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-Low Resolution SCC L1 Products
-
-Document version: 1.0alpha
-
-1. .. rubric:: Introduction
- :name: introduction
-
-The Single Calculus Chain (SCC) is the standard EARLINET tool to perform
-automatic and quality nchecked analysis of raw lidar data. It is
-composed by three different modules:
-
-- ELPP (EARLINET Lidar Pre-Processor)
-- ELDA (EARLINET Lidar Data Analizer)
-- ELDEC (EARLINET Lidar DEpolarization Calibrator)
-
-Whenever an input file containing raw lidar data has been submitted to
-the SCC ELPP is automatically ran on it. The ELPP module pre-processes
-the raw data performing all the corrections and data handling needed
-before the optical retrieval algorithms can be applied by ELDA module.
-The ELPP output files contain pre-processed range corrected signals
-corrected for instrumental effects as well as atmospheric molecular
-parameters calculated from standard model or radiosounding. Typically,
-the vertical and temporal resolutions of the pre-processed signals
-included in these files is lower than the raw vertical and temporal
-resolution as in general time/vertical integration is performed by ELPP
-to increase the SNR and allow the calculation of optical products with a
-reduced uncertainties. As a consequence the ELPP output files are called
-Low Resolution SCC L1 Products. Another SCC module (HiRELPP – High
-Resolution EARLINET Lidar Pre-Processor) currently under development
-will produce High Resolution SCC L1 Products in which both time and
-vertical resolution are kept as higher as possible.
-
-This document provides a detailed description about the structure and
-the format of Low Resolution SCC L1 Product as produced by the SCC v4.0.
-
-1. .. rubric:: Low Resolution SCC L1 Product: File format
- :name: low-resolution-scc-l1-product-file-format
-
-The Low Resolution SCC L1 Products are files in Network Common Data Form
-(NetCDF) which is a well known self-describing, machine-independent data
-format that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented
-scientific data. For more information about NetCDF format:
-http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/.
-
-The NetCDF is a binary format that allows the definition of
-multi-dimensional variables of several types (integers, double,
-character, etc). For each variable it is possible to define one or more
-attributes where to specify variable properties like units, long name,
-description, etc.
-
-It is possible to define global attributes which are not related to a
-specific variable but to the whole file.
-
-A NetCDF file is composed by four different section:
-
-- dimensions
-
- this section contains all the dimensions used in the definition of
- all the variables included in the NetCDF file
-
-- variables
-
- this section contains all the variables stored in the NetCDF file.
- Each variable is defined as a multi-dimensional array of a specific
- type and with all the dimensions defined in the dimensions section
-
- global attributes
-
- this section lists all the attributes referring to the whole file. As
- the variable the attributes (global or the one attached to a specific
- variable) can be of different type
-
-- data
-
- in this section the data contained in each variable defined in
- variable section is stored. Attribute values (both global or related
- to a specific variable) are not reported in data section but directly
- in variable or global attribute sections.
-
-Each Low Resolution SCC L1 Product correspond to a single emission
-wavelength. For example it is possible to find in the same file the
-elastic and the Raman channel pre-processed time-series corresponding to
-the same emission wavelength (but to a different detection wavelengths)
-but not two elastic time-series referring to different emission
-wavelengths.
-
-1.
-
- 1. .. rubric:: Low Resolution SCC L1 Product Format: dimensions
- :name: low-resolution-scc-l1-product-format-dimensions
-
-The following dimensions are defined in the Low Resolution SCC L1
-Product:
-
-- time
-- points
-- channels
-- scan\_angles
-
-The dimension *time* specifies the number of RCS (for each channel)
-composing all the pre-processed time-series reported in the file.
-
-The dimension *points* represents the number of rangebins characterizing
-the pre-processed RCS. In case RCSs corresponding to different channels
-are characterized by different rangebins the dimension time is to the
-the maximum value of rangebins.
-
-The dimension *channels* indicates the number channels at which the RCS
-time-series included in the file refer to.
-
-The dimension *scan\_angles* takes into account how many zenith scan
-angles have been used to measure the RCS time-series reported into the
-file
-
-1.
-
- 1. .. rubric:: Low Resolution SCC L1 Product Format: variables
- :name: low-resolution-scc-l1-product-format-variables
-
-In this section all the possible Low Resolution SCC L1 Product variables
-are reported. There are some variables that are mandatory and have to be
-present in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files while there are
-others that have to be present only in specific cases.
-
-Technical Variables
-
-1. Variable name: *altitude\_resolution*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 1
-
-Dimensions: *scan\_angles*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *double altitude\_resolution(scan\_angles) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the altitude resolution
-corresponding to the RCS time-series reported in the file. It is needed
-to compute the vertical scale of the RCS corresponding to each scan
-angle which should be calculated as it follow:
-
-where *z* is the altitude, ** is the scan angle value and *h* is the
-value reported by *altitude\_resolution* variable.
-
-1. Variable name: *range\_resolution*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 1
-
-Dimensions: *scan\_angles*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *double range\_resolution(scan\_angles) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the range resolution corresponding
-to the RCS time-series reported in the file. It is needed to compute the
-range scale of the RCS corresponding to each scan angle which should be
-calculated as it follow:
-
-where *r* is the range, ** is the scan angle value and *r* is the
-value reported by *range\_resolution* variable. Altitude and range
-resolution are the same if the scan angle is zero (zenith acquisition).
-
-1. Variable name: *laser\_pointing\_angle*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 1
-
-Dimensions: *scan\_angles*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *double laser\_pointing\_angle(scan\_angles) *
-
-Description: this variable provides the value of the zenith scan angles
-used during the measurement. The value of angle are in degrees with
-respect to the zenith direction.
-
-1. Variable name: *emission\_wavelength*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 1
-
-Dimensions: *channels*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *double emission\_wavelength(channels) *
-
-Description: this variable provides the value of the emission wavelength
-(in nm) corresponding to each RCS time-series.
-
-1. Variable name: *detection\_wavelength*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 1
-
-Dimensions: *channels*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *double detection\_wavelength(channels) *
-
-Description: this variable provides the value of the detection
-wavelength (in nm) corresponding to each RCS time-series. For elastic
-channels the detection and emission wavelength are the same or slightly
-different.
-
-1. Variable name: *laser\_pointing\_angle\_of\_profiles*
-
-Type: *integer*
-
-Number of dimensions: 1
-
-Dimensions: *time*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *int laser\_pointing\_angle\_of\_profiles(time)*
-
-Description: this variable allows to identify the zenith angle at which
-each single RCS contained in the time-series refer to. In particular,
-for a given time the variable
-*laser\_pointing\_angle\_of\_profiles(time)* provides the scan angle
-index at which all the RCS included in the file refer to at the same
-time. To get the value of the scan angle the variable
-*laser\_pointing\_angle* should be evaluated in correspondence of the
-index returned by the variable
-*laser\_pointing\_angle\_of\_profiles(time)*.
-
-1. Variable name: *shots*
-
-Type: *integer*
-
-Number of dimensions: 1
-
-Dimensions: *time*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *int shots(time)*
-
-Description: this variable report the number of laser shots that have
-been integrated the all the RCS time-series at a given time.
-
-1. Variable name: *start\_time*
-
-Type: *integer*
-
-Number of dimensions: 1
-
-Dimensions: *time*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *int start\_time(time)*
-
-Description: Variable reporting the value of the start time of each RCS
-within all the time-series in seconds since the start of measurement.
-
-1. Variable name: *stop\_time*
-
-Type: *integer*
-
-Number of dimensions: 1
-
-Dimensions: *time*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *int stop\_time(time)*
-
-Description:Variables reporting the value of the stop time of each RCS
-within all the time-series in seconds since the start of the
-measurement.
-
-1. Variable name: *LR\_Input*
-
-Type: *integer*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present only if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product corresponds
-to an elastic only product
-
-NetCDF definition: *int LR\_Input*
-
-Description: this variable is only used by ELDA module in the elastic
-only retrieval to know which value of particle lidar ratio assume in the
-retrieval. A value of 1 means to use a fixed value stored in the SCC
-database for each product. A value of 0 means to use a profile of lidar
-ratio provided by the user as external file.
-
-1. Variable name: *overlap\_correction*
-
-Type: *integer*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *int overlap\_correction *
-
-Description: this variable provides information on the overlap
-correction of all the RCS time-series included in the file. If it is set
-to 1 the overlap correction has been applied if it is set to null value
-the overlap correction has not been applied.
-
-1. Variable name: *cloud\_flag*
-
-Type: *integer*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *int cloud\_flag(time, points)*
-
-Description: variable reporting the cloud mask on the RCS time-series
-included in the file. A value of 1 means no cloud any other values
-different from 1 correspond to the presence of cloud.
-
-Atmospheric Molecular Variables
-
-1. Variable name: *Elastic\_Mol\_Extinction*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *scan\_angles, points*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *double Elastic\_Mol\_Extinction(scan\_angles,
-points)*
-
-Description: this variable provides the value of molecular extinction
-coefficient at elastic wavelength in m\ :sup:`-1` at a given scan angle
-and altitude (points). The values are calculated from standard models or
-from radiosounding (submitted to the SCC as external input files)
-
-1. Variable name: *LR\_Mol*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *double LR\_Mol*
-
-Description: The value of calculated molecular lidar ratio in sr.
-
-1. Variable name: *Emission\_Wave\_Mol\_Trasmissivity*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *scan\_angles, points*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Emission\_Wave\_Mol\_Trasmissivity(scan\_angles, points)*
-
-Description: this variable provides the value of molecular trasmissitivy
-at emission wavelength at a given scan angle and altitude (*points*).
-
-1. Variable name: *Detection\_Wave\_Mol\_Trasmissivity*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *scan\_angles, points*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Detection\_Wave\_Mol\_Trasmissivity(scan\_angles, points)*
-
-Description: this variable provides the value of molecular trasmissitivy
-at detection wavelength at a given scan angle and altitude (*points*).
-
-Aerosol Related Variables
-
-1. Variable name: *elT*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves one
-single elastic channel not split in near and far range
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elT(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to an elastic channel. The RCS may correspond to a single
-physical lidar channel or to two physical channels (one optimized for
-the near range and the other for the far range) that have been glued by
-ELPP module.
-
-1. Variable name: *elT\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves one
-single elastic channel not split in near and far range
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elT\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *elT*.
-
-1. Variable name: *elTnr*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a near
-range elastic channel
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elTnr(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to a near range elastic channel. If this variable is
-present also the corresponding *elTfr *\ variable should be present in
-the file.
-
-1. Variable name: *elTnr\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: * time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a near
-range elastic channel
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elTnr\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *elTnr*.
-
-1. Variable name: *elTfr*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a far
-range elastic channel
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elTfr(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to a far range elastic channel. If this variable is
-present also the corresponding *elTnr *\ variable should be present in
-the file.
-
-1. Variable name: *elTfr\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a far
-range elastic channel
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elTfr\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *elTfr*.
-
-1. Variable name: *vrRN2*
-
-Type:\ * double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves one
-vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel not split in near and far range
-
-NetCDF definition: d\ *ouble vrRN2(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to a vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel. The RCS may
-correspond to a single physical lidar channel or to two physical
-channels (one optimized for the near range and the other for the far
-range) that have been glued by ELPP module.
-
-1. Variable name: *vrRN2\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves one
-vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel not split in near and far range
-
-NetCDF definition: *double vrRN2\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *vrRN2*.
-
-1. Variable name: *vrRN2nr*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a near
-range vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel
-
-NetCDF definition: *double vrRN2nr(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to a near range vibro-rotationl N2 Raman. If this variable
-is present also the corresponding *vrRN2fr *\ variable should be present
-in the file.
-
-1. Variable name: *vrRN2nr\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a near
-range vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel
-
-NetCDF definition: *double vrRN2nr\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *vrRN2nr*.
-
-1. Variable name: *vrRN2fr*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a far
-range vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel
-
-NetCDF definition: *double vrRN2fr(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to a far range vibro-rotationl N2 Raman. If this variable
-is present also the corresponding *vrRN2nr *\ variable should be present
-in the file.
-
-1. Variable name: *vrRN2fr\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: * time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves a far
-range vibro-rotational N2 Raman channel
-
-NetCDF definition: *double vrRN2fr\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *vrRN2fr*.
-
-Polarization related variables
-
-1. Variable name: *elPT*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels not split in near and far range
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPT(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to the elastic polarization component which is transmitted
-by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This component may
-correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization component
-depending on the particular system configuration. Moreover the RCS may
-correspond to a single physical lidar channel or to two physical
-channels (one optimized for the near range and the other for the far
-range) that have been glued by ELPP module.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPT\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-spolarization sensitive elastic channels not split in near and far range
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPT\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *elPT*.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPTnr*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: * time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPTnr(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to the near range elastic polarization component which is
-transmitted by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This
-component may correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization
-component depending on the particular system configuration. If this
-variable is present also the corresponding *elPTfr* variable should be
-present in the file.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPTnr\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: * time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPTnr\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *elPTnr*.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPTfr*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elTfr(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to the far range elastic polarization component which is
-transmitted by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This
-component may correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization
-component depending on the particular system configuration. If this
-variable is present also the corresponding elPTnr variable should be
-present in the file.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPTfr\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: * time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPTfr\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *elPTfr*.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPR*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels not split in near and far range
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPR(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to the elastic polarization component which is reflected
-by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This component may
-correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization component
-depending on the particular system configuration. Moreover the RCS may
-correspond to a single physical lidar channel or to two physical
-channels (one optimized for the near range and the other for the far
-range) that have been glued by ELPP module.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPR\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: * time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels not split in near and far range
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPR\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *elPR*.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPRnr*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: * time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPTnr(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to the near range elastic polarization component which is
-reflected by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This
-component may correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization
-component depending on the particular system configuration. If this
-variable is present also the corresponding *elPRfr* variable should be
-present in the file.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPRnr\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: * double elPRnr\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *elPRnr*.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPRfr*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPRfr(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable contains the time-series of the RCS
-corresponding to the far range elastic polarization component which is
-reflected by the polarization sensitive optical subsystem. This
-component may correspond to a total, cross or parallel polarization
-component depending on the particular system configuration. If this
-variable is present also the corresponding *elPRnr* variable should be
-present in the file.
-
-1. Variable name: *elPRfr\_err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *time, points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double elPRfr\_err(time, points) *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *elPRfr*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_T*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_T *
-
-Description: G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-polarization transmitted channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_T\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_T\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_T*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_T\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_T\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_T*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_T*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_T *
-
-Description: H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-polarization transmitted channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_T\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_T\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_T*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_T\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_T\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_T*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_R*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_R *
-
-Description: G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-polarization reflected channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_R\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_R\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_R*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_R\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: * double G\_R\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_R*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_R*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_R*
-
-Description: H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-polarization reflected channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_R\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_R\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_R*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_R\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_R\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_R*.
-
-1. Variable name: *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor*
-
-Description: this variable reports the value of the gain ratio of the
-reflected and transmitted polarization channels.
-
-1. Variable name: *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Statistical\_Err
- *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Statistical\_Err *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor*.
-
-1. Variable name: *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Systematic\_Err
- *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Systematic\_Err *
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor*.
-
-1. Variable name: *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction*
-
-Description: this variable reports the value of the correction to the
-gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted polarization channels.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Statistical\_Err *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: * double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Statistical\_Err *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction*.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Systematic\_Err *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Systematic\_Err *
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_T\_Near\_Range*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_T\_Near\_Range *
-
-Description: G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-near range polarization transmitted channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_T\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_T\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_T\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_T\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_T\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_T\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_T\_Near\_Range*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_T\_Near\_Range *
-
-Description: H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-near range polarization transmitted channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_T\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_T\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_T\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_T\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_T\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_T\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_R\_Near\_Range*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_R\_Near\_Range *
-
-Description: G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-near range polarization reflected channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_R\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_R\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_R\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_R\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_R\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_R\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_R\_Near\_Range*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_R\_Near\_Range*
-
-Description: H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-near range polarization reflected channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_R\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: * double H\_R\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_R\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_R\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_R\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_R\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range*
-
-Description: this variable reports the value of the gain ratio of the
-near range reflected and transmitted polarization channels.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Near\_Range\_Factor*.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err *
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range*
-
-Description: this variable reports the value of the correction to the
-near range gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted polarization
-channels.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition:\ * *
-
-*double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
-*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
- *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves near
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition:
-
- *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
-*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Near\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_T\_Far\_Range*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_T\_Far\_Range *
-
-Description: G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-far range polarization transmitted channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_T\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_T\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_T\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_T\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_T\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_T\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_T\_Far\_Range*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_T\_Far\_Range *
-
-Description: H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-far range polarization transmitted channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_T\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_T\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_T\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_T\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: d\ *ouble H\_T\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_T\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_R\_Far\_Range*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_R\_Far\_Range *
-
-Description: G polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-far range polarization reflected channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_R\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_R\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_R\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *G\_R\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double G\_R\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *G\_R\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_R\_Far\_Range*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_R\_Far\_Range*
-
-Description: H polarization cross-talk factor value corresponding to the
-far range polarization reflected channel.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_R\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_R\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_R\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *H\_R\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double H\_R\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable *H\_R\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range*
-
-Description: this variable reports the value of the gain ratio of the
-far range reflected and transmitted polarization channels.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err *
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Far\_Range\_Factor*.
-
-1. Variable name:
- P\ *olarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err *
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: d\ *ouble
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range*
-
-Description: this variable reports the value of the correction to the
-far range gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted polarization
-channels.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
- *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition:
-
-d\ *ouble
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range\_Statistical\_Err
-*
-
-Description: this variable describes the statistical uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name:
- *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
- *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves far
-range polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition:
-
-*double
-Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range\_Systematic\_Err
-*
-
-Description: this variable describes the systematic uncertainties
-corresponding to the variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction\_Far\_Range*.
-
-1. Variable name: *Depolarization\_Calibration\_Type *
-
-Type: *integer*
-
-Number of dimensions: 0
-
-Dimensions: N/A
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: * int Depolarization\_Calibration\_Type *
-
-Description: this variable describes the type of depolarization
-calibration that has been performed. A value of 1 means automatic
-calibration made the the SCC, a value of 2 means manual calibration
-inserted into the SCC database.
-
-1. Variable name: *Molecular\_Linear\_Depolarization\_Ratio *
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Number of dimensions: 2
-
-Dimensions: *scan\_angles,points*
-
-Location: Present if the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product involves
-polarization sensitive elastic channels
-
-NetCDF definition: *double
-Molecular\_Linear\_Depolarization\_Ratio(scan\_angles, points) *
-
-Description: this variable report the value of molecular linear
-depolarization ration for at given scan angles and at given altitude
-(*points*). This profile is calculated on the base of the atmospheric
-data from standard models or radiosonding submitted by the user as
-separate file.
-
-The altitude scale at which each RCS within the time-series reported by
-the variables *elT, elTnr, elTfr, vrRN2, vrRN2nr, vrRN2fr, elPT, elPTnr,
-elPTfr, elPR, elPRnr, elPRfr*, refer to can be obtained as:
-
-H(laser\_pointing\_angle\_of\_profiles(time),points)
-
-The total signal (*I*\ :sub:`*total*`) and the volume depolarization
-ratio (**) can be calculated out of reflected (*I*\ :sub:`*R*`) and
-transmitted (*I*\ :sub:`*T*`) polarization component intensities using
-the following equations:
-
-where *\** is the gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted
-polarization channels (variable *Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor*);
-*K* is the correction to the gain ratio of the reflected and transmitted
-polarization channels (variable
-*Polarization\_Channel\_Gain\_Factor\_Correction*); *I*\ :sub:`*R*` is
-the intensity of the reflected polarization component (variable *elPR*);
-*I*\ :sub:`*T*` is the intensity of the transmitted polarization
-component (variable *elPT*); and *G*\ :sub:`*T*`, *H*\ :sub:`*T*`,
-*G*\ :sub:`*R*` and *H*\ :sub:`*R*` are the polarization cross-talk
-parameters (variables *G\_T, H\_T, G\_R* and *H\_R*).
-
-1.
-
- 1. .. rubric:: Low Resolution SCC L1 Product Format: global
- attributes
- :name: low-resolution-scc-l1-product-format-global-attributes
-
-In this section all the possible Low Resolution SCC L1 Product global
-attributes are reported. There are some global attributes that are
-mandatory and have to be present in all the Low Resolution SCC L1
-Product files while there are others that have to be present only in
-specific cases.
-
-1. Attribute name: *Location*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the name of site where the measurements have been performed
-
-1. Attribute name: *System*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the name of the lidar system used to perform the
-measurements
-
-1. Attribute name: *Latitude\_degrees\_north*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the latitude (in degrees North) of the measurement site
-
-1. Attribute name: *Longitude\_degrees\_east*
-
-Type: *double*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the longitude (in degrees East) of the measurement site
-
-1. Attribute name: *Altitude\_meter\_asl*
-
-Type: *double *
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the altitude (in m above see level) of the measurement site
-
-1. Attribute name: *Measurement\_ID*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: within the SCC all the measurement sessions is identified
-by a string called *Measurement\_ID* uniquely. This gobal attributes
-provides this string.
-
-1. Attribute name: *Measurement\_Start\_Date*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the start date of the measurements. The format in which
-this date is written is specified in the gobal attribute
-*Measurement\_Date\_Format*.
-
-1. Attribute name: *Measurement\_Date\_Format*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the format in which the global attribute
-*Measurement\_Start\_Date* is given.
-
-1. Attribute name: *Measurement\_Start\_Time\_UT*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the start time (UT) of the measurements. The format in
-which this time is written is specified in the global attribute
-*Measurement\_Time\_Format*.
-
-1. Attribute name: *Measurement\_Time\_Format*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the format in which the global attribute
-*Measurement\_Start\_Time\_U*\ T is given.
-
-1. Attribute name: *Comments*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: this string can contain comments of the measurement session
-
-1. Attribute name: *Overlap\_File\_Name *
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files for
-which an overlap file has been submitted by the data originator.
-
-Description: The name of the overlap file to use for overlap correction.
-
-1. Attribute name: *LR\_File\_Name*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-corresponding to elastic only retrieval and for which an lidar ratio
-profile file has been submitted by the data originator.
-
-Description: The name of the lidar ratio file containing the profile of
-particle lidar ratio values to use as input in the elastic only
-retrieval.
-
-1. Attribute name: *SCCPreprocessingVersion*
-
-Type: *string*
-
-Location: Included in all the Low Resolution SCC L1 Product files
-
-Description: the version of SCC used to produce the current Low
-Resolution SCC L1 Product
-
-1. .. rubric:: Low Resolution SCC L1 Product Filename
- :name: low-resolution-scc-l1-product-filename
-
-The filename of the Low Resolution SCC L1 Products has the following
-format:
-
-measurementid\_prodid.nc
-
-The *measurementid* is a 12 characters alphanumeric string identifying
-the measurement session at which the product refers to. The
-*measurementid* (which is unique for a given measurement session) allows
-to fully trance the SCC analysis performed on the current product. This
-can be done because each measurement session is recorded in a SCC
-database using the same string. In the same database the measurement
-session is linked to the lidar configuration used to analyze the data
-(which is recorded and fully characterized in the SCC database providing
-all the channel details) and to a set of optical products to calculate.
-
-The *prodid* is a numeric string identifying the optical product that
-has to be calculated by SCC (in particular ELDA module) by applying the
-optical retrieval algorithm on the current pre-processed L1 product.
-
-Different product types are defined within the SCC. The contents of a
-Low Resolution SCC L1 product depends on the type of the product
-specified in the its filename by prodid string. In particular only the
-**Aerosol Related Variables **\ and\ ** Polarization related variables**
-specified in the section 2.2 can change depending on product type. In
-Tab. 3.1 are reported the product-type related variables for each
-optical product type.
-
-To link the *prodid* string with the corresponding product type the SCC
-database a proper query to the SCC database should be addressed.
-
-**Table 3.1:** Possible variables that can be found in the SCC L1
-Products for each optical product type
-
-+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| Product type | Possible variables in Low Resolution L1 Product |
-+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| Extinction only | vrRN2, vrRN2nr, vrRN2fr |
-| | |
-| | vrRN2\_err, vrRN2nr\_err, vrRN2fr\_err |
-+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| Elastic Backscatter | elT, elTnr, elTfr |
-| | |
-| Elastic Backscatter + Particle Linear Depolarization Ratio | elT\_err, elTnr\_err, elTfr\_err |
-| | |
-| | elPR, elPRnr, elPRfr |
-| | |
-| | elPR\_err, elPRnr\_err, elPRfr\_err |
-| | |
-| | elPT, elPTnr, elPTfr |
-| | |
-| | elPT\_err, elPTnr\_err, elPTfr\_err |
-+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
-| Raman Backscatter | elT, elTnr, elTfr |
-| | |
-| Raman Backscatter + Particle Linear Depolarization Ratio | elT\_err, elTnr\_err, elTfr\_err |
-| | |
-| Lidar Ratio | elPR, elPRnr, elPRfr |
-| | |
-| | elPR\_err, elPRnr\_err, elPRfr\_err |
-| | |
-| | elPT, elPTnr, elPTfr |
-| | |
-| | elPT\_err, elPTnr\_err, elPTfr\_err |
-| | |
-| | vrRN2, vrRN2nr, vrRN2fr |
-| | |
-| | vrRN2\_err, vrRN2nr\_err, vrRN2fr\_err |
-+--------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
