VEX-V-SPI-2-UVRDR-CLEANED-EXT2

SPICAV VENUS UV RDR CLEANED Data Set Overview The SPICAV VENUS UV RDR CLEANED (level 1A) dataset contains data corrected from the dark charge and the electronic noise. It is also cleaned from erroneous data, cosmic rays damage and saturation. Data are stored in the VEXSPI_1AUV/DATA directory, divided into mission phases subdirectories (CRUISE, VENUS, ...). An easily viewed version of each record of the SPICAV VENUS UV RDR CLEANED data set is shown in VEXSPI_1AUV/BROWSE. Essential Readings Some of the documents, located in the DOCUMENT/ and CALALOG/ directories in the UV dataset, are essential for the understanding of the instrument and the analysis of the data. Here we list some of those readings: ESA Science Plan :SPICAV, Spectroscopy for the Investigation of the Characteristics of The Atmosphere of Venus ESA_SP_P1 Flight User Manual :Venus Express SPICAV Flight User Operations Manual SPVFUM25 EAICD :Description of the Instrument Design, data process, scientific objectives , archive format and content, convention and other essentiel information SA_VEX_ARCH_xxx_vv.PDF SPICAV Technical Note TN :The Calibration factors of the SPICAV UV spectrometer channel SPICAV_NT_UVCALIB_V1.PDF Processing The SPICAV data collected between each switch ON and switch OFF of SPICAV are transferred to ESOC and stored at ESOC on the Data Disposition System (DDS) in Darmstadt (Germany). They are then transferred via ftp from the DDS to the Laboratoire Atmosphere, Milieux, Observations Spatiale (LATMOS). All new data files concerning UV and IR channels are processed at LATMOS. Retrieval algorithms and softwares which are used throughout the processing steps from level to level are developed within the Spicav Team. They are writen in IDL. The processing from level 0 ( ESOC DDS data) to level 0AUV includes the following features: data are not modified: starting truncated!, Please see actual data for full text [truncated!, Please see actual data for full text]