Data Quality Reports for Session: 139813 User: zhiyu1wang Completed: 01/12/2012


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D020509.2NSA/VCEIL/C1 - Occasional Data Transmission problemsnsavceil25kC1.00, nsavceil25kC1.a1, nsavceil25kC1.b1
D100215.3NSA/VCEIL/C1/C2 - Reprocess: Incorrect serial_number and sum_backscatter fieldsnsavceil25kC1.b1, nsavceil25kC2.b1


DQRID : D020509.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/06/2000000001/04/20010000
Subject:
NSA/VCEIL/C1 - Occasional Data Transmission problems
DataStreams:nsavceil25kC1.00, nsavceil25kC1.a1, nsavceil25kC1.b1
Description:
During this period, there were occasional data transmission problems that lead to cut-off 
data packets at times. These disappeared after ceilometer computer were replaced.
Measurements:nsavceil25kC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported

nsavceil25kC1.b1:
  • Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
  • filename
  • lat
  • laser_pulse_energy
  • window_contamination
  • laser_temperature
  • Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
  • tilt_angle
  • status_flag
  • lon
  • sum_backscatter
  • status_string
  • background_light
  • detection_status
  • Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
  • alt_highest_signal
  • receiver_sensitivity
  • Vertical visibility(vertical_visibility)
  • measurement_parameters
  • alt
  • time_offset
  • range
  • base_time
  • Backscatter(backscatter)

nsavceil25kC1.a1:
  • range
  • time_offset
  • lon
  • background_light
  • Vertical visibility(vertical_visibility)
  • laser_temperature
  • status_flag
  • status_string
  • sum_backscatter
  • filename
  • Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
  • tilt_angle
  • lat
  • window_contamination
  • detection_status
  • measurement_parameters
  • base_time
  • alt
  • Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
  • alt_highest_signal
  • Backscatter(backscatter)
  • laser_pulse_energy
  • receiver_sensitivity
  • Third cloud base height(third_cbh)


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DQRID : D100215.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
08/22/1999000010/31/20092359
Subject:
NSA/VCEIL/C1/C2 - Reprocess: Incorrect serial_number and sum_backscatter fields
DataStreams:nsavceil25kC1.b1, nsavceil25kC2.b1
Description:
Attribute serial_number: In most cases, this field is not representative of the actual 
serial number of the instrument because the value did not change when an instrument changed 
locations or was replaced with a spare.
   
Variable sum_backscatter: An out-of-range condition for the "sum of detected and 
normalized backscatter" was reported as 0 instead of missing (-9999). The valid range is 0 - 
0.0999 /srad.
   
This DQR also applies to a1 and b1 level data collected prior to the begin date.
Measurements:nsavceil25kC2.b1:
  • sum_backscatter

nsavceil25kC1.b1:
  • sum_backscatter


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