Product Documentation

File description: STRAT


Product file format: NetCDF3

Product datasets

Dataset DataType Dimensions units valid_range scale_factor add_offset _FillValue Missing_Output long_name
time float32 [time*] hours since 2012-03-20 00:00:00 [0.0, 24.0] 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Decimal hours since midnight UTC - highest resolution
range float32 [range] meters [0.0, 50000.0] 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Vertical bins altitudes, starting from platform level
numoflayer float32 [numoflayer] 1 [1.0, 4.0] 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Number of layers
time_lr float32 [time_lr] hours since 2012-03-20 00:00:00 [0.0, 24.0] 1.0 0.0 NONE NONE Decimal hours since midnight UTC - lowest resolution
rcs float64 [time*,
range]
1 NONE 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Range corrected backscattered signal RCS (Pr2)
error_rcs float64 [time*,
range]
1 NONE 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Estimated error committed on the corresponding Signal (RCS/range/range)
flag int16 [time*,
range]
1 [0, 10] 1 0 -1 NONE STRAT feature classification flags
mld float32 [time*,
numoflayer]
meters [0.0, 50000.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Mixing layer depth at highest time resolution
mld_lr float32 [time_lr,
numoflayer]
meters [0.0, 50000.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Mixing layer depth at lowest time resolution
betamol float64 [range] m-1.sr-1 NONE 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Molecular backscatter
betamolT2 float64 [range] m-1.sr-1 NONE 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Attenuated molecular backscatter
latitude float32 [time*] degrees_north [-90.0, 90.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Latitude of the station
longitude float32 [time*] degrees_east [-180.0, 180.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Longitude of the station
plaform_height float32 [time*] meters [0.0, 10000.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Altitude of the station above the mean sea level
time_resol float32 NONE seconds [0.0, 86400.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Time resolution
range_resol float32 NONE meters [0.0, 50000.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Range resolution
altitude float32 NONE meters [0.0, 50000.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Altitude above the mean sea level
cbh float32 [time*] meters [0.0, 50000.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Cloud base height
cbh_lr float32 [time_lr] meters [0.0, 50000.0] 1.0 0.0 -999.0 NONE Cloud base height at lowest time resolution

* : unlimited dimension



Product global attributes

Global attribute DataType Dimensions Value
location string 1 LOA, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
system string 1 LOA/CIMEL_CE370 Level 1
institution string 1 LOA/Photons/University of Lille 1/CNRS
altitude string 1 70 meters
latitude string 1 50.65 degress_north
longitude string 1 3.08 degrees_east
range_resol string 1 15 meters
time_resol string 1 60 seconds
year int16 1 2012
month int16 1 3
day int16 1 20
configfile_used string 1 LOA-Photons_Lille.info
infochannel string 1 rcs_532_nop_ph_l0_t0 wavelength: 532 nm
lidar_wavelengths string 1 532 nm
file_name string 1 STRAT-L2_2012-03-20T00-00-00_LOA-Photons-Lille_V1-00.nc
input_files string 1 LOA_CE370_L1B-PR2_2012-03-20T00-00-00_1440_V1-00.nc
netcdf_libversion string 1 4.1.3
beginning_acquisition_date string 1 2012-03-20T00:00:00Z
end_acquisition_date string 1 2012-03-20T23:59:59Z
production_date string 1 2015-01-21T14:53:26Z
platform_name string 1 LOA-Photons_Lille
software_version string 1 1.4.0
title string 1 STRAT Inversion for SIRTA Lidar
product_name string 1 STRAT
product_description string 1 Retreive the vertical distribution of cloud and aerosol layers in the boundary layer and through the free troposphere.
Conventions string 1 CF-1.6
featureType string 1 profile
production_center string 1 ICARE - Data and Services Center (http://www.icare.univ-lille1.fr)
contact string 1 contact@icare.univ-lille1.fr
references string 1 http://www.lmd.polytechnique.fr/~strat/downloadstrat.php
product_version string 1 V1-00
ICARE_ID string 1 N/A

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