DQRID : D150214.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/18/2015000002/12/20151759
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Subject:
ACX/RWP/M1 - Transmit down 3 Db
DataStreams:acx1290bsrwpspeclowwindM1.a0, acx1290bsrwpprecipavgM1.b1, acx1290rwpwindmomM1.a0,
acx1290rwpM1.00, acx1290rwpwindspecM1.a0, acx1290bsrwpspeclolowprecipM1.a0,
acx1290bsrwpspeclolowwindM1.a0, acx1290bsrwpwindavgM1.b1, acx1290rwpwindconM1.a1,
acx1290bsrwpspeclowprecipM1.a0, acx1290rwprawM1.00
Description:
Transmit power decreased results in some maximum range loss
Suggestions: 
Interpolate with sonde data
Measurements:acx1290rwpM1.00:
  • (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
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acx1290rwpwindspecM1.a0:
  • Oblique FFT bandwidth(oband)
  • Interpulse period(ipp)
  • Pulse length(plen)
  • Number of pulse code bits(pcbits)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Vertical FFT Bandwidth(vband)
  • Delay Time to 1st Gate(dly)
  • Individual Spectrum Integration Time(sitime)
  • Spectral Data(spc_amp)
  • Height Index(range_gate)
  • Pulse repetition frequency(prf)
  • Height of Center of First Range Gate(rgf)
  • Beam elevation angle(beam_elevation)
  • Range gate spacing(rgs)
  • Height of center of last range gate(rgl)
  • Rx Bandwidth Switch Code(bswitch)
  • Number of Valid Heights(nheight)
  • Number of Individual Spectra/Average Spectrum(nspc)
  • Particle radius at logarithmic center of bin(bins)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Number of Coherent Samples/Spectral Point(ncoh)
  • Sample Rate(sampr)
  • lon(lon)
  • Array of heights for each sample time(height_t)
  • Radial Velocity Spectral Resolution(vsr)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Ave Time per Average Spectra.(spcavetim)
  • Beam azimuth angle(beam_azimuth)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Time Domain Integration Time(tditime)
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acx1290bsrwpspeclolowprecipM1.a0:
  • Number of FFT points in measurement(num_fft_points)
  • First reported spectra bin(first_reported_spectra_bin)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Beam zenith, nominal(beam_zenith)
  • Spectra(spectra)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • FFT frequency spacing(fft_frequency_spacing)
  • lon(lon)
  • Number of time domain integrations(num_time_domain_integrations)
  • Number of frequency domain integrations(num_frequency_domain_integrations)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Pulse width(pulse_width)
  • Row vector which describes the noise threshold for each gate(noise_threshold)
  • Period between two pulses(interpulse_period)
  • Interval between gates(gate_interval)
  • Height of center of first gate above ground level(first_gate_height)
  • Beam azimuth angle(beam_azimuth)
  • Beam number(beam_number)
  • Mode number(mode_number)
  • Number of points per spectra(num_spectral_points)
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acx1290bsrwpprecipavgM1.b1:
  • Pulse width(pulse_width)
  • Mode index(mode)
  • lon(lon)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Fast Fourier Transform length.(fourier_transform_length)
  • Vertical velocity.(vertical_velocity)
  • Name of wind profiler operational mode.(mode_name)
  • Number of reporting levels for this mode.(num_levels)
  • heights of the boundaries of each layer(level)
  • Mode number(mode_number)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Period between two pulses(interpulse_period)
  • Number of phase code bits in a pulse.(num_code_bits)
  • Number of time domain integrations.(num_time_domain)
  • Transmit power level setting.(transmit_power_level_setting)
  • Height(height)
  • Flag value indicating if the mode was missing from the raw data file.(missing_mode)
  • Number of frequency domain integrations.(num_frequency_domain)
  • Number of range gates sampled.(num_range_gates)
  • MET data averaging interval.(averaging_interval)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • The standard deviations for vertical_velocity.(vertical_velocity_std)
  • North Latitude(lat)
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acx1290bsrwpspeclolowwindM1.a0:
  • Mode number(mode_number)
  • FFT frequency spacing(fft_frequency_spacing)
  • Spectra(spectra)
  • Pulse width(pulse_width)
  • Interval between gates(gate_interval)
  • Number of points per spectra(num_spectral_points)
  • Row vector which describes the noise threshold for each gate(noise_threshold)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Period between two pulses(interpulse_period)
  • First reported spectra bin(first_reported_spectra_bin)
  • Beam number(beam_number)
  • Beam zenith, nominal(beam_zenith)
  • Number of FFT points in measurement(num_fft_points)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Beam azimuth angle(beam_azimuth)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • lon(lon)
  • Height of center of first gate above ground level(first_gate_height)
  • Number of time domain integrations(num_time_domain_integrations)
  • Number of frequency domain integrations(num_frequency_domain_integrations)
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acx1290rwpwindmomM1.a0:
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Individual Spectrum Integration Time(sitime)
  • Rx Bandwidth Switch Code(bswitch)
  • Pulse length(plen)
  • Spectral Width: vert velocity(specw)
  • Sample Rate(sampr)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Mean atmospheric vertical velocity(mdf)
  • Time Domain Integration Time(tditime)
  • Number of Valid Heights(nheight)
  • Array of heights for each sample time(height_t)
  • lon(lon)
  • Radial Velocity Spectral Resolution(vsr)
  • Signal-to-noise-ratio(snr)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Pulse repetition frequency(prf)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Beam azimuth angle(beam_azimuth)
  • Vertical FFT Bandwidth(vband)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Range gate spacing(rgs)
  • Number of pulse code bits(pcbits)
  • Height of Center of First Range Gate(rgf)
  • Height of center of last range gate(rgl)
  • Oblique FFT bandwidth(oband)
  • 1000 * log10(noise signal level)(noise)
  • Delay Time to 1st Gate(dly)
  • Number of Coherent Samples/Spectral Point(ncoh)
  • Beam elevation angle(beam_elevation)
  • Interpulse period(ipp)
  • Height Index(range_gate)
  • Ave Time per Average Spectra. Also known as dwell.(spcavetime)
  • Number of Individual Spectra/Average Spectrum(nspc)
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acx1290rwprawM1.00:
  • (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
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acx1290bsrwpspeclowprecipM1.a0:
  • lon(lon)
  • FFT frequency spacing(fft_frequency_spacing)
  • Interval between gates(gate_interval)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Number of time domain integrations(num_time_domain_integrations)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Number of points per spectra(num_spectral_points)
  • Beam azimuth angle(beam_azimuth)
  • Beam number(beam_number)
  • Mode number(mode_number)
  • Number of frequency domain integrations(num_frequency_domain_integrations)
  • First reported spectra bin(first_reported_spectra_bin)
  • Number of FFT points in measurement(num_fft_points)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Beam zenith, nominal(beam_zenith)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Height of center of first gate above ground level(first_gate_height)
  • Period between two pulses(interpulse_period)
  • Row vector which describes the noise threshold for each gate(noise_threshold)
  • Spectra(spectra)
  • Pulse width(pulse_width)
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acx1290rwpwindconM1.a1:
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Height Index(range_gate)
  • Time Domain Integration Time(tditime)
  • Horizontal wind speed(spd)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • Vertical Velocity Spectral Resolution(vvsr)
  • Easterly Wind Component(u_wind)
  • Sample Rate(sampr)
  • Pulse length(plen)
  • lon(lon)
  • Azimuth of Beam 2(azimuth2)
  • Azimuth of Beam 1 for WINDS data(azimuth1)
  • Azimuth of beam 4(azimuth4)
  • Azimuth of Beam 3 for WINDS data(azimuth3)
  • Vertical FFT Bandwidth(vband)
  • Azimuth of Beam 0(azimuth0)
  • V wind component(v_wind)
  • Signal to noise ratio, beam 4(snr4)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 0(snr0)
  • Ave snr*10 level, Beam 1(snr1)
  • Signal to noise ratio, beam 2(snr2)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 3(snr3)
  • Individual Spectrum Integration Time(sitime)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Delay Time to 1st Gate(dly)
  • Height of center of last range gate(rgl)
  • Range gate spacing(rgs)
  • Height of Center of First Range Gate(rgf)
  • Beam 3 radial wind speed(vel3)
  • Beam 2 radial wind speed(vel2)
  • Beam 4 radial wind speed(vel4)
  • Beam 1 radial wind speed(vel1)
  • Number of Valid Heights(nheight)
  • Beam 0 radial wind speed(vel0)
  • Rx Bandwidth Switch Code(bswitch)
  • Pulse repetition frequency(prf)
  • Number of pulses/ave int, Beam 0(nrec0)
  • Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 3(nrec3)
  • Number of Spectra/ave int, Beam 4(nrec4)
  • Number of Individual Spectra/Average Spectrum(nspc)
  • Horizontal wind direction(dir)
  • Number of spectra per averaging interval, beam 1(nrec1)
  • Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 2(nrec2)
  • Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 3(nrcns3)
  • Number of values required for consensus, beam 4(nrcns4)
  • Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 1(nrcns1)
  • Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 2(nrcns2)
  • Number of values required for consensus, beam 0(nrcns0)
  • Elevation angle of beam 3(elevation3)
  • Elevation angle of Beam 2 for WINDS data(elevation2)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Elevation angle of beam 4(elevation4)
  • Elevation angle of beam 1(elevation1)
  • Number of Coherent Samples/Spectral Point(ncoh)
  • Elevation angle of beam 0(elevation0)
  • Number of pulse code bits(pcbits)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 4(ncns4)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 3(ncns3)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 2(ncns2)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 1(ncns1)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 0(ncns0)
  • Array of heights for each sample time(height_p)
  • Averaging interval(avgint)
  • Power offset(power)
  • Oblique Velocity Spectral Resolution(ovsr)
  • Oblique FFT bandwidth(oband)
  • Interpulse period(ipp)
  • Ave Time per Average Spectra.(spcavetim)
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acx1290bsrwpspeclowwindM1.a0:
  • Number of time domain integrations(num_time_domain_integrations)
  • Number of FFT points in measurement(num_fft_points)
  • Height of center of first gate above ground level(first_gate_height)
  • FFT frequency spacing(fft_frequency_spacing)
  • Beam zenith, nominal(beam_zenith)
  • Period between two pulses(interpulse_period)
  • Row vector which describes the noise threshold for each gate(noise_threshold)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Spectra(spectra)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • Pulse width(pulse_width)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • Beam azimuth angle(beam_azimuth)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • Interval between gates(gate_interval)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • lon(lon)
  • First reported spectra bin(first_reported_spectra_bin)
  • Beam number(beam_number)
  • Number of points per spectra(num_spectral_points)
  • Mode number(mode_number)
  • Number of frequency domain integrations(num_frequency_domain_integrations)
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acx1290bsrwpwindavgM1.b1:
  • Quality control interval.(wind_quality_interval)
  • Number of range gates sampled.(num_range_gates)
  • Mode number(mode_number)
  • Number of phase code bits in a pulse.(num_code_bits)
  • Fast Fourier Transform length.(fourier_transform_length)
  • Name of wind profiler operational mode.(mode_name)
  • Number of azimuth beam positions.(num_azimuth_beams)
  • Number of reporting levels for this mode.(num_levels)
  • Number of frequency domain integrations.(num_frequency_domain)
  • The spectral width of the atmospheric signal associated with radial_velocity.(radial_velocity_width)
  • Wind speed 5m AGL at the ground station(wind_speed)
  • Vertical wind speed.(wind_w)
  • Meridional wind speed.(wind_v)
  • A decimal value between 0 and 1 indicating the quality of the winds at the given
    level.(wind_quality)
  • The signal to noise ratio of the atmospheric signal associated with
    radial_velocity.(radial_velocity_snr)
  • Height(height)
  • Beam Number(beam)
  • The standard deviations for wind_w.(wind_w_std)
  • Pulse width(pulse_width)
  • Standard Deviation of 1s wind speed at the ground station in one minute,
    standard deviation(wind_speed_std)
  • Period between two pulses(interpulse_period)
  • heights of the boundaries of each layer(level)
  • Mode index(mode)
  • 10m wind u-component(wind_u)
  • Radial velocity(radial_velocity)
  • Transmit power level setting.(transmit_power_level_setting)
  • Flag value indicating if the mode was missing from the raw data file.(missing_mode)
  • Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
  • lon(lon)
  • Azimuth of Radar Ray(azimuth)
  • The number of measurements averaged in radial_velocity.(radial_velocity_navg)
  • Number of time domain integrations.(num_time_domain)
  • North Latitude(lat)
  • The power of the atmospheric signal associated with radial_velocity.(radial_velocity_power)
  • Direction from which the wind blows, with respect to Geographic or Magnetic
    north(wind_direction)
  • -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
  • time_in_seconds_since_volume_start(time)
  • Angle from vertical.(zenith_angle)
  • base time in epoch(base_time)
  • MET data averaging interval.(averaging_interval)
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