id | field name | definition |
0 | hlos_error_estimate |
binary uint16 | size: 2 |
Error estimate reported by the Rayleigh processing algorithm, given in cm/s and rounded to the nearest integer
unit: "cm/s"
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1 | reference_hlos |
binary int16 | size: 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"
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2 | flags1 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
First flag describing Rayleigh processing results for the current wind result. Bit 1: missing usefull reference pulse signal Rayleigh Channel A, Bit 2: missing usefull reference pulse signal Rayleigh Channel B, Bit 3: missing usefull signal Rayleigh Channel A, Bit 4: missing usefull signal Rayleigh Channel B, Bit 5: threshold check on RRmes_weighted failed, Bit 6: missing RRmes_weighted value, Bit 7: missing RR_RefPulse_weighted value, Bit 8: missing p_ref value
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3 | flags2 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Second flag describing Rayleigh processing results for the current wind result. Bit 1: missing T_ref value, Bit 2: missing rho_weighted value, Bit 3: corr0 threshold failed, Bit 4: corr0dR threshold failed, Bit 5: corr0dT threshold failed, Bit 6: corr0dP threshold failed, Bit 7: corr0drho threshold failed, Bit 8: corr0_RefPulse threshold failed
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4 | flags3 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Third flag describing Rayleigh processing results for the current wind result. Bit 1: missing iliad_los_velocity value, Bit 2: missing spacecraft_los_velocity value, Bit 3: missing ground_corr_velocity value, Bit 4: missing internal_reference_los_velocity value, Bit 5: the wind was flagged invalid since it includes measurements that may have ground echoes according to the DEM as reported by the AUX_MET_12 input file, Bit 6: the wind was flagged invalid since it includes measurements that may have ground echoes according to the DEM as reported by the L1B product, Bit 7: the wind was flagged invalid since it contains measurements for which the L1B product reported ground echoes at this range bin level or above, Bit 8: the wind was flagged invalid because the classification “cloudy” is not trusted for the Rayleigh channel (the user has set Flag_Cloudy_Rayleigh_Results_Invalid to True)
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5 | flags4 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Fourth flag describing Rayleigh processing results for the current wind result. Bit 1: the wind was manually flagged invalid since this range bin is currently untrusted due to a “hot pixel”, Bit 2: the wind was in the O-B bias check automatically flagged invalid. This range bin is currently untrusted because it may be affected by an uncorrected “hot pixel”, Bit 3: the wind result was flagged invalid due to blacklisting, Bit 4: flagged invalid due to climatological sanity check, Bit 5: The accumulated los_bias_correction was missing, indicating that one of the bias correction calculations failed, Bit 6: reserved (always set to 0), Bit 7: reserved (always set to 0), Bit 8: reserved (always set to 0)
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6 | input_screening_flags1 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
First input screening flag describing in detail which condition caused this current wind result to be invalid. Bit 1: L1B_Laser_Freq_Unlocked_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 2: L1B_Ref_Pulses_Unlocked_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 3: L1B_Laser_Freq_Offset_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 4: L1B_Laser_UV_Energy_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 5: L1B_Laser_Freq_Offs_Stdev_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 6: L1B_Laser_UV_Energy_Stdev_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 7: L1B_Mie_Mean_Emit_Freq_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 8: L1B_Mie_Emit_Freq_Stdev_Check failed (BRC level check).
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7 | input_screening_flags2 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Second input screening flag describing in detail which condition caused this current wind result to be invalid. Bit 1: L1B_Rayleigh_Mean_Emit_Freq_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 2: L1B_RayleighEmitFreqStdev_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 3: L1B_Sat_Not_on_Target_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 4: L1B_Mie_Corrupt_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 5: L1B_Rayleigh_Corrupt_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 6: L1B_Mie_Ref_PulsesCorrupt_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 7: L1B_Rayl_RefPulsesCorrupt_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 8: L1B_Mie_Invalid_Meas_Check failed (BRC level check).
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8 | input_screening_flags3 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Third input screening flag describing in detail which condition caused this current wind result to be invalid. Bit 1: L1B_Mie_Invalid_RefPulses_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 2: L1B_Rayl_Invalid_Meas_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 3: L1B_Rayl_InvalidRefPulses_Check failed (BRC level check), Bit 4: num_rayleigh_invalid_ref_pulses check failed (meas level check), Bit 5: avg_laser_freq_offset check failed (meas level check), Bit 6: avg_UV_energy check failed (meas level check), Bit 7: laser_freq_offset_std_dev check failed (meas level check), Bit 8: UV_energy_std_dev check failed (meas level check).
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9 | input_screening_flags4 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Fourth input screening flag describing in detail which condition caused this current wind result to be invalid. Bit 1: vel_of_att_uncertainty_error check failed (meas level check), Bit 2: rayleigh_mean_emitted_freq check failed (meas level check), Bit 3: rayleigh_emitted_freq_std_dev check failed (meas level check), Bit 4: flag Rayl on mie_emit_freq_stdev check failed (meas level check), Bit 5: moon blinding check failed (meas level check), Bit 6: reserved (always set to 0), Bit 7: reserved (always set to 0), Bit 8: reserved (always set to 0).
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10 | input_screening_flags5 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Fifth input screening flag describing in detail which condition caused this current wind result to be invalid. Bit 1: Rayleigh_meas_invalid check failed (meas bin level check), Bit 2: Rayleigh_snr_channel_A check failed (meas bin level check), Bit 3: Rayleigh_snr_channel_B check failed (meas bin level check), Bit 4: Rayleigh_Response on meas. level check failed (meas bin level check), Bit 5: reserved (always set to 0), Bit 6: reserved (always set to 0), Bit 7: reserved (always set to 0), Bit 8: reserved (always set to 0).
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11 | input_screening_flags6 |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Sixth input screening flag describing in detail which condition caused this current wind result to be invalid. Bit 1: Overall validity flag raised for any meas. included in this wind (copied L1B QC bit), Bit 2: SNR ratio below given threshold flag raised for any meas. included in this wind (copied L1B QC bit), Bit 3: Data saturation found flag raised for any meas. included in this wind (copied L1B QC bit), Bit 4: Data spike found flag raised for any meas. included in this wind (copied L1B QC bit), Bit 5: reserved (always set to 0), Bit 6: Source packet invalid flag raised for any meas. included in this wind (copied L1B QC bit), Bit 7: Laser frequency not locked flag raised for any meas. included in this wind (copied L1B QC bit), Bit 8: Spacecraft attitude not on target raised for any meas. included in this wind (copied L1B QC bit).
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12 | scattering_ratio |
binary double | size: 8 |
Scattering_Ratio. Note that this value will always be available if valid signals are present, also in case the value used in Mie decontamination for this wind result is forced to 1.
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13 | applied_sr_method |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Scattering _Ratio_Method used to determine the Scattering_Ratio rho based on the signals used to derive this wind result as has been reported in the Scattering_Ratio field.
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14 | applied_dsr_method |
binary uint8 | size: 1 |
Scattering_Ratio_Method used to determine the Scattering_Ratio rho as has been applied for Mie signal decontamination for this wind result.
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15 | rayl_snr_a |
binary double | size: 8 |
Estimated SNR value for the Rayleigh A channel, using the same accumulation as was used for deriving the current wind result.
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16 | rayl_snr_b |
binary double | size: 8 |
Estimated SNR value for the Rayleigh B channel, using the same accumulation as was used for deriving the current wind result.
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17 | rr_measured |
binary double | size: 8 |
Rayleigh response used as input for the atmospheric path part of the wind retrieval calculation (without additional bias corrections)
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18 | rr_refpulse |
binary double | size: 8 |
Reference Rayleigh Response derived from the internal reference Rayleigh signal
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19 | rr_mie_emit_freq |
binary double | size: 8 |
Reference Rayleigh Response (RR) derived RR_mie_emit_freq from the Mie emit frequency as reported by the L1B product on measurement level.
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20 | spare |
binary bytes | size: 1 |
Spare
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hidden: true
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