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8.3.1.3.3.2 NOAA-N Format (Version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all spacecraft)

Table 8.3.1.3.3.2-1 gives the format for the LAC/HRPT Level 1b data record for NOAA-N (Version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all spacecraft). Eight and 16-bit extracts of the LAC/HRPT Level 1b data will be supported by CLASS for NOAA-N, but are still to be determined at the time of this writing.

Table 8.3.1.3.3.2-1. Format of LAC/HRPT Data Record for NOAA-N (Version 3, post-April 28, 2005, all spacecraft).
Field Name Start Octet End Octet Data Type Word Size Number of Words Scale Factor Units Notes
SCAN LINE INFORMATION                
Scan Line Number (cumulative, starting with 1; range: 0 - 65,535) 1 2 u 2 1 0    
Scan Line Year (4 digit year) 3 4 u 2 1 0 year  
Scan Line Day of Year (3 digit day) 5 6 u 2 1 0 day  
Satellite Clock Drift Delta 7 8 i 2 1 0 milliseconds  
Scan Line UTC Time of Day 9 12 u 4 1 0 milliseconds  
Scan Line Bit Field bit 15: satellite direction (0=northbound; 1=southbound)
bit 14: clock drift correction (0=not corrected; 1=scan time corrected for clock drift)
bits 13-2: <zero fill>
bits 1-0: channel 3 select (0=3B; 1=3A; 2=transition)
13 14 u 2 1 0    
<Zero Fill> 15 24 i 2 5 0    
QUALITY INDICATORS
Quality Indicator Bit Field (if a bit is on (=1), the statement is true)
bit 31: do not use scan for product generation
bit 30: time sequence error detected within this scan (see below)
bit 29: data gap precedes this scan
bit 28: insufficient data for calibration (see below)
bit 27: earth location data not available (see below)
bit 26: first good time following a clock update (nominally 0)
bit 25: instrument status changed with this scan
bit 24: sync lock dropped during this frame
bit 23: frame sync word has errors
bit 22: frame sync returned to lock
bit 21: frame sync word not valid
bit 20: bit slippage occurred during this frame
bits 19-9: <zero fill>
bit 8: TIP parity error detected
bits 7-6: reflected sunlight detected ch 3B (0=no anomaly; 1=anomaly; 3=unsure)
bits 5-4: reflected sunlight detected ch 4 (0=no anomaly; 1=anomaly; 3=unsure)
bits 3-2: reflected sunlight detected ch 5 (0=no anomaly; 1=anomaly; 3=unsure)
bit 1: resync occurred on this frame
bit 0: pseudonoise occurred on this frame
25 28 u 4 1 0    
Scan Line Quality Flags [<Reserved>] (zero fill) 29 29 u 1 1 0    
Scan Line Quality Flags [Time Problem Code] (If a bit is on (=1), the statement is true. All bits off implies the scan time is as expected.)
bit 7: time field is bad but can probably be inferred from the previous good time
bit 6: time field is bad and can't be inferred from the previous good time
bit 5: this record starts a sequence that is inconsistent with previous times (i.e., there is a time discontinuity). This may be associated with a spacecraft clock update. (See bit 26, Quality Indicator Bit Field.)
bit 4: start of a sequence that apparently repeats scan times that have been previously accepted
bits 3-0: <zero fill>
30 30 u 1 1 0    
Scan Line Quality Flags [Calibration Problem Code]
(If a bit is on (=1), the statement is true. These bits complement the channel indicators; all bits set to 0 indicates normal calibration.)
bit 7: scan line not calibrated: all IR channels failed calibration.
bit 6: scan line marginally calibrated: one or more IR channels marginally calibrated, or one or more, but not all, IR channels failed calibration.
bit 5: scan line not calibrated: bad or insufficient PRT data
bit 4: scan line marginally calibrated: marginal PRT data
bit 3: some uncalibrated channels for this scan line (i.e., one or more, but not all, IR channels failed calibration).
bit 2: No visible calibration due to either the presence of MIRP pseudonoise in place of AVHRR data or calibration processing turned off.
bit 1: <zero fill>
bit 0: <zero fill>
31 31 u 1 1 0    
Scan Line Quality Flags [Earth Location Problem Code] (If a bit is on (=1), the statement is true. All bits set to 0 implies the earth location was normal.)
bit 7: not earth located because of bad time; earth location fields zero-filled
bit 6: earth location questionable: questionable time code (see time problem flags above)
bit 5: earth location questionable: marginal agreement with reasonableness check
bit 4: earth location questionable: fails reasonableness check
bits 3-2: <zero fill>
bit 1:<zero fill>
bit 0: <zero fill>
32 32 u 1 1 0    
Calibration Quality Flags (all bits off implies a good calibration) Word 1: Channel 3B
bits 15-8: <zero fill>
bit 7: this channel is not calibrated
bit 6: this channel is calibrated but questionable
bit 5: all bad blackbody counts for scan line
bit 4: all bad space view counts for scan line
bit 3: <zero fill>
bit 2: marginal blackbody view counts for this line
bit 1: marginal space view counts for this line
bit 0: <zero fill>

Words 2-3: Channels 4-5 (in order)
33 38 u 2 3 0    
Count of Bit Errors in Frame Sync 39 40 u 2 1 0    
<Zero Fill> 41 48 i 4 2 0    
CALIBRATION COEFFICIENTS
Visible Operational Cal Ch 1 Slope 1 49 52 i 4 1 7    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 1 Intercept 1 53 56 i 4 1 6    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 1 Slope 2 57 60 i 4 1 7    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 1 Intercept 2 61 64 i 4 1 6    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 1 Intersection 65 68 i 4 1 0    
Visible Test Cal Ch 1 Slope 1 69 72 i 4 1 7    
Visible Test Cal Ch 1 Intercept 1 73 76 i 4 1 6    
Visible Test Cal Ch 1 Slope 2 77 80 i 4 1 7    
Visible Test Cal Ch 1 Intercept 2 81 84 i 4 1 6    
Visible Test Cal Ch 1 Intersection 85 88 i 4 1 0    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 1 Slope 1 89 92 i 4 1 7    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 1 Intercept 1 93 96 i 4 1 6    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 1 Slope 2 97 100 i 4 1 7    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 1 Intercept 2 101 104 i 4 1 6    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 1 Intersection 105 108 i 4 1 0    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 2 Slope 1 109 112 i 4 1 7    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 2 Intercept 1 113 116 i 4 1 6    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 2 Slope 2 117 120 i 4 1 7    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 2 Intercept 2 121 124 i 4 1 6    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 2 Intersection 125 128 i 4 1 0    
Visible Test Cal Ch 2 Slope 1 129 132 i 4 1 7    
Visible Test Cal Ch 2 Intercept 1 133 136 i 4 1 6    
Visible Test Cal Ch 2 Slope 2 137 140 i 4 1 7    
Visible Test Cal Ch 2 Intercept 2 141 144 i 4 1 6    
Visible Test Cal Ch 2 Intersection 145 148 i 4 1 0    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 2 Slope 1 149 152 i 4 1 7    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 2 Intercept 1 153 156 i 4 1 6    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 2 Slope 2 157 160 i 4 1 7    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 2 Intercept 2 161 164 i 4 1 6    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 2 Intersection 165 168 i 4 1 0    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 3A Slope 1 169 172 i 4 1 7    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 3A Intercept 1 173 176 i 4 1 6    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 3A Slope 2 177 180 i 4 1 7    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 3A Intercept 2 181 184 i 4 1 6    
Visible Operational Cal Ch 3A Intersection 185 188 i 4 1 0    
Visible Test Cal Ch 3A Slope 1 189 192 i 4 1 7    
Visible Test Cal Ch 3A Intercept 1 193 196 i 4 1 6    
Visible Test Cal Ch 3A Slope 2 197 200 i 4 1 7    
Visible Test Cal Ch 3A Intercept 2 201 204 i 4 1 6    
Visible Test Cal Ch 3A Intersection 205 208 i 4 1 0    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 3A Slope 1 209 212 i 4 1 7    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 3A Intercept 1 213 216 i 4 1 6    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 3A Slope 2 217 220 i 4 1 7    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 3A Intercept 2 221 224 i 4 1 6    
Visible Prelaunch Cal Ch 3A Intersection 225 228 i 4 1 0    
IR Operational Cal Ch 3B Coefficient 1 229 232 i 4 1 6    
IR Operational Cal Ch 3B Coefficient 2 233 236 i 4 1 6    
IR Operational Cal Ch 3B Coefficient 3 237 240 i 4 1 6    
IR Test Cal Ch 3B Coefficient 1 241 244 i 4 1 6    
IR Test Cal Ch 3B Coefficient 2 245 248 i 4 1 6    
IR Test Cal Ch 3B Coefficient 3 249 252 i 4 1 6    
IR Operational Cal Ch 4 Coefficient 1 253 256 i 4 1 6    
IR Operational Cal Ch 4 Coefficient 2 257 260 i 4 1 6    
IR Operational Cal Ch 4 Coefficient 3 261 264 i 4 1 7    
IR Test Cal Ch 4 Coefficient 1 265 268 i 4 1 6    
IR Test Cal Ch 4 Coefficient 2 269 272 i 4 1 6    
IR Test Cal Ch 4 Coefficient 3 273 276 i 4 1 7    
IR Operational Cal Ch 5 Coefficient 1 277 280 i 4 1 6    
IR Operational Cal Ch 5 Coefficient 2 281 284 i 4 1 6    
IR Operational Cal Ch 5 Coefficient 3 285 288 i 4 1 7    
IR Test Cal Ch 5 Coefficient 1 289 292 i 4 1 6    
IR Test Cal Ch 5 Coefficient 2 293 296 i 4 1 6    
IR Test Cal Ch 5 Coefficient 3 297 300 i 4 1 7    
<Zero Fill> 301 312 i 4 3 0    
NAVIGATION
Navigation Status Bit Field

bits 31-18: <zero fill>
bit 17: earth location at the satellite subpoint is accurate and reasonable, i.e., is within tolerance defined by "Nadir Earth Location Tolerance" in header (0=out of tolerance; 1=in tolerance)
bit 16: earth location corrected for Euler angles (0=FALSE; 1=TRUE)
bits 15-12: earth location indicator (0=earth location available; 1=user ephemeris files greater than 24 hours old; 2=no earth location available)
bits 11-8: spacecraft attitude control (0=operating in YGC or NOMINAL mode; 1=operating in another mode; 2=attitude exceeds nominal tolerance; 3=both 1 and 2)
bits 7-4: attitude SMODE (0=nominal mode; 1=rate nulling mode; 2=YGC mode; 3=search mode; 4=coast mode)
bits 3-0: attitude PWTIP$AC (0=nominal mode/no test; 1=yaw axis test in progress; 2=roll axis test in progress; 3=pitch axis test in progress)
313 316 u 4 1 0    
Time Associated with Euler Angles 317 320 u 4 1 0 seconds  
Euler Angles
Word 1: Roll
Word 2: Pitch
Word 3: Yaw
321 326 i 2 3 3 degrees  
Spacecraft Altitude above Reference Ellipsoid 327 328 u 2 1 1 kilometers  
Angular Relationships (relative azimuth range ± 180.00 degrees) Word 1: Solar zenith angle, FOV 25
Word 2: Satellite zenith angle, FOV 25
Word 3: Relative azimuth angle, FOV 25
Word 4: Solar zenith angle, FOV 65
...
(set of 3 angles every 40 FOVs)
...
Word 153: Relative azimuth angle, FOV 2025
329 634 i 2 153 2 degrees  
<Zero Fill> 635 640 i 2 3 0    
Earth Location (north latitude and east longitude are positive)
Word 1: Latitude, FOV 25
Word 2: Longitude, FOV 25
Word 3: Latitude, FOV 65
...
(lat/lon word pair every 40 FOVs)
...
Word 102: Longitude, FOV 2025
641 1048 i 4 102 4 degrees  
<Zero Fill> 1049 1056 i 4 2 0    
FRAME TELEMETRY
Frame Sync (The first 60 bits (in 6 10-bit values) from a 63-bit pseudonoise generator starting in the all 1's state. The generator polynomial is: x6 + x5 + x2 + 1.)
Word 1: 644
Word 2: 367
Word 3: 860
Word 4: 413
Word 5: 527
Word 6: 149
1057 1068 u 2 6 0    
ID
Word 1
bits 15-10: <zero fill>
bit 9: MIRP/AVHRR sync (0=internal sync; 1=AVHRR sync)
bits 8-7: frame ID (0=GAC frame; 1=HRPT minor frame 1; 2=HRPT minor frame 2; 3=HRPT minor frame 3)
bits 6-3: spacecraft address
bit 2: resync (0=frame stable; 1=frame resync occurred)
bit 1: AVHRR input (0=pseudonoise; 1=normal)
bit 0: channel 3 status (0=AVHRR channel 3B; 1=AVHRR channel 3A)

Word 2
bits 15-10: <zero fill>
bits 9-0: <undefined>
1069 1072 u 2 2 0    
Time Code
Word 1
bits 15-10: <zero fill>
bits 9-1: binary day count
bit 0: 0 (zero)

Word 2
bits 15-10: <zero fill>
bit 9: 1 (one)
bit 8: 0 (zero)
bit 7: 1 (one)
bits 6-0: most significant part of binary millisecond of day count

Word 3
bits 15-10: <zero fill>
bits 9-0: part of binary millisecond of day count

Word 4
bits 15-10: <zero fill>
bits 9-0: least significant part of binary millisecond of day count
1073 1080 u 2 4 0    
Ramp Calibration
Word 1: Ramp calibration, channel 1
Word 2: Ramp calibration, channel 2
Word 3: Ramp calibration, channel 3
Word 4: Ramp calibration, channel 4
Word 5: Ramp calibration, channel 5
1081 1090 u 2 5 0 counts  
Internal Target Temperature (Three readings from one of the four platinum resistance thermometers (PRT). A different PRT is sampled for each scan. Every fifth scan will contain a reference value of 0 in place of each reading.) Word 1: PRT reading 1
Word 2: PRT reading 2
Word 3: PRT reading 3
1091 1096 u 2 3 0 counts  
Patch Temperature 1097 1098 u 2 1 0 counts  
<Undefined> 1099 1100 u 2 1 0    
Back Scan (Ten samples of calibration target view data from each of AVHRR channels 3, 4, and 5.)
Word 1: channel 3, sample 1
Word 2: channel 4, sample 1
Word 3: channel 5, sample 1
Word 4: channel 3, sample 2
...
Word 30: channel 5, sample 10
1101 1160 u 2 30 0 counts  
Space Data (Ten samples of space view data from each of AVHRR channels 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.)
Word 1: channel 1, sample 1
Word 2: channel 2, sample 1
...
Word 5: channel 5, sample 1
Word 6: channel 1, sample 2
...
Word 50: channel 5, sample 10
1161 1260 u 2 50 0 counts  
Sync Delta
bits 15-10: <zero fill>
bit 9: AVHRR sync (0=early; 1=late)
bits 8-0: 9-bit binary count of 0.9984 MHz periods
1261 1262 u 2 1 0    
<Zero Fill> 1263 1264 i 2 1 0    
EARTH OBSERVATIONS
Earth Data Word 1
bits 31-30: <zero fill>
bits 29-20: channel 1, FOV 1
bits 19-10: channel 2, FOV 1
bits 9-0: channel 3, FOV 1

Word 2
bits 31-30: <zero fill>
bits 29-20: channel 4, FOV 1
bits 19-10: channel 5, FOV 1
bits 9-0: channel 1, FOV 2
...
Word 3414
bits 31-30: <zero fill>
bits 29-20: channel 5, FOV 2048
bits 19-0: <zero fill>
1265 14920 u 4 3414 0 counts  
<Zero Fill> 14921 14928 i 4 2 0    
DIGITAL B HOUSEKEEPING TELEMETRY
Digital B Telemetry Update Flags (If bit = 0, associated telemetry item is up-to-date. If bit = 1, associated telemetry item was not updated during most recent telemetry cycle - possibly due to lost frame.)
bit 15: scan motor/telemetry status
bit 14: electronics/telemetry status
bit 13: channel 1 status
bit 12: channel 2 status
bit 11: channel 3A status
bit 10: channel 3B status
bit 9: channel 4 status
bit 8: channel 5 status
bit 7: channel 3A/3B select status
bit 6: voltage calibration status
bit 5: cooler heat status
bit 4: scan motor mode status
bit 3: telemetry lock status
bit 2: earth shield status
bit 1: patch control status
bit 0: <zero fill>
14929 14930 u 2 1 0    
AVHRR Digital B Data
bit 15: scan motor/telemetry status (0=off; 1=on)
bit 14: electronics/telemetry status (0=off; 1=on)
bit 13: channel 1 status (0=disable; 1=enable)
bit 12: channel 2 status (0=disable; 1=enable)
bit 11: channel 3A status (0=disable; 1=enable)
bit 10: channel 3B status (0=disable; 1=enable)
bit 9: channel 4 status (0=disable; 1=enable)
bit 8: channel 5 status (0=disable; 1=enable)
bit 7: channel 3A/3B select status (0=3B; 1=3A)
bit 6: voltage calibration status (0=off; 1=on)
bit 5: cooler heat status (0=off; 1=on)
bit 4: scan motor mode status (0=low; 1=high)
bit 3: telemetry lock status (0=not locked on; 1=locked on)
bit 2: earth shield status (0=disable; 1=deploy)
bit 1: patch control status (0=off; 1=on)
bit 0: <zero fill>
14931 14932 u 2 1 0    
<Zero Fill> 14933 14944 i 4 3 0    
ANALOG HOUSEKEEPING TELEMETRY
Analog Telemetry Update Flags (If bit = 0, associated telemetry item is up-to-date. If bit = 1, associated telemetry item was not updated during most recent telemetry cycle - possibly due to lost frame.)
bits 31-23: <zero fill>
bit 22: motor current
bit 21: electronics current
bit 20: blackbody temperature, channel 5
bit 19: detector #5 bias voltage
bit 18: blackbody temperature, channel 4
bit 17: blackbody temperature, channel 3b
bit 16: A/D converter temperature
bit 15: black body temperature 4
bit 14: black body temperature 3
bit 13: black body temperature 2
bit 12: black body temperature 1
bit 11: motor housing temperature
bit 10: baseplate temperature
bit 9: electronics temperature
bit 8: cooler housing temperature
bit 7: radiator temperature
bit 6: patch temperature
bit 5: earth shield position
bit 4: patch temperature extended
bit 3: detector #4 bias voltage
bit 2: reference voltage
bit 1: patch power
bit 0: <zero fill>
14945 14948 u 4 1 0    
Patch Temperature (range: 0 - 255) 14949 14949 u 1 1 0 counts  
Patch Temperature Extended (range: 0 - 255) 14950 14950 u 1 1 0 counts  
Patch Power (range: 0 - 255) 14951 14951 u 1 1 0 counts  
Radiator Temperature (range: 0 - 255) 14952 14952 u 1 1 0 counts  
Black Body Temperature 1 (range: 0 - 255) 14953 14953 u 1 1 0 counts  
Black Body Temperature 2 (range: 0 - 255) 14954 14954 u 1 1 0 counts  
Black Body Temperature 3 (range: 0 - 255) 14955 14955 u 1 1 0 counts  
Black Body Temperature 4 (range: 0 - 255) 14956 14956 u 1 1 0 counts  
Electronics Current (range: 0 - 255) 14957 14957 u 1 1 0 counts  
Motor Current (range: 0 - 255) 14958 14958 u 1 1 0 counts  
Earth Shield Position (range: 0 - 255) 14959 14959 u 1 1 0 counts  
Electronics Temperature (range: 0 - 255) 14960 14960 u 1 1 0 counts  
Cooler Housing Temperature (range: 0 - 255) 14961 14961 u 1 1 0 counts  
Baseplate Temperature (range: 0 - 255) 14962 14962 u 1 1 0 counts  
Motor Housing Temperature (range: 0 - 255) 14963 14963 u 1 1 0 counts  
A/D Converter Temperature (range: 0 - 255) 14964 14964 u 1 1 0 counts  
Detector #4 Bias Voltage (range: 0 - 255) 14965 14965 u 1 1 0 counts  
Detector #5 Bias Voltage (range: 0 - 255) 14966 14966 u 1 1 0 counts  
Blackbody Temperature, Channel 3B (range: 0 - 255) 14967 14967 u 1 1 0 counts  
Blackbody Temperature, Channel 4 (range: 0 - 255) 14968 14968 u 1 1 0 counts  
Blackbody Temperature, Channel 5 (range: 0 - 255) 14969 14969 u 1 1 0 counts  
Reference Voltage (range: 0 - 255) 14970 14970 u 1 1 0 counts  
<Zero Fill> 14971 14976 i 2 3 0    
CLOUDS FROM AVHRR (CLAVR)
<Reserved> [CLAVR Status Bit Field]
bits 31-1: <undefined>
bit 0: CLAVR status (0=disable, CCM codes zero-filled; 1=enable)
14977 14980 u 4 1 0    
<Reserved> [CLAVR] 14981 14984 u 4 1 0    
<Reserved> [CLAVR CCM (Clear/Cloudy/Mixed) Codes (0=clear; 1=mixed clear; 2=mixed cloudy; 3=cloudy)]
Word 1
bits 15-14: CCM code, FOV 1
bits 13-12: CCM code, FOV 2
...
bits 1-0: CCM code, FOV 8

Word 2
bits 15-14: CCM code, FOV 9
...
bits 1-0: CCM code, FOV 16

...
(set of 8 CCM codes per word)
...

Word 256
bits 15-14: CCM code, FOV 2041
...
bits 1-0: CCM code, FOV 2048
14985 15496 u 2 256 0    
FILLER                
<Zero Fill> 15497 15872 i 4 94 0    

Amended March 29, 2004

Amended January 4, 2005

Amended April 12, 2005

Amended May 4, 2005


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