CCSD1Z00000100000052CCSD1R00000300000032 DELIMITER=EOF; TYPE=CCSD1F000001; CCSD1C00000400000013 ADI=NURSSO40; CCSD1R00000300000032 DELIMITER=EOF; TYPE=CCSD1D000002; SOLSTICE LEVEL 3BS DATA STRUCTURE in SFDU (Standard Formatted Data Units) WHOLE DATA SET ============== DATA_SET_NAME: SOLSTICE_Level_3BS_Data DATA_SOURCE: Satellite/Instrument = UARS/SOLSTICE UARS = Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite SOLSTICE = SOLar-STellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment SCIENTIFIC_CONTACT: Gary J. Rottman Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Research University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado 80309-0590 Gary.Rottman@lasp.colorado.edu (303) 492-8324 (voice) (303) 492-6444 (fax) SOURCE_CHARACTERISTICS: The measurements reported in this file were reduced from data collected by the Solar-Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment (SOLSTICE) aboard the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). The UARS mission is part of a coordinated research program to understand the Earth's upper atmosphere and its susceptibility to change. The UARS observatory was designed to provide simultaneous, coordinated measurements of the atmospheric internal structure (trace constituents, physical dynamics, radiative emission, thermal structure, density) and measurements of the external influences acting upon the upper atmosphere (solar radiation, tropospheric conditions, magnetospheric particles, electric fields). The UARS mission lifetime was designed to span two Northern Hemisphere winters. (This is the season and area of the largest natural variations in the atmosphere.) The UARS observatory instruments and the satellite orbit were chosen to provide nearly global coverage, and to permit the distinction between daily and seasonal effects. Data from the UARS satellite was intended to be supplemented with information gathered from ground instruments, balloons, airplanes, sounding rockets, and other satellites. Taken together with laboratory studies and theoret- ical analyses, it was expected that the UARS data would yield the inform- ation researchers need to build accurate mathematical models of the Earth's atmosphere. The models, in turn, would let us understand and predict the reaction of the upper atmosphere to natural events and human activities. And given the ability to understand and predict these effects, we would also gain an understanding of how to protect this region of the Earth's environment. It would be difficult to infer long-term solar variability directly from the SOLSTICE measurements because of the limited lifetime of UARS relative to a complete eleven year solar cycle. However, the unique feature of the SOLSTICE is its ability to compare accurately (to within 1%) the solar irradiance with the ultraviolet flux of bright blue stars. These stars then become the standards against which the solar radiance is measured. Other instruments can re-measure these solar/stellar ratios at all future times. The direct comparison of the future ratios to those obtained by UARS could then be used to infer accurately the long-term variability of our sun. INVESTIGATION_OBJECTIVES: The objective of the UARS SOLSTICE is to measure the full-disk Solar UV irradiance and determine solar variability on three basic time scales: (1) short-term variations spanning time periods of minutes to hours (exemplified by solar flares), (2) intermediate-term variations lasting days to weeks (characterized by the solar rotation and the development of active regions), (3) long-term variations (associated with the 11-year sunspot cycle or the 22-year magnetic field cycle). The instrument was designed to have a high relative accuracy and precision and to follow the short and intermediate-term variations at and below the one-percent level. INSTRUMENT_ATTRIBUTES: The UARS SOLSTICE instrument is a three-channel ultraviolet spectrometer that measures the magnitude of the solar spectral irradiance in the wavelength range 119 to 420 nm. The instrument design permits observations of both the sun and of bright blue stars using the same optical path (Rottman and Woods, 1988). Entrance and exit slit sizes along with different integration periods are used to accomodate the several orders of magnitude difference between the brightness of the sun and the stars. The UARS SOLSTICE is mounted on a two-axis pointing platform which can track the sun and stars with an accuracy of 1.5 arc minutes. SOLSTICE is pointed toward the Sun during the daylight portion of each orbit, and toward stars during most of the nighttime portion of the orbit. One or more full spectral scans of the sun at the instrument resolution is completed each orbit. Stellar observations, requiring much longer integration times, are made at a few selected wavelengths throughout the SOLSTICE spectral range, with typically one or two stars at one or two wavelengths being observed each orbit. A complete description of the SOLSTICE instrument and its operation is given in Rottman et al (1993), and a full discussion of the calibration of the various components of the SOLSTICE instrument (both pre-flight results and in-flight techniques) is given in Woods et al (1993) and in Rottman and Woods (1994). The validation results for SOLSTICE, including comparisons to UARS SUSIM, SSBUV and ATLAS SUSIM, are given in Woods et al (1996). MEASURED_PARAMETERS: Solar_Irradiance: Temporal Range: Mission lifetime (1 day per Level 3 file) Temporal Resolution: 1 day Spectral Range: 119 to 420 nm Spectral Resolution: 1 nm 'SUBTYPE': SOLAR Units: [watt] [m^-3] (spectral irradiance) Integrated Intensity: Temporal Range: Mission lifetime (1 day per Level 3 file) Temporal Resolution: 1 day Spectral Range: Any solar emission feature in the 119-420 nm range may be reported. 'SUBTYPE': SOLAR (as Level 3 parameters) Units: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] (integrated irradiance) Core/Wing Ratio: Temporal Range: Mission lifetime (1 day per Level 3 file) Temporal Resolution: 1 day Spectral Range: Mg-II (280 nm) and Ca-II (393 nm) are reported 'SUBTYPE': SOLAR (as Level 3 parameters) Units: [nm] (Integrated/Instantaneous Intensity) DATA_SET_QUALITY: The standard error is calculated for each irradiance using the counting statistics and the calibration errors. The typical uncertainty of the relative irradiance is less than 1 percent for solar measurements. Not reported is the 2-4 percent uncertainty in the absolute knowledge of the irradiances related to the pre-flight photometric calibrations. Also, the SOLSTICE Level 3 products are carefully filtered to remove data which may be questionable due to larger than normal pointing uncertainty, contamination by the South Atlantic Anomaly or atmospheric absorption, or which are significantly outside the range of values expected over a solar cycle or observed over the last several orbits. DATA_PROCESSING_OVERVIEW: UARS/SOLSTICE Level 3B Processing for a given day uses as input the corresponding SOLSTICE Level 3A file, and a table (calibration file) of instrument degradation function coefficients which have been determined by analysis of SOLSTICE'S observations of selected bright blue stars whose irradiances in the 115-425 nm spectral range are assumed to be constant with time. The time-degradation function (which varies with wavelength) is applied to the Level 3A irradiance spectrum and the integrated irradiance of the selected spectral emission features (but not to the core/wing ratios), to produce the Level 3B product. DATA VERSION REVISION HISTORY Version 7 (Oct 1994) - Differs from v. 6 in improved long-term degradation coefficients (resulting from analysis of three years' worth of SOLSTICE stellar observations), and in the use of a more flexible form of the assumed instrument degradation function. (V. 6 assumed exponential decay asymptotic to zero, whereas v. 7 admits positive asymptotes.) Version 8 (Mar 1995) - Differs from v. 7 in the use of further improved long-term degradation coefficients (v7, c4). Version 9 (Mar 1997) - Differs from v. 8 in the use of improved (longer time coverage) degradation coefficients, and additional (Level 2) second-order calibrations (e.g., voltage, temperature, and PMT "turn-on" effects). DATA_USAGE: SOLSTICE Level 3 solar data may be used for any investigation that does not need a spectral resolution finer than 1 nm, or time resolution less than one day. SOLSTICE Level 3BS data may be used for studies of either short- term (e.g. 27-day) or long-term (e.g. 11-year) solar variability at the level of a few percent. Improved accuracy should be available in a future version of the data, with the expected solution (by UARS Project analysts) of some small but significant platform attitude problems, which we believe are responsible for small systematic errors in the SOLSTICE detector map pointing calibrations. DATA_ORGANIZATION: There is only one class (file format) of SOLSTICE Level 3BS data. FILE_CLASS_RELATIONSHIPS: None. LIT_REFERENCES: Rottman, G. J. and Woods, T. N., "In-Flight Calibration of Solar Irradiance Measurements by Direct Comparison with Stellar Observations", SPIE Proceedings, 924, 136-143, 1988. Rottman, G. J., Woods, T. N., and Sparn, T. P., "Solar-Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment 1. 1. Instrument Design and Operation", J. Geophys. Res. 98, 10667-10677, 1993. Woods, T. N., Rottman, G. J., and Ucker, G. J., "Solar-Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment 1. 2. Instrument Calibrations", J. Geophys. Res. 98, 10679-10694, 1993. in-flight techniques) is given in Woods et al (1993) and in Rottman and Woods (1994). The validation results for SOLSTICE, including comparisons to UARS SUSIM, SSBUV and ATLAS SUSIM, are given in Woods et al (1996). Reference format update + added extra references ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rottman, G. J. and Woods, T. N., "In-Flight Calibration of Solar Irradiance Measurements by Direct Comparison with Stellar Observations", SPIE Proceedings, 924, 136-143, 1988. Rottman, G. J., Woods, T. N., and Sparn, T. P., "Solar-Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment 1. 1. Instrument Design and Operation", J. Geophys. Res. 98, 10667-10677, 1993. Woods, T. N., Rottman, G. J., and Ucker, G. J., "Solar-Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment 1. 2. Instrument Calibrations", J. Geophys. Res. 98, 10679-10694, 1993. Rottman, G. J. and T. N. Woods, "UARS Solar Stellar Irradiance Comparison Experiment (SOLSTICE)", SPIE Proceedings, 2266, 317-329, 1994. Woods, T. N., D. K. Prinz, J. London, G. J. Rottman, P. C. Crane, R. P. Cebula, E. Hilsenrath, G. E. Brueckner, M. D. Andrews, O. R. White, M. E. VanHoosier, L. E. Floyd, L. C. Herring, B. G. Knapp, C. K. Pankratz, and P. A. Reiser, "Validation of the UARS Solar Ultraviolet Irradiances: Comparison with the ATLAS 1 and 2 Measurements", J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9541-9569, 1996. UARS CDHF Software System (UCSS) Programmer's Guide to Production Software Support Services (UCSS Programmer's Guide), prepared for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center by Computer Sciences Corporation, CSC/SD-86/6704/UD6. FILE CLASS ========== LEVEL 3BS DATA FILE ------------------- A Level 3BS file contains a single data record for each UARS day. Each data record contains a single array representing a daily mean solar spectrum. All records of a given file are of the same length. The actual record length is dependent upon the maximum number of data points that can be stored in the data record. The instrument science teams are responsible for providing data values for Type, Species/Subtype, starting wavelength, data, quality, UARS Day, and profile time. Reference the UCSS Programmer's Guide for more detailed information on the Level 3BS data file format. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FILE_CLASS_NAME: Level3BS_Data RECORD_TYPE_NAMES: SFDU_Label, File_Label_Record, Continuation_Label_Record, Data_Record ALGORITHMS: (1) Segemented, wavelength-dependent exponential detector degradation functions are computed (using coefficients from a calibration file) for the given day at each wavelength and applied to the irradiance and integrated irradiance data. No degradation correction is made to reported core/wing ratios. FILE_CLASS_SYNTAX: Number of records is specified in the File_Label_Record List of Records in file: #1: SFDU_Label #2: File_Label_Record #3: Continuation_Label_Record Zero or more as specified in the File_Label_Record #4: Data_Record One or more as specified in the File_Label_Record FILE_CLASS_FIELD_RELATIONSHIPS: none FILE_CLASS_MISC: none 1. SFDU_Label ------------- RECORD_NAME: SFDU_Label RECORD_STRUCTURE: Fixed Length RECORD_LENGTH: 60 Bytes RECORD_FIELD_NAMES: Tz_Field, Lz_Field, Ti_Field, Li_Field RECORD_SYNTAX: 4 Fields #1: Tz_Field #2: Lz_Field #3: Ti_Field #4: Li_Field 1.1 Tz_Field ------------ FIELD_NAME: Tz_Field FIELD_MNEMONIC: Tz_Field FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*32 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: SFDU Type (Tz) Field. Constant Value = 'CCSD1Z000001'. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 12A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A12 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 1.2 Lz_Field ------------ FIELD_NAME: Lz_Field FIELD_MNEMONIC: Lz_Field FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*8 String FIELD_UNITS: [byte] FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 byte FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 170' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: SFDU Length (Lz) Field. 20 + l where l is the length of the UARS file Right justified, zero filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 8A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 1.3 Ti_Field ------------ FIELD_NAME: Ti_Field FIELD_MNEMONIC: Ti_Field FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*12 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: SFDU Type (Ti) Field. Constant value = 'NURS1I00SO40' FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 12A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A12 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 1.4 Li_Field ------------ FIELD_NAME: Li_Field FIELD_MNEMONIC: Li_Field FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*8 String FIELD_UNITS: [byte] FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 byte FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 150' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: SFDU Length (Lz) Field. Length of UARS file Right justified, zero filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 8A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2. File_Label_Record -------------------- RECORD_NAME: File_Label_Record RECORD_STRUCTURE: Variable Length RECORD_LENGTH: Max (150 + 28 * n, length of Data_Record) where n = Value (Number_of_Time/Version_Entries_in_Record) RECORD_FIELD_NAMES: Satellite_Identifier Record_Type Instrument_Identifier Data_Subtype_Or_Species Format_Version_Number Physical_Record_Count Number_Of_Continuation_Records_For_File_Label Number_Of_Physical_Records_In_File File_Creation_Time_In_VAX_VMS_ASCII_Format Year_For_First_Data_Record Day_Of_Year_For_First_Data_Record Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_First_Data_Record Year_For_Last_Data_Record Day_Of_Year_For_Last_Data_Record Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_Last_Data_Record Data_Level UARS_Day_Number Number_Of_Data_Points_Per_Record Base_Wavelength_Of_Data_Point_Values Record_Length_In_Bytes CCB_Version_Number File_Cycle_Number Virtual_File_Flag Total_Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_File Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record Version_Entries RECORD_SYNTAX: 26 Fields #1 : Satellite_Identifier #2 : Record_Type #3 : Instrument_Identifier #4 : Data_Subtype_Or_Species #5 : Format_Version_Number #6 : Physical_Record_Count #7 : Number_Of_Continuation_Records_For_File_Label #8 : Number_Of_Physical_Records_In_File #9 : File_Creation_Time_In_VAX_VMS_ASCII_Format #10: Year_For_First_Data_Record #11: Day_Of_Year_For_First_Data_Record #12: Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_First_Data_Record #13: Year_For_Last_Data_Record #14: Day_Of_Year_For_Last_Data_Record #15: Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_Last_Data_Record #16: Data_Level #17: UARS_Day_Number #18: Number_Of_Data_Points_Per_Record #19: Base_Wavelength_Of_Data_Point_Values #20: Record_Length_In_Bytes #21: CCB_Version_Number #22: File_Cycle_Number #23: Virtual_File_Flag #24: Total_Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_File #25: Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record #26: Version_Entries 2.1 Satellite_Identifier ------------------------ FIELD_NAME: Satellite_Identifier FIELD_MNEMONIC: Satellite_Identifier FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Satellite identifier. Constant value 'UARS' FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.2 Record_Type --------------- FIELD_NAME: Record_Type FIELD_MNEMONIC: Record_Type FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*2 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Record type. Constant value ' 1' indicates a file label record. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 2A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A2 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.3 Instrument_Identifier ------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Instrument_Identifier FIELD_MNEMONIC: Data_Type FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*12 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Instrument identifier. Left justified, blank filled. Constant value 'SOLSTICE' FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 12A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A12 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.4 Data_Subtype_Or_Spec ------------------------ FIELD_NAME: Data_Subtype_Or_Species FIELD_MNEMONIC: Subtype FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*12 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Data subtype. Constant value ' SOLAR' FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 12A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A12 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.5 Format_Version_Number ------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Format_Version_Number FIELD_MNEMONIC: Format_Version_Number FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Format version number. Constant value ' 1' indicates that this is the first version of the Level 3BS file structure. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.6 Physical_Record_Count ------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Physical_Record_Count FIELD_MNEMONIC: Physical_Record_Count FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII character*8 string FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 record FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 0' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Physical record count. Constant value ' 1' indicates the label record is the logical first record in the file. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 8A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.7 Number_Of_Continuation_Records_For_File_Label ------------------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Number_Of_Continuation_Records_For_File_Label FIELD_MNEMONIC: Number_Of_Continuation_Records_For_File_Label FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 record FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 0' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Number of continuation records for file label for a virtual file (a level 3BS file containing a user specified time range that is not on day boundaries). Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.8 Number_Of_Physical_Records_In_File -------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Number_Of_Physical_Records_In_File FIELD_MNEMONIC: Number_Of_Physical_Records_In_File FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*8 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 record FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 1' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Number of physical records in file. Does not count SFDU label record FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 8A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.9 File_Creation_Time_In_VAX_VMS_ASCII_Format ----------------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: File_Creation_Time_In_VAX_VMS_ASCII_Format FIELD_MNEMONIC: File_Creation_Time_In_VAX_VMS_ASCII_Format FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*23 String FIELD_UNITS: dd-mmm-yyyy hh:mm:ss.cc FIELD_RESOLUTION: 0.01 second FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: File creation time in VAX VMS ASCII format indicates the date and time the file was cataloged in the UCSS. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 23A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A23 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.10 Year_For_First_Data_Record ------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Year_For_First_Data_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Year_For_First_Data_Record FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*3 String FIELD_UNITS: Years since 1900 FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 year FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 91' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Year for first data record Right justified, blank filled Value is Year-1900 FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 3A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A3 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.11 Day_Of_Year_For_First_Data_Record -------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Day_Of_Year_For_First_Data_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Day_Of_Year_For_First_Data_Record FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*3 String FIELD_UNITS: Day of Year FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 day FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 1', <= '366' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Day of year for first data record Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 3A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A3 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.12 Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_First_Data_Record ---------------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_First_Data_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_First_Data_Record FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*8 String FIELD_UNITS: Milliseconds FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 millisecond FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >=' 0', <= '86399999' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Milliseconds of day for first data record Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 8A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.13 Year_For_Last_Data_Record ------------------------------ FIELD_NAME: Year_For_Last_Data_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Year_For_Last_Data_Record FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*3 String FIELD_UNITS: Years since 1900 FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 year FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 91' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Year for last data record Right justified, blank filled Value is Year-1900 FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 3A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A3 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.14 Day_Of_Year_For_Last_Data_Record ------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Day_Of_Year_For_Last_Data_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Day_Of_Year_For_Last_Data_Record FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*3 String FIELD_UNITS: Day of year FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 day FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 1', <= '366' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Day of year for last data record Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 3A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A3 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.15 Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_Last_Data_Record --------------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_Last_Data_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Milliseconds_Of_Day_For_Last_Data_Record FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*8 String FIELD_UNITS: Milliseconds FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 millisecond FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 0', <= '86399999' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Milliseconds of day for last data record Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 8A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.16 Data_Level --------------- FIELD_NAME: Data_Level FIELD_MNEMONIC: Data_Level FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*3 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Data level. Constant value '3BS'. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 3A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A3 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.17 UARS_Day_Number -------------------- FIELD_NAME: UARS_Day_Number FIELD_MNEMONIC: UARS_Day FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: Days FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 day FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 1' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: UARS day number (UARS day 1 = September 12, 1991) Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.18 Number_Of_Data_Points_Per_Record ------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Number_Of_Data_Points_Per_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Max_Points FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 data point FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 1', <= '311' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Number of data points per record Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.19 Base_Wavelength_Of_Data_Point_Values ------------------------------------ FIELD_NAME: Base_Wavelength_Of_Data_Point_Values FIELD_MNEMONIC: Start_Wvlngth FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*6 String Right justified, blank filled FIELD_UNITS: [nm] FIELD_RESOLUTION: 0.5 nm FIELD_RANGE: Formatted real, ' 115.5' to ' 425.5' inclusive FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Right justified, blank filled. Start_Wvlngth is the wavelength associated with the first value returned. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 6A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A6 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.20 Record_Length_In_Bytes --------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Record_Length_In_Bytes FIELD_MNEMONIC: Record_Length_In_Bytes FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*5 String FIELD_UNITS: [byte] FIELD_RESOLUTION: 4 bytes FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 150', <= ' 4156' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Record length in bytes Right justified, blank filled Value is 4*Integerpart ((Max (150, 1664 + 8*n) + 3)/4) where n = Value (Number_Of_Data_Points_per_Record) FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 5A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A5 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.21 CCB_Version_Number ----------------------- FIELD_NAME: CCB_Version_Number FIELD_MNEMONIC: CCB_Version_Number FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*9 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 1', <= ' 9999' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Version number assigned by the UCSS Configuration Control Board in conjunction with the Principal Investigator to differentiate versions of data. Investigator's referencing documentation contains the specific values for the CCB_Version_Number field. Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 9A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A9 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.22 File_Cycle_Number ---------------------- FIELD_NAME: File_Cycle_Number FIELD_MNEMONIC: File_Cycle_Number FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*5 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 1', <= ' 31' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: File cycle number right justified, blank filled Supplied only during file creation by a Remote Access Computer data transfer, otherwise undefined The cycle number is incremented if necessary to provide a unique catalog entry at the UARS CDHF. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 5A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A5 FIELD_FILL_CODE: Undefined FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.23 Virtual_File_Flag ---------------------- FIELD_NAME: Virtual_File_Flag FIELD_MNEMONIC: Virtual_File_Flag FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: The Virtual_File_Flag is set to ' ' if a file is a production file containing all the available data for one specific day or 'V' if the file is created by a Remote Access Computer data transfer where a user specified time range is not on day boundaries. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 1A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A1 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.24 Total_Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_File ------------------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Total_Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_File FIELD_MNEMONIC: Total_Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_File FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 0' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Physical record count. Constant value ' 1' indicates the label record is the logical first record in the file. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.25 Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record --------------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 0' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Number of time/version entries in record Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 2.26 Version_Entries -------------------- FIELD_NAME: Version_Entries FIELD_MNEMONIC: Version_Entries FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*28 String 1-D Array (n), where n is value (Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record) FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: List of version entries. Each version entry contains: Version_Entries (1:3) start year Version_Entries (4:6) start day of year Version_Entries (7:14) start milliseconds of day Version_Entries (15:24) version number Version_Entries (24:28) cycle number FIELD_REPRESENTATION: n(28A) FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: nA28 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 3. Continuation_Label_Record ---------------------------- RECORD_NAME: Continuation_Label_Record RECORD_STRUCTURE: Variable Length RECORD_LENGTH: Max (48 + 28 * n, length of Data_Record) where n = Value (Number_of_Time/Version_Entries_in_Record) RECORD_FIELD_NAMES: Satellite_Identifier Record_Type Instrument_Identifier Data_Subtype_Or_Species Format_Version_Number Physical_Record_Count Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record Spare Version_Entries RECORD_SYNTAX: 9 Fields #1 : Satellite_Identifier #2 : Record_Type #3 : Instrument_Identifier #4 : Data_Subtype_Or_Species #5 : Format_Version_Number #6 : Physical_Record_Count #7 : Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record #8 : Spare #9 : Version_Entries 3.1 Satellite_Identifier ------------------------ FIELD_NAME: Satellite_Identifier FIELD_MNEMONIC: Satellite_Identifier FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Satellite identifier. Constant value 'UARS' FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 3.2 Record_Type --------------- FIELD_NAME: Record_Type FIELD_MNEMONIC: Record_Type FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*2 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Record type. Constant value ' 2' for a continuation label record format. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 2A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A2 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 3.3 Instrument_Identifier ------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Instrument_Identifier FIELD_MNEMONIC: Data_Type FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*12 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Instrument identifier. Left justified, blank filled. Constant value 'SOLSTICE' FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 12A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A12 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 3.4 Data_Subtype_Or_Species --------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Data_Subtype_Or_Species FIELD_MNEMONIC: Subtype FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*12 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Data subtype or species. Constant value 'SOLAR', left justified, blank filled. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 12A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A12 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 3.5 Format_Version_Number ------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Format_Version_Number FIELD_MNEMONIC: Format_Version_Number FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Format version number. Constant value ' 1' indicates that this is the first version of the Level 3BS file structure. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 3.6 Physical_Record_Count ------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Physical_Record_Count FIELD_MNEMONIC: Physical_Record_Count FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII character*8 string FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 record FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 1' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Physical record count. Constant value ' 1' indicates the label record is the logical first record in the file. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 8A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 3.7 Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record -------------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 1' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Number of time/version entries in record Right justified, blank filled FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 3.8 Spare --------- FIELD_NAME: Spare FIELD_MNEMONIC: Spare FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*2 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Spare. Field contents undefined FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 2A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A2 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 3.9 Version_Entries -------------------- FIELD_NAME: Version_Entries FIELD_MNEMONIC: Version_Entries FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*28 String 1-D Array (n), where n is value (Number_Of_Time/Version_Entries_In_Record) FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: List of version entries. Each version entry contains: Version_Entries (1:3) start year Version_Entries (4:6) start day of year Version_Entries (7:14) start milliseconds of day Version_Entries (15:24) version number Version_Entries (24:28) cycle number FIELD_REPRESENTATION: n(28A) FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: nA28 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4. Data_Record -------------- RECORD_NAME: Data_record RECORD_STRUCTURE: Variable Length RECORD_LENGTH: Max (64 + 4 * n, length of File_Label_Record) where n = Value (Total_Number_of_Points_in_the_Record) RECORD_FIELD_NAMES: Satellite_Identifier Record_Type Instrument_Identifier Physical_Record_Count Spare Total_Number_Of_Points_In_The_Record Number_Of_Actual_Points Starting_Wavelength_Of_First_Actual_Point Record_Time_In_UDTF_Format Spare Spare Spare Data Quality Number_Of_Parameter_Pairs Parameter RECORD_SYNTAX: 16 Fields #1 : Satellite_Identifier #2 : Record_Type #3 : Instrument_Identifier #4 : Physical_Record_Count #5 : Spare #6 : Total_Number_Of_Points_In_The_Record #7 : Number_Of_Actual_Points #8 : Starting_Index_Of_First_Actual_Point #9 : Record_Time_In_UDTF_Format #10: Spare #11: Spare #12: Spare #13: Data #14: Quality #15: Number_Of_Parameter_Pairs #16: Parameter 4.1 Satellite_Identifier ------------------------ FIELD_NAME: Satellite_Identifier FIELD_MNEMONIC: Satellite_Identifier FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Satellite identifier. Constant value 'UARS' FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.2 Record_Type --------------- FIELD_NAME: Record_Type FIELD_MNEMONIC: Record_Type FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*2 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Record type. Constant value ' 3' for the data record format. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 2A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A2 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.3 Instrument_Identifier ------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Instrument_Identifier FIELD_MNEMONIC: Data_Type FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*12 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Instrument identifier. Left justified, blank filled. Constant value 'SOLSTICE' FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 12A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A12 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.4 Physical_Record_Count ------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Physical_Record_Count FIELD_MNEMONIC: Physical_Record_Count FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*8 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: Formatted integer >= ' 2' FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Physical record count Right justified, blank filled Does not count SFDU label record FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.5 Spare --------- FIELD_NAME: Spare FIELD_MNEMONIC: Spare FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*2 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Spare. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 2A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A2 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.6 Total_Number_Of_Points_In_The_Record ---------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Total_Number_Of_Points_In_The_Record FIELD_MNEMONIC: Max_Points FIELD_SYNTAX: Scalar FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 data point FIELD_RANGE: Integer >= 1, <= 1000 FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Maximum number of data points in the data array. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: VI4 FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: I4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.7 Number_Of_Actual_Points --------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Number_Of_Actual_Points FIELD_MNEMONIC: Num_Points FIELD_SYNTAX: Scalar FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 data point FIELD_RANGE: Integer >= 1, <= 1000 FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Number of actual elements in the data array to be retrieved. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: VI4 FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: I4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.8 Starting_Wavelength_Of_First_Actual_Point ---------------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Starting_Wavelength_Of_First_Actual_Point FIELD_MNEMONIC: Start_Index FIELD_SYNTAX: Scalar FIELD_UNITS: [nm] FIELD_RESOLUTION: 0.5 nm FIELD_RANGE: Real value >= 115.5 and <= 425.5 FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Starting Wavelength is the wavelength associated with the first value returned. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: VR4 FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: F6.1 FIELD_FILL_CODE: INVALID_REAL_NUMBER X'00008000' FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.9 Record_Time_In_UDTF_Format ------------------------------- FIELD_NAME: Record_Time_In_UDTF_Format FIELD_MNEMONIC: Strt_Dattim FIELD_SYNTAX: 1-D Array (2) FIELD_UNITS: 1 millisecond FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1 millisecond FIELD_RANGE: >= [91001,0] FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Record time in UDTF format FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 2VI4 FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: I5,I8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.10 Spare --------- FIELD_NAME: Spare FIELD_MNEMONIC: Spare FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Spare. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.11 Spare --------- FIELD_NAME: Spare FIELD_MNEMONIC: Spare FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*4 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Spare. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 4A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.12 Spare --------- FIELD_NAME: Spare FIELD_MNEMONIC: Spare FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*8 String FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: n/a FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Spare. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: 8A FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: A8 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.13 Data --------- FIELD_NAME: Data FIELD_MNEMONIC: Data3BS FIELD_SYNTAX: 1-D Array (n), where n is value (Total_Number_Of_Points_In_The_Record) FIELD_UNITS: [Watt] [m^-3] FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1e-6 FIELD_RANGE: >= 0 FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Data3BS is an array consisting of solar flux measurements at wavelengths on 1-nm intervals, such that the wavelength of the measurement at bin index j is value (Starting_Wavelength_ Of_First_Actual_Point) + (j-1) FIELD_REPRESENTATION: nVR4 FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: E13.6 FIELD_FILL_CODE: INVALID_REAL_NUMBER X'00008000' FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.14 Quality ------------ FIELD_NAME: Quality FIELD_MNEMONIC: Qual FIELD_SYNTAX: 1-D Array (n), where n is value (Total_Number_Of_Points_In_The_Record) FIELD_UNITS: [Watt] [m^-3] FIELD_RESOLUTION: 1e-6 FIELD_RANGE: >= 0. FIELD_DESCRIPTION: One dimensional array containing standard errors associated with the data values returned in Data3BS. FIELD_REPRESENTATION: nVR4 FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: E13.6 FIELD_FILL_CODE: INVALID_REAL_NUMBER X'00008000' FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.15 Number_Of_Parameter_Pairs -------------- FIELD_NAME: Number_Of_Parameter_Pairs FIELD_MNEMONIC: Number_Of_Parameter_Pairs FIELD_SYNTAX: I4 FIELD_UNITS: n/a FIELD_RESOLUTION: n/a FIELD_RANGE: Integer >= 0, <= 40 FIELD_DESCRIPTION: The number of Level 3 parameter name/value pairs supplied in the Parameter (4.16) field. FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: VI4 FIELD_FILL_CODE: n/a FIELD_MASKS: n/a 4.16 Parameter -------------- FIELD_NAME: Parameter FIELD_MNEMONIC: Parameter FIELD_SYNTAX: ASCII Character*20 String 2-D Array (2,n), where n is the value (Number_Of_Parameter_Pairs) FIELD_UNITS: variable--see FIELD_DESCRIPTION below FIELD_RESOLUTION: variable--see FIELD_DESCRIPTION below FIELD_RANGE: variable--see FIELD_DESCRIPTION below FIELD_DESCRIPTION: Level 3 parameter names and values provided by the instrument scientist. As of SOLSTICE Level 3AS data version 6, seventeen parameters are defined. These are listed below, with a brief description of each, including the units, resolution, and range. The names listed below are the actual names in the name element of each name-value pair in the 2 X 40 character*20 array. 1. MSD DESCRIPTION: Mean Solar Distance (i.e., earth-sun distance at noon UT) UNITS: Astronomical Unit (A.U.) RESOLUTION: 1e-6 RANGE: 0.9 to 1.1 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 2. HI_121.6_INTENSITY DESCRIPTION: Integrated intensity of the Hydrogen-I (Lyman-alpha) emission (above the continuum) at 121.56 nm UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 3. HI_121.6_ERROR DESCRIPTION: Standard error in the integrated intensity of the Hydrogen-I (Lyman-alpha) emission (above the continuum) at 121.56 nm UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 4. OI_130.4_INTENSITY DESCRIPTION: Integrated intensity of the Oxygen-I emission (above the continuum) at 130.217 nm. (Only the single component at 130.217 of the O-I pair at 130.217, 130.544 is reported.) UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 5. OI_130.4_ERROR DESCRIPTION: Standard error of the integrated intensity of the Oxygen-I emission (above the continuum) at 130.217 nm. UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 6. CIV_154.8_INTENSITY DESCRIPTION: Integrated intensity of the Carbon-IV emission (above the continuum) at 154.818 nm. (Only the single component at 154.818 nm of the C-IV pair at 154.818, 155.077 nm is reported.) UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 7. CIV_154.8_ERROR DESCRIPTION: Standard error of the integrated intensity of the Carbon-IV emission (above the continuum) at 154.818 nm. UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 8. CI_156.1_INTENSITY DESCRIPTION: Integrated intensity of the Carbon-I emission (above the continuum) at 156.134 nm. (Only the single component at 156.134 nm of the C-I pair at 156.068, 156.134 nm is reported.) UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 9. CI_156.1_ERROR DESCRIPTION: Standard error of the integrated intensity of the Carbon-I emission (above the continuum) at 156.134 nm. UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 10. CI_165.6_INTENSITY DESCRIPTION: Integrated intensity of the Carbon-I emission (above the continuum) at 165.627 nm. UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 11. CI_165.6_ERROR DESCRIPTION: Standard error of the integrated intensity of the Carbon-I emission (above the continuum) at 165.627 nm. UNITS: [watt] [m^-3] [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1e8 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 12. MgII_280.0_C/W_RATIO DESCRIPTION: Core-to-Wing ratio of the integrated intensity of the Magnesium-II doublet at 279.552 nm and 280.270 nm divided by the mean (instantaneous) intensity of the continuum outside of the self-absorbing region. UNITS: [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 13. MgII_280.0_C/W_ERROR DESCRIPTION: Standard error in the Mg-II core-to-wing ratio. UNITS: [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 14. CaII_393.3_C/W_RATIO DESCRIPTION: Core-to-Wing ratio of the integrated intensity of the Calcium-II doublet at 393.367 nm and 396.848 nm divided by the mean (instantaneous) intensity of the continuum outside of the self-absorbing region. UNITS: [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 15. CaII_393.3_C/W_ERROR DESCRIPTION: Standard error in the Ca-II core-to-wing ratio. UNITS: [nm] RESOLUTION: 1e-3 RANGE: 0 to 1 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 16. CARRINGTON_LONGITUDE DESCRIPTION: Heliographic longitude (in Carrington's system) of the sub-earth point on the sun at noon UT UNITS: [deg] RESOLUTION: 1e-2 RANGE: 0 to 360 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 17. CARRINGTON_LATITUDE DESCRIPTION: Heliographic latitude (in Carrington's system) of the sub-earth point on the sun at noon UT UNITS: [deg] RESOLUTION: 1e-2 RANGE: -90 to +90 FILL_CODE: -1.000000 FIELD_DISPLAY_FORMAT: n(20A/20A) FIELD_FILL_CODE: ' ' FIELD_MASKS: n/a