Auxiliary_Calibration_ZWC_03_06

xml record "Auxiliary_Calibration_ZWC_03_06"
Auxiliary Calibration ZWC

idfield namedefinition
0List_of_Data_Set_Records
xml record
List of Data Set Records

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Data_Set_Record
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
xml record
Data Set Record

idfield namedefinition
0Start_of_Observation_Time
ascii timesize: 23
Start of observation time

unit: "s since 2000-01-01"

value: if(str(., 23) == "UTC=9999-99-99T99:99:99", +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 stringsize: 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".
1Observation_Info
xml record
Obsevation information containing the attitude and geolocation

idfield namedefinition
0Latitude_of_DEM_Intersection
ascii int32 (double)
Latitude of DEM Intersection with instrument lineof-sight at the centre of the observation

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 8
fixed value: "10-6DegN"

available: optional
1Longitude_of_DEM_Intersection
ascii int32 (double)
Longitude of DEM Intersection with instrument lineof-sight at the centre of the observation

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 8
fixed value: "10-6DegN"

available: optional
2Argument_of_Latitude_of_DEM_Intersection
ascii int32 (double)
Argument of Latitude of DEM Intersection with instrument line-of-sight at the centre of the observation

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 8
fixed value: "10-6DegN"

available: optional
3Roll_Angle
ascii double
Instrument roll angle in ECEF frame at the centre of the observation

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "degrees"

available: optional
4Pitch_Angle
ascii double
Instrument pitch angle in ECEF frame at the centre of the observation

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "degrees"

available: optional
5Yaw_Angle
ascii double
Instrument yaw angle in ECEF frame at the centre of the observation

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "degrees"

available: optional
2ZWC_Result_Type
xml string
Enum indicating ZWC result type. One of Mie only (ZWC_Mie), Rayleigh only (ZWC_Rayleigh), or both (ZWC_Both)
3Mie_Ground_Correction_Velocity
ascii double
Mie ground correction velocityr. This value is filled in when ZWC_Result_Type is set to ZWC_Mie or ZWC_Both

unit: "m / s"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 5
fixed value: "m / s"

available: optional
4Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Velocity
ascii double
Rayleigh ground correction factor. This value is filled in when ZWC_Result_Type is set to ZWC_Rayleigh or ZWC_Both

unit: "m / s"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 5
fixed value: "m / s"

available: optional
5Mie_Average_Ground_Echo_Bin_Altitude
ascii double
average of measurement ground wind bin altitudes for Mie

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 1
fixed value: "m"

available: optional
6Rayleigh_Average_Ground_Echo_Bin_Altitude
ascii double
average of measurement ground wind bin altitudes for Rayleigh

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 1
fixed value: "m"

available: optional
7Mie_Average_Ground_Echo_Bin_Thickness_Above_DEM
ascii double
average ground wind bin thickness (air column height) for Mie

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 1
fixed value: "m"

available: optional
8Rayleigh_Average_Ground_Echo_Bin_Thickness_Above_DEM
ascii double
average ground wind bin thickness (air column height) for Rayleigh

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 1
fixed value: "m"

available: optional
9Validity_Indicators
xml record
Validity Indicators

idfield namedefinition
0Min_Num_of_Mie_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins
ascii uint32
Minimum number of Mie ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
1Min_Num_of_Rayleigh_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins
ascii uint32
Minimum number of Rayleigh ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
2Number_of_Mie_Ground_Bins
ascii uint32
Number of Mie measurements with GROUND_ECHO_DETECTED=TRUE
3Number_of_Rayleigh_Ground_Bins
ascii uint32
Number of Rayleigh measurements with GROUND_ECHO_DETECTED=TRUE