DQRs for Session: 106439 User:sseemannCompleted: 07-09-2007

Data Quality Reports for Session: 106439 User: sseemann Completed: 07/09/2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected
D051122.1	SGP/MWR/B4 - Radiometer removed	sgpmwrB4.00, sgpmwrlosB4.00, sgpmwrlosB4.a0, sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.00, sgpmwrtipB4.a0, sgpmwrtipB4.a1
D060208.2	SGP/SONDE/C1 - Mixed use of RS92-SGP and RS92-KL radiosondes	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
D060227.2	SGP/SONDE/C1 - Soundings done as part of dual-sonde flights	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
D060322.1	SGP/MWR/E14 - Instrument maintenance	sgpmwrE14.00, sgpmwrlosE14.a1, sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1
D060630.1	SGP/SONDE/C1 - No Wind/Lat/Lon Data in Sonde Files	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
D060717.2	SGP/MWR/C1 - Spikes in ambient temperature readings	sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
D060718.3	SGP/MWR/B5 - Mixer temp unstable	sgpmwrlosB5.b1, sgpmwrtipB5.a1
D060726.1	SGP/MWR/B1 - Reprocessed: Corrected calibration	sgpmwrB1.00, sgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1
D060726.2	SGP/MWR/B6 - Reprocessed: Corrected calibration	sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
D060808.1	SGP/MWR/B6 - Reprocessed: Corrected calibration	sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
D060818.15	SGP/MWR/B1 - Missing data	sgpmwrlosB1.b1, sgpmwrtipB1.a1
D060821.1	SGP/MWR/B6 - Data missing	sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
D060821.3	SGP/MWR/C1 - Missing data	sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
D060825.1	SGP/MWR/B5 - Radiometer removed for repairs	sgpmwrlosB5.b1, sgpmwrtipB5.a1
D060927.2	SGP/MWR/B6 - Computer problem	sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
D060928.2	SGP/SONDE/C1 - RH values offset due to error in ground check	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
D060928.3	SGP/SONDE/C1 - Increased precision for alt, dp, pres, rh, tdry	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
D061009.2	SGP/MWR/B6 - Computer failure; Data missing	sgpmwrB6.00, sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1, sgp5mwravgB6.c1
D061201.1	SGP/SONDE/C1 - RH Sensor failure	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
D061213.4	SGP/MWR/C1 - Instrument testing	sgpmwrC1.00, sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
D061213.5	SGP/MWR/E14 - Radiometer testing	sgpmwrE14.00, sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1
D070314.2	SGP/MWR/C1/E14 - Freezing rain-Incorrect rain flag	sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1, sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1
D070406.2	SGP/MWR/E14 - Power supply failure	sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1

DQRID : D051122.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/21/2005	2000	06/11/2007	1855

Subject:	SGP/MWR/B4 - Radiometer removed
DataStreams:	sgpmwrB4.00, sgpmwrlosB4.00, sgpmwrlosB4.a0, sgpmwrlosB4.a1, sgpmwrlosB4.b1, sgpmwrtipB4.00, sgpmwrtipB4.a0, sgpmwrtipB4.a1
Description:	The radiometer at this site was removed to be shipped to the TWP C3 site. The radiometer currently at E14 will be sent to this site. Data will be missing until the replacement radiometer arrives.
Measurements:	sgpmwrB4.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpmwrlosB4.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpmwrtipB4.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpmwrlosB4.a0: 23.8 GHz sky signal(23sky) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(23bb) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(31bbn) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) 23.8 GHz noise injection brightness temperature(23unoise) Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) 23.8 GHz sky+noise injection signal(23skyn) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(temperature_correction_coef_23) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) 31.4 GHz sky+noise injection signal(31skyn) 31.4 GHz sky signal(31sky) 31.4 GHz noise injection brightness temperature(31unoise) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp) Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) Averaged 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(31tbsky) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) Actual Azimuth(actaz) Actual elevation angle(actel) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Which LOS configuration(losn) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(noise_injection_temp_23) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(31bb) Averaged 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(23tbsky) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(23bbn) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(noise_injection_temp_31) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(temperature_correction_coef_31) Ambient temperature(tkair) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) Time offset from base_time(base_time) sgpmwrlosB4.b1: Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) Ambient temperature(tkair) Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23) Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) Sky/Cloud Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) sgpmwrtipB4.a1: Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23) 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31) 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) Actual Azimuth(actaz) 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31) 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Actual elevation angle(actel) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) Time offset from base_time(base_time) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip) Ambient temperature(tkair) 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip) sgpmwrtipB4.a0: 23.8 GHz calibration curve slope(23gain) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(23r) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(23bbn) 31.4 GHz noise diode calib adjusted to tknd_nom and low_pass filltered(31expave) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) 23.8 GHz blackbody signal(23tipbb) 31.4 GHz noise diode calib (injection temp) at Tkxc(31ndiode) 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23) Actual elevation angle(actel) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I) 31.4 GHz sky signal+noise injection signal(31tipskynd) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp) 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31) 31.4 GHz sky signal(31tipsky) 31.4 GHz blackbody signal(31tipbb) Airmass value(airm) Actual Azimuth(actaz) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(31bbn) Tip configuration number(tipn) 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) Blackbody temperature 1(tkbb1) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) 23.8 GHz calibration curve offset(23tbzenith) Blackbody temperature 2(tkbb2) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(23bb) 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(31r) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I) 31.4 GHz calibration curve slope(31gain) 31.4 GHz calibration curve offset(31tbzenith) 23.8 GHz sky signal+noise injection signal(23tipskynd) 23.8 GHz noise diode calib (injection temp) at Tkxc(23ndiode) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) 23.8 GHz sky signal(23tipsky) 23.8 GHz noise diode calib adjusted to tknd_nom and low_pass filltered(23expave) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(31bb) sgpmwrlosB4.a1: Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) Averaged 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(31tbsky) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Sky/Cloud Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) Ambient temperature(tkair) 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) Actual elevation angle(actel) Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) Actual Azimuth(actaz) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) Averaged 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(23tbsky)

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DQRID : D060208.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/10/2006	0000	12/31/2006	2359

Subject:	SGP/SONDE/C1 - Mixed use of RS92-SGP and RS92-KL radiosondes
DataStreams:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
Description:	Because of a manufacturer's production problem, we will be using both RS92-SGP (GPS windfinding and RS92-KL (Loran windfinding) radiosondes at the SGP/CF starting February 10, 2006. The radiosonde type used for the each sounding may be determined by looking the metadata variable "launch_status" in the netCDF data files.
Measurements:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1: east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) model zonal wind velocity(u_wind) surface wind speed(wspd) model meridional wind velocity(v_wind) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) Wind Direction(deg) Wind Status(wstat)

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DQRID : D060227.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/22/2006	0000	02/27/2006	0000

Subject:	SGP/SONDE/C1 - Soundings done as part of dual-sonde flights
DataStreams:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
Description:	The following soundings done during the subject time period were flown in dual-sonde mode in which the standard ARM RS92 radiosonde was attached to the same balloon with a NASA ATR (atmospheric temperature reference) radiosonde. The radiosondes were separated by a 6' styrofoam bar. To accommodate the additional weight, we used 1200g balloons rather than 350g balloons. Accordingly, we want to alert users that these soundings may reach higher altitudes than normal for ARM soundings and that the ascent rate may be somewhat higher. The following soundings are affected: Sequence Date UTC launch time 1 2/22 0530 2 2/22 1730 3 2/22 2330 <---- No data: launch failure 4 2/23 0230 5 2/23 0530 6 2/23 1730 7 2/23 2030 8 2/23 2330 9 2/24 2330 10 2/25 0215 11 2/25 0509 12 2/25 1730 13 2/25 1930 14 2/25 2300
Measurements:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1: Surface dew point temperature(dp) Time offset from base_time(base_time) surface wind speed(wspd) model zonal wind velocity(u_wind) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) Ascent Rate(asc) pressure at constant pressure surface(pres) Wind Direction(deg) Wind Status(wstat) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Dry-Bulb Temperature(tdry) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) model meridional wind velocity(v_wind) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)

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DQRID : D060322.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
03/07/2006	2200	03/29/2006	2100

Subject:	SGP/MWR/E14 - Instrument maintenance
DataStreams:	sgpmwrE14.00, sgpmwrlosE14.a1, sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1
Description:	The MWR teflon cover was replaced with an old one that is not hydrophobic. This affected the measurements during and immediately after rain. A new teflon window was placed on 3/29
Measurements:	sgpmwrE14.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpmwrlosE14.a1: Time offset from base_time(base_time) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Ambient temperature(tkair) 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Sky/Cloud Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) sgpmwrtipE14.a1: 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23) Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31) 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Actual elevation angle(actel) Actual Azimuth(actaz) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) Ambient temperature(tkair) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) sgpmwrlosE14.b1: altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) 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) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) Ambient temperature(tkair) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)

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DQRID : D060630.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/17/2006	0000	06/21/2006	2359

Subject:	SGP/SONDE/C1 - No Wind/Lat/Lon Data in Sonde Files
DataStreams:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
Description:	The wind finding hardware failed so that no wind or latitude/longitude data was collected on the launches for these days.
Measurements:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1: east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) model zonal wind velocity(u_wind) surface wind speed(wspd) model meridional wind velocity(v_wind) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) Wind Status(wstat)

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DQRID : D060717.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/13/2006	1200	07/28/2006	1600

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 Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/01/2006	0000	08/21/2006	1100

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 Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/16/2006	0000	07/22/2006	0600

Subject:	SGP/MWR/B1 - Reprocessed: Corrected 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 and the data were reprocessed. Reprocessed MWRLOS data were archived January 2007. MWRTIP data will not be reprocessed.
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 Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/20/2006	1546	07/22/2006	1700

Subject:	SGP/MWR/B6 - Reprocessed: Corrected calibration
DataStreams:	sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
Description:	The instrument was overheating so the radiometer temperature set point was increased from 52 C to 56.5 C. The period between 7/20 and 7/22 has been reprocessed with corrected calibration coefficients. Reprocessed MWRLOS data were archived January 2007. MWRTIP data will not be reprocessed.
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 : D060808.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/15/2006	1900	08/18/2006	0800

Subject:	SGP/MWR/B6 - Reprocessed: Corrected calibration
DataStreams:	sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
Description:	The instrument was overheating so the radiometer temperature set point was increased from 56.3 C to 57.8 C. The data have been reprocessed with corrected calibration coefficients. Reprocessed MWRLOS data were archived January 2007. MWRTIP data will not be reprocessed.
Measurements:	sgpmwrtipB6.a1: 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 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip) 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23) 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31) 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23) 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I) 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) sgpmwrlosB6.b1: Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)

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DQRID : D060818.15

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/22/2006	0600	07/27/2006	1500

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 Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/02/2006	0300	07/05/2006	2100
07/26/2006	1200	08/04/2006	1500

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 Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/01/2006	2300	07/03/2006	1400

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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DQRID : D060825.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/21/2006	1100	06/11/2007	1953

Subject:	SGP/MWR/B5 - Radiometer removed for repairs
DataStreams:	sgpmwrlosB5.b1, sgpmwrtipB5.a1
Description:	The radiometer was removed for repairs
Measurements:	sgpmwrtipB5.a1: Actual Azimuth(actaz) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip) Ambient temperature(tkair) 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) 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) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I) 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23) Actual elevation angle(actel) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip) Time offset from base_time(base_time) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) sgpmwrlosB5.b1: Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Ambient temperature(tkair) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Time offset from base_time(base_time) 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) 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) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31) Sky/Cloud Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)

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DQRID : D060927.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/09/2006	0500	08/11/2006	1600
08/26/2006	0900	08/29/2006	1900

Subject:	SGP/MWR/B6 - Computer problem
DataStreams:	sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1
Description:	The computer was found powered off several times and the operators were unable to reboot it remotely
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 : D060928.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/27/2006	2332	09/25/2006	1600

Subject:	SGP/SONDE/C1 - RH values offset due to error in ground check
DataStreams:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
Description:	Background: After installation of the latest software update , we began performing formal ground checks on RS92 radiosondes. By comparing the radiosonde readings with reference values in a controlled environment, the ground check is intended to ensure that the radiosonde sensors are in calibration before launch. The radisonde values during the ground check process are recorded automatically; the reference values are entered by the operator. If the radiosonde readings vary from the reference values, the system 'corrects' the radiosonde values. In the case of RH, the correction is applied as an offset (true RH = indicated RH + correction). Problem: Some operators misunderstood the ground-check procedure and entered the radiosonde values of RH rather than the reference value (assumed 0%RH), thus, some soundings done during this period have RH values that are different from what they would be if the ground check procedure had been done correctly. Consequence: Because the RH corrections generally are small (averaging about 0.5% RH) and the precision of the reported RH data during this time period is 1% RH, some values will not be affected at all; others will be off by about 1% RH (still within the stated accuracy of the sensor). Furthermore, because entering the radiosonde value as the reference value results in a near zero 'correction,' one may view these soundings as being done without the ground check correction. Also note that the dew point value will be suspect as well. I am attaching below a listing of the soundings that were affected during the indicated time period. Users can see the magnitude of the problem and choose whether or not to apply an offset in RH. Note that application of the offset to the processed RH data (in the netCDF file) will not have the same effect of applying the correction to the absolutely raw data (before processing), but the differences should be insignificant. Also note that the corrections for each sounding are included in the netCDF header information. These attributes are named 'humidity_correction' and 'humidity_correction_2'. The values of RH indicated by the radiosonde while it is in the ground check set are in attributes 'humidity_gc_sonde' and 'humidity_gc_sonde_2.' There is an RH reading for each of the two RH sensors used in the RS92 radiosonde. Here is the list - RH1 and RH2 are the radiosonde readings in the ground check set. Ref is the reference value entered by the operator. The correcte reference value should be 0%. To obtain an approximation to the RH value that would have been recorded if the ground check had been done properly, subtract the Ref value from the indicated RH. YYYYMMDD HHMM SerialN RH1 RH2 Ref 20060827 2332 B2624322 1.00 1.00 1.00 20060828 1731 B2634078 1.00 1.00 1.00 20060828 2332 B2624380 3.00 3.00 2.00 20060909 2331 B2615266 1.00 1.00 1.00 20060915 1759 B2914012 1.00 1.00 1.00 20060919 2350 B2825128 1.00 1.00 1.00 20060920 1800 B2825088 1.00 1.00 1.00 20060920 2346 B2815633 1.00 1.00 1.00 20060921 1728 B2834732 1.30 1.30 1.30 20060921 2330 B2825042 1.50 1.50 1.50 20060922 0527 B2825043 1.70 1.80 1.70 20060922 1128 B2825031 1.60 1.50 1.60 20060922 1729 B2834437 1.50 1.50 1.50 20060922 2330 B2825040 0.40 0.50 0.50 20060923 0529 B2834733 0.30 0.30 0.30 20060923 1128 B2825026 0.40 0.40 0.40 20060923 1729 B2825064 0.60 0.70 0.60 20060923 2330 B2825041 0.40 0.50 0.50 20060924 0529 B2825039 0.30 0.30 0.30 20060924 1729 B2825025 0.20 0.30 0.20 20060924 2329 B2825032 0.30 0.40 0.40 20060925 0529 B2824234 0.20 0.30 0.20
Measurements:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1: Surface dew point temperature(dp) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)

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DQRID : D060928.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
09/28/2006	1728	12/31/9999	2359

Subject:	SGP/SONDE/C1 - Increased precision for alt, dp, pres, rh, tdry
DataStreams:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
Description:	The output precision of the following variables was increased 20060928 alt changed from 1m to 0.1m dp changed from 0.1degC to 0.01degC pres changed from 0.1 hPa to 0.01 hPa RH changed from 1%RH to 0.01%RH tdry changed from .1degC to 0.01degC Note that the increase in precision does not necessarily imply an increase in accuracy. Users are cautioned to continue to use their best scientific judgement when using these or any other data.
Measurements:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1: Surface dew point temperature(dp) Dry-Bulb Temperature(tdry) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh) pressure at constant pressure surface(pres) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)

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DQRID : D061009.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
09/08/2006	1600	09/12/2006	2100

Subject:	SGP/MWR/B6 - Computer failure; Data missing
DataStreams:	sgpmwrB6.00, sgpmwrlosB6.b1, sgpmwrtipB6.a1, sgp5mwravgB6.c1
Description:	The computer powered off and it was not possible to restart it remotely. Data are missing between 9/8 and 9/12.
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) 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31) 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23) 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) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Actual Azimuth(actaz) 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) sgpmwrB6.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) 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) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) 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) sgp5mwravgB6.c1: Fraction of data in averaging interval with water on the Teflon window(water_flag_fraction) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Standard deviation about the mean for the total liquid water amount(liq_sdev) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) Number of contiguous periods in averaging interval with water on Teflon window(water_flag_periods) Averaged 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(23tbsky) Fraction of data in averaging interval flagged by Dynamic Linear Model as poten(dlm_flag_fraction) Averaged 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(31tbsky) Number of points included in the ir_temp ensemble(num_obs_irt) Standard deviation about the mean for the total water vapor amount(vap_sdev) Standard deviation about the mean for the 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23_sdev) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Number of data points averaged for ir_temp(num_obs_ir) Mean IR brightness temperature(ir_temp) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Standard deviation about the mean for the 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31_sdev) Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) Standard deviation about the mean for the IR brightness temperature(ir_temp_sdev) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) Number of points included in the ensemble of all the fields except the ir_temp fields(num_obs) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) Number of contiguous periods in averaging interval flagged by Dynamic Linear Mo(dlm_flag_periods)

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DQRID : D061201.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/27/2006	2331	11/28/2006	0056

Subject:	SGP/SONDE/C1 - RH Sensor failure
DataStreams:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1
Description:	The differences between the two RH sensors on this sonde are unreasonably high (~20%). As a result the reported RH values oscillate by this amount during the times the sensors are alternately heated. After the heating stops, the reported RH comes from the sensor reading the higher value. There is no way of knowing if this is the correct value.
Measurements:	sgpsondewnpnC1.b1: Surface dew point temperature(dp) Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)

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DQRID : D061213.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/28/2006	2100	12/01/2006	1900

Subject:	SGP/MWR/C1 - Instrument testing
DataStreams:	sgpmwrC1.00, sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
Description:	On 11/28 the insrument was removed and taken inside for testing
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) sgpmwrC1.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

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DQRID : D061213.5

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/28/2006	2100	12/01/2006	1900

Subject:	SGP/MWR/E14 - Radiometer testing
DataStreams:	sgpmwrE14.00, sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1
Description:	The radiometer was removed and taken inside for testing
Measurements:	sgpmwrE14.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpmwrtipE14.a1: Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I) 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31) 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Actual elevation angle(actel) Actual Azimuth(actaz) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip) Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) Ambient temperature(tkair) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) sgpmwrlosE14.b1: altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) 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 diode mount temperature(tknd) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) Ambient temperature(tkair) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)

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DQRID : D070314.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/12/2007	0000	01/15/2007	0000

Subject:	SGP/MWR/C1/E14 - Freezing rain-Incorrect rain flag
DataStreams:	sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1, sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1
Description:	Between 01/12 and 01/15 brightness temperatures show high values (Tb > 100 K) indicative of rain, however the wet_window flag is 0 (indicative of no rain). During that time there where freezing conditions with ice pellets that were not detected by the sensor. The high brightness temperatures may be due to melting ice on the window.
Measurements:	sgpmwrtipC1.a1: Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) sgpmwrlosC1.b1: Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) sgpmwrtipE14.a1: Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) sgpmwrlosE14.b1: Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)

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DQRID : D070406.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
03/20/2007	0400	06/05/2007	2000

Subject:	SGP/MWR/E14 - Power supply failure
DataStreams:	sgpmwrlosE14.b1, sgpmwrtipE14.a1
Description:	On 3/20 the instrument suffered a power supply failure and was removed for repairs
Measurements:	sgpmwrtipE14.a1: Noise diode mount temperature(tknd) 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I) 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31) 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31) altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) Actual elevation angle(actel) Actual Azimuth(actaz) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip) Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip) Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) Ambient temperature(tkair) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) sgpmwrlosE14.b1: altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt) Mean 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Mean total water vapor amount along LOS path(vap) 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn31) 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23) 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 diode mount temperature(tknd) north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat) east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon) 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23) Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb) Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31) Ambient temperature(tkair) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31) Mean total liquid water amount along LOS path(liq) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31) 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23) Time offset from base_time(base_time) Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window) Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31) Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc) 31.4 GHz Blackbody signal(bb31) Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23) Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)

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