Concept information
Preferred term
TR-L2-NP-BD7
Definition
- The TROPOMI instrument onboard Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) is a nadir-viewing, imaging spectrometer covering wavelength bands between the ultraviolet and the shortwave infrared. The instrument uses passive remote sensing techniques to attain its objective by measuring, at the Top Of Atmosphere (TOA), the solar radiation reflected by and radiated from the earth. The S5P level 2 methane product is dependent on having information on cloud occurrence at spatial resolution finer than that achievable from TROPOMI itself. This information is also useful for other purposes, including assessing the influence of cloud on other L2 products and issues related to spatial co-registration. A level 2 auxiliary product was therefore developed to describe cloud in the TROPOMI field of view (FOV), using co-located observations of VIIRS (Visible Infra-red Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the U.S. S-NPP (Suomi - National Polar-orbiting Partnership). S5P flies in a so-called loose formation with the S-NPP with a temporal separation between them of less than 5 minutes. The main information contained in the S5P-NPP product is: A statistical summary for each S5P FOV of the NPP-VIIRS L2 Cloud Mask (VCM). The mean and standard deviation of the sun-normalised radiance in a number of VIIRS moderate resolution bands. This information is provided for three S5P spectral bands (to account for differences in spatial sampling).
Entry terms
- Level-2 Neural Network Probability Product Band 7
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https://vocab.met.no/mmd/Product_Types/TR-L2-NP-BD7
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