DQRID : D080410.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/18/2008060003/19/20080500
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Subject:
SGP/MWR/B5 - Some rain events flagged
DataStreams:sgpmwrtipB5.a1, sgpmwrlosB5.b1
Description:
March 18 there was a strong rain event. During this time the brightness temperatures where 
> 100 K due to water accumulating on the radiometer, however the wet window flag 
indicator was not tripped.  Users should not rely on the wet window flag to screen 
rain-contaminated data.  Instead, apply a brightness temperature threshold of 100 K instead to both 
channels.
Suggestions: 
Apply a brightness temperature threshold of 100 K to filter out rain events.
Measurements:sgpmwrtipB5.a1:
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
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sgpmwrlosB5.b1:
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
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