DQRID : D150302.13
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/30/2015185101/30/20151856
01/29/2015163801/29/20151640
01/30/2015181801/30/20151827
01/29/2015171001/29/20151711
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Subject:
ACX/AERI/IRT/MWR/MWR3C/PRP/TSI/M1 - Ship passed under bridges
DataStreams:acxtsiskycoverM1.b1, acxtsimovieM1.a1, acxtsiM1.00, acxmwrM1.00, acxmwrtipM1.a1,
acxaeriengineerM1.b1, acxprpfrsrM1.a0, acxtsiskyiacxeM1.a1, acxaerisummaryM1.b1, acxirtM1.b1,
acxaerich2M1.b1, acxaerich1M1.b1, acxmwr3cM1.b1, acxtsiskyimageM1.a1, acxmwrlosM1.b1,
acxtsicldmaskM1.a1, acx6sprpfrsrM1.a0, acxirt200msM1.a1
Description:
Ship passed under bridges while in port.  Use caution as the bridges may be in the field 
of view of the instrument.
Suggestions: 
Measurements:acxmwrlosM1.b1:
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
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acxtsiskyiacxeM1.a1:
  • null(JPEG data stream - documentation not yet available)
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acxtsicldmaskM1.a1:
  • PNG data stream - documentation not supported(png)
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acxprpfrsrM1.a0:
  • Shadow record, mean sweep measurements, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Shadowband sweep measurements, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Shadowband sweep measurements, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Shadow record, mean sweep measurements, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Shadowband sweep measurements, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Shadowband sweep measurements, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Shadow record, shadow ratio threshold. Do not process an individual sweep is
    less than or equal to shadow_ratio_threshold(shadow_ratio_threshold)
  • No-shadow record, mean signal from the filter1 channel when no shadow is
    detected(signal_narrowband_filter1)
  • No-shadow record, mean signal from the filter5 channel when no shadow is
    detected(signal_narrowband_filter5)
  • No-shadow record, mean signal from the filter4 channel when no shadow is
    detected(signal_narrowband_filter4)
  • No-shadow record, mean signal from the filter3 channel when no shadow is
    detected(signal_narrowband_filter3)
  • No-shadow record. mean signal from the filter2 channel when no shadow is
    detected(signal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Hemispheric broadband irradiance, at start of shadowband sweep, broadband
    channel(start_sweep_hemisp_broadband)
  • Shadow record, mean shadow ratio for all accepted sweeps in average period(shadow_ratio)
  • No-shadow record, standard deviation of the mean signal from the broadband
    channel when no shadow is detected(signal_broadband_std)
  • No-shadow record, standard deviation of the mean signal from the filter3 channel
    when no shadow is detected(signal_narrowband_filter3_std)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at start of shadowband sweep, filter 2,
    nominal wavelength is 500 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at start of sweep, filter
    3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at start of sweep, filter
    1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Hemispheric broadband irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, broadband channel(end_sweep_hemisp_broadband)
  • No-shadow record, standard deviation of the mean signal from the filter4 channel
    when no shadow is detected(signal_narrowband_filter4_std)
  • No-shadow record, standard deviation of the mean signal from the filter2 channel
    when no shadow is detected(signal_narrowband_filter2_std)
  • No-shadow record, mean signal from the broadband channel when no shadow is
    detected(signal_broadband)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at start of sweep, filter
    6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at start of sweep, filter
    4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at start of shadowband sweep, filter 5,
    nominal wavelength is 860 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • No-shadow record, standard deviation of the mean signal from the filter5 channel
    when no shadow is detected(signal_narrowband_filter5_std)
  • Shadow record, mean sweep measurements, broadband channel(sweeps_hemisp_broadband)
  • No-shadow record, standard deviation of the mean signal from the filter1 channel
    when no shadow is detected(signal_narrowband_filter1_std)
  • Shutdown threshold, go to short 'record' mode when mean_global is less than or
    equal to shutdown_threshold(shutdown_threshold)
  • Shadow record, standard deviation of accepted shadow ratios(shadow_ratio_std)
  • No-shadow record, standard deviation of the mean signal from the filter6 channel
    when no shadow is detected(signal_narrowband_filter6_std)
  • No-shadow record, mean signal from the filter6 channel when no shadow is
    detected(signal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at end of sweep, filter 2,
    nominal wavelength is 500 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, filter 1, nominal
    wavelength is 415 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at end of sweep, filter 4,
    nominal wavelength is 660 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Mean global, selected channel(mean_global)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, filter 3,
    nominal wavelength is 608 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, filter 6, nominal
    wavelength is 935 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, filter 5, nominal
    wavelength is 860 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
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acxirtM1.b1:
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • Surface infra-red temperature(sfc_ir_temp)
  • Sky infrared temperature, standard deviation(sky_ir_temp_std)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature Minima(sky_ir_temp_min)
  • Internal Reference Infra Red Temperature(ref_ir_temp)
  • Sky Infra Red Temperature Maxima(sky_ir_temp_max)
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acxtsiM1.00:
  • (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
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acxaerich1M1.b1:
  • wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
  • Calibrated scene type identification(calibratedSceneID)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnum2)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
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acxmwrtipM1.a1:
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky23tip)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • Correlation coefficients for tip curve at 31.4 GHz(r31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky31tip)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
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acxaeriengineerM1.b1:
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Scene mirror position count; number of viewers in a sequence(sceneMirPosCount)
  • Front End Fan Airflow Heated Temperature(frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Front End Fan Airflow Unheated Temperature(frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp)
  • Maximum temperature difference between HBB thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Rain sensor analog output(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Corrective offset for final hot blackbody average temperature(HBBtempOffset)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (985_990 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBbottomTempWeight)
  • Interferometer Enclosure Relative Humidity(interferometerEnclosureRelativeHumidity)
  • Limit in Hot-blackbody Temperature Drift(HBBtempDriftLimit)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim bottom(HBBbottomTemp)
  • Scene mirror position encoder value(sceneMirPosEncoder)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
  • ABB view radiance standard deviation (700_705 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Corrective offset for final ambient blackbody average temperature(ABBtempOffset)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Electronics rack ambient temperature(rackAmbientTemp)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - rim top(ABBtopTemp)
  • Shortwave scene NEN limit(SWskyNENlimit)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature(ABBbottomTemp)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (700_705 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Size of buffer holding initial spectrum(originalInterferogramSize)
  • Resistive temperature of 2500 ohm fixed resistor - banana plug mounted(fixed2500ohmResistor)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim top(HBBtopTemp)
  • Maximum temperature difference between ABB thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Longwave scene NEN limit(LWskyNENlimit)
  • Time in decimal format at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Decimal representation of percentage weighting of hot blackbody apex temperature(HBBapexTempWeight)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • ABB view radiance standard deviation (2510_2515 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • Blackbody controller unit 1 power supply temperature(BBcontroller1temp)
  • Stirling cycle cooler current(coolerCurrent)
  • Optics Compartment Relative Humidity(opticsCompartmentRelativeHumidity)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • Scene mirror temperature as measured at the center of the back of the mirror(sceneMirrorTemp)
  • Number of terms in FFOV corrections(numberOfTerms)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature
    average(ABBbottomTempWeight)
  • Sky View Imaginary Radiance (700_705 cm^-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
  • Instrument scene mirror position identifier(sceneMirrorPosition)
  • Laser wavenumber used in definition of output wavenumber scale(outputLaserWavenumber)
  • Two minute noise estimate factor(twoMinuteNoiseEstimateFactor)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (2510_2515 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
  • Resistive temperature of 12 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P3 shell(fixed12KohmResistor)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Shortwave HBB Noise-equivalent Radiance(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Stirling cooler power supply temperature measured at power supply frame(coolerPowerSupplyTemp)
  • Scene mirror motor driver heat sink temperature(motorDriverTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Detector Temperature(detectorTemp)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • HBB View Radiance Std Deviation (2295_2300 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Sun sensor intensity(sunSensorIntensity)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Longwave HBB noise-equivalent radiance(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm^-1) elevated air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Expanded Spectral Buffer Size(expandedInterferogramSize)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Blackbody controller unit 2 power supply temperature(BBcontroller2temp)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Ambient air temperature near blackbodies(airNearBBsTemp)
  • Ingest computer temperature(computerTemp)
  • Stirling cycle cooler expander temperature(coolerExpanderTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm^-1) elevated air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm^-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • ABB View Radiance Std Deviation (675_680 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Calibrated scene type identification(calibratedSceneID)
  • AERI interferometer temperature at second port(interferometerSecondPortTemp)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • FFOV half angle(FFOVhalfAngle)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Decimal representation of percentage weighting of ambient blackbody apex
    temperature(ABBapexTempWeight)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the scene view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Scene mirror motor case temperature(mirrorMotorTemp)
  • Front end fan air temperature difference(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - apex(HBBapexTemp)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBtopTempWeight)
  • Interferometer Window Temperature(interferometerWindowTemp)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • ABB View Radiance Std Deviation (2282_2287 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Sky View Imaginary Radiance (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
  • Signal conditioning electronics inside air temperature(SCEtemp)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBtopTempWeight)
  • Logical flag indicating whether any data is available at current time
    (true/false)(dataAvailable)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise from nadir
    looking into interferometer window(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • ABB View Radiance Std Deviation (2295_2300 cm^-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Number of complete (forward+backward) interferogram scans in sample average(coadditionsCount)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (675_680 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Original Laser Wavenumber(originalLaserWavenumber)
  • Stirling cooler compressor temperature measured at compressor heatsink(coolerCompressorTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Spare temperature sensor (location TBD)(spareTemp)
  • Blackbody cavity geometry factor(BBcavityFactor)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with air temperature near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Sky View Imaginary Radiance (675_680 cm^-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Resistive temperature of 97 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P4 shell(fixed97KohmResistor)
  • Motor step value given to motor controller to achieve proper mirror positioning(sceneMirrorMotorStep)
  • Ambient air temperature near the interferometer(airNearInterferometerTemp)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Sky view imaginary radiance (2282_2287 cm^-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - apex(ABBapexTemp)
  • HBB view radiance standard deviation (2282_2287 cm^-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
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acxtsiskycoverM1.b1:
  • Sun altitude above horizon(solar_altitude)
  • Pixel count: number in box, outside mirror area(count_box)
  • Solar azimuth angle relative to north(solar_azimuth)
  • Pixel count: number total between horizon and processed circle(count_sub_proczen)
  • Pixel count: number below horizon in image(count_sub_horz)
  • Pixel count: number thin in zenith circle(region_zenith_count_thin)
  • Percent opaque cloud(percent_opaque)
  • Percent thin cloud(percent_thin)
  • Pixel count: number total thin(count_thin)
  • Pixel count: number opaque in horizon area(region_horizon_count_opaque)
  • Sunshine meter(sunny)
  • Pixel count: number in camera and sun strip mask(count_mask)
  • Pixel count: number total in zenith circle(region_zenith_count)
  • Pixel count: number opaque in zenith circle(region_zenith_count_opaque)
  • Pixel count: number opaque in sun circle(region_sun_count_opaque)
  • Pixel count: number total in horizon area(region_horizon_count)
  • Relative 'strength' of direct sun(sun_strength)
  • Pixel count: number total in processed circle(count_sky)
  • Pixel count: number thin in horizon area(region_horizon_count_thin)
  • Pixel count: number total in sun circle(region_sun_count)
  • Pixel count: number total opaque(count_opaque)
  • Pixel count: number total indeterminate(count_unknown)
  • Pixel count: number thin in sun circle(region_sun_count_thin)
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acxaerisummaryM1.b1:
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise from nadir
    looking into interferometer window(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Averaged wave number for SW scene radiance spectral averages (ch2)(wnumsum12)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum11)
  • Averaged wave number for SW scene brightness temp spectral averages (ch2)(wnumsum14)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum13)
  • Averaged wave number for SW HBB 2min NESR estimate number 2 (ch2)(wnumsum10)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm^-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with air temperature near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • AERI SW scene brightness temp spectral averages (ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • AERI LW scene brightness temp spectral averages (ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed -1:Fault -2:Outside
    Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen)
  • AERI SW scene radiance spectral averages (ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1)
  • AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyUniformityCh2)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum4)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum5)
  • Averaged wave number for SW scene NESR spectral averages (ch2)(wnumsum6)
  • Averaged wave number for LW HBB 2min NESR estimate number 1 (ch1)(wnumsum7)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch2)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum8)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum9)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Logical flag indicating whether any data is available at current time
    (true/false)(dataAvailable)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • Shortwave HBB Noise-equivalent Radiance(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Averaged wave number for LW responsivity spectral averages(wnumsum1)
  • Averaged wave number for SW responsivity spectral averages(wnumsum2)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum3)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch2)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Longwave HBB noise-equivalent radiance(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh2)
  • AERI LW responsivity spectral averages (ch1)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Front end fan air temperature difference(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Rain sensor analog output(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm^-1) elevated air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • Maximum temperature difference between ABB thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Sun sensor intensity(sunSensorIntensity)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm^-1) elevated air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Calibrated scene type identification(calibratedSceneID)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • AERI LW scene NESR spectral averages (ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
  • AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENCh2)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Maximum temperature difference between HBB thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the scene view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
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acxtsimovieM1.a1:
  • (MPEG data stream - documentation not yet available)
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acxirt200msM1.a1:
  • Internal Reference Infra Red Temperature(ref_ir_temp)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
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acxaerich2M1.b1:
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnum2)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • Calibrated scene type identification(calibratedSceneID)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
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acx6sprpfrsrM1.a0:
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at start of sweep, filter
    3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at start of sweep, filter
    4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at start of shadowband sweep, filter 5,
    nominal wavelength is 860 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at start of sweep, filter
    6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at start of sweep, filter
    1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at start of shadowband sweep, filter 2,
    nominal wavelength is 500 nm(start_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, filter 1, nominal
    wavelength is 415 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, filter 5, nominal
    wavelength is 860 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at end of sweep, filter 4,
    nominal wavelength is 660 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, filter 3,
    nominal wavelength is 608 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Shadow record, mean narrowband hemispheric irradiance at end of sweep, filter 2,
    nominal wavelength is 500 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, filter 6, nominal
    wavelength is 935 nm(end_sweep_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Hemispheric broadband irradiance, at end of shadowband sweep, broadband channel(end_sweep_hemisp_broadband)
  • Shadow record, mean sweep measurements, broadband channel(sweeps_hemisp_broadband)
  • Hemispheric broadband irradiance, at start of shadowband sweep, broadband
    channel(start_sweep_hemisp_broadband)
  • Shadowband sweep measurements, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Shadowband sweep measurements, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Shadowband sweep measurements, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Shadow record, mean sweep measurements, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Shadow record, mean sweep measurements, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Shadowband sweep measurements, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm(sweeps_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Shadowband threshold(shadowband_threshold)
  • Hemispheric broadband irradiance(hemisp_broadband)
  • Shadowband ratio, dip/noise(shadowband_ratio)
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acxmwrM1.00:
  • (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
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acxmwr3cM1.b1:
  • 30.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky30)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Zenith-pointing infrared temperature at 10um(infrared_temperature)
  • Precipitable water vapor(pwv)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Estimated 1-sigma uncertainty in pwv(pwverr)
  • Estimated 1-sigma uncertainty in lwp(lwperr)
  • Liquid water path(lwp)
  • Sky brightness temperature (90 GHz)(tbsky90)
  • 89.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky89)
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acxtsiskyimageM1.a1:
  • null(JPEG data stream - documentation not yet available)
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