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ulalume3@99 1 Low Resolution SCC L1 Products
ulalume3@99 2 ==============================
ulalume3@99 3
ulalume3@99 4 .. warning::
ulalume3@99 5 This section is still under development.
ulalume3@99 6
ulalume3@99 7
ulalume3@99 8 Introduction
ulalume3@99 9 ------------
ulalume3@99 10
ulalume3@99 11 The Single Calculus Chain (SCC) is the standard EARLINET tool to perform
ulalume3@99 12 automatic and quality nchecked analysis of raw lidar data. It is
ulalume3@99 13 composed by three different modules:
ulalume3@99 14
ulalume3@99 15 - ELPP (EARLINET Lidar Pre-Processor)
ulalume3@99 16 - ELDA (EARLINET Lidar Data Analizer)
ulalume3@99 17 - ELDEC (EARLINET Lidar DEpolarization Calibrator)
ulalume3@99 18
ulalume3@99 19 Whenever an input file containing raw lidar data has been submitted to
ulalume3@99 20 the SCC ELPP is automatically ran on it. The ELPP module pre-processes
ulalume3@99 21 the raw data performing all the corrections and data handling needed
ulalume3@99 22 before the optical retrieval algorithms can be applied by ELDA module.
ulalume3@99 23 The ELPP output files contain pre-processed range corrected signals
ulalume3@99 24 corrected for instrumental effects as well as atmospheric molecular
ulalume3@99 25 parameters calculated from standard model or radiosounding. Typically,
ulalume3@99 26 the vertical and temporal resolutions of the pre-processed signals
ulalume3@99 27 included in these files is lower than the raw vertical and temporal
ulalume3@99 28 resolution as in general time/vertical integration is performed by ELPP
ulalume3@99 29 to increase the SNR and allow the calculation of optical products with a
ulalume3@99 30 reduced uncertainties. As a consequence the ELPP output files are called
ulalume3@99 31 Low Resolution SCC L1 Products. Another SCC module (HiRELPP – High
ulalume3@99 32 Resolution EARLINET Lidar Pre-Processor) currently under development
ulalume3@99 33 will produce High Resolution SCC L1 Products in which both time and
ulalume3@99 34 vertical resolution are kept as higher as possible.
ulalume3@99 35
ulalume3@99 36 This document provides a detailed description about the structure and
ulalume3@99 37 the format of Low Resolution SCC L1 Product as produced by the SCC v4.0.
ulalume3@99 38
ulalume3@99 39 Low Resolution SCC L1 Product: File format
ulalume3@99 40 ------------------------------------------
ulalume3@99 41
ulalume3@99 42 The Low Resolution SCC L1 Products are files in Network Common Data Form
ulalume3@99 43 (NetCDF) which is a well known self-describing, machine-independent data
ulalume3@99 44 format that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented
ulalume3@99 45 scientific data. For more information about NetCDF format:
ulalume3@99 46 http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/.
ulalume3@99 47
ulalume3@99 48 The NetCDF is a binary format that allows the definition of
ulalume3@99 49 multi-dimensional variables of several types (integers, double,
ulalume3@99 50 character, etc). For each variable it is possible to define one or more
ulalume3@99 51 attributes where to specify variable properties like units, long name,
ulalume3@99 52 description, etc.
ulalume3@99 53
ulalume3@99 54 It is possible to define global attributes which are not related to a
ulalume3@99 55 specific variable but to the whole file.
ulalume3@99 56
ulalume3@99 57 A NetCDF file is composed by four different section:
ulalume3@99 58
ulalume3@101 59 dimensions
ulalume3@99 60 this section contains all the dimensions used in the definition of
ulalume3@99 61 all the variables included in the NetCDF file
ulalume3@99 62
ulalume3@101 63 variables
ulalume3@99 64 this section contains all the variables stored in the NetCDF file.
ulalume3@99 65 Each variable is defined as a multi-dimensional array of a specific
ulalume3@99 66 type and with all the dimensions defined in the dimensions section
ulalume3@99 67
ulalume3@101 68 global attributes
ulalume3@99 69 this section lists all the attributes referring to the whole file. As
ulalume3@99 70 the variable the attributes (global or the one attached to a specific
ulalume3@99 71 variable) can be of different type
ulalume3@99 72
ulalume3@101 73 data
ulalume3@99 74 in this section the data contained in each variable defined in
ulalume3@99 75 variable section is stored. Attribute values (both global or related
ulalume3@99 76 to a specific variable) are not reported in data section but directly
ulalume3@99 77 in variable or global attribute sections.
ulalume3@99 78
ulalume3@99 79 Each Low Resolution SCC L1 Product correspond to a single emission
ulalume3@99 80 wavelength. For example it is possible to find in the same file the
ulalume3@99 81 elastic and the Raman channel pre-processed time-series corresponding to
ulalume3@99 82 the same emission wavelength (but to a different detection wavelengths)
ulalume3@99 83 but not two elastic time-series referring to different emission
ulalume3@99 84 wavelengths.
ulalume3@99 85
ulalume3@99 86 Low Resolution SCC L1 Product Format: dimensions
ulalume3@99 87 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ulalume3@99 88
ulalume3@99 89 The following dimensions are defined in the Low Resolution SCC L1
ulalume3@99 90 Product:
ulalume3@99 91
ulalume3@99 92 - time
ulalume3@99 93 - points
ulalume3@99 94 - channels
ulalume3@99 95 - scan\_angles
ulalume3@99 96
ulalume3@99 97 The dimension *time* specifies the number of RCS (for each channel)
ulalume3@99 98 composing all the pre-processed time-series reported in the file.
ulalume3@99 99
ulalume3@99 100 The dimension *points* represents the number of rangebins characterizing
ulalume3@99 101 the pre-processed RCS. In case RCSs corresponding to different channels
ulalume3@99 102 are characterized by different rangebins the dimension time is to the
ulalume3@99 103 the maximum value of rangebins.
ulalume3@99 104
ulalume3@99 105 The dimension *channels* indicates the number channels at which the RCS
ulalume3@99 106 time-series included in the file refer to.
ulalume3@99 107
ulalume3@99 108 The dimension *scan\_angles* takes into account how many zenith scan
ulalume3@99 109 angles have been used to measure the RCS time-series reported into the
ulalume3@99 110 file
ulalume3@99 111
ulalume3@99 112
ulalume3@99 113 Low Resolution SCC L1 Product Format: variables
ulalume3@99 114 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ulalume3@99 115
ulalume3@99 116 In this section all the possible Low Resolution SCC L1 Product variables
ulalume3@99 117 are reported. There are some variables that are mandatory and have to be
ulalume3@99 118 present in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files while there are
ulalume3@99 119 others that have to be present only in specific cases.
ulalume3@99 120
ulalume3@99 121 Technical Variables
ulalume3@99 122 ###################
ulalume3@99 123
ulalume3@99 124 altitude\_resolution
ulalume3@99 125 :Type: *double*
ulalume3@99 126 :Dimensions: *scan\_angles*
ulalume3@99 127 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@101 128 :Definition: ``double altitude_resolution(scan_angles)``
ioannis@102 129
ulalume3@101 130 This variable describes the altitude resolution
ulalume3@101 131 corresponding to the RCS time-series reported in the file. It is needed
ulalume3@101 132 to compute the vertical scale of the RCS corresponding to each scan
ulalume3@101 133 angle which should be calculated as it follow:
ulalume3@101 134
ulalume3@101 135 .. math::
ioannis@102 136
ulalume3@101 137 H(\alpha, z)= \Delta h(\alpha)\left(z + \frac{1}{2}\right)
ulalume3@101 138
ulalume3@101 139 where *z* is the altitude, :math:`\alpha` is the scan angle value and :math:`\Delta h` is the
ulalume3@101 140 value reported by *altitude\_resolution* variable.
ulalume3@99 141
ulalume3@101 142 range\_resolution
ulalume3@101 143 :Type: *double*
ulalume3@101 144 :Dimensions: *scan\_angles*
ulalume3@101 145 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@101 146 :Definition: ``double range_resolution(scan_angles)``
ioannis@102 147
ulalume3@101 148 This variable describes the range resolution corresponding
ulalume3@101 149 to the RCS time-series reported in the file. It is needed to compute the
ulalume3@101 150 range scale of the RCS corresponding to each scan angle which should be
ulalume3@101 151 calculated as it follow:
ulalume3@99 152
ulalume3@101 153 .. math::
ioannis@102 154
ulalume3@101 155 R(\alpha, z)= \Delta r(\alpha)\left(r + \frac{1}{2}\right)
ulalume3@101 156
ulalume3@101 157 where *r* is the range, :math:`\alpha` is the scan angle value and :math:`\Delta r` is the
ulalume3@101 158 value reported by *range\_resolution* variable. Altitude and range
ulalume3@101 159 resolution are the same if the scan angle is zero (zenith acquisition).
ulalume3@99 160
ioannis@102 161 laser\_pointing\_angle
ioannis@102 162 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 163 :Dimensions: *scan\_angles*
ioannis@102 164 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 165 :Definition: ``double laser_pointing_angle(scan_angles)``
ulalume3@99 166
ioannis@102 167 This variable provides the value of the zenith scan angles
ioannis@102 168 used during the measurement. The value of angle are in degrees with
ioannis@102 169 respect to the zenith direction.
ulalume3@99 170
ioannis@102 171 emission\_wavelength
ioannis@102 172 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 173 :Dimensions: *channels*
ioannis@102 174 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 175 :Definition: ``double emission_wavelength(channels)``
ulalume3@99 176
ioannis@102 177 This variable provides the value of the emission wavelength
ioannis@102 178 (in nm) corresponding to each RCS time-series.
ulalume3@99 179
ioannis@102 180 detection\_wavelength
ioannis@102 181 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 182 :Dimensions: *channels*
ioannis@102 183 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 184 :Definition: ``double detection_wavelength(channels)``
ulalume3@99 185
ioannis@102 186 This variable provides the value of the detection
ioannis@102 187 wavelength (in nm) corresponding to each RCS time-series. For elastic
ioannis@102 188 channels the detection and emission wavelength are the same or slightly
ioannis@102 189 different.
ulalume3@99 190
ioannis@102 191 laser\_pointing\_angle\_of\_profiles
ioannis@102 192 :Type: *integer*
ioannis@102 193 :Dimensions: *time*
ioannis@102 194 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 195 :Definition: ``int laser_pointing_angle_of_profiles(time)``
ulalume3@99 196
ioannis@102 197 This variable allows to identify the zenith angle at which
ioannis@102 198 each single RCS contained in the time-series refer to. In particular,
ioannis@102 199 for a given time the variable
ioannis@102 200 *laser\_pointing\_angle\_of\_profiles(time)* provides the scan angle
ioannis@102 201 index at which all the RCS included in the file refer to at the same
ioannis@102 202 time. To get the value of the scan angle the variable
ioannis@102 203 *laser\_pointing\_angle* should be evaluated in correspondence of the
ioannis@102 204 index returned by the variable
ioannis@102 205 *laser\_pointing\_angle\_of\_profiles(time)*.
ulalume3@99 206
ioannis@102 207 shots
ioannis@102 208 :Type: *integer*
ioannis@102 209 :Dimensions: *time*
ioannis@102 210 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 211 :Definition: ``int shots(time)``
ulalume3@99 212
ioannis@102 213 This variable report the number of laser shots that have
ioannis@102 214 been integrated the all the RCS time-series at a given time.
ulalume3@99 215
ioannis@102 216 start\_time
ioannis@102 217 :Type: *integer*
ioannis@102 218 :Dimensions: *time*
ioannis@102 219 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 220 :Definition: ``int start_time(time)``
ulalume3@99 221
ioannis@102 222 Variable reporting the value of the start time of each RCS
ioannis@102 223 within all the time-series in seconds since the start of measurement.
ulalume3@99 224
ioannis@102 225 stop\_time
ioannis@102 226 :Type: *integer*
ioannis@102 227 :Dimensions: *time*
ioannis@102 228 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 229 :Definition: ``int stop_time(time)``
ulalume3@99 230
ioannis@102 231 Variables reporting the value of the stop time of each RCS
ioannis@102 232 within all the time-series in seconds since the start of the
ioannis@102 233 measurement.
ulalume3@99 234
ioannis@102 235 LR\_Input
ioannis@102 236 :Type: *integer*
ioannis@102 237 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 238 :Location: Present only if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product corresponds
ioannis@102 239 to an elastic only product
ioannis@102 240 :Definition: ``int LR_Input``
ulalume3@99 241
ioannis@102 242 This variable is only used by ELDA module in the elastic
ioannis@102 243 only retrieval to know which value of particle lidar ratio assume in the
ioannis@102 244 retrieval. A value of 1 means to use a fixed value stored in the SCC
ioannis@102 245 database for each product. A value of 0 means to use a profile of lidar
ioannis@102 246 ratio provided by the user as external file.
ulalume3@99 247
ioannis@102 248 overlap\_correction
ioannis@102 249 :Type: *integer*
ioannis@102 250 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 251 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 252 :Definition: ``int overlap_correction``
ulalume3@99 253
ioannis@102 254 This variable provides information on the overlap
ioannis@102 255 correction of all the RCS time-series included in the file. If it is set
ioannis@102 256 to 1 the overlap correction has been applied if it is set to null value
ioannis@102 257 the overlap correction has not been applied.
ulalume3@99 258
ioannis@102 259 cloud\_flag
ioannis@102 260 :Type: *integer*
ioannis@102 261 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 262 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 263 :Definition: ``int cloud_flag(time, points)``
ioannis@102 264
ioannis@102 265 variable reporting the cloud mask on the RCS time-series
ioannis@102 266 included in the file. A value of 1 means no cloud any other values
ioannis@102 267 different from 1 correspond to the presence of cloud.
ulalume3@99 268
ulalume3@99 269 Atmospheric Molecular Variables
ulalume3@99 270 ###############################
ulalume3@99 271
ioannis@102 272 Elastic\_Mol\_Extinction
ioannis@102 273 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 274 :Dimensions: *scan\_angles, points*
ioannis@102 275 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 276 :Definition: *double Elastic\_Mol\_Extinction(scan\_angles, points)*
ulalume3@99 277
ioannis@102 278 This variable provides the value of molecular extinction
ioannis@102 279 coefficient at elastic wavelength in m\ :sup:`-1` at a given scan angle
ioannis@102 280 and altitude (points). The values are calculated from standard models or
ioannis@102 281 from radiosounding (submitted to the SCC as external input files)
ulalume3@99 282
ioannis@102 283 LR\_Mol
ioannis@102 284 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 285 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 286 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 287 :Definition: ``double LR_Mol``
ulalume3@99 288
ioannis@102 289 The value of calculated molecular lidar ratio in sr.
ulalume3@99 290
ioannis@102 291 Emission\_Wave\_Mol\_Trasmissivity
ioannis@102 292 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 293 :Dimensions: *scan\_angles, points*
ioannis@102 294 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 295 :Definition: ``double Emission_Wave_Mol_Trasmissivity(scan_angles, points)``
ulalume3@99 296
ioannis@102 297 This variable provides the value of molecular trasmissitivy
ioannis@102 298 at emission wavelength at a given scan angle and altitude (*points*).
ulalume3@99 299
ioannis@102 300 Detection\_Wave\_Mol\_Trasmissivity
ioannis@102 301 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 302 :Dimensions: *scan\_angles, points*
ioannis@102 303 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 304 :Definition: ``double Detection_Wave_Mol_Trasmissivity(scan_angles, points)``
ioannis@102 305
ioannis@102 306 This variable provides the value of molecular trasmissitivy
ioannis@102 307 at detection wavelength at a given scan angle and altitude (*points*).
ulalume3@99 308
ulalume3@99 309 Aerosol Related Variables
ulalume3@99 310 #########################
ulalume3@99 311
ioannis@102 312 elT
ioannis@102 313 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 314 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 315 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves one
ioannis@102 316 single elastic channel not split in near and far range
ioannis@102 317 :Definition: ``double elT(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 318
ioannis@102 319 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 320 corresponding to an elastic channel. The RCS may correspond to a single
ioannis@102 321 physical lidar channel or to two physical channels (one optimized for
ioannis@102 322 the near range and the other for the far range) that have been glued by
ioannis@102 323 ELPP module.
ulalume3@99 324
ioannis@102 325 elT\_err
ioannis@102 326 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 327 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 328 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves one
ioannis@102 329 single elastic channel not split in near and far range
ioannis@102 330 :Definition: ``double elT_err(time, points)``
ioannis@102 331
ioannis@102 332 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 333 corresponding to the variable *elT*.
ulalume3@99 334
ioannis@102 335 elTnr
ioannis@102 336 :Variable name: *elTnr*
ioannis@102 337 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 338 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 339 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a near
ioannis@102 340 range elastic channel
ioannis@102 341 :Definition: ``double elTnr(time, points)``
ioannis@102 342
ioannis@102 343 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ulalume3@99 344 corresponding to a near range elastic channel. If this variable is
ulalume3@99 345 present also the corresponding *elTfr* variable should be present in
ulalume3@99 346 the file.
ulalume3@99 347
ioannis@102 348 elTnr\_err
ioannis@102 349 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 350 :Dimensions: * time, points*
ioannis@102 351 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a near
ioannis@102 352 range elastic channel
ioannis@102 353 :Definition: ``double elTnr_err(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 354
ioannis@102 355 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 356 corresponding to the variable *elTnr*.
ulalume3@99 357
ioannis@102 358 elTfr
ioannis@102 359 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 360 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 361 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a far
ioannis@102 362 range elastic channel
ioannis@102 363 :Definition: ``double elTfr(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 364
ioannis@102 365 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 366 corresponding to a far range elastic channel. If this variable is
ioannis@102 367 present also the corresponding *elTnr* variable should be present in
ioannis@102 368 the file.
ulalume3@99 369
ioannis@102 370 elTfr\_err
ioannis@102 371 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 372 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 373 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a far
ioannis@102 374 range elastic channel
ioannis@102 375 :Definition: ``double elTfr_err(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 376
ioannis@102 377 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 378 corresponding to the variable *elTfr*.
ulalume3@99 379
ioannis@102 380 vrRN2
ioannis@102 381 :Type: * double*
ioannis@102 382 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 383 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves one
ioannis@102 384 vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel not split in near and far range
ioannis@102 385 :Definition: ``double vrRN2(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 386
ioannis@102 387 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 388 corresponding to a vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel. The RCS may
ioannis@102 389 correspond to a single physical lidar channel or to two physical
ioannis@102 390 channels (one optimized for the near range and the other for the far
ioannis@102 391 range) that have been glued by ELPP module.
ulalume3@99 392
ioannis@102 393 vrRN2\_err
ioannis@102 394 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 395 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 396 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves one
ioannis@102 397 vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel not split in near and far range
ioannis@102 398 :Definition: ``double vrRN2_err(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 399
ioannis@102 400 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 401 corresponding to the variable *vrRN2*.
ulalume3@99 402
ioannis@102 403 vrRN2nr
ioannis@102 404 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 405 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 406 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a near
ioannis@102 407 range vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel
ioannis@102 408 :Definition: ``double vrRN2nr(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 409
ioannis@102 410 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 411 corresponding to a near range vibro-rotationl N2 Raman. If this variable
ioannis@102 412 is present also the corresponding *vrRN2fr* variable should be present
ioannis@102 413 in the file.
ulalume3@99 414
ioannis@102 415 vrRN2nr\_err
ioannis@102 416 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 417 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 418 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a near
ioannis@102 419 range vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel
ioannis@102 420 :Definition: ``double vrRN2nr_err(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 421
ioannis@102 422 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 423 corresponding to the variable *vrRN2nr*.
ulalume3@99 424
ioannis@102 425 vrRN2fr
ioannis@102 426 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 427 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 428 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a far
ioannis@102 429 range vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel
ioannis@102 430 :Definition: ``double vrRN2fr(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 431
ioannis@102 432 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 433 corresponding to a far range vibro-rotationl N2 Raman. If this variable
ioannis@102 434 is present also the corresponding *vrRN2nr* variable should be present
ioannis@102 435 in the file.
ulalume3@99 436
ioannis@102 437 vrRN2fr\_err
ioannis@102 438 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 439 :Dimensions: * time, points*
ioannis@102 440 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a far
ioannis@102 441 range vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel
ioannis@102 442 :Definition: ``double vrRN2fr_err(time, points)``
ioannis@102 443
ioannis@102 444 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 445 corresponding to the variable *vrRN2fr*.
ulalume3@99 446
ulalume3@99 447 Polarization related variables
ulalume3@99 448 ##############################
ulalume3@99 449
ioannis@102 450 elPT
ioannis@102 451 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 452 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 453 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 454 polarization sensitive elastic channels not split in near and far range
ioannis@102 455 :Definition: ``double elPT(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 456
ioannis@102 457 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 458 corresponding to the elastic polarization component which is transmitted
ioannis@102 459 by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This component may
ioannis@102 460 correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization component
ioannis@102 461 depending on the particular system configuration. Moreover the RCS may
ioannis@102 462 correspond to a single physical lidar channel or to two physical
ioannis@102 463 channels (one optimized for the near range and the other for the far
ioannis@102 464 range) that have been glued by ELPP module.
ulalume3@99 465
ioannis@102 466 elPT\_err
ioannis@102 467 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 468 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 469 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 470 spolarization sensitive elastic channels not split in near and far range
ioannis@102 471 :Definition: ``double elPT_err(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 472
ioannis@102 473 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 474 corresponding to the variable *elPT*.
ulalume3@99 475
ioannis@102 476 elPTnr
ioannis@102 477 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 478 :Dimensions: * time, points*
ioannis@102 479 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 480 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 481 :Definition: ``double elPTnr(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 482
ioannis@102 483 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 484 corresponding to the near range elastic polarization component which is
ioannis@102 485 transmitted by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This
ioannis@102 486 component may correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization
ioannis@102 487 component depending on the particular system configuration. If this
ioannis@102 488 variable is present also the corresponding *elPTfr* variable should be
ioannis@102 489 present in the file.
ulalume3@99 490
ioannis@102 491 elPTnr\_err
ioannis@102 492 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 493 :Dimensions: * time, points*
ioannis@102 494 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 495 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 496 :Definition: ``double elPTnr_err(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 497
ioannis@102 498 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 499 corresponding to the variable *elPTnr*.
ulalume3@99 500
ioannis@102 501 elPTfr
ioannis@102 502 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 503 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 504 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 505 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 506 :Definition: ``double elTfr(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 507
ioannis@102 508 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 509 corresponding to the far range elastic polarization component which is
ioannis@102 510 transmitted by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This
ioannis@102 511 component may correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization
ioannis@102 512 component depending on the particular system configuration. If this
ioannis@102 513 variable is present also the corresponding elPTnr variable should be
ioannis@102 514 present in the file.
ulalume3@99 515
ioannis@102 516 elPTfr\_err
ioannis@102 517 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 518 :Dimensions: * time, points*
ioannis@102 519 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 520 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 521 :Definition: ``double elPTfr_err(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 522
ioannis@102 523 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 524 corresponding to the variable *elPTfr*.
ioannis@102 525
ioannis@102 526 elPR
ioannis@102 527 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 528 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 529 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 530 polarization sensitive elastic channels not split in near and far range
ioannis@102 531 :Definition: ``double elPR(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 532
ioannis@102 533 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 534 corresponding to the elastic polarization component which is reflected
ioannis@102 535 by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This component may
ioannis@102 536 correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization component
ioannis@102 537 depending on the particular system configuration. Moreover the RCS may
ioannis@102 538 correspond to a single physical lidar channel or to two physical
ioannis@102 539 channels (one optimized for the near range and the other for the far
ioannis@102 540 range) that have been glued by ELPP module.
ulalume3@99 541
ioannis@102 542 elPR\_err
ioannis@102 543 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 544 :Dimensions: * time, points*
ioannis@102 545 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 546 polarization sensitive elastic channels not split in near and far range
ioannis@102 547 :Definition: ``double elPR_err(time, points)``
ioannis@102 548
ioannis@102 549 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 550 corresponding to the variable *elPR*.
ulalume3@99 551
ioannis@102 552 elPRnr
ioannis@102 553 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 554 :Dimensions: * time, points*
ioannis@102 555 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 556 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 557 :Definition: ``double elPTnr(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 558
ioannis@102 559 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 560 corresponding to the near range elastic polarization component which is
ioannis@102 561 reflected by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This
ioannis@102 562 component may correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization
ioannis@102 563 component depending on the particular system configuration. If this
ioannis@102 564 variable is present also the corresponding *elPRfr* variable should be
ioannis@102 565 present in the file.
ioannis@102 566
ioannis@102 567 elPRnr\_err
ioannis@102 568 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 569 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 570 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 571 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 572 :Definition: `` double elPRnr_err(time, points)``
ioannis@102 573
ioannis@102 574 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 575 corresponding to the variable *elPRnr*.
ulalume3@99 576
ioannis@102 577 elPRfr
ioannis@102 578 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 579 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 580 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 581 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 582 :Definition: ``double elPRfr(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 583
ioannis@102 584 This variable contains the time-series of the RCS
ioannis@102 585 corresponding to the far range elastic polarization component which is
ioannis@102 586 reflected by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This
ioannis@102 587 component may correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization
ioannis@102 588 component depending on the particular system configuration. If this
ioannis@102 589 variable is present also the corresponding *elPRnr* variable should be
ioannis@102 590 present in the file.
ulalume3@99 591
ioannis@102 592 elPRfr\_err
ioannis@102 593 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 594 :Dimensions: *time, points*
ioannis@102 595 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 596 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 597 :Definition: ``double elPRfr_err(time, points)``
ulalume3@99 598
ioannis@102 599 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 600 corresponding to the variable *elPRfr*.
ulalume3@99 601
ioannis@102 602 G\_T
ioannis@102 603 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 604 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 605 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 606 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 607 :Definition: ``double G_T``
ulalume3@99 608
ioannis@102 609 G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 610 polarization transmitted channel.
ulalume3@99 611
ioannis@102 612 G\_T\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 613 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 614 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 615 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 616 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 617 :Definition: ``double G_T_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 618
ioannis@102 619 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 620 corresponding to the variable *G\_T*.
ulalume3@99 621
ioannis@102 622 G\_T\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 623 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 624 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 625 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 626 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 627 :Definition: ``double G_T_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 628
ioannis@102 629 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 630 corresponding to the variable *G\_T*.
ulalume3@99 631
ioannis@102 632 H\_T
ioannis@102 633 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 634 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 635 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 636 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 637 :Definition: ``double H_T``
ulalume3@99 638
ioannis@102 639 H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 640 polarization transmitted channel.
ulalume3@99 641
ioannis@102 642 H\_T\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 643 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 644 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 645 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 646 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 647 :Definition: ``double H_T_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 648
ioannis@102 649 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 650 corresponding to the variable *H\_T*.
ulalume3@99 651
ioannis@102 652 H\_T\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 653 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 654 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 655 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 656 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 657 :Definition: ``double H_T_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 658
ioannis@102 659 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 660 corresponding to the variable *H\_T*.
ulalume3@99 661
ioannis@102 662 G\_R
ioannis@102 663 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 664 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 665 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 666 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 667 :Definition: ``double G_R``
ulalume3@99 668
ioannis@102 669 G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 670 polarization reflected channel.
ulalume3@99 671
ioannis@102 672 G\_R\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 673 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 674 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 675 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 676 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 677 :Definition: ``double G_R_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 678
ioannis@102 679 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 680 corresponding to the variable *G\_R*.
ulalume3@99 681
ioannis@102 682 G\_R\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 683 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 684 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 685 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 686 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 687 :Definition: `` double G_R_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 688
ioannis@102 689 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 690 corresponding to the variable *G\_R*.
ulalume3@99 691
ioannis@102 692 H\_R
ioannis@102 693 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 694 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 695 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 696 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 697 :Definition: ``double H_R``
ulalume3@99 698
ioannis@102 699 H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 700 polarization reflected channel.
ulalume3@99 701
ioannis@102 702 H\_R\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 703 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 704 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 705 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 706 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 707 :Definition: ``double H_R_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 708
ioannis@102 709 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 710 corresponding to the variable *H\_R*.
ulalume3@99 711
ioannis@102 712 H\_R\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 713 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 714 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 715 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 716 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 717 :Definition: ``double H_R_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 718
ioannis@102 719 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 720 corresponding to the variable *H\_R*.
ioannis@102 721
ioannis@102 722 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor
ioannis@102 723 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 724 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 725 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 726 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 727 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor``
ulalume3@99 728
ioannis@102 729 This variable reports the value of the gain ratio of the
ioannis@102 730 reflected and transmitted polarization channels.
ulalume3@99 731
ioannis@102 732 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 733 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 734 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 735 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 736 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 737 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 738
ioannis@102 739 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 740 corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor*.
ulalume3@99 741
ioannis@102 742 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 743 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 744 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 745 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 746 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 747 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 748
ioannis@102 749 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 750 corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor*.
ulalume3@99 751
ioannis@102 752 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction
ioannis@102 753 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 754 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 755 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 756 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 757 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Correction``
ioannis@102 758
ioannis@102 759 This variable reports the value of the correction to the
ioannis@102 760 gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted polarization channels.
ulalume3@99 761
ioannis@102 762 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 763 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 764 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 765 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 766 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 767 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Correction_Statistical_Err``
ioannis@102 768
ioannis@102 769 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 770 corresponding to the variable
ulalume3@99 771
ioannis@102 772 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction
ulalume3@99 773
ioannis@102 774 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 775 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 776 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 777 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 778 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 779 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Correction_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 780
ioannis@102 781 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 782 corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction*.
ulalume3@99 783
ioannis@102 784 G\_T\_Near\_Range
ioannis@102 785 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 786 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 787 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 788 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 789 :Definition: ``double G_T_Near_Range``
ulalume3@99 790
ioannis@102 791 G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 792 near range polarization transmitted channel.
ulalume3@99 793
ioannis@102 794 G\_T\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 795 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 796 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 797 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 798 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 799 :Definition: ``double G_T_Near_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 800
ioannis@102 801 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 802 corresponding to the variable *G\_T\_Near\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 803
ioannis@102 804 G\_T\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 805 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 806 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 807 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 808 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 809 :Definition: ``double G_T_Near_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 810
ioannis@102 811 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 812 corresponding to the variable *G\_T\_Near\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 813
ioannis@102 814 H\_T\_Near\_Range
ioannis@102 815 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 816 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 817 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 818 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 819 :Definition: ``double H_T_Near_Range``
ulalume3@99 820
ioannis@102 821 H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 822 near range polarization transmitted channel.
ulalume3@99 823
ioannis@102 824 H\_T\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 825 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 826 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 827 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 828 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 829 :Definition: ``double H_T_Near_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 830
ioannis@102 831 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 832 corresponding to the variable *H\_T\_Near\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 833
ioannis@102 834 H\_T\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 835 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 836 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 837 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 838 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 839 :Definition: ``double H_T_Near_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 840
ioannis@102 841 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 842 corresponding to the variable *H\_T\_Near\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 843
ioannis@102 844 G\_R\_Near\_Range
ioannis@102 845 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 846 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 847 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 848 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 849 :Definition: ``double G_R_Near_Range``
ioannis@102 850
ioannis@102 851 G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 852 near range polarization reflected channel.
ulalume3@99 853
ioannis@102 854 G\_R\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 855 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 856 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 857 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 858 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 859 :Definition: ``double G_R_Near_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 860
ioannis@102 861 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 862 corresponding to the variable *G\_R\_Near\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 863
ioannis@102 864 G\_R\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 865 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 866 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 867 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 868 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 869 :Definition: ``double G_R_Near_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 870
ioannis@102 871 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 872 corresponding to the variable *G\_R\_Near\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 873
ioannis@102 874 H\_R\_Near\_Range
ioannis@102 875 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 876 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 877 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 878 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 879 :Definition: ``double H_R_Near_Range``
ulalume3@99 880
ioannis@102 881 H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 882 near range polarization reflected channel.
ulalume3@99 883
ioannis@102 884 H\_R\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 885 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 886 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 887 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 888 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 889 :Definition: ``double H_R_Near_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 890
ioannis@102 891 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 892 corresponding to the variable *H\_R\_Near\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 893
ioannis@102 894 H\_R\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 895 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 896 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 897 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 898 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 899 :Definition: ``double H_R_Near_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 900
ioannis@102 901 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 902 corresponding to the variable *H\_R\_Near\_Range*.
ioannis@102 903
ioannis@102 904 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range
ioannis@102 905 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 906 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 907 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 908 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 909 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Near_Range``
ulalume3@99 910
ioannis@102 911 This variable reports the value of the gain ratio of the
ioannis@102 912 near range reflected and transmitted polarization channels.
ulalume3@99 913
ioannis@102 914 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 915 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 916 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 917 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 918 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 919 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Near_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 920
ioannis@102 921 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 922 corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Near\_Range\_Factor*.
ioannis@102 923
ioannis@102 924 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 925 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 926 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 927 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 928 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 929 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Near_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 930
ioannis@102 931 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 932 corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 933
ioannis@102 934 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range
ioannis@102 935 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 936 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 937 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 938 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 939 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Correction_Near_Range``
ulalume3@99 940
ioannis@102 941 This variable reports the value of the correction to the
ioannis@102 942 near range gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted polarization
ioannis@102 943 channels.
ulalume3@99 944
ulalume3@99 945 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 946 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 947 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 948 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 949 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 950 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Correction_Near_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 951
ioannis@102 952 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 953 corresponding to the variable Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range
ioannis@102 954
ioannis@102 955 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 956 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 957 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 958 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
ioannis@102 959 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 960 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Correction_Near_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 961
ioannis@102 962 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 963 corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 964
ioannis@102 965 G\_T\_Far\_Range
ioannis@102 966 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 967 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 968 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 969 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 970 :Definition: ``double G_T_Far_Range``
ulalume3@99 971
ioannis@102 972 G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 973 far range polarization transmitted channel.
ulalume3@99 974
ioannis@102 975 G\_T\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 976 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 977 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 978 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 979 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 980 :Definition: ``double G_T_Far_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 981
ioannis@102 982 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 983 corresponding to the variable *G\_T\_Far\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 984
ioannis@102 985 G\_T\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 986 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 987 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 988 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 989 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 990 :Definition: ``double G_T_Far_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 991
ioannis@102 992 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 993 corresponding to the variable *G\_T\_Far\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 994
ioannis@102 995 H\_T\_Far\_Range
ioannis@102 996 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 997 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 998 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 999 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1000 :Definition: ``double H_T_Far_Range``
ulalume3@99 1001
ioannis@102 1002 H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 1003 far range polarization transmitted channel.
ulalume3@99 1004
ioannis@102 1005 H\_T\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 1006 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1007 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1008 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1009 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1010 :Definition: ``double H_T_Far_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 1011
ioannis@102 1012 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 1013 corresponding to the variable *H\_T\_Far\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 1014
ioannis@102 1015 H\_T\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 1016 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1017 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1018 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1019 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1020 :Definition: ``double H_T_Far_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 1021
ioannis@102 1022 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 1023 corresponding to the variable *H\_T\_Far\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 1024
ioannis@102 1025 G\_R\_Far\_Range
ioannis@102 1026 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1027 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1028 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1029 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1030 :Definition: ``double G_R_Far_Range``
ioannis@102 1031
ioannis@102 1032 G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 1033 far range polarization reflected channel.
ulalume3@99 1034
ioannis@102 1035 G\_R\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 1036 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1037 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1038 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1039 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1040 :Definition: ``double G_R_Far_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 1041
ioannis@102 1042 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 1043 corresponding to the variable *G\_R\_Far\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 1044
ioannis@102 1045 G\_R\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 1046 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1047 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1048 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1049 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1050 :Definition: ``double G_R_Far_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 1051
ioannis@102 1052 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 1053 corresponding to the variable *G\_R\_Far\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 1054
ioannis@102 1055 H\_R\_Far\_Range
ioannis@102 1056 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1057 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1058 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1059 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1060 :Definition: ``double H_R_Far_Range``
ulalume3@99 1061
ioannis@102 1062 H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
ioannis@102 1063 far range polarization reflected channel.
ulalume3@99 1064
ioannis@102 1065 H\_R\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 1066 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1067 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1068 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1069 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1070 :Definition: ``double H_R_Far_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 1071
ioannis@102 1072 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 1073 corresponding to the variable *H\_R\_Far\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 1074
ioannis@102 1075 H\_R\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 1076 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1077 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1078 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1079 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1080 :Definition: ``double H_R_Far_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 1081
ioannis@102 1082 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 1083 corresponding to the variable *H\_R\_Far\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 1084
ioannis@102 1085 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range
ioannis@102 1086 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1087 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1088 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1089 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1090 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Far_Range``
ulalume3@99 1091
ioannis@102 1092 This variable reports the value of the gain ratio of the
ioannis@102 1093 far range reflected and transmitted polarization channels.
ulalume3@99 1094
ioannis@102 1095 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 1096 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1097 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1098 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1099 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1100 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Far_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 1101
ioannis@102 1102 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 1103 corresponding to the variable
ioannis@102 1104 *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Far\_Range\_Factor*.
ulalume3@99 1105
ioannis@102 1106 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 1107 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1108 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1109 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1110 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1111 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Far_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 1112
ioannis@102 1113 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 1114 corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range*.
ioannis@102 1115
ioannis@102 1116 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range
ioannis@102 1117 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1118 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1119 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1120 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1121 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Correction_Far_Range``
ulalume3@99 1122
ioannis@102 1123 This variable reports the value of the correction to the
ioannis@102 1124 far range gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted polarization
ioannis@102 1125 channels.
ioannis@102 1126
ulalume3@99 1127 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
ioannis@102 1128 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1129 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1130 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1131 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1132 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Correction_Far_Range_Statistical_Err``
ulalume3@99 1133
ioannis@102 1134 This variable describes the statistical uncertainties
ioannis@102 1135 corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range*.
ulalume3@99 1136
ulalume3@99 1137 Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
ioannis@102 1138 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1139 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1140 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
ioannis@102 1141 range polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1142 :Definition: ``double Polarization_Channel_Gain_Factor_Correction_Far_Range_Systematic_Err``
ulalume3@99 1143
ioannis@102 1144 This variable describes the systematic uncertainties
ioannis@102 1145 corresponding to the variable
ioannis@102 1146 *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range*.
ioannis@102 1147
ioannis@102 1148 Depolarization\_Calibration\_Type
ioannis@102 1149 :Type: *integer*
ioannis@102 1150 :Dimensions: N/A
ioannis@102 1151 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 1152 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1153 :Definition: ``int Depolarization_Calibration_Type``
ulalume3@99 1154
ioannis@102 1155 This variable describes the type of depolarization
ioannis@102 1156 calibration that has been performed. A value of 1 means automatic
ioannis@102 1157 calibration made the the SCC, a value of 2 means manual calibration
ioannis@102 1158 inserted into the SCC database.
ulalume3@99 1159
ioannis@102 1160 Molecular\_Linear\_Depolarization\_Ratio
ioannis@102 1161 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1162 :Dimensions: *scan\_angles,points*
ioannis@102 1163 :Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
ioannis@102 1164 polarization sensitive elastic channels
ioannis@102 1165 :Definition: ``double Molecular_Linear_Depolarization_Ratio(scan_angles, points)``
ioannis@102 1166
ioannis@102 1167 This variable report the value of molecular linear
ioannis@102 1168 depolarization ration for at given scan angles and at given altitude
ioannis@102 1169 (*points*). This profile is calculated on the base of the atmospheric
ioannis@102 1170 data from standard models or radiosonding submitted by the user as
ioannis@102 1171 separate file.
ulalume3@99 1172
ulalume3@99 1173 The altitude scale at which each RCS within the time-series reported by
ulalume3@99 1174 the variables *elT, elTnr, elTfr, vrRN2, vrRN2nr, vrRN2fr, elPT, elPTnr,
ioannis@102 1175 elPTfr, elPR, elPRnr, elPRfr*, refer to can be obtained as::
ulalume3@99 1176
ioannis@102 1177 H(laser\_pointing\_angle\_of\_profiles(time),points)
ulalume3@99 1178
ioannis@102 1179 The total signal (:math:`I_{total}`) and the volume depolarization
ioannis@102 1180 ratio (:math:`\delta`) can be calculated out of reflected (:math:`I_{R}`) and
ioannis@102 1181 transmitted (:math:`I_{T}`) polarization component intensities using
ulalume3@99 1182 the following equations:
ulalume3@99 1183
ioannis@102 1184 .. math::
ioannis@102 1185
ioannis@102 1186 \delta^{*} = \frac{K}{\eta^{*}}\frac{I_R}{I_T}
ioannis@102 1187
ioannis@102 1188 .. math::
ioannis@102 1189
ioannis@102 1190 \delta = \frac{\delta^{*} (G_T + H_T) - (G_R + H_R)}{(G_R - H_R) - \delta_{*}(G_T - H_T)}
ioannis@102 1191
ioannis@102 1192 .. math::
ioannis@102 1193
ioannis@102 1194 I_{total} \propto \frac{\eta^{*}}{K} H_R I_T - H_T I_R
ioannis@102 1195
ioannis@102 1196 where :math:`\eta^{*}` is the gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted
ulalume3@99 1197 polarization channels (variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor*);
ioannis@102 1198 :math:`K` is the correction to the gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted
ioannis@102 1199 polarization channels (variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction*);
ioannis@102 1200 :math:`I_{R}` is the intensity of the reflected polarization component (variable *elPR*);
ioannis@102 1201 :math:`I_{T}` is the intensity of the transmitted polarization
ioannis@102 1202 component (variable *elPT*); and :math:`G_{T}`, :math:`H_{T}`,
ioannis@102 1203 :math:`G_{R}`, and :math:`H_{R}` are the polarization cross-talk
ioannis@102 1204 parameters (variables *G\_T*, *H\_T*, *G\_R*, and *H\_R*).
ulalume3@99 1205
ulalume3@99 1206 Low Resolution SCC L1 Product Format: global attributes
ulalume3@99 1207 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ulalume3@99 1208
ulalume3@99 1209 In this section all the possible Low Resolution SCC L1 Product global
ulalume3@99 1210 attributes are reported. There are some global attributes that are
ulalume3@99 1211 mandatory and have to be present in all the Low Resolution SCC L1
ulalume3@99 1212 Product files while there are others that have to be present only in
ulalume3@99 1213 specific cases.
ulalume3@99 1214
ioannis@102 1215 Location
ioannis@102 1216 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1217 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1218
ioannis@102 1219 The name of site where the measurements have been performed
ulalume3@99 1220
ioannis@102 1221 System
ioannis@102 1222 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1223 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1224
ioannis@102 1225 The name of the lidar system used to perform the
ioannis@102 1226 measurements
ulalume3@99 1227
ioannis@102 1228 Latitude\_degrees\_north
ioannis@102 1229 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1230 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1231
ioannis@102 1232 The latitude (in degrees North) of the measurement site
ulalume3@99 1233
ioannis@102 1234 Longitude\_degrees\_east
ioannis@102 1235 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1236 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1237
ioannis@102 1238 The longitude (in degrees East) of the measurement site
ulalume3@99 1239
ioannis@102 1240 Altitude\_meter\_asl
ioannis@102 1241 :Type: *double*
ioannis@102 1242 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1243
ioannis@102 1244 The altitude (in m above see level) of the measurement site
ulalume3@99 1245
ioannis@102 1246 Measurement\_ID
ioannis@102 1247 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1248 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1249
ioannis@102 1250 Within the SCC all the measurement sessions is identified
ioannis@102 1251 by a string called *Measurement\_ID* uniquely. This gobal attributes
ioannis@102 1252 provides this string.
ulalume3@99 1253
ioannis@102 1254 Measurement\_Start\_Date
ioannis@102 1255 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1256 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1257
ioannis@102 1258 The start date of the measurements. The format in which
ioannis@102 1259 this date is written is specified in the gobal attribute
ioannis@102 1260 *Measurement\_Date\_Format*.
ulalume3@99 1261
ioannis@102 1262 Measurement\_Date\_Format
ioannis@102 1263 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1264 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1265
ioannis@102 1266 The format in which the global attribute
ioannis@102 1267 *Measurement\_Start\_Date* is given.
ioannis@102 1268
ioannis@102 1269 Measurement\_Start\_Time\_UT
ioannis@102 1270 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1271 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1272
ioannis@102 1273 The start time (UT) of the measurements. The format in
ioannis@102 1274 which this time is written is specified in the global attribute
ioannis@102 1275 *Measurement\_Time\_Format*.
ulalume3@99 1276
ioannis@102 1277 Measurement\_Time\_Format
ioannis@102 1278 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1279 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1280
ioannis@102 1281 The format in which the global attribute
ioannis@102 1282 *Measurement\_Start\_Time\_U*\ T is given.
ulalume3@99 1283
ioannis@102 1284 Comments
ioannis@102 1285 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1286 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ulalume3@99 1287
ioannis@102 1288 This string can contain comments of the measurement session
ulalume3@99 1289
ioannis@102 1290 Overlap\_File\_Name
ioannis@102 1291 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1292 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files for
ioannis@102 1293 which an overlap file has been submitted by the data originator.
ulalume3@99 1294
ioannis@102 1295 The name of the overlap file to use for overlap correction.
ulalume3@99 1296
ioannis@102 1297 LR\_File\_Name
ioannis@102 1298 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1299 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 1300 corresponding to elastic only retrieval and for which an lidar ratio
ioannis@102 1301 profile file has been submitted by the data originator.
ulalume3@99 1302
ioannis@102 1303 The name of the lidar ratio file containing the profile of
ioannis@102 1304 particle lidar ratio values to use as input in the elastic only
ioannis@102 1305 retrieval.
ulalume3@99 1306
ioannis@102 1307 SCCPreprocessingVersion
ioannis@102 1308 :Type: *string*
ioannis@102 1309 :Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
ioannis@102 1310
ioannis@102 1311 The version of SCC used to produce the current Low
ioannis@102 1312 Resolution SCC L1 Product
ulalume3@99 1313
ulalume3@99 1314 Low Resolution SCC L1 Product Filename
ulalume3@99 1315 --------------------------------------
ulalume3@99 1316
ulalume3@99 1317 The filename of the Low Resolution SCC L1 Products has the following
ioannis@102 1318 format::
ulalume3@99 1319
ioannis@102 1320 measurementid\_prodid.nc
ulalume3@99 1321
ulalume3@99 1322 The *measurementid* is a 12 characters alphanumeric string identifying
ulalume3@99 1323 the measurement session at which the product refers to. The
ulalume3@99 1324 *measurementid* (which is unique for a given measurement session) allows
ulalume3@99 1325 to fully trance the SCC analysis performed on the current product. This
ulalume3@99 1326 can be done because each measurement session is recorded in a SCC
ulalume3@99 1327 database using the same string. In the same database the measurement
ulalume3@99 1328 session is linked to the lidar configuration used to analyze the data
ulalume3@99 1329 (which is recorded and fully characterized in the SCC database providing
ulalume3@99 1330 all the channel details) and to a set of optical products to calculate.
ulalume3@99 1331
ulalume3@99 1332 The *prodid* is a numeric string identifying the optical product that
ulalume3@99 1333 has to be calculated by SCC (in particular ELDA module) by applying the
ulalume3@99 1334 optical retrieval algorithm on the current pre-processed L1 product.
ulalume3@99 1335
ulalume3@99 1336 Different product types are defined within the SCC. The contents of a
ulalume3@99 1337 Low Resolution SCC L1 product depends on the type of the product
ulalume3@99 1338 specified in the its filename by prodid string. In particular only the
ulalume3@99 1339 **Aerosol Related Variables **\ and\ ** Polarization related variables**
ulalume3@99 1340 specified in the section 2.2 can change depending on product type. In
ulalume3@99 1341 Tab. 3.1 are reported the product-type related variables for each
ulalume3@99 1342 optical product type.
ulalume3@99 1343
ulalume3@99 1344 To link the *prodid* string with the corresponding product type the SCC
ulalume3@99 1345 database a proper query to the SCC database should be addressed.
ulalume3@99 1346
ulalume3@99 1347 **Table 3.1:** Possible variables that can be found in the SCC L1
ulalume3@99 1348 Products for each optical product type
ulalume3@99 1349
ulalume3@99 1350 +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
ulalume3@99 1351 | Product type | Possible variables in Low Resolution L1 Product |
ulalume3@99 1352 +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
ulalume3@99 1353 | Extinction only | vrRN2, vrRN2nr, vrRN2fr |
ulalume3@99 1354 | | |
ulalume3@99 1355 | | vrRN2\_err, vrRN2nr\_err, vrRN2fr\_err |
ulalume3@99 1356 +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
ulalume3@99 1357 | Elastic Backscatter | elT, elTnr, elTfr |
ulalume3@99 1358 | | |
ulalume3@99 1359 | Elastic Backscatter + Particle Linear Depolarization Ratio | elT\_err, elTnr\_err, elTfr\_err |
ulalume3@99 1360 | | |
ulalume3@99 1361 | | elPR, elPRnr, elPRfr |
ulalume3@99 1362 | | |
ulalume3@99 1363 | | elPR\_err, elPRnr\_err, elPRfr\_err |
ulalume3@99 1364 | | |
ulalume3@99 1365 | | elPT, elPTnr, elPTfr |
ulalume3@99 1366 | | |
ulalume3@99 1367 | | elPT\_err, elPTnr\_err, elPTfr\_err |
ulalume3@99 1368 +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
ulalume3@99 1369 | Raman Backscatter | elT, elTnr, elTfr |
ulalume3@99 1370 | | |
ulalume3@99 1371 | Raman Backscatter + Particle Linear Depolarization Ratio | elT\_err, elTnr\_err, elTfr\_err |
ulalume3@99 1372 | | |
ulalume3@99 1373 | Lidar Ratio | elPR, elPRnr, elPRfr |
ulalume3@99 1374 | | |
ulalume3@99 1375 | | elPR\_err, elPRnr\_err, elPRfr\_err |
ulalume3@99 1376 | | |
ulalume3@99 1377 | | elPT, elPTnr, elPTfr |
ulalume3@99 1378 | | |
ulalume3@99 1379 | | elPT\_err, elPTnr\_err, elPTfr\_err |
ulalume3@99 1380 | | |
ulalume3@99 1381 | | vrRN2, vrRN2nr, vrRN2fr |
ulalume3@99 1382 | | |
ulalume3@99 1383 | | vrRN2\_err, vrRN2nr\_err, vrRN2fr\_err |
ulalume3@99 1384 +--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+

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