Ioda-converters YAML for EFCLAM data

[PraveenKumar-NOAA]

Write an example YAML for the EFCLAM 3[D]-RTMA/RRFS data that converts a BUFR file to an IODA file using the bufr2ioda.x for the following subset(s):

| NC012160 | A61109 | M TYPE 012-160 U.WI GOES Imager Effective Cld Amt data |

• [x] Extract the BUFR table, queries, and important Mnemonics information
• [x] Use this YAML to convert into an IODA-formatted netCDF file
• [ ] Ioda obs validation using ioda-validate.x
• [x] Perform validation for the observations using the input BUFR and output IODA file
• [ ] Add output(s) to the testoutput directory
• [ ] Add tests to the CMakeLists.txt files
• [ ] Have the tests pass

Requirements

All important mnemonics required by the [3D]-RTMA/RRFS users need to be known.

Acceptance Criteria

It will be finished when all files have been checked and tests have passed.

Dependencies

The bufr2ioda.x

[PraveenKumar-NOAA]

Performed validation of the ioda-obs in the output ioda file generated using the bufr2ioda-x and following results were obtained:

Validation of the output IODA results, obtained using the efclam ioda-converters YAML and bufr2ioda.x, is performed for the following two observations:

cloudAmount (ECAS) BUFR plot:

**IODA plot:

cloudCoverAmount (ECAM) BUFR plot:

IODA plot:**

[guoqing-noaa]

Sorry that this is the first time I heard of EFCLA. What does it stand for? Are they the NASA LaRC cloud data? Thanks!

[PraveenKumar-NOAA]

@guoqing-noaa EFCLAM/ NC012160 is GOES imager effective cloud amount data (U.Wisc.)

[ShunLiu-NOAA]

@ManuelPondeca-NOAA Could you confirm this observation are used in RTMA?