DQRID : D061229.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/13/2007190001/13/20072359
12/17/2006020012/17/20062359
12/06/2006020012/06/20062359
11/23/2006190011/23/20062359
12/26/2006090012/26/20061300
12/27/2006140012/27/20061500
01/13/2007080001/13/20071530
12/18/2006040012/18/20062359
01/15/2007030001/15/20071500
12/03/2006090012/03/20062359
01/10/2007100001/10/20071400
12/07/2006130012/07/20061600
12/24/2006060012/24/20062359
01/14/2007033001/14/20071400
01/12/2007110001/12/20071300
12/11/2006070012/11/20062359
12/04/2006190012/04/20062359
01/07/2007170001/07/20071900
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Subject:
SGP/MMCR/C1 - TWTA Faulting
DataStreams:sgpmmcrspecmomC1.a0, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1, sgpmmcrmomC1.00
Description:
The MMCR transmitter (TWTA) has been having a low helix current fault.  This results in 
the transmitter shutting down.  However, the radar continues to collect data.  The MMCR 
restarts the TWTA at 0000 each day, hence the 2359 end times for many of these intervals.
Suggestions: 
Do not use the data during these TWTA outage periods.
Measurements:sgpmmcrmomC1.b1:
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • Time associated with hourly averaged values(TimeAvg)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • TWT Status Code, details forthcoming from MMCR vendor(TWTStatusCode)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • lon(lon)
  • Gate Spacing(GateSpacing)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • Number of Range Gates(NumHeights)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(heights)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Peak tranmitted power, averaged over the course of the hour(PeakTransmittedPowerAvg)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
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sgpmmcrspecmomC1.a0:
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Number of Range Gates(NumHeights)
  • lon(lon)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • First Order Estimate of Spectral Count Calibration(CalibrationConstant)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • Azimuth(Azimuth)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(Heights)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • Elevation(Elevation)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • Gate Spacing(GateSpacing)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
  • Spectra(Spectra)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
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sgpmmcrmomC1.00:
  • (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
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