DQRs for Session: 109214 User:ewestwaterCompleted: 12-03-2007

Data Quality Reports for Session: 109214 User: ewestwater Completed: 12/03/2007

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DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected
D041027.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Missing data	nsamwrpC1.b1
D070209.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect surface measurements	nsamwrpC1.b1
D070416.3	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect surface measurements	nsamwrpC1.b1
D070709.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessed: 6-channel retrieval replaced by 5-channel retrieval	nsamwrpC1.b1

DQRID : D041027.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/21/2004	0925	02/23/2004	2238
10/06/2004	0008	10/27/2004	1237
11/20/2004	0039	11/22/2004	1851
04/10/2005	0000	04/11/2005	1622
09/04/2005	0531	09/06/2005	1857
09/10/2005	0052	09/12/2005	1830
09/21/2005	1805	10/12/2005	2311
06/23/2006	1800	08/08/2006	2250
08/11/2006	2359	08/14/2006	1454
10/09/2006	2101	10/11/2006	1733
01/05/2007	2358	01/08/2007	2019
02/28/2007	2309	03/05/2007	0027

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	Data are missing and unrecoverable.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water path retrieval(liquidWaterPathRmsError) Derived relative humidity(relativeHumidity) Internal blackbody reference temperature(blackbodyTemperature) Expected root-mean-square error in temperature retrieval(temperatureRmsError) Retrieved liquid water path(liquidWaterPath) Surface pressure at instrument(surfacePressure) atmospheric pressure at mean sea level and at tropopause (NGM250 predicted)(pressure) Retrieved liquid water path using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2) Data quality flags(dataQualityFlags) Surface water vapor density at instrument(surfaceWaterVaporDensity) Derived virtual temperature(virtualTemperature) Expected root-mean-square error in water vapor density retrieval(waterVaporDensityRmsError) Equilibrium level pressure(equilibriumLevelPres) base time(base_time) Zenith-pointing infrared temperature at 10um(infraredTemperature) Array of heights for the range gates(height) lat(lat) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Total precipitable water vapor, from microwave radiometer(totalPrecipitableWater) Interpolated dewpoint temperature(dewpointTemperature) azimuth(azimuth) Cloud base height(cloudBaseHeight) Expected root-mean-square error in precipitable water retrieval using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(totalPrecipitableWater2RmsError) Expected root-mean-square error in precipitable water retrieval(totalPrecipitableWaterRmsError) elevation(elevation) Lifting condensation level pressure(liftingCondensationLevelPres) Level of free convection pressure(levelFreeConvectionPres) Retrieved water vapor density(waterVaporDensity) lon(lon) Retrieved total precipitable water vapor using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(totalPrecipitableWater2) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Frequency(frequency) Convective Available Potential Energy(cape) Flag indicating moisture sensor status(wetWindowFlag) Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water content retrieval(liquidWaterContentRmsError) Lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel) Level of free convection(levelFreeConvection) air temperature (NGM250 predicted)(temperature) Surface absolute temperature at instrument(surfaceTemperature) Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water path retrieval using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2RmsError) Retrieved cloud liquid water content(liquidWaterContent) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Surface relative humidity at instrument(surfaceRelativeHumidity) Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio) time(time) Equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel)

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DQRID : D070209.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/08/2007	0400	02/13/2007	1700

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect surface measurements
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	Surface measurements are spiking and not comparing well with the co-located METTWR measurements. On 2/13 site operators cleaned a filter in the heater housing resolving the problem.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Surface pressure at instrument(surfacePressure) Surface water vapor density at instrument(surfaceWaterVaporDensity) Surface absolute temperature at instrument(surfaceTemperature) Surface relative humidity at instrument(surfaceRelativeHumidity)

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DQRID : D070416.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/28/2007	0000	03/29/2007	2300

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect surface measurements
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The MWRP surface temperature and pressure readings were in disagreement with those from other instruments. The possible cause of the disagreement was ice buildup around the sensors. Readings returned to normal March 29. The temperature readings were more affected. Since the readings are erratic, with large oscillations, it is not possible to correct them. Disregard the surface temperature and humidity readings during this time. The wrong readings will affect the first layer of the temperature and humidity profiles as well.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Surface pressure at instrument(surfacePressure) Surface water vapor density at instrument(surfaceWaterVaporDensity) Surface absolute temperature at instrument(surfaceTemperature) Surface relative humidity at instrument(surfaceRelativeHumidity)

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DQRID : D070709.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/19/2004	0214	06/02/2007	2359

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessed: 6-channel retrieval replaced by 5-channel retrieval
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	Due to repeated failure of the V-band receiver and calibration problems, the 6-channel retrieval was retired and a new 5-channel retrieval which uses only the K-band channels was implemented. All data previously processed with the 6-channel retrieval have been reprocessed.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Retrieved liquid water path(liquidWaterPath) Retrieved liquid water path using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature)

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