| DQR ID | Subject | Data Streams Affected |
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| D050117.5 | SGP/MMCR/C1 - Loss of synchronization | sgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1, sgpmmcrspecC1.a0 |
| D050120.1 | SGP/MMCR/C1 - Instrument failure | sgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1, sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0 |
| D050222.2 | SGP/MMCR/C1 - Power supply failure | sgparscl1clothC1.c1, sgparsclbnd1clothC1.c1, sgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1,
sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0 |
| D050614.1 | SGP/VCEIL/C1 - poor signal | sgpvceil25kC1.b1 |
| D060707.5 | SGP/VCEIL/C1 - low amplitude | sgpvceil25kC1.b1 |
| Subject: | SGP/MMCR/C1 - Power supply failure |
| DataStreams: | sgparscl1clothC1.c1, sgparsclbnd1clothC1.c1, sgpmmcrmomC1.00, sgpmmcrmomC1.b1,
sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0
|
| Description: | A power supply failed in the MMCR's receiver. During the period of this DQR, the radar
would appear to work but the calibration is probably incoorect during good portions of this
time. The power supply was replaced and normal operation resumed at 2115 on 02/11/2005. |
| Measurements: | sgparsclbnd1clothC1.c1: - Bottom Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Campbell et al. MPL)
Algorithms(CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCamp) - LASER Cloud Base Height Best Estimate(CloudBaseBestEstimate)
- base time(base_time)
- Bottom Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Clothiaux et al. MPL)
Algorithms(CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCloth) - Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Top Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Campbell et al. MPL)
Algorithms(CloudLayerTopHeightMplCamp) - Top Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Clothiaux et al. MPL)
Algorithms(CloudLayerTopHeightMplCloth)
sgpmmcrmomC1.b1: - Peak tranmitted power, averaged over the course of the hour(PeakTransmittedPowerAvg)
- Receiver Gain(RxGain)
- Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
- Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
- Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
- Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
- radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
- Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
- base time(base_time)
- MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
- Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
- Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
- Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
- RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
- Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
- Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
- Signal to Noise Ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- Array of heights for each power(heights)
- TWT Status Code, details forthcoming from MMCR vendor(TWTStatusCode)
- Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
- Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
- Time associated with hourly averaged values(TimeAvg)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
- Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
- Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
- Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
- Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
- MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
- Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
- DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
- Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
- Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
- Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
- lat(lat)
- Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
- Gate Spacing(GateSpacing)
- Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
- MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
- Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
- Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
- Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
- time(time)
- lon(lon)
- Radar Constant(RadarConstant)
sgpmmcrmomC1.00: - Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)
sgpmmcrspectraC1.a0: - Rx bandwidtch switch code(Switch)
- Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
- Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
- Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
- lon(lon)
- Spectral Data(Spectra)
- Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
- base time(base_time)
- Gate Spacing(GateSpacing)
- Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
- Height of Center of Each Range Bin(Heights)
- Number of Spectra Averaged(NumSpectraAveraged)
- Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- lat(lat)
- Delay thgrough Rx(Delay)
- Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
- Number of Ffts(NumFft)
sgparscl1clothC1.c1: - Top Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Clothiaux et al. MPL)
Algorithms(CloudLayerTopHeightMplCloth) - Bottom Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Campbell et al. MPL)
Algorithms(CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCamp) - MPL Campbell et al. Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseMplCamp)
- MPL Scott Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseMplScott)
- MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
- MMCR Top Height of Lowest Detected Layer before Clutter Removal(RadarFirstTop)
- MPL Clothiaux et al. Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseMplCloth)
- Microwave Radiometer Wet Window/Optical Rain Gauge Cloud Base Height(CloudBasePrecipitation)
- MMCR Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SignaltoNoiseRatio)
- MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
- BLC/VCEIL Standard Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseCeilometerStd)
- MMCR Reflectivity with Clutter Removed(ReflectivityNoClutter)
- MPL Campbell et al. Algorithm Cloud Mask Occurrence(CloudMaskMplCamp)
- LASER Cloud Base Height Best Estimate(CloudBaseBestEstimate)
- base time(base_time)
- MMCR Mode I.D.(ModeId)
- Height of Center of Each Range Bin(Heights)
- MPL Cloth et al. Algorithm Cloud Mask(CloudMaskMplCloth)
- Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
- MMCR Best Estimate of Hydrometeor Reflectivity(ReflectivityBestEstimate)
- BLC/VCEIL Clothiaux et al. Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseCeilometerCloth)
- Bottom Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Clothiaux et al. MPL)
Algorithms(CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCloth) - MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
- Top Height of Hydrometeor Layer from Composite (MMCR/Campbell et al. MPL)
Algorithms(CloudLayerTopHeightMplCamp)
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