GOM_PR1_AX_GADS_atmosphere_v1

binary record "GOM_PR1_AX_GADS_atmosphere_v1"size: 244
idfield namedefinition
0acc_grav
binary floatsize: 4
Standard acceleration of gravity

unit: "m/s2"
1p_ref
binary floatsize: 4
Reference pressure

unit: "hPa"
2air_density
binary floatsize: 4
Air density in standard conditions of temperature and pressure (T=288K, P=reference pressure)

unit: "kg/m3"
3abs_ref_p
binary floatsize: 4
Absolute Reference pressure

unit: "Pa"
4avogadro
binary floatsize: 4
Avogadro number

unit: "1/mole"
5uni_gas_const
binary floatsize: 4
Universal gas constant

unit: "J/mole/K"
6air_weight
binary floatsize: 4
Molecular weight of the dry air

unit: "kg/mole"
7ref_p_values
binary array[21]size: 84
Reference pressure level values
binary floatsize: 4
unit: "hPa"
8num_grid_lower
binary uint16size: 2
Number of altitude grid points for lower part of the atmosphere
9num_grid_upper
binary uint16size: 2
Number of altitude grid points for upper part of the atmosphere
10min_alt_low
binary floatsize: 4
Minimum altitude for lower part of the atmosphere

unit: "km"
11min_alt_upper
binary floatsize: 4
Minimum altitude for upper part of the atmosphere

unit: "km"
12alt_step_low
binary floatsize: 4
Altitude step for lower part of the atmosphere

unit: "km"
13alt_step_upper
binary floatsize: 4
Altitude step for upper part of the atmosphere

unit: "km"
14num_p_lower
binary uint16size: 2
Number of pressure levels for lower part of the atmosphere
15num_p_upper
binary uint16size: 2
Number of pressure levels for upper part of the atmosphere
16n_lev_3
binary uint16size: 2
Index of the reference level for the iterative verification of hydrostaticity
17ind_spat_res
binary int16size: 2
Index for the spatial resolution. Used only in case of ECMWF data unavailability
18init_latlong
binary recordsize: 8
Initial latitude/longitude value for the spatial grid (ref.)

idfield namedefinition
0latitude
binary int32 (double)size: 4
unit: "1e-6 degrees_north"

converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)
1longitude
binary int32 (double)size: 4
unit: "1e-6 degrees_east"

converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)
19lat_step
binary floatsize: 4
Reference discretisation step in latitude

unit: "degrees_north"
20long_step
binary floatsize: 4
Reference discretisation step in longitude

unit: "degrees_east"
21thr_conv
binary floatsize: 4
Threshold for the convergence of the iterative process

unit: "m"
22max_iter
binary uint16size: 2
Maximum iteration number for the iterative process
23delta_angle
binary floatsize: 4
Delta angle for the atmosphere zone in the occultation area

unit: "degrees"
24trans_height
binary floatsize: 4
Transition height expressed in number of atmospheric scale heights
25size_ref_atm_prof
binary uint16size: 2
Size of the reference atmospheric profile
26first_alt_prof
binary floatsize: 4
First altitude of the profile

unit: "km"
27alt_step_prof
binary floatsize: 4
Altitude discretisation

unit: "km"
28spare_1
binary bytessize: 64
Spare

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