SGP/AERI/C1 - laser and cooler failure

On January 8, 2005 the laser failed on the AERI. After it was repaired and during 
calibration, the cryogenic cooler and its spare also failed. The instrument has been off-line 
since the failure.

• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
• hatch_open_is_true and hatch_closed_is_false(valid_aeri_data)
• base time(base_time)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• lon(lon)
• Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
  temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• wavenumbers for residuals(wavenumber)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
• lat(lat)
• AERI radiance spectra minus LBLRTM radiance spectra(rad_difference)
• Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)

• For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_bin)
• For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_ch)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension(process)
• base time(base_time)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_ch_pro)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each bin and physical process
  category(mean_rad_bin_pro)
• The standard deviation of the AERI spectral radiances about the hourly averaged
  mean(sdev_hour_rad)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_all)
• lon(lon)
• wavenumbers for hourly averaged spectral radiances(wavenum)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_bin_pro)
• lat(lat)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699(mean_rad_all)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each bin(mean_rad_bin)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each channel(mean_rad_ch)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_pro)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_bin for wavenumbers within
  each bin(sdev_rad_bin)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each physical process category(mean_rad_pro)
• For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of
  the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_bin)
• Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension(bin)
• hatch_open_is_true and hatch_closed_is_false(valid_aeri_data)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_bin)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad for wavenumbers between
  550.1299 and 3020.1699(sdev_rad_all)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_ch_pro for wavenumbers within
  each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_rad_ch_pro)
• Average of mean_hour_rad computed for wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category(mean_rad_ch_pro)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_ch)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_bin_pro for wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category(sdev_rad_bin_pro)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• The number of spectra over which the hourly calculations are performed(nobs_hour_rad)
• For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out
  of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_ch)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_pro for wavenumbers within
  each physical process category(sdev_rad_pro)
• The AERI spectral radiances averaged over an hour window centered on the time of
  the LBLRTM rundeck(mean_hour_rad)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_ch for wavenumbers within
  each channel(sdev_rad_ch)

• null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

• Maximum height reached by this sonde launch(max_sonde_alt)
• Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
  wavenumber 2295.021 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch2)
• Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
  wavenumber 677.417 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch1)
• column ozone(ozone)
• Wave number(wnum)
• base time(base_time)
• LBLRTM Model radiance spectra(model_rad)
• Surface temperature as reported by sonde(sonde_surface_T)
• Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• lat(lat)
• lon(lon)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Sonde launch time minus Aeri surface time(surface_time_offset)

• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that
  are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_unsat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_pro_unsat)
• Mean Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_temp)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each channel that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Precipitation Total from SMOS(SMOS_precip)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_sat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_all)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and physical
  process category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
  AERI me(integ_rad_ch_pro_all)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
• Difference of brightness temperatures in the ch1 window region, [1142.20,
  1147.03] wavenumbers, which is an indicator of the atmospheric variability(meas_atm_var_T1)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(sdev_resid_ch_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_resid_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_unsat)
• Surface temps used in the LBLRTM runs -- Univ of WISC selected bands(model_surfT)
• lat(lat)
• Standard Deviation of Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_sd_temp)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_unsat)
• Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_vap_pres)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_all)
• Standard deviation of the average radiances in the 985-990 and 2510-2515
  wavenumber windows during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var)
• For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_ch)
• base time(base_time)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and physical process
  category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
  AERI measu(integ_rad_bin_pro_all)
• Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_sd_rh)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that
  are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_unsat)
• AERI sample time minus SMOS sample time(SMOS_offset_time)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_sat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
  temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
• Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_bar_pres)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_unsat)
• For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_bin)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each physical process category
  where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI
  measured radiance(integ_rad_pro_all)
• For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of
  the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_bin)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each channel that are saturated(integ_rad_ch_sat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel where the Planck
  function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is
  used otherwise(integ_rad_ch_all)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin that
  are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_sat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_sat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_all)
• Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension(bin)
• Mean Barometeric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_bar_pres)
• Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension(process)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_sat)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
• For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out
  of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_ch)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 where
  the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured
  radiance is used ot(integ_rad_all)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_all)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_sat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_resid_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
• Measure of atmospheric variability over 705-798 cm-1 (bin 3)(meas_atm_var_bin3)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are
  not saturated(mean_resid_bin_unsat)
• lon(lon)
• Mean Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_rh)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_unsat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(sdev_resid_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_all)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_sat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin where the Planck
  function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used
  otherwise(integ_rad_bin_all)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_rad_unsat)
• Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each bin that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_sat)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Mean Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_vap_pres)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not
  saturated(sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are saturated(integ_rad_sat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_all)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_unsat)
• First temperature reported by the sonde(sonde_surfT)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_sat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each bin that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_pro_sat)

• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
  temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
• base time(base_time)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• wavenumbers for residuals(wavenumber)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• AERI radiance spectra minus LBLRTM radiance spectra(rad_difference)
• lat(lat)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
• lon(lon)

• Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_sd_rh)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_all)
• Standard Deviation of Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_sd_temp)
• Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
  temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_resid_unsat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 where
  the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured
  radiance is used ot(integ_rad_all)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the set of wavenumbers
  which are mapped to a particular physical process as given in the spectral
  mapping functio(mean_resid_pro)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_pro_unsat)
• Standard deviation of the average radiances in the 985-990 and 2510-2515
  wavenumber windows during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_unsat)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  within a particular channel for a fixed physical process(sdev_resid_ch_pro)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the entire wavenumber
  spectrum between 520.2368 and 3020.1699(mean_resid)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_pro_sat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_all)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  within a particular bin for a fixed physical process(sdev_resid_bin_pro)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_bin)
• For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_bin)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each channel that are saturated(integ_rad_ch_sat)
• lon(lon)
• Mean Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_rh)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals within a particular channel
  for a fixed physical process as given in the spectral mapping function
  listed in the gl(mean_resid_ch_pro)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_pro_unsat)
• AERI sample time minus SMOS sample time(SMOS_offset_time)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_bin_pro)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_sat)
• Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_all)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each bin that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(sdev_resid_ch_unsat)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the wavenumbers for
  each of the AERI channels(mean_resid_ch)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(sdev_resid_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_sat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that
  are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_unsat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_all)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each physical process category
  where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI
  measured radiance(integ_rad_pro_all)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Difference of brightness temperatures in the ch1 window region, [1142.20,
  1147.03] wavenumbers, which is an indicator of the atmospheric variability(meas_atm_var_T1)
• Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_bar_pres)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_sat)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  over the wavenumbers for each of the bins (sub-bands)(sdev_resid_bin)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_sat)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_resid_unsat)
• Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension(bin)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and physical process
  category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
  AERI measu(integ_rad_bin_pro_all)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each channel that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
• First temperature reported by the sonde(sonde_surfT)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin that
  are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_all)
• hatch_open_is_true and hatch_closed_is_false(valid_aeri_data)
• Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension(process)
• For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out
  of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_ch)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_pro_unsat)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  over the set of wavenumbers which are mapped to a particular physical
  process(sdev_resid_pro)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are
  not saturated(mean_resid_bin_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_unsat)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_pro)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are saturated(integ_rad_sat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_sat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not
  saturated(sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_rad_unsat)
• base time(base_time)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Precipitation Total from SMOS(SMOS_precip)
• lat(lat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each bin that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_sat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_unsat)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  over the wavenumbers for each of the AERI channels(sdev_resid_ch)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  over the entire wavenumber spectrum between 520.2368 and 3020.1699(sdev_resid)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_ch)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_ch_pro)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_sat)
• Mean Barometeric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_bar_pres)
• Measure of atmospheric variability over 705-798 cm-1 (bin 3)(meas_atm_var_bin3)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and physical
  process category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
  AERI me(integ_rad_ch_pro_all)
• For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of
  the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_bin)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that
  are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_unsat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_all)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_unsat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin where the Planck
  function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used
  otherwise(integ_rad_bin_all)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_unsat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel where the Planck
  function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is
  used otherwise(integ_rad_ch_all)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_sat)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Mean Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_vap_pres)
• Surface temps used in the LBLRTM runs -- Univ of WISC selected bands(model_surfT)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_sat)
• Mean Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_temp)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_unsat)
• For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_ch)
• Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_vap_pres)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_unsat)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals within a particular bin for
  a fixed physical process as given in the spectral mapping function listed in
  the globa(mean_resid_bin_pro)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the wavenumbers for
  each of the bins (sub-bands)(mean_resid_bin)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_pro_unsat)

• Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_cbh)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_clear)
• Number of foggy observations in ensemble (probably condensation on the window)(nobs_mpl_foggy)
• Standard deviation of vap ensemble(sdev_vap)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral window for channel 2: [2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT_channel_2)
• Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky_large)
• Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky)
• Standard deviation of mpl_cbh ensemble(sdev_mpl_cbh)
• Integrated vapor column from sonde using MWR Instrument Performance Model (IPM)(integ_vap_sonde)
• Cloud detection flag from sgpaerilblcloudsC1.c1(nonclear_flag)
• Ensemble average of first cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud1_cbh)
• Ensemble average of ratios of direct_norm_broadband divided by
  diffuse_hemisp_broadband from the SIROS(mean_dir_by_diff_ratio)
• Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_cbh)
• lon(lon)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Number of observations in each MWR ensemble (23tbsky, 31tbsky, vap, liq)(nobs_mwr_ensembles)
• Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 2510-2515 wavenumber window
  during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_2)
• Cloud base height from the MPL(mean_mpl_cbh)
• Number of observations in each `large` MWR ensemble (23tbsky and 31tbsky)(nobs_mwr_ensembles_large)
• Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 985-990 wavenumber window
  during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_1)
• Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_clear)
• Standard deviation of ratio ensemble about mean_dir_to_diff_ratio(sdev_dir_by_diff_ratio)
• Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
• Average IR temperature from the IRT (on the MWR)(mean_irt)
• Ensemble average of second cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud2_cbh)
• Ensemble average of third cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud3_cbh)
• AERI sample time minus WSI image time(wsi_offset_time)
• Ensemble average of 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_23tbsky)
• Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_cbh)
• Data quality flag for MPL cbh ensemble(mpl_cbh_dq_flag)
• Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_clear)
• base time(base_time)
• lat(lat)
• Standard deviation of cloud1 ensemble(sdev_cloud1_cbh)
• Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky_large)
• Number of ratios in ensemble(nobs_dir_by_diff_ratio)
• Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_1(cbh_AERI_channel_1)
• Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_fract)
• Standard deviation of the IR temperature ensemble(sdev_irt)
• Ensemble average of total water vapor along LOS path from the MWR(mean_vap)
• Average total liquid water along LOS path from the MWR(mean_liq)
• Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky)
• Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_2(cbh_AERI_channel_2)
• Standard deviation of liq ensemble(sdev_liq)
• Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_cbh)
• Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_frac)
• IR temperature calculated from the AERI spectral response function used to
  mimick the output from the IR thermometer on the MWR(calculated_irt)
• Calculated number of clouds in WSI image(num_cloud)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral window for channel 1: [1142.20,1147.03](mean_AERI_BT_channel_1)
• Standard deviation of cloud2 ensemble(sdev_cloud2_cbh)
• Standard deviation of cloud3 ensemble(sdev_cloud3_cbh)
• Binary field indicating which inputs are available and used to set the
  nonclear_flag(nonclear_inputs)
• Ensemble average of 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_31tbsky)
• Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_clear)

• base time(base_time)
• Maximum height reached by this sonde launch(max_sonde_alt)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Sonde launch time minus Aeri surface time(surface_time_offset)
• lon(lon)
• column ozone(ozone)
• Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
  wavenumber 677.417 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch1)
• Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
• Wave number(wnum)
• Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
  wavenumber 2295.021 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch2)
• Surface temperature as reported by sonde(sonde_surface_T)
• lat(lat)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• LBLRTM Model radiance spectra(model_rad)

• Interpolated dewpoint temperature(dewpointTemperature)
• Cloud base height(cloudBaseHeight)
• CPL retrieval of ambient temperature(CPL_ambientTemp)
• Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio)
• Auxiliary inputs used for this retrieval(auxDataFlagsNow)
• Profile source flag(profile_source_flag)
• CPL height array for the profile(CPL_height)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Total precipitable water vapor, from Microwave Radiometer(totalPrecipitalWater)
• Auxiliary inputs used today(auxDataFlagsToday)
• Retrieval rejection flag(retrievalRejectionFlag)
• Array of heights for the range gates(height)
• lon(lon)
• lat(lat)
• CPL retrieval of atmospheric pressure(CPL_pressure)
• air temperature (NGM250 predicted)(temperature)
• base time(base_time)
• atmospheric pressure at mean sea level and at tropopause (NGM250 predicted)(pressure)
• Constant pressure level(CPL)
• CPL retrieval of dewpoint temperature(CPL_dewpointTemp)
• CPL retrieval of water vapor mixing ratio(CPL_waterVaporMixingRatio)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• time(time)