DQRID : D981112.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/14/1998000010/24/19982359
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Subject:
SGP/MFRSR/C1 - Irradiances too high
DataStreams:sgpmfrsrC1.b1, sgpmfrsrC1.a0
Description:
After the A/D convertor lock-up was corrected on 981014, the irradiances as measured by 
the MFRSR were about 20% too high.  981018 is a particular egregious example of measured 
irradiances that are too large. Cause of the problem is not known, though suspect some 
moisture got into the instrument (this was a period of much precipitation).  After 981024, 
the MFRSR settled down and the irradiances returned to a normal range.
Suggestions: 
Measurements:sgpmfrsrC1.b1:
  • Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, cosine corrected, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_broadband)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 2, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 3, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
  • Hemispheric broadband irradiance(hemisp_broadband)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 6, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Direct normal narrowband irradiance, filter 4, offset corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband diffuse hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
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sgpmfrsrC1.a0:
  • Hemispheric broadband irradiance(hemisp_broadband)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_broadband)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Direct Horizontal Broadband Irradiance(direct_horizontal_broadband)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 2, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Direct horizontal narrowband irradiance, filter 1(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 4, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Direct Horizontal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 6, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Narrowband Direct Horizontal Irradiance, Filter 5, cosine corrected(direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband diffuse hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Diffuse Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
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