DQRID : D110815.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/25/2011000008/03/20110000
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Subject:
SGP/AOS/C1 - Nephelometer shutter error
DataStreams:sgpnoaaaosfitrhC1.b1, sgpaipavg1ogrenC1.c1, sgpnoaaaosC1.b1, sgpaip1ogrenC1.c1,
sgpnoaaaosavgC1.b1, sgpaosnephdryC1.a1
Description:
The neph backscatter shutter started to fail which resulted in large background values in 
the dry nephelometer. The data is poor quality even though it may look ok.

Instead use the data in the wet nephelometer. Note that during some of this time period 
the RH value inside of this neph ramped up and down so use data at the low RH values.
Suggestions: 
Use wet neph data as described
Measurements:sgpnoaaaosfitrhC1.b1:
  • Red wavelength, goodness of fit, bbsp fit, 10um(fRH_Bbs_chi_R_10um)
  • Red wavelength, goodness of fit parameter, three parameter fit, 10um(fRH_3param_chi_R_10um)
  • Red wavelength, goodness of fit parameter, three parameter fit, 1um(fRH_3param_chi_R_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 3, 10um(fRH_3param_p3_B_10um)
  • Green wavelength, goodness of fit parameter, three parameter fit, 10um(fRH_3param_chi_G_10um)
  • Green wavelength, goodness of fit, bbsp fit, 10um(fRH_Bbs_chi_G_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 10um(fRH_3param_p1_B_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40 for bbsp, 1um(fRH_85by40_Bbs_B_1um)
  • Red wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 1um(fRH_3param_p1_R_1um)
  • Green wavelength, parameter 1 for bbsp curve fit, 10um(fRH_Bbs_p1_G_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 10um(fRH_3param_p2_B_10um)
  • Green wavelength, parameter 2 for bbsp curve fit, 10um(fRH_Bbs_p2_G_10um)
  • Red wavelength, maximum dry relative humidity used in curve fit, 10um(fRH_RH_Dry_10um_max)
  • Red wavelength, parameter 1 for bbsp curve fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_p1_R_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 1um(fRH_3param_p1_B_1um)
  • Red wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 1um(fRH_2param_p2_R_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), three parameter fit, 10um(fRH_3param_B_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, parameter 1 for bbsp curve fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_p1_B_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, minimum light scattering coefficient for wavelength reported by
    STP, 10um(fRH_Bs_B_10um_min)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, three parameter fit, 1um(fRH_85by40_3param_B_1um)
  • Red wavelength, parameter 1 for bbsp curve fit, 10um(fRH_Bbs_p1_R_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 1um(fRH_2param_p2_B_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), two parameter fit, 10um(fRH_2param_B_10um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, two parameter fit, 10um(fRH_85by40_2param_G_10um)
  • Red wavelength, minimum light scattering coefficient for wavelength reported by
    STP, 10um(fRH_Bs_R_10um_min)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, three parameter fit, 10um(fRH_85by40_3param_G_10um)
  • Green wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 3, 1um(fRH_3param_p3_G_1um)
  • Green wavelength, minimum light scattering coefficient for wavelength reported
    by STP, 10um(fRH_Bs_G_10um_min)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40 for bbsp, 10um(fRH_85by40_Bbs_B_10um)
  • Green wavelength, Goodness of fit parameter, two parameter fit, 1um(fRH_2param_chi_G_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 1um(fRH_3param_p2_B_1um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for bbsp, 10um(fRH_Bbs_R_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, goodness of fit, bbsp fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_chi_B_1um)
  • Red wavelength, Goodness of fit parameter, two parameter fit, 1um(fRH_2param_chi_R_1um)
  • Green wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 10um(fRH_2param_p2_G_10um)
  • Red wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 3, 10um(fRH_3param_p3_R_10um)
  • Red wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 10um(fRH_3param_p2_R_10um)
  • Red wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 3, 1um(fRH_3param_p3_R_1um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), two parameter fit, 1um(fRH_2param_R_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, three parameter fit, 10um(fRH_85by40_3param_B_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for bbsp, 10um(fRH_Bbs_B_10um)
  • Red wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 10um(fRH_2param_p1_R_10um)
  • Green wavelength, parameter 1 for bbsp curve fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_p1_G_1um)
  • Red wavelength, minimum dry relative humidity used in curve fit, 10um(fRH_RH_Dry_10um_min)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), three parameter fit, 1um(fRH_3param_R_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 3, 1um(fRH_3param_p3_B_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, two parameter fit, 10um(fRH_85by40_2param_B_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, Goodness of fit parameter, two parameter fit, 10um(fRH_2param_chi_B_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), three parameter fit, 1um(fRH_3param_B_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), two parameter fit, 1um(fRH_2param_B_1um)
  • Green wavelength, parameter 2 for bbsp curve fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_p2_G_1um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), three parameter fit, 10um(fRH_3param_R_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, Goodness of fit parameter, two parameter fit, 1um(fRH_2param_chi_B_1um)
  • Green wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 1um(fRH_3param_p2_G_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 1um(fRH_2param_p1_B_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, parameter 2 for bbsp curve fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_p2_B_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, parameter 1 for bbsp curve fit, 10um(fRH_Bbs_p1_B_10um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), two parameter fit, 10um(fRH_2param_G_10um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), two parameter fit, 10um(fRH_2param_R_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, two parameter fit, 1um(fRH_85by40_2param_B_1um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), three parameter fit, 10um(fRH_3param_G_10um)
  • Red wavelength, maximum wet relative humidity used in curve fit, 10um(fRH_RH_Wet_10um_max)
  • Red wavelength, goodness of fit, bbsp fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_chi_R_1um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40 for bbsp, 10um(fRH_85by40_Bbs_G_10um)
  • Green wavelength, Goodness of fit parameter, two parameter fit, 10um(fRH_2param_chi_G_10um)
  • Green wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 10um(fRH_3param_p1_G_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, goodness of fit parameter, three parameter fit, 10um(fRH_3param_chi_B_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, goodness of fit, bbsp fit, 10um(fRH_Bbs_chi_B_10um)
  • Red wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 10um(fRH_2param_p2_R_10um)
  • Red wavelength, minimum wet relative humidity used in curve fit, 10um(fRH_RH_Wet_10um_min)
  • Green wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 3, 10um(fRH_3param_p3_G_10um)
  • Red wavelength, parameter 2 for bbsp curve fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_p2_R_1um)
  • Red wavelength, Goodness of fit parameter, two parameter fit, 10um(fRH_2param_chi_R_10um)
  • Red wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 1um(fRH_3param_p2_R_1um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), three parameter fit, 1um(fRH_3param_G_1um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for bbsp, 1um(fRH_Bbs_G_1um)
  • Green wavelength, goodness of fit, bbsp fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_chi_G_1um)
  • Green wavelength, minimum light scattering coefficient for wavelength reported
    by STP, 1um(fRH_Bs_G_1um_min)
  • Red wavelength, minimum light scattering coefficient for wavelength reported by
    STP, 1um(fRH_Bs_R_1um_min)
  • Blue wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 10um(fRH_2param_p1_B_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 10um(fRH_2param_p2_B_10um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, three parameter fit, 10um(fRH_85by40_3param_R_10um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH), two parameter fit, 1um(fRH_2param_G_1um)
  • Green wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 1um(fRH_2param_p1_G_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, parameter 2 for bbsp curve fit, 1um(fRH_Bbs_p2_B_1um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, two parameter fit, 10um(fRH_85by40_2param_R_10um)
  • Red wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 10um(fRH_3param_p1_R_10um)
  • Blue wavelength, goodness of fit parameter, three parameter fit, 1um(fRH_3param_chi_B_1um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for bbsp, 10um(fRH_Bbs_G_10um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, three parameter fit, 1um(fRH_85by40_3param_R_1um)
  • Green wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 10um(fRH_2param_p1_G_10um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40 for bbsp, 1um(fRH_85by40_Bbs_G_1um)
  • Green wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 10um(fRH_3param_p2_G_10um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, two parameter fit, 1um(fRH_85by40_2param_R_1um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40 for bbsp, 1um(fRH_85by40_Bbs_R_1um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for bbsp, 1um(fRH_Bbs_R_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, minimum light scattering coefficient for wavelength reported by
    STP, 1um(fRH_Bs_B_1um_min)
  • Red wavelength, parameter 2 for bbsp curve fit, 10um(fRH_Bbs_p2_R_10um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, two parameter fit, 1um(fRH_85by40_2param_G_1um)
  • Green wavelength, three parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 1um(fRH_3param_p1_G_1um)
  • Green wavelength, goodness of fit parameter, three parameter fit, 1um(fRH_3param_chi_G_1um)
  • Red wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 1, 1um(fRH_2param_p1_R_1um)
  • Blue wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40 for bbsp, 1um(fRH_Bbs_B_1um)
  • Green wavelength, two parameter curve fit, parameter 2, 1um(fRH_2param_p2_G_1um)
  • Red wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40 for bbsp, 10um(fRH_85by40_Bbs_R_10um)
  • Green wavelength, fitted value of f(RH) for 85/40, three parameter fit, 1um(fRH_85by40_3param_G_1um)
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sgpnoaaaosavgC1.b1:
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 10um(Bbs_B_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, reference nephelometer green
    channel, 10 um particle diameter(Bs_G_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 1 um
    size cut, reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_B_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, green channel, 1 um
    size cut, reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_G_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Back-scattering coefficient, green wavelength, low RH, 10 um size cut(Bbs_G_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 10 um size cut,
    reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bs_B_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, ref. humidograph nephelometer green
    channel, 1 um particle diameter(Bs_G_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, red channel, 10um(Bbs_R_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, reference
    nephelometer red channel, 1 um particle diameter(Bbs_R_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, reference nephelometer red channel,
    1 um particle diameter(Bs_R_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, Ref. Humidograph nephelometer blue
    channel, 1 um particle diameter(Bs_B_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, red channel, 10 um particle size(Bs_R_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
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sgpaosnephdryC1.a1:
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 10um(Bbs_B_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, Ref. Humidograph nephelometer blue
    channel, 1 um particle diameter(Bs_B_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, ref. humidograph nephelometer green
    channel, 1 um particle diameter(Bs_G_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, red channel, 10 um particle size(Bs_R_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, reference
    nephelometer red channel, 1 um particle diameter(Bbs_R_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Back-scattering coefficient, green wavelength, low RH, 10 um size cut(Bbs_G_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, green channel, 1 um
    size cut, reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_G_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 1 um
    size cut, reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_B_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, reference nephelometer red channel,
    1 um particle diameter(Bs_R_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, red channel, 10um(Bbs_R_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, reference nephelometer green
    channel, 10 um particle diameter(Bs_G_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 10 um size cut,
    reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bs_B_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
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sgpaip1ogrenC1.c1:
  • Aerosol forcing per unit optical depth, 10 um size cut(aerosol_forcing_efficiency_10um)
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 700 nm backscat. coef. at 10 um(RedBScatCoef_10um_LRH)
  • hemispheric_backscatter_fraction_blue_10um
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 450 nm backscat. coef. at 1 um(BluBScatCoef_1um_LRH)
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 450 nm total scat. coef. at 1 um(BluTScatCoef_1um_LRH)
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 450 nm total scat. coef. at 10 um(BluTScatCoef_10um_LRH)
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 700 nm total scat. coef. at 10 um(RedTScatCoef_10um_LRH)
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 700 nm backscat. coef. at 1 um(RedBScatCoef_1um_LRH)
  • angstrom_exponent_bluegreen_10um
  • angstrom_exponent_bluegreen_1um
  • Aerosol forcing per unit optical depth, 1 um size cut(aerosol_forcing_efficiency_1um)
  • angstrom_exponent_bluered_1um
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 700 nm total scat. coef. at 1 um(RedTScatCoef_1um_LRH)
  • asymmetry_factor_green_10um
  • single_scattering_albedo_10um
  • hemispheric_backscatter_fraction_red_1um
  • angstrom_exponent_bluered_10um
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 550 nm backscat. coef. at 10 um(GrnBScatCoef_10um_LRH)
  • hemispheric_backscatter_fraction_green_1um
  • average_upscatter_fraction_green_10um
  • hemispheric_backscatter_fraction_green_10um
  • angstrom_exponent_greenred_1um
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 550 nm total scat. coef. at 1 um(GrnTScatCoef_1um_LRH)
  • hemispheric_backscatter_fraction_red_10um
  • average_upscatter_fraction_green_1um
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 550 nm backscat. coef. at 1 um(GrnBScatCoef_1um_LRH)
  • hemispheric_backscatter_fraction_blue_1um
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 550 nm total scat. coef. at 10 um(GrnTScatCoef_10um_LRH)
  • single_scattering_albedo_1um
  • TSI Low RH Neph. 450 nm backscat. coef. at 10 um(BluBScatCoef_10um_LRH)
  • angstrom_exponent_greenred_10um
  • asymmetry_factor_green_1um
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sgpnoaaaosC1.b1:
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, reference
    nephelometer red channel, 1 um particle diameter(Bbs_R_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, green channel, 1 um
    size cut, reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_G_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 10um(Bbs_B_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, red channel, 10 um particle size(Bs_R_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, red channel, 10um(Bbs_R_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, Ref. Humidograph nephelometer blue
    channel, 1 um particle diameter(Bs_B_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, ref. humidograph nephelometer green
    channel, 1 um particle diameter(Bs_G_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 10 um size cut,
    reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bs_B_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 1 um
    size cut, reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_B_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, reference nephelometer red channel,
    1 um particle diameter(Bs_R_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
  • Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, reference nephelometer green
    channel, 10 um particle diameter(Bs_G_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
  • Back-scattering coefficient, green wavelength, low RH, 10 um size cut(Bbs_G_Dry_10um_Neph3W_1)
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sgpaipavg1ogrenC1.c1:
  • Bsp_G_10um
  • Bsp_G_1um
  • submicron_fraction_scattering
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