The files contain the following profiles on
NLEV levels, defined by
the profile in the *LEV section
of the driver file.
Data
Description
Units
HGT(:)
Height profile
km
PRE(:)
Pressure profile
hPa
rtv(:)
Retrieved species profile(s)
[various]
Notes
The same species profiles are written as in the
.rtv output except that here the
profiles extend for full atmosphere used in internal forward model,
as defined in the *LEV section,
so includes fixed as well as retrieved profile levels, but
no SD profiles or diagnostic information (such as information content).
The .orb files can be used for passing
the output of one retrieval as input to another,
input via the *ATM section
of the driver table.