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	attribute Domain_Processed = "ULC: 070.00 0022.00 LRC: 025.00 0066.00  RES:0.50 0.50"
	attribute NB_BB_internal_use_ = "MOD:1 1 ; 52 :GEO;SNB:LN:n: 0.079114  0.558306  0.171394  0.032761 :d: 0.079114  0.558306  0.171394  0.032761 OC:n: 0.027501  0.688538  0.061600  0.008800 :d: 0.027501  0.688538  0.061600  0.008800 ;LNB:LN:n: 79.99 5.76567 -0.01579 -0.32276 :d: 95.67 4.54985 -0.01126 -0.18056 OC:n:114.64 3.75181  0.00573 -0.24416  d:109.03 3.60918  0.00801 -0.23475 "
	attribute Satellite = "METEO-9"
	attribute Title = "Pixel-level Geostationary cloud products "
	attribute User_Note = "All of the datasets provided on this website are part of ongoing research projects. Users of the data for research leading to conference-level or peer-reviewed publications should contact Dr. William L. Smith Jr. (william.l.smith@nasa.gov) before publishing any papers that include data from this site. The source of the data should be properly acknowledged and/or co-authorship should be offered depending on the level of documentation and contribution of the particular dataset.If only the satellite imagery are used then we ask only for a simple acknowledgment: \"the images were obtained from the NASA Langley Cloud and Radiation Research Group, http://satcorps.larc.nasa.gov \". For any derived cloud, icing, and radiation products, it is in the best interest of individual researchers who use these datasets to ensure that they are using the latest and highest quality products available. Either Dr. Smith or other group members can provide the proper references, caveats, or level of participation needed for any given request."
	attribute VISST = "NASA-Langley cloud and radiation products are produced using Satellite Cloud Observations and Radiative Property retrieval System (SatCORPS). REFERENCE:Minnis, P., et al. , 2008: Near-real time cloud retrievals from operational and research meteorological satellites. Proc. SPIE Europe Remote Sens. 2008, Cardiff, Wales, ID, 15-18 September, 7107, No. 2, 8pp. http://satcorps.larc.nasa.gov/site/doc-library/99-Minnis.etal.SPIE.abs.08.pdf. Additional references on calibration, validation can be found at http://satcorps.larc.nasa.gov/references"
	attribute bad_scan_lines_removed = "no"
	attribute data_level = "c1"
	attribute processed_date = " Oct 22, 2025 15:23:31 UTC"
	attribute slw_aircraft_icing_reference = "(1) Smith, W. L., P. Minnis, C. Fleeger, D. Spangenberg, R. Palikonda, L. Nguyen, 2012: Determining the Flight Icing Threat to Aircraft with Single-Layer Cloud Parameters Derived from Operational Satellite Data. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 51, 1794-1810, https://satcorps.larc.nasa.gov/icing/pub/journal/Smith.etal.JAMC.12.pdf; (2) Smith Jr., 2014, PhD Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, https://satcorps.larc.nasa.gov/icing/pub/WLS-Dissertation.pdf"
	attribute source = "SatCORPS group, NASA Langley Research Center"
	attribute version = "V01.2"
	attribute vertically_informed_WaterPath = "Vertically-informed water paths are enhanced variables that have been modified for optically-thick (COT>10) clouds with glaciated tops assuming a single layer containing ice overlapping liquid cloud hydrometeors. For these clouds, simultaneous estimates of LWP and IWP for a given pixel are derived with parameterizations that account for cloud vertical structure based on the fusion of vis/nir satellite information with data from microwave remote sensors, CloudSat and CALIPSO (Smith Jr., 2014, PhD Dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, https://satcorps.larc.nasa.gov/icing/pub/WLS-Dissertation.pdf)"
	attribute vis_cal_internal_use_ = "VS:gain: 0.6085; spknt:  51; 0.6_solcon:  516.100; 3.9_solcon:   3.040 ;discorr:1.0100VS16:gain: 0.0794; spknt:  51; 1.6_solcon:   75.290 "
dataset /base_time: int32, shape ()
	attribute long_name = "base time in epoch"
	attribute units = "seconds since 1970-1-1 00:00:00 GMT"
dataset /broadband_longwave_flux: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute comment = "Derived from narrowband data. This is not the official CERES flux."
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "broadband LW flux"
	attribute units = "W/m^2"
	attribute valid_max = 400.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /broadband_shortwave_albedo: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute comment = "Derived from narrowband data. This is not the official CERES albedo."
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "broadband SW albedo"
	attribute units = "%"
	attribute valid_max = 150.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /calib_dim: float32, shape (8)
dataset /clearsky_ir_temperature: float32, shape (90, 88)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute long_name = "Infrared clear sky temperature average"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 360.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /clearsky_vis_reflectance: float32, shape (90, 88)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "grid_lat grid_lon"
	attribute long_name = "gridded clr-sky reflectance"
	attribute valid_max = 1.60000002
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /cloud_bottom_height: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud bottom height"
	attribute units = "km"
	attribute valid_max = 20.0
	attribute valid_min = -0.100000001
dataset /cloud_bottom_pressure: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud bottom pressure"
	attribute units = "hPa"
	attribute valid_max = 1100.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /cloud_bottom_temperature: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud bottom temperature"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 340.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /cloud_effective_height: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud effective height"
	attribute units = "km"
	attribute valid_max = 20.0
	attribute valid_min = -0.100000001
dataset /cloud_effective_pressure: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud effective pressure"
	attribute units = "hPa"
	attribute valid_max = 1100.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /cloud_effective_temperature: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud effective temperature"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 340.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /cloud_ir_emittance: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud ir emittance"
	attribute units = "unitless"
	attribute valid_max = 1.5
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /cloud_lwp_iwp: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute NOTE_1 = "If phase = water, this is Liquid Water Path "
	attribute NOTE_2 = "If phase = ice, this is Ice Water Path      "
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "Liquid or Ice Water Path"
	attribute units = "g/m^2"
	attribute valid_max = 6000.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /cloud_particle_size: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute NOTE_1 = "If phase = water, this parameter is radius "
	attribute NOTE_2 = "If phase = ice,  this parameter is diameter"
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "effective particle radius or diameter"
	attribute units = "microns"
	attribute valid_max = 150.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /cloud_phase: int32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 2147483647
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud phase"
	attribute valid_max = 13
	attribute valid_min = 0
	attribute value_0 = "snow"
	attribute value_1 = "water"
	attribute value_13 = "cleaned data"
	attribute value_2 = "ice"
	attribute value_3 = "no retrieval"
	attribute value_4 = "clear"
	attribute value_5 = "bad data"
	attribute value_6 = "suspected water"
	attribute value_7 = "suspected ice"
dataset /cloud_top_height: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud top height"
	attribute units = "km"
	attribute valid_max = 20.0
	attribute valid_min = -0.100000001
dataset /cloud_top_pressure: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud top pressure"
	attribute units = "hPa"
	attribute valid_max = 1100.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /cloud_top_temperature: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud top temperature"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 340.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /cloud_visible_optical_depth: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "cloud optical depth"
	attribute units = "unitless"
	attribute valid_max = 150.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /grid_lat: float32, shape (90)
	attribute long_name = "array of center latitude of each box "
	attribute units = "degrees_north"
	attribute valid_max = 90.0
	attribute valid_min = -90.0
// grid_lat: first 69.75, last 25.25, count 90
dataset /grid_lon: float32, shape (88)
	attribute long_name = "array of center longitude of each box "
	attribute units = "degrees_east"
	attribute valid_max = 180.0
	attribute valid_min = -180.0
// grid_lon: first 22.25, last 65.75, count 88
dataset /image_x: int32, shape (1552)
	attribute long_name = "image column number"
// image_x: first 1, last 1552, count 1552
dataset /image_y: int32, shape (995)
	attribute long_name = "image row number"
// image_y: first 1, last 995, count 995
dataset /latitude: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "latitude"
	attribute units = "degrees_north"
	attribute valid_max = 90.0
	attribute valid_min = -90.0
dataset /longitude: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "longitude"
	attribute units = "degrees_east"
	attribute valid_max = 180.0
	attribute valid_min = -180.0
dataset /mc_calibhed_size: float32, shape (400)
dataset /mc_calibration_header: int32, shape (400)
	attribute long_name = "mcidas calibration header (internal use)"
dataset /mc_directory_header: int32, shape (64)
	attribute long_name = "mcidas directory header (internal use)"
dataset /mc_dirhed_size: float32, shape (64)
dataset /mc_navhed_size: float32, shape (128)
dataset /mc_navigation_header: int32, shape (128)
	attribute long_name = "mcidas navigation header (internal use)"
dataset /pixel_aza: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute comments = "Scatter: 0=forward, 180=back"
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "pixel relative azimuth angle"
	attribute units = "degree"
	attribute valid_max = 180.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /pixel_skin_temperature: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "pixel skin temperature"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 360.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /pixel_sza: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "pixel solar zenith angle"
	attribute units = "degree"
	attribute valid_max = 180.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /pixel_vza: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "pixel view zenith angle"
	attribute units = "degree"
	attribute valid_max = 90.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /reflec08: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "Visible reflectance (0.8 um)"
	attribute units = "unitless"
	attribute valid_max = 1.60000002
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /reflec16: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "Visible reflectance (1.6 um)"
	attribute units = "unitless"
	attribute valid_max = 1.60000002
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /reflectance_vis: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "Visible reflectance (0.65 um)"
	attribute units = "unitless"
	attribute valid_max = 1.60000002
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /relative_azimuth_angle: float32, shape (90, 88)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute comments = "Scatter: 0=forward, 180=back"
	attribute coordinates = "grid_lat grid_lon"
	attribute long_name = "relative azimuth angle "
	attribute units = "degree"
	attribute valid_max = 180.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /scanline_time: float32, shape (995)
	attribute long_name = "scanline time in GMT"
	attribute units = "hour"
	attribute valid_max = 24.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /skin_temperature: float32, shape (90, 88)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "grid_lat grid_lon"
	attribute long_name = "Skin temperature"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 360.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /slw_icing_bottom_height: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "bottom height of slw aircraft icing layer"
	attribute units = "Kft-ASL"
	attribute valid_range = 0.0, 35.0
dataset /slw_icing_index: int32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 2147483647
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "slw aircraft icing index"
	attribute valid_range = 0, 7
	attribute value_0 = "no icing"
	attribute value_1 = "no icing retrieval"
	attribute value_2 = "low-probability of light icing"
	attribute value_3 = "med-probability of light icing"
	attribute value_4 = "high-probability of light icing"
	attribute value_5 = "moderate or greater icing likely"
	attribute value_6 = "heavy icing"
	attribute value_7 = "night icing"
dataset /slw_icing_top_height: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "top height of slw aircraft icing layer"
	attribute units = "Kft-ASL"
	attribute valid_range = 0.0, 35.0
dataset /slw_large_drop_index: int32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 2147483647
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "supercooled large drop index"
	attribute valid_range = 1, 12
	attribute value_1 = "13.5-16 um over snow/ice (lower confidence)"
	attribute value_10 = "19-22"
	attribute value_11 = "22-25"
	attribute value_12 = "25+ um"
	attribute value_2 = "16-19 um over snow/ice (lower confidence)"
	attribute value_3 = "19-22 um over snow/ice (lower confidence)"
	attribute value_4 = "22-25 um over snow/ice (lower confidence)"
	attribute value_5 = "25+ um over snow/ice (lower confidence)"
	attribute value_6 = "unknown"
	attribute value_7 = "not currently used"
	attribute value_8 = "13.5-16 um"
	attribute value_9 = "16-19 um"
dataset /solar_zenith_angle: float32, shape (90, 88)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "grid_lat grid_lon"
	attribute long_name = "solar zenith angle "
	attribute units = "degrees"
	attribute valid_max = 180.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /temp_ir_calib: float32, shape (8)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute index_0 = "wave_length"
	attribute index_1 = "gain"
	attribute index_2 = "offset"
	attribute long_name = "ir calibration"
dataset /temp_nir_calib: float32, shape (8)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute index_0 = "wave_length"
	attribute index_1 = "gain_day"
	attribute index_2 = "offset_day"
	attribute index_3 = "gain_ngt"
	attribute index_4 = "offset_ngt"
	attribute index_5 = "solar constant"
	attribute long_name = "near ir calibration"
dataset /temp_sw_calib: float32, shape (8)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute index_0 = "wave_length"
	attribute index_1 = "gain"
	attribute index_2 = "offset"
	attribute long_name = "ir split-window calibration"
dataset /temp_wv_calib: float32, shape (8)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute index_0 = "wave_length"
	attribute index_1 = "gain"
	attribute index_2 = "offset"
	attribute long_name = "ir water vapor calibration"
dataset /temperature133: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "Infrared Channel temperature (13.3 um)"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 360.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /temperature87: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "Infrared Channel temperature (8.4 um)"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 360.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /temperature_67: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "IR Mid-level Water Vapor (6.8um)"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 360.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /temperature_ir: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "Infrared Channel temperature (10.8 um)"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 360.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /temperature_sir: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "Solar Infrared temperature (3.9 um)"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 360.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /temperature_sw: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "Split-Window Channel temperature (11.9 um)"
	attribute units = "K"
	attribute valid_max = 360.0
	attribute valid_min = 160.0
dataset /time_offset: float64, shape ()
	attribute long_name = "Image Time"
	attribute units = "seconds since 2025-10-22 00:00:00 GMT"
dataset /tisa_dim: float32, shape (20)
dataset /tisa_record: float32, shape (20)
	attribute comment = "For internal TISA use only."
	attribute index_0 = "subsat latitude"
	attribute index_1 = "subsat longitude"
	attribute index_2 = "0.65um solar constant"
	attribute index_3 = "distance corr factor"
	attribute index_4 = "wave-length um"
	attribute index_5 = "wave-length um"
	attribute index_6 = "wave-length um"
	attribute index_7 = "wave-length um"
	attribute index_8 = "wave-length um"
	attribute long_name = "tisa record"
dataset /vi-iwp: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "vertically-informed ice water path"
	attribute units = "gm-2"
	attribute valid_range = 0.0, 6000.0
dataset /vi-lwp: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "vertically-informed liquid water path"
	attribute units = "gm-2"
	attribute valid_range = 0.0, 6000.0
dataset /view_zenith_angle: float32, shape (90, 88)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "grid_lat grid_lon"
	attribute long_name = "view zenith angle "
	attribute units = "degrees"
	attribute valid_max = 90.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /vis_063_calib: float32, shape (8)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute index_0 = "wave_length"
	attribute index_1 = "gain"
	attribute index_2 = "space_knt"
	attribute index_3 = "solar constant"
	attribute index_4 = "dist_corr_fac"
	attribute long_name = "visible 0.63um calibration"
dataset /visible_count: float32, shape (995, 1552)
	attribute _FillValue = 3.40282347e+38
	attribute coordinates = "latitude longitude"
	attribute long_name = "visible raw-count (0.65 um)"
	attribute units = "unitless"
	attribute valid_max = 1023.0
	attribute valid_min = 0.0
dataset /visst_netcdf_version: float32, shape ()
	attribute long_name = "VISST netcdf format version"