| id | field name | definition |
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| 0 | starttime |
| binary time | size: 12 |
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Start date and time of the AEL-PRO profile covered by the present DSR. This is the centroid time of the first measurement of the profile.
unit: "s since 2000-01-01"
value: float(./days) * 86400 + float(./seconds) + float(./microseconds) / 1000000
| binary record | size: 12 |
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ENVISAT binary datetime
| id | field name | definition |
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| 0 | days |
| binary int32 | size: 4 |
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days since January 1st, 2000 (may be negative)
unit: "days since 2000-01-01"
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| 1 | seconds |
| binary uint32 | size: 4 |
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seconds since start of day
unit: "s"
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| 2 | microseconds |
| binary uint32 | size: 4 |
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microseconds since start of second
unit: "1e-6 s"
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| 1 | overall_quality |
| binary uint8 | size: 1 |
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Currently the FM_ADS flag setting is copied; the FM results are input to the AEL-PRO. More sophisticated setting will be added in the next version.
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| 2 | starting_cost_function_value_pass1 |
| binary double | size: 8 |
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Value of the OE cost function corresponding to the initial guess for the low-resolution pass.
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| 3 | ending_cost_function_value_pass1 |
| binary double | size: 8 |
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Value of the OE cost function corresponding to the converged minimum found for the low-resolution pass
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| 4 | measurement_ael_pro_pcd |
| binary array[dim_0] |
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dim_0: $num_meas_max_brc
| binary record | size: 592 |
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Structure containing AEL-PRO PCD information for the measurements of the BRC in the Mie bins
| id | field name | definition |
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| 0 | starting_cost_function_value_pass2 |
| binary double | size: 8 |
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Value of the OE cost function corresponding to the initial guess for the high-resolution pass
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| 1 | ending_cost_function_value_pass2 |
| binary double | size: 8 |
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Value of the OE cost function corresponding to the converged minimum found for the high-resolution pass
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| 2 | height_bin_ael_pro_pcd |
| binary array[24] | size: 576 |
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| binary record | size: 24 |
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Structure containing AEL-PRO PCD information for the Mie bins
| id | field name | definition |
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| 0 | error_extinction |
| binary double | size: 8 |
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Particle extinction error of the height bin. Missing value: -1e+06.
unit: "10^-6 m^-1"
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| 1 | error_lr |
| binary double | size: 8 |
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Particle lidar ratio error. Missing value: -1.
unit: "sr"
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| 2 | error_particle_effective_area_radius |
| binary double | size: 8 |
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Error on particle effective area radius
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