SGP/SMOS/E9 - Snow depth sensor removed; data reported as missing

The snow depth sensor was removed from service.  The program was changed so that -9999 is 
entered into the datastream.

• Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)
• Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)
• Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow)
• Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow)

• Existence of snow?(snow)
• Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen)

• Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen)
• Existence of snow?(snow)

SGP/SMOS/E9 - 6-month Calibration Checks

During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E9 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.

• Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh)
• Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd)
• Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)
• Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)
• Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp)
• Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres)
• Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres)
• Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres)
• Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres)
• Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh)
• Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres)
• Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh)
• maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd)
• Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh)
• Minimum Temperature(min_temp)
• Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd)
• Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp)
• Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)
• Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres)
• Maximum Temperature(max_temp)

• Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
• Standard deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres)
• Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd)
• surface wind speed(wspd)
• Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
• Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
• Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh)
• Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres)
• Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp)
• barometric pressure(bar_pres)
• Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp)

• barometric pressure(bar_pres)
• Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
• Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp)
• Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
• Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
• surface wind speed(wspd)

• Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp)
• Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
• barometric pressure(bar_pres)
• Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
• Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
• surface wind speed(wspd)
• Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp)
• Standard deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres)
• Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd)
• Standard deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres)
• Standard deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh)

• surface wind speed(wspd)
• Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• barometric pressure(bar_pres)
• Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
• Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
• Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
• Environmental Temperature (hybrid-b grid)(temp)

SGP/SIRS/E11 - SWFANAL Data description error

The long name attribute for the cloud effect fields incorrectly
defines the cloud effect to be the difference between the 
clearskyfit and measured values:
   
"Difference: ***fluxdn_clearskyfit - ***fluxdn_measured (***fcg)" ;
   
The cloud effects are correctly calculated by subtracting the
irradiance calculated in the clear sky fit from the measured 
irradiance.
   
"Difference: ***fluxdn_measured - ***fluxdn_clearskyfit (***fcg)" ;
   
NOTE: this is just a documentation error.  The data are correctly
calculated.

• Difference: difswfluxdn_measured - difswfluxdn_clearskyfit (diffcg)(difswfluxdn_cloudeffect)
• Difference: sswfluxdn_measured - sswfluxdn_clearskyfit (sswfcg)(sswfluxdn_cloudeffect)
• Difference: gswfluxdn_measured - gswfluxdn_clearskyfit (gswfcg)(gswfluxdn_cloudeffect)

• Difference: gswfluxdn_measured - gswfluxdn_clearskyfit (gswfcg)(gswfluxdn_cloudeffect)
• Difference: difswfluxdn_measured - difswfluxdn_clearskyfit (diffcg)(difswfluxdn_cloudeffect)
• Difference: sswfluxdn_measured - sswfluxdn_clearskyfit (sswfcg)(sswfluxdn_cloudeffect)