AUX_MET_METDS_01_32

binary record "AUX_MET_METDS_01_32"
idfield namedefinition
0spare_1
binary bytessize: 2
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hidden: true
1amd_us
binary int16size: 2
East-West wind component at the surface (>0 to East). This information can be used for qualifying Mie wind in ground echo-height-bins.

unit: "cm/s"
2amd_vs
binary int16size: 2
North-South wind component at the surface (>0 to North). This information can be used for qualifying Mie wind in ground echo-height-bins.

unit: "cm/s"
3amd_ps
binary int32size: 4
Surface pressure. May be used for detecting severe events like tropical cyclones.

unit: "Pa"
4amd_err_ps
binary doublesize: 8
Std error on amd_ps

unit: "Pa"
5amd_zs
binary int32size: 4
Geopotential height at pressure amd_ps. Gives the altitude of the surface according to the weather model.

unit: "cm"
6spare_2
binary bytessize: 2
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hidden: true
7profile_data
binary array[dim_0]
List of Num_of_Model_Layers substructures each containing the metereological data constituting the vertical profile. Each substructure corresponds to one model layer.

dim_0: int(/sph/num_of_model_layers)
binary recordsize: 71
idfield namedefinition
0amd_validity_flag
binary int8size: 1
0: valid level with a complete set of AMD data with all parameters extracted from the NWP modwl, -1: incomplete level containing at least valid temperature, valid pressures, and valid heights, -2: otherwise

unit: "cm"
1amd_pbase
binary uint32size: 4
Pressure at the bottom of the model layer

unit: "Pa"
2amd_ptop
binary uint32size: 4
Pressure at the top of the model layer

unit: "Pa"
3amd_pnom
binary uint32size: 4
Nominal pressure within the model layer, can differ from (amd_pbase+amd_ptop)/2

unit: "Pa"
4amd_zbase
binary int32size: 4
Geopotential height at pressure amd_pbase

unit: "cm"
5amd_ztop
binary int32size: 4
Geopotential height at pressure amd_ptop

unit: "cm"
6amd_znom
binary int32size: 4
Geopotential height at pressure amd_pnom

unit: "cm"
7amd_t
binary uint16 (double)size: 2
Temperature at pressure amd_pnom

unit: "1e-2 K"

converted unit: "K" (multiply by 1/100)
8amd_err_t
binary uint16 (double)size: 2
Std error on amd_t

unit: "1e-2 K"

converted unit: "K" (multiply by 1/100)
9amd_u
binary int16size: 2
East-West wind velocity (>0 to East)

unit: "cm/s"
10amd_v
binary int16size: 2
North-South wind velocity (>0 to North)

unit: "cm/s"
11spare_1
binary bytessize: 4
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hidden: true
12amd_rh
binary uint8size: 1
Relative humidity at pressure amd_pnom

unit: "%"
13amd_err_rh
binary doublesize: 8
Std error on amd_rh

unit: "%"
14amd_q
binary doublesize: 8
Specific humidity at pressure amd_pnom

unit: "kg/kg"
15amd_cc
binary uint8size: 1
Cloud cover at pressure amd_pnom

unit: "%"
16amd_clwc
binary doublesize: 8
Cloud liquid water content at pressure amd_pnom

unit: "kg/kg"
17amd_ciwc
binary doublesize: 8
Cloud ice water content at pressure amd_pnom

unit: "kg/kg"
8spare_3
binary bytessize: 2
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hidden: true