Data Quality Reports for Session: 102731 User: d3e417 Completed: 11/16/2006

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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D060717.2SGP/MWR/C1 - Spikes in ambient temperature readingssgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
D060718.3SGP/MWR/B5 - Mixer temp unstablesgpmwrlosB5.b1, sgpmwrtipB5.a1
D060726.1SGP/MWR/B1 - Reprocess: wrong calibrationsgpmwrB1.00, sgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1
D060726.2SGP/MWR/B6 - Reprocess: Radiometer overheatingsgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
D060818.15SGP/MWR/B1 - Missing datasgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1
D060821.1SGP/MWR/B6 - Data missingsgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
D060821.3SGP/MWR/C1 - Missing datasgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1


DQRID : D060717.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/13/2006120007/28/20061600
Subject:
SGP/MWR/C1 - Spikes in ambient temperature readings
DataStreams:sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
Description:
There are intermittent spikes in the Tkair temperature (T ~ 400 K). On 7/28 the sensor 
was cleaned and the instrument power cycled following a power outage. Readings came back to 
normal.
Measurements:sgpmwrtipC1.a1:
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
sgpmwrlosC1.b1:
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)

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DQRID : D060718.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/01/2006000008/21/20061100
Subject:
SGP/MWR/B5 - Mixer temp unstable
DataStreams:sgpmwrlosB5.b1, sgpmwrtipB5.a1
Description:
The radiometer mixer temperature was unstable during this time interval. The instability 
will slightly affect calibration.  On 8/21, the instrument was sent to the vendor for 
repair.

June and July data are suspect, the calibration may be slightly incorrect. August data 
should not be used.
Measurements:sgpmwrtipB5.a1:
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
sgpmwrlosB5.b1:
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)

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DQRID : D060726.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/16/2006000007/22/20060600
Subject:
SGP/MWR/B1 - Reprocess: wrong calibration
DataStreams:sgpmwrB1.00, sgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1
Description:
The radiometer was thermally unstable. Calibration coefficients for the time interval were 
re-derived after screening for bad values of TKxc.
Measurements:sgpmwrtipB1.a1:
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
sgpmwrlosB1.b1:
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap)
sgpmwrB1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D060726.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/20/2006154607/22/20061700
Subject:
SGP/MWR/B6 - Reprocess: Radiometer overheating
DataStreams:sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
Description:
The radiometer temperature set point was increased from 52 C to 56.5 C because the 
instrument was overheating. The period between 7/20 and 7/22 needs to be reprocessed with 
corrected calibration coefficients.
Measurements:sgpmwrtipB6.a1:
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
sgpmwrlosB6.b1:
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Sky/Cloud Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)

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DQRID : D060818.15
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/22/2006060007/27/20061500
Subject:
SGP/MWR/B1 - Missing data
DataStreams:sgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1
Description:
Data are missing in this time period.
Measurements:sgpmwrlosB1.b1:
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp)
  • Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Sky/Cloud Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
sgpmwrtipB1.a1:
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)

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DQRID : D060821.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/02/2006030007/05/20062100
07/26/2006120008/04/20061500
Subject:
SGP/MWR/B6 - Data missing
DataStreams:sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
Description:
Data are missing because of computer problem and power outage at the site.
Measurements:sgpmwrtipB6.a1:
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
sgpmwrlosB6.b1:
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Sky/Cloud Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)

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DQRID : D060821.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/01/2006230007/03/20061400
Subject:
SGP/MWR/C1 - Missing data
DataStreams:sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
Description:
Data are missing because of a SW problem
Measurements:sgpmwrtipC1.a1:
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky31tip)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky23tip)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
sgpmwrlosC1.b1:
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq)
  • 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • Sky/Cloud Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Noise diode mount temperature(tknd)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)

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