NOAA KLM User's GuideSection 8.3.1.9.2 |
The MHS Primary Header Record format is documented in Table 8.3.1.9.2-1. See the legend in Section 8.3.1.1 for further explanation of the headings on this table.
| Field Name | Start Octet |
End Octet |
Data Type |
Word Size |
Number of Words |
Scale Factor |
Units | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FILE IDENTIFICATION | ||||||||
| Data Set Creation Site ID | 1 | 3 | c | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| CMS=Centre de Meteorologie Spatiale/France DSS=Dundee Satellite Receiving Station/UK NSS=National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service/USA UKM=United Kingdom Meteorological Office/UK |
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| <ASCII blank = x20> | 4 | 4 | c | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Level 1b Format Version Number 1=TIROS-N, NOAA-6 through NOAA-14; 2=NOAA-15, -16, -17 (pre-April 28, 2005); 3=all satellites post-April 28, 2005 |
5 | 6 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Level 1b Format Version Year (four digits, e.g., 2000) | 7 | 8 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Level 1b Format Version Day of Year (e.g., 365) | 9 | 10 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| <Reserved for Logical Record Length> (For Creation Site use only. Logical Record Length of source Level 1b data set prior to processing.) | 11 | 12 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | octets | |
| <Reserved for Block Size> (For Creation Site use only. Block Size of source 1b data set prior to processing.) | 13 | 14 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | octets | |
| Count of Header Records in this Data Set | 15 | 16 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| <Zero Fill> | 17 | 22 | i | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Data Set Name | 23 | 64 | c | 42 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Processing Block Identification | 65 | 72 | c | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Spacecraft Identification Code 7=NOAA-N 8=NOAA-P |
73 | 74 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Instrument ID 0 = Proto-Flight Model (PFM) (NOAA-N) 2 = Flight Model 2 (FM2) (NOAA-P) |
75 | 76 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Data Type Code 12=MHS |
77 | 78 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| TIP Source Code 0=unused, i.e., GAC/HRPT/LAC data 1=GAC-embedded AMSU and TIP 2=stored TIP (STIP) 3=HRPT/LAC-embedded AMSU and TIP 4=stored AIP (SAIP) |
79 | 80 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Start of Data Set Day Count starting from 0 at 00h, 1 Jan 1950 | 81 | 84 | u | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Start of Data Set Year (four digits, e.g., 2000) | 85 | 86 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Start of Data Set Day of Year (e.g., 365) | 87 | 88 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Start of Data Set UTC Time of Day | 89 | 92 | u | 4 | 1 | 0 | milliseconds | |
| End of Data Set Day Count starting from 0 at 00h, 1 Jan 1950 | 93 | 96 | u | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| End of Data Set Year (four digits, e.g., 2000) | 97 | 98 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| End of Data Set Day of Year (e.g., 365) | 99 | 100 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| End of Data Set UTC Time of Day | 101 | 104 | u | 4 | 1 | 0 | milliseconds | |
| Year of Last CPIDS Update (four digits, e.g., 2000) | 105 | 106 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Day of Year of Last CPIDS Update (e.g., 365) | 107 | 108 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Offset between Start of Scan and Center of First FOV | 109 | 110 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | milliseconds | |
| <Zero Fill> | 111 | 120 | i | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DATA SET QUALITY INDICATORS | ||||||||
| Instrument Status (These are bit flags taken from "Mode and Sub-commutation Code" field and "Switch Status" field on first data
record for which all of the individual status flags have been reported at least once.) bits 31-28: mode code: 0=power on; 1=warm up; 2=stand by; 3=scan; 4=fixed view; 5=self test; 6=safeing; 7=fault; 8-14=<unused> 15=memory data packet ID bit 27: PIE ID (0=PIE A; 1=PIE B) bits 26-24: sub-commutation code (only meaningful for telemetrypacket data) bit 23: receiver channel H4 backend (0=off; 1=on) bit 22: receiver channel H3 backend (0=off; 1=on) bit 21: receiver channel H3/H4 local oscillator selected (0=A;1=B) bit 20: receiver channel H3/H4 front-end (0=off; 1=on) bit 19: receiver channel H2 local oscillator selected (0=A; 1=B) bit 18: receiver channel H2 (0=off; 1=on) bit 17: receiver channel H1 local oscillator selected (0=A;1=B) bit 16: receiver channel H1 (0=off; 1=on) bit 15: PROM (1=a PROM segment switch has failed ON) bit 14: signal processing electronics/scan control electronics(0=off; 1=on) bit 13: auxiliary operational heaters (0=off; 1=on) bit 12: scan mechanism operational heaters (0=off; 1=on) bit 11: receiver operational heaters (0=off; 1=on) bit 10: Rx CV (0=off; 1=on) bit 9: receiver channel H5 local oscillator selected (0=A; 1=B) bit 8: receiver channel H5 (0=off; 1=on) bit 7: FDM motor current trip status (0=enabled; 1=disabled) bit 6: RDM motor current trip status (0=enabled; 1=disabled) bit 5: FDM motor supply (0=off; 1=on) bit 4: RDM motor supply (0=off; 1=on) bit 3: FDM motor sensors selected (0=A; 1=B) bit 2: RDM motor sensors selected (0=A; 1=B) bit 1: FDM zero position sensors (0=A; 1=B) bit 0: RDM zero position sensors (0=A; 1=B) |
121 | 124 | u | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| <Zero Fill> | 125 | 126 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Record Number of Status Change (if 0, none occurred) | 127 | 128 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Second Instrument Status (if previous word is 0, no change) | 129 | 132 | u | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Count of Data Records in this Data Set | 133 | 134 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Count of Calibrated, Earth Located Scan Lines in this Data Set | 135 | 136 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Count of Missing Scan Lines | 137 | 138 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Count of Data Gaps in this Data Set (NOTE: Gaps are due to either actual lost data, such as during transmissions, or ignored data when the instrument science data is superceded by other telemetry data during non-nominal modes of the TIP or MIU.) | 139 | 140 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Count of Scans Containing Lunar-Contaminated Space Views (Also, see bits 8 and 9 of "Scan Line Quality Flags [Calibration Problem
Code]" field in data record.) -1=the detection algorithm for lunar contamination is turned off 0=the detection algorithm is turned on: no scans containing lunar-contaminated space views were found >0=the detection algorithm is turned on: the value in this field represents the number of scans found that contain lunar-contaminated space views |
141 | 142 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Count of Data Frames Without Frame Sync Word Errors | 143 | 144 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Count of PACS Detected TIP Parity Errors | 145 | 146 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Sum of All Auxiliary Sync Errors Detected in the Input Data | 147 | 148 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Time Sequence Error 0=none; otherwise, the record number of the first occurrence |
149 | 150 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Time Sequence Error Code (These are bit flags taken from "Scan
Line Quality Flags [Time Problem Code]" on data record reported
in "Time Sequence Error" field above. If a bit is on (=1) then the
statement is true.) bits 15-8: <zero fill> bit 7: time field is bad but can probably be inferred from the previous good time bit 6: time field is bad and cannot be inferred from the previous good time bit 5: this record starts a sequence that is inconsistent with previous times (i.e., there is a time discontinuity); may be associated with a spacecraft clock update bit 4: start of a sequence that apparently repeats scan times that have been previously accepted bits 3-0: <zero fill> |
151 | 152 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| SOCC Clock Update Indicator 0=none during this orbit; otherwise, the record number of the first occurrence |
153 | 154 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Earth Location Error Indicator 0=none during this orbit; otherwise, the record number of the first occurrence |
155 | 156 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Earth Location Error Code (These are bit flags taken from "Scan Line Quality Flags [Earth Location Problem Code]" on data record
reported in "Earth Location Error Indicator" field above. If a bit is on (=1) then the statement is true.) bits 15-8: <zero fill> bit 7: not earth located because of bad time; earth location fields zero-filled bit 6: earth location questionable: questionable time code bit 5: earth location questionable: marginal agreement with reasonableness check bit 4: earth location questionable: fails reasonableness check bit 3: earth location questionable because of antenna position check bits 2-0: <zero fill> |
157 | 158 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| PACS Status Bit Field bits 15-3: <zero fill> bit 2: pseudonoise (0=normal data; 1=pseudonoise data) bit 1: tape direction (0=reverse playback, time decrementing) bit 0: data mode (0=test data; 1=flight data) |
159 | 160 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Data Source 0=unused 1=Fairbanks, AK 2=Wallops Island, VA 3=SOCC 4=Svalbard, Norway 5=Monterey, CA |
161 | 162 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| <Reserved for the Ingester> | 163 | 170 | c | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| <Reserved for Decommutation> | 171 | 178 | c | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| <Zero Fill> | 179 | 194 | i | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| CALIBRATION | ||||||||
| Instrument Temperature Sensor ID 0=primary (H5 Local Oscillator (LO) temperature Q-band Source [QBS5]) 1=backup (H1 LO temperature [QBS1]) |
195 | 196 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| <Zero Fill> | 197 | 198 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Primary Reference Temperature (from QBS5), Minimum | 199 | 200 | i | 2 | 1 | 2 | K | |
| Primary Reference Temperature (from QBS5), Nominal | 201 | 202 | i | 2 | 1 | 2 | K | |
| Primary Reference Temperature (from QBS5), Maximum | 203 | 204 | i | 2 | 1 | 2 | K | |
| Backup Reference Temperature (from QBS1), Minimum | 205 | 206 | i | 2 | 1 | 2 | K | |
| Backup Reference Temperature (from QBS1), Nominal | 207 | 208 | i | 2 | 1 | 2 | K | |
| Backup Reference Temperature (from QBS1), Maximum | 209 | 210 | i | 2 | 1 | 2 | K | |
| Ch. H1 Warm Load Correction Factor (minimum temperature) | 211 | 212 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H1 Warm Load Correction Factor (nominal temperature) | 213 | 214 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H1 Warm Load Correction Factor (maximum temperature) | 215 | 216 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H1 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 0) | 217 | 218 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H1 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 1) | 219 | 220 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H1 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 2) | 221 | 222 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| <Reserved for Profile 3> | 223 | 224 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ch. H2 Warm Load Correction Factor (minimum temperature) | 225 | 226 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H2 Warm Load Correction Factor (nominal temperature) | 227 | 228 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H2 Warm Load Correction Factor (maximum temperature) | 229 | 230 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H2 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 0) | 231 | 232 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H2 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 1) | 233 | 234 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H2 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 2) | 235 | 236 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| <Reserved for Profile 3> | 237 | 238 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ch. H3 Warm Load Correction Factor (minimum temperature) | 239 | 240 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H3 Warm Load Correction Factor (nominal temperature) | 241 | 242 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H3 Warm Load Correction Factor (maximum temperature) | 243 | 244 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H3 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 0) | 245 | 246 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H3 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 1) | 247 | 248 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H3 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 2) | 249 | 250 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| <Reserved for Profile 3> | 251 | 252 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ch. H4 Warm Load Correction Factor (minimum temperature) | 253 | 254 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H4 Warm Load Correction Factor (nominal temperature) | 255 | 256 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H4 Warm Load Correction Factor (maximum temperature) | 257 | 258 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H4 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 0) | 259 | 260 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H4 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 1) | 261 | 262 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H4 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 2) | 263 | 264 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| <Reserved for Profile 3> | 265 | 266 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ch. H5 Warm Load Correction Factor (minimum temperature) | 267 | 268 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H5 Warm Load Correction Factor (nominal temperature) | 269 | 270 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H5 Warm Load Correction Factor (maximum temperature) | 271 | 272 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H5 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 0) | 273 | 274 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H5 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 1) | 275 | 276 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| Ch. H5 Cold Space Temperature Correction (profile 2) | 277 | 278 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | K | |
| <Reserved for Profile 3> | 279 | 280 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LO A Ch. H1 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 281 | 284 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H1 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 285 | 288 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H1 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 289 | 292 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H2 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 293 | 296 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H2 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 297 | 300 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H2 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 301 | 304 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H3 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 305 | 308 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H3 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 309 | 312 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H3 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 313 | 316 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H4 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 317 | 320 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H4 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 321 | 324 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H4 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 325 | 328 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H5 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 329 | 332 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H5 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 333 | 336 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO A Ch. H5 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 337 | 340 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H1 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 341 | 344 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H1 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 345 | 348 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H1 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 349 | 352 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H2 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 353 | 356 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H2 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 357 | 360 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H2 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 361 | 364 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H3 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 365 | 368 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H3 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 369 | 372 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H3 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 373 | 376 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H4 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 377 | 380 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H4 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 381 | 384 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H4 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 385 | 388 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H5 Nonlinearity Coefficient (minimum temperature) | 389 | 392 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H5 Nonlinearity Coefficient (nominal temperature) | 393 | 396 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| LO B Ch. H5 Nonlinearity Coefficient (maximum temperature) | 397 | 400 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | m2-sr- cm-1/mW |
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| <Zero Fill> | 401 | 416 | i | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| TEMPERATURE-RADIANCE CONVERSION | ||||||||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H1 Central Wavenumber | 417 | 420 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | cm-1 | |
| Temperature-radiance Ch H1 Constant 1 | 421 | 424 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H1 Constant 2 | 425 | 428 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H2 Central Wavenumber | 429 | 432 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | cm-1 | |
| Temperature-radiance Ch H2 Constant 1 | 433 | 436 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H2 Constant 2 | 437 | 440 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H3 Central Wavenumber | 441 | 444 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | cm-1 | |
| Temperature-radiance Ch H3 Constant 1 | 445 | 448 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H3 Constant 2 | 449 | 452 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H4 Central Wavenumber | 453 | 456 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | cm-1 | |
| Temperature-radiance Ch H4 Constant 1 | 457 | 460 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H4 Constant 2 | 461 | 464 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H5 Central Wavenumber | 465 | 468 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | cm-1 | |
| Temperature-radiance Ch H5 Constant 1 | 469 | 472 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Temperature-radiance Ch H5 Constant 2 | 473 | 476 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| <Zero Fill> | 477 | 492 | i | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NAVIGATION | ||||||||
| Reference Ellipsoid Model ID (The ellipsoid is a mathematically tractable approximation of the geoid, which is an equipotential
surface at mean sea level. The maximum departure of the ellipsoid from the geoid is approximately +/- 65 meters.) WGS-72=World Geodetic Survey 1972 |
493 | 500 | c | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nadir Earth Location Tolerance | 501 | 502 | u | 2 | 1 | 1 | km | |
| Earth Location Bit Field bits 15-3: <zero fill> bit 2: dynamic attitude error correction (0=not performed; 1=performed) bit 1: reasonableness test (0=inactive; 1=active) bit 0: constant attitude error correction (0=not performed; 1=performed) |
503 | 504 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| <Zero Fill> | 505 | 506 | i | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Constant Roll Attitude Error | 507 | 508 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | degrees | |
| Constant Pitch Attitude Error | 509 | 510 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | degrees | |
| Constant Yaw Attitude Error | 511 | 512 | i | 2 | 1 | 3 | degrees | |
| Epoch Year for Orbit Vector | 513 | 514 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Day of Epoch Year for Orbit Vector | 515 | 516 | u | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Epoch UTC Time of Day for Orbit Vector | 517 | 520 | u | 4 | 1 | 0 | milliseconds | |
| Semi-major Axis (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 521 | 524 | i | 4 | 1 | 5 | km | |
| Eccentricity (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 525 | 528 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Inclination (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 529 | 532 | i | 4 | 1 | 5 | degrees | |
| Argument of Perigee (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 533 | 536 | i | 4 | 1 | 5 | degrees | |
| Right Ascension of the Ascending Node (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 537 | 540 | i | 4 | 1 | 5 | degrees | |
| Mean Anomaly (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 541 | 544 | i | 4 | 1 | 5 | degrees | |
| Position Vector X Component (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 545 | 548 | i | 4 | 1 | 5 | km | |
| Position Vector Y Component (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 549 | 552 | i | 4 | 1 | 5 | km | |
| Position Vector Z Component (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 553 | 556 | i | 4 | 1 | 5 | km | |
| Velocity Vector X-dot Component (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 557 | 560 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | km/sec | |
| Velocity Vector Y-dot Component (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 561 | 564 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | km/sec | |
| Velocity Vector Z-dot Component (at the orbit vector epoch time) | 565 | 568 | i | 4 | 1 | 8 | km/sec | |
| Earth/Sun Distance Ratio (at the orbit vector epoch time; relative to the mean distance of 1 AU) | 569 | 572 | u | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
| <Zero Fill> | 573 | 588 | i | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| THERMISTOR TELEMETRY CONVERSION | ||||||||
| Counts-to-temperature (K) conversion coefficients for the 24 housekeeping thermistors. | ||||||||
| Thermistor Temperature Coefficient 0 | 589 | 592 | i | 4 | 1 | 4 | K | |
| Thermistor Temperature Coefficient 1 | 593 | 596 | i | 4 | 1 | 7 | K/count | |
| Thermistor Temperature Coefficient 2 | 597 | 600 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/count2 | |
| Thermistor Temperature Coefficient 3 | 601 | 604 | i | 4 | 1 | 12 | K/count3 | |
| Thermistor Temperature Coefficient 4 | 605 | 608 | i | 4 | 1 | 15 | K/count4 | |
| <Zero Fill> | 609 | 624 | i | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RAW CURRENT CONSUMPTION CONVERSION | ||||||||
| EE and SM +5V Current Coefficient 0 | 625 | 628 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps | |
| EE and SM +5V Current Coefficient 1 | 629 | 632 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps/count | |
| Receiver +8V Current Coefficient 0 | 633 | 636 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps | |
| Receiver +8V Current Coefficient 1 | 637 | 640 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps/count | |
| Receiver +15V Current Coefficient 0 | 641 | 644 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps | |
| Receiver +15V Current Coefficient 1 | 645 | 648 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps/count | |
| Receiver -15V Current Coefficient 0 | 649 | 652 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps | |
| Receiver -15V Current Coefficient 1 | 653 | 656 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps/count | |
| RDM Motor Current Coefficient 0 | 657 | 660 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps | |
| RDM Motor Current Coefficient 1 | 661 | 664 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps/count | |
| FDM Motor Current Coefficient 0 | 665 | 668 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps | |
| FDM Motor Current Coefficient 1 | 669 | 672 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | amps/count | |
| OBCT TEMPERATURE CONVERSION PRT resistance-to-temperature conversion coefficients, where resistance is in ohms and temperature is in K. |
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| PIE-A PRT 1 Coefficient 0 | 673 | 676 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-A PRT 1 Coefficient 1 | 677 | 680 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-A PRT 1 Coefficient 2 | 681 | 684 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-A PRT 1 Coefficient 3 | 685 | 688 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| PIE-A PRT 2 Coefficient 0 | 689 | 692 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-A PRT 2 Coefficient 1 | 693 | 696 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-A PRT 2 Coefficient 2 | 697 | 700 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-A PRT 2 Coefficient 3 | 701 | 704 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| PIE-A PRT 3 Coefficient 0 | 705 | 708 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-A PRT 3 Coefficient 1 | 709 | 712 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-A PRT 3 Coefficient 2 | 713 | 716 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-A PRT 3 Coefficient 3 | 717 | 720 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| PIE-A PRT 4 Coefficient 0 | 721 | 724 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-A PRT 4 Coefficient 1 | 725 | 728 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-A PRT 4 Coefficient 2 | 729 | 732 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-A PRT 4 Coefficient 3 | 733 | 736 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| PIE-A PRT 5 Coefficient 0 | 737 | 740 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-A PRT 5 Coefficient 1 | 741 | 744 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-A PRT 5 Coefficient 2 | 745 | 748 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-A PRT 5 Coefficient 3 | 749 | 752 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| PIE-B PRT 1 Coefficient 0 | 753 | 756 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-B PRT 1 Coefficient 1 | 757 | 760 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-B PRT 1 Coefficient 2 | 761 | 764 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-B PRT 1 Coefficient 3 | 765 | 768 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| PIE-B PRT 2 Coefficient 0 | 769 | 772 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-B PRT 2 Coefficient 1 | 773 | 776 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-B PRT 2 Coefficient 2 | 777 | 780 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-B PRT 2 Coefficient 3 | 781 | 784 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| PIE-B PRT 3 Coefficient 0 | 785 | 788 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-B PRT 3 Coefficient 1 | 789 | 792 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-B PRT 3 Coefficient 2 | 793 | 796 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-B PRT 3 Coefficient 3 | 797 | 800 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| PIE-B PRT 4 Coefficient 0 | 801 | 804 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-B PRT 4 Coefficient 1 | 805 | 808 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-B PRT 4 Coefficient 2 | 809 | 812 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-B PRT 4 Coefficient 3 | 813 | 816 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| PIE-B PRT 5 Coefficient 0 | 817 | 820 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| PIE-B PRT 5 Coefficient 1 | 821 | 824 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/ohm | |
| PIE-B PRT 5 Coefficient 2 | 825 | 828 | i | 4 | 1 | 10 | K/ohm2 | |
| PIE-B PRT 5 Coefficient 3 | 829 | 832 | i | 4 | 1 | 13 | K/ohm3 | |
| SURVIVAL TEMPERATURE CONVERSION Volts-to-temperature (K) conversion coefficients for the 3 survival temperature parameters. (NOTE: volts = 0.02 x counts.) |
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| Survival Temperature Coefficient 0 | 833 | 836 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K | |
| Survival Temperature Coefficient 1 | 837 | 840 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/volt | |
| Survival Temperature Coefficient 2 | 841 | 844 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/volt2 | |
| Survival Temperature Coefficient 3 | 845 | 848 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/volt3 | |
| Survival Temperature Coefficient 4 | 849 | 852 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/volt4 | |
| Survival Temperature Coefficient 5 | 853 | 856 | i | 4 | 1 | 6 | K/volt5 | |
| ANTENNA POSITION CONVERSION | ||||||||
| Antenna Position Conversion Factor (for converting "mid-pixel position" data of earth, space, and OBCT views to degrees) value = 7.2/1024 = 0.00703125 degrees/count |
857 | 860 | u | 4 | 1 | 8 | degrees/count | |
| PRT CALIBRATION CHANNELS | ||||||||
| PIE-A Calibration Channel 1 Resistance | 861 | 864 | i | 4 | 1 | 4 | ohms | |
| PIE-A Calibration Channel 2 Resistance | 865 | 868 | i | 4 | 1 | 4 | ohms | |
| PIE-A Calibration Channel 3 Resistance | 869 | 872 | i | 4 | 1 | 4 | ohms | |
| PIE-B Calibration Channel 1 Resistance | 873 | 876 | i | 4 | 1 | 4 | ohms | |
| PIE-B Calibration Channel 2 Resistance | 877 | 880 | i | 4 | 1 | 4 | ohms | |
| PIE-B Calibration Channel 3 Resistance | 881 | 884 | i | 4 | 1 | 4 | ohms | |
| LUNAR CONTAMINATION DETECTION | ||||||||
| Lunar Angle Threshold (Any space view whose lunar angle--see "Lunar Angles" field in data record--is less than this value is flagged as being "lunar contaminated" and is not used in the calibration.) | 885 | 886 | u | 2 | 1 | 2 | degrees | |
| RFI CORRECTION | ||||||||
| Bias Correction Values (ordered by channel, FOV, and transmitter) Word 1: Channel H1, FOV 1, STX_1 Word 2: Channel H2, FOV 1, STX_1 Word 3: Channel H3, FOV 1, STX_1 Word 4: Channel H4, FOV 1, STX_1 Word 5: Channel H5, FOV 1, STX_1 Word 6: Channel H1, FOV 5, STX_1 ... (channel values for FOVs 5, 10, 15, ... , 90) ... Word 95: Channel H5, FOV 90, STX_1 Word 96: Channel H1, space view, STX_1 ... Word 100: Channel H5, space view, STX_1 Word 101: Channel H1, OBCT view, STX_1 ... Word 106: Channel H1, FOV 1, STX_2 ... Word 211: Channel H1, FOV 1, STX_3 ... Word 316: Channel H1, FOV 1, SARR ... Word 420: Channel H5, OBCT view, SARR |
887 | 1726 | i | 2 | 420 | 0 | counts | 1 |
| <Zero Fill> | 1727 | 1734 | i | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Transmitter Reference Power (mean power at the time bias corrections were derived. Range: 0 to 255, representing analog
voltages from 0 to 5.1.) Word 1: STX-1 Word 2: STX-2 Word 3: STX-3 Word 4: SARR |
1735 | 1742 | i | 2 | 4 | 1 | counts | 1 |
| <Zero Fill> | 1743 | 1752 | i | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| <Zero Fill> (for NOAA-originated MHS data, these fields are spare) | 1753 | 1788 | i | 2 | 13 | 0 | ||
| FILLER | ||||||||
| <Zero Fill> | 1789 | 3072 | i | 2 | 642 | 0 | ||
| NOTES: 1) The RFI/bias correction data is based on experience with the AMSU-B instrument from the NOAA KLM series of satellites. While it may not be necessary, it is being left in the MHS Level 1b format. Until a determination is made that it is necessary, it will be zero filled. |
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