The information in the "details" files can often be used to extract specific information from a tape (e.g., recovery of tar files for specific platform types), or to ensure that the data on the tape meet certain specific requirements (e.g., was a radar scanning in the proper area, at the correct elevation and PRF during your time of concern). The "details" files are often quite long!
When viewing a list of radar data tapes, if the "details" file
corresponding to those tapes contain radar scan information, the
in-line image:
will appear; click on this
"button" to view the scan information for the particular tape of
concern.