DORADE::ParamDescriptor Struct Reference

List of all members.

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Detailed Description

Header in DORADE data file.

Author:

Lulin Song

Version:

Id

ParamDescriptor.h,v 1.5 2009/06/02 20:17:42 lakshman Exp

Public Member Functions
	ParamDescriptor ()
Public Attributes
char	id [5]
	4 ASCII "PARM"
int	len
	Length of parameter descriptor block.
char	paramName [9]
	Parameter name.
char	paramDesc [41]
	Description of the parameter.
char	units [9]
	Units.
short	interPulsePeriod
	Inter-pulse period(s) (IPP's) Bit 0 set to 1 indicates IPP #1 is used in this parameter.
short	transFreq
	Transmitted frequencies Bit 0 set to 1 indicates Frequency #1 is used in this parameter.
float	recBandWidth
	Receiver bandwidth [MHZ].
short	pulseWidth
	Pulse width [m].
short	polarization
	Polarization 0 -- Horizontal 1 -- Vertical 2 -- Circular, Right Handed 3 -- Elliptical 4 -- Circular, Left Handed 5 -- Dual Polarization.
short	numSampDwell
	Number of samples in the dwell time.
short	paramType
	Parameter type 1 -- 8 bit integer 2 -- 16 bit integer 3 -- 32 bit integer 4 -- floating point (32 bit IEEE).
char	thresholdField [9]
	Threshold field.
float	threshold
	Threshold value [units depend on the threshold fielddeg].
float	scale
	Scale factor.
float	offsetFactor
	Offset factor [meteorological value = (recorded value - offset factor ) /scale factor ].
int	missingFlag
	Deleted or missing data flag (It is recommended that -256 is used for byte entries and -999 used for all other entries.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

DORADE::ParamDescriptor::ParamDescriptor

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Member Data Documentation

char DORADE::ParamDescriptor::id[5]

4 ASCII "PARM"

short DORADE::ParamDescriptor::interPulsePeriod

Inter-pulse period(s) (IPP's) Bit 0 set to 1 indicates IPP #1 is used in this parameter.

Etc. for bits 1,2,3 and 4 and IPP's 2,3,4 and 5

int DORADE::ParamDescriptor::len

Length of parameter descriptor block.

int DORADE::ParamDescriptor::missingFlag

Deleted or missing data flag (It is recommended that -256 is used for byte entries and -999 used for all other entries.

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short DORADE::ParamDescriptor::numSampDwell

Number of samples in the dwell time.

float DORADE::ParamDescriptor::offsetFactor

Offset factor [meteorological value = (recorded value - offset factor ) /scale factor ].

char DORADE::ParamDescriptor::paramDesc[41]

Description of the parameter.

char DORADE::ParamDescriptor::paramName[9]

Parameter name.

short DORADE::ParamDescriptor::paramType

Parameter type 1 -- 8 bit integer 2 -- 16 bit integer 3 -- 32 bit integer 4 -- floating point (32 bit IEEE).

short DORADE::ParamDescriptor::polarization

Polarization 0 -- Horizontal 1 -- Vertical 2 -- Circular, Right Handed 3 -- Elliptical 4 -- Circular, Left Handed 5 -- Dual Polarization.

short DORADE::ParamDescriptor::pulseWidth

Pulse width [m].

float DORADE::ParamDescriptor::recBandWidth

Receiver bandwidth [MHZ].

float DORADE::ParamDescriptor::scale

Scale factor.

float DORADE::ParamDescriptor::threshold

Threshold value [units depend on the threshold fielddeg].

char DORADE::ParamDescriptor::thresholdField[9]

Threshold field.

short DORADE::ParamDescriptor::transFreq

Transmitted frequencies Bit 0 set to 1 indicates Frequency #1 is used in this parameter.

Etc. for bits 1,2,3 and 4 and Frequencies's 2,3,4 and 5

char DORADE::ParamDescriptor::units[9]

Units.

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