MORSE L1C Pre-processors

These are written in Python (also IDL versions).

IASI_L1C

Overview

The program can be run just using the IASI .nat file as input, but also allows for two different types of colocated IASI L2 products (RAL and Eumetsat) to be used to provide additional information, in which case the output is further restricted to the L2 locations; also allows for surface emissivity data to be extracted from the U Wisconsin database.

iasi_l1c ( inpfil, outfil, wnobnd, \ latlim=None, lonlim=None, cldlim=None, avhchn=None, \ el2fil=None, el2atm=None, el2sfc=None, el2cld=None, \ ralfil=None, ralatm=None, ralsfc=None, ralcld=None, \ emsfil=None )

Parameters

Argument	Type	Description	Units	Range
Mandatory
inpfil	Str	Name of IASI .nat input file
outfil	Str	Name of output MORSE .l1c file
wnobnd	Flt(:,2)	Lower,Upper Wavenumber limits for each output band[1]	cm-1	645–2760
Optional
latlim	Flt(2)	Min,Max Latitude limits	deg N	±90[2]
lonlim	Flt(2)	Min,Max Longitude limits[3]	deg E	±180[2]
cldlim	Flt(2)	Min,Max Cloud fraction [4]	%	0–100[2]
avhchn	Str(:)	List of AVHRR channels for cluster data [5]		∈{'1','2','3A','3B','4','5'}
el2fil	Str	Name of Eumetsat L2 input file for colocated output [6]
el2atm	Str	Name of new orbital file containing colocated Eumetsat L2 profiles [7]
el2sfc	Str	Name of new orbital file containing colocated Eumetsat L2 surface parameters [8]
ralfil	Str(:)	Name of RAL L2 netCDF file(s) for colocated output [6]
ralatm	Str	Name of new orbital file containing colocated RAL L2 profiles [7]
ralsfc	Str	Name of new orbital file containing colocated RAL surface parameters [8]
ralcld	Str	Name of new orbital file containing colocated RAL cloud parameters [9]

Notes

1. wnobnd: Usually this would just be a 2 element array giving the lower and upper wavenumber limits of the part of the IASI spectrum required. However it can also be used to extract multiple ranges.

2. The defaults for latlim, lonlim and cldlim are to use the full range of values. However the default values for the iasi_l1c input parameters are set to 'None' since 'not checking' values is distinct, and quicker, than 'checking' values are within a range.

3. lonlim: First element is west boundary of longitude limit so, for example, [170,-170] selects 20 degree span of longitudes from 170E to 170W

4. cldlim: This can be used to exclude pixels where the cloud cover, as defined by the Cloud Fraction field in the IASI L1C .nat file, is above e.g. 50% cldlim=[0,50]. It could also be used to set the minimum cloud cover, eg 90% cldlim=[90,100], but that is probably less useful.

5. avhchn: IASI .nat files contain cluster analyses from colocated AVHRR channels, which can be used by MORSE for modelling partly-cloudy fields-of-view. Use avhchn=['4','5'] to extract cluster analyses for channels 4 (10.7μm) and 5 (12.0μm), which are the only two channels currently used by MORSE (data from any other channels are ignored).

6. el2fil, ralfil: If either a Eumetsat L2 .nat file or RAL L2 netCDF file (or a list of RAL filenames) containing IASI L2 products is supplied, the L1C output will be limited to just those pixels where the L2 contains valid temperature retrievals.

7. el2atm (requires el2fil) or ralatm (requires ralfil) are the names of .orb format output files which will contain the profile information extracted from the Eumetsat/RAL L2 files, colocated with the L1C data.

8. el2sfc (requires el2fil) or ralsfc (requires ralfil) are names of .orb format output files which will contain the surface information extracted from the Eumetsat/RAL L2 files, colocated with the L1C data.

9. el2cld (requires el2fil) or ralcld (requires ralfil) is the name of an .orb format output file which will contain the cloud information extracted from the Eumetsat/RAL L2 files.

Overview

The Python function reads a MIPAS L1B file and a list of microwindows, apodises the spectra and extracts the microwindows writing them as a MIPAS L1C file.

mipas_l1c ( l1bfil, micfil=micfil, l1cfil=l1cfil )

Parameters

Argument	Type	Description
Mandatory
l1bfil	Str	Name of MIPAS L1B input file
Optional
micfil	Str	Microwindow list file [1]
l1cfil	Str	Name of L1C output file (input for MORSE)[2]

Notes

1. micfil: The list of required microwindows in .mic file format. If absent the program simply returns headers for each sweep (=spectrum) in the L1B file.
2. l1cfil: The default output filename is MIP_ooooo.l1c where ooooo is the Absolute Orbit Number.

Overview

The Python function converts a HIROS L1B file to a MORSE L1C file.

l1c_hiros ( l1bfil, l1cfil, altmin=altmin, altmax=altmax )

Arguments

Argument	Type	Description
Mandatory
l1bfil	Str	Name of HIROS L1B input file (netCDF)
l1cfil	Str	Name of L1C output file (input for MORSE)
Optional
altmin	Flt	Minimum tangent altitude [km] [1]
altmax	Flt	Maximum tangent altitude [km] [1]

Notes

1. By default the L1C file will contain the full range of tangent altitudes in the L1B file, but the user has the option of restricting the altitude range to those actually required by the retrieval (to reduce the file size).

Overview

The Python function converts an HSDI L1B file to a MORSE L1C file.

l1c_hsdi ( l1bfil, l1cfil, altmin=altmin, altmax=altmax, chnlst=chnlst )

Arguments

Argument	Type	Description
Mandatory
l1bfil	Str	Name of HSDI L1B input file (netCDF)
l1cfil	Str	Name of L1C output file (input for MORSE)
Optional
altmin	Flt	Minimum tangent altitude [km] [1]
altmax	Flt	Maximum tangent altitude [km] [1]
chnlst	[Str]	Subset of required channels [2]

Notes

1. By default the L1C file will contain the full range of tangent altitudes in the L1B file, but the user has the option of restricting the altitude range to those actually required by the retrieval (to reduce the file size).

2. By default the L1C file contains all channels in the L1B file, but a subset of channels can be selected here, eg CHNLST=['HSDI_06','HSDI_07']

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