
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| AircraftLatitude: | Array of 32 bit Reals [Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: Aircraft Latitude Degrees units: degrees_north valid_range: -90.0000000, 90.0000000 _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| AircraftLongitude: | Array of 32 bit Reals [Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: Aircraft Longitude Degrees units: degrees_east valid_range: -180.000000, 180.000000 _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| SolarZenithAngle: | Array of 32 bit Reals [Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: Solar Zenith Angle Degrees units: degrees _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| SolarAzimuthAngle: | Array of 32 bit Reals [Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: Solar Azimuth Angle Degrees units: degrees _FillValue: -9999.00000 |
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| AircraftPitch: | Array of 32 bit Reals [Azimuth_Angles = 0..360] long_name: Aircraft Pitch Degrees units: degrees valid_range: -90.0000000, 90.0000000 _FillValue: -9999.00000 Positive: nose_up Negative: nose_down |
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| SurfaceAtmosphereAlbedo: | Grid long_name: Surface Atmosphere albedo units: percent _FillValue: -9999.00000
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| Spectral_band: | Array of 32 bit Reals [Spectral_band = 0..6] long_name: Spectral band units: nm _FillValue: -9999.00000 |