DQR ID | Subject | Data Streams Affected |
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D010202.8 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Wet-window flag incorrectly set | nsamwrlosC2.b1, nsamwrtipC2.a1 |
D010208.2 | SGP/MWR/B4 - noisy data | sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.a1 |
D010308.1 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Elevated sky brightness temperatures | nsamwrlosC2.b1, nsamwrtipC2.a1 |
D010426.1 | SGP/MWR/B4 - spare MWR | sgpmwrlosB4.a0, sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.a0, sgpmwrtipB4.a1 |
D010504.2 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Missing data | nsamwrlosC2.b1, nsamwrtipC2.a1 |
D020824.4 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Instrument Maintenance | nsamwrlosC2.b1 |
D030214.1 | SGP/MWR/B4/C1 - LOS cycle skipping | sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrlosC1.a1, sgpmwrlosC1.b1 |
D030312.3 | SGP/MWR/B4 - Intermittent Negative Sky Brightness Temperatures | sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1 |
D030312.7 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Intermittent Negative Sky Brightness Temperatures | nsamwrlosC2.b1 |
D030724.1 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Thermally unstable | nsamwrlosC2.b1 |
D030822.3 | SGP/MWR/B4 - min/max/delta values incorrect | sgpmwrlosB4.b1 |
D031106.2 | SGP/MWR/B4 - no air temperature signal | sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.a1 |
D040102.4 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Heater problem | nsamwrlosC2.b1, nsamwrtipC2.a1 |
D041021.3 | SGP/MWR/B4 - Heater problem | sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.a1 |
D041027.1 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Missing data | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D050112.1 | NSA/C1 - Site-wide power failure | nsa915rwptempconC1.a1, nsa915rwptempmomC1.a0, nsa915rwptempspecC1.a0, nsa915rwpwindconC1.a1, nsa915rwpwindmomC1.a0, nsa915rwpwindspecC1.a0, nsaaerich1C1.b1, nsaaerich2C1.b1, nsaaeriengineerC1.b1, nsaaerisummaryC1.b1, nsamettwr4hC1.b1, nsammcrmomC1.b1, nsamplC1.a1, nsamplpsC1.a0, nsamwrlosC1.b1, nsamwrpC1.b1, nsamwrtipC1.a1, nsatwrcam40mC1.a1, nsavceil25kC1.b1 |
D050202.1 | NSA/MWR/C2 - no air temperature signal | nsamwrlosC2.b1, nsamwrtipC2.a1 |
D050725.3 | SGP/MWR/B4 - Reprocess: Revised Retrieval Coefficients | sgp5mwravgB4.c1, sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.a1, sgpqmemwrcolB4.c1 |
D050725.8 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Reprocessed: Revised Retrieval Coefficients | nsamwrlosC2.b1, nsamwrtipC2.a1 |
D050902.1 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Blower assembly failure | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D050927.3 | SGP/MWR/B4 - New software version (4.15) installed | sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.a1 |
D050928.4 | NSA/MWR/C2 - New software version (4.15) installed | nsamwrlosC2.b1, nsamwrtipC2.a1 |
D060223.1 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Frosting/Condensation | nsamwrC2.00, nsamwrlosC2.b1, nsamwrtipC2.a1 |
D060419.5 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect calibration | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D060420.1 | SGP/MWR/B4 - Reprocess: wrong retrievals | sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.a1, sgpqmemwrcolB4.c1 |
D060427.2 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Bad calibration values | nsamwrpC1.00, nsamwrpC1.b1, nsamwrprawC1.00 |
D060717.2 | SGP/MWR/C1 - Spikes in ambient temperature readings | sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1 |
D060717.4 | NSA/MWR/C1 - TKAIR sensor failure | nsamwrlosC1.b1 |
D060718.3 | SGP/MWR/B5 - Mixer temp unstable | sgpmwrlosB5.b1, sgpmwrtipB5.a1 |
D060726.1 | SGP/MWR/B1 - Reprocessed: Corrected calibration | sgpmwrB1.00, sgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1 |
D060726.2 | SGP/MWR/B6 - Reprocessed: Corrected calibration | sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D060808.1 | SGP/MWR/B6 - Reprocessed: Corrected calibration | sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D060818.12 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Spikes in air temperature readings | nsamwrlosC2.b1 |
D060818.15 | SGP/MWR/B1 - Missing data | sgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1 |
D060821.1 | SGP/MWR/B6 - Data missing | sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D060821.3 | SGP/MWR/C1 - Missing data | sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1 |
D060825.1 | SGP/MWR/B5 - Radiometer removed for repairs | sgpmwrlosB5.b1, sgpmwrtipB5.a1 |
D060829.1 | NSA/MWR/C2 - Radiometer removed for repairs | nsamwrC2.00, nsamwrlosC2.b1, nsamwrtipC2.a1 |
D060927.2 | SGP/MWR/B6 - Computer problem | sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D060929.2 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessed: Re-calibration | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D061009.1 | SGP/MWR/B1 - Radiometer removed for IOP | sgpmwrB1.00, sgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1 |
D061009.2 | SGP/MWR/B6 - Computer failure; Data missing | sgp5mwravgB6.c1, sgpmwrB6.00, sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D061009.3 | SGP/MWR/B6 - Radiometer removed for MWR inter-comparison IOP | sgp5mwravgB6.c1, sgpmwrB6.00, sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D061114.1 | NSA/MWR/C1 - Rain sensor always on | nsamwrlosC1.b1, nsamwrtipC1.a1 |
D061205.3 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessed: K-Band calibration drift | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D061213.4 | SGP/MWR/C1 - Instrument testing | sgpmwrC1.00, sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1 |
D061213.5 | SGP/MWR/E14 - Radiometer testing | sgpmwrE14.00, sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1 |
D070209.1 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect surface measurements | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D070314.2 | SGP/MWR/C1/E14 - Freezing rain-Incorrect rain flag | sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1 |
D070322.2 | SGP/MWRHF/C1 - 90-GHz questionable calibration | sgpmwrhfC1.b1 |
D070322.3 | SGP/MWRHF/C1 - 150-Ghz channel not working | sgpmwrhfC1.b1 |
D070406.2 | SGP/MWR/E14 - Power supply failure | sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1 |
D070416.3 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect surface measurements | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D070628.1 | FKB/MWRP/M1 - Reprocess: Incorrect calibration | fkbmwrpM1.b1 |
D070709.1 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessed: 6-channel retrieval replaced by 5-channel retrieval | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D070802.3 | SGP/MWR/C1 - Noisy data | sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1 |
D070913.1 | FKB/MWRHF/M1 - Dew formation on window | fkbmwrhfM1.b1 |
D071008.1 | FKB/MWRHF/M1 - Reprocess: Surface Relative Humidity too low | fkbmwrhfM1.b1 |
D071009.1 | FKB/MWRP/M1 - LN2 Calibration- | fkbmwrpM1.b1 |
D071011.3 | SGP/MWR/B6 - Incorrect rain flag | sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D071016.1 | FKB/MWRP/M1 - Reprocess: Updated 30-GHz calibration coefficient | fkbmwrpM1.b1 |
D071119.1 | SGP/MWRHF/C1 - Dew formation on window | sgpmwrhfC1.b1 |
D071207.1 | FKB/MWRP/M1 - Heavy rain and fog at the site | fkbmwrpM1.b1 |
D080103.2 | SGP/MWR/C1 - Missing data | sgpmwrlosC1.b1 |
D080115.1 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Radiometer thermally unstable | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D080116.1 | FKB/MWRP/M1 - Possible slight drift of V-band calibration | fkbmwrpM1.b1 |
D080116.2 | FKB/MWRP/M1 - Periodic decrease in the 30-GHz brightness temperature | fkbmwrpM1.b1 |
D080211.4 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Radiometer thermally unstable | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D080319.1 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Hardware failure- Intermittent data | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D080319.2 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Missing data | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D080319.3 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Thermal instability- TKnd test | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D080331.1 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - V-band Noise diode unstable | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D080331.2 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - V-band Noise diode failure | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D080402.2 | FKB/MWRHF/M1 - Questionable calibration | fkbmwrhfM1.b1 |
D080522.1 | SGP/MWR/B6 - Missing data | sgp5mwravgB6.c1, sgpmwrB6.00, sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D080522.2 | SGP/MWR/B6 - Reprocessed: Re-calibration | sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D080701.2 | SGP/MWR/B4 - Missing data | sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.a1 |
D080710.2 | NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocess: LN2 calibration needed | nsamwrpC1.b1 |
D080724.1 | SGP/MWR/B5 - Missing data | sgpmwrlosB5.b1 |
D990113.2 | SGP/MWR/B4 - Missing data | sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.a0 |
D990916.1 | SGP/MWR/B1/B4/B5/B6 - data file split at 23:59 | sgpmwrlosB1.a1, sgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrlosB5.a1, sgpmwrlosB5.b1, sgpmwrlosB6.a1, sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1, sgpmwrtipB4.a1, sgpmwrtipB5.a1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1 |
D991102.1 | SGP/MWR/B4 - power lines in field of view | sgp5mwravgB4.c1, sgpmwrlosB4.00, sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.00, sgpmwrtipB4.a1 |
Subject: | NSA/C1 - Site-wide power failure |
DataStreams: | nsa915rwptempconC1.a1, nsa915rwptempmomC1.a0, nsa915rwptempspecC1.a0, nsa915rwpwindconC1.a1, nsa915rwpwindmomC1.a0, nsa915rwpwindspecC1.a0, nsaaerich1C1.b1, nsaaerich2C1.b1, nsaaeriengineerC1.b1, nsaaerisummaryC1.b1, nsamettwr4hC1.b1, nsammcrmomC1.b1, nsamplC1.a1, nsamplpsC1.a0, nsamwrlosC1.b1, nsamwrpC1.b1, nsamwrtipC1.a1, nsatwrcam40mC1.a1, nsavceil25kC1.b1
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Description: | The Barrow facility experienced a site-wide power failure on 12/13. Power was restored to
most instruments between 2250 and 2330 GMT. |
Measurements: | nsa915rwpwindconC1.a1: - Elevation angle of Beam 4 for WINDS data(elevation4)
- Power offset(power)
- Average Interval(avgint)
- lon(lon)
- Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 4(nrcns4)
- Number of values that passed consensus, beam 2(ncns2)
- Azimuth of Beam 2(azimuth2)
- Elevation angle of Beam 0 for WINDS data(elevation0)
- Beam 1 radial wind speed(vel1)
- Sample Rate(sampr)
- Rx Bandwidth Switch Code(bswitch)
- Height Index(range_gate)
- Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 4(snr4)
- Azimuth of Beam 4 for WINDS data(azimuth4)
- Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 0(nrcns0)
- Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 2(nrec2)
- Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 0(snr0)
- Azimuth of Beam 0(azimuth0)
- Array of heights for each sample time(height_p)
- Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 1(nrcns1)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Azimuth of Beam 1(azimuth1)
- Number of valid heights(nheight)
- Oblique FFT Bandwidth(oband)
- Elevation angle of Beam 1 for WINDS data(elevation1)
- Number of Individual Spectra/Average Spectrum(nspc)
- Beam 0 radial wind speed(vel0)
- Oblique Velocity Spectral Resolution(ovsr)
- Number of values that passed consensus, beam 1(ncns1)
- Beam 4 radial wind speed(vel4)
- copolar signal to noise ratio(snr1)
- Number of Coherent Samples/spectral point(ncoh)
- Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 1(nrec1)
- Horizontal wind speed(spd)
- Elevation angle of Beam 2 for WINDS data(elevation2)
- U-component(u_wind)
- Vertical Velocity Spectral Resolution(vvsr)
- lat(lat)
- Number of values that passed consensus, beam 0(ncns0)
- V-component(v_wind)
- Height of Center of First Range Gate(rgf)
- Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 2(nrcns2)
- Interpulse Period(ipp)
- Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 0(nrec0)
- Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 4(nrec4)
- Beam 3 radial wind speed(vel3)
- Number of Pulse Code Bits(pcbits)
- Number of values that passed consensus, beam 4(ncns4)
- Ave snr*10 level, Beam 2(snr2)
- Elevation angle of Beam 3 for WINDS data(elevation3)
- Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
- Individual Spectrum Integration Time(sitime)
- base time(base_time)
- Height of Center of Last Range Gate(rgl)
- Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 3(nrcns3)
- Delay Time to 1st Gate(dly)
- Time Domain Integration Time(tditime)
- Vertical FFT Bandwidth(vband)
- Pulse Repetition Frequency(prf)
- Horizontal wind direction(dir)
- Azimuth of Beam 3 for WINDS data(azimuth3)
- Ave Time per Average Spectra.(spcavetim)
- Number of values that passed consensus, beam 3(ncns3)
- Beam 2 radial wind speed(vel2)
- Pulse Length(plen)
- Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 3(snr3)
- Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 3(nrec3)
nsatwrcam40mC1.a1: - JPG data stream - documentation not supported(JPEG data stream - documentation not yet available)
nsa915rwptempconC1.a1: - lat(lat)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 0(nrcns)
- Number of Values that Passed Consensus, Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(ncns_virtual_temp)
- virtual_temp_corr(virtual_temp_corr)
- base time(base_time)
- lon(lon)
- Array of heights for the range gates(height)
- Signal to Noise Ratio, Corrected Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(snr_virtual_temp_corr)
- Beam 0 virtual temperature(virtual_temp)
- Number of Values that Passed Consensus, Corrected Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(ncns_virtual_temp_corr)
- Number of pulses/ave int, Beam 0(nrec)
- Sample Rate(sampr)
- Vertical wind velocity(vert_v)
- Signal to Noise Ratio, Vertical wind velocity(snr_vert_v)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(snr_virtual_temp)
- Average Interval(avgint)
- Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
- Number of Values that Passed Consensus, Vertical wind velocity(ncns_vert_v)
nsa915rwpwindmomC1.a0: - Individual Spectrum Integration Time(sitime)
- Time Domain Integration Time(tditime)
- Oblique FFT Bandwidth(oband)
- Vertical FFT Bandwidth(vband)
- Signal to Noise Ratio of the RASS Signal(snr)
- Number of valid heights(nheight)
- Radial Velocity Spectral Resolution(vsr)
- Mean atmospheric vertical velocity(mdf)
- Height of Center of Last Range Gate(rgl)
- lat(lat)
- Number of Pulse Code Bits(pcbits)
- Beam Number(beam)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- lon(lon)
- Number of Coherent Samples/spectral point(ncoh)
- base time(base_time)
- Number of Individual Spectra/Average Spectrum(nspc)
- elevation(elevation)
- Rx Bandwidth Switch Code(bswitch)
- Sample Rate(sampr)
- Delay Time to 1st Gate(dly)
- Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
- Array of heights for each sample time(height_t)
- 1000 * log10(noise signal level: vert vel)(noise)
- Pulse Repetition Frequency(prf)
- Spectral Width: vert velocity(specw)
- Height Index(range_gate)
- Pulse Length(plen)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Ave Time per Average Spectra. Also known as dwell.(spcavetime)
- Height of Center of First Range Gate(rgf)
- Interpulse Period(ipp)
nsamplC1.a1: - Repetition rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(trigger_freq)
- base time(base_time)
- Amount of time the actual laser pulse lags behind the sync trigger(laser_sync_offset)
- Distance from leading edge of first range bin to the center of each bin .(range_bins)
- effective range offset due to poor sync between laser firing and A/D trigger.(range_offset)
- Preliminary cloud base height(preliminary_cbh)
- Laser Temperature(laser_temp)
- time(time)
- lon(lon)
- Angle of orientation with respect to true geographic north(transceiver_azimuth_angle)
- Number of laser shots recorded(shots_summed)
- Background Signal(background_signal)
- value represents date of last configuration change as yyyymmdd(property)
- Repetition Rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(pulse_rep)
- Detector Temperature(detector_temp)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Amount of time the scalar lags behind the sync trigger(scalar_sync_offset)
- Voltage level which operates the thermistor(voltage_10)
- Number of laser pulses summed during measurement interval(shots_sum)
- Time in nanoseconds for each range bin of multichannel scalar card.(range_bin_time)
- Filter Temperature(filter_temp)
- Width of range-bins calculated from range_bin_time(range_bin_width)
- Voltage level which operates the A/D card and the detector(voltage_05)
- range(range)
- Maximum altitude retrieved from multichannel scalar card.(max_altitude)
- Laser output energy per pulse(energy_monitor)
- Array of heights for the range gates(height)
- Voltage level which operates the energy monitor(voltage_15)
- Instrument Temperature(instrument_temp)
- Angle of inclination with respect to horizontal(transceiver_altitude_angle)
- required to correct raw counts for detector deadtime prior to all other
corrections.(deadtime_correction) - Sum of raw backscatter counts per bin prior to ANY corrections.(total_counts)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Amount of time laser pulse lags behind the scalar trigger(laser_scalar_sync_offset)
- lat(lat)
- Aerosol backscatter coefficient at 355 nm(backscatter)
nsamplpsC1.a0: - Filter Temperature(filter_temp)
- time(time)
- Laser output energy per pulse(energy_monitor)
- Laser Temperature(laser_temp)
- range(range)
- Background Signal(background_signal)
- Array of heights for the range gates(height)
- Preliminary cloud base height(preliminary_cbh)
- Maximum altitude retrieved from multichannel scalar card.(max_altitude)
- base time(base_time)
- Instrument Temperature(instrument_temp)
- Voltage level which operates the A/D card and the detector(voltage_05)
- effective range offset due to poor sync between laser firing and A/D trigger.(range_offset)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- lon(lon)
- Voltage level which operates the energy monitor(voltage_15)
- Attenuated backscatter(detector_counts)
- Voltage level which operates the thermistor(voltage_10)
- lat(lat)
- Detector Temperature(detector_temp)
- Number of laser shots recorded(shots_summed)
- Time in nanoseconds for each range bin of multichannel scalar card.(range_bin_time)
- Repetition Rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(pulse_rep)
- Width of range-bins calculated from range_bin_time(range_bin_width)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Distance from leading edge of first range bin to the center of each bin .(range_bins)
nsamwrpC1.b1: - Expected root-mean-square error in precipitable water retrieval using only
23.835 and 30.0 GHz(totalPrecipitableWater2RmsError) - Flag indicating moisture sensor status(wetWindowFlag)
- Retrieved cloud liquid water content(liquidWaterContent)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Cloud base height(cloudBaseHeight)
- Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water path retrieval using only 23.835
and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2RmsError) - Expected root-mean-square error in temperature retrieval(temperatureRmsError)
- Retrieved liquid water path using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2)
- Ambient surface absolute temperature(surfaceTemperature)
- Surface water vapor density at instrument(surfaceWaterVaporDensity)
- Lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel)
- Interpolated dewpoint temperature(dewpointTemperature)
- Retrieved liquid water path(liquidWaterPath)
- Equilibrium level pressure(equilibriumLevelPres)
- Lifting condensation level pressure(liftingCondensationLevelPres)
- lon(lon)
- Retrieved total precipitable water vapor using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(totalPrecipitableWater2)
- air temperature (NGM250 predicted)(temperature)
- Expected root-mean-square error in water vapor density retrieval(waterVaporDensityRmsError)
- Retrieved water vapor density(waterVaporDensity)
- time(time)
- Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water path retrieval(liquidWaterPathRmsError)
- Level of free convection pressure(levelFreeConvectionPres)
- Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature)
- Data quality flags(dataQualityFlags)
- Internal blackbody reference temperature(blackbodyTemperature)
- atmospheric pressure at mean sea level and at tropopause (NGM250 predicted)(pressure)
- Derived virtual temperature(virtualTemperature)
- Zenith-pointing infrared temperature at 10um(infraredTemperature)
- Total precipitable water vapor, from microwave radiometer(totalPrecipitableWater)
- Frequency(frequency)
- base time(base_time)
- Expected root-mean-square error in precipitable water retrieval(totalPrecipitableWaterRmsError)
- lat(lat)
- Convective Available Potential Energy(cape)
- Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water content retrieval(liquidWaterContentRmsError)
- Level of free convection(levelFreeConvection)
- Ambient surface pressure(surfacePressure)
- Array of heights for the range gates(height)
- Ambient surface relative humidity(surfaceRelativeHumidity)
- elevation(elevation)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Derived relative humidity(relativeHumidity)
- azimuth(azimuth)
- Equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel)
- Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio)
nsa915rwptempspecC1.a0: - Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Spectral Data (signal strength/freq int)(spc_amp)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- lon(lon)
- base time(base_time)
- Sample Rate(sampr)
- Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
- Array of heights for the range gates(height)
- lat(lat)
- Particle radius at logarithmic center of bin(bins)
nsa915rwptempmomC1.a0: - Mean acoustic speed(smdf)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- lon(lon)
- base time(base_time)
- Beam 0 virtual temperature(virtual_temp)
- Signal to Noise Ratio: acoustic(ssnr)
- Spectral Width: vert velocity(specw)
- Mean atmospheric vertical velocity(mdf)
- Sample Rate(sampr)
- Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
- Signal to Noise Ratio of the RASS Signal(snr)
- Array of heights for the range gates(height)
- 1000 * log10(noise signal level: vert vel)(noise)
- lat(lat)
- Acoustic Spectral Width(sspecw)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
nsamettwr4hC1.b1: - 40m Average QLI Reference Temperature(RefT40M_AVG)
- Standard Deviation of 10m Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP10M_STD)
- 15 minute Present Weather Code(PwCod15mi)
- Chilled Mirror Calculated Vapor Pressure(VPCMH)
- Chilled Mirror Temperature(CMHTemp)
- Standard Deviation of 40m Calculated Dew Point(DP40M_STD)
- 2m Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(WS2M_S_WVT)
- 10m Vector Averaged Wind Speed(WS10M_U_WVT)
- lon(lon)
- lat(lat)
- 10m Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(WS10M_S_WVT)
- 2m Average QLI Input Voltage(Volt2M_AVG)
- 2m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD2M_DU_WVT)
- 10m Average Relative Humidity(RH10M_AVG)
- Present Weather Sensor Alarm(PWSAlarm)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- 20m Average Relative Humidity(RH20M_AVG)
- 10m Average Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP10M_AVG)
- 1 minute Average Visibility(AvgVis1mi)
- Standard Deviation of Sonic Vector Averaged Wind Direction(SonicWD_SDU_WVT)
- 10m Average Temperature(T10M_AVG)
- Instant Present Weather Code(InstPwCod)
- Standard Deviation of 2m Relative Humidity(RH2M_STD)
- Standard Deviation of 10m Relative Humidity(RH10M_STD)
- Standard Deviation of 10m Temperature(T10M_STD)
- 40m Average Calculated Dew Point(DP40M_AVG)
- Standard Deviation of 2m Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP2M_STD)
- 1 hour Present Weather Code(PwCod1hr)
- Standard Deviation of 20m Relative Humidity(RH20M_STD)
- 40m Vector Averaged Wind Speed(WS40M_U_WVT)
- 10m Average Calculated Dew Point(DP10M_AVG)
- 20m Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(WS20M_S_WVT)
- Standard Deviation of 20m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD20M_SDU_WVT)
- 2m Average Temperature(T2M_AVG)
- 2m Average Calculated Dew Point(DP2M_AVG)
- Cumulative Snow Sum(CumSnow)
- 20m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD20M_DU_WVT)
- 20m Average Calculated Dew Point(DP20M_AVG)
- Average X Component of Sonic Wind Speed(SonicX_AVG)
- 20m Average QLI Reference Temperature(RefT20M_AVG)
- Sonic Vector Averaged Wind Direction(SonicWD_DU_WVT)
- Standard Deviation of 2m Temperature(T2M_STD)
- base time(base_time)
- Standard Deviation of 10m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD10M_SDU_WVT)
- 10 minute Average Visibility(AvgVis10m)
- 2m Average Relative Humidity(RH2M_AVG)
- Standard Deviation of 10m Calculated Dew Point(DP10M_STD)
- Standard Deviation of 2m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD2M_SDU_WVT)
- 10m Average QLI Input Voltage(Volt10M_AVG)
- 20m Average Temperature(T20M_AVG)
- 40m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD40M_DU_WVT)
- Standard Deviation of 2m Calculated Dew Point(DP2M_STD)
- Cumulative Water Sum(CumH2O)
- 10m Average QLI Reference Temperature(RefT10m_AVG)
- 40m Average Relative Humidity(RH40M_AVG)
- 40m Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(WS40M_S_WVT)
- 40m Average Temperature(T40M_AVG)
- Precipitation Rate(PcpRate)
- 10m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD10M_DU_WVT)
- Sonic Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(SonicWS_S_WVT)
- 2m Average Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP2M_AVG)
- Average Y Component of Sonic Wind Speed(SonicY_AVG)
- Sonic Vector Averaged Wind Speed(SonicWS_U_WVT)
- Standard Deviation of 40m Temperature(T40M_STD)
- 20m Average Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP20M_AVG)
- 2m Vector Averaged Wind Speed(WS2M_U_WVT)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- time(time)
- 2m Average QLI Reference Temperature(RefT2M_AVG)
- Average Sonic Static Speed of Sound(SonicS_AVG)
- Chilled Mirror Calculated Saturation Vapor Pressure(SatVPCMH)
- Standard Deviation of 20m Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP20M_STD)
- Standard Deviation of 40m Relative Humidity(RH40M_STD)
- 20m Average QLI Input Voltage(Volt20M_AVG)
- Standard Deviation of 40m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD40M_SDU_WVT)
- Datalogger Battery Voltage(Batt_Volt)
- Standard Deviation of 20m Calculated Dew Point(DP20M_STD)
- 40m Average QLI Reference Voltage(Volt40M_AVG)
- Chilled Mirror Dew Point(CMHDP)
- 20m Vector Averaged Wind Speed(WS20M_U_WVT)
- 40m Average Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP40M_AVG)
- Standard Deviation of 20m Temperature(T20M_STD)
- Standard Deviation of 40m Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP40M_STD)
- Chilled Mirror Calculated Relative Humidity(CMHRH)
- Atmospheric Pressure(AtmPress)
nsaaeriengineerC1.b1: - Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
- Weight factor for top used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBtopTempWeight)
- Hot blackbody temperature - apex(HBBapexTemp)
- Interferometer window temperature measured on the outside of the aluminum window
flange(interferometerWindowTemp) - Resistive temperature of 97 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P4 shell(fixed97KohmResistor)
- Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
- Number of complete (forward+backward) interferogram scans in sample average(coadditionsCount)
- Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
- Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
- Motor step value given to motor controller to achieve proper mirror positioning(sceneMirrorMotorStep)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
- Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
- Hot blackbody temperature - rim top(HBBtopTemp)
- Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
- Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
- Weight factor for bottom used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature
average(ABBbottomTempWeight) - Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (700_705
cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705) - Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
- Corrective offset for final hot blackbody average temperature(HBBtempOffset)
- Weight factor for top used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBtopTempWeight)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990
cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990) - Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
(false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable) - Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
- Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
- Ambient air temperature near the interferometer(airNearInterferometerTemp)
- Scene mirror temperature as measured at the center of the back of the mirror(sceneMirrorTemp)
- Resistive temperature of 2500 Ohm fixed resistor - banana plug mounted(fixed2500ohmResistor)
- Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
- The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN) - Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity) - Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
- Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
- Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
- Number of views in a sequence(sceneMirPosCount)
- Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
- BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
- Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift) - Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705) - Observation longitude(Longitude)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (700_705
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705) - Laser wavenumber used in definition of output wavenumber scale(outputLaserWavenumber)
- Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)
- Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
- Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
- Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity) - Detector temperature sensed via diode near detector(detectorTemp)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
(2295_2300 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300) - Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
- Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
- Interferometer front end fan airflow unheated temperature: used with heated
temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp) - Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
- Limit applied to LWskyNEN in determination of LWskyNENacceptable(LWskyNENlimit)
- Scene mirror motor driver heat sink temperature(motorDriverTemp)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (675_680
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680) - Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300) - Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
- Factor used to convert single-scan noise to two-minute equivalent(twoMinuteNoiseEstimateFactor)
- Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
- Blackbody controller Unit 2 power supply temperature(BBcontroller2temp)
- Stirling cooler compressor temperature measured at compressor heatsink(coolerCompressorTemp)
- Size of buffer holding initial spectrum(originalInterferogramSize)
- Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
- Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
(2510_2515 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515) - Size of buffer holding expanded spectrum before interpolation(expandedInterferogramSize)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
(2282_2287 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287) - Weight factor for apex used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBapexTempWeight)
- Original laser wavenumber assumed for this instrument(originalLaserWavenumber)
- Signal conditioning electronics inside air temperature(SCEtemp)
- The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift) - Limit applied to HBBtempDrift in determination of HBBstable flag(HBBtempDriftLimit)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
- Scene mirror motor case temperature(mirrorMotorTemp)
- The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN) - Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable) - Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
- Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287) - Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
- Spare temperature sensor (location TBD)(spareTemp)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2510_2515
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515) - Field of view half angle used in finite FOV correction(FFOVhalfAngle)
- Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2282_2287
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287) - Stirling cycle cooler expander temperature(coolerExpanderTemp)
- Ambient air temperature near blackbodies(airNearBBsTemp)
- Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable) - Blackbody controller Unit 1 power supply temperature(BBcontroller1temp)
- Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
- lat(lat)
- Interferometer front end fan airflow heated temperature: used with unheated
temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp) - Stirling cooler power supply temperature measured at power supply frame(coolerPowerSupplyTemp)
- Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff) - Weight factor for apex used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBapexTempWeight)
- Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle) - Hot blackbody temperature - rim bottom(HBBbottomTemp)
- Relative Humidity measured in the Interferometer Enclosure(interferometerEnclosureRelativeHumidity)
- Observation Altitude(Altitude)
- Blackbody cavity geometry factor(BBcavityFactor)
- Resistive temperature of 12 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P3 shell(fixed12KohmResistor)
- AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
- AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
- time(time)
- Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
- Electronics rack ambient temperature measured at inside top of rack(rackAmbientTemp)
- Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
- Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift) - lon(lon)
- Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (675_680
cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680) - AERI interferometer temperature at second port(interferometerSecondPortTemp)
- Limit applied to SWskyNEN in determination of SWskyNENacceptable(SWskyNENlimit)
- Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
- xxx(dataAvailable)
- base time(base_time)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
- Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
- Number of terms used in finite field of view correction(numberOfTerms)
- Ambient blackbody temperature(ABBbottomTemp)
- Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
- Weight factor for bottom used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBbottomTempWeight)
- Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
- Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
- Corrective offset for final ambient blackbody average temperature(ABBtempOffset)
- Scene mirror position encoder value(sceneMirPosEncoder)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Ambient blackbody temperature - apex(ABBapexTemp)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2295_2300
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300) - Observation latitude(Latitude)
- Ambient blackbody temperature - rim top(ABBtopTemp)
- Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
- Stirling cycle cooler current(coolerCurrent)
- Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (985_990
cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990) - Instrument scene mirror position identifier(sceneMirrorPosition)
- AERI ingest computer temperature measured at back panel of computer(computerTemp)
- Relative humidity measured in the optics compartment atop the interferometer.(opticsCompartmentRelativeHumidity)
nsaaerich2C1.b1: - lat(lat)
- Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
- Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift) - Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle) - Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
- wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
- lon(lon)
- Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
- AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
- Observation latitude(Latitude)
- Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
- Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
- Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
- Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
- Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
- Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- base time(base_time)
- Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
- AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
- Observation Altitude(Altitude)
- Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
- Wave number(wnum)
- Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
- Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
- time(time)
- Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
- Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
- Observation longitude(Longitude)
- Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
- Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
nsaaerisummaryC1.b1: - AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1)
- Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
- Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
- Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300) - AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENCh2)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum3)
- Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705) - Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable) - Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
- Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
- lat(lat)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum7)
- Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift) - Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum6)
- Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
- The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN) - Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum13)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
- Observation longitude(Longitude)
- xxx(dataAvailable)
- AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum2)
- Observation latitude(Latitude)
- Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
- Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
- AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)
- Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
- Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
- Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
- AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch2)
- Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
- Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity) - Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum12)
- time(time)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum1)
- Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
- AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum9)
- Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
- The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift) - Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
- Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle) - Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287) - Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
- AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1)
- Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
- Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff) - Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
- Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
- base time(base_time)
- Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum5)
- AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyUniformityCh2)
- AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1)
- AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch2)
- Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
(false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable) - AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
- Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
- Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
- Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
- Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity) - Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
- Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable) - Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift) - AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum11)
- The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN) - lon(lon)
- Observation Altitude(Altitude)
- AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh2)
- Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
- Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum4)
- Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum8)
- AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
- Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
- AERI SW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum14)
- Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
- Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum10)
- Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
- Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
- Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
nsamwrtipC1.a1: - Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
- 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
- 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
- 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
- Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
- (tknd)
- Actual Azimuth(actaz)
- Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
- Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
- Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
- Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
- base time(base_time)
- 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
- 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
- Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
- 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
- Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
- Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
- Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
- lon(lon)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
- 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
- Actual elevation angle(actel)
- Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
- 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
- 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
- Ambient temperature(tkair)
- lat(lat)
- Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
- Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
nsavceil25kC1.b1: - Percentage of nominal factory setting (0 to 999%)(receiver_sensitivity)
- Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Flag indicating aeri retrieval status(status_flag)
- Aerosol backscatter coefficient at 355 nm(backscatter)
- Millivolts at internal ADC input (0 to 2500)(background_light)
- range(range)
- Vertical visibility(vertical_visibility)
- lon(lon)
- Degrees from vertical (0 to +90)(tilt_angle)
- Altitude of highest signal(alt_highest_signal)
- Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
- Backscatter sum(sum_backscatter)
- lat(lat)
- Percentage of nominal factory setting (0 to 999%)(laser_pulse_energy)
- Detection status. See details(detection_status)
- Warning and alarm status bits(status_string)
- 6 character string describing instrument measurement parameters(measurement_parameters)
- base time(base_time)
- Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
- Laser temperature(laser_temperature)
- GPS raw data filename(filename)
- Millivolts at internal ADC input(window_contamination)
nsa915rwpwindspecC1.a0: - Number of valid heights(nheight)
- Rx Bandwidth Switch Code(bswitch)
- Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
- Ave Time per Average Spectra.(spcavetim)
- Delay Time to 1st Gate(dly)
- elevation(elevation)
- Spectral Data (signal strength/freq int)(spc_amp)
- Interpulse Period(ipp)
- Radial Velocity Spectral Resolution(vsr)
- lon(lon)
- Height of Center of Last Range Gate(rgl)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Time Domain Integration Time(tditime)
- base time(base_time)
- Vertical FFT Bandwidth(vband)
- Sample Rate(sampr)
- Height of Center of First Range Gate(rgf)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Pulse Repetition Frequency(prf)
- Array of heights for each sample time(height_t)
- Oblique FFT Bandwidth(oband)
- Number of Pulse Code Bits(pcbits)
- Number of Coherent Samples/spectral point(ncoh)
- Number of Individual Spectra/Average Spectrum(nspc)
- Individual Spectrum Integration Time(sitime)
- Particle radius at logarithmic center of bin(bins)
- Height Index(range_gate)
- lat(lat)
- Beam Number(beam)
- Pulse Length(plen)
nsamwrlosC1.b1: - IR Brightness Temperature(ir_temp)
- Ambient temperature(tkair)
- MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
- Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
- 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
- Sky brightness temperature at 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
- Sky brightness temperature at 31.4 GHz(tbsky31)
- base time(base_time)
- Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
- Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
- 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
- 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- (tknd)
- Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
- Actual Azimuth(actaz)
- Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
- 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
- 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- lon(lon)
- Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
- lat(lat)
- Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
- Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
- Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
- Actual elevation angle(actel)
- Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
- 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
- Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
nsaaerich1C1.b1: - Wave number(wnum)
- Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
- Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
- Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
- Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift) - Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
- Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
- time(time)
- base time(base_time)
- Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
- Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
- Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
- wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
- lon(lon)
- Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
- BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
- Observation longitude(Longitude)
- Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
- AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
- Observation Altitude(Altitude)
- Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
- AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
- Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
- lat(lat)
- Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
- Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
- Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle) - Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
- Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
- Observation latitude(Latitude)
nsammcrmomC1.b1: - Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
- Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
- Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
- Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
- DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
- Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
- Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
- Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
- Receiver Gain(RxGain)
- RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
- Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
- MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
- Gate Spacing(GateSpacing)
- Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
- Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
- Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
- Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
- TWT Status Code, details forthcoming from MMCR vendor(TWTStatusCode)
- MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
- Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
- Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
- Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
- lon(lon)
- Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
- Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
- Time associated with hourly averaged values(TimeAvg)
- Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
- lat(lat)
- Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
- Radar Constant(RadarConstant)
- radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
- Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
- Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
- Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
- MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
- base time(base_time)
- Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
- Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
- Array of heights for each power(heights)
- Peak tranmitted power, averaged over the course of the hour(PeakTransmittedPowerAvg)
- time(time)
- Signal to Noise Ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
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