DQRID : D131018.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/01/2013000010/17/20132359
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Subject:
TWP/VDIS/C1 - Lightbulb failures
DataStreams:twpvdisdropsC1.b1, twpvdisC1.b1
Description:
VDIS was not comparing well to the local MET TBRG at C1. Most weeks had mulitple days that 
were above/below the allowable +/-50% difference between the VDIS and the MET. Several 
days had no data recorded as well.

Sample July/August differences:
-7/1 VDIS recording 163% of MET TBRG
-7/2 VDIS recording 2% of MET TBRG
-7/5 no data found 
-7/6 VDIS recording 191% of MET TBRG
-7/10 VDIS recording 2% of MET TBRG
-7/11 no data found
-7/12 VDIS recording 6% of MET TBRG
-7/17 VDIS recording 37% of MET TBRG 
-7/26 no data found
-7/27 VDIS recording 0% of MET TBRG
-7/28 VDIS recording 0.16% of MET TBRG
-8/2 no data found 
-8/12 VDIS recording 33% of MET TBRG
-8/13 VDIS recording 0% of MET TBRG
-8/16 VDIS recording 13% of MET TBRG 
-8/17-8/18, 8/22-8/23 no data found
-8/19 VDIS recording 1% of MET TBRG
-8/21 VDIS recording 45% of MET TBRG 
-8/24-8/25 no data found

The instrument was having light bulb problems.  Repaired and calibrationed in October 
2013.
Suggestions: 
Measurements:twpvdisdropsC1.b1:
  • Fall speed(fall_speed)
  • Drop volume(drop_volume)
  • Oblateness(oblateness)
  • Individual drop width as measured by camera B(drop_width_b)
  • Individual drop width as measured by camera A(drop_width_a)
  • Instrument effective measurement area(area)
  • Equivolumetric sphere diameter(equivolumetric_sphere_diameter)
  • Individual drop height as measured by camera A(drop_height_a)
  • Individual drop height as measured by camera B(drop_height_b)
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twpvdisC1.b1:
  • Rainfall rate(rain_rate)
  • Retrieved Liquid Water Content(liquid_water_content)
  • Radar reflectivity(radar_reflectivity)
  • Diameter of largest drop observed(diameter_max)
  • Center diameter of drop size bin(drop_diameter)
  • Slope parameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(slope_parameter)
  • Number density(num_density)
  • Liquid water distribution mean, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type
    distribution(liquid_water_distribution_mean)
  • Moment 1 from the observed distribution(moment1)
  • Intercept parameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(intercept_parameter)
  • Median volume diameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(median_volume_diameter)
  • Moment 6 from the observed distribution(moment6)
  • Moment 5 from the observed distribution(moment5)
  • Moment 4 from the observed distribution(moment4)
  • Moment 3 from the observed distribution(moment3)
  • Moment 2 from the observed distribution(moment2)
  • Number of drops per bin(num_drops)
  • Rain amount(rain_amount)
  • Diameter of smallest drop observed(diameter_min)
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