Note: Many items listed are not always present, depending on how the data file was generated. The items with an asterisk (*) are the most important ones (to satisfy the demands of the plotter "PLOVR.EXE")! Word Word No. Description No. Description *1 Record number 21 Beginning track (3M cassette) *2 Channel number 22 Beginning block (3M cassette) *3 Mirror position 23 Beginning time (HHMMSS) 0 = earth 24 Current time (HHMMSS) 4 = hot blackbody +25 Quality flag 8 = cold blackbody 1 = ifgm,ok 4 Scan direction (1 or 2) 2 = spectrum,ok 5 Mirror alignment flag <0 = rejected 6 Data buffer overflow flag +26 Data conversion type # 7 Number of unknown records 1:I*2, 2:I*4, 3:R*4 # 8 Number of points in ifgm. +27 ZPD word number (in ifgm) # 9 Beginning record number 28 Time correction (seconds) (raw data rec.no. for 29 Apodization indicator start of ifgm.) (0=none) #10 ZPD rec.no. (raw data) 30 No. ifgm. points used if FFT #11 Time (seconds) *31 No. points in spectrum #12 Hot blackbody temp.(C) 32 Calibration record 1 #13 Cold blackbody temp. (C) *33 Interval in independent variable #14 DC Level, Channel 1 *34 Minimum value, independent var. 15 DC Level, Channel 2 *35 Maximum value, independent var. 16 DC Level, Channel 3 *36 Number of 32-bit words/record 17 Year (of observation) 37 Number of header words (100) 18 Month 38 Spectral resolution 19 Day 40 Number of records in file 20 Data type 41..46 BB temps and cal.rec.nos. (1:preflight,2:flight, 51 Latitude 3:postflight,4:lab test) 52 Longitude 53 Aircraft altitude (feet) 54 Aircraft heading Additions -- 55 HBB temp correction coeff. no. 1 56 HBB temp correction coeff. no. 2 57 HBB temp correction coeff. no. 3 58 CBB temp correction coeff. no. 1 59 CBB temp correction coeff. no. 2 60 CBB temp correction coeff. no. 3 61 .. 78 SCAM temperatures (averages) In files output by AVDIRS.EXE (average of 2 scan directions): 81 Time (seconds) in "file 1" (earlier file) 82 Time (seconds) in "file 2" (later file) 83 Time (HHMMSS) in "file 1" (earlier file) 84 Time (HHMMSS) in "file 2" (later file) In files output by COADDHIS.EXE: 85 Mean spectral average 86 Standard deviation of spectral average 87 First wavenumber for spectral average 88 Last wavenumber for spectral average 89 Aircraft heading in first record of average 90 Aircraft heading in last record of average In files output by HISAC3.EXE: 91 Mean HBB temperature from calib. point 1 92 Std.Dev. HBB temp. from calib. point 1 93 Mean CBB temperature from calib. point 1 94 Std.Dev. CBB temp. from calib. point 1 95 Mean HBB temperature from calib. point 2 96 Std.Dev. HBB temp. from calib. point 2 97 Mean CBB temperature from calib. point 2 98 Std.Dev. CBB temp. from calib. point 2 ............................................................................ + NOTE: In the files of calibrated spectra, words 25, 26 and 27 are ambient temperature, hot blackbody emissivity and cold blackbody emissivity, respectively. # NOTE: In the Bomem M120 files words 7..14 contain thermistor values.
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