Level_2C_Assim_PCD_ADSR_01_32

binary record

size: 2293

Structure containing all the L2C-derived quality information related to the M_Mie HLOS wind profiles associated with the current observation id field name definition 0 obs_type binary uint8 size: 1 Defines whether this observation was classified as cloud, no cloud 1 spare_1 binary bytes size: 36 Reservered for a 36-character Obs_Type String hidden: true 2 l2c_mie_height_bin_quality_param binary array[24] size: 2256 binary record size: 94 Structure containing 24 sub-structures with all the information pertaining to the 24 possible height bins of the profile id field name definition 0 l2b_mie_obs_screening binary record size: 18 Structure describing QC parameters resulting from screening of L2B Mie HLOS observations id field name definition 0 l2b_mie_obs_qc binary uint8 size: 1 A code describing a problem which prevents use of this Mie observation 1 l2b_mie_obs_qc_flags binary array[8] size: 1 binary uint8 size: 0:1 Flags describing problems which prevent using this Mie observation 2 spare_1 binary bytes size: 16 Spare hidden: true 1 assimilation_model_pcd binary record size: 66 Structure describing product confidence for assimilation model parameters associated with the current observation id field name definition 0 hlos_observation_errors binary record size: 28 Structure containing error estimates assumed during L2C processing, for the current L2B HLOS observation id field name definition 0 persistence_error binary uint16 size: 2 Persistence error unit: "cm/s" 1 representativity_error binary uint16 size: 2 Representativity error unit: "cm/s" 2 final_error binary uint16 size: 2 Final error unit: "cm/s" 3 estimated_obs_bias binary int16 size: 2 Estimated bias for the current L2B HLOS observation unit: "cm/s" 4 spare_1 binary bytes size: 20 Spare hidden: true 1 background_hlos binary int16 size: 2 HLOS from the assimilation model background field given in cm/s and rounded to the nearest integer unit: "cm/s" 2 background_hlos_error binary uint16 size: 2 Error in cm/s for Background_hlos unit: "cm/s" 3 l2b_hlos_reliability binary double size: 8 An L2C-derived measure of the reliability of the current L2B HLOS observation 4 Analysis_hlos binary int16 size: 2 HLOS from the assimilation model analysis field given in cm/s and rounded to the nearest integer unit: "cm/s" 5 zonal_wind_background_error binary uint16 size: 2 Error in cm/s for zonal wind from the assimilation model background unit: "cm/s" 6 meridional_wind_background_error binary uint16 size: 2 Error in cm/s for meridional wind from the assimilation model background. unit: "cm/s" 7 spare_1 binary bytes size: 20 Spare hidden: true 2 spare_1 binary bytes size: 10 Spare hidden: true

binary record

size: 2293

Structure containing all the L2C-derived quality information related to the M_Rayleigh HLOS wind profiles associated with the current observation id field name definition 0 obs_type binary uint8 size: 1 Defines whether this observation was classified as cloud, no cloud 1 spare_1 binary bytes size: 36 Reservered for a 36-character Obs_Type String hidden: true 2 l2c_rayleigh_height_bin_quality_param binary array[24] size: 2256 binary record size: 94 Structure containing 24 sub-structures with all the information pertaining to the 24 possible height bins of the profile id field name definition 0 l2b_rayleigh_obs_screening binary record size: 18 Structure describing QC parameters resulting from screening of L2B Rayleigh HLOS observations id field name definition 0 l2b_rayleigh_obs_qc binary uint8 size: 1 A code describing a problem which prevents use of this Rayleigh observation 1 l2b_rayleigh_obs_qc_flags binary array[8] size: 1 binary uint8 size: 0:1 Flags describing problems which prevent using this Rayleigh observation 2 spare_1 binary bytes size: 16 Spare hidden: true 1 assimilation_model_pcd binary record size: 66 Structure describing product confidence for assimilation model parameters associated with the current observation id field name definition 0 hlos_observation_errors binary record size: 28 Structure containing error estimates assumed during L2C processing, for the current L2B HLOS observation id field name definition 0 persistence_error binary uint16 size: 2 Persistence error unit: "cm/s" 1 representativity_error binary uint16 size: 2 Representativity error unit: "cm/s" 2 final_error binary uint16 size: 2 Final error unit: "cm/s" 3 estimated_obs_bias binary int16 size: 2 Estimated bias for the current L2B HLOS observation unit: "cm/s" 4 spare_1 binary bytes size: 20 Spare hidden: true 1 background_hlos binary int16 size: 2 HLOS from the assimilation model background field given in cm/s and rounded to the nearest integer unit: "cm/s" 2 background_hlos_error binary uint16 size: 2 Error in cm/s for Background_hlos unit: "cm/s" 3 l2b_hlos_reliability binary double size: 8 An L2C-derived measure of the reliability of the current L2B HLOS observation 4 Analysis_hlos binary int16 size: 2 HLOS from the assimilation model analysis field given in cm/s and rounded to the nearest integer unit: "cm/s" 5 zonal_wind_background_error binary uint16 size: 2 Error in cm/s for zonal wind from the assimilation model background unit: "cm/s" 6 meridional_wind_background_error binary uint16 size: 2 Error in cm/s for meridional wind from the assimilation model background. unit: "cm/s" 7 spare_1 binary bytes size: 20 Spare hidden: true 2 spare_1 binary bytes size: 10 Spare hidden: true