DQRID : D070412.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time Data Quality Metric
09/11/2009000010/10/20092359Suspect
03/01/2010000004/02/20102359Suspect
09/10/2008000010/12/20080000Suspect
03/01/2008000004/02/20082359Suspect
03/01/2009000004/02/20092359Suspect
03/07/2007000004/02/20072359Suspect
03/01/2011000004/02/20112359Suspect
09/13/2011000010/09/20110000Suspect
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Subject:
TWP/MWR/C1/C2 - Sun in the field of view
DataStreams:twpmwrtipC1.a1, twpmwrlosC1.b1, twpmwrtipC2.a1, twpmwrlosC2.b1
Description:
Every day between around noon local time (usually between 1 and 2 AM UTC time) there is an 
increase in the brightness temperatures due to the sun in the field of view of the 
radiometer.

The effect lasts less than an hour around local noon (usually between 1 and 2 AM UTC 
time).  The effect appears as a smooth increase and decrease in brightness temperature.
Suggestions: 
Disregard the affected data.
Measurements:twpmwrtipC2.a1:
  • tipsky31
  • tipsky23
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twpmwrlosC1.b1:
  • tbsky31
  • vap
  • sky31
  • liq
  • sky23
  • tbsky23
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twpmwrtipC1.a1:
  • liqtip
  • tbskytip23
  • tbskytip31
  • vaptip
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twpmwrlosC2.b1:
  • vap
  • tbsky31
  • tbsky23
  • liq
  • sky23
  • sky31
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