Data Quality Reports for Session: 101234 User: chollow Completed: 08/22/2006


TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D020109.2TWP/SMET/C2 - RH Sensor bad at Naurutwpsmet60sC2.a1, twpsmet60sC2.b1
D020329.8TWP - Switch to new Data Header Formats not timelytwpmfrsrC2.00, twpmfrsrC2.a0, twpmfrsrC2.a1, twpmfrsrC2.b1, twpmwrlosC2.a1, twpmwrlosC2.b1,
twpsmet60sC1.00, twpsmet60sC1.a1, twpsmet60sC1.b1, twpsmet60sC2.a1, twpsmet60sC2.b1,
twpgndrad60sC2.a1, twpgndrad60sC2.b1, twpskyrad20sC2.a1
D021206.1TWP/SONDE/C2 - Broken Temperature SensortwpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
D030131.1TWP/SMET/C2 - Temperature Sensor Failed, Data Missingtwpsmet60sC2.a1, twpsmet60sC2.b1
D030419.1TWP/SONDE/C2 - Bad RH Data (AIRS Validation Sonde)twpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
D030501.5TWP/SMET/C2 - WIND SENSOR #1 (HIGHER) INOPERATIVEtwpsmet60sC2.b1
D030608.4TWP/SONDE/C2 - Failure of RH sensortwpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
D031008.1TWP/SONDE/C2 - Strange problem with data -twpsondeC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
D031231.1TWP/SONDE/C2 - RH sensor badtwpsondewnpnC2.b1
D040127.3TWP/SONDE/C2 - Broken temperature sensorstwpsondewnpnC2.b1
D040726.1TWP/SMET/C2 - Negative rainfall ratestwpsmet60sC2.b1


DQRID : D020109.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/16/2001030001/03/20020841
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - RH Sensor bad at Nauru
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.a1, twpsmet60sC2.b1
Description:
RH sensor bad from 16 Dec 2001 03 GMT to 3 Jan 2002
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)
  • Std Dev of Relative Humidity or Hardware Error Code(relh_sd)
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)

twpsmet60sC2.a1:
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)
  • Std Dev of Relative Humidity or Hardware Error Code(relh_sd)
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)


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DQRID : D020329.8
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/31/2001235904/01/20010020
Subject:
TWP - Switch to new Data Header Formats not timely
DataStreams:twpmfrsrC2.00, twpmfrsrC2.a0, twpmfrsrC2.a1, twpmfrsrC2.b1, twpmwrlosC2.a1, twpmwrlosC2.b1,
twpsmet60sC1.00, twpsmet60sC1.a1, twpsmet60sC1.b1, twpsmet60sC2.a1, twpsmet60sC2.b1,
twpgndrad60sC2.a1, twpgndrad60sC2.b1, twpskyrad20sC2.a1
Description:
On April 1, 2001 at 00:00:00 new data header with consistent variable naming
conventions, etc were to be used for all sites, all data streams.  At the TWP
sites the time of the movement to the new convention did not occur precisely at 00:00:00.  
The following data files contain between 40 seconds and 20 minutes of data from 4/1/02 
in the old format.  The delayed format change did not affect data quality in any way.

twpgndrad60sC2.a1.20010401.000000.cdf
twpgndrad60sC2.b1.20010401.000000.cdf
twpmfrsrC2.a0.20010401.000000.cdf
twpmfrsrC2.b1.20010401.000000.cdf
twpmwrlosC2.a1.20010401.000008.cdf
twpmwrlosC2.b1.20010401.000008.cdf
twpskyrad20sC2.a1.20010401.000001.cdf
twpsmet60sC1.a1.20010401.000001.cdf
twpsmet60sC1.b1.20010401.000001.cdf
twpsmet60sC2.a1.20010401.000000.cdf
twpsmet60sC2.b1.20010401.000000.cdf
Measurements:twpsmet60sC1.b1:
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • precipitation minimum(precip_min)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Vapor pressure standard deviation(vappress_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)
  • Min Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_min)
  • Temperature standard deviation(temp_sd)
  • Vapor pressure mean(vappress_mean)
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)
  • Atmospheric pressure(atmos_pressure)
  • Wind #1 direction standard deviation(wind1_dir_sd)
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • Wind #2 direction standard deviation(wind2_dir_sd)
  • Precipitation standard deviation(precip_sd)
  • Std Dev of Relative Humidity or Hardware Error Code(relh_sd)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • Wind #1 speed arithmetic average(wind1_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #1 direction vector average(wind1_dir_vec_avg)
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Max Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_max)
  • Wind #2 direction vector average(wind2_dir_vec_avg)

twpgndrad60sC2.b1:
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer,
    Maxima(up_long_hemisp_max)
  • IRT1 standard deviation(irt1_sd)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer(up_long_hemisp)
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • Net Radiation, Maxima(net_max)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Effective Surface (Skin) Temperature(sfc_ir_temp)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer,
    Minima(up_long_hemisp_min)
  • Net Radiation, Minima(net_min)
  • PSP1 unshaded mean(psp1_mean)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Net Radiation(net)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • PIR1 unshaded minimum(pir1_min)
  • PSP1 unshaded minimum(psp1_min)
  • Surface Infra-Red Temperature Maxima(sfc_ir_temp_max)
  • IRT1 maximum(irt1_max)
  • IRT1 minimum(irt1_min)
  • Surface Infra-Red Temperature, Standard Deviation(sfc_ir_temp_std)
  • PIR1 unshaded mean(pir1_mean)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Maxima(up_short_hemisp_max)
  • Net Radiation, Standard Deviation(net_std)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • PIR1 unshaded maximum(pir1_max)
  • PIR1 unshaded standard deviation(pir1_sd)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Minima(up_short_hemisp_min)
  • PSP1 unshaded standard deviation(psp1_sd)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Standard Deviation(up_short_hemisp_std)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • PSP1 unshaded maximum(psp1_max)
  • Surface Infra-Red Temperature Minima(sfc_ir_temp_min)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer(up_short_hemisp)
  • NET standard deviation(net_sd)
  • IRT1 mean(irt1_mean)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer,
    Standard Deviation(up_long_hemisp_std)
  • NET mean(net_mean)

twpmfrsrC2.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

twpmfrsrC2.b1:
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 1, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, cosine corrected, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, NIMFR(direct_norm_narrowband)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • MFRSR Detector Temperature(mfrsr_temp)
  • Fields flagged by callang: 0 = no flag\n,(callang_flags)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector, NIMFR(direct_norm_broadband)
  • Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance (Approximate), MFRSR(total_hemisp_broadband)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 6, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 4, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset subtracted, cosine corrected,
    broadband scale applied(diffuse_hemisp_broadband)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 2, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Hemispheric Irradiance, MFRSR(hemisp_narrowband)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Cosine of Apparent Solar Zenith Angle(cosine_solar_zenith_angle)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, MFRSR(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband)
  • Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset and cosine corrected, broadband scale
    factor applied(hemisp_broadband)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Detector Temperature(head_temp)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 5, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 3, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)

twpgndrad60sC2.a1:
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • PIR1 unshaded minimum(pir1_min)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer,
    Standard Deviation(up_long_hemisp_std)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • NET mean(net_mean)
  • Net Radiation, Standard Deviation(net_std)
  • IRT1 maximum(irt1_max)
  • Surface Infra-Red Temperature Maxima(sfc_ir_temp_max)
  • PSP1 unshaded standard deviation(psp1_sd)
  • PSP1 unshaded maximum(psp1_max)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer(up_short_hemisp)
  • IRT1 minimum(irt1_min)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Maxima(up_short_hemisp_max)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • PSP1 unshaded minimum(psp1_min)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Effective Surface (Skin) Temperature(sfc_ir_temp)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer(up_long_hemisp)
  • PIR1 unshaded maximum(pir1_max)
  • PIR1 unshaded mean(pir1_mean)
  • Net Radiation(net)
  • IRT1 mean(irt1_mean)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Standard Deviation(up_short_hemisp_std)
  • NET standard deviation(net_sd)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • Net Radiation, Minima(net_min)
  • Net Radiation, Maxima(net_max)
  • PIR1 unshaded standard deviation(pir1_sd)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Minima(up_short_hemisp_min)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer,
    Maxima(up_long_hemisp_max)
  • Surface Infra-Red Temperature, Standard Deviation(sfc_ir_temp_std)
  • Surface Infra-Red Temperature Minima(sfc_ir_temp_min)
  • IRT1 standard deviation(irt1_sd)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyrgeometer,
    Minima(up_long_hemisp_min)
  • PSP1 unshaded mean(psp1_mean)

twpmfrsrC2.a0:
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 862 nm(tot6)
  • Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset and cosine corrected, broadband scale
    factor applied(hemisp_broadband)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, Broadband Solar(dif1)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 500 nm(dif3)
  • Detector Temperature(head_temp)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 610 nm(dirn4)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 862 nm(dirn6)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 2, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset subtracted, cosine corrected,
    broadband scale applied(diffuse_hemisp_broadband)
  • Fields flagged by callang: 0 = no flag\n,(callang_flags)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 5, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, Broadband Solar(tot1)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 415 nm(dif2)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 862 nm(dif6)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 500 nm(tot3)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 500 nm(dirn3)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 665 nm(tot5)
  • Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, cosine corrected, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 1, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 610 nm(dif4)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 665 nm(dirn5)
  • Datalogger supply voltage(supply_voltage)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 3, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
  • Detector temperature(detector_temp)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 940 nm(dirn7)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 940 nm(tot7)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 665 nm(dif5)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 4, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 6, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 415 nm(dirn2)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 940 nm(dif7)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 610 nm(tot4)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, Broadband Solar(dirn1)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 415 nm(tot2)

twpsmet60sC1.a1:
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • Wind #1 direction vector average(wind1_dir_vec_avg)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
  • Vapor pressure standard deviation(vappress_sd)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)
  • Atmospheric pressure(atmos_pressure)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #1 speed arithmetic average(wind1_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Wind #2 direction standard deviation(wind2_dir_sd)
  • Min Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_min)
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)
  • Vapor pressure mean(vappress_mean)
  • Temperature standard deviation(temp_sd)
  • Wind #1 direction standard deviation(wind1_dir_sd)
  • Std Dev of Relative Humidity or Hardware Error Code(relh_sd)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • precipitation minimum(precip_min)
  • Wind #2 direction vector average(wind2_dir_vec_avg)
  • Max Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_max)
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • Precipitation standard deviation(precip_sd)

twpmwrlosC2.b1:
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)

twpskyrad20sC2.a1:
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer(inst_down_long_shaded_dome_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile Voltage, Shaded Pyrgeometer(inst_down_long_hemisp_shaded_tp)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Instantaneous PIR1 dome thermistor(pir1_dome_therm)
  • Instantaneous PIR2 case thermistor(pir2_case_therm)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Ultraviolet Biometer Temperature(inst_down_uvb_temp)
  • Instantaneous UVB temperature(uvb_temp)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Shaded
    Pyrgeometer(inst_down_long_shaded_case_resist)
  • Instantaneous PIR1 uncorrected irradiance(pir1_uncorr_irradiance)
  • Instantaneous PIR1 case thermistor(pir1_case_therm)
  • Instantaneous PIR2 dome thermistor(pir2_dome_therm)
  • Instantaneous UVB uncorrected irradiance(uvb_uncorr_irradiance)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Dome Thermistor Resistance, Unshaded
    Pyrgeometer(inst_down_long_unshaded_dome_resist)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Case Thermistor Resistance, Unshaded
    Pyrgeometer(inst_down_long_unshaded_case_resist)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Instantaneous PIR2 uncorrected irradiance(pir2_uncorr_irradiance)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Instantaneous Uncorrected Downwelling Ultraviolet Irradiance, UV Biometer(inst_down_uvb_irradiance)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Pyrgeometer Thermopile, Unshaded Pyrgeometer(inst_down_long_hemisp_unshaded_tp)

twpmwrlosC2.a1:
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • 23.8 GHz noise injection brightness temperature(unoise23)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • 31.4 GHz sky+noise injection signal(skyn31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • 23.8 GHz sky plus noise injection signal(skyn23)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp)
  • Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap)
  • 31.4 GHz noise injection brightness temperature(unoise31)
  • Which LOS configuration(losn)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)

twpmfrsrC2.a1:
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, cosine corrected, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset and cosine corrected, broadband scale
    factor applied(hemisp_broadband)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 3, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
  • Fields flagged by callang: 0 = no flag\n,(callang_flags)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 6, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 4, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 2, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
  • Detector Temperature(head_temp)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • MFRSR Detector Temperature(mfrsr_temp)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, MFRSR(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband)
  • Hemispheric Irradiance, MFRSR(hemisp_narrowband)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 1, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 3, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector, NIMFR(direct_norm_broadband)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 4, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
  • Narrowband Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 6, offset and cosine corrected(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 2, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 5, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Direct Normal Irradiance, Filter 5, cosine corrected(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
  • Narrowband Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Filter 1, offset and cosine corrected(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Cosine of Apparent Solar Zenith Angle(cosine_solar_zenith_angle)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, NIMFR(direct_norm_narrowband)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset subtracted, cosine corrected,
    broadband scale applied(diffuse_hemisp_broadband)

twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)
  • Wind #1 direction vector average(wind1_dir_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 direction vector average(wind2_dir_vec_avg)
  • Vapor pressure mean(vappress_mean)
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • Wind #1 direction standard deviation(wind1_dir_sd)
  • precipitation minimum(precip_min)
  • Min Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_min)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • Max Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_max)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed arithmetic average(wind1_spd_arith_avg)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)
  • Precipitation standard deviation(precip_sd)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • Wind #2 direction standard deviation(wind2_dir_sd)
  • Std Dev of Relative Humidity or Hardware Error Code(relh_sd)
  • Atmospheric pressure(atmos_pressure)
  • Vapor pressure standard deviation(vappress_sd)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Temperature standard deviation(temp_sd)
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)

twpsmet60sC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

twpsmet60sC2.a1:
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • Relative humidity mean(relh_mean)
  • Vapor pressure standard deviation(vappress_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
  • Vapor pressure mean(vappress_mean)
  • Precipitation standard deviation(precip_sd)
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #2 direction standard deviation(wind2_dir_sd)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Wind #1 direction vector average(wind1_dir_vec_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Temperature standard deviation(temp_sd)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)
  • Max Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_max)
  • Wind #2 direction vector average(wind2_dir_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Min Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_min)
  • precipitation minimum(precip_min)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • Relative humidity maximum(relh_max)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • Atmospheric pressure(atmos_pressure)
  • Wind #1 speed arithmetic average(wind1_spd_arith_avg)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)
  • Relative humidity minimum(relh_min)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • Wind #1 direction standard deviation(wind1_dir_sd)
  • Std Dev of Relative Humidity or Hardware Error Code(relh_sd)


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DQRID : D021206.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/18/2002113709/18/20021301
09/24/2002012909/24/20020204
09/24/2002022009/24/20020352
11/23/2002233011/24/20020108
11/25/2002233711/26/20020001
12/16/2002113812/16/20021248
12/22/2002013612/22/20020204
12/24/2002233112/25/20020112
12/27/2002234412/28/20020131
03/28/2003021403/28/20030339
04/22/2003234104/23/20030122
04/23/2003112904/23/20031308
04/24/2003235804/25/20030126
06/02/2003113406/02/20031321
06/06/2003233506/07/20030057
06/09/2003234006/10/20030116
06/11/2003234506/12/20030112
06/14/2003113306/14/20031300
06/26/2003233506/27/20030114
09/27/2003232709/28/20030132
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2  - Broken Temperature Sensor
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
Description:
The temperature sensors on these radiosondes broke at launch.  All
the temperature-related data are incorrect.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.b1:
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
  • Dry-Bulb Temperature(tdry)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Dry-Bulb Temperature(tdry)
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)


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DQRID : D030131.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/24/2003010001/30/20030500
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - Temperature Sensor Failed, Data Missing
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.a1, twpsmet60sC2.b1
Description:
The T/RH sensor on Nauru failed and was replaced (only the temperature sensor failed).
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • Temperature standard deviation(temp_sd)
  • Min Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_min)
  • Max Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_max)

twpsmet60sC2.a1:
  • Max Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_max)
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)
  • Temperature standard deviation(temp_sd)
  • Min Temperature at lowest Model Level- 1 hr(temp_min)


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DQRID : D030419.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/13/2003012404/13/20030200
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2 - Bad RH Data (AIRS Validation Sonde)
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
Description:
The RH sensor heating circuit failed on this sonde.  This results in
oscillation of reported RH between reasonable values and values near zero.
This was an AIRS validation sounding.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.b1:
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)


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DQRID : D030501.5
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/12/2003100004/24/20030020
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 -  WIND SENSOR #1 (HIGHER) INOPERATIVE
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.b1
Description:
Wind speed sensor #1 (higher sensor) failed.  Wind speeds were reported as 0 m/s and wind 
direction data was not in agreement with wind sensor #2. Anemometer was replaced.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • Wind #1 direction standard deviation(wind1_dir_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Wind #1 direction vector average(wind1_dir_vec_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #1 speed arithmetic average(wind1_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)


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DQRID : D030608.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/03/2003233906/04/20030016
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2  - Failure of RH sensor
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
Description:
It appears that the RH sensor heating circuit failed during this sounding.  The RH 
oscillates rapidly between low (~0 %RH) and not so low (ambient %RH) and the oscillation seems 
to stop when the temperature is below ~35 degC.  According to Vaisala these are symptoms 
of failure in the ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) that controls the heating.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.b1:
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)


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DQRID : D031008.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/02/2003023210/02/20030300
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2 - Strange problem with data -
DataStreams:twpsondeC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
Description:
This is very strange.  The data has what appears to be a pressure jump at launch (from 
1007.2 to 956.5 hPa) but the sounding temperature and RH data clearly look to be 
interpolated between the surface and tropopause.  By examining the absolutely raw data, I found that 
the system assigned an elapsed time of 408 seconds (since system start up) to the launch 
point, but there is no raw data between 410 and 532 seconds.  The raw pressure value at 
410 seconds is 1007.6 hPa and that at 532 seconds is 40.9 hPa!  Unless this sounding was 
done by using a rocket-powered balloon (maybe even then), it would be impossible for the 
sonde to get to 40.9 hPa in 2 minutes.  Because the apparent gap is only two minutes, the 
system was able to interpolate but is not sophisticated enough to understand that the 
limits of the interpolation are unreasonable.

I can't imagine what went wrong - I've not seen anything like this before.
Measurements:twpsondeC2.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

twpsondewnpnC2.b1:
  • Dry-Bulb Temperature(tdry)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • surface wind speed(wspd)
  • model meridional wind velocity(v_wind)
  • pressure at constant pressure surface(pres)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • model zonal wind velocity(u_wind)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)

twpsondewnpnC2.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)


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DQRID : D031231.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/22/2003002510/22/20030155
10/22/2003234010/23/20030121
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2 - RH sensor bad
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.b1
Description:
It appears that the RH sensor heating circuits failed during these
soundings.  The RH oscillates rapidly between low (~0 %RH) and not
so low (ambient %RH) and the oscillation seems to stop when the
temperature is below ~35 degC.  According to Vaisala these are
symptoms of failure in the ASIC (application specific integrated
circuit) that controls the heating.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.b1:
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)


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DQRID : D040127.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/13/2003004010/13/20030203
11/08/2003233511/09/20030215
11/18/2003120511/18/20031340
11/19/2003115611/19/20031346
11/21/2003004411/21/20030113
12/20/2003122512/20/20031408
12/21/2003005612/21/20030126
12/21/2003115512/21/20031344
12/23/2003004212/23/20030212
12/23/2003113712/23/20031259
12/23/2003234212/24/20030132
01/08/2004113501/08/20041309
01/09/2004115701/09/20041342
01/09/2004135901/09/20041537
01/12/2004234201/13/20040214
01/16/2004140901/16/20041548
01/16/2004233701/17/20040109
01/18/2004113501/18/20041256
01/19/2004022301/19/20040346
01/19/2004232901/20/20040157
01/21/2004125201/21/20041400
01/22/2004005201/22/20040227
01/23/2004113701/23/20041319
01/26/2004120201/26/20040146
02/17/2004140602/17/20041536
02/26/2004122102/26/20041350
03/09/2004114503/09/20041315
03/14/2004113103/14/20041300
03/22/2004113403/22/20041300
03/29/2004233203/30/20040047
03/30/2004233403/31/20040059
04/11/2004234804/12/20040120
05/01/2004233505/02/20040110
05/02/2004233605/03/20040109
05/13/2004233405/14/20040112
05/14/2004140605/14/20041411
06/07/2004022406/07/20040351
06/25/2004114606/25/20041328
07/02/2004005907/02/20040217
07/20/2004022007/20/20040358
07/24/2004123507/24/20041355
08/22/2004114408/22/20041207
09/08/2004142509/08/20041605
09/08/2004233809/08/20042345
10/18/2004234610/19/20040128
11/29/2004232111/30/20040105
12/08/2004114312/08/20041306
12/30/2004113012/30/20041239
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2 - Broken temperature sensors
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.b1
Description:
The temperature sensors on these radiosondes broke after launch.  All
temperature-related data are incorrect.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.b1:
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
  • Dry-Bulb Temperature(tdry)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)


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DQRID : D040726.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/21/1998031107/06/20040138
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - Negative rainfall rates
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.b1
Description:
Due to limitations of the Zeno dataloggers all voltage measurements
from the optical rain gauge (ORG) were converted to rainfall rates. 
This resulted in negative values for rain rates.  Any value below
0.10 mm/hr should be considered to be 0 mm/hr.  New dataloggers 
alleviated this problem.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • precipitation minimum(precip_min)
  • Precipitation standard deviation(precip_sd)


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