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.maximum
for maximum overlap,random
for random overlap, ormaximum-random
for 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