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Product Format and Definition Changes with Release-28

Changes are summarized below. More information about product formats is available on the NASA Wallops Flight Facility's Web site at Version 5.3 GLAS Files.

GLA01

• Updated i_txWfPk_Flag description and PDF

GLA04

• Updated i_txWfPk_Flag description and PDF

GLA05

• Added a flag to i_WFqual to indicate if the waveform is clipped
• Updated i_wfFitSDev_1, i_wfFitSDev_2, i_sDEVFitTr to reflect the product unit change to microvolts*10
• Updated i_parmTr to reflect the product unit change to microV*100
• Removed gwi_satFlagLo, gwi_satFlagHi, & gwi_satFlagHiF from i_WFqual, and used i_satNdx instead
• Improved description of i_numiters, i_sDEVNsOb1 & i_maxRecAmp

GLA06

• Added i_sDEVNsOb1 & i_maxRecAmp
• Added i_pctSAT
• The saturation correction flag (i_satCorrFlg) has been redefined
• Improved documentation for i_satNdx
• Changed the definition of bits 13-15 of i_RngOffQF to spare
• Improved description of i_MRC_af
• Changed the scale for d_satNrgCorr from 0.001d0 to 1.0d-17, and for d_satPwdCorr from 0.001d0 to 0.01d0
• Changed the name of i_satRngCorr to i_satElevCorr
• Improved description of i_satElevCorr
• Product units for i_srf_slope has been changed to 0.01 deg

GLA09

• The descriptions and PDF layouts of the following parameters have been improved: i_FRCL_Flag, i_HRCL_Flag, i_MRCL_Flag, i_LRCL_Flag

GLA10

• The descriptions for the following parameters in GLA10 were corrected: i_cld1_sval_uf, i_aer4_sval_uf, i_cld1_bs_flag, i_cld1_ext_flag

GLA12

• Added i_pctSAT
• The saturation correction flag (i_satCorrFlg) has been redefined
• Added i_maxRecAmp and i_sDevNsOb1
• Improved documentation for i_satNdx
• Improved description of i_MRC_af
• Changed the scale for d_satNrgCorr from 0.001d0 to 1.0d-17, and for d_satPwdCorr from 0.001d0 to 0.01d0
• Changed the name of i_satRngCorr to i_satElevCorr
• Improved description of i_satElevCorr
• Product units for i_IsSlopeEmp has been changed to 0.01 deg

GLA13

• Added i_pctSAT
• The saturation correction flag (i_satCorrFlg) has been redefined
• Improved description of i_RufSeaIce
• Added i_maxRecAmp and i_sDevNsOb1
• Improved documentation for i_satNdx
• Improved description of i_MRC_af
• Changed the scale for d_satNrgCorr from 0.001d0 to 1.0d-17, and for d_satPwdCorr from 0.001d0 to 0.01d0
• Changed the name of i_satRngCorr to i_satElevCorr
• Improved description of i_satElevCorr

GLA14

• Added i_pctSAT
• The saturation correction flag (i_satCorrFlg) has been redefined
• Added i_maxRecAmp and i_sDevNsOb1
• Improved documentation for i_satNdx
• Improved description of i_MRC_af
• Changed the scale for d_satNrgCorr from 0.001d0 to 1.0d-17, and for d_satPwdCorr from 0.001d0 to 0.01d0
• Changed the name of i_satRngCorr to i_satElevCorr
• Improved description of i_satElevCorr
• Product units for i_LandSlopeLast has been changed to 0.01 deg.

GLA15

• Added i_pctSAT
• The saturation correction flag (i_satCorrFlg) has been redefined
• Values for i_OcMeanElev, i_OcRufRMS are now filled
• Added i_srf_slope, i_srf_ruf, i_maxRecAmp and i_sDevNsOb1
• Improved documentation for i_satNdx
• Improved description of i_MRC_af
• Changed the scale for d_satNrgCorr from 0.001d0 to 1.0d-17, and for d_satPwdCorr from 0.001d0 to 0.01d0
• Changed the name of i_satRngCorr to i_satElevCorr
• Improved description of i_satElevCorr
• Product units for i_srf_slope has been changed to 0.01 deg.