ALCF-SIMULATE(1)

NAME
alcf-simulate - Simulate lidar measurements from model data using COSP.

SYNOPSIS
alcf simulate <type> [<options>] [--] <input> <output>

DESCRIPTION
Arguments following -- are treated as literal strings. Use this delimiter if the input or output file names might otherwise be interpreted as non-strings, e.g. purely numerical file names.

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.

cl31
    Vaisala CL31.

cl51
    Vaisala CL51.

cl61
    Vaisala CL61.

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.

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

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2019–2024 Peter Kuma, Adrian J. McDonald, Olaf Morgenstern, Richard Querel, Israel Silber and Connor J. Flynn.

BUG REPORTING
Report bugs to Peter Kuma (peter@peterkuma.net).

SEE ALSO
alcf(1), alcf-auto(1), alcf-calibrate(1), alcf-compare(1), alcf-convert(1), alcf-download(1), alcf-lidar(1), alcf-model(1), alcf-plot(1), alcf-stats(1)