Level 3 data (shear probes)

Level 3 data contains the raw (and optionally cleaned) spectra derived from level 2 time series. Level 3 parameters are defined along a new TIME dimension, which is the average time of the individual spectral segments. The length of the TIME dimension equals the number of spectral segments. Parameter for the calculation of the spectra, e.g. segment length, are provided in the meta data.

Dimensions

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Dimension name	description
TIME_SPECTRA	length of the record of average times of spectral segments. This also equals time of dissipation estimates.
WAVENUMBER	length of the wavenumber array
N_SHEAR_SENSORS	number of shear channels (shear sensors)
N_***_SENSORS	number of *** channels (such as ACC and VIB)

Required Variables

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Parameter Name	Standard Name	Units of measurement	dimension
TIME	time	Days since YYYY-MM-DDT00:00:00Z	TIME_SPECTRA
SECTION_NUMBER		-	TIME_SPECTRA
PSPD_REL	platform_speed_wrt_sea_water	m s-1	TIME_SPECTRA
SH_SPEC	shear_probe_spectrum	s-2 cpm-1	[TIME_SPECTRA, WAVENUMBER, N_SHEAR_SENSORS]
KCYC	Cyclic wavenumber	cpm	[TIME_SPECTRA, WAVENUMBER]
DOF	degrees_of_freedom_of_spectrum	-	1
SH_SPEC_CLEAN$\text{Extra close brace or missing open brace}$ Optional Level 3 Variables Collapse Parameter Name Standard Name Units of measurement dimension PRES water_pressure dbar TIME_SPECTRA ACC_SPEC acceleration_sensor_spectrum m2 s-4 cpm-1 [TIME_SPECTRA, WAVENUMBER, N_ACCEL_SENSORS] VIB_SPEC vibration_sensor_spectrum - [TIME_SPECTRA, WAVENUMBER, N_VIB_SENSORS] SH_VIB_SPEC shear_and_vibration_cross-spectral_matrix - [TIME_SPECTRA, WAVENUMBER, N_VIB_SENSORS*N_SHEAR_SENSORS] SH_ACC_SPEC shear_and_acceleration_cross-spectral_matrix - [TIME_SPECTRA, WAVENUMBER, N_ACCEL_SENSORS*N_SHEAR_SENSORS] Return Dataset requirements for shear probes go to previous: Level 2 data go to next: Level 4 data.