DQRID : D040424.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/14/2003000002/17/20042359
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Subject:
TWP/MPL/C1 - SunShade timing problem
DataStreams:twpmplC1.a1, twpmplC1.00, twpmplsmask1clothC1.c1, twpmplcmask1clothC1.c1
Description:
For an unknown reason, the sun shade was dropping for less then 10 minutes during the 
night at about 19:00 UTC between Dec 14, 2003 and Feb 17, 2004.  Data taken during that ten 
minute interval is not looking at the sky and should be considered as though it were 
missing.

This is a fairly small effect.  Data users can simply average across the interval or block 
the records as "missing".
Suggestions: 
Disregard this 10 minutes of data during each of the days in the specified time period.
Measurements:twpmplcmask1clothC1.c1:
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(Heights)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • MPL Cloth et al. Algorithm Cloud Mask(CloudMaskMplCloth)
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twpmplsmask1clothC1.c1:
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • MPL Cloth et al. Algorithm Significance Mask(SigniMaskMplCloth)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(Heights)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
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twpmplC1.a1:
  • Raw data filename(filename)
  • Voltage level which operates the A_D card and the detector(voltage_5)
  • Background signal(background_signal)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Instrument Temperature(instrument_temp)
  • Average cloud base height used in the retrieval(cbh)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Repetition Rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(pulse_rep)
  • Detector Temperature(detector_temp)
  • Number of lidar pulses summed(shots_summed)
  • Laser output energy per pulse(energy_monitor)
  • Filter Temperature(filter_temp)
  • Laser Temperature(laser_temp)
  • Aerosol volume backscattering coefficient at 355 nm(backscatter)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Voltage level which operates the energy monitor(voltage_15)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • lon(lon)
  • Voltage level which operates the thermistor(voltage_10)
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twpmplC1.00:
  • (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
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