4 Input Chlorophyll 0 = Available Concentration 1 = Not available (Climatology used) 5-6 Input Wind Speed 0 0 = MIS 0 1 = NWP 1 1 = Not available 7 Spare Bit_1 Bit_0 1 0-1 Cloud Confidence 0 0 = Confidently Clear (QF2_VIIRSSAEDR) 0 1 = Probably 1 0 = Probably Cloudy 1 1 = Confidently Cloudy 2 Cloud Shadow Detected 0 = False, 1 = True Bit_1 Bit_0 3-4 Algorithm Branch 0 0 = Land 0 1 = Sea Ice 1 0 = Ocean 1 1 = Not Produced Bit_1 Bit_0 5-6 Solar Zenith Angle 0 0 = None (Solar Zenith < 65 degrees) Degradation/Exclusion 1 = Degraded (65 degrees <= Zenith <= 85 degrees) 1 0 = Ocean 1 1 = Not Produced 7 Spare Bit_1 Bit_0 2 0-1 Aerosol Source (Indicates source 0 0 = None of the 550nm aerosol information (QF3_VIIRSSAEDR) 0 1 = Interpolation Only used in the retrieval) 0 = Interpolation & Climatology / NAAPS 1 1 = Climatology / NAAPS 2 Exclusion AOT (at 550nm) > 1.0 0 = False – 1 = True 3 Coccolithophore degradation with 0 = False, 1 = True calcite concentration due to coccolithophores mg/m3 ≥0.3 Bit_0 4-5 Input Data Quality (Quality of 0 0 = Good Surface Albedo is degraded or 0 1 = Degraded not retrieved due to bad input 1 0 = No Retrieval data in horizontal cell) 6-7 Spare Known issues
4 Input Chlorophyll Concentration 0 = Available 1 = Not available (Climatology used) 5-6 Input Wind Speed 0 0 = MIS 0 1 = NWP 1 1 = Not available 7 Spare 1 (QF2_VIIRSSAEDR) 0-1 Cloud Confidence Bit_1 Bit_0 0 0 = Confidently Clear 0 1 = Probably 1 0 = Probably Cloudy 1 1 = Confidently Cloudy 2 Cloud Shadow Detected 0 = False, 1 = True 3-4 Algorithm Branch Bit_1 Bit_0 0 0 = Land 0 1 = Sea Ice 1 0 = Ocean 1 1 = Not Produced 5-6 Solar Zenith Angle Degradation/Exclusion Bit_1 Bit_0 0 0 = None (Solar Zenith < 65 degrees) 1 = Degraded (65 degrees <= Zenith <= 85 degrees) 1 0 = Ocean 1 1 = Not Produced 7 Spare 2 (QF3_VIIRSSAEDR) 0-1 Aerosol Source (Indicates source of the 550nm aerosol information used in the retrieval) Bit_1 Bit_0 0 0 = None 0 1 = Interpolation Only 0 = Interpolation & Climatology / NAAPS 1 1 = Climatology / NAAPS 2 Exclusion – AOT (at 550nm) > 1.0 0 = False 1 = True 3 Coccolithophore degradation with calcite concentration due to coccolithophores ≥0.3 mg/m3 0 = False, 1 = True 4-5 Input Data Quality (Quality of Surface Albedo is degraded or not retrieved due to bad input data in horizontal cell) Bit_0 0 0 = Good 0 1 = Degraded 1 0 = No Retrieval 6-7 Spare Known issues