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 simulateinput: input filename or directory (the output of “alcf model”)output: output filename or directoryoptions: see Options below
Types:
caliop: CALIPSO/CALIOPchm15k: Lufft CHM 15kcl31: Vaisala CL31cl51: Vaisala CL51cl61: Vaisala CL61mpl: Sigma Space MiniMPL
Options:
ncolumns: <ncolumns>: Number of SCOPS subcolumns to generate. Default:10.overlap: <overlap>: Cloud overlap assumption in the SCOPS subcolumn generator.maximumfor maximum overlap,randomfor random overlap, ormaximum-randomfor maximum-random overlap. Default:maximum-random.
Examples:
Simulate a Vaisala CL51 instrument from model data in alcf_merra2_model
previously extracted using alcf model and store the output in the direcctory
alcf_merra2_simulate.
alcf simulate cl51 alcf_merra2_model alcf_merra2_simulate

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