Data Quality Reports for Session: 109337 User: bart Completed: 12/11/2007


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D070706.2FKB/WACR/M1 - No cross polar data collectedfkbwacrM1.b1
D070809.2FKB/WACR/M1 - Chaff released in Murg valleyfkbwacrM1.00, fkbwacrM1.b1, fkbwacrspecmomM1.00


DQRID : D070706.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/29/2007095007/03/20071554
Subject:
FKB/WACR/M1 - No cross polar data collected
DataStreams:fkbwacrM1.b1
Description:
Following a disk swap, the wrong configuration file was used.  As a result only co-polar 
data was collected.  No cross polar data is available for this period. Also, the maximum 
height of data collection was 7672 m MSL.
Measurements:fkbwacrM1.b1:
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Array of heights for each power(heights)
  • 1000 * log10 (noise signal level)(Noise)
  • Polarization mode. 0 = copol, 1 = xpol(Polarization)


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DQRID : D070809.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/26/2007130707/26/20071400
07/30/2007122207/30/20071300
Subject:
FKB/WACR/M1 - Chaff released in Murg valley
DataStreams:fkbwacrM1.00, fkbwacrM1.b1, fkbwacrspecmomM1.00
Description:
As part of the research activities associated with the COPS field campaign, the research 
center at Karlsruhe released aluminum chaff (2.5 cm in length) in the Murg Valley in order 
to study atmospheric diffusion.  It is possible that some of this chaff drifted over the 
AMF site and thus may have influenced the radar observations (as spurious echos). 

20070817 Comment from WACR Mentor, Kevin Widener:
I reviewed the data from the two chaff releases and I'm unable to see any effect in either 
co-polar or cross-polar backscatter signals.  I also looked at the MPL and ceilometer 
and could not see anything that might be chaff. {Editors note: The DQR quality color was 
changed to "Transparent".}
Measurements:fkbwacrM1.b1:
  • base time(base_time)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Transmit driver power sampled by receiver(PowerTransmitDriver)
  • time(time)
  • status flag(wacr_status)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Antenna top temperature(Temp_Antenna_Top)
  • 1000 * log10 (noise signal level)(Noise)
  • Hot load power(PowerHotLoad)
  • Polarization mode. 0 = copol, 1 = xpol(Polarization)
  • Chiller temperature(Temp_Chiller)
  • Low noise amplifier temperature(Temp_LNA)
  • Ambient load power(PowerAmbientLoad)
  • Antenna bottom temperature(Temp_Antenna_Bottom)
  • Detected Pulse(txpower)
  • Modulator control temperature(Temp_Modulator_Control)
  • Future temperature(Temp_Future)
  • lon(lon)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Chiller supply temperature(Temp_Chiller_Supply)
  • Extended Interaction Klystron Amplifier temperature(Temp_EIKA)
  • Hot load physical temperature(Temp_Hot)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • Modulator temperature(Temp_modulator)
  • lat(lat)
  • Array of heights for each power(heights)
  • Computer enclosure temperature(Temp_Computer_Enclosure)
  • Ambient temperature of radar front end components(Temp_ambient)
  • Chiller return temperature(Temp_Chiller_Return)
  • Outside temperature(Temp_Outside)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)

fkbwacrspecmomM1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)

fkbwacrM1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)


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