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Data Processing Levels

 

Data Processing Level Definitions

Processing Level  

Definition

Level 0  Reconstructed, unprocessed data at full resolution; all communications artifacts have been removed  
Level 1  Level 0 data that has been time-referenced and annotated with ancillary information, including radiometric and geometric calibration coefficients, and geolocation information  
Level 2  Derived geophysical variables at the same resolution and location as the Level 1 data  
Level 3  Variables mapped on uniform space-time grids, usually with some completeness and consistency  
Level 4  Model output or results from analyses of lower level data