Data Quality Reports for Session: 108744 User: troyan Completed: 11/05/2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D060426.8TWP/SMET/C3 - ORG data noisy due to degraded groundtwpsmet60sC3.b1
D060502.3TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Windspeed2 calibration errortwpsmet60sC3.b1
D060601.1TWP/MWR/C3 - Site shutdowntwpmwrC3.00, twpmwrlosC3.a1, twpmwrlosC3.b1, twpmwrtipC3.a1
D060627.1TWP/SMET/C3 - Anemometer Readings Incorrecttwpsmet60sC3.b1
D060818.3TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Barometric Data Changed from hPa to kPatwpsmet60sC3.b1
D061011.4TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Tipping bucket rain gauge addedtwpsmet60sC3.b1
D061114.4TWP/MWR/C3 - Sun in field of view of radiometertwpmwrlosC3.b1, twpmwrtipC3.a1


DQRID : D060426.8
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/01/2005000008/24/20062359
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - ORG data noisy due to degraded ground
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
SMET Rain Data began to be noisy during December 2005 and the problem slowly became worse 
over time so that in February 2006 the ORG was reporting with a constant background value 
of around 0.10 mm/hr rain rate.  ORG voltage showed a near constant value above the 85mV 
threshold.  The ground for the ORG had become degraded and was lost due to corrosion.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • Precipitation standard deviation(precip_sd)
  • precipitation minimum(precip_min)

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DQRID : D060502.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/27/2006233005/02/20060201
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Windspeed2 calibration error
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
The lower anemometer was replaced afer being removed in anticipation of cyclone Monica. 
The calibration coefficient was not changed during this period so the wind speeds are a 
little low (0.2%).
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)

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DQRID : D060601.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/24/2006000004/25/20062259
Subject:
TWP/MWR/C3 - Site shutdown
DataStreams:twpmwrC3.00, twpmwrlosC3.a1, twpmwrlosC3.b1, twpmwrtipC3.a1
Description:
On 4/24, the site was shutdown in preparation for a cyclone. Instruments were back up on 
4/25 at 22:59
Measurements:twpmwrlosC3.a1:
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • (tknd)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • lon(lon)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • lat(lat)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
twpmwrlosC3.b1:
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • lon(lon)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • (tknd)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • lat(lat)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
twpmwrtipC3.a1:
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • (tknd)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • lon(lon)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • lat(lat)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
twpmwrC3.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D060627.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/27/2006011506/27/20060344
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - Anemometer Readings Incorrect
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
The Anemometer readings were incorrect due to the tower being lowered for maintenance.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)
  • Wind #1 direction vector average(wind1_dir_vec_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 direction vector average(wind2_dir_vec_avg)
  • Wind #1 direction standard deviation(wind1_dir_sd)
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #1 speed arithmetic average(wind1_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #2 direction standard deviation(wind2_dir_sd)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)

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DQRID : D060818.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/02/2003000007/13/20062219
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Barometric Data Changed from hPa to kPa
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
Barometric pressure data was converted from hPa to kPa in order to standardize the 
measurement units among ARM sites and to conform to accepted standard units determined by the 
scientific community.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • Barometric Pressure(atmos_pressure)

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DQRID : D061011.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/12/2002000009/26/20061435
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Tipping bucket rain gauge added
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
A tipping bucket rain gauge was added to the SMET suite of instruments effective 20060926. 
 Two new variables (count and rain amount) were added at the end of the twpsmet60sC1.b1 
datastream.  When reprocessing of this datastream occurs these variables will be added 
with -9999 (missing) as the value for dates prior to gauge installation.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • base time(base_time)

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DQRID : D061114.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/20/2006000011/09/20060400
Subject:
TWP/MWR/C3 - Sun in field of view of radiometer
DataStreams:twpmwrlosC3.b1, twpmwrtipC3.a1
Description:
Each day from 9/20 and 10/9 around local noon, there is an increase in the brightness 
temperature due to the sun being in the field of view of the radiometer.
Measurements:twpmwrlosC3.b1:
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
twpmwrtipC3.a1:
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)

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