Level_2BC_Wind_Profile_MDSR_02_00

binary record "Level_2BC_Wind_Profile_MDSR_02_00"size: 176
idfield namedefinition
0start_of_obs_datetime
binary timesize: 12
Date and time of the first measurement used to compose the accumulated signals pointed at by this wind profile MDS

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"
1profile_lat_start
binary int32 (double)size: 4
start latitude of the set of wind retrieval results pointed at by this profile MDS

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
2profile_lat_average
binary int32 (double)size: 4
average latitude of the set of wind retrieval results pointed at by this profile MDS

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
3profile_lat_stop
binary int32 (double)size: 4
stop latitude of the set of wind retrieval results pointed at by this profile MDS

unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
4profile_lon_start
binary int32 (double)size: 4
start longitude of the set of wind retrieval results pointed at by this profile MDS

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
5profile_lon_average
binary int32 (double)size: 4
average longitude of the set of wind retrieval results pointed at by this profile MDS

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
6profile_lon_stop
binary int32 (double)size: 4
stop longitude of the set of wind retrieval results pointed at by this profile MDS

unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
7profile_datetime_start
binary timesize: 12
Date and time of the first measurement used to compose the accumulated signals pointed at by this wind profile MDS

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"
8profile_datetime_average
binary timesize: 12
Average date and time of the measurements used to compose the accumulated signals pointed at by this wind profile MDS

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"
9profile_datetime_stop
binary timesize: 12
Date and time of the last measurement used to compose the accumulated signals pointed at by this wind profile MDS

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"
10l2b_wind_profiles
binary recordsize: 104
structure containing reference id numbers of wind retrieval results associated with the current profile for a given group and classification.

idfield namedefinition
0channel
binary uint8size: 1
Switch indicating to which channel this profile refers.
1obs_type
binary uint8size: 1
remember if this was a cloud or no-cloud profile (or any other type we define).
2num_winds_in_profile
binary uint8size: 1
Number of wind results pointed at by this profile
3profile_id_number
binary uint32size: 4
unique L2B wind profile identification number for this L2B file
4wind_result_id_number
binary array[24]size: 96
A list of 24 wind id values referring to at most 24 individual wind results that are assigned to this profile. The reserved value of 0 is used to indicate no wind was assigned to the profile at that specific level.
binary uint32size: 4
5spare
binary bytessize: 1
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