Yes: AOT at 550 nm of any pixel in AOT out of 1 = Yes 1 the 8x8 horizontal cell is out of spec Spec Range 0 = No range (0.0-2.0) Yes: APSP of any pixel in the 8x8 APSP out of 1 = Yes 1 horizontal cell is out of spec range Spec Range 0 = No A.1.2 QF2 Flag Values Bits Conditions Notes Cloud 1 = Yes Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal 1 Contamination 0 = No cell is not confidently clear Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal Cloud adjacent 1 = Yes cell has their cloud adjacency 1 to cell 0 = No flagged as probably or confidently cloudy Cirrus 1 = Yes Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal 1 Contamination 0 = No cell has cirrus 1 = Yes Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal Bad SDR 1 0 = No cell has bad SDR 1 = Yes Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal Sunglint 1 0 = No cell has sunglint 1 = Yes Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal Cloud Shadow 1 0 = No cell has cloud shadow 1 = Yes Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal Snow/Ice 1 0 = No cell has snow/ice 1 = Yes Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal Fire 1 0 = No cell has fire A.1.3 QF3 Flag Values Bits Conditions Notes Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal Low sun, 1 = Yes cell has the day/night flag set to 1 degraded 0 = No 'Low sun, degraded' (65º < Solar zenith angle ≤ 80º) Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal Low sun, 1 = Yes cell has the day/night flag set to 1 excluded 0 = No 'Low sun, excluded' (80º < Solar zenith angle ≤ 85º)
AOT out of Spec Range 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: AOT at 550 nm of any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell is out of spec range (0.0-2.0) APSP out of Spec Range 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: APSP of any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell is out of spec range A.1.2 QF2 Flag Values Bits Conditions Notes Cloud Contamination 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell is not confidently clear Cloud adjacent to cell 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell has their cloud adjacency flagged as probably or confidently cloudy Cirrus Contamination 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell has cirrus Bad SDR 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell has bad SDR Sunglint 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell has sunglint Cloud Shadow 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell has cloud shadow Snow/Ice 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell has snow/ice Fire 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell has fire A.1.3 QF3 Flag Values Bits Conditions Notes Low sun, degraded 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell has the day/night flag set to 'Low sun, degraded' (65º < Solar zenith angle ≤ 80º) Low sun, excluded 1 = Yes 0 = No 1 Yes: Any pixel in the 8x8 horizontal cell has the day/night flag set to 'Low sun, excluded' (80º < Solar zenith angle ≤ 85º)
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