AOTSOIL (1): Bright pixel index ≤ 0.2, soil dominated. AOTVEG (0): Initial value. Turbid/Shallow 1 = Yes 1 AOTQFYES (1): Water 0 = No Detected by internal test over water AOTQFNO (0) Ash 1 = Yes 1 Copied from VCM 0 = No AOTQFYES (1) AOTQFNO (0) A.1.5. QF5 Flag Values Bits Conditions Notes Low AOT – SM 1 AOTQFYES (1): Typing Excluded If 0.15 < AOT550 < 1.0 1 = Yes AOTQFNO (0): 0 = No AOT550 ≤ 0.15 – no suspended matter AOT550 ≥ 1.0 Low AOT – SM 1 AOTQFYES (1): Detection If 0.15 < AOT550 < 0.5 Excluded AOTQFNO (0): 1 = Yes 0 = No AOT550 ≤ 0.15 – no suspended matter AOT550 ≥ 0.5 AOT Out of Spec 1 AOTQFYES (1): Range 1 = Yes If AOT550 < 0.0 or 0 = No AOT550 > 2.0 AOTQFNO (0) APSP Out of Spec 1 = Yes 1 AOTQFYES (1): Range 0 = No If AE < -1.0 or AE > 3.0 AOTQFNO (0) Low AOT, APSP 1 = Yes 1 AOTQFYES (1): Excluded 0 = No If AOT550 < 0.15 AOTQFNO (0) Residual 1 = Yes 1 AOTQFYES (1): Threshold 0 = No Minimum residual > Exceeded 0.05 when AOT550 > 0.5 over land Minimum residual > 0.5 when AOT550 > 0.5 over water AOTQFNO (0)
AOTSOIL (1): Bright pixel index ≤ 0.2, soil dominated. AOTVEG (0): Initial value. Turbid/Shallow Water 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 AOTQFYES (1): Detected by internal test over water AOTQFNO (0) Ash 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Copied from VCM AOTQFYES (1) AOTQFNO (0) A.1.5. QF5 Flag Values Bits Conditions Notes Low AOT – SM Typing Excluded 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 AOTQFYES (1): If 0.15 < AOT550 < 1.0 AOTQFNO (0): AOT550 ≤ 0.15 – no suspended matter AOT550 ≥ 1.0 Low AOT – SM Detection Excluded 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 AOTQFYES (1): If 0.15 < AOT550 < 0.5 AOTQFNO (0): AOT550 ≤ 0.15 – no suspended matter AOT550 ≥ 0.5 AOT Out of Spec Range 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 AOTQFYES (1): If AOT550 < 0.0 or AOT550 > 2.0 AOTQFNO (0) APSP Out of Spec Range 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 AOTQFYES (1): If AE < -1.0 or AE > 3.0 AOTQFNO (0) Low AOT, APSP Excluded 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 AOTQFYES (1): If AOT550 < 0.15 AOTQFNO (0) Residual Threshold Exceeded 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 AOTQFYES (1): Minimum residual > 0.05 when AOT550 > 0.5 over land Minimum residual > 0.5 when AOT550 > 0.5 over water AOTQFNO (0)