HOW TO FIND LATAND LON FROM CLOUDSAT

From: Manaswini Sreekar <manaswinikolluru_at_nyahnyahspammersnyahnyah>
Date: Mon Dec 12 2011 - 02:44:32 MST

Hi

How to find the latitude and longitude, time through hdfeos i.e cloudsat
2B-GEO-PROFLIDAR?

this is netcdf file
imensions:
    nray_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR = 37082 ;
    nbin_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR = 125 ;
    ncloud_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR = 5 ;
variables:
    byte FlagTop(nray_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR, ncloud_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR) ;
        FlagTop:hdf_name = "FlagTop" ;
        FlagTop:missop = "==" ;
        FlagTop:missing = -9b ;
        FlagTop:valid_range = 0b, 3b ;
        FlagTop:long_name = "Flag of layer top" ;
        FlagTop:offset = 0.f ;
        FlagTop:factor = 1.f ;
        FlagTop:_FillValue = -9b ;
    byte FlagBase(nray_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR, ncloud_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR) ;
        FlagBase:hdf_name = "FlagBase" ;
        FlagBase:missop = "==" ;
        FlagBase:missing = -9b ;
        FlagBase:valid_range = 0b, 3b ;
        FlagBase:long_name = "Flag of layer base" ;
        FlagBase:offset = 0.f ;
        FlagBase:factor = 1.f ;
        FlagBase:_FillValue = -9b ;
    short LayerTop(nray_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR, ncloud_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR) ;
        LayerTop:hdf_name = "LayerTop" ;
        LayerTop:missop = "==" ;
        LayerTop:missing = -99s ;
        LayerTop:valid_range = 0s, 25000s ;
        LayerTop:units = "m" ;
        LayerTop:long_name = "Height of layer top" ;
        LayerTop:offset = 0.f ;
        LayerTop:factor = 1.f ;
        LayerTop:_FillValue = 0s ;
    short LayerBase(nray_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR, ncloud_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR) ;
        LayerBase:hdf_name = "LayerBase" ;
        LayerBase:missop = "==" ;
        LayerBase:missing = -99s ;
        LayerBase:valid_range = 0s, 25000s ;
        LayerBase:units = "m" ;
        LayerBase:long_name = "Height of Layer Base" ;
        LayerBase:offset = 0.f ;
        LayerBase:factor = 1.f ;
        LayerBase:_FillValue = 0s ;
    byte UncertaintyCF(nray_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR, nbin_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR) ;
        UncertaintyCF:hdf_name = "UncertaintyCF" ;
        UncertaintyCF:missop = "==" ;
        UncertaintyCF:missing = -9b ;
        UncertaintyCF:valid_range = 0b, 100b ;
        UncertaintyCF:long_name = "Uncertainty of Cloud Fraction" ;
        UncertaintyCF:offset = 0.f ;
        UncertaintyCF:factor = 1.f ;
        UncertaintyCF:_FillValue = -9b ;
    byte CloudFraction(nray_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR, nbin_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR) ;
        CloudFraction:hdf_name = "CloudFraction" ;
        CloudFraction:missop = "==" ;
        CloudFraction:missing = -9b ;
        CloudFraction:valid_range = 0b, 100b ;
        CloudFraction:long_name = "Cloud Fraction" ;
        CloudFraction:offset = 0.f ;
        CloudFraction:factor = 1.f ;
        CloudFraction:_FillValue = -9b ;
    short Height(nray_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR, nbin_2B_GEOPROF_LIDAR) ;
        Height:hdf_name = "Height" ;
        Height:missop = "==" ;
        Height:missing = -9999s ;
        Height:valid_range = -5000s, 30000s ;
        Height:units = "m" ;
        Height:long_name = "Height of range bin in Reflectivity/Cloud Mask
above reference surface (~ mean sea level)." ;
        Height:offset = 0.f ;
        Height:factor = 1.f ;
        Height:_FillValue = -9999s ;

// global attributes:
        :end_time = "20080701175220" ;
        :start_time = "20080701161327" ;
        :product_version = "003" ;
        :product_name = "2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR" ;
        :algorithm_version = "1.1" ;
        :algorithm_name = "2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR" ;
        :ID_CREATED = "Fri Jul 09 18:53:15 2010" ;
        :ID_MACHINE = "SKINKE" ;
        :ID_CENTER_URL = "http://cloudsat.cira.colostate.edu" ;
        :ID_CENTER = "CloudSat Data Processing Center" ;
        :ID_SITE = "Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere" ;
        :granule_number = 11582.f ;
        :StructMetadata_0 = "GROUP=SwathStructure\n",
            "\tGROUP=SWATH_1\n",
            "\t\tSwathName=\"2B-GEOPROF-LIDAR\"\n",
            "\t\tGROUP=Dimension\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=Dimension_1\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimensionName=\"nray\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tSize=37082\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=Dimension_1\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=Dimension_2\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimensionName=\"scalar\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tSize=1\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=Dimension_2\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=Dimension_3\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimensionName=\"nbin\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tSize=125\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=Dimension_3\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=Dimension_4\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimensionName=\"ncloud\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tSize=5\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=Dimension_4\n",
            "\t\tEND_GROUP=Dimension\n",
            "\t\tGROUP=DimensionMap\n",
            "\t\tEND_GROUP=DimensionMap\n",
            "\t\tGROUP=IndexDimensionMap\n",
            "\t\tEND_GROUP=IndexDimensionMap\n",
            "\t\tGROUP=GeoField\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_1\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"Profile_time\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_FLOAT32\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_1\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_2\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"UTC_start\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_FLOAT32\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"scalar\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_2\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_3\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"TAI_start\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_FLOAT64\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"scalar\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_3\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_4\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"Latitude\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_FLOAT32\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_4\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_5\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"Longitude\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_FLOAT32\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_5\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_6\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"Height\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_INT16\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\",\"nbin\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_6\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_7\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"Range_to_intercept\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_FLOAT32\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_7\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"DEM_elevation\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_INT16\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_8\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_9\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"Vertical_binsize\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_FLOAT32\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"scalar\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_9\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_10\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"Pitch_offset\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_FLOAT32\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"scalar\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_10\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=GeoField_11\n",
            "\t\t\t\tGeoFieldName=\"Roll_offset\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_FLOAT32\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"scalar\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=GeoField_11\n",
            "\t\tEND_GROUP=GeoField\n",
            "\t\tGROUP=DataField\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_1\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"Data_quality\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_UINT8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_1\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_2\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"Data_status\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_UINT8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_2\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_3\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"Data_targetID\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_UINT8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_3\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_4\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"CloudFraction\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_INT8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\",\"nbin\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_4\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_5\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"UncertaintyCF\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_INT8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\",\"nbin\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_5\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_6\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"CloudLayers\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_INT8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_6\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_7\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"LayerBase\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_INT16\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\",\"ncloud\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_7\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"LayerTop\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_INT16\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\",\"ncloud\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_8\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_9\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"FlagBase\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_INT8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\",\"ncloud\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_9\n",
            "\t\t\tOBJECT=DataField_10\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataFieldName=\"FlagTop\"\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDataType=DFNT_INT8\n",
            "\t\t\t\tDimList=(\"nray\",\"ncloud\")\n",
            "\t\t\tEND_OBJECT=DataField_10\n",
            "\t\tEND_GROUP=DataField\n",
            "\t\tGROUP=MergedFields\n",
            "\t\tEND_GROUP=MergedFields\n",
            "\tEND_GROUP=SWATH_1\n",
            "END_GROUP=SwathStructure\n",
            "GROUP=GridStructure\n",
            "END_GROUP=GridStructure\n",
            "GROUP=PointStructure\n",
            "END_GROUP=PointStructure\n",
            "END" ;
        :HDFEOSVersion = "HDFEOS_V2.5" ;
        :creation_date = "Thu Dec 1 13:07:07 IST 2011" ;
        :NCL_Version = "6.0.0-beta" ;
        :system = "Linux nature 2.6.31-23-generic #75-Ubuntu SMP Fri Mar 18
18:16:06 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux" ;
        :conventions = "None" ;
        :hdf_source = "CFset3.hdf" ;

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