Identifier |
Bit Index |
Description |
"NADIR_SST_ONLY_VALID" |
0 |
Nadir-only SST is valid |
"NADIR_SST_ONLY_37_MY_VALID" |
1 |
Nadir-only SST retrieval includes 3.7 micron channel |
"DUAL_SST_VALID" |
2 |
Dual-view SST is valid |
"DUAL_SST_VALID_37_MY" |
3 |
Dual-view SST retrieval includes 3.7 micron channel |
"LAND" |
4 |
Pixel is over land |
"NADIR_CLOUD" |
5 |
Nadir-view pixel is cloudy |
"NADIR_BLANKING" |
6 |
Nadir-view pixel has blanking pulse |
"NADIR_COSMETIC" |
7 |
Nadir-view pixel is cosmetic fill |
"FWARD_CLOUD" |
8 |
Forward-view pixel is cloudy |
"FWARD_BLANKING" |
9 |
Forward-view pixel has blanking pulse |
"FWARD_COSMETIC" |
10 |
Forward-view pixel is cosmetic fill |
"CLOUDY_16_MY" |
11 |
One or both views flagged cloudy by 1.6 micron test (daytime only) |
"CLOUDY_11_12_MY" |
12 |
Cloud flagged by 11 micron/12 micron nadir-forward test |
"CLOUDY_HISTO" |
13 |
One or both views flagged cloudy by infra-red histogram test |