Data Quality Reports for Session: 102697 User: secora Completed: 11/28/2006


TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D990915.208SHB/C1 - PAARC Power outageshbgpsC1.00, shbgpsC1.a1, shbmfrsrC1.00, shbmfrsrC1.a0, shbmfrsrC1.a1, shbmfrsrC1.b1,
shbnimfrC1.00, shbnimfrC1.a0, shbnimfrC1.a1, shbnimfrC1.b1, shbgndmfrC1.00, shbgndmfrC1.a0,
shbgndmfrC1.a1, shbgndmfrC1.b1, shbmwrlosC1.b1, shbmwrtipC1.a1, shbmwrtipC1.b1,
shbaerich1C1.a1, shbaerich2C1.a1, shbvceil25kC1.00, shbvceil25kC1.a1, shbvceil25kC1.b1,
shbgndrad60sC1.a1, shbgndrad60sC1.b1, shbskyrad60sC1.a1, shbskyrad60sC1.b1,
shbaerisummaryC1.a1, shbaeriengineerC1.a1


DQRID : D990915.208
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/21/1998010003/21/19980130
Subject:
SHB/C1 - PAARC Power outage
DataStreams:shbgpsC1.00, shbgpsC1.a1, shbmfrsrC1.00, shbmfrsrC1.a0, shbmfrsrC1.a1, shbmfrsrC1.b1,
shbnimfrC1.00, shbnimfrC1.a0, shbnimfrC1.a1, shbnimfrC1.b1, shbgndmfrC1.00, shbgndmfrC1.a0,
shbgndmfrC1.a1, shbgndmfrC1.b1, shbmwrlosC1.b1, shbmwrtipC1.a1, shbmwrtipC1.b1,
shbaerich1C1.a1, shbaerich2C1.a1, shbvceil25kC1.00, shbvceil25kC1.a1, shbvceil25kC1.b1,
shbgndrad60sC1.a1, shbgndrad60sC1.b1, shbskyrad60sC1.a1, shbskyrad60sC1.b1,
shbaerisummaryC1.a1, shbaeriengineerC1.a1
Description:
Power to the PAARC was turned off so no data
were collected.
Measurements:shbgndmfrC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

shbmfrsrC1.a1:
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector, NIMFR(direct_norm_broadband)
  • MFRSR Detector Temperature(mfrsr_temp)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, MFRSR(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband)
  • Cosine of Apparent Solar Zenith Angle(cosine_solar_zenith_angle)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset subtracted, cosine corrected,
    broadband scale applied(diffuse_hemisp_broadband)
  • 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)
  • Hemispheric Irradiance, MFRSR(hemisp_narrowband)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • Fields flagged by callang: 0 = no flag\n,(callang_flags)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, NIMFR(direct_norm_narrowband)
  • Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance (Approximate), MFRSR(total_hemisp_broadband)

shbnimfrC1.a0:
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, NIMFR(direct_norm_narrowband)
  • Detector Temperature(mfr_temp)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Source of raw data values for time step(raw_file)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector, NIMFR(direct_norm_broadband)

shbskyrad60sC1.b1:
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • PIR1 unshaded mean(pir1_mean)
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • PSP shaded minimum(psps_min)
  • PSP shaded standard deviation(psps_sd)
  • NIP minimum(nip_min)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • NIP mean(nip_mean)
  • UVB mean(uvb_mean)
  • PSP1 unshaded standard deviation(psp1_sd)
  • NIP standard deviation(nip_sd)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • PIR shaded standard deviation(pirs_sd)
  • PIR1 unshaded minimum(pir1_min)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • IRT1 mean(irt1_mean)
  • PIR1 unshaded maximum(pir1_max)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • UVB maximum(uvb_max)
  • PIR shaded minimum(pirs_min)
  • IRT1 maximum(irt1_max)
  • PSP shaded mean(psps_mean)
  • PSP1 unshaded minimum(psp1_min)
  • PIR shaded maximum(pirs_max)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • PIR shaded mean(pirs_mean)
  • PSP shaded maximum(psps_max)
  • UVB standard deviation(uvb_sd)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • NIP maximum(nip_max)
  • PSP1 unshaded maximum(psp1_max)
  • UVB minimum(uvb_min)
  • PIR1 unshaded standard deviation(pir1_sd)
  • IRT1 standard deviation(irt1_sd)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • PSP1 unshaded mean(psp1_mean)
  • IRT1 minimum(irt1_min)

shbvceil25kC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

shbnimfrC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

shbgndmfrC1.b1:
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Source of raw data values for time step(raw_file)
  • Cosine of Apparent Solar Zenith Angle(cosine_solar_zenith_angle)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • Broadband Upwelling Hemispheric Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector,
    GNDMFR(up_hemisp_broadband)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Upwelling Hemispheric Irradiance, GNDMFR(up_hemisp_narrowband)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Detector Temperature(mfr_temp)
  • Fields flagged by callang: 0 = no flag\n,(callang_flags)

shbgndrad60sC1.a1:
  • PIR1 unshaded maximum(pir1_max)
  • PSP1 unshaded maximum(psp1_max)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • PIR1 unshaded standard deviation(pir1_sd)
  • NET mean(net_mean)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • NET standard deviation(net_sd)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • PSP1 unshaded mean(psp1_mean)
  • Net Radiation, Maxima(net_max)
  • IRT1 maximum(irt1_max)
  • PSP1 unshaded standard deviation(psp1_sd)
  • IRT1 standard deviation(irt1_sd)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • PIR1 unshaded mean(pir1_mean)
  • PSP1 unshaded minimum(psp1_min)
  • IRT1 minimum(irt1_min)
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • PIR1 unshaded minimum(pir1_min)
  • IRT1 mean(irt1_mean)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Net Radiation, Minima(net_min)

shbgndmfrC1.a0:
  • Upwelling Hemispheric Irradiance, GNDMFR(up_hemisp_narrowband)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Source of raw data values for time step(raw_file)
  • Detector Temperature(mfr_temp)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Broadband Upwelling Hemispheric Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector,
    GNDMFR(up_hemisp_broadband)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)

shbskyrad60sC1.a1:
  • UVB maximum(uvb_max)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • PSP1 unshaded standard deviation(psp1_sd)
  • PSP1 unshaded mean(psp1_mean)
  • NIP minimum(nip_min)
  • PIR1 unshaded minimum(pir1_min)
  • IRT1 standard deviation(irt1_sd)
  • NIP standard deviation(nip_sd)
  • PIR shaded maximum(pirs_max)
  • IRT1 minimum(irt1_min)
  • PIR shaded standard deviation(pirs_sd)
  • UVB mean(uvb_mean)
  • PIR1 unshaded maximum(pir1_max)
  • PSP shaded standard deviation(psps_sd)
  • PIR shaded mean(pirs_mean)
  • UVB standard deviation(uvb_sd)
  • NIP maximum(nip_max)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • PSP1 unshaded minimum(psp1_min)
  • PSP shaded maximum(psps_max)
  • PIR1 unshaded mean(pir1_mean)
  • PSP shaded mean(psps_mean)
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • PSP1 unshaded maximum(psp1_max)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • PIR1 unshaded standard deviation(pir1_sd)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • IRT1 maximum(irt1_max)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • IRT1 mean(irt1_mean)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • PSP shaded minimum(psps_min)
  • UVB minimum(uvb_min)
  • PIR shaded minimum(pirs_min)
  • NIP mean(nip_mean)

shbgndrad60sC1.b1:
  • PIR1 unshaded mean(pir1_mean)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • PIR1 unshaded maximum(pir1_max)
  • Bit data. See details.(bit_data)
  • IRT1 minimum(irt1_min)
  • Net Radiation, Minima(net_min)
  • PSP1 unshaded standard deviation(psp1_sd)
  • Internal Logger Temperature(logger_temp)
  • PSP1 unshaded minimum(psp1_min)
  • IRT1 mean(irt1_mean)
  • NET mean(net_mean)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • PIR1 unshaded minimum(pir1_min)
  • PSP1 unshaded maximum(psp1_max)
  • Internal voltage(internal_voltage)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • IRT1 standard deviation(irt1_sd)
  • Net Radiation, Maxima(net_max)
  • IRT1 maximum(irt1_max)
  • PIR1 unshaded standard deviation(pir1_sd)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • PSP1 unshaded mean(psp1_mean)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • External voltage(external_voltage)
  • NET standard deviation(net_sd)

shbnimfrC1.a1:
  • Fields flagged by callang: 0 = no flag\n,(callang_flags)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, NIMFR(direct_norm_narrowband)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector, NIMFR(direct_norm_broadband)
  • Cosine of Apparent Solar Zenith Angle(cosine_solar_zenith_angle)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Source of raw data values for time step(raw_file)
  • Detector Temperature(mfr_temp)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)

shbgpsC1.a1:
  • Roll reported by GPS(GPS_roll)
  • Hemisphere (E or W) for longitude reported by GPS(GPS_longitude_hemisphere)
  • Attitude phase measurement rms error(GPS_att_phase_meas_error)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Satellite SNR\n,(satellite_SNR)
  • Hemisphere (N or S) for latitude reported by GPS(GPS_latitude_hemisphere)
  • Pitch reported by GPS(GPS_pitch)
  • Attitude reset flag 0 is good, 1 is bad(GPS_att_reset_flag)
  • Satellite PRN number(PRN_number)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Latitude reported by GPS(GPS_latitude)
  • Satellite elevation(satellite_elevation)
  • Satellite usable (U=usable -=not usable)(satellite_usable_flag)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Attitude baseline length measurement rms error(GPS_att_baseline_meas_error)
  • Satellite azimuth(satellite_azimuth)
  • Altitude reported by GPS(GPS_altitude)
  • Heading reported by GPS(GPS_heading)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Longitude reported by GPS(GPS_longitude)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • UTC time reported by GPS(GPS_UTC_time)
  • Number of tracked satellites(num_tracked_satellites)

shbmwrlosC1.b1:
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • 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)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp)

shbmwrtipC1.a1:
  • 23.8 GHz calibration curve slope(gain23)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • Blackbody temperature 2(tkbb2)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • 31.4 GHz noise diode calib adjusted to tknd_nom and low_pass filtered(expave31)
  • Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Tip configuration number(tipn)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • 31.4 GHz calibration curve slope(gain31)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • 23.8 GHz noise diode calib adjusted to tknd_nom and low_pass filtered(expave23)
  • Blackbody temperature 1(tkbb1)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal+noise injection signal(tipskynd23)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • 31.4 GHz zenith brightness temperature(tbzenith31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 23.8 GHz zenith brightness temperature(tbzenith23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 31.4 GHz noise diode calib (injection temp) at Tkxc(ndiode31)
  • 23.8 GHz noise diode calib (injection temp) at Tkxc(ndiode23)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Airmass value(airm)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal+noise injection signal(tipskynd31)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody signal(tipbb23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody signal(tipbb31)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)

shbaerich1C1.a1:
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Temperature of the AERI blackbody support structure(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time)
  • wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Hatch status indicator, boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed
    -1:Fault -2:Outside Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Difference between the sky view\'s radiance variance and the hot black body
    view\'s variance(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Downwelling radiance interpolated to standard wavenumber scale(mean_rad)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with Air Temperature Near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)

shbgpsC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

shbnimfrC1.b1:
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Detector Temperature(mfr_temp)
  • Cosine of Apparent Solar Zenith Angle(cosine_solar_zenith_angle)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, NIMFR(direct_norm_narrowband)
  • Fields flagged by callang: 0 = no flag\n,(callang_flags)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector, NIMFR(direct_norm_broadband)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Source of raw data values for time step(raw_file)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)

shbaerisummaryC1.a1:
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum10)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo1Ch2)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum14)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm^-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time)
  • Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
    larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer
    line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum12)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum1)
  • AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectraAveragesCh2)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680
    cm^-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Hatch status indicator, boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed
    -1:Fault -2:Outside Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum5)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Logical flag indicating whether any data is available at current time
    (true/false)(dataAvailable)
  • AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectraAveragesCh1)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
    sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on
    the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • AERI SW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum7)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum9)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyVariabilityAveragesCh2)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo2Ch1)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm^-1(SWskyNEN)
  • AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENCh2)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum3)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo1Ch1)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum2)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with Air Temperature Near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyVariabilityAveragesCh1)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum11)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm^-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm^-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum13)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm^-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm^-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
    indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum6)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum4)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectraAveragesCh1)
  • AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectraAveragesCh2)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch2)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo2Ch2)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm^-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Averaged Wave number in inverse centimeters(wnumsum8)

shbgndmfrC1.a1:
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Broadband Upwelling Hemispheric Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector,
    GNDMFR(up_hemisp_broadband)
  • Cosine of Apparent Solar Zenith Angle(cosine_solar_zenith_angle)
  • Source of raw data values for time step(raw_file)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Detector Temperature(mfr_temp)
  • Upwelling Hemispheric Irradiance, GNDMFR(up_hemisp_narrowband)
  • Fields flagged by callang: 0 = no flag\n,(callang_flags)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)

shbmfrsrC1.b1:
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, Uncalibrated Silicon Detector, NIMFR(direct_norm_broadband)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, MFRSR(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband)
  • Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance (Approximate), MFRSR(total_hemisp_broadband)
  • Hemispheric Irradiance, MFRSR(hemisp_narrowband)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Fields flagged by callang: 0 = no flag\n,(callang_flags)
  • MFRSR Detector Temperature(mfrsr_temp)
  • Direct Normal Irradiance, NIMFR(direct_norm_narrowband)
  • Data Logger Supply Voltage(logger_volt)
  • Cosine of Apparent Solar Zenith Angle(cosine_solar_zenith_angle)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Diffuse Hemispheric Broadband Irradiance, offset subtracted, cosine corrected,
    broadband scale applied(diffuse_hemisp_broadband)

shbvceil25kC1.a1:
  • Higest signal detected(highest_signal_detected)
  • SUM of detected and normalized backscatter(sum_backscatter)
  • Next lowest cloud base height(next_lowest_cloud_base_ht)
  • Percentage of nominal factory setting (0 to 999%)(receiver_sensitivity)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Millivolts at internal ADC input (0 to 2500)(background_light)
  • Millivolts at internal ADC input(window_contamination)
  • Laser temperature(laser_temperature)
  • Starting elevations(elevation_start)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Detection status. See details(detection_status)
  • Warning and alarm status bits(status_string)
  • Degrees from vertical (-15 to +90)(tilt_angle)
  • Lowest cloud base height detected.(lowest_cloud_base_ht)
  • Percentage of nominal factory setting (0 to 999%)(laser_pulse_energy)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Aerosol volume backscattering coefficient at 355 nm(backscatter)
  • Higest cloud base height(highest_cloud_base_ht)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Flag indicating aeri retrieval status(status_flag)
  • Vertical visibility(vertical_visibility)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Parameter noise(parameter_noise)

shbmwrtipC1.b1:
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • 31.4 GHz noise diode calib adjusted to tknd_nom and low_pass filtered(expave31)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • 23.8 GHz calibration curve slope(gain23)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal+noise injection signal(tipskynd31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Air temperature at blower inlet(tair)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody signal(tipbb23)
  • 23.8 GHz noise diode calib (injection temp) at Tkxc(ndiode23)
  • Blackbody temperature 1(tkbb1)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 31.4 GHz zenith brightness temperature(tbzenith31)
  • 23.8 GHz zenith brightness temperature(tbzenith23)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal+noise injection signal(tipskynd23)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • Tip configuration number(tipn)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Blackbody temperature 2(tkbb2)
  • Airmass value(airm)
  • 31.4 GHz calibration curve slope(gain31)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody signal(tipbb31)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • 23.8 GHz noise diode calib adjusted to tknd_nom and low_pass filtered(expave23)
  • 31.4 GHz noise diode calib (injection temp) at Tkxc(ndiode31)
  • Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp)

shbvceil25kC1.b1:
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Next lowest cloud base height(next_lowest_cloud_base_ht)
  • Higest cloud base height(highest_cloud_base_ht)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Detection status. See details(detection_status)
  • SUM of detected and normalized backscatter(sum_backscatter)
  • Percentage of nominal factory setting (0 to 999%)(laser_pulse_energy)
  • Higest signal detected(highest_signal_detected)
  • Percentage of nominal factory setting (0 to 999%)(receiver_sensitivity)
  • Degrees from vertical (-15 to +90)(tilt_angle)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Vertical visibility(vertical_visibility)
  • Millivolts at internal ADC input (0 to 2500)(background_light)
  • Millivolts at internal ADC input(window_contamination)
  • Aerosol volume backscattering coefficient at 355 nm(backscatter)
  • Laser temperature(laser_temperature)
  • Lowest cloud base height detected.(lowest_cloud_base_ht)
  • Warning and alarm status bits(status_string)
  • Parameter scale(parameter_scale)
  • Starting elevations(elevation_start)
  • Flag indicating aeri retrieval status(status_flag)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)

shbmfrsrC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

shbaeriengineerC1.a1:
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Scene mirror motor case temperature(mirrorMotorTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (700_705
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Instrument scene mirror position identifier(sceneMirrorPosition)
  • Limit applied to HBBtempDrift in determination of HBBstable flag(HBBtempDriftLimit)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2295_2300 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Interferometer window temperature measured on the outside of the aluminum window
    flange(interferometerWindowTemp)
  • Number of terms used in finite field of view correction(numberOfTerms)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm^-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - apex(ABBapexTemp)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
    sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on
    the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Temperature of the AERI blackbody support structure(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Resistive temperature of 2500 Ohm fixed resistor - banana plug mounted(fixed2500ohmResistor)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2295_2300
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature
    average(ABBbottomTempWeight)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
    indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - rim top(ABBtopTemp)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm^-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Laser wavenumber used in definition of output wavenumber scale(outputLaserWavenumber)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Coadditions count Number of complete(forward+backward) interferogram scans in a
    sample average.(coadditionsCount)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBbottomTempWeight)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Motor step value given to motor controller to achieve proper mirror positioning(sceneMirrorMotorStep)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2282_2287 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Blackbody cavity geometry factor(BBcavityFactor)
  • Scene Mirror Position Count Number of viewers in a sequence(sceneMirPosCount)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
  • Original laser wavenumber assumed for this instrument(originalLaserWavenumber)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm^-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2282_2287
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - apex(HBBapexTemp)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Corrective offset for final ambient blackbody average temperature(ABBtempOffset)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (700_705
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim top(HBBtopTemp)
  • Interferometer front end fan airflow unheated temperature: used with heated
    temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp)
  • AERI interferometer temperature at second port(interferometerSecondPortTemp)
  • Scene mirror temperature as measured at the center of the back of the mirror(sceneMirrorTemp)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Limit applied to SWskyNEN in determination of SWskyNENacceptable(SWskyNENlimit)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680
    cm^-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim bottom(HBBbottomTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Spare temperature sensor (location TBD)(spareTemp)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBtopTempWeight)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm^-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Size of buffer holding initial spectrum(originalInterferogramSize)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm^-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Stirling cooler power supply temperature measured at power supply frame(coolerPowerSupplyTemp)
  • Detector temperature sensed via diode near detector(detectorTemp)
  • Ambient air temperature near the interferometer(airNearInterferometerTemp)
  • Relative humidity measured in the optics compartment atop the interferometer.(opticsCompartmentRelativeHumidity)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm^-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBtopTempWeight)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Interferometer front end fan airflow heated temperature: used with unheated
    temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp)
  • Stirling cycle cooler current(coolerCurrent)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Ambient air temperature near blackbodies(airNearBBsTemp)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm^-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • Size of buffer holding expanded spectrum before interpolation(expandedInterferogramSize)
  • Blackbody controller Unit 2 power supply temperature(BBcontroller2temp)
  • Signal conditioning electronics inside air temperature(SCEtemp)
  • Weight factor for apex used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBapexTempWeight)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Stirling cycle cooler expander temperature(coolerExpanderTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2510_2515 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Relative Humidity measured in the Interferometer Enclosure(interferometerEnclosureRelativeHumidity)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • Corrective offset for final hot blackbody average temperature(HBBtempOffset)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Field of view half angle used in finite FOV correction(FFOVhalfAngle)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Logical flag indicating whether any data is available at current time
    (true/false)(dataAvailable)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with Air Temperature Near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Factor used to convert single-scan noise to two-minute equivalent(twoMinuteNoiseEstimateFactor)
  • Hatch status indicator, boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed
    -1:Fault -2:Outside Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm^-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Electronics rack ambient temperature measured at inside top of rack(rackAmbientTemp)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Limit applied to LWskyNEN in determination of LWskyNENacceptable(LWskyNENlimit)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2510_2515
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm^-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature(ABBbottomTemp)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm^-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Scene mirror position encoder value(sceneMirPosEncoder)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Blackbody controller Unit 1 power supply temperature(BBcontroller1temp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm^-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (675_680
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Stirling cooler compressor temperature measured at compressor heatsink(coolerCompressorTemp)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
  • Scene mirror motor driver heat sink temperature(motorDriverTemp)
  • AERI ingest computer temperature measured at back panel of computer(computerTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (675_680
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Weight factor for apex used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBapexTempWeight)
  • Resistive temperature of 97 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P4 shell(fixed97KohmResistor)
  • Resistive temperature of 12 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P3 shell(fixed12KohmResistor)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)

shbaerich2C1.a1:
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Difference between the sky view\'s radiance variance and the hot black body
    view\'s variance(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time)
  • wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(timeHHMMSS)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • wavenumbers for mean radiance spectra(wnum)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Hatch status indicator, boolean with negative error conditions: 1:Open 0:Closed
    -1:Fault -2:Outside Valid Range -3:Neither Open Nor Closed(hatchOpen)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Downwelling radiance interpolated to standard wavenumber scale(mean_rad)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false)(missingDataFlag)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Temperature of the AERI blackbody support structure(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Relative humidity measured near Blackbodies. Use with Air Temperature Near BBs
    only.(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)

shbmfrsrC1.a0:
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 862 nm(dirn6)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 500 nm(dirn3)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 610 nm(tot4)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 415 nm(tot2)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, Broadband Solar(dirn1)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 610 nm(dif4)
  • Detector temperature(detector_temp)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 862 nm(tot6)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 415 nm(dif2)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 862 nm(dif6)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 940 nm(dirn7)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 610 nm(dirn4)
  • Datalogger supply voltage(supply_voltage)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, Broadband Solar(dif1)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 665 nm(dirn5)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, Broadband Solar(tot1)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 665 nm(tot5)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 500 nm(tot3)
  • Direct-normal Irradiance, 415 nm(dirn2)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 665 nm(dif5)
  • Total Horizontal Irradiance, 940 nm(tot7)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 940 nm(dif7)
  • Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance, 500 nm(dif3)


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