Satellite_Characterisation_Par_03_05

xml record "Satellite_Characterisation_Par_03_05"
Satellite Characterisation GADS DSR

idfield namedefinition
0List_of_Data_Set_Records
xml record
List of Data Set Records

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Data_Set_Record
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
xml record
Data Set Record

idfield namedefinition
0Mie_Accd_Temperature_TM
xml record
Mie Accd Temperature TM

idfield namedefinition
0Multiply_Factor
ascii double
ACCD Temperature multiply coefficient

unit: "degC"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "celsius"

available: optional
1Add_Factor
ascii double
ACCD temperature add coefficient

unit: "degC"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "celsius"

available: optional
1Ray_Accd_Temperature_TM
xml record
Ray Accd Temperature TM

idfield namedefinition
0Multiply_Factor
ascii double
ACCD Temperature multiply coefficient

unit: "degC"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "celsius"

available: optional
1Add_Factor
ascii double
ACCD temperature add coefficient

unit: "degC"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "celsius"

available: optional
2Laser_Transmit_Frequency
xml record
Laser Transmit Frequency

idfield namedefinition
0Base_Frequency
ascii double
Base Laser Transmit Frequency

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 9
fixed value: "GigaHertz"

available: optional
1List_of_Freq_Offsets
xml record
Table listing frequency rank TC code and actual transmitter frequency

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Freq_Offset
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii double
Frequency offset - 12.5GigaHertz to + 12.5GigaHertz in steps of 0.025GHz

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 9
fixed value: "GigaHertz"

available: optional
3List_of_Vertical_Sampling_Times
xml record
Table listing the 8 possible values of vertical sampling time coefficients, as defined in the Transfer Curve Document

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Vertical_Sampling_Time
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii uint16
Vertical sampling time coefficient in TMC

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
4List_of_Background_Integration_Times
xml record
Table listing the 8 possible values of background integration time coefficients for Mie and Rayleigh, as defined in the Transfer Curve

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Background_Integration_Time
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii uint32
Background Integration time coefficient in TMC

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
5List_of_Ray_Mie_Delays
xml record
Table listing the 64 possible values of offset delay coefficients between Rayleigh and Mie first bin, as defined in the Transfer Curve Document

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Ray_Mie_Delay
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii uint32
Rayleigh Mie Time Delay coefficient in TMC

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
6List_of_Imaging_Integration_Times
xml record
Table listing the 4 possible values of imaging integration time coefficients for both Mie and Rayleigh, as defined in the Transfer Curve Document

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Imaging_Integration_Time
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii uint32
Imaging Integration Time coefficient in TMC

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
7Laser_Wavelength
ascii double
Laser wavelength in nanometers

unit: "nm"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "nanometers"

available: optional
8Low_Frequency_Clock
ascii double
Low Frequency Clock

unit: "s"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "seconds"

available: optional
9Master_Clock_Rate
ascii double
Master Clock Rate (TMC)

unit: "GHz"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 9
fixed value: "GigaHertz"

available: optional
10Error_Quantifiers
xml record
Error Quantifiers

idfield namedefinition
0Mie_Error_Quantifier_K1
ascii double
Mie Error Quantifier K1
1Mie_Error_Quantifier_K2
ascii double
Mie Error Quantifier K2

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 14
fixed value: "PixelIntensity"

available: optional
2Mie_Error_Quantifier_K3
ascii double
Mie Error Quantifier K3
3Rayleigh_Error_Quantifier_Ka2
ascii double
Rayleigh Error Quantifier Ka2

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 14
fixed value: "PixelIntensity"

available: optional
4Rayleigh_Error_Quantifier_Ka3
ascii double
Rayleigh Error Quantifier Ka3
5Rayleigh_Error_Quantifier_Kb2
ascii double
Rayleigh Error Quantifier Kb2

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 14
fixed value: "PixelIntensity"

available: optional
6Rayleigh_Error_Quantifier_Kb3
ascii double
Rayleigh Error Quantifier Kb3
11Roll_Error
ascii double
Roll Error

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "degrees"

available: optional
12Pitch_Error
ascii double
Pitch Error

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "degrees"

available: optional
13List_of_Tripod_Obscuration_Corrections
xml record
Table listing the 16 Telescope Tripod Obscuration corrections

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Tripod_Obscuration_Correction
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii double
Telescope Tripod Obscuration correction for one column
14Laser_Pulse_Time_Delays
xml record
Laser pulse time delays

idfield namedefinition
0Delay_Dt1_Offset
ascii double
Offset in TMC used to calculate DT1 delay, as defined in the Transfer Curve Document. It corresponds to the delay of the output signal if the minimun dt is programmed (0ms)

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
1Delay_Dt2_Offset
ascii double
Offset in TMC used to calculate DT2 delay, as defined in the Transfer Curve Document. It corresponds to the delay of the output signal if the minimun dt is programmed (0ms)

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
2Delay_Dt3_Fixed_Offset
ascii double
Offset in TMC used to calculate DT3_Fixed delay, as defined in the Transfer Curve Document. It corresponds to the delay of the output signal if the minimun dt is programmed (0ms)

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
3Delay_Dt3_Variable_Offset
ascii double
Offset in TMC used to calculate DT3_Variable delay, as defined in the Transfer Curve Document. It corresponds to the delay of the output signal if the minimun dt is programmed (0ms)

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
4Delay_Dt4_Offset
ascii double
Offset in TMC used to calculate DT4 delay, as defined in the Transfer Curve Document. It corresponds to the delay of the output signal if the minimun dt is programmed (0ms)

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
5Delay_Dt5_Offset
ascii double
Offset in TMC used to calculate DT5 delay, as defined in the Transfer Curve Document. It corresponds to the delay of the output signal if the minimun dt is programmed (0ms)

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 3
fixed value: "TMC"

available: optional
15List_of_Rayleigh_Linearity_Corrections
xml record
Table listing up to 65536 Rayleigh Linearity Corrections

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Rayleigh_Linearity_Correction
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
xml record
idfield namedefinition
0RLC_Index
ascii uint16
Rayleigh Linearity Correction index
1RLC_Value
ascii double
Rayleigh Linearity Correction value
16Aisp_Default_Parameters
xml record
Default values for unused Aisp parameters

idfield namedefinition
0Source_Packet_Header
xml record
idfield namedefinition
0Version_Num
ascii int16
Version number
1Sp_Type
ascii int16
Source Packet Type
2Data_Field_Header_Flag
ascii int16
Data Field Header Flag
3Application_Process_Id
ascii int16
Application Process Identifier
4Process_Category
ascii int16
Process Category
5Sequence_Flags
ascii int16
Sequence Flags
1Data_Field_Header
xml record
idfield namedefinition
0Secondary_Header_Flag
ascii int16
SP Secondary header flag
1Pus_Version
ascii int16
Indicates the availability of the Packet Error Control Field
2Ack_N
ascii int16
Ack_N
3Service_Type
ascii int16
Service type
4Source_Id
ascii int16
SP Source Identifier
17Height_Rayleigh_Bin_1
ascii double
Altitude of upper edge of highest Raleigh sample bin (SP_VS_R)

unit: "km"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 10
fixed value: "kilometers"

available: optional
18d2
ascii double
Aladin internal delay in milliseconds

unit: "ms"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 12
fixed value: "milliseconds"

available: optional
19Del_2_M
ascii double
Fixed delay in milliseconds before the effective first layer starting point for Rayleigh Channel

unit: "ms"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 12
fixed value: "milliseconds"

available: optional
20Del_2_R
ascii double
Fixed delay in milliseconds before the effective first layer starting point for Mie Channel

unit: "ms"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 12
fixed value: "milliseconds"

available: optional
21Velocity_Offset
ascii double
Commanded Doppler velocity offset

unit: "m/s"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 13
fixed value: "meters/second"

available: optional
22Scan_Limit
ascii double
Off-nadir angle below which the yaw steering shall be switched off

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "degrees"

available: optional
23Nominal_Scan_Angle
ascii double
Nominal pointing of the satellite

unit: "degrees"

attribute: unit
ascii stringsize: 7
fixed value: "degrees"

available: optional
24NF_Order
ascii uint32
Number of Fourier terms used in the Harmonic Bias Estimation (NF). The A and B coefficient lists for both Mie and Rayleigh below must be NF_Order+1 elements in size
25List_of_Mie_Harmonic_Bias_Coefficient_As
xml record
It should include at least NF+1 elements. NF represents the number of Fourier terms. The maximum size NF+1 of this array is 1024

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Mie_Harmonic_Bias_Coefficient_A
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii double
Coefficent A in the Harmonic Bias Estimation using Fourier transform based interpolation
26List_of_Mie_Harmonic_Bias_Coefficient_Bs
xml record
It should include at least NF+1 elements. NF represents the number of Fourier terms. The maximum size NF+1 of this array is 1024. Note that the first B coefficient in this array (i.e. b_0) is not used by the L1bP. This is done so that the A and B coefficient arrays are both the same size. Only the last NF coefficients are used in the B coefficient array (for A, all NF+1 coefficients are used)

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Mie_Harmonic_Bias_Coefficient_B
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii double
Coefficent B in the Harmonic Bias Estimation using Fourier transform based interpolation
27List_of_Ray_Harmonic_Bias_Coefficient_As
xml record
It should include at least NF+1 elements. NF represents the number of Fourier terms. The maximum size NF+1 of this array is 1024

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Ray_Harmonic_Bias_Coefficient_A
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii double
Coefficent A in the Harmonic Bias Estimation using Fourier transform based interpolation
28List_of_Ray_Harmonic_Bias_Coefficient_Bs
xml record
It should include at least NF+1 elements. NF represents the number of Fourier terms. The maximum size NF+1 of this array is 1024. Note that the first B coefficient in this array (i.e. b_0) is not used by the L1bP. This is done so that the A and B coefficient arrays are both the same size. Only the last NF coefficients are used in the B coefficient array (for A, all NF+1 coefficients are used)

attribute: count
xml string


idfield namedefinition
0Ray_Harmonic_Bias_Coefficient_B
xml array[dim_0]
dim_0: determined automatically from xml file
ascii double
Coefficent B in the Harmonic Bias Estimation using Fourier transform based interpolation