OPR_pass_file_header

ascii record ""

size: 3960

field name

definition

edu_label

ascii string	size: 20
CCSDS EDU Label fixed value: "CCSD3ZF0000100000001"

hidden: true

volume_label

ascii string	size: 20
CCSDS Volume Label fixed value: "CCSD3KS00006PASSFILE"

hidden: true

white_space_1

ascii string	size: 138
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_1

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Pass_File_Name_label

ascii string	size: 17
Pass_File_Name = fixed value: "Pass_File_Name = "

hidden: true

Pass_File_Name

ascii string	size: 12
Name of the pass-file, built from the following indicators: satellite, product type, orbit revolution number (absolute and relative number in the cycle), and pass direction (ascending or descending pass)

semicolon_mark_1

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_2

ascii string	size: 148
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_2

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Pass_Station_label

ascii string	size: 15
Pass_Station = fixed value: "Pass_Station = "

hidden: true

Pass_Station

ascii string	size: 2
Telemetry transcription station

semicolon_mark_2

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_3

ascii string	size: 160
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_3

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Pass_Start_Date_label

ascii string	size: 18
Pass_Start_Date = fixed value: "Pass_Start_Date = "

hidden: true

Pass_Start_Date

ascii time

size: 24

Time of the first data record in the pass-file. BEAT time value is given in seconds since 01-JAN-2000

unit: "s since 2000-01-01"

value: time(str(.), "yyyy-DDD'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSSSS|yyyy-DDD'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSSS |yyyy-DDD'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSS |yyyy-DDD'T'HH:mm:ss.SSS |yyyy-DDD'T'HH:mm:ss.SS |yyyy-DDD'T'HH:mm:ss.S ")

ascii string size: 24

CCSDS ASCII datetime "YYYY-DDDThh:mm:ss.uuuuuu". Microseconds can be written using less digits (1-6 digits): e.g.: "YYYY-DDDThh:mm:ss.u "

semicolon_mark_3

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_4

ascii string	size: 135
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_4

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Pass_Generation_Date_label

ascii string	size: 23
Pass_Generation_Date = fixed value: "Pass_Generation_Date = "

hidden: true

Pass_Generation_Date

ascii time

size: 17

Local time when the pass-file was produced. BEAT time value is given in seconds since 01-JAN-2000

unit: "s since 2000-01-01"

value: time(str(.), "yyyy-DDD'T'HH:mm:ss")

ascii string size: 17

CCSDS ASCII datetime "YYYY-DDDThh:mm:ss".

semicolon_mark_4

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_5

ascii string	size: 137
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_5

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Pass_Nbmes_label

ascii string	size: 13
Pass_Nbmes = fixed value: "Pass_Nbmes = "

hidden: true

Pass_Nbmes

ascii uint16	size: 4
Number of data records in the pass-file

semicolon_mark_5

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_6

ascii string	size: 160
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_6

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Pass_Start_End_Latitude_label

ascii string	size: 26
Pass_Start_End_Latitude = fixed value: "Pass_Start_End_Latitude = "

hidden: true

Pass_Start_Latitude

ascii int32 (double)	size: 9
Latitude of the first data record in the pass-file unit: "1e-6 degrees_north" converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)

underscore_mark_1

ascii char	size: 1
underscore fixed value: "_"

hidden: true

Pass_End_Latitude

ascii int32 (double)	size: 9
Latitude of the last data record in the pass-file unit: "1e-6 degrees_north" converted unit: "degrees_north" (multiply by 1/1000000)

semicolon_mark_6

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_7

ascii string	size: 132
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_7

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Pass_Start_End_Longitude_label

ascii string	size: 27
Pass_Start_End_Longitude = fixed value: "Pass_Start_End_Longitude = "

hidden: true

Pass_Start_Longitude

ascii uint32 (double)	size: 9
Longitude of the first data record in the pass-file unit: "1e-6 degrees_east" converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)

underscore_mark_2

ascii char	size: 1
underscore fixed value: "_"

hidden: true

Pass_End_Longitude

ascii uint32 (double)	size: 9
Longitude of the last data record in the pass-file unit: "1e-6 degrees_east" converted unit: "degrees_east" (multiply by 1/1000000)

semicolon_mark_7

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_8

ascii string	size: 131
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_8

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Pass_Version_label

ascii string	size: 15
Pass_Version = fixed value: "Pass_Version = "

hidden: true

OPR_Version

ascii string	size: 4
Version of OPR software used to build the pass-file

underscore_mark_3

ascii char	size: 1
underscore fixed value: "_"

hidden: true

OIP_Version

ascii string	size: 4
Version of OIP software used to build the pass-file

underscore_mark_4

ascii char	size: 1
underscore fixed value: "_"

hidden: true

MBT_Version

ascii string	size: 4
Version of MBT software used to build the pass-file

underscore_mark_5

ascii char	size: 1
underscore fixed value: "_"

hidden: true

Orbit_Version

ascii string	size: 4
Version of orbit software used to build the pass-file

semicolon_mark_8

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_9

ascii string	size: 143
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_9

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Nbmes_Sea_Land_MBT_label

ascii string	size: 21
Nbmes_Sea_Land_MBT = fixed value: "Nbmes_Sea_Land_MBT = "

hidden: true

Nbmes_Sea_MBT

ascii uint16	size: 4
Number of valid radiometer measurements over the sea

underscore_mark_6

ascii char	size: 1
underscore fixed value: "_"

hidden: true

Nbmes_Land_MBT

ascii uint16	size: 4
Number of valid radiometer measurements over the land

semicolon_mark_9

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_10

ascii string	size: 147
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_10

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Nbmes_Valid_label

ascii string	size: 14
Nbmes_Valid = fixed value: "Nbmes_Valid = "

hidden: true

Nbmes_Valid

ascii uint16	size: 4
Number of valid 1-Hz altimeter measurements in the pass-file

semicolon_mark_10

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_11

ascii string	size: 159
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_11

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Nbmes_Valid_OIP_MBT_label

ascii string	size: 22
Nbmes_Valid_OIP_MBT = fixed value: "Nbmes_Valid_OIP_MBT = "

hidden: true

Nbmes_Valid_OIP_MBT

ascii uint16	size: 4
Number of simultaneous altimeter and radiometer valid measurements in the pass-file

semicolon_mark_11

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_12

ascii string	size: 151
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_12

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Type_Orbit_Height_Geo_label

ascii string	size: 24
Type_Orbit_Height_Geo = fixed value: "Type_Orbit_Height_Geo = "

hidden: true

Type_Orbit_Height

ascii string	size: 5
Type of orbit data used to compute the altitude of the satellite above the reference ellipsoid (DPAFL or DPAFP)

underscore_mark_7

ascii char	size: 1
underscore fixed value: "_"

hidden: true

Type_Orbit_Geo

ascii string	size: 5
Type of orbit data used to locate measurements (MMCC, DPAFL or DPAFP)

semicolon_mark_12

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_13

ascii string	size: 142
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_13

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Min_Max_Wind_Speed_label

ascii string	size: 21
Min_Max_Wind_Speed = fixed value: "Min_Max_Wind_Speed = "

hidden: true

Min_Wind_Speed

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Minimal value of wind speed estimates (Wind_Sp) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 m/s" converted unit: "m/s" (multiply by 1/100)

slash_mark_1

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

Max_Wind_Speed

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Maximal value of wind speed estimates (Wind_Sp) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 m/s" converted unit: "m/s" (multiply by 1/100)

semicolon_mark_13

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_14

ascii string	size: 145
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_14

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Min_Max_Vapour_Content_label

ascii string	size: 25
Min_Max_Vapour_Content = fixed value: "Min_Max_Vapour_Content = "

hidden: true

Min_Vapour_Content

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Minimal value of water vapour content estimates (WV_Cont) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 g/cm2" converted unit: "g/cm2" (multiply by 1/100)

slash_mark_2

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

Max_Vapour_Content

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Maximal value of water vapour content estimates (WV_Cont) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 g/cm2" converted unit: "g/cm2" (multiply by 1/100)

semicolon_mark_14

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_15

ascii string	size: 141
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_15

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Min_Max_Liquid_Content_label

ascii string	size: 25
Min_Max_Liquid_Content = fixed value: "Min_Max_Liquid_Content = "

hidden: true

Min_Liquid_Content

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Minimal value of liquid water content estimates (LW_Cont) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 kg/cm2" converted unit: "kg/cm2" (multiply by 1/100)

slash_mark_3

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

Max_Liquid_Content

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Maximal value of liquid water content estimates (LW_Cont) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 kg/cm2" converted unit: "kg/cm2" (multiply by 1/100)

semicolon_mark_15

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

white_space_16

ascii string	size: 141
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

cr_newline_16

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

Min_Max_Altitude_label

ascii string	size: 19
Min_Max_Altitude = fixed value: "Min_Max_Altitude = "

hidden: true

100

Min_Altitude

ascii int32 (double)	size: 10
Minimal value of altimeter range estimates (H_Alt) in the pass-file unit: "1e-3 m" converted unit: "m" (multiply by 1/1000)

101

slash_mark_4

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

102

Max_Altitude

ascii int32 (double)	size: 10
Maximal value of altimeter range estimates (H_Alt) in the pass-file unit: "1e-3 m" converted unit: "m" (multiply by 1/1000)

103

semicolon_mark_16

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

104

white_space_17

ascii string	size: 137
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

105

cr_newline_17

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

106

Min_Max_Wave_Height_label

ascii string	size: 22
Min_Max_Wave_Height = fixed value: "Min_Max_Wave_Height = "

hidden: true

107

Min_Wave_Height

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Minimal value of significant wave height estimates (SWH) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 m" converted unit: "m" (multiply by 1/100)

108

slash_mark_5

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

109

Max_Wave_Height

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Maximal value of significant wave height estimates (SWH) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 m" converted unit: "m" (multiply by 1/100)

110

semicolon_mark_17

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

111

white_space_18

ascii string	size: 144
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

112

cr_newline_18

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

113

Min_Max_Sigma_Naught_label

ascii string	size: 23
Min_Max_Sigma_Naught = fixed value: "Min_Max_Sigma_Naught = "

hidden: true

114

Min_Sigma_Naught

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Minimal value of backscatter coefficient estimates (Sigma0) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 dB" converted unit: "dB" (multiply by 1/100)

115

slash_mark_6

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

116

Max_Sigma_Naught

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Maximal value of backscatter coefficient estimates (Sigma0) in the pass-file unit: "1e-2 dB" converted unit: "dB" (multiply by 1/100)

117

semicolon_mark_18

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

118

white_space_19

ascii string	size: 143
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

119

cr_newline_19

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

120

Parameters_label

ascii string	size: 13
Parameters = fixed value: "Parameters = "

hidden: true

121

R12

ascii uint8	size: 3
R12 sunspot number - used to compute the ionospheric correction

122

slash_mark_7

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

123

USO_Drift

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
USO drift - the difference between the nominal 5 MHz USO frequency and the in-flight measured USO frequency (nominal - measured). It is taken into account in the computation of altimeter range (see H_Alt_Raw) unit: "1e-3 Hz" converted unit: "Hz" (multiply by 1/1000)

124

slash_mark_8

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

125

H_Alt_COG_Cor

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Distance antenna / centre of gravity is one of the corrections added to the raw value of altimeter range to get the altimeter range corrected for instrumental effects (see H_Alt). unit: "1e-3 m" converted unit: "m" (multiply by 1/1000)

126

semicolon_mark_19

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

127

white_space_20

ascii string	size: 149
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

128

cr_newline_20

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

129

Calibration_Corrections_label

ascii string	size: 26
Calibration_Corrections = fixed value: "Calibration_Corrections = "

hidden: true

130

H_Alt_Bias

ascii int32 (double)	size: 10
Engineering calibration correction (bias) related to altimeter range unit: "1e-3 m" converted unit: "m" (multiply by 1/1000)

131

slash_mark_9

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

132

SWH_Bias

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Engineering calibration correction (bias) related to significant wave height unit: "1e-2 m" converted unit: "m" (multiply by 1/100)

133

slash_mark_10

ascii char	size: 1
slash fixed value: "/"

hidden: true

134

Sigma0_Bias

ascii int16 (double)	size: 5
Engineering calibration correction (bias) related to backscatter coefficient unit: "1e-2 dB" converted unit: "dB" (multiply by 1/100)

135

semicolon_mark_20

ascii char	size: 1
semicolon fixed value: ";"

hidden: true

136

white_space_21

ascii string	size: 129
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

137

cr_newline_21

ascii string	size: 2
carriage return + newline fixed value: "\r\n"

hidden: true

138

white_space_22

ascii string	size: 140
white space fixed value: " "

hidden: true

139

ccsds_marker

ascii string	size: 20
CCSDS marker fixed value: "CCSD$$MARKERPASSFILE"

hidden: true

140

data_label

ascii string	size: 20
CCSDS Data label fixed value: "FCST3IF0010300000001"

hidden: true