ICEBEAR Metadata Descriptions
Metadata parameters of the ICEBEAR hdf5 files are listed here with descriptions of each parameter.
| Attribute Name | Description |
|---|---|
| General Attributes (Level 0) | |
| date_created | [year, month, day] date the file was created |
| version | software version used to create this file |
| date | [year, month, day] date of the data |
| experiment_name | name of experiment (3x; normal, mobile) |
| radar_config | name of the radar the data was collected with (ex; ib, ib3d, lofar) |
| center_freq | radar signal center frequency in Hz |
| rx_site_name | name of the receiver site |
| rx_site_lat_long | [latitude, longitude] coordinates of the receiver antenna array |
| rx_heading | receiver array boresight pointing direction in degrees East of North |
| rx_rf_path | the receiver signal path; all inline elements listed |
| rx_ant_type | brand and model of receiver antenna |
| rx_ant_coords | [[x0, ...], [y0, ...], [z0, ...]] receiver antenna relative locations in meters from antenna 0 |
| rx_feed_corr | [[ant 0 magnitude, ...], [ant 0 phase, ...]] correction per receiver antenna |
| rx_feed_corr_date | [year, month, day] date the feedline corrections were determined |
| rx_feed_corr_type | [magnitude type, phase type] (ex; [data median, instrumental]) |
| rx_ant_mask | [0, 1, ...] mask indicating which receiver antennas were used and/or are functional |
| rx_sample_rate | the raw recorded sample rate at the receiver in Hz |
| tx_site_name | name of the transmitter site |
| tx_site_lat_long | [latitude, longitude] coordinates of the transmitter antenna array |
| tx_heading | transmitter array boresight pointing direction in degrees East of North |
| tx_rf_path | the transmitter signal path; all inline elements listed |
| tx_ant_type | transmitter antenna type |
| tx_ant_corr | transmitter antenna relative locations in meters from antenna 0 |
| tx_feed_corr | [[ant 0 magnitude, [ant 0 phase, ...]] correction per transmitter antenna |
| tx_feed_corr_date | [year, month, day] date the feedline corrections were determined |
| tx_feed_corr_type | [magnitude type, phase type] (ex; [data median, instrumental]) |
| tx_ant_mask | [0, 1, ...] mask indicating which transmitter antennas were used and/or functional |
| tx_cw_code | pseudo-random noise like code transmitted (contains full sequence) |
| tx_sample_rate | sample rate of transmitted code in Hz |
| data | dataset key for data in file organized per second |
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