| User Guide |
Document Filename | Description |
| V5_Data_Release_UG.pdf * | The master overview document. |
| V5_Changes_from_V4.pdf * | Summary of changes. |
| V5_Modification_for_AMSU_Ch_4_NeDT.pdf * | Summary of modification to account for increased NeDT in AMSU channel . |
| V5_Released_ProcFileDesc.pdf | The big book of released AIRS Data Products. |
| V5_ProcFileDesc.pdf | The big book of all AIRS Data Products, including non‑public products. |
| AIRS V5 Tropospheric CO2 Products * | The new AIRS/AMSU Level 2 and 3 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) products. |
| AIRS mid_trop_CO2_330_370_390_wgt_func.txt * | AIRS CO2 weighting functions for US Standard and TIGR atmospheres assuming constant CO2 volume mixing ratio profiles of 330, 370 and 390 ppm. |
| V5_L1B_QA_Quick_Start.pdf | Provides a quick start identification of the most basic QA parameters that a user should access before using any data for analysis |
| V5_L2_Standard_Product_QuickStart.pdf * | Discussion of key L2 products, their QA , and caveats and suggestions for the users. |
| V5_L2_Cloud_Cleared_Radiances | Discussion of Error Estimates and Suggested Quality Control for AIRS Level-2 Clear Column Radiances |
| V5_L2_Levels_Layers_Trapezoids.pdf * | Discussion of the concepts of levels, layers and trapezoids upon which AIRS products are reported. |
| V5_L2_Standard_Pressure_Levels.pdf | Table of Level 2 standard pressure levels. Many users have difficulty accessing attributes, so here is a table. |
| V5_L2_Support_Pressure_Levels.pdf | Table of Level 2 support pressure levels. Many users have difficulty accessing attributes, so here is a table. |
| V5_Retrieval_Flow.pdf | Comparison of V4, V5 and V5 AIRS-Only retrieval steps |
| V5_Retrieval_Channel_Sets.pdf | Identifies by list and graphically the AIRS channels used in the retrieval code. |
| V5_Cal_Subset_QuickStart.pdf | Discussion of the new calibration subset radiance product. |
| V5_L3_QuickStart.pdf | Discussion of the L3 products. |
| V5_L3_Quantization_QuickStart.pdf | Distributional summaries derived from the Level 2 standard swath products. Provides a more comprehensive set of statistical summaries than simple means and standard deviations. |
| V5_L3_Standard_Pressure_Levels.pdf | Table of Level 3 standard pressure levels. Many users have difficulty accessing attributes, so here is a table. |