ALCF^beta

Command line interface

alcf simulate

alcf simulate - simulate lidar measurements from model data using COSP

Usage: alcf simulate <type> <input> <output> [<options>]

Arguments:

• type: type of lidar to simulate
• input: input filename or directory (the output of “alcf model”)
• output: output filename or directory
• options: see Options below

Types:

• caliop: CALIPSO/CALIOP
• chm15k: Lufft CHM 15k
• cl51: Vaisala CL51
• mpl: Sigma Space MiniMPL

Options:

• ncolumns: <ncolumns>: Number of SCOPS subcolumns to generate. Default: 10.
• overlap: <overlap>: Cloud overlap assumption in the SCOPS subcolumn generator. maximum for maximum overlap, random for random overlap, or maximum-random for maximum-random overlap. Default: maximum-random.