Define file containing properties of clouds, aerosols, hydrometeors, etc. This option is a generalization of the options wc_file and ic_file.

Usage:  

profile_file typename type file

 

typename describes the name of the profile; typically this describes what kind of particles are dealt with here. Examples are wc (water clouds), ic (ice clouds), aer (aerosols), drizzle. The typename is needed to refer to this profile when using other options, such as profile_properties. Note that typename ”wc” and ”ic” have special effects (i.e. default properties, and ”ic” properties are not allowed with ”wc” files, and vice versa).

type defines the file type, which is identical to wc_file type. Please refer to wc_file for choises of type and a detailed description on the file structures.