Data Quality Reports for Session: 101186 User: polonsky Completed: 08/18/2006


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D050117.5SGP/MMCR/C1 - Loss of synchronizationsgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1, sgpmmcrspecC1.a0
D050120.1SGP/MMCR/C1 - Instrument failuresgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1, sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0
D050222.2SGP/MMCR/C1 - Power supply failuresgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1, sgparscl1clothC1.c1, sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0,
sgparsclbnd1clothC1.c1


DQRID : D050117.5
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/16/2005000001/16/20051700
Subject:
SGP/MMCR/C1 - Loss of synchronization
DataStreams:sgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1, sgpmmcrspecC1.a0
Description:
During my daily review of the MMCR operaton, I noticed that the radar returns were out of 
synch with returns appearing all throughout the range gates.  I remotely rebooted the 
MMCR and it returned to normal operation.
Measurements:sgpmmcrmomC1.b1:
  • Peak tranmitted power, averaged over the course of the hour(PeakTransmittedPowerAvg)
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Signal to noise ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(heights)
  • TWT Status Code, details forthcoming from MMCR vendor(TWTStatusCode)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Time associated with hourly averaged values(TimeAvg)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • Time Spacing Between Gates(GateSpacing)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
    time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)

sgpmmcrmomC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)

sgpmmcrspecC1.a0:
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • Signal to noise ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Spectral Data(Spectra)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • Azimuth(Azimuth)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Time Spacing Between Gates(GateSpacing)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • Elevation(Elevation)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(Heights)
  • First Order Estimate of Spectral Count Calibration(CalibrationConstant)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)


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DQRID : D050120.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/16/2005001502/15/20052100
Subject:
SGP/MMCR/C1 - Instrument failure
DataStreams:sgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1, sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0
Description:
The receiver/modulator had a power supply that had failed.
Measurements:sgpmmcrmomC1.b1:
  • Peak tranmitted power, averaged over the course of the hour(PeakTransmittedPowerAvg)
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Signal to noise ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(heights)
  • TWT Status Code, details forthcoming from MMCR vendor(TWTStatusCode)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Time associated with hourly averaged values(TimeAvg)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • Time Spacing Between Gates(GateSpacing)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
    time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)

sgpmmcrmomC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)

sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0:
  • Rx bandwidtch switch code(Switch)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Spectral Data(Spectra)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Time Spacing Between Gates(GateSpacing)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(Heights)
  • Number of Spectra Averaged(NumSpectraAveraged)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Delay thgrough Rx(Delay)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • Number of Ffts(NumFft)


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DQRID : D050222.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/16/2005003002/11/20052115
Subject:
SGP/MMCR/C1 - Power supply failure
DataStreams:sgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1, sgparscl1clothC1.c1, sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0,
sgparsclbnd1clothC1.c1
Description:
A power supply failed in the MMCR's receiver.  During the period of this DQR, the radar 
would appear to work but the calibration is probably incoorect during good portions of this 
time.  The power supply was replaced and normal operation resumed at 2115 on 02/11/2005.
Measurements:sgparsclbnd1clothC1.c1:
  • Bottom Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Campbell et al. MPL)
    Algorithms(CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCamp)
  • LASER Cloud Base Height Best Estimate(CloudBaseBestEstimate)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Bottom Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Clothiaux et al. MPL)
    Algorithms(CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCloth)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Top Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Campbell et al. MPL)
    Algorithms(CloudLayerTopHeightMplCamp)
  • Top Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Clothiaux et al. MPL)
    Algorithms(CloudLayerTopHeightMplCloth)

sgpmmcrmomC1.b1:
  • Peak tranmitted power, averaged over the course of the hour(PeakTransmittedPowerAvg)
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Signal to noise ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(heights)
  • TWT Status Code, details forthcoming from MMCR vendor(TWTStatusCode)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Time associated with hourly averaged values(TimeAvg)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • Time Spacing Between Gates(GateSpacing)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
    time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)

sgpmmcrmomC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)

sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0:
  • Rx bandwidtch switch code(Switch)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Spectral Data(Spectra)
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Time Spacing Between Gates(GateSpacing)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(Heights)
  • Number of Spectra Averaged(NumSpectraAveraged)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Delay thgrough Rx(Delay)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • Number of Ffts(NumFft)

sgparscl1clothC1.c1:
  • Top Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Clothiaux et al. MPL)
    Algorithms(CloudLayerTopHeightMplCloth)
  • Bottom Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Campbell et al. MPL)
    Algorithms(CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCamp)
  • MPL Campbell et al. Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseMplCamp)
  • MPL Scott Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseMplScott)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • MMCR Top Height of Lowest Detected Layer before Clutter Removal(RadarFirstTop)
  • MPL Clothiaux et al. Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseMplCloth)
  • Microwave Radiometer Wet Window/Optical Rain Gauge Cloud Base Height(CloudBasePrecipitation)
  • MMCR Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SignaltoNoiseRatio)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • BLC/VCEIL Standard Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseCeilometerStd)
  • MMCR Reflectivity with Clutter Removed(ReflectivityNoClutter)
  • MPL Campbell et al. Algorithm Cloud Mask Occurrence(CloudMaskMplCamp)
  • LASER Cloud Base Height Best Estimate(CloudBaseBestEstimate)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • MMCR Mode I.D.(ModeId)
  • Range Heights (center of radar sample volume)(Heights)
  • MPL Clothiaux et al. Algorithm Cloud Mask Occurrence(CloudMaskMplCloth)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • MMCR Best Estimate of Hydrometeor Reflectivity(ReflectivityBestEstimate)
  • BLC/VCEIL Clothiaux et al. Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseCeilometerCloth)
  • Bottom Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Clothiaux et al. MPL)
    Algorithms(CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCloth)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Top Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Campbell et al. MPL)
    Algorithms(CloudLayerTopHeightMplCamp)


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