DQRID : D150424.13
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time Data Quality Metric
02/11/2015162007/07/20152200Suspect
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Subject:
OLI/RWP/M1 - Instrument slightly out of alignment
DataStreams:oli915rwpwindspecM1.a0, oli915rwpwindmomM1.a0, oli915rwpwindconM1.a1
Description:
Instrument is slightly out of alignment, by less than 2.5 deg:
Measurement of the alignment was made on the clutter fence and results in ambiguous 
results because the clutter fence was under stress, i e. it was "bent" somewhat; the antenna 
itself was not directly accessed.  The best estimate is that the antenna itself was tilted 
downward toward the west at approximately 2 degrees.  This is withing the directional 
accuracy of the instrument.  The vertical measurements will be affected by this tilt by a 
small amount.of the wind, positive toward the east.
Suggestions: 
Likely not a problem, but can correct for vertical velocity components using these 

angles.  Roughly the westward component of the mean wind X sin(2 degrees) that is 
Wcorrected = Wmeasured X (1 + (U) X 0.03), where U = west component
Measurements:oli915rwpwindmomM1.a0:
  • height_t
  • beam_azimuth
  • beam_elevation
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oli915rwpwindconM1.a1:
  • avgint
  • vel3
  • vel4
  • v_wind
  • vel0
  • vel1
  • u_wind
  • vel2
  • range_gate
  • height_p
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oli915rwpwindspecM1.a0:
  • beam_azimuth
  • height_t
  • beam_elevation
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