============================================================================================================================== Included are 8 python readable IDL save files. (import scipy as sp, import scipy.io as spio, Python command: spio.readsav('$PATH/*.sav',verbose=True), where $PATH is the IDL save file local path and * is the save file of interest.) (IDL command: restore,'$PATH/*.sav',description=description, where $PATH is the IDL save file local path and * is the save file of interest.) The variables for each are file are described below. ============================================================================================================================== 'SMM_O2_inMDB.sav' Description = Solar maximum mission O2 density for profiles in the MSIS database. SMM_ALT FLOAT = Array[2099] Altitude of observation (km) SMM_DAYOFMON LONG = Array[2099] Day of the month of observation SMM_LAT FLOAT = Array[2099] Latitude of observation (deg) SMM_LON FLOAT = Array[2099] Longitude of observation (deg) SMM_MONTH LONG = Array[2099] Month of observation SMM_O2 FLOAT = Array[2099] O2 density in (cm-3) SMM_UTSEC FLOAT = Array[2099] Universal time in seconds of observation (secs) SMM_YEAR LONG = Array[2099] Year of observation ============================================================================================================================== 'SOLSTICE_O2.sav' Description = Solar stellar irradiance comparison experiment O2 density profiles. File produced by J. D. Lumpe DEF FLOAT = -99.0000 Default data fill value (no data) NEVENTS INT E.G., 1522 Total number of occultations in data set NALT INT = 21 Dimension of altitude grid YEAR LONG = Array[NEVENTS] Year MONTH LONG = Array[NEVENTS] Month DAY LONG = Array[NEVENTS] Day of month DOY INT = Array[NEVENTS] Day of year UT DOUBLE = Array[NEVENTS] UT time (hours) LAT FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Latitude (deg) LON FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Longitude (deg) LTIME DOUBLE = Array[NEVENTS] Local time (hours) I0 FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Exo-atmospheric intensity SNR FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Signal-to-noise WAVELENGTH FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Wavelength of occultation measurement (nm) ALTITUDE FLOAT = Array[NALT] Retrieval altitude grid (km) O2_DENSITY FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] Retrieved O2 profile (mol/cm^3) O2_ERROR FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] O2 error (mol/cm^3) O2_APR FLOAT = Array[NALT] A priori O2 profile used in retrieval (mol/cm^3, fixed) TRANS FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] Measured slant path transmission profile TRANS_ERR FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] Error in transmission TRANS_FIT FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] Retrieval fit to measured transmission ============================================================================================================================== 'SUSIM_O2.sav' Description = Solar ultraviolet spectral irradiance monitor O2 density profiles. File produced by J. D. Lumpe NEVENTS INT E.G., 1522 Total number of occultations in data set NALT INT = 37 Dimension of altitude grid YEAR LONG = Array[NEVENTS] Year MONTH LONG = Array[NEVENTS] Month DAY LONG = Array[NEVENTS] Day of month DOY INT = Array[NEVENTS] Day of year UT DOUBLE = Array[NEVENTS] UT time (hours) LAT FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Latitude (deg) LON FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Longitude (deg) LTIME DOUBLE = Array[NEVENTS] Local time (hours) EVENT INT = Array[NEVENTS] SUSIM Occultation event of the day (1-5) I0 FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Exo-atmospheric intensity SNR FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Signal-to-noise WAVELENGTH FLOAT = Array[NEVENTS] Wavelength of occultation measurement (nm) SS_SR STRING = Array[NEVENTS] Distinguishes sunrise ('sr') from sunset ('ss') occultations ALTITUDE FLOAT = Array[NALT] Retrieval altitude grid (km) O2_DENSITY FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] Retrieved O2 profile (mol/cm^3) O2_ERROR FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] O2 error (mol/cm^3) O2_APR FLOAT = Array[NALT] A priori O2 profile used in retrieval (mol/cm^3, fixed) TRANS FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] Measured slant path transmission profile TRANS_ERR FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] Error in transmission TRANS_FIT FLOAT = Array[NALT, NEVENTS] Retrieval fit to measured transmission ============================================================================================================================== 'figure3_timegcm_merra2.sav' Description = TIME-GCM/MERRA-2 O2 density profiles sampled at the closest model grid point to the GOLD O2 observations during the time period which simulations were performed. TGCM_ALT FLOAT = Array[31] Model altitude (km) TGCM_DOY LONG = Array[5912] Day of year TGCM_LAT FLOAT = Array[5912] Model latitude (deg) TGCM_LON FLOAT = Array[5912] Model longitude (deg) TGCM_LT FLOAT = Array[5912] Model local time (hr) TGCM_O2 FLOAT = Array[31, 5912] Model O2 density (cm-3) TGCM_UT FLOAT = Array[5912] Model universal time (hr) TGCM_YR INT = Array[5912] Year ============================================================================================================================== 'figure4.sav' Description = TIME-GCM/MERRA-2 O2 densities, harmonic fits to O2 variations, and TIME-GCM/MERRA-2 and MSIS 2.1 effective mass profiles averaged over longitudes covered by the GOLD West Limb. ALT FLOAT = Array[27] Altitude for effective mass profile (km) EFMO2_MSIS FLOAT = Array[27] O2 effective mass profile from MSIS 2.1 (amu) EFMO2_TGCM FLOAT = Array[27] O2 effective mass profile from TIME-GCM/MERRA-2 (amu) O2DEN_DIURN FLOAT = Array[24] O2 diurnal variation (%) O2DEN_DIURN_SEMI FLOAT = Array[24] O2 diurnal+semidiurnal variation (%) O2DEN_DIURN_SEMI_TER FLOAT = Array[24] O2 diurnal+semidiurna+terdiurnal variation (%) O2DEN_PERCH FLOAT = Array[24] Total O2 variation relative to the daily mean (%) O2DEN_SCAT_TOP1PER FLOAT = Array[443, 24] O2 density as a function of west_lt for days in the top 1% of diurnal amplitudes (cm-3) WEST_LT FLOAT = Array[24] Local time on the West Limb (hr) ============================================================================================================================== 'figure5.sav' Description = TIME-GCM/MERRA-2 O2 continuity equation terms and harmonic fits to the vertical advection of O2 term. CHEM FLOAT = Array[24] O2 mass mixing ratio tendency due to chemistry (s-1) HADV FLOAT = Array[24] O2 mass mixing ratio tendency due to horizontal advection (s-1) MOLE_DIFF FLOAT = Array[24] O2 mass mixing ratio tendency due to molecular diffusion (s-1) TOTAL FLOAT = Array[24] Total O2 mass mixing ratio tendency due to all tendencies in equation 2 (s-1) VADV FLOAT = Array[24] O2 mass mixing ratio tendency due to vertical advection (s-1) VADV_DIURN FLOAT = Array[24] Diurnal variation of O2 mass mixing ratio tendency due to vertical advection (s-1) VADV_DIURN_SEMI FLOAT = Array[24] Diurnal+semidiurnal variation of O2 mass mixing ratio tendency due to vertical advection (s-1) VADV_DIURN_SEMI_TER FLOAT = Array[24] Diurnal+semidiurnal+terdiurnal variation of O2 mass mixing ratio tendency due to vertical advection (s-1) WEST_LT FLOAT = Array[24] Local time on the West Limb (hr) ============================================================================================================================== 'figure6.sav' Description = GOLD O2 density and instrument temperature. INSTR_TEMP FLOAT = Array[1080] Instrument temperature (deg C) O2DEN FLOAT = Array[1080] O2 density (cm-3) ==============================================================================================================================