netcdf twpmicrobasepi2C3.c1.20110227.000000 { dimensions: time = UNLIMITED ; // (8640 currently) nheights = 512 ; variables: int base_time ; base_time:string = "20110227" ; 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 base_time" ; double time(time) ; time:long_name = "Time offset from midnight" ; time:units = "seconds since base_time" ; float height(nheights) ; height:long_name = "Height of computed value" ; height:units = "m AGL" ; float mwr_scale_factor(time) ; mwr_scale_factor:long_name = "Ratio of MWR liq to integrated LWC" ; mwr_scale_factor:units = "unitless" ; mwr_scale_factor:comment = "Amount of scaling applied to integrated radar derived lwp to equal radiometer measured lwp" ; mwr_scale_factor:missing_value = -9999.f ; float liquid_water_content(time, nheights) ; liquid_water_content:long_name = "Retrieved Liquid Water Content" ; liquid_water_content:units = "g m-3" ; liquid_water_content:comment = "Reflectivity based Parameterization from Liao & Sassen(1994),Atmos.Res. Vol.34" ; liquid_water_content:missing_value = -9999.f ; liquid_water_content:valid_min = 0.f ; liquid_water_content:valid_max = 2.5f ; int aqc_liquid_water_content(time, nheights) ; aqc_liquid_water_content:long_name = "Quality check results on field: liquid_water_content" ; aqc_liquid_water_content:units = "unitless" ; aqc_liquid_water_content:comment = "value_0 is good data flag, value_10-19 is indeterminate data flag, value_20-29 is Bad data flag; use aqc_Retrieval flag 0/1 for clear/cloudy" ; aqc_liquid_water_content:value_0 = "0.good data and passed all qc tests" ; aqc_liquid_water_content:value_10 = "10.indeterminate quality due to radar signal out of detection range" ; aqc_liquid_water_content:value_11 = "11.indeterminate quality due to possible clutter" ; aqc_liquid_water_content:value_12 = "12.indeterminate quality data where value is > 0 but failed min or max test" ; aqc_liquid_water_content:value_13 = "13.indeterminate quality due to bad or missing lwp according to aqc_Stat2_lwp" ; aqc_liquid_water_content:value_14 = "14.indeterminate quality due to precipitation" ; aqc_liquid_water_content:value_21 = "21.bad data due to missing radar data; data replaced with -9999" ; float ice_water_content(time, nheights) ; ice_water_content:long_name = "Retrieved Ice Water Content" ; ice_water_content:units = "g m-3" ; ice_water_content:comment = "Reflectivity based Parameterization from Liu & Illingworth(2000), J.Appl.Meteor.,Vol.39" ; ice_water_content:missing_value = -9999.f ; ice_water_content:valid_min = 0.f ; ice_water_content:valid_max = 1.f ; int aqc_ice_water_content(time, nheights) ; aqc_ice_water_content:long_name = "Quality check results on field: ice_water_content" ; aqc_ice_water_content:units = "unitless" ; aqc_ice_water_content:comment = "value_0 is good data flag, value_10-19 is indeterminate data flag, value_20-29 is Bad data flag; use aqc_Retrieval flag 0/1 for clear/cloudy" ; aqc_ice_water_content:value_0 = "0.good data and passed all qc tests" ; aqc_ice_water_content:value_10 = "10.indeterminate quality due to radar signal out of detection range" ; aqc_ice_water_content:value_11 = "11.indeterminate quality due to possible clutter" ; aqc_ice_water_content:value_12 = "12.indeterminate quality data where value is > 0 but failed min or max test" ; aqc_ice_water_content:value_21 = "21.bad data due to missing radar data; data replaced with -9999" ; float liq_effective_radius(time, nheights) ; liq_effective_radius:long_name = "Liquid Effective Radius" ; liq_effective_radius:units = "micron" ; liq_effective_radius:comment = "For a log-normal distribution, the relation between liquid mode radius(Rm) and effective radius(Re) is Re=Rm*[exp(5/2*sigma^2)]. For sigma=0.35,Re=1.358*Rm." ; liq_effective_radius:missing_value = -9999.f ; liq_effective_radius:valid_min = 1.46f ; liq_effective_radius:valid_max = 16.f ; int aqc_liq_effective_radius(time, nheights) ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:long_name = "Quality check results on field:liq_effective_radius" ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:units = "unitless" ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:comment = "value_0 is good data flag, value_10-19 is indeterminate data flag, value_20-29 is Bad data flag; use aqc_Retrieval flag 0/1 for clear/cloudy" ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:value_0 = "0.good data and passed all qc tests" ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:value_10 = "10.indeterminate quality due to radar signal out of detection range" ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:value_11 = "11.indeterminate quality due to possible clutter" ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:value_12 = "12.indeterminate quality data where value is > 0 but failed min or max test" ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:value_13 = "13.indeterminate quality due to bad or missing lwp according to aqc_Stat2_lwp" ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:value_14 = "14.indeterminate quality due to precipitation" ; aqc_liq_effective_radius:value_21 = "21.bad data due to missing radar data; data replaced with -9999" ; float ice_effective_radius(time, nheights) ; ice_effective_radius:long_name = "Ice Effective Radius" ; ice_effective_radius:units = "micron" ; ice_effective_radius:comment = "Computed following Ivanova et al (2001)Atmos.Res.,Vol.59-60." ; ice_effective_radius:missing_value = -9999.f ; ice_effective_radius:valid_min = 14.f ; ice_effective_radius:valid_max = 38.f ; int aqc_ice_effective_radius(time, nheights) ; aqc_ice_effective_radius:long_name = "Quality check results on field: ice_effective_radius data" ; aqc_ice_effective_radius:units = "unitless" ; aqc_ice_effective_radius:comment = "value_0 is good data flag, value_10-19 is indeterminate data flag, value_20-29 is Bad data flag; use aqc_Retrieval flag 0/1 for clear/cloudy" ; aqc_ice_effective_radius:value_0 = "0.good data and passed all qc tests" ; aqc_ice_effective_radius:value_10 = "10.indeterminate quality due to radar signal out of detection range" ; aqc_ice_effective_radius:value_11 = "11.indeterminate quality due to possible clutter" ; aqc_ice_effective_radius:value_12 = "12.indeterminate quality data where value is > 0 but failed min or max test" ; aqc_ice_effective_radius:value_21 = "21.bad data due to missing radar data; data replaced with -9999" ; int aqc_retrieval(time, nheights) ; aqc_retrieval:long_name = "Flag indicating availability and reliability of cloud retrievals" ; aqc_retrieval:units = "unitless" ; aqc_retrieval:comment = "0: No cloud detected, 1: Significant, problem-free data, 2: Possible Cloud and clutter contribution, 3: MWR not available for LWC scaling, 10: No Reflectivity Data Available." ; int aqc_clear_cloud(time) ; aqc_clear_cloud:long_name = "Clear/Cloudy flag based on ceilometer, mpl and radar" ; aqc_clear_cloud:units = "unitless" ; aqc_clear_cloud:comment = "0: Clear according to both ARSCL ReflectivityBestEstimate and CloudBaseBestEstimate (or either, if one field missing); 1: Cloudy according to either measure; -9999: Both ARSCL fields unavailable\\" ; aqc_clear_cloud:missing_value = -9999.f ; int aqc_precip(time) ; aqc_precip:long_name = "Precipitation flag as in ARSCL. Generally based on mwrlos and met/smet" ; aqc_precip:units = "unitless" ; aqc_precip:comment = "-3: Data does not exist; -2: Undetermined; -1: Clear/Cloudy sky; >=0: valid precipitation\\" ; int aqc_stat2_lwp(time) ; aqc_stat2_lwp:long_name = "Check on input stat2_lwp - MWRRET Cloud liquid water path " ; aqc_stat2_lwp:units = "unitless" ; aqc_stat2_lwp:comment = "Nearest qc_stat2_lwp bit value in time\\" ; float lat ; lat:long_name = "north latitude" ; lat:units = "degrees" ; lat:valid_min = -90.f ; lat:valid_max = 90.f ; float lon ; lon:long_name = "east longitude" ; lon:units = "degrees" ; lon:valid_min = -180.f ; lon:valid_max = 180.f ; float alt ; alt:long_name = "altitude" ; alt:units = "meters above Mean Sea Level" ; // global attributes: :process_version = "$State: vap-microbasepi-1.2-1.sol5_10 $" ; :command_line = "microbasepi -d 20110227 -f twpC3" ; :site_id = "twp" ; :facility_id = "C3: Darwin, Australia" ; :input_datastreams_num = 4 ; :input_datastreams_description = "A string consisting of the datastream(s), datastream version(s), and datastream date (range)." ; :input_datastreams = "twparscl1clothC3.c1 : $State: Exp $ : 20110227.000000 ;\n", "twpmwrret1liljclouC3.c1 : 1.740000 : 20110227.000000 ;\n", "twpmergesonde1maceC3.c1 : 1.000000 : 20110227.000000 ;\n", "twpmwrret1liljclouC3.c2 : 3.200000 : 20110227.000000 ;" ; :qc_standards_version = "1.0" ; :zeb_platform = "twpmicrobasepiC3.c1" ; :history = "created by user dsmgr on machine garnet at 5-Jul-2012,11:35:17, using $State: zebra-zeblib-4.21-0.sol5_10 $QC PROCESSED on:05-Jul-2012" ; }