Level_2BC_Mie_Wind_PCD_ADSR_03_10

binary record "Level_2BC_Mie_Wind_PCD_ADSR_03_10"size: 179
idfield namedefinition
0wind_result_id
binary uint32size: 4
unique L2B wind result identification number for this L2B file
1start_of_obs_datetime
binary timesize: 12
Start date and time of Measurement

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"
2mie_wind_qc
binary recordsize: 143
Structure in which the wind retrieval output QC parameters for the Mie channel are collected

idfield namedefinition
0hlos_error_estimate
binary doublesize: 8
Error estimate reported by the Mie processing algorithm

unit: "m/s"
1flags1
binary uint8size: 1
First flag describing Mie processing results for the current wind result.
2flags2
binary uint8size: 1
Second flag describing Mie processing results for the current wind result.
3flags3
binary uint8size: 1
Third flag describing Mie processing results for the current wind result.
4intref_fitting_amplitude
binary doublesize: 8
Amplitude of the curve used for fitting the internal reference spectrum
5intref_fitting_residual
binary doublesize: 8
Residual after the fit to the internal reference spectrum is performed (should also give an idea of the reliability of the fit)
6intref_fitting_offset
binary doublesize: 8
Offset of the curve used for fitting the internal reference spectrum
7intref_fitting_fwhm
binary doublesize: 8
FWHM of the curve used for fitting internal reference the spectrum.
8intref_fitting_peakloc
binary doublesize: 8
Peak location result from fitting the internal reference spectrum.
9intref_fitting_offsetsub
binary doublesize: 8
Offset subtraction as applied to the fit result of the internal reference spectrum.
10intref_fitting_valflag
binary uint8size: 1
Validity flag indicating the succes of fitting the internal reference spectrum.
11intref_fitting_mie_snr
binary doublesize: 8
Refined SNR value derived by fitting the internal reference spectrum.
12fitting_amplitude
binary doublesize: 8
Amplitude of the curve used for fitting the Mie spectrum
13fitting_residual
binary doublesize: 8
Residual after the fit to the Mie spectrum is performed (should also give an idea of the reliability of the fit)
14fitting_offset
binary doublesize: 8
Offset of the curve used for fitting the Mie spectrum
15fitting_fwhm
binary doublesize: 8
FWHM of the curve used for fitting the Mie spectrum. This gives a measure of the wind variability in this rangebin
16fitting_peakloc
binary doublesize: 8
Peak location result from fitting the measured atmospheric Mie spectrum.
17fitting_offsetsub
binary doublesize: 8
Offset subtraction as applied to the fit result of the measured atmospheric Mie spectrum.
18fitting_valflag
binary uint8size: 1
Validity flag indicating the succes of fitting the measured atmospheric Mie spectrum.
19fitting_mie_snr
binary doublesize: 8
SNR of the measured atmospheric Mie spectrum
20extinction
binary doublesize: 8
Extinction used to determine the height assignment for this wind result

unit: "1/m"
21scattering_ratio
binary doublesize: 8
Scattering Ratio used to estimate the extinction for this wind result
22mie_background_high
binary uint8size: 1
A value of 1 indicates that this data was taken during daylight, so possibly the background radiation level is high.
23spare
binary bytessize: 1
Spare

hidden: true
3spare
binary bytessize: 20
Spare

hidden: true