UNIVERSAL FORMAT FOR EDOP DATA (Level 1) 3 Jan 96 ===================================================================== /* * UF Mandatory header block */ Word Description Default 1 "UF" (ASCII) "UF" 2 Record length [number of 16 bit words] --- 3 Position of nonmandatory header --- 4 Position of local header --- 5 Position of data header --- 6 Physical record number relative to file --- 7 Volume number relative to tape 1 8 Ray number relative to volume [6] 9 Physical record number within ray 1 10 Sweep number within current volume 1 11-14 Radar name + processor ID (ASCII) "EDOP/P1 " 15-18 Site name (ASCII) (Airfield) 19-21 Latitude: deg, min, sec*64 (Hybrid) 22-24 Longitude: deg, min, sec*64 (Hybrid) 25 Antenna height ASL [m] (Hybrid) 26-28 Date: year (2 digits), month, day (INS) 29-31 Time: hour, min, sec (INS) 32 Time zone (ASCII) "UT" 33 Azimuth to midpoint of sample [deg*64] 0 34 Elevation to midpoint of sample [deg*64] 0 35 Sweep mode: CAL 0 PPI 1 COP 2 5 RHI 3 VER 4 TAR 5 MAN 6 IDL 7 SUR 8 36 Fixed angle of scan [deg*64] 0 37 Sweep rate [64*deg/sec] 0 38-40 Generation date of UF file: year, mon, day --- 41-44 Tape generator facility name (ASCII) "NASA-912" 45 Missing data flag (MD) 0x8000 ===================================================================== /* * UF Optional header block */ 46-49 Project name (ASCII) --- 50 Baseline azimuth [deg*64] (MD) 51 Baseline elevation [deg*64] (MD) 52-54 Leg (Volume) start time: hour, min, sec --- 55-58 Field tape name (ASCII) (MD) 59 Beam configuration flag 2 0 Gates constant for a volume 1 Gates constant within a sweep 2 Gates constant only within a ray ===================================================================== /* * UF Local Use header (NASA EDOP) [60] */ 0 Offset of INS words --- 1 Offset of GPS words --- 2 Offset of hybrid words --- 3 Offset of instrument words --- 4-7 Flight ID / Sortie (ASCII) --- 8-10 Airfield latitude: deg, min, sec*64 --- 11-13 Airfield longitude: deg, min, sec*64 --- 14-17 Flight leg name (ASCII) --- 18 Flight leg code --- 19 EDOP dwell number (mod 32768) --- 20 EDOP dwell number (div 32768) --- 21-28 Real-time file name (ASCII) --- 29-31 Last UF access date: year, month, day --- 32 Nadir tilt [deg * 100] --- 33 Nadir azimuth [deg * 100] 0 34 Nadir surface gate --- 35 Forward tilt [deg * 100] --- 36 Forward azimuth [deg * 100] 0 37 Forward surface gate --- 38 Gate at range zero --- INS words [40] 0 Altitude [m] --- 1 Ground speed [m/s * 100] --- 2 N/S velocity [m/s * 100] --- 3 E/W velocity [m/s * 100] --- 4 Vertical velocity [m/s * 100] --- 5 Track [deg * 100] --- 6-8 Latitude: deg, min, sec*64 --- 9-11 Longitude: deg, min, sec*64 --- 12 Pitch [deg * 100] --- 13 Roll [deg * 100] --- 14 Drift [deg * 100] --- 15 Heading [deg * 100] --- 16-18 Time: hour, min, sec --- 19-21 Date: year, month, day --- 22 Vertical acceleration [m/s/s * 100] --- 23 Wind direction [deg * 100] --- 24 Wind speed [m/s * 100] --- GPS words [65] 0 Altitude [m] --- 1 Ground speed [m/s * 100] --- 2 N/S velocity [m/s * 100] --- 3 E/W velocity [m/s * 100] --- 4 Vertical velocity [m/s * 100] --- 5 Track [deg * 100] --- 6-8 Latitude: deg, min, sec*64 --- 9-11 Longitude: deg, min, sec*64 --- 12-14 Time: hour, min, sec --- Hybrid words [80] 0 Altitude [m] --- 1 Ground speed [m/s * 100] --- 2 N/S velocity [m/s * 100] --- 3 E/W velocity [m/s * 100] --- 4 Vertical velocity [m/s * 100] --- 5 Track [deg * 100] --- 6-8 Latitude: deg, min, sec*64 --- 9-11 Longitude: deg, min, sec*64 --- 12 Heading [deg * 100] --- Instrument words [93] 0 Pulse width [us * 100] --- 1 PRF [Hz] --- 2 Reflectivity integration time [sec * 100] --- 3 Doppler integration time [sec * 100] --- 4 IF filter width [MHz * 100] --- 5 Frequency [GHz * 100] --- 6 Nadir beam width [deg * 100] --- 7 Forward beam width [deg * 100] --- 8 Nadir peak power [dBm * 100] --- 9 Forward peak power [dBm * 100] --- 10 Board status register --- 11 Radar status register --- 12-20 Temperature sensor data --- 21 DSP dwell (mod 32768) --- 22 DSP dwell (div 32768) --- 23-25 EDOP time: hour, min, sec --- ===================================================================== /* * UF Data header block [167] */ 0 Total number of fields in this ray --- 1 Total number of records in this ray 1 2 Total number of fields in this record --- 3 Field 1 name --- 4 Field 1 position --- 5+ File 2, etc ===================================================================== /* * UF Field header block */ 0 Position of first data word --- 1 Scale factor (phys units = tape/scale) --- 2 Range to first gate [km] --- 3 Adjustment to center of first gate [m] --- 4 Sample volume spacing [m] --- 5 Number of sample volumes --- 6 Sample volume depth [m] --- 7 Horizontal beam width [deg*64] 2.97 8 Vertical beam width [deg*64] 2.97 9 Receiver bandwidth [MHz] --- 10 Transmitted polarization 1 0 Horizontal 1 Vertical 2 Circular 3 Elliptical 11 Wavelength [cm*64] 3.12 12 Number of samples used in field estimate --- 13 Field used for threshold (ASCII) --- 14 Threshold value --- 15 Scale --- 16 Edit code (ASCII) --- " " Velocity not corrected "PA" Velocity pointing angle corrected 17 Pulse repetition time [usec] --- 18 Bits per sample --- 19+ Field specific words /* * For velocity fields */ 19 Nyquist velocity * Scale --- 20 LSB Flag --- "FL" Bad data flagged by LSB 21 Vertical velocity source --- 0 Inertial integration 1 GPS 2 INS 22 Aircraft radial motion [m/s * Scale] --- /* * For reflectivity (dBZ) fields */ 19 Radar constant [dB * Scale] --- 20 Noise power [dBm * Scale] --- 21 Receiver gain [dB * Scale] --- 22 Peak power [dBmW * Scale] --- 23 Antenna gain [dB * Scale] --- 24 Pulse duration [us * 64] --- /* * ...and for SRT corrected reflectivity */ 25 Surface reference [dBZ * Scale] --- 26 PIA [dB * Scale] --- ===================================================================== ===================================================================== Field Description 20 Mar 99 PN Nadir_VV power PS Nadir_VV surface power PF Forward_VV power PX Forward_VH power DN Nadir_VV raw Doppler velocity [m/s] DS Nadir_VV raw surf Doppler velocity [m/s] DF Forward_VV raw Doppler velocity [m/s] DX Forward_VH raw doppler velocity [m/s] WN Nadir_VV spectral width [m/s] WS Nadir_VV surface spectral width [m/s] WF Forward_VV spectral width [m/s] WX Forward_VH spectral width [m/s] MN Nadir_VV power (dBM) MS Nadir_VV surface power (dBM) MF Forward_VV power (dBM) MX Forward_VH power (dBM) ZN Nadir_VV reflectivity (dBZ) ZS Nadir_VV reflectivity (dBZ) ZF Forward_VV reflectivity (dBZ) ZX Forward_VH reflectivity (dBZ) VN Nadir_VV corrected doppler velociy VF Forward VV corrected doppler velocity