DQRID : D131018.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
Subject:
TWP/VDIS/C1 - Unknown
DataStreams:twpvdisC1.b1, twpvdisdropsC1.b1
Description:
VDIS has not been comparing well to the local MET TBRG at C1. Most weeks have mulitple 
days that are above/below the allowable +/-50% difference between the VDIS and the MET. 
Also, several days have no data recorded as well.

Here is the data from July and August:

-7/1 VDIS recording 163% of MET TBRG
-7/2 VDIS recording 2% of MET TBRG
-7/5 no data found 
-7/6 VDIS recording 191% of MET TBRG
-7/10 VDIS recording 2% of MET TBRG
-7/11 no data found
-7/12 VDIS recording 6% of MET TBRG
-7/17 VDIS recording 37% of MET TBRG 
-7/26 no data found
-7/27 VDIS recording 0% of MET TBRG
-7/28 VDIS recording 0.16% of MET TBRG
-8/2 no data found 
-8/12 VDIS recording 33% of MET TBRG
-8/13 VDIS recording 0% of MET TBRG
-8/16 VDIS recording 13% of MET TBRG 
-8/17-8/18, 8/22-8/23 no data found
-8/19 VDIS recording 1% of MET TBRG
-8/21 VDIS recording 45% of MET TBRG 
-8/24-8/25 no data found
Suggestions: 
Measurements:twpvdisdropsC1.b1:
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Drop volume(drop_volume)
  • Fall speed(fall_speed)
  • Individual drop width as measured by camera B(drop_width_b)
  • Individual drop width as measured by camera A(drop_width_a)
  • Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
    time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time)
  • lat(lat)
  • Oblateness(oblateness)
  • Individual drop height as measured by camera B(drop_height_b)
  • Instrument effective measurement area(area)
  • Individual drop height as measured by camera A(drop_height_a)
  • Equivolumetric sphere diameter(equivolumetric_sphere_diameter)
  • lon(lon)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)

twpvdisC1.b1:
  • Retrieved Liquid Water Content(liquid_water_content)
  • Estimated Marshall-Palmer intercept parameter(intercept_parameter)
  • lon(lon)
  • lat(lat)
  • Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
    time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Radar reflectivity(radar_reflectivity)
  • Sum of num_drops(total_drops)
  • Rain amount(rain_amount)
  • Number density(num_density)
  • Diameter of largest drop observed(diameter_max)
  • Moment 1 from the observed distribution(moment1)
  • Moment 5 from the observed distribution(moment5)
  • Median volume diameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(median_volume_diameter)
  • Moment 4 from the observed distribution(moment4)
  • Moment 3 from the observed distribution(moment3)
  • Moment 2 from the observed distribution(moment2)
  • Liquid water distribution mean, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type
    distribution(liquid_water_distribution_mean)
  • Center diameter of drop size bin(drop_diameter)
  • Moment 6 from the observed distribution(moment6)
  • Number of drops per bin(num_drops)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Estimated Marshall-Palmer slope parameter(slope_parameter)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Diameter of smallest drop observed(diameter_min)
  • Rain rate(rain_rate)


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