Data Quality Reports for Session: 153405 User: dmfoper Completed: 10/04/2013


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D121106.1MAG/TSI/M1 - Water on lensmagtsiskycoverM1.b1
D121112.1MAG/IRT/M1 - Incorrect sky_ir_temp datamagirtM1.b1
D121204.1MAG/SONDE/M1 - Reprocess: Incorrect initial lat/lonmagsondewnpnM1.b1
D130116.4MAG/TSI/M1 - Shadowband misalignmentmagtsicldmaskM1.a1, magtsiskycoverM1.b1, magtsiskyimageM1.a1
D130415.5MAG/MET/M1 - Reprocess: ADC wind direction offsetmagmarinemetM1.b1


DQRID : D121106.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/25/2012215911/01/20121730
Subject:
MAG/TSI/M1 - Water on lens
DataStreams:magtsiskycoverM1.b1
Description:
After a rain episode, drops of water collected on the lens window causing the cloud 
fraction values to be suspect.

To prevent this, a drip edge was formed around the bottom of the enclosure with thick 
electrical or splicing tape.
Measurements:magtsiskycoverM1.b1:
  • region_zenith_count_thin
  • region_zenith_count_opaque
  • Cloud amount, opaque (percent)(percent_opaque)
  • count_thin
  • count_sky
  • Cloud amount, thin (percent)(percent_thin)
  • region_zenith_count
  • count_opaque


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DQRID : D121112.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/05/2012204410/18/20122018
Subject:
MAG/IRT/M1 - Incorrect sky_ir_temp data
DataStreams:magirtM1.b1
Description:
An error in the data logger program prevented the acquisition of the down-welling IRT.
Measurements:magirtM1.b1:
  • IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)


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DQRID : D121204.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/01/2012000010/25/20120000
Subject:
MAG/SONDE/M1 - Reprocess: Incorrect initial lat/lon
DataStreams:magsondewnpnM1.b1
Description:
The sonde latitude and longitude were not updating correctly.  Every sonde launch was 
reporting an initial lat/lon of 25.23,-145.23.

The lat/lon data for this time period will be corrected and the data will be reprocessed. 
This problem does not affect any of the state variables, only lat/lon.
Measurements:magsondewnpnM1.b1:
  • lon
  • lat


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DQRID : D130116.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/25/2012215911/08/20121745
Subject:
MAG/TSI/M1 - Shadowband misalignment
DataStreams:magtsicldmaskM1.a1, magtsiskycoverM1.b1, magtsiskyimageM1.a1
Description:
The mirror was not being controlled correctly so the shadowband did not block the sun 
because the encoder failed. Also, the shadowband was not correctly positioned in the 
processed image while at port because the INS system failed.

On 10/19 while at Long Beach port, the encoder was replaced and software was installed to 
get the mirror control board to receive the SeaNav data and correctly position the 
shadowband to mask the sun in the visible image. However, the position of the shadowband in the 
processed image was not correct because the imaging software needed to be configured to 
independently read the SeaNav information.

On 11/8 while at Honolulu port, the TSI software was upgraded at 17:10 and the position of 
the shadowband in the processed image was corrected. However, because SeaNav failed and 
course-over-ground was being used as a surrogate for heading, the heading is 0 deg when 
the ship speed is < 1 m/s. So the platform heading was changed manually at 17:45 to 
correct the position of the shadowband in the visible image while the ship was in port. 

This method was used by the site technicians to configure the TSI upon arrival and 
departure at port until the ship navigation system was replaced on 12/7 at 9:00. The $TSINV 
heading value became accurate while in port so the position of the TSI shadowband was 
automatically controlled correctly both at sea and at port.
Measurements:magtsiskycoverM1.b1:
  • region_zenith_count_thin
  • region_sun_count
  • region_horizon_count
  • region_zenith_count_opaque
  • region_sun_count_thin
  • region_horizon_count_thin
  • region_horizon_count_opaque
  • region_sun_count_opaque
  • Cloud amount, opaque (percent)(percent_opaque)
  • Cloud amount, thin (percent)(percent_thin)
  • region_zenith_count

magtsiskyimageM1.a1:
  • JPEG data stream - documentation not yet available

magtsicldmaskM1.a1:
  • Cloud decision images, Total Sky Imager, PNG format(png)


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DQRID : D130415.5
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/05/2012000010/18/20122359
Subject:
MAG/MET/M1 - Reprocess: ADC wind direction offset
DataStreams:magmarinemetM1.b1
Description:
There is an offset in the ADC Wind Direction of 180 degrees.
Measurements:magmarinemetM1.b1:
  • wdir_vector_mean_adc


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