num_header_records = 1 ; LongName = QuikSCAT Merged Wind Vectors and Sigma0s ; ShortName = QSCATMGDR ; VersionID = 2.0 ; producer_agency = NOAA ; producer_institution = NESDIS ; InstrumentShortName = SeaWinds ; PlatformLongName = NASA Quick Scatterometer ; project_id = QuikSCAT ; data_format_type = BINARY ; GranulePointer = QS_NRT20093261757.dat ; InputPointer = QS_P1B20093261757 ; sis_id = 686-644-nn/yyyy-mm-dd ; build_id = n.n.n/yyyy-mm-dd ; OperationMode = Wind Observation ; ephemeris_type = GPS ; StartOrbitNumber = 54307 ; StopOrbitNumber = 54308 ; EquatorCrossingTime = 2009-326T17:21:52.088 ; EquatorCrossingLongitude = 166.265 ; OrbitSemiMajorAxis = 7168828 ; OrbitEccentricity = 0.00277687 ; OrbitInclination = 98.6366 ; OrbitNodalPeriod = 6058.75 ; DataStartTime = 2009-326T17:55:06.258 ; DataEndTime = 2009-326T19:24:57.419 ; ProductionDateTime = 2009-326T20:08:26.000 ; num_data_records = 1446 ; data_record_length = 13252 ; sigma0_composition_method = Composite-composite/one measurement per beam ; sigma0_attenuation_method = Attenuation Map ; geophysical_model_function = QSCAT-1 ; nudging_method = AVN Forecast Field (1 deg/6 hr res.) ini ; median_filter_method = Wind vector median filter with DIR ; rain_flag_algorithm1 = Multi-Parameter algorithm/ unified rain flag ; rain_flag_algorithm2 = Normalized Objective Function algorithm ; rain_flag_algorithm3 = Atmospheric attenuation from Tb computed ; rain_flag_alg1_threshold = 0.10 ; rain_flag_alg2_threshold = 20 ; rain_flag_alg3_threshold = ;