DQRs for Session: 103070 User:yanCompleted: 12-07-2006

Data Quality Reports for Session: 103070 User: yan Completed: 12/07/2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected
D010713.29	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS Wind speed data incorrect	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D010713.31	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS All data values missing	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D010726.26	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS DATA STREAMS MISSING	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D010726.28	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS ALL DATA VALUES OFF SCALE	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D010726.6	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS ALL DATA MISSING	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D020620.23	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Tower lowered for work on instrumentation	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D020620.44	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D040318.14	SGP/SMOS/E15 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D941024.3	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Tower lowered for work on instrumentation	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D950808.1	SGP/SMOS/E15 - RH sensor failed	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D951101.6	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Incorrect data	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D960507.1	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Bad Data	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D960507.2	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Bad data	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D960507.3	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Bad data	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D960523.15	SGP/SMOS/E15 - T/RH probe cable damaged	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D960523.16	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Down to recheck Wind Monitor and replace T/RH probe	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D960911.3	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Questionable or incorrect RH data	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE13.a0
D980401.4	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Incorrect humidity data from E15 SMOS	sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D980401.5	SGP/SMOS/E15 - RH probe failure and replacement at E15	sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D980521.1	SGP/SMOS/E15 - SMOS temperature anomaly on 11 MAY 1998	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D980616.1	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Incorrect SMOS temperatures at E15	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D980629.1	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Incorrect data during E15 SMOS repair	sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
D991109.12	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS down for tower replacement	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
D991109.19	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0

DQRID : D010713.29

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/28/2001	0409	01/29/2001	1608

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS Wind speed data incorrect
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	Wind speed sensor had ice accumulation, causing data to be incorrect.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: surface wind speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) surface wind speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D010713.31

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/28/2001	0611	01/29/2001	1531

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS All data values missing
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	All data values missing for the time period. Unknown cause but suspect pwer failure.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) surface wind speed(wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) barometric pressure(bar_pres) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) surface wind speed(wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) Existence of snow?(snow) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D010726.26

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
03/05/2001	0354	03/06/2001	0601

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS DATA STREAMS MISSING
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	All data streams missing. Reason unknown.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) surface wind speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) surface wind speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Existence of snow?(snow) Standard deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D010726.28

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
03/06/2001	1638	03/06/2001	1934

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS ALL DATA VALUES OFF SCALE
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	All data values off scale during routine maintenance.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) surface wind speed(wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) barometric pressure(bar_pres) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) surface wind speed(wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) Existence of snow?(snow) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D010726.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/26/2001	0116	02/27/2001	0531

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS ALL DATA MISSING
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	All data streams missing. Reason unknown.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) surface wind speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) surface wind speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Existence of snow?(snow) Standard deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D020620.23

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/20/1994	1600	10/20/1994	1730

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Tower lowered for work on instrumentation
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	Due to tower being lowered to work on instrumentation, all wind data taken between 1600 and 1730 GMT on 20 OCT 94 are incorrect.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) surface wind speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) surface wind speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D020620.44

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/05/1999	0915	10/05/1999	0932

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	The E15 SMOS was lowered to the surface on 5 OCT 1999 between 0915 and 0932 GMT while counterweights were installed. All wind speeds and direction data are incorrect during this period.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) surface wind speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) surface wind speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp1smosE15.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpsmosE15.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D040318.14

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/14/1994	1445	06/14/1994	1645
11/21/1994	1632	11/21/1994	1832
04/24/1995	1640	04/24/1995	1900
10/10/1995	1600	10/10/1995	2050
04/23/1996	1724	04/23/1996	1830
11/05/1996	1645	11/05/1996	1930
04/22/1997	1528	04/22/1997	1800
05/05/1998	1412	05/05/1998	1612
12/03/1998	1640	12/03/1998	1655
04/20/1999	1500	04/20/1999	1755
10/05/1999	1545	10/05/1999	1615
04/18/2000	1500	04/18/2000	1540
10/17/2000	1515	10/17/2000	1705

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E15 tower was lowered for 6-month Calibration Checks. During these times wind data are incorrect and temperature and humidity data may be incorrect. Note, exact times when tower was down or maintenance was being performed is sometimes unknown. Users should use the remaining data from these days with caution.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) surface wind speed(wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) surface wind speed(wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D941024.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/20/1994	1600	10/20/1994	1730

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Tower lowered for work on instrumentation
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	Due to tower being lowered to work on instrumentation, all temperature and humidity data taken between 1600 and 1730 GMT on 20 OCT 94 are questionable.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D950808.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/04/1995	0135	07/31/1995	1610

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - RH sensor failed
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	RH sensor failed, most RH and vapor pressure readings questionable.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D951101.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/10/1995	2030	10/10/1995	2100

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Incorrect data
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, and Snow Depth data incorrect. Cause unknown.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Existence of snow?(snow)

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DQRID : D960507.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/19/1996	0105	04/19/1996	0300

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Bad Data
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	All temperature, humidity, and snow depth data taken during this period are incorrect. There are no entries in the Site Operations log which can explain the bad data, therefore, the cause is unknown.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Existence of snow?(snow)

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DQRID : D960507.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/19/1996	2235	04/20/1996	0100

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Bad data
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	All temperature, humidity, and snow depth data taken during this period are incorrect. There are no entries in the Site Operations log which can explain the bad data, therefore, the cause is unknown.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Existence of snow?(snow)

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DQRID : D960507.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/28/1996	1135	04/28/1996	2300

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Bad data
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	All temperature and vapor pressure data taken during this period are incorrect. There are no entries in the Site Operations log which can explain the bad data, therefore, the cause is unknown.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D960523.15

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/05/1996	1105	05/05/1996	1400

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - T/RH probe cable damaged
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	All temperature and vapor pressure data taken at SMOS E15 on 5 MAY 96 between 1105 and 1400 GMT are incorrect. All other data are OK. Site Operations personel found the T/RH probe cable damaged and replaced the probe and cable on 7 MAY 96.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D960523.16

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/07/1996	1802	05/07/1996	1900

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Down to recheck Wind Monitor and replace T/RH probe
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	SMOS E15 was down on 7 MAY 96 between 1802 and 1900 GMT to recheck the Wind Monitor and replace the T/RH probe. All data taken during this period except rainfall and barometric pressure are incorrect.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) surface wind speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) surface wind speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D960911.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/17/1996	0000	08/15/1996	1630

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Questionable or incorrect RH data
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE13.a0
Description:	The values of humidity data taken by SMOS E15 started to drift downwards starting on approximately 17 MAY 96 and continued to drift downwards until the probe was replace on 15 AUG 96 at 1630 GMT.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE13.a0: Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D980401.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/11/1998	1115	02/11/1998	1830

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Incorrect humidity data from E15 SMOS
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	For unknown reasons, the RH probe on the SMOS E15 failed and reported zero relative humidities between approximately 1115 and 1830 GMT on 11 FEB 98.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) sgp1smosE15.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D980401.5

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/24/1998	0120	02/24/1998	1610

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - RH probe failure and replacement at E15
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	The SMOS RH probe at E15 failed again and reported zero RH's at approximately 0120 GMT on 24 FEB 98. The probe was replaced the same day at approximately 1610 GMT.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) sgp1smosE15.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D980521.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/11/1998	1400	05/11/1998	2300

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - SMOS temperature anomaly on 11 MAY 1998
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	For reasons unknown the E15, Ringwood OK, SMOS temperature measurements were abnormally high and the relative humidity measurements were low between 1400 and 2300 GMT on 11 MAY 1998.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) sgp1smosE15.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpsmosE15.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D980616.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/01/1998	1300	06/02/1998	1930

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Incorrect SMOS temperatures at E15
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	The temperatures reported by the SMOS at E15 started drifting high at about 1300 GMT on 1 JUN 1998 until reporting 72.6 C, and then the sensor failed. It started reporting correctly again at about 1930 GMT on 2 JUN 1998. The humidity data reported during this period is either questionable or missing. The cause of the drift and subsequent failure as well as the cause of recovery are unknown. The techs reported no problems during the bi-weekly check on 2 JUN 1998 at 1850 GMT.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) sgp1smosE15.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpsmosE15.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D980629.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/16/1998	1400	06/16/1998	1430

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - Incorrect data during E15 SMOS repair
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1
Description:	Temperature and humidity data are incorrect or missing due to a repair on the E15 SMOS on 16 JUN 98 between 1400 and 1430 GMT.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) sgp1smosE15.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D991109.12

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/11/1999	1400	05/18/1999	1940

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS down for tower replacement
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	The E15 SMOS was shut down from 11 MAY 1999 at 1400 GMT until 18 MAY 1999 at 1940 GMT while the tower was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) surface wind speed(wspd) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) sgp1440smosE15.a0: north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) precipitation accumulated between outputs, 3-hr accumulation(precip) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) surface wind speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Battery Voltage (of 60m battery) for QA/QC purposes(vbat) Existence of snow?(snow) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Standard deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp1smosE15.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpsmosE15.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D991109.19

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/05/1999	0915	10/05/1999	0932

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E15 - E15 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE15.01, sgp1smosE15.00, sgp1smosE15.a0, sgp30smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE15.a0
Description:	The E15 SMOS was lowered to the surface on 5 OCT 1999 between 0915 and 0932 GMT while counterweights were installed. All temperature and humidity data are questionable during this period.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE15.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) sgp1440smosE15.a0: Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp30smosE15.a1: Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) sgp1smosE15.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpsmosE15.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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