SCI_OL__2P_MDSR_limb_clouds

binary record "SCI_OL__2P_MDSR_limb_clouds"
idfield namedefinition
0dsr_time
binary timesize: 12
Start Time of DSR

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"
1dsr_length
binary uint32size: 4
Length of this DSR in bytes

unit: "bytes"
2quality_flag
binary int8size: 1
Quality Indicator (-1 if empty DSR)
3integr_time
binary uint16 (double)size: 2
Integration time for this DSR

unit: "1/16 s"

converted unit: "s" (multiply by 1/16)
4diag
binary uint8size: 1
Diagnostics of the cloud detection algorithm. 0: retrieval of normal water clouds succeded; 1: retrievel of ice clouds succeded; 2: retrievel of polar stratospheric clouds succeded; 3: retrievel of noctilucent clouds succeded; 4-7: not used
5wcl_flag
binary uint8size: 1
Flag for normal water clouds. 0: no clouds; 1: partially cloudy; 2: fully cloudy; 3: bad data or cloud top height too high
6max_wcl
binary floatsize: 4
Maximum value of CIR for normal water clouds
7max_wcl_height
binary floatsize: 4
Height of maximum value of CIR for normal water clouds

unit: "km"
8max_wcl_height_idx
binary uint8size: 1
Height index of maximum value of CIR for normal water clouds
9icl_flag
binary uint8size: 1
Flag for ice water clouds. 0: water cloud; 1: ice cloud; 2: bad data (maxheigh_icl is greater than the warning tangent height, warn_th); 9: strange case (maxval_icl is greater than the upper bound for the CIR, upper_bound_cir)
10max_icl
binary floatsize: 4
Maximum value of CIR for ice water clouds
11max_icl_height
binary floatsize: 4
Height of maximum value of CIR for ice water clouds

unit: "km"
12max_icl_height_idx
binary uint8size: 1
Height index of maximum value of CIR for ice water clouds
13psc_flag
binary uint8size: 1
Flag for polar stratospheric clouds. 0: no PSC; 1: PSC
14max_psc
binary floatsize: 4
Maximum value of CIR for polar stratospheric clouds
15max_psc_height
binary floatsize: 4
Height of maximum value of CIR for polar stratospheric clouds

unit: "km"
16max_psc_height_idx
binary uint8size: 1
Height index of maximum value of CIR for polar stratospheric clouds
17nlc_flag
binary uint8size: 1
Flag for noctilucent clouds. 0: no NLC; 1: NLC
18max_nlc
binary floatsize: 4
Not used at present
19max_nlc_height
binary floatsize: 4
Maximum height of strictly monotonically increasing radiances for noctilucent clouds

unit: "km"
20max_nlc_height_idx
binary uint8size: 1
Maximum height index of strictly monotonically increasing radiances for noctilucent clouds
21m1
binary uint16size: 2
Number of tangent heights for CIR
22tangent_height
binary array[dim_0]
Tangent heights for CIR

dim_0: int(../m1)
binary floatsize: 4
unit: "km"
23m2
binary uint16size: 2
Number of CIR
24cir
binary array[dim_0, dim_1]
CIR

dim_0: int(../m2)

dim_1: int(../m1)
binary floatsize: 4
25n
binary uint16size: 2
Number of additional limb cloud parameters
26cloud_params
binary array[dim_0]
Additional limb cloud parameters

dim_0: int(../n)
binary floatsize: 4