netcdf sgpqmeaerilblssC1.c1.960927.082054 { dimensions: time = UNLIMITED ; // (19 currently) constant = 1 ; channel = 2 ; process = 12 ; bin = 16 ; max_active_ch = 12 ; max_active_bin = 8 ; variables: int base_time ; base_time:string = "27-Sep-96,8:20:54 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 1996-09-27 08:20:54 0:00" ; float channel(channel) ; channel:long_name = "AERI channel number used as a coordinate in the channel dimension" ; channel:units = "unitless" ; channel:valid_range = "[1,2] integers only" ; channel:explanation_of_value_1 = "wavenumbers from 550.1299 to 1799.8549" ; channel:explanation_of_value_2 = "wavenumbers from 1800.3376 to 3020.1699" ; float process(process) ; process:long_name = "Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension" ; process:units = "unitless" ; process:valid_range = "[0,11] integers only" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_0 = "indeterminate (ties,etc)" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_1 = "h2o" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_2 = "co2" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_3 = "o3" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_4 = "n2o" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_5 = "co" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_6 = "ch4" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_7 = "o2" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_8 = "self water vapor continuum" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_9 = "foreign water vapor continuum" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_10 = "co2 continuum (2385 cm-1)" ; process:explanation_of_process_value_11 = "nitrogen continuum" ; float bin(bin) ; bin:long_name = "Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension" ; bin:units = "unitless" ; bin:valid_range = "[1,16] integers only" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_1 = "[550.1299,631.1306]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_2 = "[631.6127,705.3812]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_3 = "[705.8633,798.9177]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_4 = "[799.3999,1001.4195]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_5 = "[1001.9016,1066.9915]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_6 = "[1067.4736,1199.5819]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_7 = "[1200.0640,1353.8689]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_8 = "[1354.3511,1605.5496]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_9 = "[1606.0318,1799.8549]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_10 = "[1800.3376,1872.1775]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_11 = "[1872.6596,2085.7686]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_12 = "[2086.2508,2286.3418]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_13 = "[2286.8239,2385.6641]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_14 = "[2386.1462,2598.2909]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_15 = "[2598.1513,2979.6692]" ; bin:wavenumbers_in_bin_16 = "[2980.1513,3020.1699]" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_1 = "h2o, self, co2" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_2 = "saturated co2, (saturated h2o)" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_3 = "co2, h2o, self" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_4 = "self, h2o" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_5 = "o3, (h2o)" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_6 = "self, h2o" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_7 = "h2o, self, (ch4)" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_8 = "saturated h2o, saturated foreign" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_9 = "saturated h2o, (saturated foreign)" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_10 = "saturated h2o, (foreign)" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_11 = "h2o, (foreign, saturated h2o)" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_12 = "h2o, n2o, co2, (co)" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_13 = "saturated co2" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_14 = "n2cnt, n2o, (co2cnt, h2o)" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_15 = "h2o, (ch4)" ; bin:primary_species_in_bin_16 = "h2o, (ch4, foreign)" ; float sonde_offset_time(time) ; sonde_offset_time:long_name = "AERI sample time minus Sonde release time" ; sonde_offset_time:units = "seconds" ; float mean_resid_unsat(time) ; mean_resid_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated" ; mean_resid_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_resid_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float mean_abs_resid_unsat(time) ; mean_abs_resid_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated" ; mean_abs_resid_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; float sdev_resid_unsat(time) ; sdev_resid_unsat:long_name = "Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated" ; sdev_resid_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_resid_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float integ_resid_unsat(time) ; integ_resid_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated" ; integ_resid_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_abs_resid_unsat(time) ; integ_abs_resid_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated" ; integ_abs_resid_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_rad_unsat(time) ; integ_rad_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated" ; integ_rad_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_unsat(constant) ; nobs_unsat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated" ; nobs_unsat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_sat(time) ; integ_rad_sat:long_name = "Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are saturated" ; integ_rad_sat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_sat(constant) ; nobs_sat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_sat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_all(time) ; integ_rad_all:long_name = "Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used otherwise" ; integ_rad_all:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_all(constant) ; nobs_all:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_all:units = "unitless" ; float mean_resid_ch_unsat(time, channel) ; mean_resid_ch_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated" ; mean_resid_ch_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_resid_ch_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float mean_abs_resid_ch_unsat(time, channel) ; mean_abs_resid_ch_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated" ; mean_abs_resid_ch_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; float sdev_resid_ch_unsat(time, channel) ; sdev_resid_ch_unsat:long_name = "Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated" ; sdev_resid_ch_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_resid_ch_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float integ_resid_ch_unsat(time, channel) ; integ_resid_ch_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated" ; integ_resid_ch_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_abs_resid_ch_unsat(time, channel) ; integ_abs_resid_ch_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated" ; integ_abs_resid_ch_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_rad_ch_unsat(time, channel) ; integ_rad_ch_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated" ; integ_rad_ch_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_ch_unsat(channel) ; nobs_ch_unsat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated" ; nobs_ch_unsat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_ch_sat(time, channel) ; integ_rad_ch_sat:long_name = "Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers within each channel that are saturated" ; integ_rad_ch_sat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_ch_sat(channel) ; nobs_ch_sat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_ch_sat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_ch_all(time, channel) ; integ_rad_ch_all:long_name = "Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used otherwise" ; integ_rad_ch_all:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_ch_all(channel) ; nobs_ch_all:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_ch_all:units = "unitless" ; float mean_resid_bin_unsat(time, bin) ; mean_resid_bin_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated" ; mean_resid_bin_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_resid_bin_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float mean_abs_resid_bin_unsat(time, bin) ; mean_abs_resid_bin_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated" ; mean_abs_resid_bin_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; float sdev_resid_bin_unsat(time, bin) ; sdev_resid_bin_unsat:long_name = "Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated" ; sdev_resid_bin_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_resid_bin_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float integ_resid_bin_unsat(time, bin) ; integ_resid_bin_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated" ; integ_resid_bin_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_abs_resid_bin_unsat(time, bin) ; integ_abs_resid_bin_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated" ; integ_abs_resid_bin_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_rad_bin_unsat(time, bin) ; integ_rad_bin_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated" ; integ_rad_bin_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_bin_unsat(bin) ; nobs_bin_unsat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated" ; nobs_bin_unsat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_bin_sat(time, bin) ; integ_rad_bin_sat:long_name = "Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers within each bin that are saturated" ; integ_rad_bin_sat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_bin_sat(bin) ; nobs_bin_sat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_bin_sat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_bin_all(time, bin) ; integ_rad_bin_all:long_name = "Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used otherwise" ; integ_rad_bin_all:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_bin_all(bin) ; nobs_bin_all:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_bin_all:units = "unitless" ; float mean_resid_pro_unsat(time, process) ; mean_resid_pro_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated" ; mean_resid_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_resid_pro_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float mean_abs_resid_pro_unsat(time, process) ; mean_abs_resid_pro_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated" ; mean_abs_resid_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; float sdev_resid_pro_unsat(time, process) ; sdev_resid_pro_unsat:long_name = "Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated" ; sdev_resid_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_resid_pro_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float integ_resid_pro_unsat(time, process) ; integ_resid_pro_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_resid_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_abs_resid_pro_unsat(time, process) ; integ_abs_resid_pro_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_abs_resid_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_rad_pro_unsat(time, process) ; integ_rad_pro_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_rad_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_pro_unsat(process) ; nobs_pro_unsat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated" ; nobs_pro_unsat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_pro_sat(time, process) ; integ_rad_pro_sat:long_name = "Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers within each physical process category that are saturated" ; integ_rad_pro_sat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_pro_sat(process) ; nobs_pro_sat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_pro_sat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_pro_all(time, process) ; integ_rad_pro_all:long_name = "Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each physical process category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used otherwise" ; integ_rad_pro_all:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_pro_all(process) ; nobs_pro_all:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_pro_all:units = "unitless" ; float mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat(time, channel, process) ; mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated" ; mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat:FillValue = "-0.888" ; mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this channel-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float mean_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat(time, channel, process) ; mean_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated" ; mean_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; float sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat(time, channel, process) ; sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat:long_name = "Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated" ; sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat:FillValue = "-0.888" ; sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this channel-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float integ_resid_ch_pro_unsat(time, channel, process) ; integ_resid_ch_pro_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_resid_ch_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat(time, channel, process) ; integ_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_rad_ch_pro_unsat(time, channel, process) ; integ_rad_ch_pro_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_rad_ch_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_ch_pro_unsat(channel, process) ; nobs_ch_pro_unsat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated" ; nobs_ch_pro_unsat:units = "unitless" ; nobs_ch_pro_unsat:FillValue = "0" ; nobs_ch_pro_unsat:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this channel-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; float integ_rad_ch_pro_sat(time, channel, process) ; integ_rad_ch_pro_sat:long_name = "Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_rad_ch_pro_sat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_ch_pro_sat(channel, process) ; nobs_ch_pro_sat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_ch_pro_sat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_ch_pro_all(time, channel, process) ; integ_rad_ch_pro_all:long_name = "Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used otherwise" ; integ_rad_ch_pro_all:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_ch_pro_all(channel, process) ; nobs_ch_pro_all:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_ch_pro_all:units = "unitless" ; float mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat(time, bin, process) ; mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated" ; mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat:FillValue = "-0.888" ; mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this bin-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float mean_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat(time, bin, process) ; mean_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat:long_name = "Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated" ; mean_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; float sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat(time, bin, process) ; sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat:long_name = "Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated" ; sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat:FillValue = "-0.888" ; sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this bin-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float integ_resid_bin_pro_unsat(time, bin, process) ; integ_resid_bin_pro_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_resid_bin_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat(time, bin, process) ; integ_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float integ_rad_bin_pro_unsat(time, bin, process) ; integ_rad_bin_pro_unsat:long_name = "Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated" ; integ_rad_bin_pro_unsat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_bin_pro_unsat(bin, process) ; nobs_bin_pro_unsat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated" ; nobs_bin_pro_unsat:units = "unitless" ; nobs_bin_pro_unsat:FillValue = "0" ; nobs_bin_pro_unsat:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this channel-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; float integ_rad_bin_pro_sat(time, bin, process) ; integ_rad_bin_pro_sat:long_name = "Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are saturated" ; integ_rad_bin_pro_sat:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_bin_pro_sat(bin, process) ; nobs_bin_pro_sat:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_bin_pro_sat:units = "unitless" ; float integ_rad_bin_pro_all(time, bin, process) ; integ_rad_bin_pro_all:long_name = "Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used otherwise" ; integ_rad_bin_pro_all:units = "mW/(m2 sr)" ; float nobs_bin_pro_all(bin, process) ; nobs_bin_pro_all:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated" ; nobs_bin_pro_all:units = "unitless" ; float active_pro_ch(channel, max_active_ch) ; active_pro_ch:long_name = "For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes identified by the spectral mapping" ; active_pro_ch:units = "unitless" ; active_pro_ch:FillValue = "-0.888" ; active_pro_ch:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Used to fill out fields if a channel has less than 12 active physical processes" ; float nactive_pro_ch(channel) ; nactive_pro_ch:long_name = "For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)" ; nactive_pro_ch:units = "unitless" ; float active_pro_bin(bin, max_active_bin) ; active_pro_bin:long_name = "For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes identified by the spectral mapping" ; active_pro_bin:units = "unitless" ; active_pro_bin:FillValue = "-0.888" ; active_pro_bin:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Used to fill out fields if a bin has less than 8 active physical processes" ; float nactive_pro_bin(bin) ; nactive_pro_bin:long_name = "For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)" ; nactive_pro_bin:units = "unitless" ; float sonde_surfT(time) ; sonde_surfT:long_name = "First temperature reported by the sonde" ; sonde_surfT:units = "degK" ; float model_surfT(time, channel) ; model_surfT:long_name = "Surface temps used in the LBLRTM runs -- Univ of WISC selected bands" ; model_surfT:units = "degK" ; float surface_temp_from_aeri_used(time) ; surface_temp_from_aeri_used:long_name = "Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface temperature value for driving the model" ; surface_temp_from_aeri_used:units = "unitless" ; float transparent_region_dq_flag(time) ; transparent_region_dq_flag:long_name = "Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region" ; transparent_region_dq_flag:units = "unitless" ; transparent_region_dq_flag:valid_range = "1 if the mean residuals for the channel 1 transparent region exceed thresholds, 0 otherwise" ; transparent_region_dq_flag:calc = "If mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat(time,0,8) < -3.0 (mW/m2 ster cm-1) .OR. mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat(time,0,8) > 10.0 (mW/m2 ster cm-1) then flag is 1.0 else flag is 0.0" ; transparent_region_dq_flag:comment = "A value of 1 indicates that the validation should not be used in the analysis of clear sky cases and warns that one or more of the inputs to the validation may be suspect." ; transparent_region_dq_flag:comment2 = "The set of elements where the `nonclear_flag` is equal to 0 .AND. this flag is equal to 1 reflect the cases where the transparent region residuals are outside the thresholds yet are indicated as clear." ; float mean_AERI_BT(time, channel) ; mean_AERI_BT:long_name = "Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02]" ; mean_AERI_BT:units = "degK" ; mean_AERI_BT:Explanation_of_value_-0.777 = "This value is inserted if the average of the radiance data is negative" ; mean_AERI_BT:Explanation_of_value_-0.777_cont = "The brightness temp cannot be computed if the average is negative" ; float aeri_dwell_atm_var(time, channel) ; aeri_dwell_atm_var:long_name = "Standard deviation of the average radiances in the 985-990 and 2510-2515 wavenumber windows during the AERI dwell time" ; aeri_dwell_atm_var:units = "mW/(m2 ster cm-1)" ; aeri_dwell_atm_var:comment = "These fields are from the AERI summary platform- they indicate the variability of the atmosphere during the skydwell time" ; float meas_atm_var_bin3(time) ; meas_atm_var_bin3:long_name = "Measure of atmospheric variability over 705-798 cm-1 (bin 3)" ; meas_atm_var_bin3:units = "unitless" ; meas_atm_var_bin3:explanation_of_calculation = "(max-min)/mean(max,min), where min & max are selected from the set of integ_rad_bin_unsat(time,bin3) used in each validation" ; meas_atm_var_bin3:comment = "-0.999 indicates the unlikely event that min = -max" ; float meas_atm_var_T1(time) ; meas_atm_var_T1:long_name = "Difference of brightness temperatures in the ch1 window region, [1142.20, 1147.03] wavenumbers, which is an indicator of the atmospheric variability" ; meas_atm_var_T1:units = "unitless" ; meas_atm_var_T1:explanation_of_calculation = "(max-min)/mean(max,min), where min & max are selected from the set of BTs calculated for the [1142.20, 1147.03] wavenumber region from each AERI observation" ; meas_atm_var_T1:comment = "-0.999 indicates the unlikely event that min = -max" ; float SMOS_temp(time) ; SMOS_temp:long_name = "Mean Temperature from SMOS" ; SMOS_temp:units = "C" ; SMOS_temp:resolution = "0.01" ; float SMOS_rh(time) ; SMOS_rh:long_name = "Mean Relative Humidity from SMOS" ; SMOS_rh:units = "%" ; SMOS_rh:resolution = "0.1" ; float SMOS_vap_pres(time) ; SMOS_vap_pres:long_name = "Mean Vapor Pressure from SMOS" ; SMOS_vap_pres:units = "kPa" ; SMOS_vap_pres:resolution = "0.001" ; float SMOS_bar_pres(time) ; SMOS_bar_pres:long_name = "Mean Barometeric Pressure from SMOS" ; SMOS_bar_pres:units = "kPa" ; SMOS_bar_pres:resolution = "0.01" ; float SMOS_precip(time) ; SMOS_precip:long_name = "Precipitation Total from SMOS" ; SMOS_precip:units = "mm" ; SMOS_precip:resolution = "0.001" ; float SMOS_sd_temp(time) ; SMOS_sd_temp:long_name = "Standard Deviation of Temperature from SMOS" ; SMOS_sd_temp:units = "C" ; SMOS_sd_temp:resolution = "0.01" ; float SMOS_sd_rh(time) ; SMOS_sd_rh:long_name = "Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity from SMOS" ; SMOS_sd_rh:units = "%" ; SMOS_sd_rh:resolution = "0.1" ; float SMOS_sd_vap_pres(time) ; SMOS_sd_vap_pres:long_name = "Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure from SMOS" ; SMOS_sd_vap_pres:units = "kPa" ; SMOS_sd_vap_pres:resolution = "0.001" ; float SMOS_sd_bar_pres(time) ; SMOS_sd_bar_pres:long_name = "Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure from SMOS" ; SMOS_sd_bar_pres:units = "kPa" ; SMOS_sd_bar_pres:resolution = "0.01" ; float SMOS_offset_time(time) ; SMOS_offset_time:long_name = "AERI sample time minus SMOS sample time" ; SMOS_offset_time:units = "seconds" ; float lat ; lat:long_name = "north latitude" ; lat:units = "degrees" ; lat:valid_range = -90.f, 90.f ; float lon ; lon:long_name = "east longitude" ; lon:units = "degrees" ; lon:valid_range = -180.f, 180.f ; float alt ; alt:long_name = "altitude" ; alt:units = "meters above Mean Sea Level" ; // global attributes: :Date = "Tue Oct 1 07:50:29 1996" ; :Version = "Release_4_3" ; :Command_Line = "qmeaerilblss -s 960927.000000 -e 960928.000000" ; :Input_Platforms = "sgpaeri01ch1C1.a1, sgpaeri01ch2C1.a1, sgpaeri01summaryC1.a1, sgplblch1ssC1.c1, sgplblch2ssC1.c1, sgp30smosE13.a1" ; :BW_Version = "Release_3_2" ; :Weights_for_Statistical_Summaries = "Sensitivity_index (wavenumber) is specified in refMLSspecmap1X.c1.cdf -- values are saturated, sensitive, and insensitive" ; :Wavenumber_Independent_Interval_For_Input_Residuals = "0.482116 cm-1" ; :Spectral_Mapping_Functions = "qmeaerilbl.mapping1.final, qmeaerilbl.mapping2.final ==> refMLSspecmap1X.c1.cdf (created GMT Wed Jan 19 17:59:32 1994)" ; :Explanation_Of_Bins = "Bin (i.e. sub-band) intervals are similar to those for choosing the spectral bands for rapid radiation models used in general circulation models" ; :Additional_Info_On_LBLRTM_runs_\&_AERI_observations = "See global attributes for companion data platform -- sgpaerilbldiffC1.c1" ; :Additional_Info_On_Signif_Digits = "Residuals reflect precision of both AERI radiances, 1.E-4, and LBLRTM output, accurate to 5 decimal places. The magnitude of the input radiances vary by 1.E+4, making the number of significant digits vary by wavenumber" ; :Comment_On_Times = "Times for processed quantities are pegged to the time of the AERI samples." ; :SMOS_comment = "SMOS observation taken is the one closest in time to the LBL time, since the SMOS sample times are the beginning of the 30 minute averaging period" ; :Missing_value = "-0.999" ; :zeb_platform = "sgpqmeaerilblssC1.c1" ; :history = "created by Zeb DataStore, 1-Oct-96,7:50:30, $RCSfile: DFA_NetCDF.c,v $ $Revision: 3.47 $\n", "" ; }