RFM File Formats

Input Files
Output Files

25APR12

When the RFM is run it first opens an output file rfm.runlog and then inputs a Driver File rfm.drv. Other files are described below, with relevant Driver Table Flags and Sections.

Input Files

Format	Description	Flag	Section
`.atm`	Atmospheric Profiles		`*ATM`
`.fov`	Field-of-View data	`FOV`	`*FOV`
`.gas`	List of absorbers		`*GAS`
`.grd`	Irregular Spectral Grid	`GRD`	`*GRD`
`.hit`	HITRAN Line Database		`*HIT`
`.ils`	Instrument Line Shape	`ILS`	`*ILS`
`.lut`	Look-Up Table	`LUT`	`*LUT`
`.nte`	Non-LTE Data	`NTE`	`*NTE`
`.sfc`	Surface Emissivity Spectrum	`SFC`	`*SFC`
`.spc`	Spectral Range/Resolution Data		`*SPC`
`.tan`	Tangent Altitudes		`*TAN`
`.tps`	Total Internal Partition Sums	`TPS`	`*TPS`
`.xsc`	Molecule Cross-Section Data		`*XSC`

Output Files

Format	Description	Flag	Section
`.abs`	Absorption Spectrum	`ABS`	`*ABS`
`.bbt`	Brightness Temperature Spectrum	`BBT`	`*BBT`
`.coo`	Cooling Rate Spectrum	`COO`	`*COO`
`.opt`	Optical Depth Spectrum	`OPT`	`*OPT`
`.prf`	Internal Profile	`PRF`	`*PRF`
`.pth`	Path Diagnostics	`PTH`	`*PTH`
`.rad`	Radiance Spectrum	`RAD`	`*RAD`
`.tab`	Tabulated Absorption Coefficient	`TAB`	`*TAB`
`.tra`	Transmission Spectrum	`TRA`	`*TRA`
`.wid`	Widemesh Diagnostics	`WID`	`*WID`

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