Aquarius Level-2 Product Content.ppt

Aquarius Level-2 Product Content As decided at the last workshop, this will actually be a combined Level 1B / Level 2 product. The draft product specification consolidates parameter lists from the radiometer and scatterometer teams. Specific parameters to be output are configurable at runtime. Parameters are output per beam and block (1.44 sec) All output products include standard metadata, flags and masks and geolocation fields. Today’s Objectives Agree (for now at least) on the list of output parameters and the list and format of the flags and masks. Set target dates for incorporating all outputs into Level 1A-to-2 processing software Start the process of collecting additional information (units, valid ranges) needed for the format specification. Radiometer Parameters (1 of 2) Radiometer Parameters (2 of 2) Scatterometer Parameters (1 of 2) Scatterometer Parameters (2 of 2) Ancillary Data Parameters Proposed Flags and Masks Radiometer RFI flags to be stored in a byte array with dimensions of (blocks x beams x polarizations x subcycles) with 1 bit for each of the 5 signals in the subcycle. Scatterometer RFI flags to be stored in a byte array with dimensions of (blocks x beams x subcycles) with 1 bit for each of the 6 signals in the subcycle. Processing flags and masks to be stored in a byte array with dimensions of (blocks x beams) with 1 bit for each condition (e.g., land). Currently Known Flags and Masks * Kelvin Radiometer Faraday TaV correction rad_Far_TaV Kelvin Radiometer Faraday TaH correction rad_Far_TaH Degrees Radiometer Faraday rotation rad_Far_rot Kelvin Radiometer APC v polarization rad_APC-V Kelvin Radiometer APC H polarization rad_APC-H Kelvin Radiometer Ta 3rd Stokes rad_Ta3 Kelvin Radiometer Ta -45 polarization rad_Ta-45 Kelvin Radiometer Ta +45 polarization rad_Ta+45 Kelvin Radiometer Ta V polarization rad_TaV Kelvin Radiometer Ta H polarization rad_TaH Units Long Name Name PSU Sea Surface Salinity SSS Kelvin Radiometer Tb V polarization rad_TbV K