DQRID : D061108.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/05/2006190009/05/20062000
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Subject:
SGP/MFRSR/E1 - Instrument maintenance
DataStreams:sgpmfrsrE1.b1, sgpmfrsrE1.a0
Description:
Coinciding with a tech visit to the site, the instrument suffered a step function in the 
data. After the "step" the relative intensities dropped across all channels, and the 
relative position changed for channel 415 as well.  Investigation into the cause of the step 
has yielded no answers.

In the end this will likely be nothing more than a curiosity as the Langley plots and 
calibrations are not dependent on absolute calibration.
Suggestions: 
Users should be aware of the step function in the data.
Measurements:sgpmfrsrE1.b1:
  • Hemispheric broadband irradiance(hemisp_broadband)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_broadband)
  • Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, cosine corrected, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
  • Direct Horizontal Broadband Irradiance(direct_horizontal_broadband)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 6, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 2, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 3, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 4, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 2, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Direct horizontal narrowband irradiance, filter 1(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband diffuse hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 6, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 5, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 4, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4)
  • Direct Horizontal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3)
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sgpmfrsrE1.a0:
  • Direct Horizontal Broadband Irradiance(direct_horizontal_broadband)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 2, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Direct horizontal narrowband irradiance, filter 1(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 6, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 5, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 4, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4)
  • Direct Horizontal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_broadband)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband diffuse hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Hemispheric broadband irradiance(hemisp_broadband)
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