netcdf sgpqmeaerimeansC1.c1.20050108.113700 { dimensions: time = UNLIMITED ; // (2 currently) constant = 1 ; channel = 2 ; process = 12 ; bin = 16 ; max_active_ch = 12 ; max_active_bin = 8 ; wavenum = 5124 ; variables: int base_time ; base_time:string = "8-Jan-2005,11:37:00 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 2005-01-08 11:37:00 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 wavenum(wavenum) ; wavenum:long_name = "wavenumbers for hourly averaged spectral radiances" ; wavenum:units = "cm-1" ; wavenum:independent_interval = "0.4821 cm-1" ; wavenum:range_of_values = "[550.1299,3020.1699]" ; wavenum:precision = "1.E-4" ; float mean_hour_rad(time, wavenum) ; mean_hour_rad:long_name = "The AERI spectral radiances averaged over an hour window centered on the time of the LBLRTM rundeck" ; mean_hour_rad:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; float sdev_hour_rad(time, wavenum) ; sdev_hour_rad:long_name = "The standard deviation of the AERI spectral radiances about the hourly averaged mean" ; sdev_hour_rad:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; float nobs_hour_rad(time) ; nobs_hour_rad:long_name = "The number of spectra over which the hourly calculations are performed" ; nobs_hour_rad:units = "unitless" ; float mean_rad_all(time) ; mean_rad_all:long_name = "Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699" ; mean_rad_all:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_rad_all:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float sdev_rad_all(time) ; sdev_rad_all:long_name = "Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699" ; sdev_rad_all:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_rad_all:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float nobs_rad_all(constant) ; nobs_rad_all:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed" ; nobs_rad_all:units = "unitless" ; float mean_rad_ch(time, channel) ; mean_rad_ch:long_name = "Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each channel" ; mean_rad_ch:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_rad_ch:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float sdev_rad_ch(time, channel) ; sdev_rad_ch:long_name = "Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_ch for wavenumbers within each channel" ; sdev_rad_ch:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_rad_ch:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float nobs_rad_ch(channel) ; nobs_rad_ch:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed" ; nobs_rad_ch:units = "unitless" ; float mean_rad_bin(time, bin) ; mean_rad_bin:long_name = "Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each bin" ; mean_rad_bin:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_rad_bin:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float sdev_rad_bin(time, bin) ; sdev_rad_bin:long_name = "Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_bin for wavenumbers within each bin" ; sdev_rad_bin:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_rad_bin:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float nobs_rad_bin(bin) ; nobs_rad_bin:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed" ; nobs_rad_bin:units = "unitless" ; float mean_rad_pro(time, process) ; mean_rad_pro:long_name = "Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each physical process category" ; mean_rad_pro:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_rad_pro:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float sdev_rad_pro(time, process) ; sdev_rad_pro:long_name = "Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_pro for wavenumbers within each physical process category" ; sdev_rad_pro:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_rad_pro:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float nobs_rad_pro(process) ; nobs_rad_pro:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed" ; nobs_rad_pro:units = "unitless" ; float mean_rad_ch_pro(time, channel, process) ; mean_rad_ch_pro:long_name = "Average of mean_hour_rad computed for wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category" ; mean_rad_ch_pro:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_rad_ch_pro:FillValue = "-0.888" ; mean_rad_ch_pro:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this channel-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; mean_rad_ch_pro:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float sdev_rad_ch_pro(time, channel, process) ; sdev_rad_ch_pro:long_name = "Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_ch_pro for wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated" ; sdev_rad_ch_pro:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_rad_ch_pro:FillValue = "-0.888" ; sdev_rad_ch_pro:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this channel-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; sdev_rad_ch_pro:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float nobs_rad_ch_pro(channel, process) ; nobs_rad_ch_pro:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed" ; nobs_rad_ch_pro:units = "unitless" ; nobs_rad_ch_pro:FillValue = "0" ; nobs_rad_ch_pro:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this channel-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; float mean_rad_bin_pro(time, bin, process) ; mean_rad_bin_pro:long_name = "Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category" ; mean_rad_bin_pro:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; mean_rad_bin_pro:FillValue = "-0.888" ; mean_rad_bin_pro:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this bin-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; mean_rad_bin_pro:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float sdev_rad_bin_pro(time, bin, process) ; sdev_rad_bin_pro:long_name = "Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_bin_pro for wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category" ; sdev_rad_bin_pro:units = "mW/(m2 sr cm-1)" ; sdev_rad_bin_pro:FillValue = "-0.888" ; sdev_rad_bin_pro:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this bin-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; sdev_rad_bin_pro:signif_digits = "within [1.E-4,1.E-3], depends on wavenumber" ; float nobs_rad_bin_pro(bin, process) ; nobs_rad_bin_pro:long_name = "Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed" ; nobs_rad_bin_pro:units = "unitless" ; nobs_rad_bin_pro:FillValue = "0" ; nobs_rad_bin_pro:Explanation_of_FillValue = "Implies that data does not exist for this channel-process combination as opposed to truly missing data" ; 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 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: :Date = "Fri Mar 25 11:16:14 2005" ; :Version = "$State: process-vap-qmeaerilbl-5.0-1 $" ; :Command_Line = "qmeaerilbl -d 20050108" ; :Input_Platforms = "sgpaeri01ch1C1.a1, sgpaeri01ch2C1.a1, sgpaeri01summaryC1.a1, sgplblch1C1.c1, sgplblch2C1.c1, sgp30smosE13.a1, sgp30smosE13.b1" ; :BW_Version = "Working_4_1" ; :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_and_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 LBLRTM rundeck." ; :Missing_value = "-0.999" ; :zeb_platform = "sgpqmeaerimeansC1.c1" ; :history = "created by the Zebra DataStore library, 25-Mar-2005,11:16:15, $RCSfile: DFA_NetCDF.c,v $ $Revision: 3.54 $\n", "" ; }