Data Quality Reports for Session: 143938 User: twford Completed: 07/26/2012

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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D020117.12SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS RH% DATA INCORRECTsgp1smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1
D020125.8SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECTsgp30smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp1440smosE9.a1
D020404.6SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS SNOW DATA INCORRECTsgp30smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp1440smosE9.a1
D020705.21SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS RH VALUES SUSPECTsgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
D020705.23SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS 30 MIN DATA VALUES SUSPECTsgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
D020726.18SGP/SMOS/E9 - SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLEsgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
D020726.19SGP/SMOS/E9 - SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECTsgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
D020909.11SGP/SMOS/E9 - Snow depth sensor removed; data reported as missingsgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
D030515.6SGP/SMOS/E9- E9 TEMPERATURE & RH% DATA INCORRECTsgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
D040318.2SGP/SMOS/E9 - 6-month Calibration Checkssgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
D080820.4SGP/SMOS/E9 - Missing Datasgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.b1


DQRID : D020117.12
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/31/2001212806/17/20010204
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS RH% DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:sgp1smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1
Description:
RH% values recorded as 0.  Sensor replaced.
Measurements:sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
sgp1smosE9.b1:
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
sgp1smosE9.a1:
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D020125.8
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/11/2001153010/24/20010001
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:sgp30smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp1440smosE9.a1
Description:
Data incorrect due to new program reading sensor input when no sensor installed.  Values 
read near 1539 mm.
Measurements:sgp1440smosE9.a1:
  • Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)
  • Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow)
  • Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)
  • Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow)
sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • snow_sen
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
  • snow_sen

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DQRID : D020404.6
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/01/2001000009/11/20011529
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS SNOW DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:sgp30smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp1440smosE9.a1
Description:
Due to a programming error all snow depth data were reported as 0.  In effect, no snow 
depth data were collected.
Measurements:sgp1440smosE9.a1:
  • Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)
  • Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow)
  • Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)
  • Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow)
sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • snow_sen
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
  • snow_sen

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DQRID : D020705.21
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/19/2002000003/28/20021700
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS RH VALUES SUSPECT
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:
RH values and data values calculated from RH are suspect due to the sensor malfunctioning 
and reporting RH % values in excess of 104% during saturated conditions.
Measurements:sgp1440smosE9.a1:
  • Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh)
  • Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh)
  • Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh)
  • Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh)
  • Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres)
  • Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres)
  • Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)
  • Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres)
sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • sd_vap_pres
sgp1smosE9.b1:
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
sgp1smosE9.a1:
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D020705.23
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/28/2002163103/28/20021700
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS 30 MIN DATA VALUES SUSPECT
DataStreams:sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:
30 minute data values suspect due to all values being off-scale from 16:46 - 16:49 GMT 
during T/RH probe replacement.
Measurements:sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
  • sd_bar_pres
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd)
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Precipitation, total(precip)
  • Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)
  • Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
  • snow_sen
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd)
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)
  • sd_bar_pres
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Precipitation, total(precip)
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp)
  • snow_sen
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)

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DQRID : D020726.18
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/09/2002000003/10/20020001
04/09/2002000004/10/20020001
04/26/2002000004/27/20020001
05/02/2002000005/04/20020001
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:
Snow depth data intermittently reported as -9999, outside of manufacturer's tolerance, and 
good.
Measurements:sgp1440smosE9.a1:
  • Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)
  • Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow)
  • Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)
  • Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow)
sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • snow_sen
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
  • snow_sen

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DQRID : D020726.19
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/09/2002000005/11/20020001
05/13/2002000005/14/20020001
05/18/2002000005/20/20020001
05/25/2002000005/27/20020001
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:
Snow depth sensor was removed for the season.  Temperatures fell below 10 deg C causing 
the ingest program to accumulate erroneous data.
Measurements:sgp1440smosE9.a1:
  • Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)
  • Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow)
  • Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)
  • Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow)
sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • snow_sen
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
  • snow_sen

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DQRID : D020909.11
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
08/28/2002200007/17/20032359
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - Snow depth sensor removed; data reported as missing
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:
The snow depth sensor was removed from service.  The program was changed so that -9999 is 
entered into the datastream.
Measurements:sgp1440smosE9.a1:
  • Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)
  • Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow)
  • Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)
  • Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow)
sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • snow_sen
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
  • snow_sen

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DQRID : D030515.6
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
02/03/2003154902/07/20032100
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9- E9 TEMPERATURE & RH% DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:
The T/RH probe failed although there are intermittent periods of useful data.
Measurements:sgp1440smosE9.a1:
  • Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh)
  • Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh)
  • Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp)
  • Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp)
  • Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh)
  • Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres)
  • Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres)
  • Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)
  • Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres)
  • Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh)
  • Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp)
  • Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp)
sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp)
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
sgp1smosE9.b1:
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
sgp1smosE9.a1:
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp)
  • Humidity, relative(rh)

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DQRID : D040318.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/10/2001151704/10/20011600
10/23/2001155210/23/20011700
05/09/2002151505/09/20021555
11/19/2002163711/19/20021715
04/24/2003181404/24/20031850
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:
During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E9 tower was
lowered for 6-month Calibration Checks.  During these times 
wind data are incorrect and temperature and humidity data 
may be incorrect.

Note, exact times when tower was down or maintenance was
being performed is sometimes unknown.  Users should use
the remaining data from these days with caution.
Measurements:sgp1440smosE9.a1:
  • Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd)
  • Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh)
  • Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd)
  • Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres)
  • Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres)
  • Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres)
  • Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)
  • Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres)
  • Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres)
  • Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres)
  • Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)
  • Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp)
  • Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh)
  • Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp)
  • Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp)
  • Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh)
  • Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres)
  • Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh)
  • Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp)
  • Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd)
sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)
  • Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp)
  • Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)
  • sd_bar_pres
  • Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
sgp1smosE9.b1:
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
sgp1smosE9.a1:
  • Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
sgp30smosE9.a1:
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
  • Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • sd_bar_pres
  • Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)

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DQRID : D080820.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/17/2001200005/22/20011530
07/28/2001230008/02/20011630
08/24/2001070008/28/20011500
11/01/2001150011/06/20011700
01/28/2002233002/14/20021700
07/01/2003150007/03/20031400
07/08/2003180007/10/20030330
08/02/2003100008/04/20031800
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E9 - Missing Data
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE9.a1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:
Data are missing and unrecoverable
Measurements:sgp1440smosE9.a1:
  • Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd)
  • Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh)
  • Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd)
  • Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres)
  • Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres)
  • alt
  • Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres)
  • Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)
  • Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres)
  • Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres)
  • Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres)
  • Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)
  • Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow)
  • base_time
  • Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp)
  • Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)
  • time_offset
  • Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh)
  • Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp)
  • Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp)
  • Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh)
  • lat
  • Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres)
  • Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh)
  • Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)
  • Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow)
  • Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp)
  • lon
  • Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd)
sgp30smosE9.b1:
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • time_offset
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • sd_vap_pres
  • Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)
  • Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp)
  • alt
  • base_time
  • Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)
  • lat
  • Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)
  • sd_bar_pres
  • Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd)
  • Precipitation, total(precip)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
  • snow_sen
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh)
  • vbat
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • lon
sgp1smosE9.b1:
  • Precipitation, total(precip)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)
  • base_time
  • Humidity, relative(rh)
  • lat
  • time_offset
  • lon
  • Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg)
  • Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)
  • Temperature, air(temp)
  • Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)
  • alt

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