This is a utility for plotting LIVAS files, currently it supports only per-orbit files but we would like to extend it to support the per-grid files as well.
The script is called from the command line and takes two arguments, the file to plot and where to write the output PNG files:
livas_plots LIVAS_CALIPSO_L2_Orbit_2015-09-23T22-26-37ZN.nc ./plotsThere are some optional arguments to change the visible altitude range and/or display a smaller part of the file (spatially). You can access more info about these through the included help:
livas_plots --help| Name | Variable path | Notes |
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| Feature type | CALIPSO_Flags_and_Auxiliary/Flags/AVD_Feature_Type |
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| Aerosol subtype | CALIPSO_Flags_and_Auxiliary/Flags/AVD_Aerosol_Subtype |
Will also show Cloud/Totally attenuated bins from Feature Type array |
| Raw Backscatter Coefficient 532nm | CALIPSO_Optical_Products/Total_Backscatter_Coefficient_532 |
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| Backscatter Coefficient 532nm, smoothed ±1 bin | LIVAS/CALIPSO_Optical_Products_Smoothed/Altitudinally_Smoothed_by_180m/Backscatter_Coefficient_532 |
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| Backscatter Coefficient 532nm, smoothed ±2 bin | LIVAS/CALIPSO_Optical_Products_Smoothed/Altitudinally_Smoothed_by_420m/Backscatter_Coefficient_532 |
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| Raw Particulate Depolarization Ratio 532 nm | CALIPSO_Optical_Products/Particulate_Depolarization_Ratio_Profile_532 |
Will have the same filtered bins as the smoothed version. |
| Particulate Depolarization Ratio 532 nm, , smoothed ±1 bin | LIVAS/CALIPSO_Optical_Products_Smoothed/Altitudinally_Smoothed_by_180m/Particulate_Depolarization_Ratio_532 |
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| Particulate Depolarization Ratio 532 nm, , smoothed ±2 bin | LIVAS/CALIPSO_Optical_Products_Smoothed/Altitudinally_Smoothed_by_420m/Particulate_Depolarization_Ratio_532 |
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| Pure dust Backscatter Coefficient 532nm | LIVAS/Cloud_Free/Pure_Dust_and_Fine_Coarse/Optical_Products/Pure_Dust_Backscatter_Coefficient_532 |
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| Pure Dust Coarse Backscatter 532 nm | LIVAS/Cloud_Free/Pure_Dust_and_Fine_Coarse/Optical_Products/Pure_Dust_Coarse_Backscatter_Coefficient_532 |
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| Pure Dust Fine Backscatter 532 nm | LIVAS/Cloud_Free/Pure_Dust_and_Fine_Coarse/Optical_Products/Pure_Dust_Fine_Backscatter_Coefficient_532 |
Written by Thanasis Georgiou ageorgiou@noa.gr