Level_2BC_Geolocation_ADSR_01_32

binary record "Level_2BC_Geolocation_ADSR_01_32"
idfield namedefinition
0start_of_obs_time
binary timesize: 12
Start date and time of Observation (or BRC). This is a timestamp for the observation. A precise correspondence with reported geolocation data is not intended

unit: "s since 2000-01-01"

value: float(./days) * 86400 + float(./seconds) + float(./microseconds) / 1000000
binary recordsize: 12
ENVISAT binary datetime

idfield namedefinition
0days
binary int32size: 4
days since January 1st, 2000 (may be negative)

unit: "days since 2000-01-01"
1seconds
binary uint32size: 4
seconds since start of day

unit: "s"
2microseconds
binary uint32size: 4
microseconds since start of second

unit: "1e-6 s"
1n_obs_mie_actual
binary int16size: 2
Number of meaningful Mie profiles in this BRC. Note this figure may vary from one BRC to the other but will not exceed M_Mie
2n_obs_rayleigh_actual
binary int16size: 2
Number of meaningful Rayleigh profiles in this BRC. Note this figure may vary from one BRC to the other but will not exceed M_Rayleigh
3mie_geolocation
binary array[dim_0]
dim_0: int(/sph/m_mie)
binary recordsize: 1452
List of profile geolocations. This list contains the geolocations of the M_Mie possible wind profiles pertaining to the observation

idfield namedefinition
0profile_height_bin_geolocation
binary array[24]size: 1440
binary recordsize: 60
List geolocation parameters of the 24 height bins of the profile

idfield namedefinition
0latitude_start
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Latitude of the start point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
1latitude_stop
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Latitude of end point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
2latitude_cog
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Latitude of the center-of-gravity point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
3longitude_start
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Longitude of the start point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
4longitude_stop
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Longitude of the end point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
5longitude_cog
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Longitude of the center-of-gravity point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
6altitude_bottom
binary int32size: 4
Bottom altitude of the height bin. The altitude is reference to a geoid. It is rounded to the nearest integer

unit: "m"
7altitude_top
binary int32size: 4
Top altitude of the height bin. The altitude is reference to a geoid. It is rounded to the nearest integer

unit: "m"
8altitude_cog
binary int32size: 4
Altitude of the center-of-gravity of the height bin. The altitude reference to a geoid. It is rounded to the nearest integer

unit: "m"
9los_azimuth
binary doublesize: 8
Azimuth of the target-to-satellite pointing vector

unit: "degrees"
10los_elevation
binary doublesize: 8
Elevation of the target-to-satellite pointing vector

unit: "degrees"
11los_satellite_velocity
binary doublesize: 8
Line-of-sight velocity of the satellite

unit: "m/s"
1latitude_of_dem_intersection
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Latitude of the intersection of the DEM and the line-of-sight

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
2longitude_of_dem_intersection
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Longitude of the intersection of the DEM and the line-of-sight

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
3altitude_of_dem_intersection
binary int32size: 4
Altitude relative to the geoid of the intersection of the DEM and the line-of-sight

unit: "m"
4rayleigh_geolocation
binary array[dim_0]
dim_0: int(/sph/m_rayleigh)
binary recordsize: 1452
List of profile geolocations. This list contains the geolocation of the M_Rayleigh possible wind profiles pertaining to the observation

idfield namedefinition
0profile_height_bin_geolocation
binary array[24]size: 1440
binary recordsize: 60
List geolocation parameters of the 24 height bins of the profile

idfield namedefinition
0latitude_start
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Latitude of the start point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
1latitude_stop
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Latitude of end point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
2latitude_cog
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Latitude of the center-of-gravity point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
3longitude_start
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Longitude of the start point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
4longitude_stop
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Longitude of the end point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
5longitude_cog
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Longitude of the center-of-gravity point of the profile height bin

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
6altitude_bottom
binary int32size: 4
Bottom altitude of the height bin. The altitude is reference to a geoid. It is rounded to the nearest integer

unit: "m"
7altitude_top
binary int32size: 4
Top altitude of the height bin. The altitude is reference to a geoid. It is rounded to the nearest integer

unit: "m"
8altitude_cog
binary int32size: 4
Altitude of the center-of-gravity of the height bin. The altitude reference to a geoid. It is rounded to the nearest integer

unit: "m"
9los_azimuth
binary doublesize: 8
Azimuth of the target-to-satellite pointing vector

unit: "degrees"
10los_elevation
binary doublesize: 8
Elevation of the target-to-satellite pointing vector

unit: "degrees"
11los_satellite_velocity
binary doublesize: 8
Line-of-sight velocity of the satellite

unit: "m/s"
1latitude_of_dem_intersection
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Latitude of the intersection of the DEM and the line-of-sight

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
2longitude_of_dem_intersection
binary int32 (double)size: 4
Longitude of the intersection of the DEM and the line-of-sight

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
3altitude_of_dem_intersection
binary int32size: 4
Altitude relative to the geoid of the intersection of the DEM and the line-of-sight

unit: "m"
5wgs84_to_geoid_altitude
binary int32size: 4
Height of geoid above WGS84 ellipsiod

unit: "m"