Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient
The Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient is the main variable included in the transparency.nc file providing the Transparency Properties of Water.
The following table provides the main characteristics of this variable including coverage, parameter ID, time latency, sampling and bands used in the associated product. The ancillary and auxiliary data provides the variables used during processing and is provided in Auxiliary Data Files (ADFs).
| PRODUCT NAME | Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient |
| PARAMETER ID | KD490_M07 and KD490_L05 (_M07 and _L05 refer to the originating algorithm) |
| PRODUCT LEVEL | 2 |
| DESCRIPTION | Diffuse attenuation coefficient for down-welling irradiance, and associated error estimates, at 490 nm |
| PRODUCT PARAMETERS | |
| COVERAGE | global |
| PACKAGING | half-orbit |
| LATENCY | NRT, NTC |
| UNITS | m-1 |
| RANGE | |
| SAMPLING | Spatial: approximately 300 m x 300 m (FR) and 1.2 km x 1.2 km (RR);; spectral: N/A |
| FORMAT | 1-byte integer |
| APPENDED DATA | Error estimate (1-byte integer) |
| FREQUENCY | 1 product per orbit |
| SIZE OF PRODUCT | Approx. 0.54 GB (FR), 35 MB (RR) |
| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION | |
| INPUT BANDS | Oa4 (490 nm) and Oa6 (560 nm) |
| ANCILLARY AND AUXILIARY DATA | |