Mean_CO2 Float Column averaged 120 ppm to 1000 CO2 of the FOR Solar_Zenith Solar zenith angle 120 Degrees 0 to 180 Short Orbital status 120 None 0 to 1 Topography Float Surface height 120 Meters 0 to 10000 Float Land fraction 120 None 0 to 1 Float Surface air 120 mb 0 to 10000 pressure Float Surface 120 Kelvin 0 to 1000 temperature Float Surface 120 Kelvin 0 to 1000 temperature from MIT retrieval Float Surface 120 Kelvin 0 to 1000 temperature from the first guess Microwave surface 120 None 0 to 10 class Float Microwave surface 120 None 0 to 1 emissivity Long Number of MW 120 None 1 to 16 spectral points Long Number of surface 120 None 1 to 100 FOV emis hinge points Long Number of cloud 120 None 1 to 100 emis hinge points Long Number of cloud 120 None 1 to 8 layers Quality_Flag Long Quality for 120 None 0 to 31 retrieval Ispare_Field Long Ispare diagnostics None N/A, see array from retrieval NUCAPS SMM Rspare None N/A, see diagnostics array NUCAPS from retrieval SMM Float Cloud top air mb 0 to 10000 Pressure pressure
Mean_CO2 Float Column averaged CO2 of the FOR 120 ppm to 1000 Solar_Zenith Solar zenith angle 120 Degrees 0 to 180 Short Orbital status 120 None 0 to 1 Topography Float Surface height 120 Meters 0 to 10000 Float Land fraction 120 None 0 to 1 Float Surface air pressure 120 mb 0 to 10000 Float Surface temperature 120 Kelvin 0 to 1000 Float Surface temperature from MIT retrieval 120 Kelvin 0 to 1000 Float Surface temperature from the first guess 120 Kelvin 0 to 1000 Microwave surface class 120 None 0 to 10 Float Microwave surface emissivity 120 None 0 to 1 Long Number of MW spectral points 120 None 1 to 16 Long Number of surface emis hinge points 120 None 1 to 100 Long Number of cloud emis hinge points 120 None 1 to 100 Long Number of cloud layers 120 None 1 to 8 Quality_Flag Long Quality for retrieval 120 None 0 to 31 Ispare_Field Long Ispare diagnostics array from retrieval None N/A, see NUCAPS SMM Rspare diagnostics array from retrieval None N/A, see NUCAPS SMM Float Cloud top air pressure mb 0 to 10000 Pressure FOV
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