File format description ======================= All MWRpy files use ``NETCDF4_CLASSIC`` data model, i.e., ``HDF5`` file format. **Dimensions** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name * - time * - bnds * - frequency * - ir_wavelength * - receiver_nb * - t_amb_nb * - height **Variables (common to all files)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - time - Time (UTC) of the measurement - time - seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000 - float64 - time * - time_bnds - Start and end time (UTC) of the measurements - time, bnds - seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000 - int32 - * - latitude - Latitude of measurement station - time - degree_north - float32 - latitude * - longitude - Longitude of measurement station - time - degree_east - float32 - longitude * - altitude - Altitude above mean sea level of measurement station - time - m - float32 - altitude MWR-Level 1 files ................. 1C01 file ~~~~~~~~~ The Level 1 default file type ``1C01`` contains all variables from the file types ``1B01``, ``1B11`` (if an infrared radiometer is available), and ``1B21`` (if a weather station is available). **Variables (MWR_1B01 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - azimuth_angle - Azimuth angle - time - degree - float32 - sensor_azimuth_angle * - elevation_angle - Elevation angle - time - degree - float32 - sensor_elevation_angle * - tb - Microwave brightness temperature - time, frequency - K - float32 - brightness_temperature * - frequency - Nominal centre frequency of microwave channels - frequency - GHz - float32 - * - frequency_shift - Frequency shift of the microwave channels - frequency - GHz - float32 - * - bandwidth - Bandwidth of microwave channels - frequency - GHz - float32 - * - receiver - Corresponding microwave receiver for each channel - frequency - 1 - int32 - * - receiver_nb - Microwave receiver number - receiver_nb - 1 - int32 - * - n_sidebands - Number of sidebands - receiver_nb - 1 - int32 - * - sideband_IF_separation - Sideband IF separation - frequency - 1 - float32 - * - t_amb - Ambient target temperature - time, t_amb_nb - K - float32 - * - t_rec - Receiver physical temperature - time, receiver_nb - K - float32 - * - t_sta - Receiver temperature stability - time, receiver_nb - K - float32 - * - pointing_flag - Pointing flag - time - 1 - int32 - * - quality_flag - Quality flag - time, frequency - 1 - int32 - * - quality_flag_status - Quality flag status - time, frequency - 1 - int32 - * - liquid_cloud_flag - Liquid cloud flag - time - 1 - int32 - * - liquid_cloud_flag_status - Liquid cloud flag status - time - 1 - int32 - **Variables (MWR_1B11 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - ir_azimuth_angle - Infrared sensor azimuth angle - time - degree - float32 - sensor_azimuth_angle * - ir_elevation_angle - Infrared sensor elevation angle - time - degree - float32 - sensor_elevation_angle * - irt - Infrared brightness temperatures - time, ir_wavelength - K - float32 - * - ir_wavelength - Wavelength of infrared channels - ir_wavelength - m - float32 - sensor_band_central_radiation_wavelength * - ir_bandwidth - Bandwidth of infrared channels - - m - float32 - * - ir_beamwidth - Beam width of the infrared radiometer - - degree - float32 - **Variables (MWR_1B21 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - air_temperature - Air temperature - time - K - float32 - air_temperature * - relative_humidity - Relative humidity - time - 1 - float32 - relative_humidity * - air_pressure - Air pressure - time - Pa - float32 - air_pressure * - rainfall_rate - Rainfall rate - time - m s-1 - float32 - rainfall_rate * - wind_speed - Wind speed - time - m s-1 - float32 - wind_speed * - wind_direction - Wind direction - time - degree - float32 - wind_from_direction * - met_quality_flag - Meteorological data quality flag - time - 1 - int32 - MWR-Level 2 files ............... **Variables (common to all Level 2 files)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - azimuth_angle - Azimuth angle - time - degree - float32 - sensor_azimuth_angle * - elevation_angle - Elevation angle - time - degree - float32 - sensor_elevation_angle Single pointing file ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Level 2 default file type ``single`` contains all variables from the file types ``2I01``, ``2I02``, ``2I06``, ``2P01``, and ``2P03`` (if the respective retrieval coefficients are available). **Variables (MWR_2I01 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - lwp - Liquid water path - time - kg m-2 - float32 - atmosphere_cloud_liquid_water_content * - lwp_offset - Subtracted offset correction of liquid water path - time - kg m-2 - float32 - * - lwp_quality_flag - Liquid water path quality flag - time - 1 - int32 - * - lwp_quality_flag_status - Liquid water path quality flag status - time - 1 - int32 - **Variables (MWR_2I02 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - iwv - Integrated water vapour - time - kg m-2 - float32 - atmosphere_mass_content_of_water_vapor * - iwv_quality_flag - Integrated water vapour quality flag - time - 1 - int32 - * - iwv_quality_flag_status - Integrated water vapour quality flag status - time - 1 - int32 - **Variables (MWR_2I06 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - lifted_index - Lifted index - time - K - float32 - * - ko_index - KO index - time - K - float32 - * - total_totals - Total totals index - time - K - float32 - * - k_index - K index - time - K - float32 - * - showalter_index - Showalter index - time - K - float32 - * - cape - Convective available potential energy - time - J kg-1 - float32 - * - stability_quality_flag - Quality flag for stability products - time - 1 - int32 - * - stability_quality_flag_status - Quality flag status for stability products - time - 1 - int32 - **Variable (common to all 2PXX files)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - height - Height above mean sea level - height - m - float32 - height_above_mean_sea_level **Variables (MWR_2P01 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - temperature - Temperature - time, height - K - float32 - air_temperature * - temperature_quality_flag - Temperature quality flag - time - 1 - int32 - * - temperature_quality_flag_status - Temperature quality flag status - time - 1 - int32 - **Variables (MWR_2P03 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - absolute_humidity - Absolute humidity - time, height - kg m-3 - float32 - * - absolute_humidity_quality_flag - Absolute humidity quality flag - time - 1 - int32 - * - absolute_humidity_quality_flag_status - Absolute humidity quality flag status - time - 1 - int32 - Multiple pointing file ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Level 2 default file type ``multi`` contains all variables from the file types ``2P02``, ``2P04``, ``2P07``, and ``2P08`` (if the respective retrieval coefficients are available). **Variables (MWR_2P02 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - temperature - Temperature - time, height - K - float32 - air_temperature * - temperature_quality_flag - Temperature quality flag - time - 1 - int32 - * - temperature_quality_flag_status - Temperature quality flag status - time - 1 - int32 - **Variables (MWR_2P04 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - relative_humidity - Relative humidity - time, height - 1 - float32 - relative_humidity **Variables (MWR_2P07 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - potential_temperature - Potential temperature - time, height - K - float32 - air_potential_temperature **Variables (MWR_2P08 specific)** .. list-table:: :widths: 25 50 25 25 25 25 :header-rows: 1 * - Name - Long name - Dimensions - Units - Data type - Standard name * - equivalent_potential_temperature - Equivalent potential temperature - time, height - K - float32 - air_equivalent_potential_temperature