Auxiliary_Calibration_RRC_04_19

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Data Set Record id field name definition 0 First_Start_of_Observation_Time ascii time size: 23 Start of observation time of the first BRC unit: "s since 2000-01-01" value: if(str(., 23) == "UTC=9999-12-31T23:59:59", +inf, if(str(., 23) == "UTC=0000-00-00T00:00:00", -inf, time(str(.), "'UTC='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|'TAI='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|'GPS='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|'UT1='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss"))) ascii string size: 23 CCSDS ASCII datetime with time reference "RRR=YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss". The reference RRR can be any of "UT1", "UTC", "TAI", or "GPS". 1 Last_Start_of_Observation_Time ascii time size: 23 Start of observation time of the last BRC unit: "s since 2000-01-01" value: if(str(., 23) == "UTC=9999-12-31T23:59:59", +inf, if(str(., 23) == "UTC=0000-00-00T00:00:00", -inf, time(str(.), "'UTC='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|'TAI='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|'GPS='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|'UT1='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss"))) ascii string size: 23 CCSDS ASCII datetime with time reference "RRR=YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss". The reference RRR can be any of "UT1", "UTC", "TAI", or "GPS". 2 Calibration_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Rayleigh Response Calibration of the atmospheric echo is valid. Based on acceptable ranges of calibration results for measurement and reference pulse; and the number of valid frequencies mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 3 Ground_Calibration_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Rayleigh Response Calibration of the ground echo is valid. Based on acceptable ranges of calibration results for ground measurement and reference pulse; and the number of valid frequencies mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 4 List_of_Frequency_Step_Results xml record List of channel response per frequency step. attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Frequency_Step_Result xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file xml record id field name definition 0 Frequency_Offset ascii double Frequency offset unit: "GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 3 fixed value: "GHz" available: optional 1 Frequency_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Satisfied minimum number of valid measurements per frequency step mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 2 Ground_Frequency_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Satisfied minimum number of valid ground measurements per frequency step mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 3 Reference_Pulse_Frequency_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Satisfied minimum number of valid pulses per frequency step mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 4 Measurement_Response_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Measurement response is valid; Rayleigh core algorithm applied successfully the mean atmospheric echo mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 5 Ground_Measurement_Response_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Ground measurement response is valid; Rayleigh core algorithm applied successfully the mean ground echo mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 6 Reference_Pulse_Response_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Reference Pulse Response is valid; Rayleigh core algorithm applied successfully the mean reference pulse mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 7 Measurement_Response ascii double Measurement channel response 8 Measurement_Error_Rayleigh_Response ascii double Measurement Error_Rayleigh_Response 9 Ground_Measurement_Response ascii double Ground measurement channel response 10 Ground_Measurement_Error_Rayleigh_Response ascii double Ground measurement Error_Rayleigh_Response 11 Reference_Pulse_Response ascii double Reference pulse channel response 12 Reference_Pulse_Error_Rayleigh_Response ascii double Reference pulse Error_Rayleigh_Response 13 Normalized_Useful_Signal ascii array[24] ascii double 24 values of useful signal. The first value correspnds to the lidar bin which is the upper most in the atmosphere 14 Frequency_Step_Data_Statistics xml record Observation product confidence data id field name definition 0 Num_Valid_Measurements ascii int32 A measurement is a valid measurement if it is usable, see Num_Measurements_Usable, the number of atmospheric height bins within the specified range is not 0, all range bins in the specified range are valid, and at least 1 corresponding reference pulse is valid 1 Num_Measurements_Usable ascii int32 Number of atmospheric measurements usable. The atmospheric measurement is usable if L1A input data Measurement_Laser_Freq_Locked = TRUE, Measurement_Data_Present = TRUE, Spacecraft_Attitude_On_Target = TRUE and measurement is not corrupted, measurement data was acquired after laser frequency has settled, and all corresponding pulses have the same commanded laser frequency 2 Num_Measurements_Valid_Ground ascii int32 A measurement is a valid ground measurement if it is usable, see Num_Measurements_Usable, ground bins have been detected, and at least 1 corresponding reference pulse is valid 3 Num_Reference_Pulses_Usable ascii int32 Number reference pulses usable. Reference pulse is usuable if the pulse is valid, data is not corrupted, and pulse data was acquired for a measurement after laser frequency has settled 4 Num_Measurement_Invalid ascii int32 Number of measurements that are not counted for Num_Measurements_Usable. OR where reference pulse data of that measurement is invalid 5 Num_Pulse_Validity_Status_Flag_False ascii int32 Number reference pulses with Pulse_Validity_Status_Flag set to false of all valid measurements (measurements where Measurement_Valid Table 5-16 set to true) that contain only pulses with a frequency offset of the current frequency step 6 Num_Sat_Not_on_Target_Measurements ascii int32 Number of measurements with satellite not on target status 7 Num_Corrupt_Measurement_Bins ascii int32 Total number of corrupt measurement bins 8 Num_Corrupt_Reference_Pulses ascii int32 Total number of corrupt reference pulses 5 List_of_Frequency_Step_Temperatures xml record attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Frequency_Step_Temperature xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file xml record id field name definition 0 Etalon_Average_Temperature xml record id field name definition 0 Ray_Spectrometer_Temp_9 ascii double Sensor RSP etalon temperature unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" available: optional 1 Ray_Spectrometer_Temp_10 ascii double Sensor RSP etalon temperature unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" available: optional 2 Ray_Spectrometer_Temp_11 ascii double Sensor RSP etalon temperature unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" available: optional 3 Ray_Spectrometer_Temp_12 ascii double Field set fixed to zero unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" available: optional 1 RSPT_Average_Temperature xml record id field name definition 0 Thermocouple_8_Ray_Spectrometer_Thermal_Hood_1 ascii double Sensor RSPT etalon temperature unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" available: optional 1 Thermocouple_9_Ray_Spectrometer_Thermal_Hood_2 ascii double Sensor RSPT etalon temperature unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" available: optional 2 Thermocouple_10_Ray_Spectrometer_Thermal_Hood_3 ascii double Sensor RSPT etalon temperature unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" available: optional 3 Thermocouple_11_Ray_Spectrometer_Thermal_Hood_4 ascii double Sensor RSPT etalon temperature unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" available: optional 2 Optical_Baseplate_Average ascii double Sensor OB Ray average temperature of temperatures of sensors 5, 6, 7, 8 for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" available: optional 3 M1_Average_Temperature xml record id field name definition 0 Aht_22_Tel_M1 ascii double Average Aht 22 Tel M1 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 1 Aht_23_Tel_M1 ascii double Average Aht 23 Tel M1 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 2 Aht_24_Tel_M1 ascii double Average Aht 24 Tel M1 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 3 Aht_25_Tel_M1 ascii double Average Aht 25 Tel M1 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 4 Aht_26_Tel_M1 ascii double Average Aht 26 Tel M1 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 5 Aht_27_Tel_M1 ascii double Average Aht 27 Tel M1 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 6 Tc_18_Tel_M11 ascii double Average TC 18 Tel M1-1 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 7 Tc_19_Tel_M12 ascii double Average TC 19 Tel M1-2 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 8 Tc_20_Tel_M13 ascii double Average TC 20 Tel M1-3 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 9 Tc_21_Tel_M14 ascii double Average TC 21 Tel M1-4 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 10 Tc_25_Tm15_Ths1Y ascii double Average TC 25 TM15 Ths1-Y temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 11 Tc_27_Tm16_Ths1Y ascii double Average TC 25 TM16 Ths1-Y temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 12 Tc_29_Ths2 ascii double Average TC 29 Ths2 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 13 Tc_23_Ths1 ascii double Average TC 23 Ths1 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 14 Tc_32_Ths3 ascii double Average TC 32 Ths3 temperature for all BRCs with measurements of the frequency step. unit: "C" attribute: unit ascii string 6 Measurement_Response_Calibration xml record Rayleigh calibration results of atmospheric echo id field name definition 0 Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity ascii double Measurement mean sensitivity attribute: unit ascii string size: 5 fixed value: "1/GHz" 1 Measurement_Zero_Frequency ascii double Measurement zero frequency response 2 Measurement_Error_Rayleigh_Response_Std_Dev ascii double Measurement Error_Rayleigh_Response standard deviation 3 Measurement_Offset_Frequency ascii double Measurement zero response frequency (x-intercept of the best straight line of channel response) unit: "GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 3 fixed value: "GHz" available: optional 4 List_of_Measurement_Error_Fit_Coefficients xml record List of coefficients of polynomial fit of the errors of the measurement response. Order of polynom specified by parameter Error_Fit_Degree. List element 1 <= i <= Error_Fit_Degree +1 is the coefficient of xi-1 attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Measurement_Error_Fit_Coefficient xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file ascii double One coefficient of the fitted polynomial 7 Ground_Measurement_Response_Calibration xml record Rayleigh calibration results of the ground echo id field name definition 0 Ground_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity ascii double Ground measurement mean sensitivity unit: "1/GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 5 fixed value: "1/GHz" 1 Ground_Measurement_Zero_Frequency ascii double Ground measurement zero frequency response 2 Ground_Measurement_Error_Rayleigh_Response_Std_Dev ascii double Ground measurement Error_Rayleigh_Response standard deviation 3 Ground_Measurement_Offset_Frequency ascii double Ground measurement zero response frequency (x-intercept of the best straight line of channel response) unit: "GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 3 fixed value: "GHz" available: optional 4 List_of_Ground_Measurement_Error_Fit_Coefficients xml record List of coefficients of polynomial fit of the errors of the ground measurement response. Order of polynom specified by parameter Error_Fit_Degree. List element 1 <= i <= Error_Fit_Degree +1 is the coefficient of xi-1 attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Ground_Measurement_Error_Fit_Coefficient xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file ascii double One coefficient of the fitted polynomial 8 Reference_Pulse_Response_Calibration xml record Rayleigh calibration results of the internal reference pulse id field name definition 0 Reference_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity ascii double Reference pulse mean sensitivity unit: "1/GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 5 fixed value: "1/GHz" 1 Reference_Pulse_Zero_Frequency ascii double Reference pulse zero frequency response 2 Reference_Pulse_Error_Rayleigh_Response_Std_Dev ascii double Reference pulse Error_Rayleigh_Response standard deviation 3 Reference_Pulse_Offset_Frequency ascii double Reference pulse zero response frequency (x-intercept of the best straight line of channel response) unit: "GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 3 fixed value: "GHz" available: optional 4 List_of_Reference_Pulse_Error_Fit_Coefficients xml record List of coefficients of polynomial fit of the errors of the reference pulse response (parameter Reference_Pulse_Error_Rayleigh_Response). Order of polynom specified by parameter Error_Fit_Degree. List element 1 <= i <= Error_Fit_Degree +1 is the coefficient of xi-1 attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Reference_Pulse_Error_Fit_Coefficient xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file ascii double One coefficient of the fitted polynomial 9 Calibration_Validity_Indicators xml record Calibration validity indicators for atmospheric echo, ground echon, and internal references id field name definition 0 Freq_Offset_Data_Monotonic ascii uint8 TRUE = the frequency offset data trend is monotonic mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 1 Measurement_Calibration_Validity xml record Measurement Calibration Validity id field name definition 0 Satisfied_Min_Valid_Freq_Per_Cal ascii uint8 TRUE = Satisfied minimum number of valid frequency steps per calibration mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 1 Mean_Sensitivity_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Mean sensitivity within threshold range mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 2 Error_Response_Std_Dev_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Error Response standard deviation within threshold range mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 3 Zero_Freq_Response_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Zero frequency response within threshold range mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 4 Data_Monotonic ascii uint8 TRUE = measurement data is monotonic mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 5 Num_Valid_Frequency_Steps ascii uint32 Number of valid frequency steps in the current calibration 2 Ground_Measurement_Calibration_Validity xml record Ground Measurement Calibration Validity id field name definition 0 Satisfied_Min_Valid_Freq_Per_Cal ascii uint8 TRUE = Satisfied minimum number of valid frequency steps per gound calibration mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 1 Mean_Sensitivity_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Mean sensitivity within threshold range mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 2 Error_Response_Std_Dev_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Error Response standard deviation within threshold range mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 3 Zero_Freq_Response_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Zero frequency response within threshold range mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 4 Data_Monotonic ascii uint8 TRUE = measurement data is monotonic mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 5 Num_Valid_Frequency_Steps ascii uint32 Number of valid frequency steps in the current ground calibration 3 Reference_Pulse_Calibration_Validity xml record Reference Pulse Calibration Validity id field name definition 0 Satisfied_Min_Valid_Freq_Per_Cal ascii uint8 TRUE = Satisfied minimum number of valid frequency steps per calibration mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 1 Mean_Sensitivity_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Mean sensitivity within threshold range mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 2 Error_Response_Std_Dev_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Error Response standard deviation within threshold range mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 3 Zero_Freq_Response_Valid ascii uint8 TRUE = Zero frequency response within threshold range mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 4 Data_Monotonic ascii uint8 TRUE = measurement data is monotonic mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 5 Num_Valid_Frequency_Steps ascii uint32 Number of valid frequency steps in the current calibration 4 List_of_Additional_Calibration_Results xml record So far the additional calibration results contain information on the ground detection. attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Additional_Calibration_Result xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file xml record id field name definition 0 List_of_Measurement_Results xml record attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Measurement_Result xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file xml record id field name definition 0 Altitude_of_DEM_Intersection ascii double Altitude of the intersection of DEM and the line-of-sight unit: "meters" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "m" available: optional 1 Expected_Ground_Bin_Index ascii uint8 Index of expected ground bin corresponding to the altitude of DEM intersection 2 Ground_Bin_Detected ascii array[24] ascii uint8 This list contains 24 values separated by blanks. The items in this list refer to height bins 1 ... 24. 1 if ground bin was detected, else 0. 10 Rayleigh_Response_Calibration_Thresholds xml record Processing and quality thresholds as defined by the AUX_PAR_1B file id field name definition 0 Min_Valid_Freq_Per_Cal ascii uint32 Minimum valid frequencies per calibration, copy of processing input parameter 1 Min_Valid_Ground_Freq_Per_Cal ascii uint32 Minimum valid ground frequencies per calibration, copy of processing input parameter 2 Min_Valid_Reference_Pulse_Freq_Per_Cal ascii uint32 Minimum valid reference pulse frequencies per calibration, copy of processing input parameter 3 Min_Valid_Measurements_Per_Freq ascii uint32 Minimum valid measurements per frequency, copy of processing input parameter 4 Min_Valid_Ground_Measurements_Per_Freq ascii uint32 Minimum valid ground measurements per frequency, copy of processing input parameter 5 Min_Valid_Reference_Pulses_Per_Freq ascii uint32 Minimum valid pulses per frequency, copy of processing input parameter 6 Rayleigh_Response_Calibration_Ranges xml record Rayleigh Response Calibration Ranges id field name definition 0 Min_Rayleigh_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity ascii double Minimum mean sensitivity of atmosperic echo unit: "1/GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 5 fixed value: "1/GHz" 1 Min_Rayleigh_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response ascii double Minimum zero frequency reponse of atmospheric echo 2 Max_Rayleigh_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity ascii double Maximum mean sensitivity of atmosperic echo unit: "1/GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 5 fixed value: "1/GHz" 3 Max_Rayleigh_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response ascii double Maximum zero frequency reponse of atmosperic echo 4 Max_Rayleigh_Measurement_Error_Response_Std_Dev ascii double Maximum error response standard deviation of atmosperic echo 5 Min_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity ascii double Minimum mean sensitivity of ground echo unit: "1/GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 5 fixed value: "1/GHz" 6 Min_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response ascii double Minimum zero frequency reponse of ground echo 7 Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity ascii double Maximum mean sensitivity of ground echo unit: "1/GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 5 fixed value: "1/GHz" 8 Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response ascii double Maximum zero frequency reponse of ground echo 9 Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Error_Response_Std_Dev ascii double Maximum error response standard deviation of ground echo 10 Min_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity ascii double Minimum mean sensitivity of internal calibration unit: "1/GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 5 fixed value: "1/GHz" 11 Min_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Response ascii double Minimum zero frequency reponse of internal calibration 12 Max_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity ascii double Maximum mean sensitivity of internal calibration unit: "1/GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 5 fixed value: "1/GHz" 13 Max_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Response ascii double Maximum zero frequency reponse of internal calibration 14 Max_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Error_Response_Std_Dev ascii double Maximum error response standard deviation of internal calibration 15 Rayleigh_Fit_Upper_Frequency_Range ascii double Upper frequency range when computing the best fit unit: "GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 3 fixed value: "GHz" available: optional 16 Rayleigh_Fit_Lower_Frequency_Range ascii double Upper frequency range when computing the best fit unit: "GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 3 fixed value: "GHz" available: optional 7 Lower_Altitude_Limit ascii double RRC lower altitude limit, copy of processing input parameter unit: "m" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "m" available: optional 8 Upper_Altitude_Limit ascii double RRC upper altitude limit, copy of processing input parameter unit: "m" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "m" available: optional 9 Maximum_Upper_DEM_Offset ascii double Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be above center of DEM intersection bin, copy of processing input parameter unit: "m" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "m" 10 Maximum_Lower_DEM_Offset ascii double Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be below center of DEM intersection bin, copy of processing input parameter unit: "m" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "m" 11 Min_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Signal_Derivative ascii double Minimum derivative of Rayleigh signal shift for ground detection, copy of processing input parameter 12 Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Response_Shift ascii double Maximum Rayleigh Response shift for ground detection, copy of processing input parameter 13 Etalon_Temp_Range_Threshold ascii double RRC RSP Etalon range threshold, copy of processing input parameter unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" 14 Scattering_Ratio_Threshold ascii double Copy of RRC_Params input parameter 11 Diff_Offset_Freq_Ref_Meas ascii double Difference between reference pulse and atmospheric measurement offset frequencies (difference of x-intercepts of the best straight line fits) unit: "GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 3 fixed value: "GHz" available: optional 12 Diff_Offset_Freq_Ref_Ground_Meas ascii double Difference between reference pulse and ground measurement offset frequencies (difference of x-intercepts of the best straight line fits) unit: "GHz" attribute: unit ascii string size: 3 fixed value: "GHz" available: optional 13 Min_Aht_9_Rsp_Etalon ascii double Minimum Etalon temperature for current sensor, over all BRCs and all time samples per BRC unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" 14 Max_Aht_9_Rsp_Etalon ascii double Maximum Etalon temperature for current sensor, over all BRCs and all time samples per BRC unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" 15 Min_Aht_10_Rsp_Etalon ascii double Minimum Etalon temperature for current sensor, over all BRCs and all time samples per BRC unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" 16 Max_Aht_10_Rsp_Etalon ascii double Maximum Etalon temperature for current sensor, over all BRCs and all time samples per BRC unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" 17 Min_Aht_11_Rsp_Etalon ascii double Minimum Etalon temperature for current sensor, over all BRCs and all time samples per BRC unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" 18 Max_Aht_11_Rsp_Etalon ascii double Maximum Etalon temperature for current sensor, over all BRCs and all time samples per BRC unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" 19 Min_Aht_12_Rsp_Etalon ascii double Minimum Etalon temperature for current sensor, over all BRCs and all time samples per BRC unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" 20 Max_Aht_12_Rsp_Etalon ascii double Maximum Etalon temperature for current sensor, over all BRCs and all time samples per BRC unit: "degC" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "C" 21 Data_Is_Valid ascii uint8 FALSE if one of the sensor temperature ranges (difference between min and max values over all the BRCs and time samples) is greater than the allowed threshold. TRUE otherwise mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1 22 List_of_Frequency_Step_Geolocations xml record List of geolocation information for all frequency steps. This information is needed by the AUX_CSR/AUX_PRR generator running at the APMF attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Frequency_Step_Geolocation xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file xml record id field name definition 0 Start_of_Observation_Time_Last_BRC ascii time size: 23 Observation centroid time unit: "s since 2000-01-01" value: if(str(., 23) == "UTC=9999-12-31T23:59:59", +inf, if(str(., 23) == "UTC=0000-00-00T00:00:00", -inf, time(str(.), "'UTC='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|'TAI='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|'GPS='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss|'UT1='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss"))) ascii string size: 23 CCSDS ASCII datetime with time reference "RRR=YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss". The reference RRR can be any of "UT1", "UTC", "TAI", or "GPS". 1 Latitude_of_DEM_Intersection ascii double (double) Latitude of the intersection of WGS84 DEM and the satellite line-of-sight unit: "1e-6 degrees_north" converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000) attribute: unit ascii string size: 8 fixed value: "10-6DegN" 2 Longitude_of_DEM_Intersection ascii double (double) Longitude of the intersection of WGS84 DEM and the satellite line-of-sight unit: "1e-6 degrees_east" converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000) attribute: unit ascii string size: 8 fixed value: "10-6DegE" 3 Altitude ascii array[25] This list contains 25 values, separated by blanks. The first item contains the height of the upper edge of the top-most bin. The remaining 24 items contain the height of the lower edge of each height bin. attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "m" ascii double 4 Satellite_Range ascii array[25] This list contains 25 values, separated by blanks. The first item contains the distance along LOS of the upper edge of the top-most bin. The remaining 24 items contain the distance along LOS of the lower edge of each height bin. attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "m" ascii double 5 List_of_Geoid_Separations xml record List of geoid separation values, one value for each BRC contributing to the results of the frequency step. With nominal settings 3 BRCs per frequency step. attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Geoid_Separation xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file ascii double Height of geoid above WGS84 ellipsoid. unit: "m" attribute: unit ascii string size: 1 fixed value: "m" 23 List_of_Frequency_Step_Centroid_Values xml record List of information on energetic centroid and std dev of the Rayleigh spots for all frequency steps. attribute: count xml string id field name definition 0 Frequency_Step_Centroid_Values xml array[dim_0] dim_0: determined automatically from xml file xml record id field name definition 0 Enc_Col_Ref_Pulse_A ascii double Col value of the energetic centroid of the mean reference pulse of the frequency step for channel A. Value set to 0 if parameter couldn’t be retrieved. unit: "ACCD pixel index" attribute: unit ascii string size: 16 fixed value: "ACCD pixel index" 1 Enc_Col_Ref_Pulse_Std_Dev_A ascii double Energetic centroid column standard deviation for the mean reference pulse of channel A. Value set to 0 if parameter couldn’t be retrieved. 2 Enc_Col_Ref_Pulse_B ascii double Col value of the energetic centroid of the mean reference pulse of the frequency step for channel B. Value set to 0 if parameter couldn’t be retrieved. unit: "ACCD pixel index" attribute: unit ascii string size: 16 fixed value: "ACCD pixel index" 3 Enc_Col_Ref_Pulse_Std_Dev_B ascii double Energetic centroid column standard deviation for the mean reference pulse of channel B. Value set to 0 if parameter couldn’t be retrieved. 4 Enc_Col_A ascii array[25] This list contains 25 values, separated by blanks. Col values of the energetic centroids of the mean signal pixel index of the frequency step for channel A: the first 24 values for the atmospheric bins, and the last element for the solar background bin. Value set to 0 if parameter couldn’t be retrieved. attribute: unit ascii string size: 16 fixed value: "ACCD pixel index" ascii double 5 Enc_Col_Std_Dev_A ascii array[25] This list contains 25 values, separated by blanks. Energetic centroid column standard deviation values for channel A: the first 24 values for the atmospheric bins, and the last element for the solar background bin. Value set to 0 if parameter couldn’t be retrieved. ascii double 6 Enc_Col_B ascii array[25] This list contains 25 values, separated by blanks. Col values of the energetic centroids of the mean signal pixel index of the frequency step for channel A: the first 24 values for the atmospheric bins, and the last element for the solar background bin. Value set to 0 if parameter couldn’t be retrieved. attribute: unit ascii string size: 16 fixed value: "ACCD pixel index" ascii double 7 Enc_Col_Std_Dev_B ascii array[25] This list contains 25 values, separated by blanks. Energetic centroid column standard deviation values for channel A: the first 24 values for the atmospheric bins, and the last element for the solar background bin. Value set to 0 if parameter couldn’t be retrieved. ascii double 24 DCO_Parameters xml record Structure holding mean DCO and DCO std dev values. Parameters are only filled if Do_Mode_Mean_DCO_Pre_Processing = TRUE and Use_DCO_Correction_Lidar_Atmos = TRUE id field name definition 0 Ref_Pulse_Rayleigh_Mean_DCO ascii double Mode mean DCO value calculated for the Rayleigh reference pulses. unit: "ACCD counts" attribute: unit ascii string size: 11 fixed value: "ACCD counts" available: optional 1 Ref_Pulse_Rayleigh_DCO_Std_Dev ascii double Standard deviation of the Rayleigh reference pulse DCO values. unit: "ACCD counts" attribute: unit ascii string size: 11 fixed value: "ACCD counts" available: optional 2 Rayleigh_Mean_DCO ascii array[25] attribute: unit ascii string size: 11 fixed value: "ACCD counts" available: optional ascii double List of mode mean Rayleigh DCO values calculated for the 24 atmospheric layers and the background bin. unit: "ACCD counts" 3 Rayleigh_DCO_Std_Dev ascii array[25] attribute: unit ascii string size: 11 fixed value: "ACCD counts" available: optional ascii double List of the standard deviation of Rayleigh DCO values for the 24 atmospheric layers and the background bin. unit: "ACCD counts"