netcdf houaosccnsmpskappaM1.c1.20220902.001027 { dimensions: time = UNLIMITED ; // (42 currently) diameter_mobility = 192 ; droplet_size = 20 ; setpoint = 7 ; bound = 2 ; variables: int base_time ; base_time:string = "2022-09-02 00:00:00 0:00" ; base_time:long_name = "Base time in Epoch" ; base_time:units = "seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00" ; base_time:ancillary_variables = "time_offset" ; double time_offset(time) ; time_offset:long_name = "Time offset from base_time" ; time_offset:units = "seconds since 2022-09-02 00:00:00 0:00" ; time_offset:ancillary_variables = "base_time" ; double time(time) ; time:long_name = "Time offset from midnight" ; time:units = "seconds since 2022-09-02 00:00:00 0:00" ; time:bounds = "time_bounds" ; time:standard_name = "time" ; double time_bounds(time, bound) ; time_bounds:long_name = "Time cell bounds" ; float diameter_mobility(diameter_mobility) ; diameter_mobility:long_name = "Midpoint of geometric mean mobility diameter" ; diameter_mobility:units = "nm" ; diameter_mobility:bounds = "diameter_mobility_bounds" ; float diameter_mobility_bounds(diameter_mobility, bound) ; diameter_mobility_bounds:long_name = "Mobility diameter bin boundaries" ; float droplet_size(droplet_size) ; droplet_size:long_name = "Size bins for CCN droplets" ; droplet_size:units = "um" ; droplet_size:bounds = "droplet_size_bounds" ; float droplet_size_bounds(droplet_size, bound) ; droplet_size_bounds:long_name = "Droplet bin bounds" ; float setpoint(setpoint) ; setpoint:long_name = "Supersaturation set point values" ; setpoint:units = "%" ; float kappa(time) ; kappa:long_name = "Hygroscopicity parameter kappa" ; kappa:units = "1" ; kappa:comment = "The CCN derived kappa is calculated using CCN_avg and SMPS data products. k-Kohler theory with fixed constants are used." ; kappa:valid_min = 0.f ; kappa:valid_max = 1.3f ; kappa:ancillary_variables = "qc_kappa" ; kappa:missing_value = -9999.f ; int qc_kappa(time) ; qc_kappa:long_name = "Quality check results on variable: Hygroscopicity parameter kappa" ; qc_kappa:units = "1" ; qc_kappa:standard_name = "quality_flag" ; qc_kappa:description = "This variable contains bit-packed integer values, where each bit represents a QC test on the data. Non-zero bits indicate the QC condition given in the description for those bits; a value of 0 (no bits set) indicates the data has not failed any QC tests." ; qc_kappa:flag_method = "bit" ; qc_kappa:bit_1_description = "critical_diameter quality assessment is bad. Value set to missing_value." ; qc_kappa:bit_1_assessment = "Bad" ; qc_kappa:bit_2_description = "supersaturation_calculated quality assessment is bad. Value set to missing_value." ; qc_kappa:bit_2_assessment = "Bad" ; qc_kappa:bit_3_description = "Value is less than valid_min. Value set to missing_value." ; qc_kappa:bit_3_assessment = "Bad" ; qc_kappa:bit_4_description = "Value is greater than valid_max. Value set to missing_value." ; qc_kappa:bit_4_assessment = "Bad" ; float critical_diameter(time) ; critical_diameter:long_name = "Critical diameter" ; critical_diameter:units = "nm" ; critical_diameter:ancillary_variables = "qc_critical_diameter" ; critical_diameter:missing_value = -9999.f ; int qc_critical_diameter(time) ; qc_critical_diameter:long_name = "Quality check results on variable: Critical diameter" ; qc_critical_diameter:units = "1" ; qc_critical_diameter:standard_name = "quality_flag" ; qc_critical_diameter:description = "This variable contains bit-packed integer values, where each bit represents a QC test on the data. Non-zero bits indicate the QC condition given in the description for those bits; a value of 0 (no bits set) indicates the data has not failed any QC tests." ; qc_critical_diameter:flag_method = "bit" ; qc_critical_diameter:bit_1_description = "Not enough usable dN_dlogDp data to calculate critical_diameter. Value set to missing_value." ; qc_critical_diameter:bit_1_assessment = "Bad" ; qc_critical_diameter:bit_2_description = "Cumulative dN_dlogDp is not comparable to N_CCN. Value set to missing_value." ; qc_critical_diameter:bit_2_assessment = "Bad" ; float supersaturation_calculated(time) ; supersaturation_calculated:long_name = "Mean calculated supersaturation values for a fixed supersaturation set point." ; supersaturation_calculated:units = "%" ; supersaturation_calculated:comment = "The supersaturation_calculated values in this average match the times selected for the mean N_CCN." ; supersaturation_calculated:ancillary_variables = "qc_supersaturation_calculated" ; supersaturation_calculated:missing_value = -9999.f ; supersaturation_calculated:cell_transform = "time: TRANS_SUBSAMPLE (range: 600)" ; supersaturation_calculated:source = "houaosccn2colaavgM1.b1:supersaturation_calculated" ; int qc_supersaturation_calculated(time) ; qc_supersaturation_calculated:long_name = "Quality check results on variable: Mean calculated supersaturation values for a fixed supersaturation set point." ; qc_supersaturation_calculated:units = "1" ; qc_supersaturation_calculated:standard_name = "quality_flag" ; qc_supersaturation_calculated:description = "This variable contains bit-packed integer values, where each bit represents a QC test on the data. Non-zero bits indicate the QC condition given in the description for those bits; a value of 0 (no bits set) indicates the data has not failed any QC tests." ; qc_supersaturation_calculated:flag_method = "bit" ; qc_supersaturation_calculated:bit_1_description = "Transformation could not finish (all values bad or outside range, etc.), value set to missing_value." ; qc_supersaturation_calculated:bit_1_assessment = "Bad" ; qc_supersaturation_calculated:bit_2_description = "Transformation resulted in an indeterminate outcome." ; qc_supersaturation_calculated:bit_2_assessment = "Indeterminate" ; float aerosol_number_concentration(time) ; aerosol_number_concentration:long_name = "Aerosol particle number concentration" ; aerosol_number_concentration:units = "1/cm^3" ; aerosol_number_concentration:comment = "This field uses CPC data that provides the concentration of ambient aerosol particles. The CPC values corresponding to N_CCN data from 25% to 75% (obtained during N_CCN_mean_interquartile calculation) are averaged. This field is used to plot the f_CCN spectra or the activated fraction of particles. Ambient aerosol particles are dried before size-distribution measurements are performed." ; aerosol_number_concentration:ancillary_variables = "qc_aerosol_number_concentration" ; aerosol_number_concentration:missing_value = -9999.f ; aerosol_number_concentration:cell_transform = "time: TRANS_SUBSAMPLE (range: 600)" ; aerosol_number_concentration:source = "houaosccn2colaavgM1.b1:aerosol_number_concentration" ; int qc_aerosol_number_concentration(time) ; qc_aerosol_number_concentration:long_name = "Quality check results on variable: Aerosol particle number concentration" ; qc_aerosol_number_concentration:units = "1" ; qc_aerosol_number_concentration:standard_name = "quality_flag" ; qc_aerosol_number_concentration:description = "This variable contains bit-packed integer values, where each bit represents a QC test on the data. Non-zero bits indicate the QC condition given in the description for those bits; a value of 0 (no bits set) indicates the data has not failed any QC tests." ; qc_aerosol_number_concentration:flag_method = "bit" ; qc_aerosol_number_concentration:bit_1_description = "Transformation could not finish (all values bad or outside range, etc.), value set to missing_value." ; qc_aerosol_number_concentration:bit_1_assessment = "Bad" ; qc_aerosol_number_concentration:bit_2_description = "Transformation resulted in an indeterminate outcome." ; qc_aerosol_number_concentration:bit_2_assessment = "Indeterminate" ; float N_CCN(time) ; N_CCN:long_name = "Mean number concentration of N_CCN" ; N_CCN:units = "1/cm^3" ; N_CCN:comment = "The droplets from the bins lower than \'first_bin_used\' are excluded, and N_CCN is recomputed. The equation used is: ([sum of droplets from each bin >= first_bin_used + overflow] / Q_sample ) * 60. This field contains the robust averaged value termed the \"inner quartile\" of N_CCN values obtained at a fixed supersaturation set points passing all QC tests. The \"inner quartile\" consists of the central portion of the data values remaining after excluding the top and bottom 1/4 of the values." ; N_CCN:standard_name = "number_concentration_of_ambient_aerosol_particles_in_air" ; N_CCN:reference = "ambient conditions" ; N_CCN:ancillary_variables = "qc_N_CCN" ; N_CCN:missing_value = -9999.f ; N_CCN:cell_transform = "time: TRANS_SUBSAMPLE (range: 600)" ; N_CCN:source = "houaosccn2colaavgM1.b1:N_CCN" ; int qc_N_CCN(time) ; qc_N_CCN:long_name = "Quality check results on variable: Mean number concentration of N_CCN" ; qc_N_CCN:units = "1" ; qc_N_CCN:standard_name = "quality_flag" ; qc_N_CCN:description = "This variable contains bit-packed integer values, where each bit represents a QC test on the data. Non-zero bits indicate the QC condition given in the description for those bits; a value of 0 (no bits set) indicates the data has not failed any QC tests." ; qc_N_CCN:flag_method = "bit" ; qc_N_CCN:bit_1_description = "Transformation could not finish (all values bad or outside range, etc.), value set to missing_value." ; qc_N_CCN:bit_1_assessment = "Bad" ; qc_N_CCN:bit_2_description = "Transformation resulted in an indeterminate outcome." ; qc_N_CCN:bit_2_assessment = "Indeterminate" ; float N_CCN_dN(time, droplet_size) ; N_CCN_dN:long_name = "Droplet count by bin size" ; N_CCN_dN:units = "count/s" ; N_CCN_dN:comment = "The number droplets per bin (dN) corresponding to N_CCN data from 25% to 75% (obtained during N_CCN_mean_interquartile calculation) are averaged. This field produces one droplet size distribution per supersaturation value and is used to calculate the N_CCN concentration based on dN." ; N_CCN_dN:comment1 = "Each bin contains a droplet count, based on droplet size" ; N_CCN_dN:reference = "ambient conditions" ; N_CCN_dN:ancillary_variables = "qc_N_CCN_dN" ; N_CCN_dN:missing_value = -9999.f ; N_CCN_dN:cell_transform = "time: TRANS_SUBSAMPLE (range: 600) droplet_size: TRANS_PASSTHROUGH" ; N_CCN_dN:source = "houaosccn2colaavgM1.b1:N_CCN_dN" ; int qc_N_CCN_dN(time, droplet_size) ; qc_N_CCN_dN:long_name = "Quality check results on variable: Droplet count by bin size" ; qc_N_CCN_dN:units = "1" ; qc_N_CCN_dN:standard_name = "quality_flag" ; qc_N_CCN_dN:description = "This variable contains bit-packed integer values, where each bit represents a QC test on the data. Non-zero bits indicate the QC condition given in the description for those bits; a value of 0 (no bits set) indicates the data has not failed any QC tests." ; qc_N_CCN_dN:flag_method = "bit" ; qc_N_CCN_dN:bit_1_description = "Transformation could not finish (all values bad or outside range, etc.), value set to missing_value." ; qc_N_CCN_dN:bit_1_assessment = "Bad" ; qc_N_CCN_dN:bit_2_description = "Transformation resulted in an indeterminate outcome." ; qc_N_CCN_dN:bit_2_assessment = "Indeterminate" ; float dN_dlogDp(time, diameter_mobility) ; dN_dlogDp:long_name = "Number size distribution, electrical mobility diameter" ; dN_dlogDp:units = "1/cm^3" ; dN_dlogDp:comment = "dN_dlogDp is the aerosol number size distribution where the number of particles per bin (dN) have been divided by the bin-width in log10 space (dlogDp). This simplifies comparison of size distributions from instruments with different bin spacing." ; dN_dlogDp:ancillary_variables = "qc_dN_dlogDp" ; dN_dlogDp:missing_value = -9999.f ; dN_dlogDp:cell_transform = "time: TRANS_SUBSAMPLE (range: 600) diameter_mobility: TRANS_PASSTHROUGH" ; dN_dlogDp:source = "houaossmpsM1.b1:dN_dlogDp" ; int qc_dN_dlogDp(time, diameter_mobility) ; qc_dN_dlogDp:long_name = "Quality check results on variable: Number size distribution, electrical mobility diameter" ; qc_dN_dlogDp:units = "1" ; qc_dN_dlogDp:standard_name = "quality_flag" ; qc_dN_dlogDp:description = "This variable contains bit-packed integer values, where each bit represents a QC test on the data. Non-zero bits indicate the QC condition given in the description for those bits; a value of 0 (no bits set) indicates the data has not failed any QC tests." ; qc_dN_dlogDp:flag_method = "bit" ; qc_dN_dlogDp:bit_1_description = "Transformation could not finish (all values bad or outside range, etc.), value set to missing_value." ; qc_dN_dlogDp:bit_1_assessment = "Bad" ; qc_dN_dlogDp:bit_2_description = "Transformation resulted in an indeterminate outcome." ; qc_dN_dlogDp:bit_2_assessment = "Indeterminate" ; float lat ; lat:long_name = "North latitude" ; lat:units = "degree_N" ; lat:valid_min = -90.f ; lat:valid_max = 90.f ; lat:standard_name = "latitude" ; float lon ; lon:long_name = "East longitude" ; lon:units = "degree_E" ; lon:valid_min = -180.f ; lon:valid_max = 180.f ; lon:standard_name = "longitude" ; float alt ; alt:long_name = "Altitude above mean sea level" ; alt:units = "m" ; alt:standard_name = "altitude" ; // global attributes: :command_line = "aosccnsmpskappa -n aosccnsmpskappa -s hou -f M1 -b 20210915 -e 20220903 --filter-overlaps" ; :Conventions = "ARM-1.3" ; :process_version = "aosccnsmpskappa-1.2.0" ; :dod_version = "aosccnsmpskappa-c1-1.2" ; :input_datastreams = "houaosccn2colaavgM1.b1 : 2.6 : 20220902.001027\n", "houaossmpsM1.b1 : 1.2 : 20220901.000000-20220903.000000" ; :site_id = "hou" ; :platform_id = "aosccnsmpskappa" ; :facility_id = "M1" ; :data_level = "c1" ; :location_description = "Tracking Aerosol Convection Interactions Experiment (TRACER), La Porte, Texas" ; :datastream = "houaosccnsmpskappaM1.c1" ; :doi = "10.5439/1729907" ; :history = "created by user levin on machine prod-proc5.adc.arm.gov at 2023-09-11 07:07:25, using aosccnsmpskappa-1.2.0" ; }