Level_1B_Processing_RRC_Parameters_04_19

xml record "Level_1B_Processing_RRC_Parameters_04_19"
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_Ground_Freq_Per_Cal
ascii uint32
Minimum valid ground frequencies per calibration
4Min_Valid_Reference_Pulse_Freq_Per_Cal
ascii uint32
Minimum valid frequencies per reference pulse calibration
5Min_Valid_Measurements_Per_Freq
ascii uint32
Minimum valid measurements per frequency
6Min_Valid_Ground_Measurements_Per_Freq
ascii uint32
Minimum valid ground measurements per frequency
7Min_Valid_Reference_Pulses_Per_Freq
ascii uint32
Minimum valid pulses per frequency
8Rayleigh_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: "1/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 5
fixed value: "1/GHz"
1Min_Rayleigh_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Minimum zero frequency reponse of atmosperic echo
2Max_Rayleigh_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Maximum mean sensitivity of atmosperic echo

unit: "1/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 5
fixed value: "1/GHz"
3Max_Rayleigh_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Maximum zero frequency reponse of atmosperic echo
4Max_Rayleigh_Measurement_Error_Response_Std_Dev
ascii double
Maximum error response standard deviation of atmosperic echo
5Min_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Minimum mean sensitivity of ground echo

unit: "1/GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 5
fixed value: "1/GHz"
6Min_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Minimum zero frequency reponse of ground echo
7Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Maximum mean sensitivity of ground echo

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 5
fixed value: "1/GHz"
8Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Maximum zero frequency reponse of ground echo
9Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Measurement_Error_Response_Std_Dev
ascii double
Maximum error response standard deviation of ground echo
10Min_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Minimum mean sensitivity of internal calibration

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 5
fixed value: "1/GHz"
11Min_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Minimum zero frequency reponse of internal calibration
12Max_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity
ascii double
Maximum mean sensitivity of internal calibration

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 5
fixed value: "1/GHz"
13Max_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Response
ascii double
Maximum zero frequency reponse of internal calibration
14Max_Rayleigh_Reference_Pulse_Error_Response_Std_Dev
ascii double
Maximum error response standard deviation of internal calibration
15Rayleigh_Fit_Upper_Frequency_Range
ascii double
Upper frequency range when computing the best fit

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "GHz"
16Rayleigh_Fit_Lower_Frequency_Range
ascii double
Lower frequency range when computing the best fit

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "GHz"
9Error_Fit_Degree
ascii uint16
Degree of polynomial used for fitting of frequency step response errors, default setting: 5.
10Lower_Altitude_Limit
ascii double
RRC lower altitude limit

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii string
11Upper_Altitude_Limit
ascii double
RRC upper altitude limit

unit: "m"

attribute: unit
ascii string
12Rayleigh_Land_Useful_Signal_Lower_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold applied to coadded gound signal of a measurement if the surface indicates land surface. If the threshold is met, the signal is added to the sum of the ground signal on observation level

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

available: optional
13Rayleigh_Water_Useful_Signal_Lower_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold applied to coadded gound signal of a measurement if the surface indicates water/sea ice surface. If the threshold is met, the signal is added to the sum of the ground signal on observation level

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

available: optional
14Rayleigh_Max_Ground_Echo_Bin_Thickness_Above_DEM
ascii double
Threshold applied to a bin identified as ground bin candidate. If the threshold is not met, the signal of the bin is not added to the sum of the ground signal on observation level

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

available: optional
15Maximum_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 string
16Maximum_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 string
17Min_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Signal_Derivative
ascii double
Minimum derivative of Rayleigh signal shift for ground detection
18Max_Rayleigh_Ground_Detection_Response_Shift
ascii double
Maximum Rayleigh Response shift for ground detection
19Etalon_Temp_Range_Threshold
ascii double
RRC RSP Etalon range threshold

unit: "degC"

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

available: optional
20Outlier_Detection_Flag
ascii uint8
Apply outlier detection algorithm on response TRUE/FALSE.

mapping: "FALSE" -> 0

mapping: "False" -> 0

mapping: "false" -> 0

mapping: "TRUE" -> 1

mapping: "True" -> 1

mapping: "true" -> 1
21Outlier_Detection_Atmosphere_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold value for maximum difference between calculated and ideal atmospheric response for a certain frequency step.
22Outlier_Detection_Ground_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold value for maximum difference between calculated and ideal ground response for a certain frequency step.
23Outlier_Detection_Reference_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold value for maximum difference between calculated and ideal reference pulse response for a certain frequency step.
24Scattering_Ratio_Quality_Control_Flag
ascii uint8
Apply scattering ratio quality control to atmospheric data TRUE/FALSE.

mapping: "FALSE" -> 0

mapping: "False" -> 0

mapping: "false" -> 0

mapping: "TRUE" -> 1

mapping: "True" -> 1

mapping: "true" -> 1
25Scattering_Ratio_Threshold
ascii double
Threshold for maximum Mie scattering ratio used to discard data of Rayleigh atmospheric measurement bins.
26Rayleigh_Ideal_Calibration_Values
xml record
Ideal slope and intercept values used for RDB correction and outlier detection.

idfield namedefinition
0Rayleigh_Atmospheric_Slope
ascii double
Ideal atmospheric measurement mean sensitivity (slope of the best straight line of channel response)
1Rayleigh_Atmospheric_Offset
ascii double
Ideal atmospheric measurement zero frequency response (y-intercept of the best straight line of channel response)
2Rayleigh_Internal_Slope
ascii double
Ideal internal reference pulse mean sensitivity (slope of the best straight line of channel response)
3Rayleigh_Internal_Offset
ascii double
Ideal internal reference pulse zero frequency response (y-intercept of the best straight line of channel response)
4Rayleigh_Ground_Slope
ascii double
Ideal ground measurement mean sensitivity (slope of the best straight line of channel response)
5Rayleigh_Ground_Offset
ascii double
Ideal ground measurement zero frequency response (y-intercept of the best straight line of channel response)