DQR ID | Subject | Data Streams Affected |
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D981222.3 | TWP/GNDRAD/C1 - Incorrect dome calibration factor | twpgndradC1.00, twpgndrad20sC1.a1, twpgndrad60sC1.00, twpgndrad60sC1.a1, twpgndrad60sC1.b1 |
D990924.3 | TWP/GNDRAD/C1 - Reprocess: IRT calibration | twpgndradC1.00, twpgndrad60sC1.a1 |
Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time |
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10/09/1996 | 1943 | 12/09/1998 | 0000 |
Subject: | TWP/GNDRAD/C1 - Incorrect dome calibration factor |
DataStreams: | twpgndradC1.00, twpgndrad20sC1.a1, twpgndrad60sC1.00, twpgndrad60sC1.a1, twpgndrad60sC1.b1 |
Description: | The Manus GNDRAD PIR had an incorrect dome factor since installation. The following is an estimate by Chris Cornwall of the magnitude of the effect of this calibration error. The magnitude of this error is smaller than the calibration accuracy. > I processed the instantaneous data from ARCS2 (10, 30 and 50 > seconds after the minute) using 4.32 as the dome factor, and > also using 4.00 as the dome factor, as it should have been. > The difference between the calculated irradiance results > was negligible, as was expected with an instrument operating > in the downward-facing direction. > > Over the three days from 11/06/98 to 11/08/98, the error > between the two signals averaged 0.09%. Overnight values > were much lower than this, daytime values peaked at 0.42%. > The statistics for these error signals were as follows: > > average error 0.000895 > standard dev 0.001119 > max error 0.004242 > min error -0.00064 > > I believe we should change ARCS1 so it is using the correct > value for the groundrad pir dome coefficient (4.0 instead of > 4.32), and we may want to include a DQR stating these findings, > although they are much smaller than the overall uncertainty > of the PIR itself. |
Measurements: | twpgndrad20sC1.a1:
twpgndrad60sC1.b1:
twpgndrad60sC1.a1:
twpgndradC1.00:
twpgndrad60sC1.00:
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Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time |
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03/06/1999 | 0000 | 03/11/1999 | 2359 |
Subject: | TWP/GNDRAD/C1 - Reprocess: IRT calibration |
DataStreams: | twpgndradC1.00, twpgndrad60sC1.a1 |
Description: | The GNDRAD datalogger configuration for the IRT was changed such that the calibration factors did not match the output of the IRT. During the five days or so when the configurations of the data logger and the IRT did not match, the logger applied the following incorrect scale factor and offset to the IRT voltage output: (1) irt(C) = irt(raw)*25 - 50. It should have used (2) irt(C) = irt(raw)*60 + 0. Therefore, data users can correct the values produced by the logger (variables irt1_max, irt1_mean, irt1_min), use (3) irt(C) = irt1*2.4 + 120 |
Measurements: | twpgndrad60sC1.a1:
twpgndradC1.00:
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