fully filtered concentration of sea ice using atmospheric correction of brightness temperatures and open water filters
standard_name :
sea_ice_area_fraction
units :
%
valid_min :
0
valid_max :
10000
grid_mapping :
Lambert_Azimuthal_Grid
ancillary_variables :
total_standard_error status_flag
comment :
this field is the primary sea ice concentration estimate for this climate data record
[186624 values with dtype=float64]
raw_ice_conc_values
(time, yc, xc)
float64
...
long_name :
sea ice concentration estimates as retrieved by the algorithm, and that were edited away by the various filters
units :
%
grid_mapping :
Lambert_Azimuthal_Grid
comment :
this field can be used in combination with 'ice_conc' to access un-bounded normal distribution of sea ice concentration estimates corresponding to the uncertainty estimate in 'total_standard_error'. It does also feature some amount of un-physical data (below 0% and above 100%).
[186624 values with dtype=float64]
total_standard_error
(time, yc, xc)
float64
...
long_name :
total uncertainty (one standard deviation) of concentration of sea ice
standard_name :
sea_ice_area_fraction standard_error
units :
%
grid_mapping :
Lambert_Azimuthal_Grid
[186624 values with dtype=float64]
smearing_standard_error
(time, yc, xc)
float64
...
long_name :
smearing uncertainty (one standard deviation) of concentration of sea ice
units :
%
grid_mapping :
Lambert_Azimuthal_Grid
comment :
this is one of the two components contributing to 'total_standard_error'
[186624 values with dtype=float64]
algorithm_standard_error
(time, yc, xc)
float64
...
long_name :
algorithm uncertainty (one standard deviation) of concentration of sea ice
units :
%
grid_mapping :
Lambert_Azimuthal_Grid
comment :
this is one of the two components contributing to 'total_standard_error'
[186624 values with dtype=float64]
status_flag
(time, yc, xc)
float32
...
long_name :
status flag bit array for sea ice concentration retrievals
standard_name :
sea_ice_area_fraction status_flag
valid_min :
0
valid_max :
32767
grid_mapping :
Lambert_Azimuthal_Grid
flag_masks :
[ 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128]
flag_meanings :
land lake open_water_filtered land_spill_over high_t2m spatial_interp temporal_interp max_ice_climo
flag_descriptions :
all bits to 0 (flag 0): Nominal retrieval by the SIC algorithm
bit 1 (flag 1): Position is over land
bit 2 (flag 2): Position is lake
bit 3 (flag 4): SIC is set to zero by the open water filter
bit 4 (flag 8): SIC value is changed for correcting land spill-over effects
bit 5 (flag 16): Handle with caution, the 2m air temperature is high at this position, and this might be false ice
bit 6 (flag 32): Value is the result of spatial interpolation
bit 7 (flag 64): Value is the result of temporal interpolation
bit 8 (flag 128): SIC is set to zero since position is outside maximum sea ice climatology.
comment :
Flag values found in the map might be combinations of those listed above. For example flag value 80 (= 2^4 + 2^6 = 16 + 64) indicates high_t2m AND temporal_interp
[186624 values with dtype=float32]
title :
Sea Ice Concentration Climate Data Record from EUMETSAT OSI SAF
summary :
This climate data record of sea ice concentration is obtained from coarse resolution passive microwave satellite data over the polar regions (SMMR, SSM/I, and SSMIS). The processing chain features: 1) dynamic tuning of tie-points and algorithms, 2) correction of atmospheric noise using a Radiative Transfer Model, 3) computation of per-pixel uncertainties, and 4) an optimal hybrid sea ice concentration algorithm. This dataset was generated by the EUMETSAT Ocean and Sea Ice Satellite Application Facility (OSI SAF). The ESA CCI Programme contributed with Research and Development on the algorithms.
FCDR of SMMR / SSMI / SSMIS Brightness Temperatures R3 (doi: 10.5676/EUM_SAF_CM/FCDR_MWI/V003),ERA-Interim fields from ECMWF (doi: 10.1002/qj.828)
time_coverage_start :
1979-01-30T00:00:00Z
time_coverage_end :
1979-01-31T00:00:00Z
time_coverage_duration :
P1D
time_coverage_resolution :
P1D
project :
OSI SAF - EUMETSAT
institution :
OSISAF - EUMETSAT
creator_name :
OSISAF - EUMETSAT
creator_type :
institution
creator_url :
http://www.osi-saf.org
creator_email :
osi-saf.helpdesk@meteo.fr
license :
All intellectual property rights of the Ocean and Sea Ice SAF products belong to EUMETSAT. The use of these products is granted to every user, free of charge. If users wish to use these products, EUMETSAT's copyright credit must be shown by displaying the words 'Copyright EUMETSAT' under each of the products shown. EUMETSAT offers no warranty and accepts no liability in respect of the Ocean and Sea Ice SAF products. EUMETSAT neither commits to nor guarantees the continuity, availability, or quality or suitability for any purpose of, the Ocean and Sea Ice SAF products.