Recordmaps by Mission

Mission Envisat
MVA-Name envisat_hf
Source SGDR v2.1
Frequency 20

atmos_corr_sig0.00

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -2 db atmos_corr_sig0_ku Atmospheric Attenuation Correction
Ku-band atmospheric attenuation correction
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ku_atm_atten_corr (Field number 88)

doppler.00

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -3 m doppler Doppler Correction
18 Hz Ku-band doppler correction
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_dop_corr (Field number 35)

ebias.00

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -3 m emb Sea State Bias
Sea State Bias from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: sea_bias_ku (Field number 49)

instr.00

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 +4 - sec isec Integer Seconds Elapsed Since Epoch
2 +4 -6 sec msec Microseconds, Fractional Part of isec
3 +4 -3 m ralt Altimeter Range
18 Hz Ku-band ocean ranges
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_band_ocean (Field number 19)
4 +2 -3 m stdalt RMS of Altimeter Range
Source: SGDR v2.1
5 2 -2 m swh Significant Wave Height
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ku_sig_wv_ht (Field number 54)
6 +2 -2 m stdswh RMS of Significant Wave Height
Standard deviation of 18hz ku-band significant wave height
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: sd_18hz_ku_swh (Field number 56)
7 +2 -2 db sigma0 Backscatter Coefficient
Ku-band corrected ocean backscatter coefficient
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ku_ocean_bscat_coeff (Field number 72)
8 +1 -1 m/s windsp Wind Speed
Wind Speed from RA2
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ra2_wind_sp (Field number 112)
9 +1 - - iflags Instrument Status and Quality Flags

instr.01

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 +4 - sec isec Integer Seconds Elapsed Since Epoch
2 +4 -6 sec msec Microseconds, Fractional Part of isec
3 +4 -3 m ralt Altimeter Range
18 Hz Ku-band ice1 ranges
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_band_ice1 (Field number 27)
4 +2 -3 m stdalt RMS of Altimeter Range
Source: SGDR-D
5 2 -2 m swh Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ku_sig_wv_ht (Field number 54)
6 +2 -2 m stdswh RMS of Significant Wave Height
Standard deviation of 18hz ku-band significant wave height
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: sd_18hz_ku_swh (Field number 56)
7 +2 -2 db sigma0 Backscatter Coefficient
18 Hz ku-band ice1 backscatter coefficient
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_ice1_bscat (Field number 78)
8 +1 -1 m/s windsp Wind Speed
Wind Speed from RA2
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ra2_wind_sp (Field number 112)
9 +1 - - iflags Instrument Status and Quality Flags

instr.02

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 +4 - sec isec Integer Seconds Elapsed Since Epoch
2 +4 -6 sec msec Microseconds, Fractional Part of isec
3 +4 -3 m ralt Altimeter Range
18 Hz Ku-band ice2 ranges
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_band_ice2 (Field number 29)
4 +2 -3 m stdalt RMS of Altimeter Range
5 2 -2 m swh Significant Wave Height
Significant Wave Height from Ku-Band
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ku_sig_wv_ht (Field number 54)
6 +2 -2 m stdswh RMS of Significant Wave Height
Standard deviation of 18hz ku-band significant wave height
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: sd_18hz_ku_swh (Field number 56)
7 +2 -2 db sigma0 Backscatter Coefficient
18 Hz ku-band ice2 backscatter coefficient
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_ice2_bscat (Field number 82)
8 +1 -1 m/s windsp Wind Speed
Wind Speed from RA2
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ra2_wind_sp
9 +1 - - iflags Instrument Status and Quality Flags

instr.03

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 +4 - sec isec Integer Seconds Elapsed Since Epoch
2 +4 -6 sec msec Microseconds, Fractional Part of isec
3 +4 -3 m ralt Altimeter Range
18 Hz Ku-band sea-ice ranges
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_band_seaice (Field number 31)
4 +2 -3 m stdalt RMS of Altimeter Range
5 2 -2 m swh Significant Wave Height
6 +2 -2 m stdswh RMS of Significant Wave Height
Standard deviation of 18hz ku-band significant wave height
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: sd_18hz_ku_swh (Field number 56)
7 +2 -2 db sigma0 Backscatter Coefficient
18 Hz ku-band seaice backscatter coefficient
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_seaice_bscat (Field number 84)
8 +1 -1 m/s windsp Wind Speed
9 +1 - - iflags Instrument Status and Quality Flags

invbm.00

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -3 m invb Inverse Barometer Effect
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: inv_bar_corr (Field number 40)

ionos.00

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -3 m ionos Ionospheric Correction
RA2 ionospheric correction on ku-band
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ra2_ion_corr_ku (Field number 43)

ionos.01

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -3 m ionos Ionospheric correction
Ionospheric correction from DORIS on ku-band
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ion_corr_doris_ku (Field number 45)

ionos.02

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -3 m ionos Ionospheric correction
Ionospheric correction from model on ku-band
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: ion_corr_mod_ku (Field number 47)

tidee.00

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -3 m etide Solid Earth Tide Correction
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: solid_earth_tide_ht (Field number 106)
2 2 -3 m ptide Pole Tide Correction
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: geocen_pole_tide_ht (Field number 107)

tropw.00

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -3 m wtrop Wet Tropospheric Correction
Wet Tropospheric Correction derived from MWR
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: mwr_wet_tropo_corr (Field number 42)

tropw.01

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 2 -3 m wtrop Wet Tropospheric Correction
Wet Tropospheric Correction from Model
Source: SGDR v2.1
Original-Parameter: mod_wet_tropo_corr (Field number 41)

uralt.00

Pos Size Scaling Unit Name Version Specific Description
1 +4 -3 m uralt Tracker Range
18 Hz ku tracker range referenced to the COG (no doppler correction)
Source: SGDR-D
Original-Parameter: hz18_ku_trk_cog (Field number 13)

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