Global attributes - DA10

DA10 User Guide

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The global attributes are used in the DA10 netCDF files.

Table 1. Global, ungrouped attributes
Attribute Description
_NCProperties Information about the used netCDF libraries.
title

Device type, description.

Displayed in the file title.

institution

Information about the producer of the data.

Empty by default.

source Information about the origin of the data.

User configurable.

Empty by default.

instrument_serial_number Serial number of the instrument.
Conventions NetCDF convention version of the file.
schema_version

Version of the netCDF schema.

Distinguishes between schema versions to parse the version specific content.

algorithm_version Algorithm version.
gateway_firmware_version Firmware version of the gateway.
dac_near_firmware_version Firmware version of the device control module in the near-range measurement unit.
dac_far_firmware_version Firmware version of the device control module in the far-range measurement unit.
history

For use as an audit trail for modifications to the original data.

User configurable with your preferred netCDF interface.

Empty by default.

comment Miscellaneous information about the data.

User configurable.

Empty by default.

unit

Reporting unit, m (meters) or ft (feet).

Default: m

file_temporal_span_in_minutes

Time period that the file covers in minutes.

  • In attenuated backscatter files, always 5 minutes.
  • In water vapor mixing ratio files, always 20 minutes.
profile_interval_in_seconds

Time between consecutive profiles in seconds.

Always 60 seconds.

overlap_function_provided

In attenuated backscatter files only.

Overlap function provided in the netCDF file.

  • 1 = true
  • 0 = false, always false
overlap_is_corrected

In attenuated backscatter files only.

File overlap is corrected.

  • 1= true; always true
  • 0 = false