Parameter Name in Giovanni MOVAS Interface Science Data Set (SDS) Name in MODIS HDF File
Aerosol Optical Depth at 0.55 Micron (Daytime) Optical_Depth_Land_And_Ocean_Mean_Mean
Aerosol Fine Mode Fraction (Daytime) Optical_Depth_Ratio_Small_Land_And_Ocean_Mean_Mean
* Fine Mode Aerosol Optical Depth (Ocean/Daytime) Fine_Mode_Optical_Depth_Land_And_Ocean_Mean_Mean
Aerosol Mass Concentration (Ocean/Daytime) Mass_Concentration_Ocean_QA_Mean_Mean
Cloud Condensation Nuclei (Ocean/Daytime) Cloud_Condensation_Nuclei_Ocean_QA_Mean_Mean
Cirrus Fraction NIR Method (Daytime) Cirrus_Fraction_SWIR_FMean
Cirrus Reflectance (Daytime) Cirrus_Reflectance_Mean_Mean
Cloud Fraction (Day and Night) Cloud_Fraction_Mean_Mean
Cloud Effective Radius Combined Phase (Daytime) Cloud_Effective_Radius_Combined_QA_Mean_Mean
Cloud Effective Radius Ice Phase (Daytime) Cloud_Effective_Radius_Ice_QA_Mean_Mean
Cloud Effective Radius Water Phase(Daytime) Cloud_Effective_Radius_Water_QA_Mean_Mean
Cloud Optical Thickness Combined Phase (Daytime) Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Combined_QA_Mean_Mean
Cloud Optical Thickness Ice Phase (Daytime) Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Ice_QA_Mean_Mean
Cloud Optical Thickness Water Phase (Daytime) Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Water_QA_Mean_Mean
Cloud Top Pressure (Daytime) Cloud_Top_Pressure_Day_Mean_Mean
Cloud Top Temperature (Daytime) Cloud_Top_Temperature_Day_Mean_Mean
Water Vapor Clear Sky NIR Method (Daytime) Water_Vapor_Near_Infrared_Clear_Mean_Mean
Water Vapor Above Cloud NIR Method (Daytime) Water_Vapor_Near_Infrared_Cloud_Mean_Mean
Water Vapor Column IR Method (Day and Night) Atmospheric_Water_Vapor_QA_Mean_Mean
** Corrected Fire Pixel Count --

Notes:
* This parameter is derived from two other parameters. For details see: Readme_FineModeAOT.shtml
** This parameter is available only for MODIS Terra. For details see: MODIS_Fire_Users_Guide_21.2.pdf

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