TIMED Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry (SABER) O₃, CO₂, and H₂O Mixing Ratios, O, O₂, OH, and NO Volume Emission Rates, and also National Meteorological Center, NMC, Neutral Temperature Density, and Pressure, Version 2.07, Level 2A (L2A), 42 s Data

2021-04-27 15:38:11Z

The Sounding of the Atmosphere using Broadband Emission Radiometry, SABER, Instrument is one of four Instruments on the NASA Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics Dynamics, TIMED, Satellite. The primary Goal of the SABER Experiment is to provide the Data needed to advance our understanding of the fundamental Processes governing the Energetics, Chemistry, Dynamics, and Transport in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere. SABER accomplishes this with Global Measurements of the Atmosphere by using a 10-Channel Broadband Limb-Scanning Infrared Radiometer covering the Spectral Range from 1.27 µm to 17 µm. These Measurements are used to provide Vertical Profiles of Kinetic Temperature, Pressure, Geopotential Height, Volume Mixing Ratios, VMR, for these Trace Species: Ozone, O₃, Carbon Dioxide, CO₂, Water, H₂O, Atomic Oxygen, O, and Atomic Hydrogen, H. These Measurements also used to provide Volume Emission Rates, VER, for 5.3 µm NO, 2.1 µm OH, 1.6 µm OH, and 1.27 µm O(¹Δ), Cooling Rates and Heating Rates for many CO₂, O₃, and O₂ Bands, and Chemical Heating Rates for seven important Reactions. This Description Text is adapted from the SABER Data and Experiment Home Page, NASA Langley, http://saber.gats-inc.com.

This Numerical Data Document describes the TIMED SABER H₂O Version 2.07 Data Product.

The SABER H₂O Data have not been made publicly available until the Release of this Version 2.07 Data Product due to Radiance Errors of unknown Origin and Magnitude that recently were identified and corrected. The Cause of the Errors was determined to be unaccounted for Spectral Out-of-Band Radiance in the H₂O Channel centered at 6.8 µm arising from Ozone Emission in the 9.6 µm Band. The corrected SABER Radiances have been used to produce a long-term H₂O Database labeled as Version 2.07. Water Vapor Volume Mixing Ratio (VMR) Vertical Profiles are now available in the SABER Data Archive covering the Stratosphere and Mesosphere extending from near the Tropopause at approximately 100h Pa, about 16 km Altitude, up to the Mesopause Region at approximately 0.006 hPa, about 83 km Altitude, and over the Time Period from January 25, 2002 to the present Day. This Description Text is adapted from the TIMED Mission Data Center, MDC, Web Page, JHU/APL, http://saber.gats-inc.com/SABER_H2O_Overview.pdf.

Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, J.M. Russell III, from Hampton University for providing the Data

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PT42S

Epoch Time

Epoch

Epoch Time, Default Time

PT42S

01-Jan-1990 00:00:00.000

31-Dec-2010 00:00:00.000

Event Number

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

event

Event Number for the Current File

PT42S

1

1000

-9

Observation Date

DATE

Date of Observation

PT42S

1990001

2020365

2001100

Instrument Scan Mode

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

mode

Instrument Scan Mode, 0=Down, 1=Up

PT42S

0

1

-9

Phase of Day at Tangent Point Day/Night/Twilight

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpDN

Phase of Day at Tangent Point, 0=Day, 1=Night, 2=Twilight, Twilight Range: 85° < Solar Zenith Angle < °95))

PT42S

0

2

-9

Orbit Phase at Tangent Point Ascending/Descending

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpAD

Orbit Phase at Tangent Point, 0=Ascending, 1=Descending

PT42S

0

1

-9

Separation Angle

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

moonSepAngle

Separation Angle, Loss of Signal, LOS, and Moon

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

0.0

500.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Height at Separation Angle

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpaltmoonSepAngle

Tangent Point Height at Separation Angle

PT42S

km

1.0e3>m

-500.0

500.0

-999.0

Magnetic Ap Index

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

solAP

Magnetic Ap Index, Daily Value

PT42S

0.0

100.0

-9.0

Magnetic Kp Index

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

solKP

Magnetic Kp Index, 3 Hour Values

PT42S

0.0

100.0

-9.0

Solar F10.7 Index

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

solf10p7Daily

Solar F10.7 Index, Daily Value

PT42S

0.0

1000.0

-999.0

Solar F10.7 Index

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

solf10p781dAvg

Solar F10.7 Index, 81 Day Average

PT42S

0.0

400.0

-999.0

Zurich Sunspot Number

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

solSpotNo

Zurich Sunspot Number, all Fill

PT42S

0

1000

-9

Spacecraft Position, Solar Zenith Angle

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

scSolarZen

Spacecraft Position, Solar Zenith Angle

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

0.0

500.0

-999.0

Earth-Sun Distance

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

earth_sun

Earth-Sun Distance

PT42S

km

1.0e3>m

0.0

1.0e+09

-999.0

Aurora Flag

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

Iaurora

Aurora Flag, all Fill

PT42S

0

1

-999

Time since Midnight, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

time

Time since Midnight in Milliseconds versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

ms

1.0e-3>s

-999

Spacecraft Position, Latitude, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

sclatitude

Spacecraft Position, Latitude versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Longitude, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

sclongitude

Spacecraft Position, Longitude versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Altitude, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

scaltitude

Spacecraft Position, Altitude versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

km

1.0e3>m

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Latitude, averaged, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

sclatitudeAVG

Spacecraft Position, Latitude, averaged over the lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-90.0

90.0

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Longitude, averaged, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

sclongitudeAVG

Spacecraft Position, Longitude, averaged over the lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

0.0

360.0

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Altitude, averaged, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

scaltitudeAVG

Spacecraft Position, Altitude, averaged over the lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

km

1.0e3>m

0.0

1000.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Latitude, averaged, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tplatitudeAVG

Tangent Point Latitude, averaged over the lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-90.0

90.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Latitude, averaged, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tplatitude_topAVG

Tangent Point Latitude, averaged over the upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-90.0

90.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Longitude, averaged, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tplongitudeAVG

Tangent Point Longitude, averaged over the lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

0.0

360.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Longitude, averaged, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tplongitude_topAVG

Tangent Point Longitude, averaged over the upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

0.0

360.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Solar Zenith Angle, averaged, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpSolarZenAVG

Tangent Point Solar Zenith Angle, averaged over the lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

0.0

1000.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Solar Zenith Angle, averaged, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpSolarZen_topAVG

Tangent Point Solar Zenith Angle, averaged over the upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

0.0

1000.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Local Solar Time, averaged, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpSolarLTAVG

Tangent Point Local Solar Time, averaged over the lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

h

3600>s

0.0

24.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Local Solar Time, averaged, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpSolarLT_topAVG

Tangent Point Local Solar Time, averaged over the upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

h

3600>s

0.0

24.0

-999.0

Tangent Point Height, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpaltitude

Tangent Point Height versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

km

1.0e3>m

-999.0

Tangent Point Latitude, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tplatitude

Tangent Point Latitude versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Tangent Point Longitude, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tplongitude

Tangent Point Longitude versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Tangent Point Solar Zenith Angle, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpSolarZen

Tangent Point Solar Zenith Angle versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Tangent Point Solar Zenith Angle, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpSolarZen_top

Tangent Point Solar Zenith Angle versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Tangent Point Local Solar Time, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpSolarLT

Tangent Point Local Solar Time versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

h

3600>s

-999.0

Tangent Point Local Solar Time, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpSolarLT_top

Tangent Point Local Solar Time versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

h

3600>s

-999.0

Elevation Angle, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

Elevation

Elevation Angle versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

mrad

1.0e-3>rad

-999.0

Elevation Angle, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

Elevation_top

Elevation Angle versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

mrad

1.0e-3>rad

-999.0

Time since Midnight, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

time_top

Time since Midnight in Milliseconds versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

ms

1.0e-3>s

-999

Spacecraft Position, Latitude, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

sclatitude_top

Spacecraft Position, Latitude versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Longitude, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

sclongitude_top

Spacecraft Position, Longitude versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Altitude, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

scaltitude_top

Spacecraft Position, Altitude versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

km

1.0e3>m

-999.0

Tangent Point Height, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpaltitude_top

Tangent Point Height versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

km

1.0e3>m

-999.0

Tangent Point Latitude, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tplatitude_top

Tangent Point Latitude versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Tangent Point Longitude, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tplongitude_top

Tangent Point Longitude versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Latitude, averaged, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

sclatitude_topAVG

Spacecraft Position, Latitude, averaged over the upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

-90.0

90.0

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Longitude, averaged, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

sclongitude_topAVG

Spacecraft Position, Longitude, averaged over the upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

°

0.0174532925>rad

0.0

360.0

-999.0

Spacecraft Position, Altitude, averaged, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

scaltitude_topAVG

Spacecraft Position, Altitude, averaged over the upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

km

1.0e3>m

0.0

1000.0

-999.0

Geopotential Height, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

tpgpaltitude

Geopotential Height versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

km

1.0e3>m

-999.0

Atmospheric Pressure, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

pressure

Atmospheric Pressure versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

mbar

10e2>Pa

-999.0

Atmospheric Neutral Kinetic Temperature, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

ktemp

Atmospheric Neutral Kinetic Temperature versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

°K

-999.0

Atmospheric Neutral Gas Density, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

density

Atmospheric Neutral Gas Density versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

cm^-3

1.0e6>m^-3

-999.0

Ozone, O₃, (9.6 µm) Mixing Ratio, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

O3_96

Ozone, O₃, (9.6 µm) Mixing Ratio, MR, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

-999.0

Ozone, O₃, (1.27 µm) Mixing Ratio, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

O3_127

Ozone, O₃, (1.27 µm) Mixing Ratio, MR, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

-999.0

Ozone, O₃, (1.27 µm) Mixing Ratio at 92 km

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

O3_127_92km

Ozone, O₃, (1.27 µm) Mixing Ratio, MR, at 92 km, Line Plot

PT42S

1.0e-09

0.1

-999.0

Water, H₂O, Mixing Ratio, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

H2O

Water, H₂O, Mixing Ratio, MR, versus Tangent Point Height, all Fill

PT42S

-999.0

Carbon Dioxide, CO₂, Mixing Ratio, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

C02

Carbon Dioxide, CO₂, Mixing Ratio, MR, versus Tangent Point Height, all Fill

PT42S

-999.0

Atomic Oxygen, O, Mixing Ratio, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

O

Atomic Oxygen, O, Mixing Ratio, MR, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

-999.0

Atomic Hydrogen, H, Mixing Ratio, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

H

Atomic Hydrogen, H, Mixing Ratio, MR, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

-999.0

Atomic Oxygen, O₂(¹Δ), unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

O2_1delta_ver_unfilt

Atomic Oxygen, O₂(¹Δ), unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Atomic Oxygen, O₂(¹Δ), filtered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

O2_1delta_ver

Atomic Oxygen, O₂(¹Δ), filtered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Atomic Oxygen, O₂(¹Δ), Volume Emission Rates at 92 km

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

O2_1delta_ver_92km

Atomic Oxygen, O₂(¹Δ), Volume Emission Rates, VER, at 92 km, Line Plot

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

1.0e-11

0.01

-999.0

Hydroxyl, OH 16, 1.6 µm Channel, unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

OH_16_ver_unfilt

Hydroxyl, OH 16, 1.6 µm Channel, unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Hydroxyl, OH 16, 1.6 µm Channel, filtered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

OH_16_ver

Hydroxyl, OH 16, 1.6 µm Channel, filtered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Hydroxyl, OH 16, 1.6 µm Channel, Volume Emission Rates at 85 km

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

OH_16_ver_85km

Hydroxyl, OH 16, 1.6 µm Channel, Volume Emission Rates, VER, at 85 km, Line Plot

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

1.0e-12

0.01

-999.0

Hydroxyl, OH 20, 2.0 µm Channel, unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

OH_20_ver_unfilt

Hydroxyl, OH 20, 2.0 µm Channel, unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Hydroxyl, OH 20, 2.0 µm Channel, filtered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

OH_20_ver

Hydroxyl, OH 20, 2.0 µm Channel, filtered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Hydroxyl, OH 20, 2.0 µm Channel, Volume Emission Rates at 85 km

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

OH_20_ver_85km

Hydroxyl, OH 20, 2.0 µm Channel, Volume Emission Rates, VER, at 85 km, Line Plot

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

1.0e-11

0.001

-999.0

Nitric Oxide, NO, unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

NO_ver_top_unfilt

Nitric Oxide, NO, unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Nitric Oxide, NO, filtered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile, Top

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

NO_ver_top

Nitric Oxide, NO, filtered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height, upper Part of the Scan

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Nitric Oxide, NO, unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

NO_ver_unfilt

Nitric Oxide, NO, unfiltered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Nitric Oxide, NO, filtered Volume Emission Rates, Vertical Profile, Bottom

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

NO_ver

Nitric Oxide, NO, filtered Volume Emission Rates, VER, versus Tangent Point Height, lower Part of the Scan

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

-999.0

Nitric Oxide, NO, Volume Emission Rates at 120 km

Time Series defined by using: EPOCH

NO_ver_120km

Nitric Oxide, NO, Volume Emission Rates, VER, at 120 km, Line Plot

PT42S

erg/(cm^3 s)

1.0e-1>J/(m^3 s)

1.0e-11

0.0001

-999.0