1 = Yes Yes: Pixel is not confidently Contamination 1 0 = No clear (QF2.1) Cloud adjacent Yes: Pixel adjacent cloud 1 = Yes to cell 1 flag is confident or probably 0 = No (QF2.2) cloudy Cirrus 1 = Yes Copied from Aerosol Contamination 1 0 = No IP Cirrus Quality Flag (QF2.3) Copied from Aerosol Bad SDR 1 = Yes 1 IP Bad SDR Quality (QF2.4) 0 = No Flag Sunglint 1 = Yes Yes: Pixel has sunglint flag 1 (QF2.5) 0 = No set Copied from Aerosol Shadow 1 = Yes 1 IP Shadow (QF2.6) 0 = No Quality Flag Copied from Aerosol Snow/Ice 1 = Yes 1 IP Snow/Ice Quality (Q2.7) 0 = No Flag Fire 1 = Yes Copied from Aerosol 1 (QF2.8) 0 = No IP Fire Quality Flag QF3 Flag Values Bits Conditions Notes Smoke Yes: Pixel smoke Concentration 1 = Yes concentration is beyond the 1 out of Expected 0 = No expected range (0-1000 Range µg/m3) (QF3.1) Copied from the 1 = Yes Aerosol IP SM Typing Excluded SM 1 0 = No Excluded Quality typing Flag (QF3.2) Copied from the 1 = Yes Aerosol IP SM Excluded SM 1 0 = No Detection Excluded Detection Quality Flag (Q3.3)
Contamination (QF2.1) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Pixel is not confidently clear Cloud adjacent to cell (QF2.2) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Pixel adjacent cloud flag is confident or probably cloudy Cirrus Contamination (QF2.3) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Copied from Aerosol IP Cirrus Quality Flag Bad SDR (QF2.4) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Copied from Aerosol IP Bad SDR Quality Flag Sunglint (QF2.5) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Pixel has sunglint flag set Shadow (QF2.6) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Copied from Aerosol IP Shadow Quality Flag Snow/Ice (Q2.7) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Copied from Aerosol IP Snow/Ice Quality Flag Fire (QF2.8) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Copied from Aerosol IP Fire Quality Flag QF3 Flag Values Bits Conditions Notes Smoke Concentration out of Expected Range (QF3.1) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Pixel smoke concentration is beyond the expected range (0-1000 µg/m3) Excluded SM typing (QF3.2) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Copied from the Aerosol IP SM Typing Excluded Quality Flag Excluded SM Detection (Q3.3) 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Copied from the Aerosol IP SM Detection Excluded Quality Flag
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