September 26, 2013
POLDER 2 - AEROSOLS
| Parameter | Definition | Unit | Range | Bytes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters available for every clear sky pixels | ||||
| DQS | Pixel Quality Descriptor | - | - | 4 |
| IQ | Quality index for the inversion | - | 0 - 1 | 1 |
 s | Solar Zenith Angle | degree | 0 - 90 | 2 |
 865 | Aerosol Optical Thickness at 865 nm | - | 0 - 2.5 | 2 |
| 670 | Aerosol Optical Thickness 670 nm | - | 0 - 2.5 | 2 |
 | Aerosol Angström Coefficient (670/865) | - | -0.5 - 2 | 2 |
 0 | Single Scattering Albedo at 865 nm | - | 0 - 1 | 1 |
| G | Aerosol scattering asymmetry factor | - | 0 - 1 | 1 |
| AI | Aerosol Index | - | -0.5 - 3 | 2 |
| Reff | Aerosol Effective radius | µm | 0 - 10 | 1 |
| ReffS | Fine mode effective radius | µm | 0 - 1 | 1 |
| ReffL | Large mode effective radius | µm | 0 - 10 | 1 |
| p865 | Fine mode Optical thickness at 865 nm | - | 0 - 2.5 | 2 |
| p670 | Fine mode Optical thickness at 670 nm | - | 0 - 2.5 | 2 |
| p | Fine mode Angström exponent (670/865) | - | 1 - 3.5 | 2 |
| Parameters available only for pixels with favourable viewing geometries | ||||
| gs865 | Optical Thickness of spherical large mode at 865 nm | - | 0 - 2.5 | 2 |
| gns865 | Optical Thickness of non-spherical large mode at 865 nm | - | 0 - 2.5 | 2 |
| ID | Relative contrib of non spherical particles in coarse mode | - | 1 - 1 | 1 |
| mp | Refractive Index of fine mode, only for p865>0.02 | - | 1.30 - 1.70 | 1 |
| mg | Refractive index of coarse mode, only for gs865>0.02 | - | 1.30 - 1.70 | 1 |
