# ESACCI_CLOUD_L3_Monthly

## Variables

The table below lists the variables that are present in the HARP product that results from an ingestion of `ESACCI_CLOUD_L3_Monthly` data.

field name | type | dimensions | unit | description
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
latitude | double | {latitude} | [degree_north] | latitude of the ground pixel center
longitude | double | {longitude} | [degree_east] | longitude of the ground pixel center
cloud_optical_depth | double | {latitude, longitude} | [] | cloud optical depth
cloud_optical_depth_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [] | uncertainty of the cloud optical depth
cloud_top_height | double | {latitude, longitude} | [m] | cloud top eight
cloud_top_height_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [m] | uncertainty of the cloud top height
cloud_top_pressure | double | {latitude, longitude} | [hPa] | cloud top pressure
cloud_top_pressure_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [hPa] | uncertainty of the cloud top pressure
cloud_top_temperature | double | {latitude, longitude} | [K] | cloud top temperature
cloud_top_temperature_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [K] | uncertainty of the cloud top temperature
surface_temperature | double | {latitude, longitude} | [K] | surface_temperature
surface_temperature_uncertainty | double | {latitude, longitude} | [K] | surface_temperature_uncertainty
datetime | double | {time} | [seconds since 2000-01-01] | datetime
datetime_start | double | {time} | [seconds since 2000-01-01] | time coverage start
datetime_stop | double | {time} | [seconds since 2000-01-01] | time coverage end
index | int32 | {time} |  | zero-based index of the sample within the source product

## Ingestion options

The table below lists the available ingestion options for `ESACCI_CLOUD_L3C` products.

option name | legal values | description
--- | --- | ---
corrected | false | ingest the corrected data (default) or uncorrected data (corrected=false)

## Mapping description

The table below details where and how each variable was retrieved from the input product.

field name | mapping description
--- | ---
latitude | path | /lat[]
longitude | path | /lon[]
cloud_optical_depth | condition | corrected unset
path | /cot_corrected[,,]
condition | corrected=false
path | /cot[,,]
cloud_optical_depth_uncertainty | condition | corrected unset
path | /cot_corrected_unc[,,]
condition | corrected=false
path | /cot_unc[,,]
cloud_top_height | condition | corrected unset
path | /cth_corrected[,,]
condition | corrected=false
path | /cth[,,]
cloud_top_height_uncertainty | condition | corrected unset
path | /cth_corrected_unc[,,]
condition | corrected=false
path | /cth_unc[,,]
cloud_top_pressure | condition | corrected unset
path | /ctp_corrected[,,]
condition | corrected=false
path | /ctp[,,]
cloud_top_pressure_uncertainty | condition | corrected unset
path | /ctp_corrected_unc[,,]
condition | corrected=false
path | /ctp_unc[,,]
cloud_top_temperature | condition | corrected unset
path | /ctt_corrected[,,]
condition | corrected=false
path | /ctt[,,]
cloud_top_temperature_uncertainty | condition | corrected unset
path | /ctt_corrected_unc[,,]
condition | corrected=false
path | /ctt_unc[,,]
surface_temperature | available | optional
path | /stemp[,,]
surface_temperature_uncertainty | available | optional
path | /stemp_unc[,,]
datetime | path | /time
description | datetime converted from days since 1970-01-01 to seconds since 2000-01-01
datetime_start | path | /@time_coverage_start
description | datetime converted from a start date to seconds since 2000-01-01
datetime_stop | path | /@time_coverage_end
description | datetime converted from an end date to seconds since 2000-01-01