The Community Doppler Lidar Simulation Model (DLSM)

Model Outputs

 average of the along track input wind components (m/s) 

 standard deviation of the along track input wind components (m/s) 

 average of the cross track input wind components (m/s) 

 standard deviation of the cross track input wind components (m/s) 

 average of the velocity input wind components (m/s) 

 standard deviation of the velocity input wind components (m/s) 

 average of the sub-grid scale uncertainty for the cross track component (m/s) 

 standard deviation of the sub-grid scale uncertainty for the cross track component (m/s) 

 average of the sub-grid scale uncertainty for the along track component (m/s) 

 standard deviation of the sub-grid scale uncertainty for the along track component (m/s) 

 average of the sub-grid scale uncertainty for the vertical velocity component (m/s) 

 standard deviation of the sub-grid scale uncertainty for the vertical velocity component (m/s) 

 average of the forward model LOS wind (m/s) 

 standard deviation of the forward model LOS wind (m/s) 

 signal weighted average of the platform latitude (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the platform latitude (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the platform longitude (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the platform longitude (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the platform heading (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the platform heading (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the platform altitude (km) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the platform altitude (km) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the sequential time (s) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the sequential time (s) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the azimuth scan angle (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the azimuth scan angle (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the nadir scan angle (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the nadir scan angle (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the elevation angle (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the elevation angle (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the latitude (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the latitude (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the longitude (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of longitude (deg) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the height assignment (km) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the height assignment (km) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the Range (km) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the Range (km) - cloud effects included 

 number of estimates in grid volume - cloud effects included 

 number of estimates above user set thresh hold in grid volume - cloud effects included 

 average of the backscatter (m-1 sr-1) - cloud effects included 

 standard deviation of the backscatter (m-1 sr-1) - cloud effects included 

 average of the attenuation (km-1) - cloud effects included 

 standard deviation of the attenuation (km-1) - cloud effects included 

 average of the transmission  - cloud effects included 

 standard deviation of the transmission  - cloud effects included 

 average of the SNRw (coherent) or sum of the dark noise (direct detection) - cloud effects included 

 standard deviation of the SNRw - cloud effects included 

 average of the effective SNRw (coherent) or sum of the photons (direct detection) - cloud effects included 

 source medium indicator - cloud effects included 

 shot passed indicator (0-no 1-yes) - cloud effects included 

 shot failed indicator (0-no 1-yes)- cloud effects included 

 shot false alarm indicator (0-no 1-yes) - cloud effects included 

 consensus LOS uncertainty  (m/s) - cloud effects included 

 along the LOS uncertainty  (m/s) - cloud effects included 

 target volume error (instant LOS uncertainty) (m/s) - cloud effects included 

 DWL LOS wind velocity (m/s) - cloud effects included 

 forward LOS wind minus the DWL LOS wind (m/s) - cloud effects included 

 signal weighted average of the platform latitude (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the platform latitude (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the platform longitude (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the platform longitude (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the platform heading (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the platform heading (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the platform altitude (km) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the platform altitude (km) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the sequential time (s) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the sequential time (s) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the azimuth scan angle (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the azimuth scan angle (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the nadir scan angle (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the nadir scan angle (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the elevation angle (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the elevation angle (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the latitude (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the latitude (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the longitude (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of longitude (deg) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the height assignment (km) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the height assignment (km) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted average of the Range (km) - cloud effects not included 

 signal weighted standard deviation of the Range (km) - cloud effects not included 

 number of estimates in grid volume - cloud effects not included 

 number of estimates above user set thresh hold in grid volume - cloud effects not included 

 average of the backscatter (m-1 sr-1) - cloud effects not included 

 standard deviation of the backscatter (m-1 sr-1) - cloud effects not included 

 average of the attenuation (km-1) - cloud effects not included 

 standard deviation of the attenuation (km-1) - cloud effects not included 

 average of the transmission - cloud effects not included 

 standard deviation of the transmission - cloud effects not included 

average of the SNRw (coherent) or sum of the dark noise (direct detection) - cloud effects not included 

 standard deviation of the SNRw - cloud effects not included 

 average of the effective SNRw (coherent) or sum of the photons (direct detection) - cloud effects not included 

 source medium indicator - cloud effects not included 

 shot passed indicator (0-no 1-yes) - cloud effects not included 

 shot failed indicator (0-no 1-yes) - cloud effects not included 

 shot false alarm indicator (0-no 1-yes) - cloud effects not included 

 consensus LOS uncertainty  (m/s) - cloud effects not included 

 along the LOS uncertainty  (m/s) - cloud effects not included 

 target volume error (instant LOS uncertainty) (m/s) - cloud effects not included 

 DWL LOS wind velocity (m/s) - cloud effects not included 

 forward LOS wind minus the DWL LOS wind (m/s) - cloud effects not included 

 average of the PBL height (km)

 grid volume weighted average of the platform latitude (deg)  

grid volume weighted average of the platform heading - referenced from 0 east Mathematic (deg)

grid volume weighted average of the platform altitude (km) 

   geometric thickness of the atmospheric layer of the grid volume (m)

grid volume weighted average of the sequential time (s) 

 grid volume weighted average of the azimuth scan angle (deg)  

grid volume weighted average of the nadir scan angle (deg) 

grid volume weighted average of the DWL LOS longitude (deg)  

 grid volume weighted average of the range from satellite to DWL LOS wind (km)  

grid volume number of DWL estimates in grid volume  

 source medium   (1- aerosol/molecules, 2- opaque cloud, 3 – cirrus cloud)

grid volume average non-source backscatter coefficient (log (x)  (m-1 sr-1)) (aerosols for molecules DWL, molecules for aerosol DWL)

grid volume average source attenuation coefficient (km-1)

grid volume average transmission (-)

grid volume dark noise  count

grid volume photon count at primary mirror for source

grid volume photon count at primary mirror for non-source (aerosols for molecules DWL, molecules for aerosol DWL)

grid volume average temperature (K)

grid volume Doppler shift due to earth motion

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