MDSR_WV_Ocean_Wave_Spectrum

binary record "MDSR_WV_Ocean_Wave_Spectrum"
idfield namedefinition
0zero_doppler_time
binary timesize: 12
Zero Doppler Time (MJD format)

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"
1quality_flag
binary int8size: 1
Quality Indicator (-1 for blank MDSR, 0 otherwise)
2range_spectral_res
binary floatsize: 4
Range spectral resolution of the cartesian cross spectrum
3az_spectral_res
binary floatsize: 4
Azimuth spectral resolution of the cartesian cross spectrum
4ambiguity_removal_factor
binary floatsize: 4
Ambiguity removal factor

hidden: true
5spec_tot_energy
binary floatsize: 4
Spectrum Total Energy
6spec_max_energy
binary floatsize: 4
Spectrum Max Energy
7spec_max_dir
binary floatsize: 4
Direction of Spectrum Max (deg)on higher resolution grid

unit: "degrees"
8spec_max_wl
binary floatsize: 4
Wavelength of Spectrum Max (m)on higher resolution grid

unit: "m"
9az_image_shift_var
binary floatsize: 4
Variance of the azimuth image shift caused by the orbital velocity

unit: "m2"
10az_cutoff
binary floatsize: 4
Azimuthal Clutter Cut-off length (m)

unit: "m"
11nonlinear_spectral_width
binary floatsize: 4
Spectral width of the non-linear part of the cross spectra

unit: "m"
12image_intensity
binary floatsize: 4
Image intensity
13image_variance
binary floatsize: 4
Normalised image variance
14spare_2
binary bytessize: 56
Spare

hidden: true
15min_spectrum
binary floatsize: 4
Min value of ocean wave spectrum

unit: "m4"
16max_spectrum
binary floatsize: 4
Max value of ocean wave spectrum

unit: "m4"
17spare_3
binary bytessize: 8
Spare

hidden: true
18wind_speed
binary floatsize: 4
Forcast Wind speed (if provided)

unit: "m/s"
19wind_direction
binary floatsize: 4
Forcast Wind direction (if provided)

unit: "degrees"
20norm_inv_wave_age
binary floatsize: 4
Normalized inverse wave age
21SAR_wave_height
binary floatsize: 4
SAR swell wave height

unit: "m"
22SAR_az_shift_var
binary floatsize: 4
Variance of the azimuth shift computed from the SAR swell wave spectra

unit: "m2"
23backscatter
binary floatsize: 4
Backscattering coefficient

unit: "dB"
24confidence_swell
binary uint16size: 2
Confidence measure of the swell inversion
25signal_to_noise
binary floatsize: 4
Average signal-to-noise ratio
26radar_vel_corr
binary floatsize: 4
Radar velocity off-set correction

unit: "m/s"
27cmod_cal_const
binary floatsize: 4
Calibration constant - CMOD
28confidence_wind
binary uint16size: 2
Confidence measure of the wind retrieval
29spare_4
binary bytessize: 24
Spare

hidden: true
30ocean_spectra
binary array[dim_0, dim_1]
Ocean Wave Swell spectra polar grid. Number of bins in wavelength and direction defined in SPH (nominally 24 by 36). Arranged as 24 wavelength cells from shortest to longest wavelength, for zero degrees, then 10 degrees, up to 350 degrees.

dim_0: $num_wl_bins

dim_1: $num_dir_bins
binary uint8size: 1