Data Set Overview
  =================

This data set contains data that is useful for determining
the energetic particle environment experienced by the Mars Science
Laboratory rover at the surface of Mars. The RDR data products are
calibrated data reconstructed from EDR data and formatted
according to the RAD RDR Software Interface Specification (RDR
SIS). 	


  Processing
  ==========

The Committee On Data Management and Computation (CODMAC) data
level numbering system is used to describe the processing level of
the RDR data product.  RAD RDR data products are considered CODMAC Level
3 or Calibrated Data (equivalent to NASA level 1-A) products.  The RDR
data files are generated from RAD EDR data.  RDR data files are ASCII
text, and each one spans either a Sol (if data is from the surface -
after landing) or an Earth day (if data is from cruise to Mars).
EDR data is first ingested into the RAD team's database, and then
RDR files are created from this data, enabling straightforward
sorting by Sol or date.


  Data
  ====

Each RAD RDR product consists of two files.  The first file is an
ASCII formatted detached PDS label. The second file is an ASCII
data file for a RAD Sol/date.  The data in a RAD RDR file is derived
from RAD EDR data, but numeric information is uncompressed,
calibrated to physical units, and converted to ASCII.  The data is
presented in a generally human-readable form, but lines can be
very long in order to maintain machine-readability as well.	


  Software
  ========

No software support is provided.


  Media/Format
  ============

The data set will be delivered and kept online.

RDR Data have been reviewed by the RAD team and/or software to
check for data set completeness and screened for non-physical
values such as negative energy.  RAD finds no obvious errors in
the data at this time.