DQRID : D060630.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/27/2006000006/30/20061700
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Subject:
NSA/AERI/C1 - Test data not representative of atmosphere
DataStreams:nsaaerich1C1.b1, nsaaerich2C1.b1, nsaaeriC1.00, nsaaerirawC1.00, nsaaeriengineerC1.b1,
nsaaerisummaryC1.b1, nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1
Description:
The AERI had high levels of noise and testing was conducted to determine the cause of the 
noise.  These tests occurred June 27 through June 30. Data collected during this time 
should not be used. It was collected to test the instrument and does not represent 
atmospheric data.

The instrument was restarted in the connex using the upgraded Windows rapid sampling 
system on June 30, 2006 beginning 17:00 GMT.
Suggestions: 
Do not use data during test period.
Measurements:nsaaerich1C1.b1:
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Observation altitude(Altitude)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with air temperature near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • lon(lon)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • Boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed -1:Fault -2:Outside
    Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen)
  • wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
  • Difference between the sky view\'s radiance variance and the hot black body
    view\'s variance(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Time in decimal format at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnum2)
  • Calibrated scene type identification(calibratedSceneID)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise from nadir
    looking into interferometer window(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
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nsaaerirawC1.00:
  • (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
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nsaaeriengineerC1.b1:
  • Electronics rack ambient temperature(rackAmbientTemp)
  • Corrective offset for final ambient blackbody average temperature(ABBtempOffset)
  • Original Laser Wavenumber(originalLaserWavenumber)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Sun sensor intensity(sunSensorIntensity)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the scene view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Resistive temperature of 2500 ohm fixed resistor - banana plug mounted(fixed2500ohmResistor)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Decimal representation of percentage weighting of ambient blackbody apex
    temperature(ABBapexTempWeight)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Blackbody controller unit 2 power supply temperature(BBcontroller2temp)
  • Interferometer Window Temperature(interferometerWindowTemp)
  • ABB View Radiance Std Deviation (675_680 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Scene mirror temperature as measured at the center of the back of the mirror(sceneMirrorTemp)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature(ABBbottomTemp)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature
    average(ABBbottomTempWeight)
  • Optics Compartment Relative Humidity(opticsCompartmentRelativeHumidity)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (2510_2515 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed -1:Fault -2:Outside
    Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • ABB view radiance standard deviation (700_705 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • ABB view radiance standard deviation (2510_2515 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
  • Stirling cycle cooler expander temperature(coolerExpanderTemp)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm^-1) elevated air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - apex(HBBapexTemp)
  • ABB View Radiance Std Deviation (2295_2300 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Corrective offset for final hot blackbody average temperature(HBBtempOffset)
  • Calibrated scene type identification(calibratedSceneID)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Front end fan air temperature difference(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Ingest computer temperature(computerTemp)
  • Number of complete (forward+backward) interferogram scans in sample average(coadditionsCount)
  • Signal conditioning electronics inside air temperature(SCEtemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Stirling cooler power supply temperature measured at power supply frame(coolerPowerSupplyTemp)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Stirling cycle cooler current(coolerCurrent)
  • Maximum temperature difference between HBB thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Shortwave scene NEN limit(SWskyNENlimit)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - rim top(ABBtopTemp)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Resistive temperature of 97 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P4 shell(fixed97KohmResistor)
  • Stirling cooler compressor temperature measured at compressor heatsink(coolerCompressorTemp)
  • Detector Temperature(detectorTemp)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Maximum temperature difference between ABB thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Scene mirror motor driver heat sink temperature(motorDriverTemp)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • lon(lon)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim top(HBBtopTemp)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (700_705 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Scene mirror position count; number of viewers in a sequence(sceneMirPosCount)
  • Sky View Imaginary Radiance (675_680 cm^-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)
  • Number of terms in FFOV corrections(numberOfTerms)
  • Blackbody cavity geometry factor(BBcavityFactor)
  • Instrument scene mirror position identifier(sceneMirrorPosition)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Scene mirror position encoder value(sceneMirPosEncoder)
  • Shortwave HBB Noise-equivalent Radiance(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Sky view imaginary radiance (2282_2287 cm^-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
  • HBB View Radiance Std Deviation (2295_2300 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Interferometer Enclosure Relative Humidity(interferometerEnclosureRelativeHumidity)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Limit in Hot-blackbody Temperature Drift(HBBtempDriftLimit)
  • Observation altitude(Altitude)
  • Longwave HBB noise-equivalent radiance(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (2282_2287 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • FFOV half angle(FFOVhalfAngle)
  • Laser wavenumber used in definition of output wavenumber scale(outputLaserWavenumber)
  • Time in decimal format at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Spare temperature sensor (location TBD)(spareTemp)
  • Motor step value given to motor controller to achieve proper mirror positioning(sceneMirrorMotorStep)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm^-1) elevated air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Sky View Imaginary Radiance (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Scene mirror motor case temperature(mirrorMotorTemp)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm^-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Two minute noise estimate factor(twoMinuteNoiseEstimateFactor)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Decimal representation of percentage weighting of hot blackbody apex temperature(HBBapexTempWeight)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • ABB View Radiance Std Deviation (2282_2287 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBtopTempWeight)
  • Size of buffer holding initial spectrum(originalInterferogramSize)
  • Expanded Spectral Buffer Size(expandedInterferogramSize)
  • Front End Fan Airflow Unheated Temperature(frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with air temperature near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBbottomTempWeight)
  • Longwave scene NEN limit(LWskyNENlimit)
  • Logical flag indicating whether any data is available at current time
    (true/false)(dataAvailable)
  • Resistive temperature of 12 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P3 shell(fixed12KohmResistor)
  • AERI interferometer temperature at second port(interferometerSecondPortTemp)
  • Blackbody controller unit 1 power supply temperature(BBcontroller1temp)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (985_990 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Rain sensor analog output(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise from nadir
    looking into interferometer window(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBtopTempWeight)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Ambient air temperature near the interferometer(airNearInterferometerTemp)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim bottom(HBBbottomTemp)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - apex(ABBapexTemp)
  • Front End Fan Airflow Heated Temperature(frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp)
  • Sky View Imaginary Radiance (700_705 cm^-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (675_680 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Ambient air temperature near blackbodies(airNearBBsTemp)
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nsaaerisummaryC1.b1:
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh2)
  • AERI LW responsivity spectral averages (ch1)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed -1:Fault -2:Outside
    Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise from nadir
    looking into interferometer window(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • AERI SW scene radiance spectral averages (ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Calibrated scene type identification(calibratedSceneID)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Front end fan air temperature difference(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Averaged wave number for SW scene radiance spectral averages (ch2)(wnumsum12)
  • Observation altitude(Altitude)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum11)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Averaged wave number for SW scene brightness temp spectral averages (ch2)(wnumsum14)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum13)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm^-1) elevated air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Sun sensor intensity(sunSensorIntensity)
  • AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyUniformityCh2)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1)
  • Logical flag indicating whether any data is available at current time
    (true/false)(dataAvailable)
  • Longwave HBB noise-equivalent radiance(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • lon(lon)
  • Shortwave HBB Noise-equivalent Radiance(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Averaged wave number for SW HBB 2min NESR estimate number 2 (ch2)(wnumsum10)
  • AERI LW scene brightness temp spectral averages (ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • AERI SW scene brightness temp spectral averages (ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENCh2)
  • AERI LW scene NESR spectral averages (ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the scene view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum8)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum9)
  • Averaged wave number for SW scene NESR spectral averages (ch2)(wnumsum6)
  • Averaged wave number for LW HBB 2min NESR estimate number 1 (ch1)(wnumsum7)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum4)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum5)
  • Averaged wave number for SW responsivity spectral averages(wnumsum2)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum3)
  • Averaged wave number for LW responsivity spectral averages(wnumsum1)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • Maximum temperature difference between HBB thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Time in decimal format at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch2)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm^-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Rain sensor analog output(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Maximum temperature difference between ABB thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with air temperature near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch2)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm^-1) elevated air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1)
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nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1:
  • Standard deviation of vap ensemble(sdev_vap)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Ensemble average of third cloud base height from the Ceilometer(mean_cloud3_cbh)
  • Binary field indicating which inputs are available and used to set the
    nonclear_flag(nonclear_inputs)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_cbh)
  • Integrated vapor column from sonde using MWR Instrument Performance Model (IPM)(integ_vap_sonde)
  • Number of observations in each MWR ensemble (23tbsky, 31tbsky, vap, liq)(nobs_mwr_ensembles)
  • Ensemble average of ratios of direct_norm_broadband divided by
    diffuse_hemisp_broadband from the SIROS(mean_dir_by_diff_ratio)
  • Number of foggy observations in ensemble (probably condensation on the window)(nobs_mpl_foggy)
  • Average IR temperature from the IRT (on the MWR)(mean_irt)
  • Data quality flag for MPL cbh ensemble(mpl_cbh_dq_flag)
  • Standard deviation of cloud2 ensemble(sdev_cloud2_cbh)
  • Number of observations in each `large` MWR ensemble (23tbsky and 31tbsky)(nobs_mwr_ensembles_large)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_clear)
  • Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_fract)
  • Number of ratios in ensemble(nobs_dir_by_diff_ratio)
  • Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky_large)
  • Ensemble average of 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_31tbsky)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_cbh)
  • Ensemble average of second cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud2_cbh)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral window for channel 2: [2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT_channel_2)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral window for channel 1: [1142.20,1147.03](mean_AERI_BT_channel_1)
  • Standard deviation of cloud1 ensemble(sdev_cloud1_cbh)
  • Sonde serial number(sonde_serial_number)
  • Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky_large)
  • AERI sample time minus Sonde release time (validation time)(sonde_offset_time)
  • Ensemble average of total water vapor along LOS path from the MWR(mean_vap)
  • lon(lon)
  • Ensemble average of 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_23tbsky)
  • Ensemble average of first cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud1_cbh)
  • Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky)
  • Standard deviation of the IR temperature ensemble(sdev_irt)
  • IR temperature calculated from the AERI spectral response function used to
    mimick the output from the IR thermometer on the MWR(calculated_irt)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_cbh)
  • AERI sample time minus WSI image time(wsi_offset_time)
  • Standard deviation of mpl_cbh ensemble(sdev_mpl_cbh)
  • Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 2510-2515 wavenumber window
    during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_2)
  • Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 985-990 wavenumber window
    during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_1)
  • Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky)
  • Cloud detection flag from sgpaerilblcloudsC1.c1(nonclear_flag)
  • Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_1(cbh_AERI_channel_1)
  • Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_2(cbh_AERI_channel_2)
  • Standard deviation of ratio ensemble about mean_dir_to_diff_ratio(sdev_dir_by_diff_ratio)
  • Standard deviation of liq ensemble(sdev_liq)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_clear)
  • Average total liquid water along LOS path from the MWR(mean_liq)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_cbh)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_clear)
  • Cloud base height from the MPL(mean_mpl_cbh)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Standard deviation of cloud3 ensemble(sdev_cloud3_cbh)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_clear)
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nsaaerich2C1.b1:
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • Time in decimal format at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • lon(lon)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Calibrated scene type identification(calibratedSceneID)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise from nadir
    looking into interferometer window(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Difference between the sky view\'s radiance variance and the hot black body
    view\'s variance(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnum2)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed -1:Fault -2:Outside
    Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with air temperature near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Observation altitude(Altitude)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
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