Vaisala RVP900 - Setup Operating Parameters (SOPRM)

Parameter Description 8-bit Format 16-bit Format
W
Selects spectral
width data.
Spectral width is computed from
the unsigned byte N as:


=

256
The overall range is a fraction
between 1/256 to 255/256 of the
unambiguous interval. The code
of zero indicates that width data
was not available at this range.
Spectral width in meters per
second (m/s) is computed from
the unsigned word N as:


sec
=

100
The overall range is from 0.01 m/s
to 655.34 m/s in one cm/s steps
as follows:
0
Indicates width data is not
available at this range 1 :
0.01 m/s
65534
655.34 m/s
65535
Reserved Code
Z
Selects clutter
corrected
reflectivity data.
The level in decibels is computed
from the unsigned byte N as:
 =
  64
2
The overall range is therefore from
-31.5 dBZ to +95.5 dBZ in half-dB
steps as follows:
0
Indicates no reflectivity
data available at this range
1 : -31.5 dBZ
64
0.0 dBZ
128
+32.0 dBZ
255
+95.5 dBZ
The level in decibels is computed
from the unsigned word N as:
 =
  32768
100
0
Indicates no reflectivity
data available at this range
1
-327.67 dBZ
32768
0.00 dBZ
65534
+327.66 dBZ
65535
Reserved Code
T
Selects total
reflectivity.
Same 8-bit and 16-bit coding formats as for clutter corrected
reflectivity
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