Data Quality Reports for Session: 138625 User: motoyoitoh Completed: 11/07/2011


TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D981102.1NSA/TOWER - Mislabeled tower sensorsnsametC1.00, nsamettwrC1.a1
D991116.1NSA/METTOWER - Questionable NSA Met-tower wind datansametC1.00, nsamettwrC1.a1
D991116.2NSA/METTOWER - Questionable NSA Met-tower wind datansametC1.00, nsamettwrC1.a1
D991129.1NSA/METOWER - Reprocess: Incorrect NSA wind direction minima and maximansametC1.00, nsamettwrC1.a1


DQRID : D981102.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
08/21/1998000010/22/19982200
Subject:
NSA/TOWER - Mislabeled tower sensors
DataStreams:nsametC1.00, nsamettwrC1.a1
Description:
The NSA tower data displayed on the local computer screen had the height 
mislabeled. Data written to files were correct.  When the data acquisition 
program was fixed on 22 OCT 1998, only the computer display was changed.
Measurements:nsamettwrC1.a1:
  • Barometric Pressure(atmos_pressure)
  • vap_pres_sd
  • Vector-averaged Wind Speed(wind_spd_vec_avg)
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)
  • Maximum Wind Direction(wind_dir_max)
  • Mean Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_mean)
  • internal_temp_out_of_range_error
  • Vector-averaged Wind Direction(wind_dir_vec_avg)
  • atmos_pressure_out_of_range_error
  • alt
  • wind_spd_sd
  • Minimum Wind Speed(wind_spd_min)
  • wind_dir_sd
  • Maximum Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_max)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wind_spd_mean)
  • Mean Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_mean)
  • base_time
  • dew_pt_temp_sd
  • temp_sd
  • relh_sd
  • lon
  • win_spd_out_of_range_error
  • Minimum Wind Direction(wind_dir_min)
  • temp_out_of_range_error
  • relh_out_of_range_error
  • atmos_pressure_read_timeout_error
  • atmos_pressure_PTB_serial_error
  • read_timeout_count
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • Minimum Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_min)
  • Minimum Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_min)
  • dew_pt_temp_out_of_range_error
  • temp_hardware_error
  • filename
  • vap_pres_out_of_range_error
  • Temperature minimum(temp_min)
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Maximum Wind Speed(wind_spd_max)
  • lat
  • Temperature maximum(temp_max)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)
  • internal_voltage_out_of_range_error
  • time_offset
  • dew_pt_hardware_error
  • Maximum Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_max)
  • win_dir_out_of_range_error

nsametC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported


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DQRID : D991116.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/08/1999220010/25/19992300
Subject:
NSA/METTOWER - Questionable NSA Met-tower wind data
DataStreams:nsametC1.00, nsamettwrC1.a1
Description:
The data analysis software for the NSA Met_tower system was upgraded at 2200 GMT
on 8 SEP 1999.  The upgrade included replacement of missing data with -99.99's
when the routine that polled the Met-tower sensors timed out.  This 
resulted in large negative spikes in the 1-min averages.  These spikes 
almost always occurred during the first several 1-min periods of a 
half-hour data processing routine.
On 25 OCT 1999 at 2300 the routine that replaced missing data was changed to 
insert the previous 1-min averaged data instead of -99.99.  Since at the most
only one or two values are missing in ay averaging period, this change 
results in a reasonable estimate of the true mean values
Measurements:nsamettwrC1.a1:
  • Barometric Pressure(atmos_pressure)
  • vap_pres_sd
  • Vector-averaged Wind Speed(wind_spd_vec_avg)
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)
  • Maximum Wind Direction(wind_dir_max)
  • Mean Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_mean)
  • internal_temp_out_of_range_error
  • Vector-averaged Wind Direction(wind_dir_vec_avg)
  • atmos_pressure_out_of_range_error
  • alt
  • wind_spd_sd
  • Minimum Wind Speed(wind_spd_min)
  • wind_dir_sd
  • Maximum Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_max)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wind_spd_mean)
  • Mean Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_mean)
  • base_time
  • dew_pt_temp_sd
  • temp_sd
  • relh_sd
  • lon
  • win_spd_out_of_range_error
  • Minimum Wind Direction(wind_dir_min)
  • temp_out_of_range_error
  • relh_out_of_range_error
  • atmos_pressure_read_timeout_error
  • atmos_pressure_PTB_serial_error
  • read_timeout_count
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • Minimum Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_min)
  • Minimum Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_min)
  • dew_pt_temp_out_of_range_error
  • temp_hardware_error
  • filename
  • vap_pres_out_of_range_error
  • Temperature minimum(temp_min)
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Maximum Wind Speed(wind_spd_max)
  • lat
  • Temperature maximum(temp_max)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)
  • internal_voltage_out_of_range_error
  • time_offset
  • dew_pt_hardware_error
  • Maximum Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_max)
  • win_dir_out_of_range_error

nsametC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported


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DQRID : D991116.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/08/1999220011/15/19992200
Subject:
NSA/METTOWER - Questionable NSA Met-tower wind data
DataStreams:nsametC1.00, nsamettwrC1.a1
Description:
The data analysis software for the NSA Met-tower system was upgraded at 2200 GMT
on 8 SEP 1999.  The upgrade included insertion of  -99.99's for the wind vectors 
when the wind speed or direction were either missing or equal to 0.  This 
resulted in incorrect vector averaged wind speed, wind direction, and 
standard deviation of wind direction.  When this occurred, the 
vector-averaged wind speed and standard deviation of wind direction 
were often abnormally high and the vector-averaged wind direction
 was often approximately 225 deg.  Starting at 2300 GMT on 25 OCT 99
missing wind data were replaced by the previous 1-min average and 
starting at 2200 GMT on 15 NOV 1999 the computed wind vectors were 
used whenever wind speeds or wind directions were 0.
Measurements:nsamettwrC1.a1:
  • Barometric Pressure(atmos_pressure)
  • vap_pres_sd
  • Vector-averaged Wind Speed(wind_spd_vec_avg)
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)
  • Maximum Wind Direction(wind_dir_max)
  • Mean Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_mean)
  • internal_temp_out_of_range_error
  • Vector-averaged Wind Direction(wind_dir_vec_avg)
  • atmos_pressure_out_of_range_error
  • alt
  • wind_spd_sd
  • Minimum Wind Speed(wind_spd_min)
  • wind_dir_sd
  • Maximum Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_max)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wind_spd_mean)
  • Mean Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_mean)
  • base_time
  • dew_pt_temp_sd
  • temp_sd
  • relh_sd
  • lon
  • win_spd_out_of_range_error
  • Minimum Wind Direction(wind_dir_min)
  • temp_out_of_range_error
  • relh_out_of_range_error
  • atmos_pressure_read_timeout_error
  • atmos_pressure_PTB_serial_error
  • read_timeout_count
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • Minimum Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_min)
  • Minimum Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_min)
  • dew_pt_temp_out_of_range_error
  • temp_hardware_error
  • filename
  • vap_pres_out_of_range_error
  • Temperature minimum(temp_min)
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Maximum Wind Speed(wind_spd_max)
  • lat
  • Temperature maximum(temp_max)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)
  • internal_voltage_out_of_range_error
  • time_offset
  • dew_pt_hardware_error
  • Maximum Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_max)
  • win_dir_out_of_range_error

nsametC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported


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DQRID : D991129.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/24/1998000011/29/19992000
Subject:
NSA/METOWER - Reprocess: Incorrect NSA wind direction minima and maxima
DataStreams:nsametC1.00, nsamettwrC1.a1
Description:
From the time of installation of the NSA C1 Met-tower system on 24 MAR 1998
until 29 NOV 1999 all wind direction minima and maxima were reported as raw
(unrotated) data.  In order to obtain correct minima and maxima 30 deg must
be subtracted from the value.  All mean wind directions were computed from
rotated (corrected) data.
Measurements:nsamettwrC1.a1:
  • Barometric Pressure(atmos_pressure)
  • vap_pres_sd
  • Vector-averaged Wind Speed(wind_spd_vec_avg)
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)
  • Maximum Wind Direction(wind_dir_max)
  • Mean Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_mean)
  • internal_temp_out_of_range_error
  • Vector-averaged Wind Direction(wind_dir_vec_avg)
  • atmos_pressure_out_of_range_error
  • alt
  • wind_spd_sd
  • Minimum Wind Speed(wind_spd_min)
  • wind_dir_sd
  • Maximum Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_max)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wind_spd_mean)
  • Mean Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_mean)
  • base_time
  • dew_pt_temp_sd
  • temp_sd
  • relh_sd
  • lon
  • win_spd_out_of_range_error
  • Minimum Wind Direction(wind_dir_min)
  • temp_out_of_range_error
  • relh_out_of_range_error
  • atmos_pressure_read_timeout_error
  • atmos_pressure_PTB_serial_error
  • read_timeout_count
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • Minimum Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_min)
  • Minimum Vapor Pressure(vap_pres_min)
  • dew_pt_temp_out_of_range_error
  • temp_hardware_error
  • filename
  • vap_pres_out_of_range_error
  • Temperature minimum(temp_min)
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Maximum Wind Speed(wind_spd_max)
  • lat
  • Temperature maximum(temp_max)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)
  • internal_voltage_out_of_range_error
  • time_offset
  • dew_pt_hardware_error
  • Maximum Dew Point Temperature(dew_pt_temp_max)
  • win_dir_out_of_range_error

nsametC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported


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