Level_2B_Proc_Params_03_10

xml record ""

Level 2B Processing Parameters GADS DSR

field name

definition

FH_Default_Fields

xml record

Fields responsible for populating the Fixed Header

field name

definition

File_Description

xml string
1-line description of the file

Mission

xml string
Aeolus

File_Version

ascii int16
4 digits used to distinguish between versions of a file having the same validity period

WVM_Params

xml record

Processing parameters for Wind Velocity Measurement

field name

definition

File_Type

xml string
File type string

Sph_Descriptor

xml string
ASCII string describing the product

Rangebin_Mismatch_Tolerance

ascii double

Tolerance above which Mie and Rayleigh rangebins are considered mismatched

unit: "m"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 1
fixed value: "m"

Line_of_Sight_Wind_Flag

ascii uint8
Flag indicating whether the horizontal or line-of-sight wind component should be reported mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

N_Obs_Mie_Max

ascii uint8
Maximum number of observations that may be generated for the Mie channel (obsolete, no longer used in software)

N_Obs_Rayleigh_Max

ascii uint8
Maximum number of observations that may be generated for the Rayleigh channel (obsolete, no longer used in software)

BRC_Grouping_Params

xml record

Parameters controlling the possible grouping schemes applied by the L2B processing.

field name

definition

Grouping_Method

xml string
Method to be used for composing groups of measurements, determining the maximum possible observation size after classification and accumulation.

Max_Vertical_Rangebin_Misalignment_Mie

ascii double

maximum allowed vertical difference between 2 Mie rangebins with the same index. If a rangebin is found that has a larger difference a new group will be started

unit: "m"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Max_Vertical_Rangebin_Misalignment_Rayleigh

ascii double

maximum allowed vertical difference between 2 Rayleigh rangebins with the same index. If a rangebin is found that has a larger difference a new group will be started

unit: "m"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Max_Horizontal_Accumulation_Length_Mie

ascii double

maximum horizontal difference between first and last Mie measurement in a group. If a measurement at larger distance is found a new group will be started

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Max_Horizontal_Accumulation_Length_Rayleigh

ascii double

maximum horizontal difference between first and last Rayleigh measurement in a group. If a measurement at larger distance is found a new group will be started

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Max_Allowed_Gap_Between_Mie_Measurements

ascii double

maximum length of missing Mie measurements before a group definition is closed and a new group is started

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Max_Allowed_Gap_Between_Rayleigh_Measurements

ascii double

maximum length of missing Rayleigh measurements before a group definition is closed and a new group is started

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

num_BRCs_to_merge

ascii uint32
define how many BRCs will be combined together is a group, in case the grouping method is set to combine BRCs

Classification_Params

xml record

Parameters for the Classification algorithm

field name

definition

Classification_Type_Mie

xml string
The classification type for the Mie channel

Classification_Type_Rayleigh

xml string
The classification type for the Rayleigh channel

Classification_Type_Rayleigh2

xml string
A fallback option for the classification type for the Rayleigh channel, to be used in case the primary method yields no result.

List_of_Mie_BackscatterRatio_Thresholds

xml record

List of BackscatterRatio_threshold structures

attribute: count

xml string

field name

definition

Mie_BackscatterRatio_Threshold

xml array[dim_0]

dim_0: determined automatically from xml file

xml record

used for classification of a rangebin using a threshold on the backscatter ratio

id field name definition

0 Threshold_Value

ascii double

Thresholds to be used for classification of a rangebin

1 Altitude

ascii double

Altitude at which Threshold_Value is valid

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string size: 2

fixed value: "km"

List_of_Rayleigh_BackscatterRatio_Thresholds

xml record

List of BackscatterRatio_threshold structures

attribute: count

xml string

field name

definition

Rayleigh_BackscatterRatio_Threshold

xml array[dim_0]

dim_0: determined automatically from xml file

xml record

used for classification of a rangebin using a threshold on the backscatter ratio

id field name definition

0 Threshold_Value

ascii double

Thresholds to be used for classification of a rangebin

1 Altitude

ascii double

Altitude at which Threshold_Value is valid

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string size: 2

fixed value: "km"

List_of_Mie_Extinction_Thresholds

xml record

List of Extinction_threshold structures

attribute: count

xml string

field name

definition

Mie_Extinction_Threshold

xml array[dim_0]

dim_0: determined automatically from xml file

xml record

used for classification of a rangebin using a threshold on the extinction value

id field name definition

0 Threshold_Value

ascii double

Thresholds to be used for classification of a rangebin

unit: "1/m"

attribute: unit

ascii string size: 3

fixed value: "m-1"

1 Altitude

ascii double

Altitude at which Threshold_Value is valid

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string size: 2

fixed value: "km"

List_of_Rayleigh_Extinction_Thresholds

xml record

List of Extinction_threshold structures

attribute: count

xml string

field name

definition

Rayleigh_Extinction_Threshold

xml array[dim_0]

dim_0: determined automatically from xml file

xml record

used for classification of a rangebin using a threshold on the extinction value

id field name definition

0 Threshold_Value

ascii double

Thresholds to be used for classification of a rangebin

unit: "1/m"

attribute: unit

ascii string size: 3

fixed value: "m-1"

1 Altitude

ascii double

Altitude at which Threshold_Value is valid

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string size: 2

fixed value: "km"

Optical_Properties_Params

xml record

Parameters for the algorithms determining the optical properties of the atmosphere

field name

definition

ScatRatio_Method

xml string
The method to be used to get the scattering ratio

ScatRatio_Method2

xml string
A backup method to get the scattering ratio, to be used when ScatRatio_Method gives no result, i.e. returns a missing_data indicator

PartExt_Method

xml string
the method to be used to get the particle extinction.

MolExt_Method

xml string
the method to be used to get the molecular extinction.

Minimum_Altitude_for_Assuming_Rho_1

ascii double

Minimum Altitude at which scattering ratio (Rho) may be set to 1

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

k_power

ascii double
Filter exponent used to damp oscillatory behaviour when retrieving bin extinction

FP_Xtalk_factor

ascii double
Optional predefined cross-talk factor (not used when set to -1.0)

Median_Filter_Window_Width_x

ascii uint8

Window width in horizontal (x) direction used by median filter

unit: "meas. index"

attribute: unit

ascii string

available: optional

Median_Filter_Window_Width_y

ascii uint8

Window width in vertical (y) direction used by median filter

unit: "range bin index"

attribute: unit

ascii string

available: optional

Calibration_from_AuxCal

ascii uint8
If True: take Rayleigh Channel calibration values from the Aux. Cal. input file; if False: derive these values from the upper range bin mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Cross_Talk_from_AuxCal

ascii uint8
If True: derive cross-talk factor from the Aux.Cal input file; if False: t.b.d. mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Apply_Median_Filter

ascii uint8
Apply the median filter to smooth out noise after applying the 2D feature finder mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Apply_2D_Feature_Finder

ascii uint8
apply the 2D feature finder algorithm to find cloud and/or aerosol layers in each group of measurements mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

FP_On_Upper_Bin_Std_Threshold

ascii double
Threshold used to decide of the Rayleigh channel calibration factor as derived from the upper range bin is to be trusted or not

ScatRatio_round_to_1_below

ascii double
L1B Scattering ratio values below this value are rounded down to 1. This is useful to suppress the unevitable noise

ScatRatio_do_BiasCorrection

ascii uint8
if True: use the SR bias correction to correct the SR values produced by the L1B algorithm mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

List_of_ScatRatio_BiasCorrections

xml record

List of BiasCorrection structures to be used for correcting the scattering ratio values

attribute: count

xml string

field name

definition

ScatRatio_BiasCorrection

xml array[dim_0]

dim_0: determined automatically from xml file

xml record

used for classification of a rangebin using a threshold on the extinction value

id field name definition

0 Value

ascii double

value defining one of the x values for the curve defining the bias correction

1 BiasCorr

ascii double

Bias correction value (y value) associated to the above point (x value)

Error_Quantifier_Params

xml record

Parameters for the algorithms determining the Error properties of the reported wind results

field name

definition

ErrorQuantMethod_Mie

xml string
The method to be used to calculate the Error quantifier for the Mie channel

ErrorQuantMethod_Rayleigh

xml string
The method to be used to calculate the Error quantifier for the Rayleigh channel

Common_Processing_Params

xml record

Common Processing Parameters

field name

definition

Mie_PCD_Params

xml record

Processing parameters for Mie product confidence params SNR and backscatter-ratio

field name

definition

Alpha_Correction

ascii double
Correction factor for the calculation of the Mie SNR

Summation_Index

ascii uint32
Summation index for calculation of SNR and backscatter ratio

Mie_Core_Algorithm_Params

xml record

Processing parameters for Mie Core Algorithm as applied for measurement data

field name

definition

SNR_Threshold

ascii double
Threshold to switch Mie-Core processing on/off

Start_FWHM

ascii double

Starting value for FWHM

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional

Residual_Error_Threshold

ascii double

Stop threshold for quadratic sum of differences between modeled and measured ACCD counts per pixel

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "A.U."

available: optional

Max_Iterations_Lorentz_Fit

ascii uint8
Maximum number of iterations in Lorentz fit-loop

FWHM_Upper_Threshold

ascii double

Upper threshold for FWHM of Lorentz function for quality check

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional

FWHM_Lower_Threshold

ascii double

Lower threshold for FWHM of Lorentz function for quality check

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional

Peak_Height_Upper_Threshold

ascii double

Relative (upper) threshold for peak height of Lorentz function

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 11
fixed value: "ACCD counts"

available: optional

Peak_Height_Lower_Threshold

ascii double

Relative (lower) threshold for peak height of Lorentz function

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 11
fixed value: "ACCD counts"

available: optional

Peak_Location_Threshold

ascii double

Peak location threshold

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional

Nonlinear_Optimization_Threshold

ascii double

Stop threshold for Downhill Simplex algorithm merit function

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "A.U."

available: optional

Max_Iterations_Nonlinear_Optimization

ascii uint32

Maximum number of interations of Downhill Simplex algorithm

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "A.U."

available: optional

Num_Spectral_Sub_Samples

ascii uint32

Number of functional evaluations of Lorentz fit function for one pixel

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "A.U."

available: optional

Mie_Core_Algorithm_Params_Reference_Pulse

xml record

Processing parameters for Mie Core Algorithm as applied for internal reference pulses

field name

definition

SNR_Threshold

ascii double
Threshold to switch Mie-Core processing on/off

Start_FWHM

ascii double

Starting value for FWHM

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional

Residual_Error_Threshold

ascii double

Stop threshold for quadratic sum of differences between modeled and measured ACCD counts per pixel

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "A.U."

available: optional

Max_Iterations_Lorentz_Fit

ascii uint8
Maximum number of iterations in Lorentz fit-loop

FWHM_Upper_Threshold

ascii double

Upper threshold for FWHM of Lorentz function for quality check

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional

FWHM_Lower_Threshold

ascii double

Lower threshold for FWHM of Lorentz function for quality check

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional

Peak_Height_Upper_Threshold

ascii double

Relative (upper) threshold for peak height of Lorentz function

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 11
fixed value: "ACCD counts"

available: optional

Peak_Height_Lower_Threshold

ascii double

Relative (lower) threshold for peak height of Lorentz function

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 11
fixed value: "ACCD counts"

available: optional

Peak_Location_Threshold

ascii double

Peak location threshold

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "ACCD pixel"

available: optional

Nonlinear_Optimization_Threshold

ascii double

Stop threshold for Downhill Simplex algorithm merit function

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "A.U."

available: optional

Max_Iterations_Nonlinear_Optimization

ascii uint32

Maximum number of interations of Downhill Simplex algorithm

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "A.U."

available: optional

Num_Spectral_Sub_Samples

ascii uint32

Number of functional evaluations of Lorentz fit function for one pixel

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "A.U."

available: optional

Corrupt_Data_Detection_Params

xml record

Parameters for corrupt data detection

field name

definition

Max_Signal_Derivative

ascii uint16

Maximum signal derivative. Maximum valid pixel intensity difference between adjacent CCD pixels

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional

Pixel_Saturation_Threshold

ascii uint16

Pixel saturation threshold

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional

Mie_Algorithm_Params

xml record

Parameters used by the Mie algorithm.

field name

definition

Copy_L1B_Mie_Core_Algorithm_Params

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether L1B Mie Core Algorithm Parameters should be copied/used in the L2BP mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Copy_MieCoreAlgParams_to_IntRef

ascii uint8
In case Mie Core Algorithm Parameters are taken from the L1B product, copy the parameters used for measurement fitting to the parameters used for internal reference fitting mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Mie_Height_Assignment_Method

xml string
Switch to select Mie height assignment method.

Mie_Height_Weight_Upper

ascii double
Weight given to upper altitude of range bin (applicable when Mie Height Assignment Method = use fixed weight).

Skip_Mie_Non_Linearity_Correction

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether Mie Nonlinearity Correction should be skipped in the L2BP or not mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Extrapolate_Mie_Calibration_Data

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether Mie Nonlinearity Correction (calibration data) should be extrapolated in the L2BP or not mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Use_Ref_Pulse_Zero_Freq

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether (Mie) Reference Pulse Zero Frequency should be used in the L2BP or not mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Use_Meas_Zero_Freq

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether (Mie) Measurement Channel Zero Frequency should be used in the L2BP or not mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Offset_Subtraction_Col20_Weight

ascii double
Weight given to ACCD column 20 in (Mie) offset subtraction

List_of_SNR_Thresholds

xml record

List of SNR threshold structures to be used for quality control of L2B Mie hlos retrievals.

attribute: count

xml string

field name

definition

SNR_Threshold

xml array[dim_0]

dim_0: determined automatically from xml file

xml record

id field name definition

0 Threshold_Value

ascii double

Threshold to be used for quality control of L2B Mie hlos retrievals

1 Altitude_Low

ascii double

Lowest altitude at which Threshold Value is valid

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

2 Altitude_High

ascii double

Highest altitude at which Threshold Value is valid

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

3 Altitude_Reference

xml string

Description of reference level for altitude.

Flag_Clear_Mie_Results_Invalid

ascii uint8
A switch to force all clear Mie winds to be flagged invalid mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

List_of_Invalid_Mie_Rangebins

xml record

A list indicating which Mie channel range bins cannot be trusted, for example due to the "hot-pixel" problem. The list size must be between 0 and 24. (3 range bins are assumed for the size calculation)

attribute: count

xml string

field name

definition

Invalid_Mie_Rangebin

xml array[dim_0]

dim_0: determined automatically from xml file

ascii uint8

rangebin index defining that this rangebin cannot be trusted

spacecraft_los_vel_factor

ascii double
multiplication factor applied to spacecraft LOS velocity correction to the HLOS wind result. Set to 0.0 to disable this correction. Set to 1.0 to enable it. Intermediate values are possible as well

manual_hlos_bias_correction

ascii double

optional hlos bias correction for experimental use only (for expert use only, not intended for users not familiar with the details of the Aeolus Calibration files).

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

RBC_Algorithm_Params

xml record

Parameters used by the RBC algorithm

field name

definition

Rayleigh_Height_Assignment_Method

xml string
Switch to select Rayleigh height assignment method.

Rayleigh_Height_Weight_Upper

ascii double
Weight given to upper altitude of range bin (applicable when Rayleigh Height Assignment Method = use fixed weight)

Do_Mie_Decontamination

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether Mie_Decontamination should be done in the L2BP or not mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Flag_Cloudy_Rayleigh_Results_Invalid

ascii uint8
A switch to force all cloudy Rayleigh winds to be flagged invalid mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

List_of_Invalid_Rayleigh_Rangebins

xml record

A list indicating which Rayleigh channel range bins cannot be trusted, for example due to the "hot-pixel" problem. The list size must be between 0 and 24. (3 range bins are assumed for the size calculation)

attribute: count

xml string

field name

definition

Invalid_Rayleigh_Rangebin

xml array[dim_0]

dim_0: determined automatically from xml file

ascii uint8

rangebin index defining that this rangebin cannot be trusted

spacecraft_los_vel_factor

ascii double
multiplication factor applied to spacecraft LOS velocity correction to the HLOS wind result. Set to 0.0 to disable this correction. Set to 1.0 to enable it. Intermediate values are possible as well

manual_hlos_bias_correction

ascii double

optional hlos bias correction for experimental use only (for expert use only, not intended for users not familiar with the details of the Aeolus Calibration files).

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

LOS_min

ascii double

Minimum atmospheric signal LOS speed component

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

LOS_max

ascii double

Maximum atmospheric signal LOS speed component

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

LOS_ref_min

ascii double

Minimum reference signal LOS speed component

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

LOS_ref_max

ascii double

Maximum reference signal LOS speed component

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

dLOSdR_min

ascii double

Minimum gradient of LOS speed component with respect to rayleigh Response

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

dLOSdR_max

ascii double

Maximum gradient of LOS speed component with respect to rayleigh Response

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

dLOSdT_min

ascii double

Minimum gradient of LOS speed component with respect to atmospheric temperature

unit: "m/sK"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "m/sK"

dLOSdT_max

ascii double

Maximum gradient of LOS speed component with respect to atmospheric temperature

unit: "m/sK"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 4
fixed value: "m/sK"

dLOSdP_min

ascii double

Minimum gradient of LOS speed component with respect to atmospheric pressure

unit: "m/shPa"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 6
fixed value: "m/shPa"

dLOSdP_max

ascii double

Maximum gradient of LOS speed component with respect to atmospheric pressure

unit: "m/shPa"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 6
fixed value: "m/shPa"

dLOSdrho_min

ascii double

Minimum gradient of LOS speed component with respect to atmospheric scattering ratio

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

dLOSdrho_max

ascii double

Maximum gradient of LOS speed component with respect to atmospheric scattering ratio

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

AMD_Matchup_Params

xml record

Parameters used by the L1B-AMD matchup algorithm

field name

definition

Matchup_Method

xml string
Matchup method to be used for L1B-AMD matchup. 0: one-for-one between L1B BRC and AMD DSR, 1: Nearest-neighbour in space and time

Max_Allowed_Time_Diff

ascii double

Maximum allowed time difference in seconds between L1B BRC and AMD DSR

unit: "s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 1
fixed value: "s"

Max_Allowed_Distance

ascii double

Maximum allowed distance in kilometres between L1B BRC and AMD DSR

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "km"

Max_Analysis_Time_Diff

ascii double

Maximum Analysis time difference in seconds

unit: "s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 1
fixed value: "s"

CLM_Matchup_Params

xml record

Parameters used by the L1B-CLM matchup algorithm

field name

definition

Matchup_Method

xml string
Matchup method to be used for L1B-CLM matchup. 0: TBD, 1: Nearest-neighbour in space and time

ZWC_Params

xml record

Parameters used to specify the L2B Zero-Wind Correction

field name

definition

ZWC_Scheme_Mie

xml string
Zero-Wind Correction scheme to be used for L2B Mie processing.

ZWC_Scheme_Rayleigh

xml string
Zero-Wind Correction scheme to be used for L2B Rayleigh processing.

Mie_Ground_Correction_Weighting

ascii double
Mie ground correction weighting factor

Mie_HBE_Ground_Correction_Weighting

ascii double
Mie HBE ground correction weighting factor

Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Weighting

ascii double
Rayleigh ground correction weighting factor

Rayleigh_HBE_Ground_Correction_Weighting

ascii double
Rayleigh HBE ground correction weighting factor

Mie_Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Weighting

ascii double
Mie-Rayleigh ground correction weighting factor

Mie_Rayleigh_HBE_Ground_Correction_Weighting

ascii double
Mie-Rayleigh HBE ground correction weighting factor

Mie_Rayleigh_Ground_Correction_Offset

ascii double

Mie-Rayleigh ground correction weighting offset

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

RDB_Params

xml record

Parameters to control the Range Dependent Bias (RDB) correction

field name

definition

Do_Mie_RDB_corr

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether Mie Range Dependent Bias correction should be done in the L2BP mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Do_Rayleigh_RDB_corr

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether Rayleigh Range Dependent Bias correction should be done in the L2BP mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

Screening_Params

xml record

Collected Screening Parameters used for testing the input files and the generated results

field name

definition

L1B_Screening_Params

xml record

Parameters used for screening the L1B input file

field name

definition

L1B_Geolocation_Screening_Params

xml record

field name

definition

Latitude_Min

ascii double

Minimum latitude allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "degrees_north"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Latitude_Max

ascii double

Maximum latitude allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "degrees_north"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Longitude_Min

ascii double

Minimum longitude allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "degrees_east"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Longitude_Max

ascii double

Maximum longitude allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "degrees_east"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Altitude_Min

ascii double

Minimum altitude allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Altitude_Max

ascii double

Maximum altitude allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Altitude_DEM_Min

ascii double

Minimum DEM altitude allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Altitude_DEM_Max

ascii double

Maximum DEM altitude allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Geoid_Separation_Min

ascii double

Minimum geoid separation allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Geoid_Separation_Max

ascii double

Maximum geoid separation allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "km"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Topocentric_Elevation_Min

ascii double

Minimum topocentric elevation allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Topocentric_Elevation_Max

ascii double

Maximum topocentric elevation allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Topocentric_Azimuth_Min

ascii double

Minimum topocentric azimuth allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit

ascii string

Topocentric_Azimuth_Max

ascii double

Maximum topocentric azimuth allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit

ascii string

AOCS_LOS_Velocity_Min

ascii double

Minimum AOCS LOS Velocity allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

AOCS_LOS_Velocity_Max

ascii double

Maximum AOCS LOS Velocity allowed in L1B Geolocation Data

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

L1B_Obs_Screening_Params

xml record

Parameters used for screening the L1B observations from the L1B input file

field name

definition

L1B_Laser_Freq_Unlocked_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of nmeas with laser_freq_unlocked

L1B_Ref_Pulses_Unlocked_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of nrefpulses with laser_freq_unlocked

L1B_Laser_Freq_Offset_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value of average laser freq. offset

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Laser_UV_Energy_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value of average laser UV energy

unit: "mJ"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "mJ"

L1B_Laser_Freq_Offs_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value of Standard deviation for laser frequency offset

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Laser_UV_Energy_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value of Standard deviation for laser pulse UV energy

unit: "mJ"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "mJ"

L1B_Mie_Mean_Emit_Freq_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Mie mean emitted frequency

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Mie_Mean_Emit_Freq_Max

ascii double

Maximumallowed value for Mie mean emitted frequency

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Mie_Emit_Freq_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value of Mie emitted frequency standard deveation

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Rayleigh_Mean_Emit_Freq_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Rayleigh mean emitted frequency

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Rayleigh_Mean_Emit_Freq_Max

ascii double

Maximumallowed value for Rayleigh mean emitted frequency

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Rayleigh_Emit_Freq_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value of Rayleigh emitted frequency standard deviation

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Sat_Not_on_Target_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of nmeas with sat_not_on_target

L1B_Mie_Corrupt_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of nmeas with corrupt Mie meas

L1B_Rayleigh_Corrupt_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of nmeas with corrupt Rayleigh meas

L1B_Mie_Ref_Pulses_Corrupt_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of nmeas with corrupt Mie ref. Pulses

L1B_Rayl_Ref_Pulses_Corrupt_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of nmeas with corrupt Rayleigh ref. Pulses

L1B_Mie_Invalid_Meas_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of num_of_mie_invalid_measurements

L1B_Mie_Invalid_Ref_Pulses_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of num_of_mie_invalid_reference_pulse

L1B_Rayl_Invalid_Meas_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of num_of_rayleigh_invalid_measurements

L1B_Rayl_Invalid_Ref_Pulses_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of num_of_rayleigh_invalid_reference_pulse

L1B_Mie_Meas_Screening_Params

xml record

Parameters used for screening the L1B Mie Measurements from the L1B input file

field name

definition

L1B_Mie_Meas_Invalid_Ref_Pulses_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of num_of_mie_invalid_reference_pulses

L1B_Avg_Laser_Freq_Offset_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Avg_Laser_Frequency_Offset

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Avg_Laser_Freq_Offset_Max

ascii double

Maximum allowed value for Avg_Laser_Frequency_Offset

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Avg_UV_Energy_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Avg_UV_Energy

unit: "mJ"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "mJ"

L1B_Avg_UV_Energy_Max

ascii double

Maximum allowed value for Avg_UV_Energy

unit: "mJ"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "mJ"

L1B_Laser_Freq_Offset_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value for Laser_Frequency_Offset_Std_ Dev

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_UV_Energy_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value for UV_Energy_Std_Dev

unit: "mJ"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "mJ"

L1B_Vel_of_Att_Uncertainty_Error_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Velocity_of_Attitude_Uncertainty_Error

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

L1B_Vel_of_Att_Uncertainty_Error_Max

ascii double

Maximum allowed value for Velocity_of_Attitude_Uncertainty_Error

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

L1B_Mie_Mean_Emitted_Freq_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Mie_Mean_Emitted_Frequency

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Mie_Mean_Emitted_Freq_Max

ascii double

Maximum allowed value for Mie_Mean_Emitted_Frequency

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Mie_Emitted_Freq_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value of Mie_Emitted_Frequency_Std_Dev

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Meas_Reference_Pulse_FWHM_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for L1B PCD measurement-level parameter Reference_Pulse_FWHM

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional

L1B_Meas_Reference_Pulse_FWHM_Max

ascii double

Maximum allowed value for L1B PCD measurement-level parameter Reference_Pulse_FWHM

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "PixelIndex"

available: optional

L1B_Scattering_Ratio_Min

ascii double
Minimum allowed value for Scattering_Ratio_Mie

L1B_Scattering_Ratio_Max

ascii double
Maximum allowed value for Scattering_Ratio_Mie

L1B_Mie_SNR_Threshold

ascii double
Threshold on the value of Mie_Signal_to_Noise_Ratio

Mie_Ground_Bin_Thickness_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the part of the ground bin that is above the surface according to the DEM

unit: "m"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 1
fixed value: "m"

Max_Signal_Derivative

ascii int16

Threshold on the Mie spectrum to be able to detect corrupt channels

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional

Pixel_Saturation_Threshold

ascii int16

Threshold on the Mie spectral channels to be able to detect saturated channels

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional

Ignore_Mie_Meas_Invalid_Switch

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether the L1B flag indicating an Invalid Mie Measurement should be ignored in the L2BP or not mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

L1B_Rayleigh_Meas_Screening_Params

xml record

Parameters used for screening the L1B Rayleigh Measurements from the L1B input file

field name

definition

L1B_Rayleigh_Meas_Invalid_Ref_Pulses_Threshold

ascii int32
Threshold on the value of num_of_Rayleigh_invalid_reference_pulses

L1B_Avg_Laser_Freq_Offset_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Avg_Laser_Frequency_Offset

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Avg_Laser_Freq_Offset_Max

ascii double

Maximum allowed value for Avg_Laser_Frequency_Offset

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Avg_UV_Energy_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Avg_UV_Energy

unit: "mJ"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "mJ"

L1B_Avg_UV_Energy_Max

ascii double

Maximum allowed value for Avg_UV_Energy

unit: "mJ"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "mJ"

L1B_Laser_Freq_Offset_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value for Laser_Frequency_Offset_Std_ Dev

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_UV_Energy_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value for UV_Energy_Std_Dev

unit: "mJ"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "mJ"

L1B_Vel_of_Att_Uncertainty_Error_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Velocity_of_Attitude_Uncertainty_Error

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

L1B_Vel_of_Att_Uncertainty_Error_Max

ascii double

Maximum allowed value for Velocity_of_Attitude_Uncertainty_Error

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

L1B_Rayleigh_Mean_Emitted_Freq_Min

ascii double

Minimum allowed value for Rayleigh_Mean_Emitted_Frequency

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Rayleigh_Mean_Emitted_Freq_Max

ascii double

Maximum allowed value for Rayleigh_Mean_Emitted_Frequency

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Rayleigh_Emitted_Freq_Stdev_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the value of Rayleigh_Emitted_Frequency_Std_Dev

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_Rayleigh_SNR_Min

ascii double
Minimum allowed value for Rayleigh_Signal_to_Noise_Ratio_Channel_A and Rayleigh_Signal_to_Noise_Ratio_Channel_B

L1B_Rayleigh_SNR_Max

ascii double
Maximum allowed value for Rayleigh_Signal_to_Noise_Ratio_Channel_A and Rayleigh_Signal_to_Noise_Ratio_Channel_B

Rayleigh_Ground_Bin_Thickness_Threshold

ascii double

Threshold on the part of the ground bin that is above the surface according to the DEM

unit: "m"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 1
fixed value: "m"

Pixel_Saturation_Threshold

ascii int16

Threshold on the Rayleigh channels to be able to detect saturated signals

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 10
fixed value: "PixelLevel"

available: optional

Ignore_Rayleigh_Meas_Invalid_Switch

ascii uint8
Switch to select whether the L1B flag indicating an Invalid Rayleigh Measurement should be ignored in the L2BP or not mapping: "FALSE" -> 0 mapping: "False" -> 0 mapping: "false" -> 0 mapping: "TRUE" -> 1 mapping: "True" -> 1 mapping: "true" -> 1

L1B_Cal_Char_Data_Screening_Params

xml record

field name

definition

Sat_Char_Data_Screening_Params

xml record

field name

definition

Tripod_Obscur_Corr_Min

ascii double
Minimum tripod obscuration correction allowed in L1B products

Tripod_Obscur_Corr_Max

ascii double
Maximum tripod obscuration correction allowed in L1B products

Mie_Resp_Calib_Data_Screening_Params

xml record

field name

definition

Meas_Resp_Min

ascii double

Minimum Mie measurement channel response allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Meas_Resp_Max

ascii double

Maximum Mie measurement channel response allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Meas_Err_Mie_Resp_Min

ascii double

Minimum Mie measurement channel response error (nonlinearity correction) allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Meas_Err_Mie_Resp_Max

ascii double

Maximum Mie measurement channel response error (nonlinearity correction) allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Ref_Pulse_Resp_Min

ascii double

Minimum Mie internal reference pulse channel response allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Ref_Pulse_Resp_Max

ascii double

Maximum Mie internal reference pulse channel response allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Ref_Pulse_Err_Mie_Resp_Min

ascii double

Minimum Mie internal reference pulse channel response error (nonlinearity correction) allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Ref_Pulse_Err_Mie_Resp_Max

ascii double

Maximum Mie internal reference pulse channel response error (nonlinearity correction) allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Ref_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Min

ascii double

Minimum Mie internal reference pulse channel zero frequency allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Ref_Pulse_Zero_Freq_Max

ascii double

Maximum Mie internal reference pulse channel zero frequency allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Ref_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity_Min

ascii double

Minimum Mie internal reference pulse channel mean sensitivity allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Ref_Pulse_Mean_Sensitivity_Max

ascii double

Maximum Mie internal reference pulse channel mean sensitivity allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Meas_Zero_Freq_Min

ascii double

Minimum Mie measurement channel zero frequency allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Meas_Zero_Freq_Max

ascii double

Maximum Mie measurement channel zero frequency allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Meas_Mean_Sensitivity_Min

ascii double

Minimum Mie measurement channel mean sensitivity allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

Meas_Mean_Sensitivity_Max

ascii double

Maximum Mie measurement channel mean sensitivity allowed in L1B products

attribute: unit

ascii string

L1B_GWD_ADS_Screening_Params

xml record

field name

definition

Zero_Wind_Corr_Min

ascii double

Minimum zero-wind correction allowed in L1B products

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

Zero_Wind_Corr_Max

ascii double

Maximum zero-wind correction allowed in L1B products

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

Zero_Wind_Corr_Weight_Factor_Min

ascii double
Minimum zero-wind correction weighting factor allowed in L1B products

Zero_Wind_Corr_Weight_Factor_Max

ascii double
Maximum zero-wind correction weighting factor allowed in L1B products

Mie_Rayl_Correction_Offset_Min

ascii double

Minimum Mie-Rayleigh correction offset allowed in L1B products

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

Mie_Rayl_Correction_Offset_Max

ascii double

Maximum Mie-Rayleigh correction offset allowed in L1B products

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "m/s"

L2B_AMD_Screening_Params

xml record

Parameters used for screening the L2B_AMD input file

field name

definition

L2B_AMD_p_min

ascii double

Minimum pressure allowed in a pressure profile

unit: "Pa"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "Pa"

L2B_AMD_p_max

ascii double

Maximum pressure allowed in a pressure profile

unit: "Pa"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 2
fixed value: "Pa"

L2B_AMD_T_min

ascii double

Minimum temperature allowed in a temperature profile

unit: "K"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 1
fixed value: "K"

L2B_AMD_T_max

ascii double

Maximum temperature allowed in a temperature profile

unit: "K"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 1
fixed value: "K"

RBC_Screening_Params

xml record

Parameters used for screening the AUX RBC input file

field name

definition

Fcalib_R_min

ascii double

Minimum frequency allowed in the Fcalib array of the AUX_RBC input file.

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "GHz"

Fcalib_R_max

ascii double

Maximum frequency allowed in the Fcalib array of the AUX_RBC input file.

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit

ascii string	size: 3
fixed value: "GHz"