| Bit No. |
Flag Value |
Description |
Unit |
Status |
| 0 |
|
Clear sky probability |
% |
Operational |
| 1 |
|
Cloud top temperature |
K |
Operational |
| 2 |
|
Cloud top pressure |
Pa |
Operational |
| 3 |
|
Cloud type |
Code/Flag Table 4.218 |
Operational |
| 4 |
|
Cloud phase |
Code/Flag Table 4.218 |
Operational |
| 5 |
|
Cloud optical depth |
Numeric |
Operational |
| 6 |
|
Cloud particle effective radius |
m |
Operational |
| 7 |
|
Cloud liquid water path |
kg m-2 |
Operational |
| 8 |
|
Cloud ice water path |
kg m-2 |
Operational |
| 9 |
|
Cloud albedo |
Numeric |
Operational |
| 10 |
|
Cloud emissivity |
Numeric |
Operational |
| 11 |
|
Effective absorption optical depth ratio |
Numeric |
Operational |
| 30 |
|
Measurement cost |
Numeric |
Operational |
| 31 |
|
Upper layer cloud optical depth |
Numeric |
Deprecated |
| 32 |
|
Upper layer cloud top pressure |
Pa |
Deprecated |
| 33 |
|
Upper layer cloud effective radius |
m |
Deprecated |
| 34 |
|
Error in upper layer cloud optical depth |
Numeric |
Deprecated |
| 35 |
|
Error in upper layer cloud top pressure |
Pa |
Deprecated |
| 36 |
|
Error in upper layer cloud effective radius |
m |
Deprecated |
| 37 |
|
Lower layer cloud optical depth |
Numeric |
Deprecated |
| 38 |
|
Lower layer cloud top pressure |
Pa |
Deprecated |
| 39 |
|
Error in lower layer cloud optical depth |
Numeric |
Deprecated |
| 40 |
|
Error in lower layer cloud top pressure |
Pa |
Deprecated |
| 41-191 |
|
Reserved |
|
Operational |
| 192-254 |
|
Reserved for local use |
|
Operational |
| 255 |
|
Missing |
|
Operational |