Data Quality Reports for Session: 102966 User: iwilliams Completed: 12/01/2006


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D050224.2SGP/RUC/X1 - Wrong analysis codesgpruc20hybrX1.c1, sgpruc20isobX1.c1, sgpallruc20hybrX1.00, sgpallruc20hybrX1.c1,
sgpallruc20isobX1.00, sgpallruc20isobX1.c1, sgpsynruc20isobX1.c1


DQRID : D050224.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/25/2005000002/03/20051900
Subject:
SGP/RUC/X1 - Wrong analysis code
DataStreams:sgpruc20hybrX1.c1, sgpruc20isobX1.c1, sgpallruc20hybrX1.00, sgpallruc20hybrX1.c1,
sgpallruc20isobX1.00, sgpallruc20isobX1.c1, sgpsynruc20isobX1.c1
Description:
NCEP Central Operations moved the suite of operational models to a new supercomputer on 
2005-01-25. Unfortunately, the code they used to build the executables for this new machine 
did not contain the changes made to the RUC analysis code on 2004-09-29. (See the posts 
on the RUC forum: http://ruc.fsl.noaa.gov/forum/f2/Welcome.cgi/read/1288
made around  2004-09-28 for more information.)  The result was some odd temperature and 
dew point analyses (and resultant forecasts) during this period and some general dryness.  
The error was found 2005-02-02, and the newest version of the code was introduced back 
into the model in the afternoon.  Unfortunately, due to cycling, some of the errors 
remained, so a new first guess (from a version of the model containing the updated code) was 
brought in for the 19Z cycle on February 3rd.
Measurements:sgpruc20hybrX1.c1:
  • Sensible Heat Flux at Surface(fluxsensiblesrf)
  • Pressure Vertical Velocity (hybrid-b grid)(velocityw)
  • Turbulent Kinetic Energy (hybrid-b grid)(tketurb)
  • v-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windvtrop)
  • Plant Canopy Surface Water(watercanopy)
  • Pressure at Tropopause(pressuretrop)
  • Mixing Ratio of Ice Water (hybrid-b grid)(mxratioice)
  • Surface Runoff(runoffsrf)
  • Water Condensation Rate near Surface(condensewaterratesrf)
  • Mixing Ratio of Cloud Water (hybrid-b grid)(mxratioliquid)
  • snow density(snowdensity)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Snow Accumulation over 3-hr(snowaccum)
  • Convective Inhibition(cinhib)
  • Evaporation from Bare Soil at Surface(evapsoilsrf)
  • Mixing Ratio of Snow (hybrid-b grid)(mxratiosnow)
  • Latent Heat Flux at Surface(fluxlatentsrf)
  • Mixing Ratio of Rain Water (hybrid-b grid)(mxratiorain)
  • u-Component of Wind (hybrid-b grid)(windu)
  • v-Component of Wind (hybrid-b grid)(windv)
  • Number Concentration of Ice Particles (hybrid-b grid)(ndensice)
  • Precipitation Rate at Surface(preciprate)
  • Precipitable water vapr, from MWR (through lssonde)(pwv)
  • Environmental Temperature (2 m fixed height)(temp2m)
  • Sub-surface Runoff(runoffsubsrf)
  • Resolvable Scale Precipitation at Surface(precipresolved)
  • north latitude(latitude)
  • v-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windv10m)
  • atmospheric pressure at mean sea level and at tropopause (NGM250 predicted)(pressure)
  • Evaporation of Canopy Water near Surface(evapcanopysrf)
  • Surface,Sub-surface Soil Temperature(tempsoilsrfsubsrf)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Rate of Water Dropping from Canopy to Ground(dropwaterratesrf)
  • MAPS Pressure at Mean Sea Level(pressuremsl)
  • Snow Temperature at Snow or Top Soil Level(snowtemp)
  • east longitude(longitude)
  • Surface,Sub-surface Soil Volumetric Moisture(moistsoilvolumesrfsubsrf)
  • Convective available potential energy(cape)
  • u-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windutrop)
  • Virtual Potential Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(tempvirtpot)
  • Mixing Ratio of Water Vapor (hybrid-b grid)(mxratiovapor)
  • Evapotranspiration Flux near Surface(fluxevaptranssrf)
  • water equivalent of snow depth(snowdepthwaterequiv)
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
  • temperature inside snow or top soil level(snowtempinside)
  • Geopotential Height (hybrid-b grid)(heightgp)
  • forecast period(forecast_period)
  • u-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windu10m)
  • Surface/Sub-surface Heights(heightss)
  • Net Shortwave Irradiance at Surface(fluxswnetsrf)
  • Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
    time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time)
  • Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp)
  • Surface Altitude(altitude)
  • Potential Temperature at Tropopause(temppottrop)
  • water equivalent snow depth(snowdepth)
  • water vapor mixing ratio, 2m fixed height(mxratiovapor2m)
  • Net Longwave Irradiance at Surface(fluxlwnetsrf)
  • Mixing Ratio of Graupel (hybrid-b grid)(mxratiograupel)
  • Sub-grid Scale Precipitation at Surface(precipsubgrid)
  • water vapor mixing ratio at surface(mxratiovaporsfc)

sgpallruc20hybrX1.c1:
  • Mixing Ratio of Rain Water (hybrid-b grid)(mxratiorain)
  • Evaporation from Bare Soil at Surface(evapsoilsrf)
  • Precipitable water vapr, from MWR (through lssonde)(pwv)
  • v-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windv10m)
  • Evapotranspiration Flux near Surface(fluxevaptranssrf)
  • atmospheric pressure at mean sea level and at tropopause (NGM250 predicted)(pressure)
  • u-Component of Wind (hybrid-b grid)(windu)
  • forecast period(forecast_period)
  • Convective available potential energy(cape)
  • Net Longwave Irradiance at Surface(fluxlwnetsrf)
  • Mixing Ratio of Graupel (hybrid-b grid)(mxratiograupel)
  • water vapor mixing ratio, 2m fixed height(mxratiovapor2m)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • north latitude(latitude)
  • Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp)
  • Geopotential Height (hybrid-b grid)(heightgp)
  • Surface,Sub-surface Soil Volumetric Moisture(moistsoilvolumesrfsubsrf)
  • water vapor mixing ratio at surface(mxratiovaporsfc)
  • Surface Runoff(runoffsrf)
  • Mixing Ratio of Ice Water (hybrid-b grid)(mxratioice)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Rate of Water Dropping from Canopy to Ground(dropwaterratesrf)
  • Environmental Temperature (2 m fixed height)(temp2m)
  • Mixing Ratio of Cloud Water (hybrid-b grid)(mxratioliquid)
  • Mixing Ratio of Snow (hybrid-b grid)(mxratiosnow)
  • Potential Temperature at Tropopause(temppottrop)
  • v-Component of Wind (hybrid-b grid)(windv)
  • v-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windvtrop)
  • Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
  • snow density(snowdensity)
  • Water Condensation Rate near Surface(condensewaterratesrf)
  • Sensible Heat Flux at Surface(fluxsensiblesrf)
  • Plant Canopy Surface Water(watercanopy)
  • MAPS Pressure at Mean Sea Level(pressuremsl)
  • Snow Temperature at Snow or Top Soil Level(snowtemp)
  • Surface/Sub-surface Heights(heightss)
  • water equivalent snow depth(snowdepth)
  • Precipitation Rate at Surface(preciprate)
  • Convective Inhibition(cinhib)
  • Sub-grid Scale Precipitation at Surface(precipsubgrid)
  • Surface Altitude(altitude)
  • Sub-surface Runoff(runoffsubsrf)
  • u-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windu10m)
  • Net Shortwave Irradiance at Surface(fluxswnetsrf)
  • water equivalent of snow depth(snowdepthwaterequiv)
  • Number Concentration of Ice Particles (hybrid-b grid)(ndensice)
  • Evaporation of Canopy Water near Surface(evapcanopysrf)
  • Resolvable Scale Precipitation at Surface(precipresolved)
  • Pressure at Tropopause(pressuretrop)
  • Virtual Potential Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(tempvirtpot)
  • east longitude(longitude)
  • Mixing Ratio of Water Vapor (hybrid-b grid)(mxratiovapor)
  • Snow Accumulation over 3-hr(snowaccum)
  • temperature inside snow or top soil level(snowtempinside)
  • Surface,Sub-surface Soil Temperature(tempsoilsrfsubsrf)
  • Turbulent Kinetic Energy (hybrid-b grid)(tketurb)
  • Latent Heat Flux at Surface(fluxlatentsrf)
  • Pressure Vertical Velocity (hybrid-b grid)(velocityw)
  • u-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windutrop)

sgpsynruc20isobX1.c1:
  • v-Component of Wind (p grid)(windvp)
  • Cloud Top Height(heightcldtop)
  • Equivalent Potential temperature(tempeqpot)
  • Categorical Ice Pellets(caticepellets)
  • Environmental Temperature (2 m fixed height)(temp2m)
  • Specific Humidity (2 m fixed height)(sh2m)
  • Resolvable Scale Precipitation (Accumulated)(precipresolvedacc)
  • Relative Humidity (2 m fixed height)(rh2m)
  • u-Component of Wind at Maximum Wind Level(winduwindmax)
  • u-Component of Wind (p grid)(windup)
  • Pressure at Freezing Level(pressurefrz)
  • Resolvable Scale Precipitation (3 hr)(precipresolved3hr)
  • east longitude(longitude)
  • Relative Humidity at Top Freezing Level(rhfrztop)
  • Surface Altitude(altitude)
  • Maximum Equivalent Potential Temperature Pressure(pressuretempeqpotmax)
  • Pressure Tendency (3-hr)(pressuretend)
  • Best Lifted Index(indexliftedbest)
  • Pressure at Maximum Wind Level(pressurewindmax)
  • Temperature at Tropopause(temptrop)
  • Gust Wind Speed(windgustspeed)
  • Geopotential Height (p grid)(heightgpp)
  • Vertical Velocity (m grid)(velocitywm)
  • Precipitation Rate at Surface(preciprate)
  • Water Equivalent Snow Depth(snowdepthwatereq)
  • Vertical Velocity (p grid)(velocitywp)
  • v-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windv10m)
  • Dew Point Depression (2 m fixed height)(tempdewptdep2m)
  • Relative Humidity (m grid)(rhm)
  • Convective Cloud Top Height(heightcldtopconv)
  • Earth Surface Pressure(pressuresrf)
  • Geopotential Height at Freezing Level(heightgpfrz)
  • north latitude(latitude)
  • Potential Temperature (2 m fixed height)(temppot2m)
  • Categorical Rain(catrain)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Earth Surface Height(heightsrf)
  • Cloud Base Height(heightcldbase)
  • Convective Inhibition(cinhib)
  • Relative Humidity (p grid)(rhp)
  • u-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windu10m)
  • Relative Humidity at Freezing Level(rhfrz)
  • u-Component of Storm Motion(stormmotionu)
  • v-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windvtrop)
  • Sub-surface Runoff(runoffsubsrf)
  • Precipitable water vapr, from MWR (through lssonde)(pwv)
  • Pressure at Tropopause(pressuretrop)
  • Geopotential Height at Top Freezing Level(heightgpfrztop)
  • Sub-grid Scale Precipitation (Accumulated)(precipsubgridacc)
  • forecast period(forecast_period)
  • v-Component of Wind at Maximum Wind Level(windvwindmax)
  • Storm-Relative Helicity 0-3 km(stormrelhelicity)
  • Potential Temperature at Tropopause(temppottrop)
  • u-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windutrop)
  • Planetary Boundary Height(heightpbl)
  • Equilibrium Level Height(heightequillevel)
  • Lifted Index(indexlifted)
  • Pressure Intervals (30-0,60-30,90-60,120-90,150-120,180-150) of the m grid(pressuremgrid)
  • v-Component of Storm Motion(stormmotionv)
  • Dew Point Temperature (2 m fixed height)(tempdewpt2m)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Sub-grid Scale Precipitation (3 hr)(precipsubgrid3hr)
  • Environmental Temperature (p grid)(tempp)
  • Surface Runoff Accumulated(runoffsrfacc)
  • Pressures of the p grid(pressurepgrid)
  • v-Component of Wind (m grid)(windvm)
  • Environmental Temperature (m grid)(tempm)
  • Soil Moisture Availability(moistsoilavail)
  • MAPS Pressure at Mean Sea Level(pressuremsl)
  • Vertical visibility(visibility)
  • Pressure at Top Freezing Level(pressurefrztop)
  • Convective available potential energy(cape)
  • water equivalent snow depth(snowdepth)
  • Snow Accumulation over 3-hr(snowaccum)
  • Categorical Freezing Rain(catfreezerain)
  • Categorical Snow(catsnow)
  • u-Component of Wind (m grid)(windum)

sgpallruc20hybrX1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpallruc20isobX1.c1:
  • Dew Point Depression (2 m fixed height)(tempdewptdep2m)
  • Sub-grid Scale Precipitation (3 hr)(precipsubgrid3hr)
  • Convective available potential energy(cape)
  • Earth Surface Pressure(pressuresrf)
  • Cloud Base Height(heightcldbase)
  • v-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windvtrop)
  • Relative Humidity at Top Freezing Level(rhfrztop)
  • forecast period(forecast_period)
  • Environmental Temperature (p grid)(tempp)
  • Pressures of the p grid(pressurepgrid)
  • Temperature at Tropopause(temptrop)
  • Vertical Velocity (p grid)(velocitywp)
  • v-Component of Wind (p grid)(windvp)
  • water equivalent snow depth(snowdepth)
  • Best Lifted Index(indexliftedbest)
  • Relative Humidity (m grid)(rhm)
  • Relative Humidity (p grid)(rhp)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Pressure at Freezing Level(pressurefrz)
  • Geopotential Height at Freezing Level(heightgpfrz)
  • Vertical Velocity (m grid)(velocitywm)
  • Surface Runoff Accumulated(runoffsrfacc)
  • Pressure at Maximum Wind Level(pressurewindmax)
  • u-Component of Wind (m grid)(windum)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • east longitude(longitude)
  • Categorical Rain(catrain)
  • u-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windu10m)
  • Earth Surface Height(heightsrf)
  • Resolvable Scale Precipitation (3 hr)(precipresolved3hr)
  • Categorical Ice Pellets(caticepellets)
  • Equivalent Potential temperature(tempeqpot)
  • Vertical visibility(visibility)
  • north latitude(latitude)
  • Geopotential Height at Top Freezing Level(heightgpfrztop)
  • Pressure at Top Freezing Level(pressurefrztop)
  • Lifted Index(indexlifted)
  • Relative Humidity (2 m fixed height)(rh2m)
  • v-Component of Storm Motion(stormmotionv)
  • u-Component of Storm Motion(stormmotionu)
  • Potential Temperature at Tropopause(temppottrop)
  • Storm-Relative Helicity 0-3 km(stormrelhelicity)
  • Water Equivalent Snow Depth(snowdepthwatereq)
  • Cloud Top Height(heightcldtop)
  • Maximum Equivalent Potential Temperature Pressure(pressuretempeqpotmax)
  • Equilibrium Level Height(heightequillevel)
  • Sub-surface Runoff(runoffsubsrf)
  • Pressure Intervals (30-0,60-30,90-60,120-90,150-120,180-150) of the m grid(pressuremgrid)
  • u-Component of Wind (p grid)(windup)
  • Convective Cloud Top Height(heightcldtopconv)
  • u-Component of Wind at Maximum Wind Level(winduwindmax)
  • v-Component of Wind at Maximum Wind Level(windvwindmax)
  • Categorical Freezing Rain(catfreezerain)
  • Geopotential Height (p grid)(heightgpp)
  • MAPS Pressure at Mean Sea Level(pressuremsl)
  • Specific Humidity (2 m fixed height)(sh2m)
  • Convective Inhibition(cinhib)
  • Precipitation Rate at Surface(preciprate)
  • Environmental Temperature (m grid)(tempm)
  • u-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windutrop)
  • Pressure Tendency (3-hr)(pressuretend)
  • v-Component of Wind (m grid)(windvm)
  • Relative Humidity at Freezing Level(rhfrz)
  • Pressure at Tropopause(pressuretrop)
  • Categorical Snow(catsnow)
  • Soil Moisture Availability(moistsoilavail)
  • v-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windv10m)
  • Planetary Boundary Height(heightpbl)
  • Precipitable water vapr, from MWR (through lssonde)(pwv)
  • Sub-grid Scale Precipitation (Accumulated)(precipsubgridacc)
  • Potential Temperature (2 m fixed height)(temppot2m)
  • Resolvable Scale Precipitation (Accumulated)(precipresolvedacc)
  • Surface Altitude(altitude)
  • Gust Wind Speed(windgustspeed)
  • Snow Accumulation over 3-hr(snowaccum)
  • Environmental Temperature (2 m fixed height)(temp2m)
  • Dew Point Temperature (2 m fixed height)(tempdewpt2m)

sgpallruc20isobX1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpruc20isobX1.c1:
  • Geopotential Height (p grid)(heightgpp)
  • Lifted Index(indexlifted)
  • MAPS Pressure at Mean Sea Level(pressuremsl)
  • Pressure Tendency (3-hr)(pressuretend)
  • Convective Inhibition(cinhib)
  • Relative Humidity (2 m fixed height)(rh2m)
  • Environmental Temperature (p grid)(tempp)
  • forecast period(forecast_period)
  • v-Component of Wind at Maximum Wind Level(windvwindmax)
  • Dew Point Depression (2 m fixed height)(tempdewptdep2m)
  • water equivalent snow depth(snowdepth)
  • u-Component of Storm Motion(stormmotionu)
  • Specific Humidity (2 m fixed height)(sh2m)
  • Sub-surface Runoff(runoffsubsrf)
  • v-Component of Storm Motion(stormmotionv)
  • Equilibrium Level Height(heightequillevel)
  • Snow Accumulation over 3-hr(snowaccum)
  • Pressure at Tropopause(pressuretrop)
  • Environmental Temperature (2 m fixed height)(temp2m)
  • Convective Cloud Top Height(heightcldtopconv)
  • Relative Humidity at Top Freezing Level(rhfrztop)
  • Pressure at Top Freezing Level(pressurefrztop)
  • Earth Surface Height(heightsrf)
  • v-Component of Wind (p grid)(windvp)
  • v-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windvtrop)
  • v-Component of Wind (m grid)(windvm)
  • Potential Temperature (2 m fixed height)(temppot2m)
  • Relative Humidity at Freezing Level(rhfrz)
  • Time offset from base_time(base_time)
  • Resolvable Scale Precipitation (3 hr)(precipresolved3hr)
  • Storm-Relative Helicity 0-3 km(stormrelhelicity)
  • north latitude(latitude)
  • Categorical Ice Pellets(caticepellets)
  • Relative Humidity (p grid)(rhp)
  • Convective available potential energy(cape)
  • Environmental Temperature (m grid)(tempm)
  • Resolvable Scale Precipitation (Accumulated)(precipresolvedacc)
  • Precipitation Rate at Surface(preciprate)
  • Categorical Rain(catrain)
  • Water Equivalent Snow Depth(snowdepthwatereq)
  • u-Component of Wind (m grid)(windum)
  • u-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windu10m)
  • Earth Surface Pressure(pressuresrf)
  • Vertical visibility(visibility)
  • Pressure Intervals (30-0,60-30,90-60,120-90,150-120,180-150) of the m grid(pressuremgrid)
  • Sub-grid Scale Precipitation (Accumulated)(precipsubgridacc)
  • u-Component of Wind at Maximum Wind Level(winduwindmax)
  • Gust Wind Speed(windgustspeed)
  • u-Component of Wind (p grid)(windup)
  • east longitude(longitude)
  • Categorical Freezing Rain(catfreezerain)
  • Geopotential Height at Freezing Level(heightgpfrz)
  • Relative Humidity (m grid)(rhm)
  • Dew Point Temperature (2 m fixed height)(tempdewpt2m)
  • Precipitable water vapr, from MWR (through lssonde)(pwv)
  • Planetary Boundary Height(heightpbl)
  • v-Component of Wind (10 m fixed height)(windv10m)
  • Temperature at Tropopause(temptrop)
  • Categorical Snow(catsnow)
  • Pressure at Maximum Wind Level(pressurewindmax)
  • Pressures of the p grid(pressurepgrid)
  • Surface Altitude(altitude)
  • Equivalent Potential temperature(tempeqpot)
  • Vertical Velocity (p grid)(velocitywp)
  • u-Component of Wind at Tropopause(windutrop)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Geopotential Height at Top Freezing Level(heightgpfrztop)
  • Cloud Base Height(heightcldbase)
  • Surface Runoff Accumulated(runoffsrfacc)
  • Maximum Equivalent Potential Temperature Pressure(pressuretempeqpotmax)
  • Pressure at Freezing Level(pressurefrz)
  • Soil Moisture Availability(moistsoilavail)
  • Vertical Velocity (m grid)(velocitywm)
  • Potential Temperature at Tropopause(temppottrop)
  • Cloud Top Height(heightcldtop)
  • Time offset from midnight of date of file. For CO data, this is identical to
    time_offset and is included for compatibility.(time)
  • Best Lifted Index(indexliftedbest)
  • Sub-grid Scale Precipitation (3 hr)(precipsubgrid3hr)


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