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ESA SATACI Climate Change Initiative (SATACI_cci): CISAR combined hourly AOD/COD products from MSG / SEVIRI, version 1.0.0

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2026-10-08
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Citable
Publication Date: 2026-10-21
DOI Publication Date: 2026-10-21
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 4.7K Files | 799GB
Abstract

This dataset consists of hourly simultaneous aerosol and cloud optical depth (AOD and COD) retrievals using the Combined Inversion of Surface and Aerosols (CISAR) algorithm applied to observations from the SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager) onboard the MSG1 and MSG4 satellites. It has been produced in the framework of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Climate Change Initiative x-ECV SATACI project.

By leveraging the geostationary viewing geometry of both satellites, the information content is increased, improving the performance compared to a single-view retrieval (Heidinger et al., 2026). This dataset extends the DUST2MSG dataset available on Zenodo (https://zenodo.org/records/8424628) to -10º South and covers the whole year 2020.

Citable as:  Luffarelli, M.; Jallais, G.; Govaerts, Y. (2026): ESA SATACI Climate Change Initiative (SATACI_cci): CISAR combined hourly AOD/COD products from MSG / SEVIRI, version 1.0.0. NERC EDS Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, 21 October 2026. doi:10.5285/08333ee4a0364756b59cf0810d4c7d59. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/08333ee4a0364756b59cf0810d4c7d59
Cite this dataset

Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: SEVIRI, AOD, COD, SATACI, CISAR

Details

Previous Info:
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Previously used record identifiers:
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Access rules:
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s):
https://github.com/cedadev/artifacts/blob/master/licences/specific_licences/esacci_sataci_terms_and_conditions.pdf
When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data were produced by the SATACI project team in the context of the ESA Climate Change Initiative and supplied for archiving at the Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA).
Data Quality:
For information on data quality see the project documentation
File Format:
Data are in NetCDF format

Related Documents

 Heidinger, A., and Coauthors, 2026: A GEO-Ring of Spectral Radiances: Toward a Next Generation of the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP-NG). Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 107, E291–E308, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0161.1.
 ESA Climate Change Initiative Website
 SATACI project website
 DUST2MSG dataset

Process overview

This dataset was generated by a combination of instruments deployed on platforms and computations as detailed below.

Computation Element: 1

Title Derivation of the ESA SATACI Climate Change Initiative (SATACI_cci): CISAR combined hourly AOD/COD products from MSG / SEVIRI, version 1.0.0
Abstract The data have been derived using the Combined Inversion of Surface and Aerosols (CISAR) algorithm applied to observations from the SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infrared Imager) onboard the MSG1 and MSG4 satellites. For further information please see the project documentation
Input Description None
Output Description None
Software Reference None
Output Description

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  • units: 1
  • standard_name: aerosol_asymmetry_parameter
  • var_id: ASYM_FACTOR_AEROSOL1640
  • long_name: Aerosol asymmetry factor at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: ASYM_FACTOR_AEROSOL635
  • standard_name: aerosol_asymmetry_parameter
  • long_name: Aerosol asymmetry factor at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: aerosol_asymmetry_parameter
  • var_id: ASYM_FACTOR_AEROSOL810
  • long_name: Aerosol asymmetry factor at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: SSA_AEROSOL1640
  • standard_name: aerosol_single_scattering_albedo
  • long_name: Aerosol single scattering albedo at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: aerosol_single_scattering_albedo
  • var_id: SSA_AEROSOL635
  • long_name: Aerosol single scattering albedo at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: aerosol_single_scattering_albedo
  • var_id: SSA_AEROSOL810
  • long_name: Aerosol single scattering albedo at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: surface_type_number
  • long_name: Land cover type
  • units: 1
  • var_id: QI
  • standard_name: quality_indicator
  • long_name: Quality Indicator
  • units: 1
  • var_id: ASYM_FACTOR_AEROSOL1640_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of Aerosol asymmetry factor at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: ASYM_FACTOR_AEROSOL635_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of Aerosol asymmetry factor at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: ASYM_FACTOR_AEROSOL810_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of Aerosol asymmetry factor at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: AOD1640_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of aerosol optical depth at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: AOD550_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of aerosol optical depth at 550 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: AOD635_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of aerosol optical depth at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: AOD810_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of aerosol optical depth at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: uncertainty_of_aerosol_single_scattering_albedo
  • var_id: SSA_AEROSOL1640_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of aerosol single scattering albedo at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: SSA_AEROSOL635_uncertainty
  • standard_name: uncertainty_of_aerosol_single_scattering_albedo
  • long_name: Uncertainty of aerosol single scattering albedo at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: uncertainty_of_aerosol_single_scattering_albedo
  • var_id: SSA_AEROSOL810_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of aerosol single scattering albedo at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: COD1640_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of cloud optical depth at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: COD550_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of cloud optical depth at 550 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: COD635_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of cloud optical depth at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: COD810_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of cloud optical depth at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: CM_AOD1640_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of coarse mode aerosol optical depth at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: CM_AOD550_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of coarse mode aerosol optical depth at 550 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: CM_AOD635_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of coarse mode aerosol optical depth at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: CM_AOD810_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of coarse mode aerosol optical depth at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: FM_AOD1640_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of fine mode aerosol optical depth at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: FM_AOD550_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of fine mode aerosol optical depth at 550 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: FM_AOD635_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of fine mode aerosol optical depth at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: FM_AOD810_uncertainty
  • long_name: Uncertainty of fine mode aerosol optical depth at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol_particles
  • var_id: AOD1640
  • long_name: aerosol optical thickness at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • long_name: aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm
  • var_id: AOD550
  • standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol_particles
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol_particles
  • var_id: AOD635
  • long_name: aerosol optical thickness at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_ambient_aerosol_particles
  • var_id: AOD810
  • long_name: aerosol optical thickness at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_cloud
  • var_id: COD1640
  • long_name: cloud optical thickness at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_cloud
  • var_id: COD550
  • long_name: cloud optical thickness at 550 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_cloud
  • var_id: COD635
  • long_name: cloud optical thickness at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • standard_name: atmosphere_optical_thickness_due_to_cloud
  • var_id: COD810
  • long_name: cloud optical thickness at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: CM_AOD1640
  • long_name: coarse mode aerosol optical thickness at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: CM_AOD550
  • long_name: coarse mode aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: CM_AOD635
  • long_name: coarse mode aerosol optical thickness at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: CM_AOD810
  • long_name: coarse mode aerosol optical thickness at 810 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: FM_AOD1640
  • long_name: fine mode aerosol optical thickness at 1640 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: FM_AOD550
  • long_name: fine mode aerosol optical thickness at 550 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: FM_AOD635
  • long_name: fine mode aerosol optical thickness at 635 nm
  • units: 1
  • var_id: FM_AOD810
  • long_name: fine mode aerosol optical thickness at 810 nm
  • var_id: pixel_number

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: latitude
  • long_name: Latitude at pixel centre
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: longitude
  • long_name: Longitude at pixel centre
  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: latitude_1st_corner
  • var_id: pixel_corner_latitude1
  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: latitude_2nd_corner
  • var_id: pixel_corner_latitude2
  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: latitude_3rd_corner
  • var_id: pixel_corner_latitude3
  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: latitude_4th_corner
  • var_id: pixel_corner_latitude4
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: longitude_1st_corner
  • var_id: pixel_corner_longitude1
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: longitude_2nd_corner
  • var_id: pixel_corner_longitude2
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: longitude_3rd_corner
  • var_id: pixel_corner_longitude3
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: longitude_4th_corner
  • var_id: pixel_corner_longitude4
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • units: seconds
  • long_name: time seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2020-01-01T00:00:00
End time:
2020-12-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
50.0000°
  
-40.0000°
  
66.0000°
 
-13.0000°
  
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Authors (3)
Publishers (1)