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Global Attribute Name Value Type

platform_ID possible values are G16 and G17. string
instrument_type GOES R Series Advanced Baseline Imager string
instrument_ID serial number of the instrument. string
processing_level National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) L1b string
date_created format is YYYY-MM-DD”T”HH:MM:SS.s”Z”. Default value is 2000-01-00T00:00:00.0Z string
production_site possible values are WCDAS and RBU. string
production_environment possible values are OE, ITE, and DE. Default value is n/a string
production_data_source possible values are Realtime, Simulated, Playback, and Test. Default value is n/a string
timeline_id possible values are ABI Mode 3, ABI Mode 4 and ABI Mode 6. Default value is n/a string
scene_id possible values are Full Disk, CONUS, and Mesoscale. string
spatial_resolution possible values are 0.5km at nadir, 1km at nadir, and 2km at nadir. string
time_coverage_start format is YYYY-MM-DD”T”HH:MM:SS.s”Z”. Default value is 2000-01-00T00:00:00.0Z string
time_coverage_end format is YYYY-MM-DD”T”HH:MM:SS.s”Z”. Default value is 2000-01-00T00:00:00.0Z string
LUT_Filenames A space-separated list of processing parameter files used in producing the product. string

Table [Link].1-2 Radiances Product for Reflective Bands: Variables

Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
y short y = see note[1] long_name GOES-R fixed grid projection y-coordinate string
standard_name projection_y_coordinate string
scale_factor see note [1] float
add_offset see note [1] float
units rad string
axis Y string
x short x = see note [1] long_name GOES-R fixed grid projection x-coordinate string
standard_name projection_x_coordinate string
scale_factor see note [1] float
add_offset see note [1] float
units rad string
axis X string
t double n/a long_name J2000 epoch mid-point between the start and end image string
scan in seconds since 2000-01-01 12:00:00

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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
default value = standard_name time string
-999.0 units seconds since 2000-01-01 12:00:00 string
axis T string
bounds time_bounds string
time_bounds double number_of_time_ long_name Scan start and end times in seconds since epoch (2000- string
default value = bounds = 2 01-01 12:00:00)
-999.0, -999.0
band_wavelength float band = 1 long_name ABI band central wavelength string
value = see note standard_name sensor_band_central_radiation_wavelength string
[2] units um string

band_id byte band = 1 long_name ABI band number string

value = see note standard_name sensor_band_identifier string
[2] units 1 string

y_image float n/a long_name GOES-R fixed grid projection y-coordinate center of string
value = see note image
[1] standard_name projection_y_coordinate string
units rad string
axis Y string
bounds y_image_bounds string
y_image_bounds float number_of_image_bo long_name GOES-R fixed grid projection y-coordinate north/south string
value = see note unds = 2 extent of image
[1]
x_image float n/a long_name GOES-R fixed grid projection x-coordinate center of string
value = see note image
[1] standard_name projection_x_coordinate string
units rad string
axis X string
bounds x_image_bounds string
x_image_bounds float number_of_image_bo long_name GOES-R fixed grid projection x-coordinate west/east string
value = see note unds = 2 extent of image
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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
goes_imager_proje int n/a long_name GOES-R ABI fixed grid projection string
ction grid_mapping_name geostationary string
perspective_point_height 35786023 double
semi_major_axis 6378137 double
semi_minor_axis 6356752.314 double
inverse_flattening 298.2572221 double
latitude_of_projection_or 0 double
igin
longitude_of_projection_ see note [1] double
origin
sweep_angle_axis x string
Rad short y = see note[1] long_name ABI L1b Radiances string
x = see note [1] standard_name toa_outgoing_radiance_per_unit_ string
wavelength
_Unsigned TRUE string
_FillValue see note [2] short
sensor_band_bit_depth see note [2] byte
valid_range see note [2] short
scale_factor see note [2] float
add_offset see note [2] float
units W m-2 sr-1 um-1 string
resolution y: see note [2] rad x: see note [2] rad string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y x string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: point area: point string
ancillary_variables DQF string
DQF byte y = see note[1] long_name ABI L1b Radiances data quality flags string
x = see note [1] standard_name status_flag string
_Unsigned TRUE string
_FillValue 255 byte
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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
units 1 string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y x string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: point area: point string
flag_values see note [flags and meanings] byte
flag_meanings see note [flags and meanings] string
number_of_qf_values 5 byte
percent_good_pixel_qf dynamic value. Default value = -999.0 float
percent_conditionally_us dynamic value. Default value = -999.0 float
able_pixel_qf
percent_out_of_range_pi dynamic value. Default value = -999.0 float
xel_qf
percent_no_value_pixel_ dynamic value. Default value = -999.0 float
qf
percent_focal_plane_tem dynamic value. Default value = -999.0 float
perature_threshold_excee
ded_qf
focal_plane_tempe int n/a long_name number of pixels whose temperatures exceeded the string
rature_threshold_e threshold
xceeded_count _FillValue -1 int
units count string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: sum (interval: see note [2] rad comment: string
temperature exceeded pixels only)
maximum_focal_pl float n/a long_name maximum focal plane temperature value string
ane_temperature _FillValue -999.0 float
valid_range 0.0 999.0 float
units K string
focal_plane_tempe float n/a long_name focal plane temperature threshold increasing bounds string
rature_threshold_in value
creasing _FillValue -999.0 float

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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
valid_range 0.0 999.0 float
units K string
focal_plane_tempe float n/a long_name focal plane temperature threshold decreasing bounds string
rature_threshold_d value
ecreasing _FillValue -999.0 float
valid_range 0.0 999.0 float
units K string
valid_pixel_count int n/a long_name number of good and conditionally usable pixels string
_FillValue -1 int
units count string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: sum (interval: see note [2] rad comment: string
good and conditionally usable quality pixels only)
missing_pixel_cou int n/a long_name number of missing pixels string
nt _FillValue -1 int
units count string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: sum (interval: see note [2] rad comment: string
missing ABI fixed grid pixels only)
saturated_pixel_co int n/a long_name number of saturated pixels string
unt _FillValue -1 int
units count string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: sum (interval: see note [2] rad comment: string
radiometrically saturated geolocated/not missing pixels
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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
undersaturated_pix int n/a long_name number of undersaturated pixels string
el_count _FillValue -1 int
units count string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: sum (interval: see note [2] rad comment: string
radiometrically undersaturated geolocated/not missing
pixels only)
min_radiance_valu float n/a long_name minimum radiance value of pixels string
e_of_valid_pixels standard_name toa_outgoing_radiance_per_unit_ string
wavelength
_FillValue -999.0 float
valid_range see note [2] float
units W m-2 sr-1 um-1 string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: minimum (interval: see note [2] rad string
comment: good and conditionally usable quality pixels
only)
max_radiance_valu float n/a long_name maximum radiance value of pixels string
e_of_valid_pixels standard_name toa_outgoing_radiance_per_unit_ string
wavelength
_FillValue -999.0 float
valid_range see note [2] float
units W m-2 sr-1 um-1 string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: maximum (interval: see note [2] rad string
comment: good and conditionally usable quality pixels
only)
mean_radiance_val float n/a long_name mean radiance value of pixels string
ue_of_valid_pixels standard_name toa_outgoing_radiance_per_unit_ string
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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
_FillValue -999.0 float
valid_range see note [2] float
units W m-2 sr-1 um-1 string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: mean (interval: see note [2] rad comment: string
good and conditionally usable quality pixels only)
std_dev_radiance_ float n/a long_name standard deviation of radiance values of pixels string
value_of_valid_pix standard_name toa_outgoing_radiance_per_unit_ string
els wavelength
_FillValue -999.0 float
units W m-2 sr-1 um-1 string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: standard_deviation (interval: see note [2] string
rad comment: good and conditionally usable quality
pixels only)
t_star_look double num_star_looks = 24 long_name J2000 epoch time of star observed in seconds since string
2000-01-01 12:00:00
standard_name time string
units seconds since 2000-01-01 12:00:00 string
axis T string
band_wavelength_ float num_star_looks = 24 long_name ABI band central wavelength associated with observed string
star_look star
standard_name sensor_band_central_radiation_wavelength string
units um string
star_id short num_star_looks = 24 long_name ABI star catalog identifier associated with observed string
star
_Unsigned TRUE
_FillValue 65535 short
coordinates band_id band_wavelength_star_look t_star_look string

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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
yaw_flip_flag byte n/a long_name Flag indicating the spacecraft is operating in yaw flip string
configuration
_Unsigned TRUE string
_FillValue 255 byte
valid_range 01 byte
units 1 string
coordinates T string
flag_values 0, 1 byte
flag_meanings false true string
esun float n/a long_name bandpass-weighted solar irradiance at the mean Earth- string
Sun distance
standard_name toa_shortwave_irradiance_per_unit_wavelength string
_FillValue -999.0 float
units W m-2 um-1 string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t string
cell_methods t: mean string
kappa0 float n/a long_name Inverse of the incoming top of atmosphere radiance at string
current earth-sun distance (PI d2 esun-1)-1, where d is
the ratio of instantaneous Earth-Sun distance divided
by the mean Earth-Sun distance, esun is the bandpass-
weighted solar irradiance and PI is a standard constant
used to convert ABI L1b radiance to reflectance
_FillValue -999.0 float
units (W m-2 um-1)-1 string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength t string
cell_methods t: mean string
planck_fk1 float n/a long_name wavenumber-dependent coefficient (2 h c2/ nu3) used string
in the ABI emissive band monochromatic brightness
temperature computation, where nu =central
wavenumber and h and c are standard constants
_FillValue -999.0 float
units W m-1 string
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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
planck_fk2 float n/a long_name wavenumber-dependent coefficient (h c nu/b) used in string
the ABI emissive band monochromatic brightness
temperature computation, where nu = central
wavenumber and h, c, and b are standard constants
_FillValue -999.0 float
units K string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength string
planck_bc1 float n/a long_name spectral bandpass correction offset for brightness string
temperature (B(nu) – bc_1)/bc_2 where
B()=planck_function() and nu=wavenumber
_FillValue -999.0 float
units K string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength string
planck_bc2 float n/a long_name spectral bandpass correction scale factor for brightness string
temperature (B(nu) – bc_1)/bc_2 where
B()=planck_function() and nu=wavenumber
_FillValue -999.0 float
units 1 string
coordinates band_id band_wavelength string
earth_sun_distance float n/a long_name earth sun distance anomaly in astronomical units string
_anomaly_in_AU _FillValue -999.0 float
units ua string
coordinates t string
cell_methods t: mean string
percent_uncorrecta float n/a long_name percent data lost due to uncorrectable L0 errors string
ble_L0_errors _FillValue -999.0 float
valid_range 0.0, 1.0 float
units percent string
coordinates t y_image x_image string
grid_mapping goes_imager_projection string
cell_methods t: sum area: sum (uncorrectable L0 errors only) string
float n/a long_name nominal satellite subpoint latitude (platform latitude) string

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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
nominal_satellite_s standard_name latitude string
ubpoint_lat _FillValue -999.0 float
value = 0.00 units degrees_north string

nominal_satellite_s float n/a long_name nominal satellite subpoint longitude (platform string
ubpoint_lon longitude)
value = see note standard_name longitude string
[1] _FillValue -999.0 float
units degrees_east string

nominal_satellite_ float n/a long_name nominal satellite height above GRS 80 ellipsoid string
height (platform altitude)
value = 35786.023 standard_name height_above_reference_ellipsoid string
_FillValue -999.0 float
units km string
geospatial_lat_lon_ float n/a long_name geospatial latitude and longitude references string
extent geospatial_westbound_lo see note [1] float
ngitude
geospatial_northbound_la see note [1] float
titude
geospatial_eastbound_lon see note [1] float
gitude
geospatial_southbound_l see note [1] float
atitude
geospatial_lat_center see note [1] float
geospatial_lon_center see note [1] float
geospatial_lat_nadir 0 float
geospatial_lon_nadir see note [1] float
geospatial_lat_units degrees_north string
geospatial_lon_units degrees_east string
int n/a long_name container for filenames of dynamic algorithm input string
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Variable Attribute
Name Type Shape Name Value Type
algorithm_dynamic input_ABI_L0_data refer to filename conventions for L0 products in string
_input_data_contai Appendix A. Default values are noted in Appendix A.
ner
processing_parm_v int n/a long_name container for processing parameter filenames string
ersion_container L1b_processing_parm_ve refer to filename conventions for L1b processing string
rsion parameters in Appendix A.
algorithm_product int n/a long_name container for algorithm package filename and product string
_version_container version
algorithm_version refer to filename conventions for L1b algorithm string
packages in Appendix A.
product_version format is vVVrRR where VV is major release # and string
RR is minor revision #.
Note 1: Coverage region and horizontal spatial resolution related sizing and extent variable and attribute values are located in paragraph [Link], Product Data
Structures, and paragraph [Link], Standard Coordinate Data, in the ABI Fixed Grid section.
Note 2: Radiances quantity characteristics are located in paragraph [Link].3, Radiances Product Quantity Characteristics.
Note “flags and meanings”: Flag values and meanings are located in paragraph [Link].4, Radiances Product Data Quality Flag Values and Meanings.

[Link].2 Emissive Bands Data Fields

Table [Link].2-1 Radiances Product for Emissive Bands: Global Attributes

Global Attribute Name Value Type
id universally unique identifier (UUID) for the instance of the product. string
dataset_name refer to filename conventions for L1b products in Appendix A. Default values are noted in Appendix A. string
naming_authority [Link] string
institution DOC/NOAA/NESDIS> U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National string
Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Services
project GOES string
iso_series_metadata_id a70be540-c38b-11e0-962b-0800200c9a66 string
Conventions CF-1.7 string
Metadata_Conventions Unidata Dataset Discovery v1.0 string
keywords_vocabulary NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords, Version [Link].0 string

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