Dataset Information

Satellite: Nimbus-07
numLatBands: 36
RangeBeginningDate: 1978-11-01
RangeEndingDate: 1990-05-31
SoftwareDeveloper: Brad Fisher, SSAI
ContactPersonName: Richard McPeters
L2AlgorithmVersionNumber: Version 8.6.0
CollectionVersion: 1.02
CreationDate: Mon Apr 22 10:18:04 EDT 2013
numTimes: 139
ProductType: L3 Monthly Zonal Means
numPresLevels: 21
ShortName: SBUVN07L3zm
ZonalSpacing: 5.000000000
ZonalSpacingUnit: degrees
ContactPersonLocation: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
LongName: SBUV/Nimbus-07 Ozone (O3) Profile and Total Ozone Monthly L3 Global 5.0deg Lat Zones
LocalityValue: Global
NorthBoundingCoordinate: 80.00000000
SouthBoundingCoordinate: -80.00000000
InstrumentShortName: SBUV
SensorShortName: Double Monochrometer
ParameterName: Nadir Profile and Total Column Ozone
EastBoundingCoordinate: 180.0000000
WestBoundingCoordinate: -180.0000000
ContactPersonEmail: richard.d.mcpeters@nasa.gov
ContactPersonRole: Principle Investigator for MEaSUREs Long Term Ozone Trends
RangeBeginningTime: 00:00:00.000
RangeEndingTime: 23:59:59.000
CalibrationVersion: C7
LocalGranuleID: SBUV-Nimbus07_L3zm_v01-02-2013m0422t101804.h5
TimeUnit: One Month
Conventions: CF-1.0
idenitfier_product_doi_authority: http://dx.doi.org/
identifier_product_doi: 10.5067/MEASURES/OZONE/DATA302


Variables in this Dataset

AprioriProfileOzone: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35][nLevels21 = 0..20]
units: DU
long_name: Mean 21 Layer A Priori Ozone Profile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: AprioriProfileOzone
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/AprioriProfileOzone
AprioriTotalColumnOzone: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35]
units: DU
long_name: Mean A Priori Total Column Ozone
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: AprioriTotalColumnOzone
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/AprioriTotalColumnOzone
Date: Array of 32 bit Integers [nTimes = 0..138]
units: NoUnits
_FillValue: -9999
long_name: Year and Month in format yyyymm
origname: Date
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/Date
IntegratingKernelProfile: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35][nLevels20 = 0..19][nLevels20b = 0..19]
long_name: Integrating Kernel for layers 1 to 20
_FillValue: -9999.000000
units: NoUnits
origname: IntegratingKernelProfile
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/IntegratingKernelProfile
IntegratingKernelTotalColumn: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35][nLevels20 = 0..19]
units: NoUnits
long_name: Column Integrating Kernel
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: IntegratingKernelTotalColumn
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/IntegratingKernelTotalColumn
JacobianDNDX: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35][nLevels20 = 0..19][nChannels10 = 0..9]
units: DU^-1
long_name: Mean DN/DX Jacobian for channels 1 thru 10 and layers 1 to 20
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: JacobianDNDX
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/JacobianDNDX
Latitude: Array of 32 bit Reals [nLats = 0..35]
units: degrees_north
long_name: Center Latitude for Zonal Mean
valid_min: -90.00000000
valid_max: 90.00000000
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: Latitude
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/Latitude
LocalStandardTime: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35]
units: hour
valid_min: 0.000000000
long_name: Local Standard Time
valid_max: 24.00000000
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: LocalStandardTime
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/LocalStandardTime
MixingRatioPressureLevels: Array of 32 bit Reals [nLevels15 = 0..14]
units: hPa
positive: down
long_name: Mid-Level Pressure for Mixing Ratio 15-Layer Vertical Pressure Scale
valid_min: 0.5000000000
valid_max: 50.00000000
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: MixingRatioPressureLevels
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/MixingRatioPressureLevels
NumSamples: Array of 16 bit Integers [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35]
units: NoUnits
long_name: Number of Good Retrievals Used in Mean
_FillValue: -9999
origname: NumSamples
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/NumSamples
OrbitMode: Array of 16 bit Integers [nTimes = 0..138]
_FillValue: -9999
units: NoUnits
long_name: Satellite orientation at equator crossing (Ascending = 1, descending = -1 or terminator = 0)
origname: OrbitMode
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/OrbitMode
ProfileOzone: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35][nLevels21 = 0..20]
units: DU
long_name: Mean 21 Layer Retrieved Ozone Profile
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: ProfileOzone
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/ProfileOzone
ProfileOzoneStdev: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35][nLevels21 = 0..20]
units: DU
long_name: 21 Layer Retrieved Ozone Profile Standard Deviation
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: ProfileOzoneStdev
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/ProfileOzoneStdev
ProfilePressureLevels: Array of 32 bit Reals [nLevels21 = 0..20]
units: hPa
long_name: Bottom Level Pressures for 21-Layer Vertical Pressure Scale
valid_min: 0.1013249978
valid_max: 1013.250000
_FillValue: -9999.000000
positive: down
origname: ProfilePressureLevels
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/ProfilePressureLevels
SmoothingErrorProfile: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35][nLevels20 = 0..19]
units: %
long_name: Smoothing Error for Ozone Profile for layers 1 to 20
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: SmoothingErrorProfile
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/SmoothingErrorProfile
SmoothingErrorTotalColumn: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35]
units: %
long_name: Mean Smoothing Error for Total Column Ozone
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: SmoothingErrorTotalColumn
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/SmoothingErrorTotalColumn
SolarZenithAngle: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35]
units: degrees
valid_max: 88.00000000
_FillValue: -9999.000000
long_name: Mean Solar Zenith Angle
valid_min: 0.000000000
origname: SolarZenithAngle
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/SolarZenithAngle
Time: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138]
units: year
long_name: Time
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: Time
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/Time
TotalColumnOzone: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35]
units: DU
long_name: Mean Retrieved Total Column Ozone
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: TotalColumnOzone
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/TotalColumnOzone
TotalColumnOzoneStdev: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35]
units: DU
long_name: Retrieved Total Column Ozone Standard Deviation
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: TotalColumnOzoneStdev
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/TotalColumnOzoneStdev
TotalCovarianceMatrix: Array of 32 bit Reals [nLevels20 = 0..19][nLevels20b = 0..19][nLats = 0..35]
units: DU^2
long_name: Total Covariance Matrix for layers 1 to 20 (covariance matrix of an ensemble of states about the mean state)
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: TotalCovarianceMatrix
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/TotalCovarianceMatrix
VCI: Array of 16 bit Integers [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35]
units: NoUnits
long_name: Volcanic Contamination Index Designating Periods Affected by Volcanic Eruptions (0 = unaffected, 1 = affected)
_FillValue: -9999
origname: VCI
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/VCI
VolumeMixingRatio: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35][nLevels15 = 0..14]
units: ppmv
long_name: Mean 15 Layer Retrieved Mixing Ratios
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: VolumeMixingRatio
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/VolumeMixingRatio
VolumeMixingRatioStdev: Array of 32 bit Reals [nTimes = 0..138][nLats = 0..35][nLevels15 = 0..14]
units: ppmv
long_name: Mean 15 Layer Retrieved Mixing Ratio Standard Deviation
_FillValue: -9999.000000
origname: VolumeMixingRatioStdev
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/VolumeMixingRatioStdev
Wavelength: Array of 16 bit Integers [nChannels10 = 0..9]
units: nm
long_name: Nominal SBUV Wavelengths used in retrieval (actual number of channels used can vary from 7 to 10 depending on latitude and TO3)
_FillValue: -9999
origname: Wavelength
fullnamepath: /Data_Fields/Wavelength
nChannels10: Array of 16 bit Integers [nChannels10 = 0..9]
long_name: Wavelength
units: nm
origname: nChannels10
fullnamepath: /nChannels10
nLats: Array of 32 bit Reals [nLats = 0..35]
long_name: Latitude
units: degrees_north
origname: nLats
fullnamepath: /nLats
nLevels15: Array of 32 bit Reals [nLevels15 = 0..14]
long_name: Pressure (for Mixing Ratio)
units: hPa
origname: nLevels15
fullnamepath: /nLevels15
nLevels20: Array of 32 bit Reals [nLevels20 = 0..19]
long_name: Pressure (Levels 1-20)
units: hPa
origname: nLevels20
fullnamepath: /nLevels20
nLevels20b: Array of 32 bit Reals [nLevels20b = 0..19]
long_name: Copy of Pressure (Levels 1-20)
units: hPa
origname: nLevels20b
fullnamepath: /nLevels20b
nLevels21: Array of 32 bit Reals [nLevels21 = 0..20]
long_name: Pressure (All Levels)
units: hPa
origname: nLevels21
fullnamepath: /nLevels21
nTimes: Array of 32 bit Integers [nTimes = 0..138]
long_name: Time
units: days since 1970-01-01
origname: nTimes
fullnamepath: /nTimes