| id | field name | definition |
| 0 | Start_of_Observation_Time |
| ascii time | size: 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 string | size: 23 |
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CCSDS ASCII datetime with time reference "RRR=YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss". The reference RRR can be any of "UT1", "UTC", "TAI", or "GPS".
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| 1 | Observation_Info |
| xml record |
Obsevation information containing the attitude and geolocation
| id | field name | definition |
| 0 | Latitude_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 string | size: 8 |
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fixed value: "10-6DegN"
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available: optional
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| 1 | Longitude_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 string | size: 8 |
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fixed value: "10-6DegN"
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available: optional
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| 2 | Argument_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 string | size: 8 |
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fixed value: "10-6DegN"
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available: optional
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| 3 | Roll_Angle |
| ascii double |
Instrument roll angle in ECEF frame at the centre of the observation
unit: "degrees"
| attribute: unit |
| ascii string | size: 7 |
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fixed value: "degrees"
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available: optional
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| 4 | Pitch_Angle |
| ascii double |
Instrument pitch angle in ECEF frame at the centre of the observation
unit: "degrees"
| attribute: unit |
| ascii string | size: 7 |
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fixed value: "degrees"
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available: optional
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| 5 | Yaw_Angle |
| ascii double |
Instrument yaw angle in ECEF frame at the centre of the observation
unit: "degrees"
| attribute: unit |
| ascii string | size: 7 |
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fixed value: "degrees"
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available: optional
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| 2 | ZWC_Result_Type |
| xml string |
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Enum indicating ZWC result type. One of Mie only (ZWC_Mie), Rayleigh only (ZWC_Rayleigh), or both (ZWC_Both)
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| 3 | Mie_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 string | size: 5 |
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fixed value: "m / s"
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available: optional
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| 4 | Rayleigh_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 string | size: 5 |
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fixed value: "m / s"
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available: optional
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| 5 | Mie_Average_Ground_Echo_Bin_Altitude |
| ascii double |
average of measurement ground wind bin altitudes for Mie
unit: "m"
| attribute: unit |
| ascii string | size: 1 |
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fixed value: "m"
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available: optional
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| 6 | Rayleigh_Average_Ground_Echo_Bin_Altitude |
| ascii double |
average of measurement ground wind bin altitudes for Rayleigh
unit: "m"
| attribute: unit |
| ascii string | size: 1 |
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fixed value: "m"
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available: optional
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| 7 | Mie_Average_Ground_Echo_Bin_Thickness_Above_DEM |
| ascii double |
average ground wind bin thickness (air column height) for Mie
unit: "m"
| attribute: unit |
| ascii string | size: 1 |
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fixed value: "m"
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available: optional
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| 8 | Rayleigh_Average_Ground_Echo_Bin_Thickness_Above_DEM |
| ascii double |
average ground wind bin thickness (air column height) for Rayleigh
unit: "m"
| attribute: unit |
| ascii string | size: 1 |
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fixed value: "m"
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available: optional
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| 9 | Validity_Indicators |
| xml record |
Validity Indicators
| id | field name | definition |
| 0 | Min_Num_of_Mie_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins |
| ascii uint32 |
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Minimum number of Mie ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
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| 1 | Min_Num_of_Rayleigh_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins |
| ascii uint32 |
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Minimum number of Rayleigh ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
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| 2 | Number_of_Mie_Ground_Bins |
| ascii uint32 |
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Number of Mie measurements with GROUND_ECHO_DETECTED=TRUE
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| 3 | Number_of_Rayleigh_Ground_Bins |
| ascii uint32 |
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Number of Rayleigh measurements with GROUND_ECHO_DETECTED=TRUE
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