DQRID : D080820.10
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
08/25/2008000008/26/20080100
08/22/2008093008/22/20081930
08/27/2008100008/28/20080130
08/18/2008193008/20/20082200
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Subject:
NSA/SKYRAD/C2 - Station noise problem
DataStreams:nsaskyrad60sC2.b1, nsaskyrad20sC2.a0
Description:
From 8/18 through 8/20 the logger battery voltage (vBatt) periodically jumps in voltage 
with noise on all differential measurements.  The qc fields caught most of the 
down_long_hemisp MAX failures but the bad short_direct_normal, down_short_hemisp and 
down_short_diffuse_hemisp values were not flagged.

Noise returned on 8/22, 8/25-26 and 8/27-28.

Site Ops checked and re-routed the Sky stand grounds on 8/21 and performed additional 
ground re-work on 8/28.  After that date, noise has not returned to the Skystand logger 
instruments.
Suggestions: 
Data is not recoverable during these time periods.
Measurements:nsaskyrad20sC2.a0:
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_tp)
  • Instantaneous Sky/Cloud Infrared(inst_sky_ir_signal)
  • Instantaneous direct normal shortwave irradiance, pyrheliometer thermopile
    voltage(inst_direct_normal)
  • Instantaneous uncorrected downwelling shortwave diffuse, shaded pyranometer
    thermopile voltage(inst_diffuse)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_case_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Hemispheric Shortwave, Pyranometer Thermopile Voltage(inst_global)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_case_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_dome_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_tp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_dome_resist)
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nsaskyrad60sC2.b1:
  • Downwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance, pyranometer, maxima(down_short_hemisp_max)
  • Shortwave direct normal irradiance, pyrheliometer(short_direct_normal)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer, Standard
    Deviation(down_short_hemisp_std)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrheliometer, Maxima(short_direct_normal_max)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Standard Deviation(short_direct_normal_std)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer1, Maxima(down_long_hemisp1_max)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer1, Standard Deviation(down_long_hemisp1_std)
  • Down-welling unshaded pyranometer voltage(down_short_hemisp)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer1(down_long_hemisp1)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer2(down_long_hemisp2)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Minima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Temperature, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_case_temp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_tp)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer2, Standard Deviation(down_long_hemisp2_std)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Temperature, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_dome_temp)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer2, Maxima(down_long_hemisp2_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Standard
    Deviation(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_std)
  • Downwelling shortwave diffuse hemispheric irradiance, pyranometer, maxima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max)
  • Sky infrared temperature, standard deviation(sky_ir_temp_std)
  • Sky Infra Red Temperature Maxima(sky_ir_temp_max)
  • Battery voltage(vBatt)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer2, Minima(down_long_hemisp2_min)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature Minima(sky_ir_temp_min)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Minima(down_short_hemisp_min)
  • Shortwave direct normal irradiance, pyrheliometer, minima(short_direct_normal_min)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Temperature, Pyrgeometer2(inst_down_long_hemisp2_dome_temp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_tp)
  • Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer1, Minima(down_long_hemisp1_min)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Temperature, Pyrgeometer1(inst_down_long_hemisp1_case_temp)
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