S5P_L1B_RA_BD7_HiR: Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Radiance Data

Global satellite data is collected by the Sentinel-5P TROPOMI instrument, a hyperspectral spectrometer covering ultraviolet-visible, near infrared, and shortwave infrared wavelengths. The Level-1B product provides calibrated radiance, irradiance, and engineering data for atmospheric monitoring. It features a nadir-viewing 108-degree field of view and, from August 6, 2019, an along-track spatial resolution of approximately 5.5 km.

Use Cases

• Calibrating atmospheric radiative transfer models based on provided radiance and irradiance data.
• Monitoring atmospheric composition changes using hyperspectral data across UV-VIS, NIR, and SWIR wavelengths.
• Validating higher-level satellite retrieval algorithms using the fundamental Level-1B radiance product.
• Analyzing instrument performance and viewing geometry using the included engineering data products.

Strengths

• Data originates from a major joint space mission between the European Space Agency and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• The product is processed by the authoritative Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI).
• A key update on August 6, 2019, improved the along-track spatial resolution to approximately 5.5 km at nadir.

Limitations

• Critical metadata like row count, file size, and specific column names are unavailable across all platform entries.
• License information is inconsistently reported, with some sources listing 'other-license-specified' and others 'None'.
• The dataset's temporal coverage is only implied by the August 2019 update, with no explicit start or end date provided.

Provenance

Source

Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) TROPOMI L01B processor, generating data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite.

Collection Method

Processed from Level-0 input and auxiliary data products into netCDF-4 format.

Freshness

2026-04-09 22:06:11.137564

Geography

Global coverage from a nadir-viewing satellite instrument.