| Number (In Section 4, octet 11) |
Parameter | Units |
Abbrev |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Clear Sky Probability | % | CSKPROB |
| 1 | Cloud Top Temperature | K | CTOPTMP |
| 2 | Cloud Top Pressure | Pa | CTOPRES |
| 3 | Cloud Type | See Table 4.218 |
CLDTYPE |
| 4 | Cloud Phase | See Table 4.218 |
CLDPHAS |
| 5 | Cloud Optical Depth | Numeric | CLDODEP |
| 6 | Cloud Particle Effective Radius | m | CLDPER |
| 7 | Cloud Liquid Water Path | kg m-2 | CLDLWP |
| 8 | Cloud Ice Water Path | kg m-2 | CLDIWP |
| 9 | Cloud Albedo | Numeric | CLDALB |
| 10 | Cloud Emissivity | Numeric | CLDEMISS |
| 11 | Effective Absorption Optical Depth Ratio | Numeric | EAODR |
| 12-29 | Reserved | ||
| 30 | Measurement cost | Numeric | MEACST |
| 31 | Upper layer cloud optical depth (see Note) | Numeric | |
| 32 | Upper layer cloud top pressure (see Note) | Pa | |
| 33 | Upper layer cloud effective radius (see Note) | m | |
| 34 | Error in upper layer cloud optical depth(se Note) | Numeric | |
| 35 | Error in upper layer cloud top pressure (see Note) | Pa | |
| 36 | Error in upper layer cloud effective radius (see Note) | m | |
| 37 | Lower layer cloud optical depth (see Note) | Numeric | |
| 38 | Lower layer cloud top pressure (see Note) | Pa | |
| 39 | Error in lower layer cloud optical depth (see Note) | Numeric | |
| 40 | Error in lower layer cloud top pressure (see Note) | Pa | |
| 41-191 | Reserved | ||
| 192-254 | Reserved for Local Use | ||
| 255 |
Missing |
| Notes: (1) Numbers 31 to 40 are deprecated. |