DQRID : D080401.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
02/03/2008000004/09/20082000
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Subject:
NSA/NIMFR/C2 - Tube heater not functioning properly.
DataStreams:nsanimfrlangleyC2.c1, nsanimfrC2.a0, nsanimfrlangplotC2.c1, nsanimfrC2.b1, nsanimfrC2.00
Description:
The instrument was installed after winter calibration and the tube heater was found to be 
operating erratically.  The purpose of the heating the tube is to keep condensation from 
forming on the window.  Though erratic, the tube temperature was generally warm enough 
that no condensation should have formed.  There was never any evidence of this in the 
irradiance data.  Since it is not believed to have affected the adversely, this DQR is being 
assigned as transparent.
Suggestions: 
Go ahead and use the data.  It should is fine.
Measurements:nsanimfrC2.00:
  • (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
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nsanimfrC2.a0:
  • Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, cosine corrected, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
  • Second detector temperature(head_temp2)
  • Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5, raw data as read(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5_raw)
  • Offset subtracted from hemispheric and diffuse filter6 data(offset_filter6)
  • Offset subtracted from upwelling hemispheric filter5 data(offset_filter5)
  • Offset subtracted from direct normal filter4 data(offset_filter4)
  • Tube Temperature(tube_temp)
  • Offset subtracted from hemispheric and diffuse broadband data(offset_broadband)
  • Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, raw data as read(direct_normal_broadband_raw)
  • Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1, raw data as read(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1_raw)
  • Data logger supply voltage(logger_volt)
  • Offset subtracted from direct normal filter3 data(offset_filter3)
  • Offset subtracted from upwelling hemispheric filter2 data(offset_filter2)
  • Offset subtracted from hemispheric filter1 data(offset_filter1)
  • Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6, raw data as read(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6_raw)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2_raw)
  • Detector temperature(head_temp)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 6, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3, raw data as read(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3_raw)
  • 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 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 2, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4_raw)
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nsanimfrC2.b1:
  • Air mass(airmass)
  • Offset subtracted from hemispheric and diffuse broadband data(offset_broadband)
  • Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, cosine corrected, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 4, measured transmittance value obtained
    during bench calibrations(normalized_transmittance_filter4)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 5, measured transmittance value obtained
    during bench calibrations(normalized_transmittance_filter5)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 6, measured transmittance value obtained
    during bench calibrations(normalized_transmittance_filter6)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 1, measured transmittance value obtained
    during bench calibrations(normalized_transmittance_filter1)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 2, measured transmittance value obtained
    during bench calibrations(normalized_transmittance_filter2)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 3, measured transmittance value obtained
    during bench calibrations(normalized_transmittance_filter3)
  • Nominal calibration factor, applied to filter6 data(nominal_calibration_factor_filter6)
  • Nominal calibration factor, applied to filter4 data(nominal_calibration_factor_filter4)
  • Nominal calibration factor, applied to filter5 data(nominal_calibration_factor_filter5)
  • Nominal calibration factor, applied to filter2 data(nominal_calibration_factor_filter2)
  • Nominal calibration factor, applied to filter3 data(nominal_calibration_factor_filter3)
  • Second detector temperature(head_temp2)
  • Nominal calibration factor, applied to filter1 data(nominal_calibration_factor_filter1)
  • Direct horizontal narrowband irradiance, filter 1(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 2, wavelength value obtained during
    bench calibrations(wavelength_filter2)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 3, wavelength value obtained during
    bench calibrations(wavelength_filter3)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 1, wavelength value obtained during
    bench calibrations(wavelength_filter1)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 6, wavelength value obtained during
    bench calibrations(wavelength_filter6)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 4, wavelength value obtained during
    bench calibrations(wavelength_filter4)
  • Normalized filter function data, filter 5, wavelength value obtained during
    bench calibrations(wavelength_filter5)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 6, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 2, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Direct Horizontal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 4, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 5, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Offset subtracted from upwelling hemispheric filter2 data(offset_filter2)
  • Offset subtracted from direct normal filter3 data(offset_filter3)
  • Offset subtracted from hemispheric filter1 data(offset_filter1)
  • Tube Temperature(tube_temp)
  • Offset subtracted from hemispheric and diffuse filter6 data(offset_filter6)
  • Offset subtracted from direct normal filter4 data(offset_filter4)
  • Elevation angle(elevation_angle)
  • Offset subtracted from upwelling hemispheric filter5 data(offset_filter5)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 6, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Azimuth angle(azimuth_angle)
  • Detector temperature(head_temp)
  • 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 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 2, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Cosine solar zenith angle(cosine_solar_zenith_angle)
  • Data logger supply voltage(logger_volt)
  • Solar zenith angle(solar_zenith_angle)
  • Nominal calibration factor, applied to broadband data(nominal_calibration_factor_broadband)
  • Direct Horizontal Broadband Irradiance(direct_horizontal_broadband)
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nsanimfrlangleyC2.c1:
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(michalsky_number_points_filter1)
  • error in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(barnard_error_fit_filter6)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(michalsky_number_points_filter2)
  • error in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter5(barnard_error_fit_filter5)
  • error in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter4(barnard_error_fit_filter4)
  • error in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter3(barnard_error_fit_filter3)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter5(michalsky_number_points_filter5)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(michalsky_number_points_filter6)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter3(michalsky_number_points_filter3)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter4(michalsky_number_points_filter4)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Broadband(michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_broadband)
  • Langley regression Io, Michalsky, Direct BroadBand(michalsky_solar_constant_broadband)
  • error in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(barnard_error_fit_filter2)
  • error in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(barnard_error_fit_filter1)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter4(barnard_badflag_filter4)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter5(barnard_badflag_filter5)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter6(barnard_badflag_filter6)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter1(barnard_badflag_filter1)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter2(barnard_badflag_filter2)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter3(barnard_badflag_filter3)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter1(michalsky_badflag_filter1)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter2(michalsky_badflag_filter2)
  • optical depth for the Direct BroadBand(barnard_optical_depth_broadband)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter5(michalsky_badflag_filter5)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter6(michalsky_badflag_filter6)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter3(michalsky_badflag_filter3)
  • rejection flag for Direct Narrowband Filter4(michalsky_badflag_filter4)
  • Angstrom exponent(michalsky_angstrom_exponent)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Broadband(barnard_good_fraction_broadband)
  • Langley regression Io, adjusted to 1AU, Barnard, Direct BroadBand(barnard_solar_constant_sdist_broadband)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter1)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Broadband(barnard_number_points_broadband)
  • Michalsky computed sun to earth distance(michalsky_sun_earth_distance)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter4(michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter4)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter5(michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter5)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter2)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter3(michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter3)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter6)
  • error in optical depth (slope) of final linear fit for the Direct Broadband(barnard_error_slope_broadband)
  • rejection flag for Direct Broadband(barnard_badflag_broadband)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter3(michalsky_good_fraction_filter3)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter2(michalsky_good_fraction_filter2)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter1(michalsky_good_fraction_filter1)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter6(michalsky_good_fraction_filter6)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter5(michalsky_good_fraction_filter5)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter4(michalsky_good_fraction_filter4)
  • error in optical depth (slope) of final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter5(barnard_error_slope_filter5)
  • error in optical depth (slope) of final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter6(barnard_error_slope_filter6)
  • error in optical depth (slope) of final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter3(barnard_error_slope_filter3)
  • error in optical depth (slope) of final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter4(barnard_error_slope_filter4)
  • error in optical depth (slope) of final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter1(barnard_error_slope_filter1)
  • error in optical depth (slope) of final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter2(barnard_error_slope_filter2)
  • Barnard computed sun to earth distance(barnard_sun_earth_distance)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter5(barnard_optical_depth_filter5)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(barnard_optical_depth_filter6)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter3(barnard_optical_depth_filter3)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter4(barnard_optical_depth_filter4)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(barnard_optical_depth_filter1)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(barnard_optical_depth_filter2)
  • Angstrom exponent(barnard_angstrom_exponent)
  • rejection flag for Direct Broadband(michalsky_badflag_broadband)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter5(barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter5)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Broadband(michalsky_good_fraction_broadband)
  • optical depth for the Direct BroadBand(michalsky_optical_depth_broadband)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter6)
  • Barometric pressure(atmospheric_pressure)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Broadband(michalsky_number_points_broadband)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter3(barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter3)
  • Langley regression Io, adjusted to 1AU, Barnard, Direct Narrowband Filter4(barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter4)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter1)
  • solar constant corrected for solar distance for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter2)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(michalsky_optical_depth_filter6)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter5(michalsky_optical_depth_filter5)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter4(michalsky_optical_depth_filter4)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter3(michalsky_optical_depth_filter3)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(michalsky_optical_depth_filter2)
  • optical depth for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(michalsky_optical_depth_filter1)
  • error in final linear fit for the Direct BroadBand(barnard_error_fit_broadband)
  • standard deviation around regression line for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(michalsky_standard_deviation_filter2)
  • standard deviation around regression line for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(michalsky_standard_deviation_filter1)
  • standard deviation around regression line for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(michalsky_standard_deviation_filter6)
  • standard deviation around regression line for the Direct Narrowband Filter5(michalsky_standard_deviation_filter5)
  • standard deviation around regression line for the Direct Narrowband Filter4(michalsky_standard_deviation_filter4)
  • standard deviation around regression line for the Direct Narrowband Filter3(michalsky_standard_deviation_filter3)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter2(barnard_good_fraction_filter2)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter1(barnard_good_fraction_filter1)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter4(barnard_good_fraction_filter4)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter3(barnard_good_fraction_filter3)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter6(barnard_good_fraction_filter6)
  • percentage of initial points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband
    Filter5(barnard_good_fraction_filter5)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(barnard_number_points_filter1)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter3(barnard_number_points_filter3)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(barnard_number_points_filter2)
  • standard deviation around regression line for the Direct BroadBand(michalsky_standard_deviation_broadband)
  • solar constant for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(michalsky_solar_constant_filter6)
  • Langley regression Io, Michalsky, Direct Narrowband Filter5(michalsky_solar_constant_filter5)
  • Langley regression Io, Michalsky, Direct Narrowband Filter4(michalsky_solar_constant_filter4)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter5(barnard_number_points_filter5)
  • solar constant for the Direct Narrowband Filter3(michalsky_solar_constant_filter3)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter4(barnard_number_points_filter4)
  • Langley regression Io, Michalsky, Direct Narrowband Filter2(michalsky_solar_constant_filter2)
  • solar constant for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(michalsky_solar_constant_filter1)
  • number of points used in final linear fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(barnard_number_points_filter6)
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nsanimfrlangplotC2.c1:
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Broadband, Barnard(barnard_rejected_broadband)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Broadband(michalsky_lnI_broadband)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter6, Michalsky(michalsky_lnI_filter6)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter4, Michalsky(michalsky_lnI_filter4)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter5, Michalsky(michalsky_lnI_filter5)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter2, Michalsky(michalsky_lnI_filter2)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter3, Michalsky(michalsky_lnI_filter3)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(michalsky_lnI_filter1)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter1, Barnard(barnard_lnI_filter1)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter2, Barnard(barnard_lnI_filter2)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter5(barnard_lnI_filter5)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(barnard_lnI_filter6)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter3, Barnard(barnard_lnI_filter3)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Narrowband Filter4(barnard_lnI_filter4)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Broadband(michalsky_rejected_broadband)
  • Airmasses(barnard_airmass)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(michalsky_rejected_filter2)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter1, Michalsky(michalsky_rejected_filter1)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter6, Michalsky(michalsky_rejected_filter6)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter5, Michalsky(michalsky_rejected_filter5)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter4, Michalsky(michalsky_rejected_filter4)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter3, Michalsky(michalsky_rejected_filter3)
  • log(irradiance) for the Direct Broadband(barnard_lnI_broadband)
  • airmass(michalsky_airmass)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter5, Barnard(barnard_rejected_filter5)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter4, Barnard(barnard_rejected_filter4)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter3, Barnard(barnard_rejected_filter3)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter2(barnard_rejected_filter2)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter6(barnard_rejected_filter6)
  • rejected points for the final fit for the Direct Narrowband Filter1(barnard_rejected_filter1)
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