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Lidar - California - Leosphere Windcube 866 (120), Humboldt - Raw Data

Published by Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2022-07-25T00:00:00Z
**Overview** Deployment off the coast of Humboldt, California **Data Details** Windcube Data Files: lidar.z05.00.20200929.000000.gyro.7z lidar.z05.00.20200929.000000.rtd.7z lidar.z05.00.20200929.000000.sta.7z lidar.z05.00.20200929.000000.stdrtd.7z lidar.z05.00.20200929.000000.stdsta.7z The Windcube data is compressed via 7-zip: "sta" files are 10 minute averaged data. "rtd" files are ~1 second data. "gyro" files are buoy movement data. 7z is the new archive format, providing high compression ratio. The main features of 7z format: Open architecture High compression ratio Strong AES-256 encryption Ability of using any compression, conversion or encryption method Supporting files with sizes up to 16000000000 GB Unicode file names Solid compressing Archive headers compressing 7z has open architecture, so it can support any new compression methods. https://www.7-zip.org/7z.html **Data Quality** Additional meta data to follow

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