Print all MODIS C5 MYD06 SDS names and attributes in python 2.7

Outputs of a code (see bottom of the page) written in python 2.7 to print all MODIS C5 MYD06 SDS names and attributes. All SDS infos:

Id	Name	Nb_Dim	Dim	Type	Nb_attributes
0	Latitude	2	[408, 270]	5	10
1	Longitude	2	[408, 270]	5	10
2	Scan_Start_Time	2	[408, 270]	6	10
3	Solar_Zenith	2	[408, 270]	22	10
4	Solar_Azimuth	2	[408, 270]	22	10
5	Sensor_Zenith	2	[408, 270]	22	10
6	Sensor_Azimuth	2	[408, 270]	22	10
7	Brightness_Temperature	3	[7, 408, 270]	22	10
8	Surface_Temperature	2	[408, 270]	22	10
9	Surface_Pressure	2	[408, 270]	22	10
10	Processing_Flag	2	[408, 270]	20	10
11	Cloud_Height_Method	2	[408, 270]	20	10
12	Cloud_Top_Pressure	2	[408, 270]	22	10
13	Cloud_Top_Pressure_Night	2	[408, 270]	22	10
14	Cloud_Top_Pressure_Day	2	[408, 270]	22	10
15	Cloud_Top_Temperature	2	[408, 270]	22	10
16	Cloud_Top_Temperature_Night	2	[408, 270]	22	10
17	Cloud_Top_Temperature_Day	2	[408, 270]	22	10
18	Tropopause_Height	2	[408, 270]	22	10
19	Cloud_Fraction	2	[408, 270]	20	10
20	Cloud_Fraction_Night	2	[408, 270]	20	10
21	Cloud_Fraction_Day	2	[408, 270]	20	10
22	Cloud_Effective_Emissivity	2	[408, 270]	20	10
23	Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Night	2	[408, 270]	20	10
24	Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Day	2	[408, 270]	20	10
25	Cloud_Top_Pressure_Infrared	2	[408, 270]	22	10
26	Spectral_Cloud_Forcing	3	[5, 408, 270]	22	10
27	Cloud_Top_Pressure_From_Ratios	3	[5, 408, 270]	22	10
28	Surface_Type	2	[408, 270]	22	10
29	Radiance_Variance	3	[7, 408, 270]	22	10
30	Brightness_Temperature_Difference	3	[2, 408, 270]	22	10
31	Cloud_Phase_Infrared	2	[408, 270]	20	10
32	Cloud_Phase_Infrared_Night	2	[408, 270]	20	10
33	Cloud_Phase_Infrared_Day	2	[408, 270]	20	10
34	Cloud_Effective_Radius	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
35	Cloud_Optical_Thickness	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
36	Cloud_Effective_Radius_1621	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
37	Cloud_Optical_Thickness_1621	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
38	Effective_Radius_Difference	3	[2, 2040, 1354]	22	10
39	Cloud_Water_Path	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
40	Cloud_Water_Path_1621	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
41	Cloud_Effective_Radius_Uncertainty	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
42	Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Uncertainty	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
43	Cloud_Water_Path_Uncertainty	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
44	Cloud_Effective_Radius_Uncertainty_1621	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
45	Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Uncertainty_1621	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
46	Cloud_Water_Path_Uncertainty_1621	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
47	Cloud_Phase_Optical_Properties	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
48	Cloud_Multi_Layer_Flag	2	[2040, 1354]	22	11
49	Cirrus_Reflectance	2	[2040, 1354]	22	10
50	Cirrus_Reflectance_Flag	2	[2040, 1354]	20	11
51	Cloud_Mask_5km	2	[408, 270]	20	11
52	Quality_Assurance_5km	3	[408, 270, 10]	20	11
53	Cloud_Mask_1km	3	[2040, 1354, 2]	20	11
54	Quality_Assurance_1km	3	[2040, 1354, 5]	20	11

All SDS Attributes:

Latitude

_FillValue 999.0
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Geodetic Latitude
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units degrees_north
valid_range [90.0, 90.0]

Longitude

_FillValue 999.0
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Geodetic Longitude
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units degrees_east
valid_range [180.0, 180.0]

Scan_Start_Time

_FillValue 999.900024414
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Geolocation data not applicable
add_offset 0.0
long_name TAI time at start of scan replicated across the swath
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units seconds since 199311 00:00:00.0 0
valid_range [0.0, 3155800064.0]

Solar_Zenith

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Solar Zenith Angle, Cell to Sun
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units degrees
valid_range [0, 18000]

Solar_Azimuth

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Solar Azimuth Angle, Cell to Sun
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units degrees
valid_range [18000, 18000]

Sensor_Zenith

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Sensor Zenith Angle, Cell to Sensor
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units degrees
valid_range [0, 18000]

Sensor_Azimuth

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Sensor Azimuth Angle, Cell to Sensor
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units degrees
valid_range [18000, 18000]

Brightness_Temperature

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 15000.0
long_name Brightness Temperature
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units K
valid_range [0, 20000]

Surface_Temperature

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 15000.0
long_name Surface Temperature
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Non MODIS Input
units K
valid_range [0, 20000]

Surface_Pressure

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.10000000149
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Surface Pressure
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Non MODIS Input
units hPa
valid_range [8000, 11000]

Processing_Flag

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Retrieval Method Flag
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 3]

Cloud_Height_Method

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Height Method
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [1, 6]

Cloud_Top_Pressure

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.10000000149
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Top Pressure
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units hPa
valid_range [10, 11000]

Cloud_Top_Pressure_Night

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.10000000149
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Top Pressure Night
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units hPa
valid_range [10, 11000]

Cloud_Top_Pressure_Day

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.10000000149
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Top Pressure Day
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units hPa
valid_range [10, 11000]

Cloud_Top_Temperature

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 15000.0
long_name Cloud Top Temperature
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units K
valid_range [0, 20000]

Cloud_Top_Temperature_Night

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 15000.0
long_name Cloud Top Temperature Night
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units K
valid_range [0, 20000]

Cloud_Top_Temperature_Day

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 15000.0
long_name Cloud Top Temperature Day
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units K
valid_range [0, 20000]

Tropopause_Height

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.10000000149
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Tropopause Height
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units hPa
valid_range [10, 11000]

Cloud_Fraction

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Fraction
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 100]

Cloud_Fraction_Night

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Fraction Night
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 100]

Cloud_Fraction_Day

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Fraction Day
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 100]

Cloud_Effective_Emissivity

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Effective Emissivity
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 100]

Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Night

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Effective Emissivity Night
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 100]

Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Day

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Effective Emissivity Day
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 100]

Cloud_Top_Pressure_Infrared

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.10000000149
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Top Pressure from IR Window
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units hPa
valid_range [10, 11000]

Spectral_Cloud_Forcing

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Spectral Cloud Forcing
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units Watts/meter2/steradian/micron
valid_range [2000, 2000]

Cloud_Top_Pressure_From_Ratios

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.10000000149
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Top Pressure from Ratios (36/35, 35/34, 35/33, 34/33, 33/31)
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units hPa
valid_range [10, 11000]

Surface_Type

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Surface Type Based on Emissivity
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Non MODIS Input
units none
valid_range [0, 200]

Radiance_Variance

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Radiance Variance
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units Watts/meter2/steradian/micron
valid_range [0, 20]

Brightness_Temperature_Difference

_FillValue 32768
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Brightness Temperature Difference (2931, 3132)
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units K
valid_range [2000, 30000]

Cloud_Phase_Infrared

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Phase Infrared
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 6]

Cloud_Phase_Infrared_Night

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Phase Infrared Night
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 6]

Cloud_Phase_Infrared_Day

_FillValue 127
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Phase Infrared Day
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 6]

Cloud_Effective_Radius

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Particle Effective Radius twochannel retrieval using band 7 and either band 1, 2, or 5 (specified in Quality_Assurance_1km)
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units micron
valid_range [0, 10000]

Cloud_Optical_Thickness

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Optical Thickness twochannel retrieval using band 7 and either band 1, 2, or 5 (specified in Quality_Assurance_1km)
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 10000]

Cloud_Effective_Radius_1621

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Particle Effective Radius twochannel retrieval using band 7 and band 6
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units micron
valid_range [0, 10000]

Cloud_Optical_Thickness_1621

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Optical Thickness twochannel retrieval using band 7 and band 6
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 10000]

Effective_Radius_Difference

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Particle Effective Radius twochannel retrieval using band 6 and band 20 differenced from band 7 retrieval and either band 1, 2, or 5 (specified in Quality_Assurance_1km). Plane 1 of SDS is band 6 band 7 retrieval, Plane 2 is band 20 band 7 retrieval.
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units micron
valid_range [10000, 10000]

Cloud_Water_Path

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Column Water Path twoband retrieval using band 7 and either band 1, 2, or 5 (specified in Quality_Assurance_1km)
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units g/m^2
valid_range [0, 10000]

Cloud_Water_Path_1621

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Column Water Path twoband retrieval using band 7 and band 6
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units g/m^2
valid_range [0, 10000]

Cloud_Effective_Radius_Uncertainty

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Effective Particle Radius Relative Uncertainty (Percent)
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units percent
valid_range [0, 20000]

Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Uncertainty

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Optical Thickness Relative Uncertainty (Percent)
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units percent
valid_range [0, 20000]

Cloud_Water_Path_Uncertainty

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Water Path Relative Uncertainty (Percent)
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units percent
valid_range [0, 20000]

Cloud_Effective_Radius_Uncertainty_1621

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Effective Particle Radius Relative Uncertainty (Percent) using band 7 and band 6
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units percent
valid_range [0, 20000]

Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Uncertainty_1621

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Optical Thickness Relative Uncertainty (Percent) using band 7 and band 6
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units percent
valid_range [0, 20000]

Cloud_Water_Path_Uncertainty_1621

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.00999999977648
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Water Path Relative Uncertainty (Percent) using band 7 and band 6
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units percent
valid_range [0, 20000]

Cloud_Phase_Optical_Properties

_FillValue 0
scale_factor 1.0
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Phase Determination Used in Optical Thickness/Effective Radius Retrieval
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 4]

Cloud_Multi_Layer_Flag

_FillValue 0
scale_factor 1.0
description

Flag for multilayer multiphase cloud situations. Values 2 through 8
indicate the success of various multilayer cloud tests. Value of 0
indicates no retrieval, value of 1 indicates single layer cloud. The
other values are of increasing confidence level. The value of 2 is
of absolute lowest confidence and often can be ignored as it is a result
of cloud phase comparison test, which is not always trustworthy.

Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cloud Multi Layer Identification From MODIS Shortwave Observations
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 9]

Cirrus_Reflectance

_FillValue 9999
scale_factor 0.000199999994948
Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cirrus Reflectance
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 8000]

Cirrus_Reflectance_Flag

_FillValue 99
scale_factor 1.0
description 0: bad data, 1: noncirrus pixel, 2: cirrus pixel, 3: contrail pixel

Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Cirrus Reflectance Flag
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 3]

Cloud_Mask_5km

_FillValue 0
scale_factor 1.0
description

Bit fields within each byte are numbered from the left:
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.
The leftmost bit (bit 7) is the most significant bit.
The rightmost bit (bit 0) is the least significant bit.

bit field Description Key

0 Cloud Mask Flag 0 = Not determined
1 = Determined

2, 1 Unobstructed FOV Quality Flag 00 = Cloudy
01 = Uncertain
10 = Probably Clear
11 = Confident Clear
PROCESSING PATH

3 Day or Night Path 0 = Night / 1 = Day
4 Sunglint Path 0 = Yes / 1 = No
5 Snow/Ice Background Path 0 = Yes / 1 = No
7, 6 Land or Water Path 00 = Water
01 = Coastal
10 = Desert
11 = Land

Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name MODIS Cloud Mask, First Byte
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units none
valid_range [0, 1]

Quality_Assurance_5km

_FillValue 0
scale_factor 1.0
description See MODIS atmosphere QA plan for details

Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [3, 2038, 5]
Geolocation_Pointer Internal geolocation arrays
add_offset 0.0
long_name Quality Assurance at 5x5 Resolution
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [3, 1348, 5]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 1]

Cloud_Mask_1km

_FillValue 0
scale_factor 1.0
description See MODIS atmosphere QA plan for details

Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name MODIS Cloud Mask, L2 MOD06 QA Plan
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type MODIS Input
units none
valid_range [0, 1]

Quality_Assurance_1km

_FillValue 0
scale_factor 1.0
description

Quality Assurance 1km reports on Cloud Optical Properties
algorithm performance. Refer to MOD_PR06OD User Documentation and the
MODIS atmosphere QA plan for complete descriptions and coding examples.

Bit fields within each byte are numbered from the left:
7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.
The leftmost bit (bit 7) is the most significant bit.
The rightmost bit (bit 0) is the least significant bit.

Byte 0

bit field Description Key

Byte 0
0 Optical Thickness General QA 0 = Not Useful 1 = Useful 2,1 Optical Thickness Confidence QA 00 = No confidence 01 = Marginal 10 = Good 11 = Very Good 4,3 Optical Thickness outofbounds 00 = OT < 100 01 = 100 < OT < 150 10 = OT > 150 11 = Albedo too high 5 Effective Radius General QA 0 = Not Useful 1 = Useful 7,6 Effective Radius Confidence QA 00 = No confidence 01 = Marginal 10 = Good 11 = Very Good Byte 1
0 Liquid Water Path General QA 0 = Not Useful 1 = Useful 2,1 Liquid Water Path Confidence QA 00 = No confidence 01 = Marginal 10 = Good 11 = Very Good 5,4,3 1621 Retrieval processing path 000 = No Cloud Mask 001 = No Cloud 010 = Water Cloud 011 = Ice Cloud 100 = Unknown Cloud 6 1621 Retrieval Outcome 0 = Failed/No attempt 1 = Successful Byte 2
2,1,0 Primary retrieval processing path 000 = No Cloud Mask 001 = No Cloud 010 = Water Cloud 011 = Ice Cloud 100 = Unknown Cloud 3 Retrieval Outcome 0 = Failed/No attempt 1 = Successful 4 Rayleigh Correction 0 = No Correction 1 = Correction 5 Water Vapor Correction 0 = No Correction 1 = Correction 7,6 Band Used for Optical Thickness Retrieval 00 = No attempt 01 = .645 micron 10 = .858 micron 11 = 1.24 micron Byte 3
0 Optical Thickness 1621 General QA 0 = Not Useful 1 = Useful 2,1 Optical Thickness 1621 Condifence QA 00 = No confidence 01 = Marginal 10 = Good 11 = Very Good 3 Effective Radius 1621 General QA 0 = Not Useful 1 = Useful 5,4 Effective Radius 1621 Confidence QA 00 = No confidence 01 = Marginal 10 = Good 11 = Very Good 6,7 Clear Sky Restoral Type QA 00 = Not Restored 01 = Restored Via Edge detection 10 = Restored Via Spatial Variance 11 = Restored Via 250m Tests Byte 4
0 Water Path 1621 General QA 0 = Not Useful 1 = Useful 2,1 Water Path 1621 Confidence QA 00 = No confidence 01 = Marginal 10 = Good 11 = Very Good 5,4,3 Multi Layer Cloud Flag 000 = Cloud Mask Undet 001 = Decision tree stop 010 = single layer: water 011 = multi layer: water 100 = single layer: ice 101 = multi layer: ice 110 = single layer: unknown 111 = multi layer: unknown

Cell_Along_Swath_Sampling [1, 2040, 1]
Geolocation_Pointer External MODIS geolocation product
add_offset 0.0
long_name Quality Assurance at 1x1 Resolution
Cell_Across_Swath_Sampling [1, 1354, 1]
Parameter_Type Output
units none
valid_range [0, 1]

Source Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python

from pyhdf.SD import SD, SDC

import pprint

file_name = 'MYD06_L2.A2008001.2040.051.2009106130050.hdf'

file = SD(file_name, SDC.READ)

    file_info = file.info()
print file_info  # number of sds and metadata

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# print sds names

datasets_dic = file.datasets()

#for idx,sds in enumerate(datasets_dic.keys()):
#   print idx,sds

sds_dic = {}
for key, value in datasets_dic.iteritems():
    #print key, value, value[3]
    sds_dic[value[3]] = key

pprint.pprint( sds_dic )

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# print SDS info

for i in range(file_info[0]):
    sds_obj = file.select(sds_dic[i])
    sds_info = sds_obj.info()
    print i, ' | ', sds_dic[i], \
             ' | ', sds_info[1] , \
             ' | ', sds_info[2] , \
             ' | ', sds_info[3] , \
             ' | ', sds_info[4]

#----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
# print SDS Attributes

for i in range(file_info[0]):
    sds_obj = file.select(sds_dic[i])
    sds_attributes = sds_obj.attributes()
    attributes = ''
    for key, value in sds_attributes.iteritems():
        attributes = attributes + key + ' ' + str(value) + '\n'
    print i ,  sds_dic[i]
    print attributes

Greetings, I am Ben! I completed my PhD in Atmospheric Science from the University of Lille, France. Subsequently, for 12 years I was employed at NASA as a Research Scientist focusing on Earth remote sensing. Presently, I work with NOAA concentrating on satellite-based Active Fire detection. Python, Machine Learning and Open Science are special areas of interest to me.

Print all MODIS C5 MYD06 SDS names and attributes in python 2.7

Latitude

Longitude

Scan_Start_Time

Solar_Zenith

Solar_Azimuth

Sensor_Zenith

Sensor_Azimuth

Brightness_Temperature

Surface_Temperature

Surface_Pressure

Processing_Flag

Cloud_Height_Method

Cloud_Top_Pressure

Cloud_Top_Pressure_Night

Cloud_Top_Pressure_Day

Cloud_Top_Temperature

Cloud_Top_Temperature_Night

Cloud_Top_Temperature_Day

Tropopause_Height

Cloud_Fraction

Cloud_Fraction_Night

Cloud_Fraction_Day

Cloud_Effective_Emissivity

Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Night

Cloud_Effective_Emissivity_Day

Cloud_Top_Pressure_Infrared

Spectral_Cloud_Forcing

Cloud_Top_Pressure_From_Ratios

Surface_Type

Radiance_Variance

Brightness_Temperature_Difference

Cloud_Phase_Infrared

Cloud_Phase_Infrared_Night

Cloud_Phase_Infrared_Day

Cloud_Effective_Radius

Cloud_Optical_Thickness

Cloud_Effective_Radius_1621

Cloud_Optical_Thickness_1621

Effective_Radius_Difference

Cloud_Water_Path

Cloud_Water_Path_1621

Cloud_Effective_Radius_Uncertainty

Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Uncertainty

Cloud_Water_Path_Uncertainty

Cloud_Effective_Radius_Uncertainty_1621

Cloud_Optical_Thickness_Uncertainty_1621

Cloud_Water_Path_Uncertainty_1621

Cloud_Phase_Optical_Properties

Cloud_Multi_Layer_Flag

Cirrus_Reflectance

Cirrus_Reflectance_Flag

Cloud_Mask_5km

Quality_Assurance_5km

Cloud_Mask_1km

Quality_Assurance_1km

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