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
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+ 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.
Information provided by ben.howell@ssec.wisc.edu