Level_2BC_Rayleigh_Wind_PCD_ADSR_03_30

binary record "Level_2BC_Rayleigh_Wind_PCD_ADSR_03_30"size: 55
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"
2rayleigh_wind_qc
binary recordsize: 19
Structure in which the wind retrieval output QC parameters for the Rayleigh channel are collected

idfield namedefinition
0hlos_error_estimate
binary uint16size: 2
Error estimate reported by the Rayleigh processing algorithm, given in cm/s and rounded to the nearest integer

unit: "cm/s"
1reference_hlos
binary int16size: 2
Reference HLOS wind taken from the matching profile in the AUX_MET file that was used for processing (and as is used for calculating O-B statistics), given in cm/s and rounded to the nearest integer.

unit: "cm/s"
2flags1
binary uint8size: 1
First flag describing Mie processing results for the current wind result.
3flags2
binary uint8size: 1
Second flag describing Mie processing results for the current wind result.
4flags3
binary uint8size: 1
Third flag describing Mie processing results for the current wind result.
5flags4
binary uint8size: 1
Fourth flag describing Mie processing results for the current wind result.
6scattering_ratio
binary doublesize: 8
Scattering Ratio used to estimate the Mie signal used in Mie decontamination for this wind result
7scattering_ratio_method
binary uint8size: 1
Scattering Ratio Method used to determine the Scattering Ratio rho for this wind result
8rayleigh_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.
9spare
binary bytessize: 1
Spare

hidden: true
3spare
binary bytessize: 20
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