DQR ID | Subject | Data Streams Affected |
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D030922.5 | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Ventilator Fan Failure | sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
D040205.1 | SGP/SIRS/E1/E2/E3/E5/E8 - Snow on Radiometers | sgpsirs20sE1.a0, sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirs20sE3.a0, sgpsirs20sE5.a0, sgpsirs20sE8.a0, sgpsirsE1.00, sgpsirsE1.b1, sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1, sgpsirsE3.00, sgpsirsE3.b1, sgpsirsE5.00, sgpsirsE5.b1, sgpsirsE8.00, sgpsirsE8.b1 |
D040227.3 | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Reprocess: Incorrect shortwave radiometer calibration coefficients | sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
D050131.25 | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Ice storm | sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
D050205.3 | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Tracker mis-alignment | sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
D050303.1 | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Reprocessed: Incorrect DIR calibration coefficients | sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
D060630.10 | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Reprocessed: Longwave Calibration error | sgpsirsE2.b1 |
Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time |
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09/14/2003 | 1000 | 09/25/2003 | 1543 |
Subject: | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Ventilator Fan Failure |
DataStreams: | sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
Description: | Measured downwelling shortwave data was very questionable, reporting nighttime values as low as -50 W/m^2, while differing from calculated downwelling shortwave by as much as 50 W/m^2 lower during the day. The first indication of a problem was around 10 UTC, 9/14, when measured DS values suddenly dropped below 10 W/m^2 for about a 2 hour period before sunrise, then were consistently lower than calculated DS by as much as 40 W/m^2 during the day. The problem got progressively worse with time until the ventilator fan was replace on 9/25. Ventilator fan failure changed the fundamental operating characteristics of this PSP and resulted in unpredictable biased measurements which cannot be corrected without additional empirical characterization of the radiometer in question. |
Measurements: | sgpsirsE2.b1:
sgpsirs20sE2.a0:
sgpsirsE2.00:
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Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time |
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02/02/2004 | 1200 | 02/02/2004 | 2000 |
Subject: | SGP/SIRS/E1/E2/E3/E5/E8 - Snow on Radiometers |
DataStreams: | sgpsirs20sE1.a0, sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirs20sE3.a0, sgpsirs20sE5.a0, sgpsirs20sE8.a0, sgpsirsE1.00, sgpsirsE1.b1, sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1, sgpsirsE3.00, sgpsirsE3.b1, sgpsirsE5.00, sgpsirsE5.b1, sgpsirsE8.00, sgpsirsE8.b1 |
Description: | A large discrepancy between the measured values of downwelling hemispheric shortwave radiation and the derived values occurred on 2/02 at the listed sites. The difference is on the order of 200 Wm^(-2) at E2 and to a lesser extent at the other affected stations. This problem most likely resulted from a previous day or night snow/ice accumulation on the Direct(NIP), Downwelling Sortwave(PSP) and/or Downwelling Diffuse(8-48) instruments. During the morning hours of 02/02, Approx 1300-2000GMT, snow/ice was covering one or more of these three instruments resulting in faulty readings and incorrect derived downwelling shortwave values as well. Instrument readings indicate the problem resolved itself later in the day through normal meltoff. |
Measurements: | sgpsirs20sE5.a0:
sgpsirsE2.b1:
sgpsirsE1.00:
sgpsirsE2.00:
sgpsirs20sE3.a0:
sgpsirsE3.b1:
sgpsirs20sE1.a0:
sgpsirsE8.00:
sgpsirsE3.00:
sgpsirsE5.b1:
sgpsirsE1.b1:
sgpsirsE5.00:
sgpsirs20sE2.a0:
sgpsirs20sE8.a0:
sgpsirsE8.b1:
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Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time |
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02/12/2004 | 1612 | 03/25/2004 | 1600 |
Subject: | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Reprocess: Incorrect shortwave radiometer calibration coefficients |
DataStreams: | sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
Description: | During the pyrgeometer instrument (PIR) changout a datalogger program was loaded with incorrect calibration coefficients for the shortwave instruments. The affected measurements were : downwelling diffuse (DD), upwelling shortwave(US), direct normal (NIP) and downwelling shortwave(DS) Recalculate irradiances by determining original mV signal and reapplying the correct calibration coefficients. For each one minute irradiance value perform the following calculations by instrument: DD(corrected) = (DD/107.24)*118.11 US(corrected) = (US/113.19)*118.21 NIP(corrected)= (NIP/120.17)*119.08 DS(corrected) = (DS/118.46)*117.33 |
Measurements: | sgpsirsE2.b1:
sgpsirsE2.00:
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Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time |
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01/05/2005 | 0902 | 01/13/2005 | 1618 |
Subject: | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Ice storm |
DataStreams: | sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
Description: | Data missing due to ice storm. |
Measurements: | sgpsirsE2.b1:
sgpsirs20sE2.a0:
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Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time |
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02/03/2005 | 1654 | 02/05/2005 | 2359 |
Subject: | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Tracker mis-alignment |
DataStreams: | sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
Description: | The solar tracker was not working correctly at this site from 2/3/2005 to 2/5/2005 2359GMT. After this time tracker mounted instruments appear to have been responding correctly. There was no maintenance intervention that rectified the tracking problem. This has happened in the past with the SGP SciTec trackers. |
Measurements: | sgpsirsE2.b1:
sgpsirs20sE2.a0:
sgpsirsE2.00:
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Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time |
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02/10/2005 | 1620 | 03/10/2005 | 1600 |
Subject: | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Reprocessed: Incorrect DIR calibration coefficients |
DataStreams: | sgpsirs20sE2.a0, sgpsirsE2.00, sgpsirsE2.b1 |
Description: | During the DIR/UIR instrument changeout on 2/10/2005 the new datalogger program contained incorrect calibration coefficients for the DIR instrument. The program was corrected on 3/10/2005. These data were reprocessed and archived in September 2006. |
Measurements: | sgpsirsE2.b1:
sgpsirsE2.00:
sgpsirs20sE2.a0:
|
Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time |
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02/12/2004 | 1630 | 02/23/2005 | 1615 |
Subject: | SGP/SIRS/E2 - Reprocessed: Longwave Calibration error |
DataStreams: | sgpsirsE2.b1 |
Description: | Modified pyrgeometer calibration procedures were implemented beginning in February 2004. These modified procedures introduced a calibration bias in the longwave data. The previous procedures were re-implemented at all sites between December 2005 and February 2006 to restore proper calibrations. The data collected while the incorrect procedures were in place have been reprocessed to remove the calibration bias. The reprocessed 60 second averaged data are based on 3 instantaneous 20 second data records rather than on 60 1 second instanteous data records. Still, these data are considered far superior to the originally processed data. The reprocessed data were archived in September 2006. |
Measurements: | sgpsirsE2.b1:
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