2.3 Basic processing steps

Getting started with SWS data can be broken down into the following steps:

1

Selecting data

2

Using detector redundancy

3

Join AOT bands together

4

Smoothing and rebinning data

The easiest data to work with is the AAR data, as this contains fluxes against wavelength. The SPD and ERD can be worked with if required, but will require a more detailed knowledge of the instrument and software normally available only to the SOC or instrument team.