Data Quality Reports for Session: 100329 User: mrhavlin Completed: 07/05/2006


TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D050808.2SGP/AERI/C1 - laser and cooler failuresgpaeri01C1.00, sgplblch1aeriC1.c1, sgplblch2aeriC1.c1, sgpqmeaerilblC1.c1,
sgpaerilbldiffC1.c1, sgpqmeaerilbllsC1.c1, sgpqmeaerimeansC1.c1, sgpaerilblcloudsC1.c1,
sgpaerilbldifflsC1.c1, sgpaeriprof3feltzC1.c1


DQRID : D050808.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/08/2005181201/27/20061845
Subject:
SGP/AERI/C1 - laser and cooler failure
DataStreams:sgpaeri01C1.00, sgplblch1aeriC1.c1, sgplblch2aeriC1.c1, sgpqmeaerilblC1.c1,
sgpaerilbldiffC1.c1, sgpqmeaerilbllsC1.c1, sgpqmeaerimeansC1.c1, sgpaerilblcloudsC1.c1,
sgpaerilbldifflsC1.c1, sgpaeriprof3feltzC1.c1
Description:
On January 8, 2005 the laser failed on the AERI. After it was repaired and during 
calibration, the cryogenic cooler and its spare also failed. The instrument has been off-line 
since the failure.
Measurements:sgpaerilbldiffC1.c1:
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
    that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
  • hatch_open_is_true and hatch_closed_is_false(valid_aeri_data)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Sequential data channel number. See channel_explanation global attribute.(channel)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
    temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Retrieved sample time (current sample time) minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
  • wavenumbers for spectral differences(wavenumber)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • AERI radiance spectra minus LBLRTM radiance spectra(rad_difference)
  • Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)

sgpqmeaerimeansC1.c1:
  • For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
    identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_bin)
  • For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
    identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_ch)
  • Sequential data channel number. See channel_explanation global attribute.(channel)
  • Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension(process)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Number of wavenumber elements over which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_ch_pro)
  • The average of mean_hour_rad computed for the set of wavenumbers within a
    particular bin for a fixed physical process as given in the spectral mapping
    function listed i(mean_rad_bin_pro)
  • The standard deviation of the AERI spectral radiances about the hourly averaged
    mean(sdev_hour_rad)
  • Number of wavenumber elements over which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_all)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • wavenumbers for hourly averaged spectral radiances(wavenum)
  • Number of wavenumber elements over which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_bin_pro)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • The average of mean_hour_rad computed over the entire wavenumber spectrum
    between 520.2368 and 3020.1699(mean_rad_all)
  • The average of mean_hour_rad computed for the wavenumbers within each bin
    (sub-band)(mean_rad_bin)
  • The average of mean_hour_rad computed over the wavenumbers for each of the AERI
    channels(mean_rad_ch)
  • Number of wavenumber elements over which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_pro)
  • The standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_bin for the wavenumbers
    within each bin (sub-band)(sdev_rad_bin)
  • The average of mean_hour_rad computed for the wavenumbers which are mapped to a
    particular physical process as given in the spectral mapping functions
    listed in the global(mean_rad_pro)
  • For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of
    the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_bin)
  • Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension(bin)
  • hatch_open_is_true and hatch_closed_is_false(valid_aeri_data)
  • Number of wavenumber elements over which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_bin)
  • The standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad over the entire
    wavenumber spectrum between 520.2368 and 3020.1699(sdev_rad_all)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_ch_pro for wavenumbers within
    each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_rad_ch_pro)
  • The average of mean_hour_rad computed for the set of wavenumbers within a
    particular channel for a fixed physical process as given in the spectral mapping
    function liste(mean_rad_ch_pro)
  • Number of wavenumber elements over which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_ch)
  • The standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_bin_pro for the set of
    wavenumbers within a particular bin for a fixed physical process(sdev_rad_bin_pro)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • The number of spectra over which the hourly calculations are performed(nobs_hour_rad)
  • For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out
    of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_ch)
  • The standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_pro for the set of
    wavenumbers which are mapped to a particular physical process(sdev_rad_pro)
  • The AERI spectral radiances averaged over an hour window centered on the time of
    the LBLRTM rundeck(mean_hour_rad)
  • The standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_ch computed over the
    wavenumbers for each of the AERI channels(sdev_rad_ch)

sgpaeri01C1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgplblch1aeriC1.c1:
  • Maximum height reached by this sonde launch(max_sonde_alt)
  • Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
    wavenumber 2295.021 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch2)
  • Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
    wavenumber 677.417 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch1)
  • column ozone(ozone)
  • wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • LBLRTM Model radiance spectra(model_rad)
  • Surface temperature as reported by sonde(sonde_surface_T)
  • Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Sonde launch time minus surface temperature time(surface_time_offset)

sgpqmeaerilbllsC1.c1:
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
  • Sequential data channel number. See channel_explanation global attribute.(channel)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that
    are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_unsat)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_pro_unsat)
  • Mean Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_temp)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each channel that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
    physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Precipitation Total from SMOS(SMOS_precip)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and
    physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_sat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_all)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and physical
    process category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
    AERI me(integ_rad_ch_pro_all)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel
    that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_unsat)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
    process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
  • Difference of brightness temperatures in the ch1 window region, [1142.20,
    1147.03] wavenumbers, which is an indicator of the atmospheric variability(meas_atm_var_T1)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(sdev_resid_ch_unsat)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
    3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_resid_unsat)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
    physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_unsat)
  • Surface temps used in the LBLRTM runs -- Univ of WISC selected bands(model_surfT)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Standard Deviation of Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_sd_temp)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each physical
    process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_unsat)
  • Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_vap_pres)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_all)
  • Standard deviation of the average radiances in the 985-990 and 2510-2515
    wavenumber windows during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var)
  • For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
    identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_ch)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and physical process
    category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
    AERI measu(integ_rad_bin_pro_all)
  • Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_sd_rh)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that
    are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_unsat)
  • AERI sample time minus SMOS sample time(SMOS_offset_time)
  • Retrieved sample time (current sample time) minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_sat)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and
    physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
    temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
  • Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_bar_pres)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and
    physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_unsat)
  • For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
    identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_bin)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each physical process category
    where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI
    measured radiance(integ_rad_pro_all)
  • For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of
    the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_bin)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each channel that are saturated(integ_rad_ch_sat)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel where the Planck
    function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is
    used otherwise(integ_rad_ch_all)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin that
    are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_sat)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_sat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_all)
  • Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension(bin)
  • Mean Barometeric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_bar_pres)
  • Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension(process)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_sat)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
  • For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out
    of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_ch)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
    process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 where
    the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured
    radiance is used ot(integ_rad_all)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_all)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_sat)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
    3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_resid_unsat)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
    and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
    that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
  • Measure of atmospheric variability over 705-798 cm-1 (bin 3)(meas_atm_var_bin3)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are
    not saturated(mean_resid_bin_unsat)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Mean Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_rh)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_unsat)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(sdev_resid_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_pro_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_all)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each bin and physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_sat)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin where the Planck
    function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used
    otherwise(integ_rad_bin_all)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
    3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_rad_unsat)
  • Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each bin that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_sat)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Mean Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_vap_pres)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not
    saturated(sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are saturated(integ_rad_sat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_all)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_unsat)
  • First temperature reported by the sonde(sonde_surfT)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_sat)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each bin that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_unsat)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_pro_sat)

sgpaerilbldifflsC1.c1:
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
    that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
  • Sequential data channel number. See channel_explanation global attribute.(channel)
  • Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
    temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • wavenumbers for spectral differences(wavenumber)
  • Retrieved sample time (current sample time) minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
  • AERI radiance spectra minus LBLRTM radiance spectra(rad_difference)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)

sgpqmeaerilblC1.c1:
  • Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_sd_rh)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_all)
  • Standard Deviation of Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_sd_temp)
  • Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
    temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
    process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_pro_unsat)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
    3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_resid_unsat)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 where
    the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured
    radiance is used ot(integ_rad_all)
  • The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the set of wavenumbers
    which are mapped to a particular physical process as given in the spectral
    mapping functio(mean_resid_pro)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
    that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_pro_unsat)
  • Standard deviation of the average radiances in the 985-990 and 2510-2515
    wavenumber windows during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
  • The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
    within a particular channel for a fixed physical process(sdev_resid_ch_pro)
  • The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the entire wavenumber
    spectrum between 520.2368 and 3020.1699(mean_resid)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and
    physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and
    physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_pro_sat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_all)
  • The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
    within a particular bin for a fixed physical process(sdev_resid_bin_pro)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
  • Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_bin)
  • For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
    identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_bin)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each channel that are saturated(integ_rad_ch_sat)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Mean Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_rh)
  • The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals within a particular channel
    for a fixed physical process as given in the spectral mapping function
    listed in the gl(mean_resid_ch_pro)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each physical
    process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_pro_unsat)
  • AERI sample time minus SMOS sample time(SMOS_offset_time)
  • Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_bin_pro)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each bin and physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_sat)
  • Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Sequential data channel number. See channel_explanation global attribute.(channel)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_all)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each bin that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(sdev_resid_ch_unsat)
  • The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the wavenumbers for
    each of the AERI channels(mean_resid_ch)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(sdev_resid_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_sat)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
    and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that
    are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_unsat)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_all)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each physical process category
    where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI
    measured radiance(integ_rad_pro_all)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
    physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Difference of brightness temperatures in the ch1 window region, [1142.20,
    1147.03] wavenumbers, which is an indicator of the atmospheric variability(meas_atm_var_T1)
  • Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_bar_pres)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_unsat)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_sat)
  • The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
    over the wavenumbers for each of the bins (sub-bands)(sdev_resid_bin)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_sat)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
    3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_resid_unsat)
  • Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension(bin)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and physical process
    category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
    AERI measu(integ_rad_bin_pro_all)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each channel that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
  • First temperature reported by the sonde(sonde_surfT)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin that
    are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_all)
  • hatch_open_is_true and hatch_closed_is_false(valid_aeri_data)
  • Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension(process)
  • For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out
    of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_ch)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
    process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_pro_unsat)
  • The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
    over the set of wavenumbers which are mapped to a particular physical
    process(sdev_resid_pro)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are
    not saturated(mean_resid_bin_unsat)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel
    that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_unsat)
  • Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_pro)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_unsat)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are saturated(integ_rad_sat)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_sat)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not
    saturated(sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
    3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_rad_unsat)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
    physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Precipitation Total from SMOS(SMOS_precip)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
    within each bin that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_sat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_unsat)
  • The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
    over the wavenumbers for each of the AERI channels(sdev_resid_ch)
  • The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
    over the entire wavenumber spectrum between 520.2368 and 3020.1699(sdev_resid)
  • Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_ch)
  • Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_ch_pro)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_sat)
  • Mean Barometeric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_bar_pres)
  • Measure of atmospheric variability over 705-798 cm-1 (bin 3)(meas_atm_var_bin3)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and physical
    process category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
    AERI me(integ_rad_ch_pro_all)
  • For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of
    the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_bin)
  • Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that
    are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_unsat)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_all)
  • Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_unsat)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin where the Planck
    function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used
    otherwise(integ_rad_bin_all)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_unsat)
  • Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel where the Planck
    function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is
    used otherwise(integ_rad_ch_all)
  • Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
    within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_sat)
  • Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
    wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
  • Mean Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_vap_pres)
  • Surface temps used in the LBLRTM runs -- Univ of WISC selected bands(model_surfT)
  • Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_sat)
  • Mean Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_temp)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_unsat)
  • For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
    identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_ch)
  • Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_vap_pres)
  • Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and
    physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_unsat)
  • Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid)
  • The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals within a particular bin for
    a fixed physical process as given in the spectral mapping function listed in
    the globa(mean_resid_bin_pro)
  • The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the wavenumbers for
    each of the bins (sub-bands)(mean_resid_bin)
  • Retrieved sample time (current sample time) minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
  • Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_pro_unsat)

sgpaerilblcloudsC1.c1:
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_cbh)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_clear)
  • Number of foggy observations in ensemble (probably condensation on the window)(nobs_mpl_foggy)
  • Standard deviation of vap ensemble(sdev_vap)
  • Retrieved sample time (current sample time) minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral window for channel 2: [2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT_channel_2)
  • Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky_large)
  • Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky)
  • Standard deviation of mpl_cbh ensemble(sdev_mpl_cbh)
  • Integrated vapor column from sonde using MWR Instrument Performance Model (IPM)(integ_vap_sonde)
  • Cloud detection flag from sgpaerilblcloudsC1.c1(nonclear_flag)
  • Ensemble average of first cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud1_cbh)
  • Ensemble average of ratios of direct_norm_broadband divided by
    diffuse_hemisp_broadband from the SIROS(mean_dir_by_diff_ratio)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_cbh)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Number of observations in each MWR ensemble (23tbsky, 31tbsky, vap, liq)(nobs_mwr_ensembles)
  • Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 2510-2515 wavenumber window
    during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_2)
  • Cloud base height from the MPL(mean_mpl_cbh)
  • Number of observations in each `large` MWR ensemble (23tbsky and 31tbsky)(nobs_mwr_ensembles_large)
  • Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 985-990 wavenumber window
    during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_1)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_clear)
  • Standard deviation of ratio ensemble about mean_dir_to_diff_ratio(sdev_dir_by_diff_ratio)
  • Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
  • Average IR temperature from the IRT (on the MWR)(mean_irt)
  • Ensemble average of second cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud2_cbh)
  • Ensemble average of third cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud3_cbh)
  • AERI sample time minus WSI image time(wsi_offset_time)
  • Ensemble average of 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_23tbsky)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_cbh)
  • Data quality flag for MPL cbh ensemble(mpl_cbh_dq_flag)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_clear)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Standard deviation of cloud1 ensemble(sdev_cloud1_cbh)
  • Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky_large)
  • Number of ratios in ensemble(nobs_dir_by_diff_ratio)
  • Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_1(cbh_AERI_channel_1)
  • Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_fract)
  • Standard deviation of the IR temperature ensemble(sdev_irt)
  • Ensemble average of total water vapor along LOS path from the MWR(mean_vap)
  • Average total liquid water along LOS path from the MWR(mean_liq)
  • Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky)
  • Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_2(cbh_AERI_channel_2)
  • Standard deviation of liq ensemble(sdev_liq)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_cbh)
  • Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_frac)
  • IR temperature calculated from the AERI spectral response function used to
    mimick the output from the IR thermometer on the MWR(calculated_irt)
  • Calculated number of clouds in WSI image(num_cloud)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral window for channel 1: [1142.20,1147.03](mean_AERI_BT_channel_1)
  • Standard deviation of cloud2 ensemble(sdev_cloud2_cbh)
  • Standard deviation of cloud3 ensemble(sdev_cloud3_cbh)
  • Binary field indicating which inputs are available and used to set the
    nonclear_flag(nonclear_inputs)
  • Ensemble average of 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_31tbsky)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_clear)

sgplblch2aeriC1.c1:
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Maximum height reached by this sonde launch(max_sonde_alt)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Sonde launch time minus surface temperature time(surface_time_offset)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • column ozone(ozone)
  • Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
    wavenumber 677.417 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch1)
  • Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
  • wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
  • Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
    wavenumber 2295.021 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch2)
  • Surface temperature as reported by sonde(sonde_surface_T)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • LBLRTM Model radiance spectra(model_rad)

sgpaeriprof3feltzC1.c1:
  • Interpolated dewpoint temperature(dewpointTemperature)
  • Cloud-base height, from Micropulse LIDAR or Belfort LIDAR ceilometer(cloudBaseHeight)
  • CPL retrieval of absolute temperature(CPL_ambientTemp)
  • Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio)
  • Auxilliary flags for THIS retrieval(auxDataFlagsNow)
  • profile source flag(profile_source_flag)
  • CPL height array for the profile(CPL_height)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Total precipitable water vapor, from Microwave Radiometer(totalPrecipitalWater)
  • Auxilliary flags for TODAY(auxDataFlagsToday)
  • Retrieval rejection flag(retrievalRejectionFlag)
  • Height of bins above ground level for the temperature, retrieved water vapor,
    and pressure profile(height)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • CPL retrieval of atmospheric Pressure(CPL_pressure)
  • Temperature used to determine the backscatter profile(temperature)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • atmospheric pressure at mean sea level and at tropopause (NGM250 predicted)(pressure)
  • Constant Pressure Level (Wisc original pres_level)(CPL)
  • CPL retrieval of dewpoint temperature(CPL_dewpointTemp)
  • CPL retrieval of water vapor mixing ratio(CPL_waterVaporMixingRatio)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Time offset from midnight forecast initialization time(time)


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