Using the SatSim Gridded Component
This page describes how to use the SatSim gridded component, which implements the CFMIP observational simulator package (COSP). This package simulates the cloud observations from the satellite instruments CloudSat, CALIPSO, and PARASOL, and the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP). The SatSim gridded component is compiled by default into Fortuna 2.3 and later, but the latest version usually requires updating to the latest development tag.
Compile-Time Options
The SatSim gridded component is located in file GEOS_SatsimGridComp.F90 in the following sub-directory of the GEOS-5 build:
src/GEOSgcs_GridComp/GEOSgcm_GridComp/GEOSagcm_GridComp/GEOSphysics_GridComp/GEOSradiation_GridComp/GEOSsatsim_GridComp
The other files in this directory are provided with COSP. Bugfixes and updates have been applied since the Fortuna-2_4 tag, so you should update the directory by cding to it and entering
cvs upd -r afe_F2_4_satimdev_20110523
before compiling.
At the head of the file GEOS_SatsimGridComp.F90 there are a number of preprocessor options. Leaving these alone will produce acceptable results, but those wishing to tinker should be aware of them.
The first is the directive #define USE_COSP, which is the default. This enables the use of the lidar, radar, ISCCP and MODIS simulators, and the post-simulator processing for COSP data, all of which are called in the cosp subroutine. The selection of these can be trimmed with boolean settings under the comment with "Switches".
If USE_COSP is left undefined, then USE_ICARUS, USE_LIDAR, USE_RADAR, and USE_COSP_STATS are automatically defined, causing the "bare" simulator routines to be used. These #define directives can be commented out individually. At the time of this writing the bare MODIS simulator has not been implemented. The results of all the simulators should be bit-identical to those of COSP: their purpose is to allow the implementation of a subgrid generator other than that of COSP, and to facilitate testing.
Below the #ifndef USE_COSP is another preprocessing directive, #define USE_MAPL_UNDEF. This sets all of the "undefined" values to MAPL_UNDEF from the values used by COSP and the simulator routines, preventing problems in the GEOS-5 post-processing.
Setting Up SatSim
SatSim is turned on by including the following line in the AGCM.rc file at runtime:
USE_SATSIM: 1
To produce output from SatSim you will need to provide data collections in your run's HISTORY.rc file. Samples are provided below. The collections as provided are very storage-intensive due to the many 3D global fields in lidar and radar, and more than fifty 2D fields in isccp.
Sample Collections for HISTORY.rc
The following are sample collections that can be cut and pasted into your HISTORY.rc. Don't forget to add the appropriate lines to the COLLECTIONS: section
'geosgcm_lidar'
'geosgcm_parasol'
'geosgcm_modis'
'geosgcm_radar'
'geosgcm_isccp'
The following are exports from the lidar routine, which simulates data from the CALIPSO and PARASOL satellites. As with all of the collections here, effort has been made to conform to the fields and short names specified in the CFMIP documents. The exports with names beginning respectively with CFADLIDARSR532 and PARASOLREFL and ending with a number are not CFMIP-compliant as they are supposed to be single multidimensional fields. This is due to limitations that GEOS-5 places on the structure of exports. Exports from the Moist gridded component are provided for comparison and diagnostics. The vertical levels are intended to conform to CFMIP specifications -- the levels entry should be on one line in the HISTORY.rc file.
geosgcm_lidar.template: '%y4%m2%d2_%h2%n2z.nc4',
geosgcm_lidar.archive: '%c/Y%y4',
geosgcm_lidar.format: 'CFIO',
geosgcm_lidar.mode: 'time-averaged',
geosgcm_lidar.frequency: 030000,
geosgcm_lidar.vunit: 'm',
geosgcm_lidar.vvars: 'ZL' , 'DYN' ,
geosgcm_lidar.levels: 240 720 1200 1680 2160 2640 3120 3600 4080 4560 5040 5520 6000 6480 6960 7440 7920 8400 8880 9360 9840 10320 10800 11280
11760 12240 12720 13200 13680 14160 14640 15120 15600 16080 16560 17040 17520 18000 18480 18960
geosgcm_lidar.ref_time: 210000,
geosgcm_lidar.fields: 'LIDARPMOL' , 'SATSIM' ,
'LIDARPTOT' , 'SATSIM' ,
'LIDARTAUTOT' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLLS' , 'MOIST' ,
'FCLD' , 'MOIST' ,
'CLCALIPSO2' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLLCALIPSO' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLMCALIPSO' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLHCALIPSO' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLTCALIPSO' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_01' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_02' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_03' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_04' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_05' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_06' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_07' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_08' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_09' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_10' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_11' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_12' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_13' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_14' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CFADLIDARSR532_15' , 'SATSIM' ,
::
geosgcm_parasol.template: '%y4%m2%d2_%h2%n2z.nc4',
geosgcm_parasol.archive: '%c/Y%y4',
geosgcm_parasol.format: 'CFIO',
geosgcm_parasol.mode: 'time-averaged',
geosgcm_parasol.frequency: 030000,
geosgcm_parasol.ref_time: 210000,
geosgcm_parasol.fields: 'PARASOLREFL0' , 'SATSIM' ,
'PARASOLREFL1' , 'SATSIM' ,
'PARASOLREFL2' , 'SATSIM' ,
'PARASOLREFL3' , 'SATSIM' ,
'PARASOLREFL4' , 'SATSIM' ,
'PARASOLREFL5' , 'SATSIM' ,
::
The following provides exports from the radar routine which simulates CloudSat data. The numbered export fields with names beginning with CLOUDSATCFAD are not CFMIP-compliant for the same reasons as those in the lidar collection.
geosgcm_radar.template: '%y4%m2%d2_%h2%n2z.nc4',
geosgcm_radar.archive: '%c/Y%y4',
geosgcm_radar.format: 'CFIO',
geosgcm_radar.mode: 'time-averaged',
geosgcm_radar.frequency: 030000,
geosgcm_radar.ref_time: 210000,
geosgcm_radar.vunit: 'm',
geosgcm_radar.vvars: 'ZL' , 'DYN' ,
geosgcm_radar.levels: 240 720 1200 1680 2160 2640 3120 3600 4080 4560 5040 5520 6000 6480 6960 7440 7920 8400 8880 9360 9840 10320 10800 11280
11760 12240 12720 13200 13680 14160 14640 15120 15600 16080 16560 17040 17520 18000 18480 18960
geosgcm_radar.fields: 'RADARLTCC' , 'SATSIM' ,
'RADARZETOT' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLCALIPSO2' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLCALIPSO' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD01' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD02' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD03' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD04' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD05' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD06' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD07' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD08' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD09' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD10' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD11' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD12' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD13' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD14' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLOUDSATCFAD15' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLLS' , 'MOIST' ,
'FCLD' , 'MOIST' ,
'QLLS' , 'MOIST' ,
'QILS' , 'MOIST' ,
'RI' , 'MOIST' , 'RDFI' ,
'RL' , 'MOIST' , 'RDFL' ,
'SGFCLD' , 'SATSIM' ,
::
The following collection provides the fields from the icarus (ISCPP) routine. The CFMIP documents stipulate that ISCCP output be in a 7x7 matrix of 2D fields; these fields are broken out individually here in the exports with names that start with ISCCP. The rest of the names follow the codes outlined in the ISCCP routines for cloud type and then height (for that cloud type, increasing with U/M/O) and optical depth (A/B).
To achive partial compliance with CFMIP data specifications (to be amended in post-processing), the fields are also grouped in seven exports ISCCP1 through ISCCP7, each with the increasing pressure level bands of the ISCCP data. Each export contains seven fields of increasing optical depth in that pressure band.
geosgcm_isccp.template: '%y4%m2%d2_%h2%n2z.nc4',
geosgcm_isccp.archive: '%c/Y%y4',
geosgcm_isccp.format: 'CFIO',
geosgcm_isccp.mode: 'time-averaged',
geosgcm_isccp.frequency: 030000,
geosgcm_isccp.ref_time: 210000,
geosgcm_isccp.fields: 'SGFCLD' , 'SATSIM' ,
'TCLISCCP' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ALBISCCP' , 'SATSIM' ,
'PCTISCCP' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP1' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP2' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP3' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP4' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP5' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP6' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP7' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CU_OA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CU_OB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CU_UA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CU_UB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_STCU_OA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_STCU_OB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_STCU_UA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_STCU_UB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_ST_OA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_ST_OB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_ST_UA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_ST_UB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_ACU_OA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_ACU_OB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_ACU_UA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_ACU_UB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_AST_OA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_AST_OB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_AST_UA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_AST_UB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_NST_OA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_NST_OB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_NST_UA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_NST_UB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CI_OA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CI_OB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CI_MA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CI_MB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CI_UA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CI_UB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CIST_OA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CIST_OB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CIST_MA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CIST_MB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CIST_UA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CIST_UB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CB_OA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CB_OB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CB_MA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CB_MB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CB_UA' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_CB_UB' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_SUBV1' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_SUBV2' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_SUBV3' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_SUBV4' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_SUBV5' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_SUBV6' , 'SATSIM' ,
'ISCCP_SUBV7' , 'SATSIM' ,
'CLLS' , 'MOIST' ,
'FCLD' , 'MOIST' ,
::
Export State
Sorted by SHORT variable name
| Name | Component | Units | Dim | Long Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALBISCCP | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp cloud albedo |
| CFADLIDARSR532_01 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 01 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_02 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 02 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_03 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 03 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_04 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 04 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_05 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 05 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_06 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 06 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_07 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 07 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_08 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 08 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_09 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 09 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_10 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 10 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_11 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 11 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_12 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 12 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_13 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 13 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_14 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 14 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_15 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 15 |
| CLCALIPSO2 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipsonocloudsat cloud fraction |
| CLCALIPSO | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso total cloud fraction |
| CLHCALIPSO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Calipso high level cloud fraction |
| CLLCALIPSO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Calipso low level cloud fraction |
| CLMCALIPSO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Calipso mid level cloud fraction |
| CLOUDSATCFAD01 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD02 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD03 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD04 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD05 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD06 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD07 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD08 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD09 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD10 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD11 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD12 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD13 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD14 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLOUDSATCFAD15 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| CLTCALIPSO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Calipso total cloud fraction |
| CTPISCCP | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp air pressure at cloud top |
| ISCCP1 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 0 180 hPa |
| ISCCP2 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 180 310 hPa |
| ISCCP3 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 310 440 hPa |
| ISCCP4 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 440 560 hPa |
| ISCCP5 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 560 680 hPa |
| ISCCP6 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 680 800 hPa |
| ISCCP7 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 800 SFC hPa |
| ISCCP_ACU_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher altocumulus |
| ISCCP_ACU_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher altocumulus |
| ISCCP_ACU_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower altocumulus |
| ISCCP_ACU_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower altocumulus |
| ISCCP_AST_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher altostratus |
| ISCCP_AST_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher altostratus |
| ISCCP_AST_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower altostratus |
| ISCCP_AST_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower altostratus |
| ISCCP_CB_MA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin middle cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CB_MB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick middle cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CB_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CB_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CB_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CB_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CIST_MA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin middle cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_MB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick middle cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CI_MA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin middle cirrus |
| ISCCP_CI_MB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick middle cirrus |
| ISCCP_CI_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher cirrus |
| ISCCP_CI_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher cirrus |
| ISCCP_CI_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower cirrus |
| ISCCP_CI_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower cirrus |
| ISCCP_CU_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher cumulus |
| ISCCP_CU_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher cumulus |
| ISCCP_CU_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower cumulus |
| ISCCP_CU_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower cumulus |
| ISCCP_NST_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher nimbostratus |
| ISCCP_NST_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher nimbostratus |
| ISCCP_NST_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower nimbostratus |
| ISCCP_NST_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower nimbostratus |
| ISCCP_STCU_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher stratocumulus |
| ISCCP_STCU_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher stratocumulus |
| ISCCP_STCU_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower stratocumulus |
| ISCCP_STCU_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower stratocumulus |
| ISCCP_ST_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher stratus |
| ISCCP_ST_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher stratus |
| ISCCP_ST_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower stratus |
| ISCCP_ST_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower stratus |
| ISCCP_SUBV1 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 0 180 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV2 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 180 310 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV3 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 310 440 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV4 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 440 560 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV5 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 560 680 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV6 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 680 800 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV7 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 800 SFC hPa |
| LIDARPMOL | Satsim | m-1 sr-1 | xyz | Molecular attenuated backscatter lidar signal power |
| LIDARPTOT | Satsim | m-1 sr-1 | xyz | Total attenuated backscatter lidar signal power |
| LIDARTAUTOT | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Optical thickess integrated from top to level z |
| MDSCLDFRCHI | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction high mean |
| MDSCLDFRCICE | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction ice mean |
| MDSCLDFRCLO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction low mean |
| MDSCLDFRCMID | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction mid mean |
| MDSCLDFRCTTL | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction total mean |
| MDSCLDFRCWTR | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction water mean |
| MDSCLDSZICE | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud particle size ice mean |
| MDSCLDSZWTR | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud particle size water mean |
| MDSCLDTOPPS | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud top pressure total mean |
| MDSICEPATH | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis ice water path mean |
| MDSOPTHCKICELG | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness ice logmean |
| MDSOPTHCKICE | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness ice mean |
| MDSOPTHCKTTLLG | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness total logmean |
| MDSOPTHCKTTL | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness total mean |
| MDSOPTHCKWTRLG | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness water logmean |
| MDSOPTHCKWTR | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness water mean |
| MDSWTRPATH | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis liquid water path mean |
| PARASOLREFL0 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance |
| PARASOLREFL1 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 1 |
| PARASOLREFL2 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 2 |
| PARASOLREFL3 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 3 |
| PARASOLREFL4 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 4 |
| PARASOLREFL5 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 5 |
| RADARLTCC | Satsim | 1 | xy | Radar and lidar total cloud amount |
| RADARZETOT | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Radar output |
| SGFCLD | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Summed subgrid cloud fraction from scops |
| TCLISCCP | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp total cloud area fraction |
Sorted by LONG variable name
| Name | Component | Units | Dim | Long Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLHCALIPSO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Calipso high level cloud fraction |
| CLLCALIPSO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Calipso low level cloud fraction |
| CLMCALIPSO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Calipso mid level cloud fraction |
| CFADLIDARSR532_01 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 01 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_02 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 02 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_03 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 03 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_04 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 04 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_05 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 05 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_06 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 06 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_07 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 07 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_08 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 08 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_09 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 09 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_10 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 10 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_11 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 11 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_12 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 12 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_13 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 13 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_14 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 14 |
| CFADLIDARSR532_15 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipso scattering ratio cfad 15 |
| CLTCALIPSO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Calipso total cloud fraction |
| CLCALIPSO2 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Calipsonocloudsat cloud fraction |
| CLOUDSATCFAD15 | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Cloudsat radar reflectivity cfad |
| ISCCP_SUBV1 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 0 180 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV2 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 180 310 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV3 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 310 440 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV4 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 440 560 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV5 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 560 680 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV6 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 680 800 hPa |
| ISCCP_SUBV7 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of subvisible cloud 800 SFC hPa |
| ISCCP_ACU_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher altocumulus |
| ISCCP_AST_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher altostratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CI_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher cirrus |
| ISCCP_CB_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CU_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher cumulus |
| ISCCP_NST_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher nimbostratus |
| ISCCP_STCU_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher stratocumulus |
| ISCCP_ST_OB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick higher stratus |
| ISCCP_ACU_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower altocumulus |
| ISCCP_AST_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower altostratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CI_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower cirrus |
| ISCCP_CB_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CU_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower cumulus |
| ISCCP_NST_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower nimbostratus |
| ISCCP_STCU_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower stratocumulus |
| ISCCP_ST_UB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick lower stratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_MB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick middle cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CI_MB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick middle cirrus |
| ISCCP_CB_MB | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thick middle cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_ACU_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher altocumulus |
| ISCCP_AST_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher altostratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CI_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher cirrus |
| ISCCP_CB_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CU_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher cumulus |
| ISCCP_NST_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher nimbostratus |
| ISCCP_STCU_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher stratocumulus |
| ISCCP_ST_OA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin higher stratus |
| ISCCP_ACU_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower altocumulus |
| ISCCP_AST_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower altostratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CI_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower cirrus |
| ISCCP_CB_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower cumulonimbus |
| ISCCP_CU_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower cumulus |
| ISCCP_NST_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower nimbostratus |
| ISCCP_STCU_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower stratocumulus |
| ISCCP_ST_UA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin lower stratus |
| ISCCP_CIST_MA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin middle cirrostratus |
| ISCCP_CI_MA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin middle cirrus |
| ISCCP_CB_MA | Satsim | 1 | xy | Fraction of thin middle cumulonimbus |
| CTPISCCP | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp air pressure at cloud top |
| ALBISCCP | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp cloud albedo |
| ISCCP1 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 0 180 hPa |
| ISCCP2 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 180 310 hPa |
| ISCCP3 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 310 440 hPa |
| ISCCP4 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 440 560 hPa |
| ISCCP5 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 560 680 hPa |
| ISCCP6 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 680 800 hPa |
| ISCCP7 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp output 800 SFC hPa |
| TCLISCCP | Satsim | 1 | xy | Isccp total cloud area fraction |
| MDSCLDFRCHI | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction high mean |
| MDSCLDFRCICE | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction ice mean |
| MDSCLDFRCLO | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction low mean |
| MDSCLDFRCMID | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction mid mean |
| MDSCLDFRCTTL | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud fraction total mean |
| MDSCLDSZICE | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud particle size ice mean |
| MDSCLDTOPPS | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis cloud top pressure total mean |
| MDSICEPATH | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis ice water path mean |
| MDSOPTHCKICELG | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness ice logmean |
| MDSOPTHCKICE | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness ice mean |
| MDSOPTHCKTTLLG | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness total logmean |
| MDSOPTHCKTTL | Satsim | 1 | xy | Modis optical thickness total mean |
| LIDARPMOL | Satsim | m-1 sr-1 | xyz | Molecular attenuated backscatter lidar signal power |
| LIDARTAUTOT | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Optical thickess integrated from top to level z |
| PARASOLREFL1 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 1 |
| PARASOLREFL2 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 2 |
| PARASOLREFL3 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 3 |
| PARASOLREFL4 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 4 |
| PARASOLREFL5 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance 5 |
| PARASOLREFL0 | Satsim | 1 | xy | Parasol reflectance |
| RADARLTCC | Satsim | 1 | xy | Radar and lidar total cloud amount |
| RADARZETOT | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Radar output |
| SGFCLD | Satsim | 1 | xyz | Summed subgrid cloud fraction from scops |
| LIDARPTOT | Satsim | m-1 sr-1 | xyz | Total attenuated backscatter lidar signal power |