GGG2014 TCCON data from Karlsruhe, Germany (49.1 N,8.44 E).
The data begin on 20100419.
These data are now obsolete and should be replaced by the most recent data:
http://dx.doi.org/10.14291/tccon.ggg2014.karlsruhe01.R1/1182416
Please refer to the data description for these data on the TCCON wiki:
https://tccon-wiki.caltech.edu/Network_Policy/Data_Use_Policy/Data_Description
The site page for Karlsruhe, Germany is:
https://tccon-wiki.caltech.edu/Sites/Karlsruhe
Below is a description of the contents of the Karlsruhe, Germany .nc file:
netcdf ka20100419_20131008.public {
dimensions:
a20 = 20 ;
a32 = 32 ;
a4 = 4 ;
ak_P_hPa = 71 ;
ak_zenith = 16 ;
time = 27740 ;
prior_date = 454 ;
prior_Height = 71 ;
variables:
float zobs_km(time) ;
zobs_km:description = "Geometric Altitude (km)" ;
zobs_km:units = "km" ;
zobs_km:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
zobs_km:name = "zobs_km" ;
float zmin_km(time) ;
zmin_km:description = "Pressure Altitude (km)" ;
zmin_km:units = "km" ;
zmin_km:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
zmin_km:name = "zmin_km" ;
int year(time) ;
year:missing_value = -32768 ;
year:description = "Year (e.g. (2009))" ;
year:name = "year" ;
float xhdo_ppm_error(time) ;
xhdo_ppm_error:description = "one-sigma precision" ;
xhdo_ppm_error:units = "ppm" ;
xhdo_ppm_error:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
xhdo_ppm_error:name = "xhdo_ppm_error" ;
float xhdo_ppm(time) ;
xhdo_ppm:description = "0.2095*column_hdo/column_o2" ;
xhdo_ppm:units = "ppm" ;
xhdo_ppm:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
xhdo_ppm:name = "xhdo_ppm" ;
float xh2o_ppm_error(time) ;
xh2o_ppm_error:description = "one-sigma precision" ;
xh2o_ppm_error:units = "ppm" ;
xh2o_ppm_error:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
xh2o_ppm_error:name = "xh2o_ppm_error" ;
float xh2o_ppm(time) ;
xh2o_ppm:description = "0.2095*column_h2o/column_o2" ;
xh2o_ppm:units = "ppm" ;
xh2o_ppm:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
xh2o_ppm:name = "xh2o_ppm" ;
float xco2_ppm_error(time) ;
xco2_ppm_error:description = "one-sigma precision" ;
xco2_ppm_error:units = "ppm" ;
xco2_ppm_error:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
xco2_ppm_error:name = "xco2_ppm_error" ;
float xco2_ppm(time) ;
xco2_ppm:description = "0.2095*column_co2/column_o2" ;
xco2_ppm:units = "ppm" ;
xco2_ppm:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
xco2_ppm:name = "xco2_ppm" ;
float xch4_ppm_error(time) ;
xch4_ppm_error:description = "one-sigma precision" ;
xch4_ppm_error:units = "ppm" ;
xch4_ppm_error:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
xch4_ppm_error:name = "xch4_ppm_error" ;
float xch4_ppm(time) ;
xch4_ppm:description = "0.2095*column_ch4/column_o2" ;
xch4_ppm:units = "ppm" ;
xch4_ppm:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
xch4_ppm:name = "xch4_ppm" ;
float wspd_m_s(time) ;
wspd_m_s:description = "Wind Speed (m/s)" ;
wspd_m_s:units = "m/s" ;
wspd_m_s:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
wspd_m_s:name = "wspd_m/s" ;
float wdir_deg(time) ;
wdir_deg:description = "Wind Direction (deg.)" ;
wdir_deg:units = "deg" ;
wdir_deg:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
wdir_deg:name = "wdir_deg" ;
float tout_C(time) ;
tout_C:description = "External Temperature (C)" ;
tout_C:units = "C" ;
tout_C:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
tout_C:name = "tout_C" ;
double time(time) ;
time:units = "days" ;
time:description = "Fractional days since 1970/1/1 00:00:00" ;
time:name = "time" ;
float sia_AU(time) ;
sia_AU:description = "Solar Intensity (Average)" ;
sia_AU:units = "AU" ;
sia_AU:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
sia_AU:name = "sia_AU" ;
float pout_hPa(time) ;
pout_hPa:description = "External Surface Pressure (hPa)" ;
pout_hPa:units = "hPa" ;
pout_hPa:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
pout_hPa:name = "pout_hPa" ;
float long_deg(time) ;
long_deg:description = "Longitude (deg.)" ;
long_deg:units = "deg" ;
long_deg:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
long_deg:name = "long_deg" ;
float lat_deg(time) ;
lat_deg:description = "Latitude (deg.)" ;
lat_deg:units = "deg" ;
lat_deg:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
lat_deg:name = "lat_deg" ;
float hout_RH(time) ;
hout_RH:description = "External Humidity (%)" ;
hout_RH:units = "%RH" ;
hout_RH:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
hout_RH:name = "hout_%RH" ;
float hour(time) ;
hour:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
hour:description = "Fractional UT Hour" ;
hour:name = "hour" ;
float fvsi(time) ;
fvsi:description = "Fractional Variation in Solar Intensity (%)" ;
fvsi:units = "%" ;
fvsi:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
fvsi:name = "fvsi_%" ;
int day(time) ;
day:missing_value = -32768 ;
day:description = "Day of the year (1-366)" ;
day:name = "day" ;
float azim_deg(time) ;
azim_deg:description = "Solar Azimuth Angle (deg)" ;
azim_deg:units = "deg" ;
azim_deg:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
azim_deg:name = "azim_deg" ;
float asza_deg(time) ;
asza_deg:description = "Solar Zenith Angle (deg)" ;
asza_deg:units = "deg" ;
asza_deg:missing_value = -1.e+38f ;
asza_deg:name = "asza_deg" ;
char GSETUP_Version(time, a4) ;
GSETUP_Version:description = "GSETUP Version Number" ;
GSETUP_Version:name = "GSETUP_Version" ;
char GFIT_Version(time, a4) ;
GFIT_Version:description = "GFIT Version Number" ;
GFIT_Version:name = "GFIT_Version" ;
int prior_date_index(time) ;
prior_date_index:units = "Index starting at 0" ;
prior_date_index:missing_value = -32768 ;
prior_date_index:description = "Index of date in main array" ;
prior_date_index:name = "prior_date_index" ;
double prior_date(prior_date) ;
prior_date:units = "Fractional days since 1970/1/1 00:00:00" ;
prior_date:name = "prior_date" ;
prior_date:description = "Date of the a priori profile" ;
double prior_Height(prior_Height) ;
prior_Height:units = "km" ;
prior_Height:name = "prior_Height" ;
prior_Height:description = "A priori altitude profile" ;
int prior_year(prior_date) ;
prior_year:name = "prior_year" ;
prior_year:description = "Year of the a priori profile (e.g. 2009)" ;
double prior_n2o(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_n2o:units = "ppb" ;
prior_n2o:name = "prior_n2o" ;
prior_n2o:description = "A priori N2O profile" ;
int prior_month(prior_date) ;
prior_month:name = "prior_month" ;
prior_month:description = "Month of the a priori profile (e.g. March is 03)" ;
double prior_hf(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_hf:units = "ppt" ;
prior_hf:name = "prior_hf" ;
prior_hf:description = "A priori HF profile" ;
double prior_hdo(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_hdo:units = "parts" ;
prior_hdo:name = "prior_hdo" ;
prior_hdo:description = "A priori HDO profile" ;
double prior_h2o(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_h2o:units = "parts" ;
prior_h2o:name = "prior_h2o" ;
prior_h2o:description = "A priori H2O profile" ;
double prior_gravity(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_gravity:units = "m/s^2" ;
prior_gravity:name = "prior_gravity" ;
prior_gravity:description = "Gravitational acceleration" ;
int prior_day(prior_date) ;
prior_day:name = "prior_day" ;
prior_day:description = "Day of the month of the a priori profile" ;
double prior_co2(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_co2:units = "ppm" ;
prior_co2:name = "prior_co2" ;
prior_co2:description = "A priori CO2 profile" ;
double prior_co(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_co:units = "ppb" ;
prior_co:name = "prior_co" ;
prior_co:description = "A priori CO profile" ;
double prior_ch4(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_ch4:units = "ppb" ;
prior_ch4:name = "prior_ch4" ;
prior_ch4:description = "A priori CH4 profile" ;
double prior_Temp(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_Temp:units = "K" ;
prior_Temp:name = "prior_Temp" ;
prior_Temp:description = "A priori temperature profile" ;
double prior_Pressure(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_Pressure:units = "hPa" ;
prior_Pressure:name = "prior_Pressure" ;
prior_Pressure:description = "A priori pressure profile" ;
double prior_Density(prior_date, prior_Height) ;
prior_Density:units = "molecules/cm^3" ;
prior_Density:name = "prior_Density" ;
prior_Density:description = "A priori density profile" ;
double ak_zenith(ak_zenith) ;
ak_zenith:units = "degrees" ;
ak_zenith:name = "ak_zenith" ;
ak_zenith:description = "Column averaging kernel solar zenith angles" ;
double ak_n2o(ak_P_hPa, ak_zenith) ;
ak_n2o:name = "ak_n2o" ;
ak_n2o:description = "N2O column averaging kernel profile" ;
double ak_hf(ak_P_hPa, ak_zenith) ;
ak_hf:name = "ak_hf" ;
ak_hf:description = "HF column averaging kernel profile" ;
double ak_hdo(ak_P_hPa, ak_zenith) ;
ak_hdo:name = "ak_hdo" ;
ak_hdo:description = "HDO column averaging kernel profile" ;
double ak_h2o(ak_P_hPa, ak_zenith) ;
ak_h2o:name = "ak_h2o" ;
ak_h2o:description = "H2O column averaging kernel profile" ;
double ak_co2(ak_P_hPa, ak_zenith) ;
ak_co2:name = "ak_co2" ;
ak_co2:description = "CO2 column averaging kernel profile" ;
double ak_co(ak_P_hPa, ak_zenith) ;
ak_co:name = "ak_co" ;
ak_co:description = "CO column averaging kernel profile" ;
double ak_ch4(ak_P_hPa, ak_zenith) ;
ak_ch4:name = "ak_ch4" ;
ak_ch4:description = "CH4 column averaging kernel profile" ;
double ak_P_hPa(ak_P_hPa) ;
ak_P_hPa:name = "ak_P_hPa" ;
ak_P_hPa:description = "Column averaging kernel pressure" ;
// global attributes:
:More_Information = "https://tccon-wiki.caltech.edu" ;
:TCCON_Reference = "Wunch, D., G. C. Toon, J.-F. L. Blavier, R. A. Washenfelder, J. Notholt, B. J. Connor, D. W. T. Griffith, V. Sherlock, and P. O. Wennberg (2011), The total carbon column observing network, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 369(1943), 2087-2112, doi:10.1098/rsta.2010.0240. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2010.0240" ;
:Data_Use_Policy = "https://tccon-wiki.caltech.edu/Network_Policy/Data_Use_Policy" ;
:Auxiliary_Data_Description = "https://tccon-wiki.caltech.edu/Network_Policy/Data_Use_Policy/Auxiliary_Data" ;
:Software_Version = "GGG2014" ;
:id = "ka" ;
:longName = "karlsruhe01" ;
:Contact = "Frank Hase <frank.hase@kit.edu>" ;
:Location = "Karlsruhe, Germany" ;
:Data_DOI = "10.14291/tccon.ggg2014.karlsruhe01.R0/1149270" ;
:Data_Reference = "Hase, F., T. Blumenstock, S. Dohe, J. Gro, M. Kiel. 2014. TCCON data from Karlsruhe, Germany, Release GGG2014R0. TCCON data archive, hosted by the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. http://dx.doi.org/10.14291/tccon.ggg2014.karlsruhe01.R0/1149270" ;
:Data_Revision = "R0" ;
:creation_date = "2014/10/17" ;
:start_date = "2010/04/19" ;
:end_date = "2013/10/08" ;
}