Level_1B_Processing_Parameters_03_07

xml record "Level_1B_Processing_Parameters_03_07"
Level 1B Processing Parameters GADS DSR

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
0FH_Default_Fields
xml record
Fields responsible for populating the Fixed Header

idfield namedefinition
0File_Description
xml string
1-line description of the file
1Notes
xml string
Multi-lines free text
2Mission
xml string
Aeolus
3Mission_Id
xml string
AE
4File_Class
xml string
1-Line description of the file class
5File_Version
ascii int16
4 digits used to distinguish between versions of a file having the same validity period
6System
xml string
Aeolus L1bP
7Creator
xml string
Aeolus L1bP
8Creator_Version
xml string
Version of the tool
1MPH_Default_Fields
xml record
Values responsible for populating the main product header

idfield namedefinition
0Ref_Doc
xml string
Reference document describing the product
1Software_Ver
xml string
Software version number of processing software. Format: name of processor (up to 10 char) version number (4 char)
2Proc_Centre
xml string
AEOLUS PHS
2WVM_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Wind Velocity Measurement

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
2Full_Pulse_Range
ascii uint8
Controls the processing of all received measurements (true) or only those from the last 700 pulses

mapping: "False" -> 0

mapping: "false" -> 0

mapping: "True" -> 1

mapping: "true" -> 1
3Line_Of_Sight_Wind_Flag
ascii uint8
Flag indicating whether horizontal or line-of-sight wind should be used. This flag can be set to either "true" or "false". A "true" value indicates that the line of sight wind velocity is computed, and a "false" value indicates that horizontal wind velocity is computed

mapping: "False" -> 0

mapping: "false" -> 0

mapping: "True" -> 1

mapping: "true" -> 1
4Min_Num_of_Mie_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins
ascii uint32
Minimum number of Mie ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
5Min_Num_of_Rayleigh_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins
ascii uint32
Minimum number of Rayleigh ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
6Maximum_Upper_DEM_Offset
ascii double
Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be above center of DEM intersection bin

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
7Maximum_Lower_DEM_Offset
ascii double
Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be below center of DEM intersection bin

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
8Mie_Ground_Correction_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Mie ground correction weighting factor

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
9Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Rayleigh ground correction weighting factor

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
10Min_Mie_Ground_Detection_Signal_Derivative
ascii double
Minimum derivative of Mie signal for ground detection

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional
11Max_Mie_Ground_Detection_Response_Shift
ascii double
Maximum Mie Response shift for ground detection

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional
12Min_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Signal_Derivative
ascii double
Minimum derivative of Rayleigh signal shift forground detection

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
13Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Response_Shift
ascii double
Maximum Rayleigh Response shift for ground detection

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
14Ground_Detection_FWHM_Upper_Threshold
ascii double
Maximum FWHM of Mie signal for ground detection

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional
15Mie_Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Offset
ascii double
Offset between Mie and Rayleigh ground corrections
16Rayleigh_Correction_With_Mie_Ground_Echo_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for correction of Rayleigh with Mie ground echo

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
17Mie_Harmonic_Correction_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for Mie harmonic correction

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
18Rayleigh_Harmonic_Correction_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for Rayleigh harmonic correction

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
19Rayleigh_Correction_With_Mie_Harmonic_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for correction of Rayleigh with Mie harmonic

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
20Num_Bad_Pulses_Per_Meas_Threshold
ascii uint32
Threshold for the number of bad pulses in each measurement

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
21Multimode_Average_Ratio_Obs_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold for the for the multimode average ratio over an observation

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
3LDT_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Laser Diode Temperature Adjustment Calibration

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
2Full_Pulse_Range
ascii uint8
Controls the processing of all received measurements (true) or only those from the last 700 pulses

mapping: "False" -> 0

mapping: "false" -> 0

mapping: "True" -> 1

mapping: "true" -> 1
3Line_Of_Sight_Wind_Flag
ascii uint8
Flag indicating whether horizontal or line-of-sight wind should be used. This flag can be set to either "true" or "false". A "true" value indicates that the line of sight wind velocity is computed, and a "false" value indicates that horizontal wind velocity is computed

mapping: "False" -> 0

mapping: "false" -> 0

mapping: "True" -> 1

mapping: "true" -> 1
4Min_Num_of_Mie_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins
ascii uint32
Minimum number of Mie ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
5Min_Num_of_Rayleigh_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins
ascii uint32
Minimum number of Rayleigh ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
6Maximum_Upper_DEM_Offset
ascii double
Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be above center of DEM intersection bin

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
7Maximum_Lower_DEM_Offset
ascii double
Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be below center of DEM intersection bin

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
8Mie_Ground_Correction_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Mie ground correction weighting factor

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
9Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Rayleigh ground correction weighting factor

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
10Min_Mie_Ground_Detection_Signal_Derivative
ascii double
Minimum derivative of Mie signal for ground detection

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional
11Max_Mie_Ground_Detection_Response_Shift
ascii double
Maximum Mie Response shift for ground detection

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional
12Min_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Signal_Derivative
ascii double
Minimum derivative of Rayleigh signal shift forground detection

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
13Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Response_Shift
ascii double
Maximum Rayleigh Response shift for ground detection

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
14Ground_Detection_FWHM_Upper_Threshold
ascii double
Maximum FWHM of Mie signal for ground detection

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional
15Mie_Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Offset
ascii double
Offset between Mie and Rayleigh ground corrections
16Rayleigh_Correction_With_Mie_Ground_Echo_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for correction of Rayleigh with Mie ground echo

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
17Mie_Harmonic_Correction_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for Mie harmonic correction

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
18Rayleigh_Harmonic_Correction_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for Rayleigh harmonic correction

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
19Rayleigh_Correction_With_Mie_Harmonic_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for correction of Rayleigh with Mie harmonic

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
20Num_Bad_Pulses_Per_Meas_Threshold
ascii uint32
Threshold for the number of bad pulses in each measurement

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
21Multimode_Average_Ratio_Obs_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold for the for the multimode average ratio over an observation

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
4ISR_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Instrument Spectral Registration

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
5IAT_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Instrument Auto Test

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
2Lorentz_Refinement_Factor
ascii double
Lorentz refinement resolution ratio for creating the delta value of the estimate. (delta estimate = estimate / ratio) Given estimated value x, and refinement resolution r. Three adjacent points Lorentz(x), Lorentz(x+x/r), Lorentz(x-x/r) are computed for least squares fit. The refinement resolution r must be greater than 1.0

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
3Lorentz_Refinement_Threshold
ascii double
Lorentz refinement threshold. If ratio between delta(estimate) / estimate smaller than the threshold, stop the iteration and report the value

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
6DCC_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Dark Current Calibration

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
7IDC_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Instrument Defocus Characterisation

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
2Image_Row_Max
ascii uint16
IDC image summation range maximum row
3Image_Row_Min
ascii uint16
IDC image summation range miminum row
4Image_Column_Channel1_Max
ascii uint16
IDC image summation range maximum column for channel 1
5Image_Column_Channel1_Min
ascii uint16
IDC image summation range minimun column for channel 1
6Image_Column_Channel2_Max
ascii uint16
IDC image summation range maximum column for channel 2
7Image_Column_Channel2_Min
ascii uint16
IDC image summation range minimun column for channel 2
8DEU_Integration_Upper_Limit
ascii int32
The upper limit integration time used for the verification in IDC mode

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
9DEU_Integration_Lower_Limit
ascii int32
The lower limit integration time used for the verification in IDC mode

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
8LCP_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Laser Chopper Mechanism Phase Adjustment

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
9MRC_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Mie Response Calibration

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
2Min_Valid_Freq_Per_Cal
ascii uint32
Minimum valid frequencies per calibration
3Min_Valid_Measurements_Per_Freq
ascii uint32
Minimum valid measurements per frequency
4Mie_Response_Calibration_Ranges
xml record
Processing parameters for Rayleigh Response Calibration

idfield namedefinition
0Min_Mie_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Minimum mean sensitivity of atmosperic echo

unit: "pixel/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 20
fixed value: "PixelIndex/GigaHertz"

available: optional
1Min_Mie_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Minimum zero frequency reponse of atmosperic echo

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional
2Max_Mie_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Maximum mean sensitivity of atmosperic echo

unit: "pixel/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 20
fixed value: "PixelIndex/GigaHertz"

available: optional
3Max_Mie_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Maximum zero frequency reponse of atmosperic echo

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional
4Max_Mie_Measurement_Error_Response_Std_Dev
ascii double
Maximum error response standard deviation of atmosperic echo

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
5Min_Mie_Reference_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Minimum mean sensitivity of internal calibration

unit: "pixel/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 20
fixed value: "PixelIndex/GigaHertz"

available: optional
6Min_Mie_Reference_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Minimum zero frequency reponse of internal calibration

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional
7Max_Mie_Reference_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Maximum mean sensitivity of internal calibration

unit: "pixel/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 20
fixed value: "PixelIndex/GigaHertz"

available: optional
8Max_Mie_Reference_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Maximum zero frequency reponse of internal calibration

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional
9Max_Mie_Reference_Pulse_Error_Response_Std_Dev
ascii double
Maximum error response standard deviation of internal calibration

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
10Mie_Fit_Upper_Frequency_Range
ascii double
Upper frequency range when computing the best fit

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 9
fixed value: "GigaHertz"

available: optional
11Mie_Fit_Lower_Frequency_Range
ascii double
Lower frequency range when computing the best fit

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 9
fixed value: "GigaHertz"

available: optional
5Maximum_Upper_DEM_Offset
ascii double
Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be above center of DEM intersection bin

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
6Maximum_Lower_DEM_Offset
ascii double
Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be below center of DEM intersection bin

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
7Max_Mie_Ground_Detection_Response_Shift
ascii double
Maximum Mie Resonse shift for ground detection

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional
8Min_Mie_Ground_Detection_Signal_Derivative
ascii double
Minimum derivative of Mie signal for ground detection

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional
10RRC_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Rayleigh Response Calibration

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
2Min_Valid_Freq_Per_Cal
ascii uint32
Minimum valid frequencies per calibration
3Min_Valid_Measurements_Per_Freq
ascii uint32
Minimum valid measurements per frequency
4Rayleigh_Response_Calibration_Ranges
xml record
Processing parameters for Rayleigh Response Calibration

idfield namedefinition
0Min_Rayleigh_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Minimum mean sensitivity of atmosperic echo

unit: "AU/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 12
fixed value: "AU/GigaHertz"

available: optional
1Min_Rayleigh_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Minimum zero frequency reponse of atmosperic echo

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
2Max_Rayleigh_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Maximum mean sensitivity of atmosperic echo

unit: "AU/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 12
fixed value: "AU/GigaHertz"

available: optional
3Max_Rayleigh_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Maximum zero frequency reponse of atmosperic echo

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
4Max_Rayleigh_Measurement_Error_Response_Std_Dev
ascii double
Maximum error response standard deviation of atmosperic echo

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
5Min_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Minimum mean sensitivity of internal calibration

unit: "AU/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 12
fixed value: "AU/GigaHertz"

available: optional
6Min_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Minimum zero frequency reponse of internal calibration

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
7Max_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Maximum mean sensitivity of internal calibration

unit: "AU/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 12
fixed value: "AU/GigaHertz"

available: optional
8Max_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Maximum zero frequency reponse of internal calibration

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
9Max_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Error_Response_Std_Dev
ascii double
Maximum error response standard deviation of internal calibration

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
10Rayleigh_Fit_Upper_Frequency_Range
ascii double
Upper frequency range when computing the best fit

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 9
fixed value: "GigaHertz"

available: optional
11Rayleigh_Fit_Lower_Frequency_Range
ascii double
Lower frequency range when computing the best fit

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 9
fixed value: "GigaHertz"

available: optional
5Lower_Altitude_Limit
ascii double
RRC lower altitude limit

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
6Upper_Altitude_Limit
ascii double
RRC upper altitude limit

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
7Etalon_Temp_Range_Threshold
ascii double
RRC RSP Etalon range threshold

unit: "degC"

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

available: optional
11OWV_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Offline Wind Measurement Calibration

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
2Full_Pulse_Range
ascii uint8
Controls the processing of all received measurements (true) or only those from the last 700 pulses

mapping: "False" -> 0

mapping: "false" -> 0

mapping: "True" -> 1

mapping: "true" -> 1
3Line_Of_Sight_Wind_Flag
ascii uint8
Flag indicating whether horizontal or line-of-sight wind should be used. This flag can be set to either "true" or "false". A "true" value indicates that the line of sight wind velocity is computed, and a "false" value indicates that horizontal wind velocity is computed

mapping: "False" -> 0

mapping: "false" -> 0

mapping: "True" -> 1

mapping: "true" -> 1
4Min_Num_of_Mie_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins
ascii uint32
Minimum number of Mie ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
5Min_Num_of_Rayleigh_Ground_Echo_Measurement_Bins
ascii uint32
Minimum number of Rayleigh ground wind measurement bins to validate ground correction factor
6Maximum_Upper_DEM_Offset
ascii double
Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be above center of DEM intersection bin

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
7Maximum_Lower_DEM_Offset
ascii double
Maximum height difference that center of detected ground bin is allowed to be below center of DEM intersection bin

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 6
fixed value: "meters"

available: optional
8Mie_Ground_Correction_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Mie ground correction weighting factor

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
9Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Rayleigh ground correction weighting factor

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
10Min_Mie_Ground_Detection_Signal_Derivative
ascii double
Minimum derivative of Mie signal for ground detection

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional
11Max_Mie_Ground_Detection_Response_Shift
ascii double
Maximum Mie Response shift for ground detection

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional
12Min_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Signal_Derivative
ascii double
Minimum derivative of Rayleigh signal shift forground detection

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
13Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Response_Shift
ascii double
Maximum Rayleigh Response shift for ground detection

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
14Ground_Detection_FWHM_Upper_Threshold
ascii double
Maximum FWHM of Mie signal for ground detection

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional
15Mie_Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Offset
ascii double
Offset between Mie and Rayleigh ground corrections
16Rayleigh_Correction_With_Mie_Ground_Echo_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for correction of Rayleigh with Mie ground echo

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
17Mie_Harmonic_Correction_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for Mie harmonic correction

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
18Rayleigh_Harmonic_Correction_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for Rayleigh harmonic correction

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
19Rayleigh_Correction_With_Mie_Harmonic_Weighting_Factor
ascii double
Weighting parameter for correction of Rayleigh with Mie harmonic

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
20Num_Bad_Pulses_Per_Meas_Threshold
ascii uint32
Threshold for the number of bad pulses in each measurement

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
21Multimode_Average_Ratio_Obs_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold for the for the multimode average ratio over an observation

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
12ZWC_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Zero Wind Calibration

idfield namedefinition
0File_Type
xml string
File type string
1Sph_Descriptor
xml string
ASCII string describing the product
13Common_Processing_Params
xml record
Common Processing Params

idfield namedefinition
0Mie_PCD_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Mie product confidence params SNR and backscatter-ratio

idfield namedefinition
0Alpha_Correction
ascii double
Correction factor for the calculation of the Mie SNR
1Summation_Index
ascii uint32
Summation index for calculation of SNR and backscatter ratio
1Mie_Core_Algorithm_Params
xml record
Processing parameters for Mie Core Algorithm

idfield namedefinition
0Gaussian_Width_A
ascii double
Gaussian width a. This value should be approximately the fringe FWHM
1Peak_Error_Threshold
ascii double
Peak error threshold
2Max_Num_Iterations
ascii uint32
Maximum number of gaussian iterations
3Initial_Peak_Index_X0
ascii double
Initial peak index value x0 for gaussian iteration

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional
4SNR_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold to switch Mie-Core processing on/off
5Start_FWHM
ascii double
Starting value for FWHM

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 16
fixed value: "ACCD pixel index"

available: optional
6Residual_Error_Threshold
ascii double
Stop threshold for quadratic sum of differences between modeled and measured ACCD counts per pixel

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
7Max_Iterations_Lorentz_Fit
ascii uint8
Maximum number of iterations in Lorentzfit-loop
8FWHM_Upper_Threshold
ascii double
Upper threshold for FWHM of Lorentz function for quality check

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional
9FWHM_Lower_Threshold
ascii double
Lower threshold for FWHM of Lorentz function for quality check

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional
10Peak_Height_Upper_Threshold
ascii double
Relative threshold for peak height of Lorentz function

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 11
fixed value: "ACCD counts"

available: optional
11Peak_Height_Lower_Threshold
ascii double
Relative threshold for peak height of Lorentz function

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 11
fixed value: "ACCD counts"

available: optional
12Peak_Location_Threshold
ascii double
Peak location threshold

unit: "pixel"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional
13Nonlinear_Optimization_Threshold
ascii double
Stop threshold for Downhill Simplex algorithm merit function

unit: "AU"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
14Max_Iterations_Nonlinear_Optimization
ascii uint32
Maximum number of iterations of Downhill Simplex algorithm

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
15Num_Spectral_Sub_Samples
ascii uint32
Number of functional evaluations of Lorentz fit function for one pixel

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
16DownHill_Simplex_On
ascii uint8
Flag showing if the downhill simplex is on or off. If it is off (FALSE) a method using least squares minimization is used instead of DownHill Simplex

mapping: "False" -> 0

mapping: "false" -> 0

mapping: "True" -> 1

mapping: "true" -> 1

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 2
fixed value: "AU"

available: optional
2Corrupt_Data_Detection_Params
xml record
Parameters for corrupt data detection

idfield namedefinition
0Max_Signal_Derivative
ascii uint16
Max signal derivative. Maximum valid pixel intensity difference between adjacent CCD pixels

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional
1Pixel_Saturation_Threshold
ascii uint16
Pixel saturation threshold

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional