Measurements: | nsaaeriC1.00: - Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1: - Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 985-990 wavenumber window
during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_1) - Standard deviation of the IR temperature ensemble(sdev_irt)
- Ensemble average of 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_31tbsky)
- Number of observations in each `large` MWR ensemble (23tbsky and 31tbsky)(nobs_mwr_ensembles_large)
- Cloud base height from the MPL(mean_mpl_cbh)
- altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
- Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky_large)
- Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
spectral window for channel 2: [2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT_channel_2) - Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 2510-2515 wavenumber window
during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_2) - Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky_large)
- Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_clear)
- Number of observations in each MWR ensemble (23tbsky, 31tbsky, vap, liq)(nobs_mwr_ensembles)
- Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_fract)
- Standard deviation of liq ensemble(sdev_liq)
- Ensemble average of ratios of direct_norm_broadband divided by
diffuse_hemisp_broadband from the SIROS(mean_dir_by_diff_ratio) - Ensemble average of third cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud3_cbh)
- Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
- Cloud detection flag from sgpaerilblcloudsC1.c1(nonclear_flag)
- Ensemble average of total water vapor along LOS path from the MWR(mean_vap)
- Standard deviation of ratio ensemble about mean_dir_to_diff_ratio(sdev_dir_by_diff_ratio)
- Standard deviation of mpl_cbh ensemble(sdev_mpl_cbh)
- Retrieved sample time (current sample time) minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
- AERI sample time minus WSI image time(wsi_offset_time)
- Ensemble average of 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_23tbsky)
- Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky)
- Ensemble average of first cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud1_cbh)
- Data quality flag for MPL cbh ensemble(mpl_cbh_dq_flag)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Number of foggy observations in ensemble (probably condensation on the window)(nobs_mpl_foggy)
- Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_clear)
- Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_1(cbh_AERI_channel_1)
- Integrated vapor column from sonde using MWR Instrument Performance Model (IPM)(integ_vap_sonde)
- IR temperature calculated from the AERI spectral response function used to
mimick the output from the IR thermometer on the MWR(calculated_irt) - Number of ratios in ensemble(nobs_dir_by_diff_ratio)
- north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
- Standard deviation of vap ensemble(sdev_vap)
- Average total liquid water along LOS path from the MWR(mean_liq)
- Binary field indicating which inputs are available and used to set the
nonclear_flag(nonclear_inputs) - Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_clear)
- Standard deviation of cloud1 ensemble(sdev_cloud1_cbh)
- Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_cbh)
- Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky)
- Time offset from base_time(base_time)
- east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
- Standard deviation of cloud2 ensemble(sdev_cloud2_cbh)
- Ensemble average of second cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud2_cbh)
- Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_clear)
- Standard deviation of cloud3 ensemble(sdev_cloud3_cbh)
- Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
spectral window for channel 1: [1142.20,1147.03](mean_AERI_BT_channel_1) - Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_cbh)
- Average IR temperature from the IRT (on the MWR)(mean_irt)
- Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time) - Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_2(cbh_AERI_channel_2)
- Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_cbh)
- Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_cbh)
nsaaerirawC1.00: - Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
nsaaerisummaryC1.b1: - Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum9)
- Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
- Observation longitude(Longitude)
- Logical flag indicating whether any data is available at current time
(true/false)(dataAvailable) - The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift) - AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
- Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with Air Temperature Near BBs
only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity) - AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
- AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh2)
- Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle) - Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum2)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
- Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
- Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
cm^-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300) - Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
- Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
cm^-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287) - Observation latitude(Latitude)
- Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
- AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENCh2)
- Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum3)
- Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
- Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
- Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
- AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)
- Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
cm^-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705) - Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
- Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum4)
- AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1)
- Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
- Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable) - Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff) - Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
- Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
- Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum8)
- AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
- Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm^-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
- Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
- Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
- Time offset from base_time(base_time)
- north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
- Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
- Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680
cm^-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680) - Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum7)
- Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift) - Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum5)
- AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1)
- AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch2)
- Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
- AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyUniformityCh2)
- AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch2)
- AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1)
- Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
(false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable) - altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
- Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
- AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
- Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
- Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity) - Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum6)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
- Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
- Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
- Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
- Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm^-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
- The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
at 1000 cm^-1(LWskyNEN) - Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity) - Hatch status indicator, boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed
-1:Fault -2:Outside Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen) - Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
- Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable) - AERI SW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
- Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum12)
- Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift) - Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum13)
- Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum14)
- Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time) - Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum1)
- AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)
- Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
- Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum11)
- Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
- Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum10)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
- The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
view at 2500 cm^-1(SWskyNEN) - Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
- east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
- Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
- Observation Altitude(Altitude)
- AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
nsaaerich2C1.b1: - altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
- Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
- Temperature of the AERI blackbody support structure(BBsupportStructureTemp)
- north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
- Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with Air Temperature Near BBs
only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity) - Hatch status indicator, boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed
-1:Fault -2:Outside Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen) - Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
- AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
- Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
- Observation latitude(Latitude)
- Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift) - Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
- Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time) - Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle) - Time offset from base_time(base_time)
- Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
- AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
- Downwelling radiance interpolated to standard wavenumber scale(mean_rad)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
- Observation Altitude(Altitude)
- Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
- Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
- Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
- wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
- Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
- Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
- Observation longitude(Longitude)
- Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
- Difference between the sky view\'s radiance variance and the hot black body
view\'s variance(standard_dev_mean_rad) - Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
- wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
- east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
nsaaeriengineerC1.b1: - Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
cm^-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705) - Observation longitude(Longitude)
- The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
view at 2500 cm^-1(SWskyNEN) - Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
- Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (700_705
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705) - Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift) - Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable) - Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
- east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
- Laser wavenumber used in definition of output wavenumber scale(outputLaserWavenumber)
- Weight factor for top used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBtopTempWeight)
- Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
cm^-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287) - Hot blackbody temperature - apex(HBBapexTemp)
- Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)
- Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
- Interferometer window temperature measured on the outside of the aluminum window
flange(interferometerWindowTemp) - Resistive temperature of 97 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P4 shell(fixed97KohmResistor)
- AERI interferometer temperature at second port(interferometerSecondPortTemp)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (675_680
cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680) - Limit applied to SWskyNEN in determination of SWskyNENacceptable(SWskyNENlimit)
- Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
- Coadditions count Number of complete(forward+backward) interferogram scans in a
sample average.(coadditionsCount) - Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
- Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
- Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
- Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
- Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
- Spare temperature sensor (location TBD)(spareTemp)
- Logical flag indicating whether any data is available at current time
(true/false)(dataAvailable) - Motor step value given to motor controller to achieve proper mirror positioning(sceneMirrorMotorStep)
- Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity) - Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
- Time offset from base_time(base_time)
- altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2510_2515
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515) - Field of view half angle used in finite FOV correction(FFOVhalfAngle)
- Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
- Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2282_2287
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287) - Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
- Detector temperature sensed via diode near detector(detectorTemp)
- Number of terms used in finite field of view correction(numberOfTerms)
- Stirling cycle cooler expander temperature(coolerExpanderTemp)
- Hot blackbody temperature - rim top(HBBtopTemp)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
(2295_2300 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300) - Ambient air temperature near blackbodies(airNearBBsTemp)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
- Ambient blackbody temperature(ABBbottomTemp)
- Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
- Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable) - Weight factor for bottom used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBbottomTempWeight)
- Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
- Hatch status indicator, boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed
-1:Fault -2:Outside Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen) - Interferometer front end fan airflow unheated temperature: used with heated
temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp) - Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
- Blackbody controller Unit 1 power supply temperature(BBcontroller1temp)
- Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680
cm^-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680) - Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
- Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with Air Temperature Near BBs
only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity) - Limit applied to LWskyNEN in determination of LWskyNENacceptable(LWskyNENlimit)
- Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
- north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
- Scene mirror motor driver heat sink temperature(motorDriverTemp)
- Corrective offset for final ambient blackbody average temperature(ABBtempOffset)
- Interferometer front end fan airflow heated temperature: used with unheated
temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp) - Stirling cooler power supply temperature measured at power supply frame(coolerPowerSupplyTemp)
- Weight factor for bottom used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature
average(ABBbottomTempWeight) - Scene mirror position encoder value(sceneMirPosEncoder)
- Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (675_680
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680) - Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Ambient blackbody temperature - apex(ABBapexTemp)
- Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
cm^-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300) - Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff) - Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2295_2300
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300) - Weight factor for apex used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBapexTempWeight)
- Factor used to convert single-scan noise to two-minute equivalent(twoMinuteNoiseEstimateFactor)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (700_705
cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705) - Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
- Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle) - Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
- Observation latitude(Latitude)
- Ambient blackbody temperature - rim top(ABBtopTemp)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
- Blackbody controller Unit 2 power supply temperature(BBcontroller2temp)
- Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
- Stirling cooler compressor temperature measured at compressor heatsink(coolerCompressorTemp)
- Corrective offset for final hot blackbody average temperature(HBBtempOffset)
- Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
- Hot blackbody temperature - rim bottom(HBBbottomTemp)
- Weight factor for top used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBtopTempWeight)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990
cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990) - Size of buffer holding initial spectrum(originalInterferogramSize)
- Stirling cycle cooler current(coolerCurrent)
- Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
(false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable) - Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
- Relative Humidity measured in the Interferometer Enclosure(interferometerEnclosureRelativeHumidity)
- Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
- Ambient air temperature near the interferometer(airNearInterferometerTemp)
- Observation Altitude(Altitude)
- Scene mirror temperature as measured at the center of the back of the mirror(sceneMirrorTemp)
- Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm^-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
(2510_2515 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515) - Size of buffer holding expanded spectrum before interpolation(expandedInterferogramSize)
- Resistive temperature of 2500 Ohm fixed resistor - banana plug mounted(fixed2500ohmResistor)
- Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
- Blackbody cavity geometry factor(BBcavityFactor)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (985_990
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990) - Resistive temperature of 12 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P3 shell(fixed12KohmResistor)
- The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
at 1000 cm^-1(LWskyNEN) - Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
(2282_2287 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287) - AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
- AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
- Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity) - Instrument scene mirror position identifier(sceneMirrorPosition)
- Weight factor for apex used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBapexTempWeight)
- Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time) - Original laser wavenumber assumed for this instrument(originalLaserWavenumber)
- Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
- Signal conditioning electronics inside air temperature(SCEtemp)
- The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift) - AERI ingest computer temperature measured at back panel of computer(computerTemp)
- Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
- Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm^-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
- Limit applied to HBBtempDrift in determination of HBBstable flag(HBBtempDriftLimit)
- Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
- Scene Mirror Position Count Number of viewers in a sequence(sceneMirPosCount)
- Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
- Temperature of the AERI blackbody support structure(BBsupportStructureTemp)
- Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift) - Scene mirror motor case temperature(mirrorMotorTemp)
- Electronics rack ambient temperature measured at inside top of rack(rackAmbientTemp)
- Relative humidity measured in the optics compartment atop the interferometer.(opticsCompartmentRelativeHumidity)
nsaaerich1C1.b1: - AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
- Observation Altitude(Altitude)
- Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with Air Temperature Near BBs
only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity) - Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
- AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
- wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
- wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
- Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
- altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
- Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time) - Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
- Time offset from base_time(base_time)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
- Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
- east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
- Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
- Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
- north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
- Downwelling radiance interpolated to standard wavenumber scale(mean_rad)
- Temperature of the AERI blackbody support structure(BBsupportStructureTemp)
- Difference between the sky view\'s radiance variance and the hot black body
view\'s variance(standard_dev_mean_rad) - Observation longitude(Longitude)
- Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
- Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle) - Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift) - Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
- Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
- Observation latitude(Latitude)
- Hatch status indicator, boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed
-1:Fault -2:Outside Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen) - Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
- Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
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