Specific_Product_Header_MET

xml record "Specific_Product_Header_MET"
Specific Product Header for ALD RBC products

idfield namedefinition
0Sph_Descriptor
xml string
SPH descriptor: ASCII string describing the product
1Spare_1
xml string

hidden: true
2Ref_NWP_Suite
xml string
Reference of the NWP suite that was used to produce the met data
3Fcst_Initial_Time
ascii timesize: 30
Forecast initial date and time

unit: "s since 2000-01-01"

value: if(str(., 30) == "UTC=9999-99-99T99:99:99.999999", +inf, if(str(., 30) == "UTC=0000-00-00T00:00:00.000000", -inf, time(str(.), "'UTC='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS|'TAI='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS|'GPS='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS|'UT1='yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS")))
ascii stringsize: 30
CCSDS ASCII datetime with time reference "RRR=YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.uuuuuu". The reference RRR can be any of "UT1", "UTC", "TAI", or "GPS".
4Model_Timestep
ascii int32
Model integration timestep

unit: "s"
5Model_Grid_Type
xml string
6Model_Resol_Par1
ascii int16
Model resolution parameter 1. 'SH' or 'GF' or 'GR': truncature; 'LL': latitude spacing
7Model_Resol_Par2
ascii int16
Model resolution parameter 1. 'SH' or 'GF' or 'GR': stretching; 'LL': longitude spacing
8Num_of_Model_Layers
ascii uint16
Number of pressure layers for AMD profiles
9Num_Records_in_DS1
ascii int32
Total number of records in GeoADS#1 or MDS#1 (off-nadir met profiles)
10Num_Records_in_DS2
ascii int32
Total number of records in GeoADS#2 or MDS#2 (nadir met profiles)
11Num_Avail_L1B_Obs
ascii int32
Number of L1B observations that were available at the time the assimilation was started
12Num_Missing_L1B_Obs
ascii int32
Number of L1B observations that were missing at the time the assimilation was started
13Num_Computed_Locations
ascii int32
Number of profile locations computed from predicted orbit tracks to compensate for missing L1B observations
14Spare_2
xml string

hidden: true
15Num_Input_Files
ascii uint16
Number of input files that were used for obtaining locations for computation of AMD. Input files are either L1B (WVM) files or predicated orbit files. This files is unlikely to exceed 10
16Num_Files_Predict_Orbit
ascii uint16
Number of predicted orbit files that were used for computing expected L1B profile locations and corresponding AMD. If no L1B data was missing, this field is zero. This field must not exceed Num_Input_Files
17Spare_3
xml string

hidden: true
18List_of_Dsds
xml record "List_of_Dsds"