netcdf sgp10rlprofdep1turnC1.c1.20040106.000000 {
dimensions:
	time = UNLIMITED ; // (144 currently)
	height = 253 ;
variables:
	int base_time ;
		base_time:string = "6-Jan-2004,00:00:00 GMT" ;
		base_time:long_name = "Base time in Epoch" ;
		base_time:units = "seconds since 1970-1-1 0:00:00 0:00" ;
	double time_offset(time) ;
		time_offset:long_name = "Time offset from base_time" ;
		time_offset:units = "seconds since 2004-1-6 00:00:00 0:00" ;
	float height(height) ;
		height:long_name = "Height range of the linear depolarization ratio profile" ;
		height:units = "km AGL" ;
		height:comment = "Heights correspond to the middle of the bin" ;
	float shots_summed(time) ;
		shots_summed:long_name = "Number of laser shots in the ensemble" ;
		shots_summed:units = "counts" ;
	float average_energy(time) ;
		average_energy:long_name = "Average laser energy of the ensemble shots" ;
		average_energy:units = "mJ" ;
	short tweaks(time) ;
		tweaks:long_name = "Flag denoting the occurrence of power or alignment tweaks" ;
		tweaks:units = "unitless" ;
		tweaks:valid_values = "{0,1,2,3}" ;
		tweaks:explanation_of_0 = "No tweaks occurred during this ensemble" ;
		tweaks:explanation_of_1 = "A power tweak (adjustment) occurred during this ensemble" ;
		tweaks:explanation_of_2 = "An alignment tweak occurred during this ensemble" ;
		tweaks:explanation_of_3 = "Both a power and an alignment tweak occurred during this ensemble" ;
	short qc_flag(time) ;
		qc_flag:long_name = "Data quality flag" ;
		qc_flag:units = "unitless" ;
		qc_flag:valid_values = "{0,1,2,3}" ;
		qc_flag:explanation_of_0 = "Data quality ok" ;
		qc_flag:explanation_of_1 = "Data missing" ;
		qc_flag:explanation_of_2 = "Hatch not open or signal appears attenuated" ;
		qc_flag:explanation_of_3 = "Data quality suspect" ;
	float depolarization_ratio(time, height) ;
		depolarization_ratio:long_name = "Linear depolarization ratio profile" ;
		depolarization_ratio:units = "%" ;
		depolarization_ratio:calculation_comment = "Beam_perpendicular component divided by the beam_parallel component" ;
	float depolarization_ratio_error(time, height) ;
		depolarization_ratio_error:long_name = "Uncertainty of the linear depolarization ratio profile" ;
		depolarization_ratio_error:units = "%" ;
	float calibration_factor(time) ;
		calibration_factor:long_name = "Depolarization calibration factor" ;
		calibration_factor:units = "unitless" ;
		calibration_factor:comment = "Multiplicative factor automatically derived to maintain a depolarization ratio in clear air of 2%" ;
	short cloud_mask(time, height) ;
		cloud_mask:long_name = "Cloud mask" ;
		cloud_mask:units = "unitless" ;
		cloud_mask:calculation_comment = "Clouds are identified if the depol ratio is greater than  7.0% and the error is less than 50.0%" ;
	short attenuation_flag(time) ;
		attenuation_flag:long_name = "Cloud attenuation flag" ;
		attenuation_flag:units = "unitless" ;
		attenuation_flag:explanation_of_values = "0 indicates either no cloud or it appears that the lidar has profiled through the cloud, while 1 indicates that the cloud appears to be optically too thick to profile through" ;
	float cloud_optical_thickness_n2(time) ;
		cloud_optical_thickness_n2:long_name = "Cloud optical thickness computed from nitrogen data" ;
		cloud_optical_thickness_n2:units = "unitless" ;
		cloud_optical_thickness_n2:Density_calculation_comment = "Density calculated from sgpgaeriprofC1.c1 data" ;
		cloud_optical_thickness_n2:Min_ht_required = "Minimum height required of cloud base for this field is  5.0 km" ;
	float cloud_optical_thickness_aer(time) ;
		cloud_optical_thickness_aer:long_name = "Cloud optical thickness computed from aerosol (elastic) data" ;
		cloud_optical_thickness_aer:units = "unitless" ;
		cloud_optical_thickness_aer:Density_calculation_comment = "Density calculated from sgpgaeriprofC1.c1 data" ;
		cloud_optical_thickness_aer:Min_ht_required = "Minimum height required of cloud base for this field is  5.0 km" ;
	float cloud_depth(time) ;
		cloud_depth:long_name = "Cloud depth" ;
		cloud_depth:units = "km" ;
		cloud_depth:Min_ht_required = "Minimum height required of cloud base for this field is  5.0 km" ;
	float cloud_base_height(time) ;
		cloud_base_height:long_name = "Cloud base height (for first cloud above height threshold)" ;
		cloud_base_height:units = "km" ;
		cloud_base_height:Min_ht_required = "Minimum height required of cloud base for this field is  5.0 km" ;
	float cloud_top_height(time) ;
		cloud_top_height:long_name = "Cloud top height (for highest cloud sensed)" ;
		cloud_top_height:units = "km" ;
		cloud_top_height:comment = "This is a lower bound if the cloud attenuation flag is set" ;
		cloud_top_height:Min_ht_required = "Minimum height required of cloud base for this field is  5.0 km" ;
	float lat ;
		lat:long_name = "north latitude" ;
		lat:units = "degrees" ;
	float lon ;
		lon:long_name = "east longitude" ;
		lon:units = "degrees" ;
	float alt ;
		alt:long_name = "altitude" ;
		alt:units = "meters above Mean Sea Level" ;

// global attributes:
		:Date = "Mon Jan 12 22:30:20 GMT 2004" ;
		:Version = "$State: process-vap-rlprof_dep-1.10-0 $" ;
		:RLprof_Lib_Version = "$State: process-vap-rlprof_lib-1.6-1 $" ;
		:IDL_Tools_Lib_Version = "$State: ds-idltools-idltools-1.21-0 $" ;
		:IDL_Version = "VAP coded in IDL (sparc / sunos / unix / 5.4)" ;
		:Command_Line = "/apps/process/bin/rlprof_dep10 -d 20040106" ;
		:Number_Input_Platforms = "3" ;
		:Input_Platforms = "sgprlC1.a0, sgprllogC1.a0, sgpgaeriprofC1.c1" ;
		:Input_Platforms_Versions = "-999, -999, -888" ;
		:zeb_platform = "sgp10rlprofdep1turnC1.c1" ;
		:Averaging_Int = "10 min" ;
		:Averaging_Comment = "Samples taken with in a mode other than _normal_ or _bright_ are EXCLUDED from the ensemble" ;
		:missing-data = "-999.0" ;
		:Count_Rate_Correction_Hi_N2_Ch = "Non-paralyzable assumption, with tau =  6.25 ns" ;
		:Count_Rate_Correction_Hi_Elas_Ch = "Non-paralyzable assumption, with tau =  6.25 ns" ;
		:Count_Rate_Correction_Hi_Depol_Ch = "Non-paralyzable assumption, with tau = 10.00 ns" ;
		:Overlap_Correction_Hi_Ch_Tag = "19980812" ;
		:Original_Hi_Calib_Factor = "  1.5160" ;
}