The fourth public release of the complete MIPAS mission data, reprocessed by the European Space Agency using the Level 2 processor version 8.22. It contains geophysical atmospheric data products derived from calibrated middle infrared radiance observations. The dataset is targeted at users of MIPAS V8 data and includes quality guidance, screening information, and algorithm descriptions.
Use Cases
- Analyzing vertical profiles of atmospheric trace gases based on the described Level 2 geophysical products.
- Studying long-term atmospheric composition changes based on the complete MIPAS mission data.
- Validating atmospheric models using data characterized by Averaging Kernels and error estimates mentioned in the description.
- Comparing atmospheric data quality across different processor versions (V5, V6, V7, V8) as referenced in the document.
Strengths
- Represents the fourth public release and a full mission reprocessing, suggesting a mature and consolidated dataset.
- Includes detailed quality guidance, screening procedures, and error characterization (Averaging Kernels, random/systematic errors) as described in the document.
- Based on a well-documented theoretical basis and algorithm evolution referenced across multiple scientific papers.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- European Space Agency
- Collection Method
- Satellite measurements from the MIPAS instrument on the ENVISAT platform, processed through the ESA Level 2 processor.
- Time Range
- Covers the complete MIPAS mission, but specific dates are not provided.
- Geography
- Global atmospheric coverage from the satellite's orbit.