Variable List - Output file

The orbital-radar package transforms radar observations from ground or aircraft into the satellite perspective.

Overview of output variables :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 1

Variable	Description
sat_ifov	Satellite instantaneous field of view
sat_range_resolution	Satellite range resolution
sat_along_track_resolution	Satellite along-track resolution
mean_wind	Mean horizontal wind
ze	Radar reflectivity
vm	Doppler velocity
ze_sat	Convolved and integrated radar reflectivity factor along range and along track
vm_sat	Convolved and integrated mean Doppler velocity along range and along track
vm_sat_vel	Convolved and integrated mean Doppler velocity with satellite motion error along range and along track
ze_sat_noise	Convolved and integrated radar reflectivity factor with noise
vm_sat_noise	Convolved and integrated mean Doppler velocity with noise and satellite motion error
vm_sat_folded	Doppler velocity with noise, satellite motion error, and folding
nubf_flag	Fraction of bins that contain signal
ms_flag	Multiple scattering flag
time	Time
range	Range distance in meters above mean sea level
along_track	Along-track distance
along_track_sat	Along-track distance at satellite resolution
range_sat	Range distance in meters above mean sea level at satellite resolution

For the forward simulation based on EarthCARE specification: Outputted data fields correspond to the L1 EarthCARE products present in C-FMR C-CCD.

Overview of Ze-output variables corresponding to C-PRO C-FMR PDD :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 1

ze_sat_noise	Z_JSG; reflectivity_no_attenuation_correction; Attenuated reflectivity factor: Observed Radar Reflectivity Factor sampled at JSG
ms_flag	flagMS; multiple_scatter ing_status
along_track_sat	along_track; Number of the JSG along-track pixels (in km, 0 km is start of the input-data file)
range_sat	CPR_height ; Number of vertical levels (bin have negative height)

Overview of vm-output variables corresponding to C-PRO C-CD PDD :widths: 25 75 :header-rows: 1

vm_sat_noise	V_D,U; doppler_velocity_best_estimate; Doppler velocity best estimate: Unfolded Doppler velocity integrated corrected for antenna mis-pointing
vm_sat_folded	V_d; doppler_velocity_uncorrected; Doppler velocity at JSG after quality control: Doppler velocity after sampling and preliminary quality control
along_track_sat	along_track; Number of the JSG along-track pixels (in km, 0 km is start of the input-data file)
range_sat	CPR_height ; Number of vertical levels (bin have negative height)