Level_2BC_Mie_HLOSWind_MDSR_02_00

binary record "Level_2BC_Mie_HLOSWind_MDSR_02_00"size: 34
idfield namedefinition
0wind_result_id
binary uint32size: 4
unique L2B Mie wind result identification number for this L2B file
1start_of_obs_datetime
binary timesize: 12
Date and time of the first measurement used to compose the accumulated signals used to retrieve this wind result

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"
2windresult
binary recordsize: 13
structure containing the wind retrieval result associated to the current Mie accumulation for a given group and classification

idfield namedefinition
0which_range_bin
binary uint8size: 1
Defines whether this observation was classified as cloud, no cloud
1observation_type
binary uint8size: 1
Remember if this was a cloud or no-cloud profile (or any other type we define)
2validity_flag
binary uint8size: 1
Validity flag (1 or TRUE = valid, 0 or FALSE = invalid) attached to the reported wind velocity. Details on the reasons why a result is invalid can be found in the l2b mie wind pcd - ads dataset.
3mie_wind_velocity
binary int16size: 2
Wind velocity given in cm/s and rounded to the nearest integer.

unit: "cm/s"
4integration_length
binary uint32size: 4
Integration length for the reported Mie wind.

unit: "m"
5n_meas_in_class
binary uint16size: 2
Number of measurements used to construct the accumulation used to derive the current Mie wind result
6spare
binary bytessize: 2
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hidden: true
3spare
binary bytessize: 5
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