netcdf twp2rlprofdep1turnC3.c0.20150101.000000 { dimensions: time = UNLIMITED ; // (720 currently) height = 670 ; variables: int base_time ; base_time:string = "1-Jan-2015,00:00:00 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 2015-1-1 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" ; height:missing_value = -9999.f ; height:nan_value = -777.f ; float shots_summed(time) ; shots_summed:long_name = "Number of laser shots in the ensemble" ; shots_summed:units = "counts" ; shots_summed:missing_value = -9999.f ; shots_summed:nan_value = -777.f ; float average_energy(time) ; average_energy:long_name = "Average laser energy of the ensemble shots" ; average_energy:units = "mJ" ; average_energy:missing_value = -9999.f ; average_energy:nan_value = -777.f ; 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" ; tweaks:missing_value = -9999s ; tweaks:nan_value = -777s ; 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" ; qc_flag:missing_value = -9999s ; qc_flag:nan_value = -777s ; float depolarization_ratio(time, height) ; depolarization_ratio:long_name = "Linear depolarization ratio profile" ; depolarization_ratio:units = "%" ; depolarization_ratio: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 = "%" ; depolarization_ratio_error:missing_value = -9999.f ; depolarization_ratio_error:nan_value = -777.f ; 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%" ; calibration_factor:missing_value = -9999.f ; calibration_factor:nan_value = -777.f ; float background_ratio(time) ; background_ratio:long_name = "Ratio of the backgrounds in the cross- and co-polarization channels" ; background_ratio:units = "unitless" ; background_ratio:comment = "Calibration constants applied to the depolarization ratio data have also been applied to this field" ; background_ratio:missing_value = -9999.f ; background_ratio:nan_value = -777.f ; short cloud_mask(time, height) ; cloud_mask:long_name = "Cloud mask" ; cloud_mask:units = "unitless" ; cloud_mask:missing_value = -9999s ; cloud_mask:nan_value = -777s ; cloud_mask:calculation_comment = "0 indicates no cloud and 1 indicates cloud detected." ; 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" ; attenuation_flag:missing_value = -9999s ; attenuation_flag:nan_value = -777s ; short attenuation_flag_n2(time) ; attenuation_flag_n2:long_name = "N2 cloud attenuation flag" ; attenuation_flag_n2:units = "unitless" ; attenuation_flag_n2: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" ; attenuation_flag_n2:missing_value = -9999s ; attenuation_flag_n2:nan_value = -777s ; 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:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_optical_thickness_n2:nan_value = -777.f ; cloud_optical_thickness_n2:Density_calculation_comment = "Density computed using data from twpsondewnpnC3.b1" ; 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:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_optical_thickness_aer:nan_value = -777.f ; cloud_optical_thickness_aer:Density_calculation_comment = "Density computed using data from twpsondewnpnC3.b1" ; cloud_optical_thickness_aer:Min_ht_required = "Minimum height required of cloud base for this field is 5.0 km" ; float cloud_optical_thickness_n2_error(time) ; cloud_optical_thickness_n2_error:long_name = "Error in cloud optical thickness computed from nitrogen data" ; cloud_optical_thickness_n2_error:units = "unitless" ; cloud_optical_thickness_n2_error:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_optical_thickness_n2_error:nan_value = -777.f ; float cloud_optical_thickness_aer_error(time) ; cloud_optical_thickness_aer_error:long_name = "Error in cloud optical thickness computed from aerosol (elastic) data" ; cloud_optical_thickness_aer_error:units = "unitless" ; cloud_optical_thickness_aer_error:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_optical_thickness_aer_error:nan_value = -777.f ; float cloud_depth(time) ; cloud_depth:long_name = "Cloud depth" ; cloud_depth:units = "km" ; cloud_depth:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_depth:nan_value = -777.f ; 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:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_base_height:nan_value = -777.f ; 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:missing_value = -9999.f ; cloud_top_height:nan_value = -777.f ; float temperature(time, height) ; temperature:long_name = "Temperature from SONDE" ; temperature:units = "C" ; temperature:missing_value = -9999.f ; temperature:nan_value = -777.f ; float pressure(time, height) ; pressure:long_name = "Atmospheric pressure from sonde or aeri" ; pressure:units = "kPa" ; pressure:missing_value = -9999.f ; pressure:nan_value = -777.f ; float backscatter(time, height) ; backscatter:long_name = "Backscattering coefficient" ; backscatter:units = "1/(km-ster)" ; backscatter:missing_value = -9999.f ; backscatter:nan_value = -777.f ; float aerosol_scattering_ratio(time, height) ; aerosol_scattering_ratio:long_name = "Aerosol scattering ratio from the high channel" ; aerosol_scattering_ratio:units = "unitless" ; aerosol_scattering_ratio:missing_value = -9999.f ; aerosol_scattering_ratio:comment = "Uncalibrated aerosol scattering ratio computed in this vap to generate cloud mask" ; aerosol_scattering_ratio:nan_value = -777.f ; float aerosol_scattering_ratio_error(time, height) ; aerosol_scattering_ratio_error:long_name = "Uncertainity of the aerosol scattering ratio from the high channel" ; aerosol_scattering_ratio_error:units = "unitless" ; aerosol_scattering_ratio_error:missing_value = -9999.f ; aerosol_scattering_ratio_error:nan_value = -777.f ; float extinction(time, height) ; extinction:long_name = "Extinction coefficient profile" ; extinction:units = "1/(km-ster)" ; extinction:missing_value = -9999.f ; extinction:nan_value = -777.f ; float extinction_error(time, height) ; extinction_error:long_name = "Uncertainity of the extinction coefficient profile" ; extinction_error:units = "1/(km-ster)" ; extinction_error:missing_value = -9999.f ; extinction_error:nan_value = -777.f ; 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: :command_line = "/apps/process/bin/rlprof_dep2 -s twp -f C3 -d 20150101" ; :process_version = "$State: vap-rlprof_dep-2.0-0.el6$" ; :input_datastream_description = "A string consisting of the datastream(s), datastream version(s), and datastream date (range)" ; :input_datastreams_num = "12" ; :input_datastreams = "twprlprofmerge1turnC3.c0.20141231.005721.cdf : $State: vap-rlprof_merge-3.8-0.el6$ : 20141231.005721 - 20150101.000001,twprllogC3.a0.20150101.184512.cdf : ingest-rl-9.2-0.el5 : 20150101.184512,twpsondewnpnC3.b1.20141231.235700.cdf : ingest-sonde-10.11-0.el5 : 20141231.235700 - 20150102.231500,twp10rlprofasr1ferrC3.c0.20150101.000000.cdf : $State: vap-rlprof_asr-3.13-0.el6$ : 20150101.000000,twp10rlprofext1ferrC3.c0.20141231.000000.cdf : $State: vap-rlprof_ext-0.9-0.el6$ : 20141231.000000 - 20150101.000000," ; :zeb_platform = "twp2rlprofdep1turnC3.c0" ; :averaging_int = "2 min" ; :averaging_comment = "Samples taken within a mode other than _normal_ or _bright_ are EXCLUDED from the ensemble" ; :date = "Thu Jan 22 17:18:50 2015" ; :count_rate_correction_hi_n2_ch = "Dead-time corrected applied by RLPROF_MERGE VAP" ; :count_rate_correction_hi_elas_ch = "Dead-time corrected applied by RLPROF_MERGE VAP" ; :count_rate_correction_hi_depol_ch = "Dead-time corrected applied by RLPROF_MERGE VAP" ; :overlap_correction_hi_ch_tag = "20101117" ; :original_hi_calib_factor = "1.0" ; :history = "created by dsmgr on machine ruby on Thu Jan 22 17:18:50 2015" ; }