Giovanni-3 Online Users Manual: Chapter 2, Parameters

This chapter lists the data parameters (observed geophysical data) in each of the Giovanni 3 operationall instances.

2.1 A-Train

• Atmospheric Temperature
• H2O (Dew_Point_Temperature_Profile in Kelvins)
• H2O Saturation Mass Mixing Ratio (gm/kg dry air)
• H2O Vapor Mass Mixing Ratio (gm/kg dry air)
• Cloud/Aerosol Classification and Ice/Water Phase Discrimination
• ReceivedEchoPowers
• Reflectivity dBZ
• Cloud Top Temperature
• Cloud Top Pressure
• Total Cloud Liquid Water

2.2 NEESPI

• Aerosol Optical Depth
• Atmospheric Water Vapor
• Cloud Top Temperature
• Cloud Top Pressure
• Precipitation
• Fire Pixel Count
• Fire Radiative Power
• Land Surface Temperature
• Cloud Fraction
• Soil Moisture
• Occurrence Frequency: Ice, Snow, Ice & Snow

2.3 MODIS (MOVAS) DAILY

• Aerosol Small Mode Fraction
• Aerosol Optical Depth at 0.55 µm
• Angstrom Exponent Over Land, 470-660 nm
• Angstrom Exponent Over Ocean, 470-660 nm
• Atmospheric Water Vapor (Full, High, Low)
• Cirrus Reflectance
• Cloud Condensation Nuclei over Ocean (QA-weighted)
• Cloud Effective Radius Combined (QA-weighted)
• Cloud Effective Radius Ice Phase (QA-weighted)
• Cloud Effective Radius Liquid Phase (QA-weighted)
• Cloud Fraction (Day and Night)
• Cloud Fraction (Day Only)
• Cloud Fraction (Night Only)
• Cloud Optical Thickness Combined
• Cloud Optical Thickness, Ice Phase
• Cloud Optical Thickness, Water Phase
• Cloud Top Pressure (Day and Night)
• Cloud Top Pressure (Day Only)
• Cloud Top Pressure (Night Only)
• Cloud Top Temperature (Day and Night)
• Cloud Top Temperature (Day Only)
• Cloud Top Temperature (Night Only)
• Effective Radius Over Ocean
• Mass Concentration Over Land
• Mass Concentration Over Ocean
• Scattering Angle
• Water Vapor, NIR Method, Clear Sky
• Water Vapor, NIR Method, Above Cloud

2.4 TOMS and OMI, OMI L2G

    TOMS

• Column Amount Ozone
• Effective Surface Reflectivity at 360 nm
• Local Noon Erythemal UV Irradiance
• UV Aerosol Index

    OMI

Daily 0.25 x 0.25 degree grid

• Column Amount Ozone (OMDOAO3e.003 total ozone based on DOAS Algorithm and OMTO3e.003 Ozone based on TOMS like Algorithm)
• Radiative Cloud Fraction (OMTO3e.003)

Daily 1.00 x 1.00 degree grid

• Column Amount Ozone (OMTO3D.003 Ozone, based on TOMS like Algorithm, )
• Erythemally Weighted Daily Dose (OMUVBL3.002)
• Erythemally Weighted Daily Dose Rate at Local Solar Noon (OMUVBL3.002)
• Final Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth at 388 nm (OMAERUVd.003)
• Final Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth at 500 nm (OMAERUVd.003)
• Final Aerosol Extinction(total) Optical Depth at 388 nm (OMAERUVd.003)
• Final Aerosol Extinction(total) Optical Depth at 500 nm (OMAERUVd.003)
• Radiative Cloud Fraction (OMTO3D.003)
• UV Aerosol Index(OMTO3D.003)

     OMI L2G

• Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth
• Aerosol Extinction Optical Depth
• Reflectivity
• Cloud Radiance Fraction
• NO2 Column Amount (Clear, 0-30% Clouds only)
• NO2 Tropospheric Column Amount (Clear, 0-30% Clouds only)
• Column Amount Ozone
• Radiative Cloud Fraction
• UV Aerosol Index

2.5 MLS

• CO (Carbon Monoxide)
• ClO (Chlorine Monoxide)
• GPH (Geopotential Height)
• H20 (Water vapor)
• HCN (Hydrogen Cyanide)
• HCl (Hydrochloric Acid)
• HNO3 (Nitric Acid)
• N20 (Nitrous oxide)
• O3 (Ozone)
• OH (Hydroxyl radical)
• RHI (Relative Humidity with respect to Ice)
• Temperature

2.6 AIRS

• CH4 degree of freedom (005 only)
• CO degree of freedom (005 only)
• Clear-sky outgoing long-wave radiation flux
• Cloud fraction
• Cloud top pressure
• Cloud top temperature
• Mean surface pressure
• Outgoing longwave radiation flux
• Surface air temperature
• Surface skin temperature
• Total column liquid water
• Total column ozone
• Total column water vapor (microwave)
• Total column water vapor
• Total column CO
• Tropopause height (005 only)
• Tropopause pressure (005 only)
• Tropopause temperature (005 only)

2.7 Oceans Monthly

• Aerosol optical thickness at 865 [869] nm
• Angstrom coefficient at 510-865 [531-869] nm
• Chlorophyll a concentration [GSM Merged chlorophyll concentration]
• Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm (K490)
• Epsilon of aerosol correction at 765 and 865 [748 and 869] nm
• Normalized water-leaving radiances at 412, 443, 490, 510, 555 and 670 [412, 443, 488, 531, 551, 667] nm
• Sea Surface Temperature (11 µm day, 11 µm night, 4 µm day)
• Dissolved and Detrital Organic Matter Absorption Coefficient at 443 nm
• Particulate Backscattering Coefficient at 443 nm

2.8 HIRDLS

• HNO3 (Nitric Acid)
• O3 (Ozone)
• Temperature

2.9 MISR Monthly

• Aerosol Optical Depth at 555 nm (Green Band)

2.10 Air Quality

AIRNOW_PM.001

• Fine Particulate Matter – PM2.5

MOD08_D3.005 (MODIS-Terra)

• Aerosol Optical Depth at 550 nm
• Aerosol Small Mode Optical Depth
• Cloud Optical Depth - Total (QA-w)
• Cloud Top Pressure (Day only)
• Cloud Top Temperature (Day only)

MYD08_D3.005 (MODIS-Aqua)

• Aerosol Optical Depth at 550 nm
• Aerosol Small Mode Optical Depth
• Cloud Optical Depth - Total (QA-w)
• Cloud Top Pressure (Day only)
• Cloud Top Temperature (Day only)

OMAERUVd.003 (OMI)

• Aerosol Absorption Optical Depth at 500 nm
• Aerosol Extinction Optical Depth at 500 nm

OMTO3D.003 (OMI)

• UV Aerosol Index