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WERA HF Radar Data Formats

Output of WERA real time software:
WERA range resolved data yyyydddhhmm_gij.SORT WERA range resolved data (.SORT)
WERA range resolved permanent measurements yyyydddhhmm_gij.USORT WERA range resolved
permanent measurements (.USORT)
WERA calibration data yyyydddhhmm_gij.CAL WERA calibration data (.CAL)
WERA raw data yyyydddhhmm_gij.RAW WERA raw data (.RAW)
WERA frequency scan data yyyydddhhmm_gij.RAW WERA scan data (.RAW)
 
WERA spectra:
Output of wera16_grid
Output of wera16_grid_rfi
Output of wera16_grid_ol
yyyydddhhmm_gij.SPEC Backscatter spectra on a grid (Beam Forming)
Output of wera16_grid
Output of wera16_grid_rfi
Output of wera16_grid_ol
yyyydddhhmm_gij.SPEC Compressed Backscatter spectra on a grid (Beam Forming)
 
Surface current fields:
Output of rad2uv yyyydddhhmm_gij.cur_asc 2-dim surface current
Ocean wave directional spectra:
Output of wrad2uv yyyydddhhmm_gij.wav_asc Ocean wave directional spectra
Wind direction:
Output of wrad2uv yyyydddhhmm_gij.win_asc Wind direction
Model result of current fields:
Output of a model current.yyyy.mo.dd.hh.asc Model: 2-dim surface current
 
Radial components of surface current fields:
Output of wera16_spec_cwrad yyyydddhhmm_gij.crad Radial components of currents (Beam Forming to grid)
Output of wera4_dir yyyydddhhmm_gij.RAD_dsqu Radial components of currents (Direction Finding, square array)
Output of wera16_beam yyyydddhhmm_gij.RAD_beam Radial components of currents (Beam Forming, linear array)
Output of wera16_dir yyyydddhhmm_gij.RAD_dlin Radial components of currents (Direction Finding, linear array)
 
Radial components of surface current fields in ASCII format (output of previous programs passed through List_Radial):
Output of List_Radial input from wera16_spec_cwrad Radial components of currents in ASCII (Beam Forming to grid)
Output of List_Radial input from wera4_dir Radial components of currents in ASCII (Direction Finding, square array)
Output of List_Radial input from wera16_beam Radial components of currents in ASCII (Beam Forming, linear array)
 
Radial components of surface current fields in ASCII format (output of previous programs passed through List_Radial_NOAA):
Output of List_Radial_NOAA input from wera16_spec_cwrad NOAA .ruv file in ASCII (Beam Forming to grid)
 
Support files:
Grid Definition File Generated by Make_Grid List of grid points in ASCII
Watt File Generated by Make_Grid List of grid points on land in ASCII
Antenna Spacing Measured in the field List of distances in ASCII
Antenna Locations Measured in the field List of antenna locations LAT/LON in ASCII
WERA Gain Receiver gain measured in the lab List of gain values in ASCII
Ship 'Rails' Derived from a nautical map List of locations in ASCII
Topography data Water depth at the grid locations List of depth values in ASCII

In this example gij is the code for the experiment / radar site.


Comments to: gurgel@ifm.uni-hamburg.de (Klaus-Werner Gurgel)