Data Quality Reports for Session: 101104 User: sbenson Completed: 08/14/2006


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D050103.1NSA/MMCR/C1 - Coherent Up/Down Coverter OffnsammcrmomC1.00, nsammcrmomC1.b1, nsammcrspecmomC1.a0
D050124.1NSA/MMCR/C1 - Instrument failurensammcrmomC1.00, nsammcrmomC1.b1


DQRID : D050103.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/29/2004020001/03/20052250
Subject:
NSA/MMCR/C1 - Coherent Up/Down Coverter Off
DataStreams:nsammcrmomC1.00, nsammcrmomC1.b1, nsammcrspecmomC1.a0
Description:
The Coherent Up/Down Converter was inadvertently turned off during this period.
Measurements:nsammcrmomC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)

nsammcrspecmomC1.a0:
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • Elevation(Elevation)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Spectral Data(Spectra)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(Heights)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Azimuth(Azimuth)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • Time Spacing Between Gates(GateSpacing)
  • Signal to noise ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • First Order Estimate of Spectral Count Calibration(CalibrationConstant)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)

nsammcrmomC1.b1:
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(heights)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • TWT Status Code, details forthcoming from MMCR vendor(TWTStatusCode)
  • Time associated with hourly averaged values(TimeAvg)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • Time Spacing Between Gates(GateSpacing)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Peak tranmitted power, averaged over the course of the hour(PeakTransmittedPowerAvg)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
    time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • Signal to noise ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)


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DQRID : D050124.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/23/2005153003/30/20051837
Subject:
NSA/MMCR/C1 - Instrument failure
DataStreams:nsammcrmomC1.00, nsammcrmomC1.b1
Description:
The Coherent Up/Down Converter failed.  The report from the manufacturer is that the SSB 
mixer died.
Measurements:nsammcrmomC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)

nsammcrmomC1.b1:
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(heights)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Peak tranmitted power, averaged over the course of the hour(PeakTransmittedPowerAvg)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
  • Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
    time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time)
  • TWT Status Code, details forthcoming from MMCR vendor(TWTStatusCode)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • Time associated with hourly averaged values(TimeAvg)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • Signal to noise ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • Time Spacing Between Gates(GateSpacing)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)


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