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AMSU-A_FCDR_STAR/amsu.amsua.L1C.AMSUALevel1CFileNetCDF.java [ Programs ]
NAME
amsu.amsua.L1C.AMSUALevel1CFileNetCDF.java
PURPOSE
To generate AMSU-A level 1c radiance file in netCDF format.
DESCRIPTION
This class provides methods for creating or modifying global attributes and variables of level 1c netcdf file.
AUTHOR
Wenhui Wang, I. M. Systems Group@NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
CREATION DATE
09/23/2009
COPYRIGHT
THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND THUS ARE AVAILABLE FOR UNRESTRICTED PUBLIC USE. THEY ARE FURNISHED "AS IS." THE AUTHORS, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, ITS INSTRUMENTALITIES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS MAKE NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE USEFULNESS OF THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION FOR ANY PURPOSE. THEY ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY (1) FOR THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION; OR (2) TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO USERS. Fair Use of NOAA's CDR Data Sets, Algorithms and Documentation: ALTHOUGH UNRESTRICTED, USERS OF THE SOFTWARE AND DATASETS SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND CITE THE NOAA MSU/AMSU CDR TEAM IN THEIR PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND/OR ANY DERIVED DATA PRODUCTS THAT WERE PRODUCED USING THE ORIGINAL DATA SET. Acknowledgement Request: The AMSU-A FCDR used in this study was acquired from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov). This FCDR was originally developed by Cheng-Zhi Zou and Wenhui Wang through support from NOAA's CDR Program. Citation Request: Zou, Cheng-Zhi and Wenhui Wang (2011), Inter-satellite calibration of AMSU-A observations for weather and climate applications, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 116, D23113, doi:10.1029/2011JD016205 Zou, C.-Z., M. Goldberg, Z. Cheng, N. Grody, J. Sullivan, C. Cao, and D. Tarpley (2006) Recalibration of microwave sounding unit for climate studies using simultaneous nadir overpasses. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D19114, doi:10.1029/2005JD006798 Goldberg, M. D., D. S. Crosby, and L. Zhou, (2001) The limb adjustment of AMSU-A observations: Methodology and validation. J. Appl. Meteor., 40, 70.83
REVISION HISTORY
06/20/2013 Modified variable attriubtes of pixel level quality flags. 06/05/2013 Overrided methods in super classes to generate FCDR variables that meet NCDC's requirement. Following methods were overrided: createDimensions(...) getCDRVariableNames() writeSceneTemperatureVariables() createQCVariables() createSceneTemperatureVariables() 05/20/2013 Initial Version prepared for NCDC 05/14/2013 1. Added generateUncertaintyData() to generate uncertainty global attribute 2. Added NOAA-15 NEdT constant (nedtsN15) from Mo 1999 to generate uncertainty global attribute modified updateGlobalAttributes() to update the uncertainty global attribute 04/30/2013 Added AMSUALevel1CGlobalAttributes 10/22/2011 Added updateTimeGlobalAttributes() method to modify global time attribute in the end of a L1C file generation 03/05/2010 Initial version developed for the 2010 Workshop on Climate Data Records from Satellite Microwave Radiometry.