D Q R Report

DQRID : D080116.9

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
12/07/2007	0105	12/09/2007	1610

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E7 - Wind Data Suspect Due to Icing
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE7.b1, sgp1440smosE7.b1, sgp1smosE7.b1
Description:	The wind data appear sluggish compared to nearby sites. Cold temperatures and precip suggest mild icing on the sensor.
Suggestions:
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE7.b1: Maximum of Wind speed(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) more sgp1smosE7.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) more sgp30smosE7.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed(wspd) more