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High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder

HIRDLS DATA PRODUCTS

The current HIRDLS data products are listed in the table below:

Product Field Name Useful Range Contact Name Contact Email
Temperature Temperature 400 – 1 hPa John Gille gille@ucar.edu
O3 O3 260 – 1 hPa Bruno Nardi nardi@ucar.edu
HNO3 HNO3 161 – 10 hPa* Doug Kinnison dkin@ucar.edu
CFC11 CFC11 26.1 hPa - 287.3 hPa Mike Coffey coffey@ucar.edu
CFC12 CFC12 10.0 hPa - 287.3 hPa Mike Coffey coffey@ucar.edu
Cloud top pressure CloudTopPressure 10 – 422 hPa Steve Massie massie@ucar.edu
12.1 Micron Extinction 12.1 Micron Extinction 20-215 hPa
Steve Massie massie@ucar.edu
HDF5, HDF-EOS5 Library installation
GSFC DISC Help-disc@listserv.gsfc.nasa.gov
HDF-EOS5 Reading HIRDLS data
Cheryl Craig cacraig@ucar.edu

* Depends on latitude.

Data Version V004

Documentation
  • Data Description and Quality, Version 004 pdf
Data Processing
  • HIRDLS ID 2.04.19
  • Major changes are addition of new products CFC11, CFC12, and 12.1 Micron Aerosol Extinction.

Data Version V003

Documentation
  • Data Description and Quality, Version 003 pdf
  • A Short Guide to the use and interpretation of V003 pdf
Data Processing
  • HIRDLS ID 2.04.09
  • Major changes are modifications to include more precise geolocation, updated cloud detection, updated calibration constants, and bug fixes.

Data Version V002

Data Processing
  • HIRDLS ID 2.02.07
  • Major changes are modifications to process Scan Tables 30, 13, 22 and 23.

Data Version V001

Data Processing
  • HIRDLS ID 2.01
  • Initial data release.