Data Quality Reports for Session: 183426 User: jianjun523 Completed: 02/12/2017


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected Data Quality Metric
D020927.1SGP/ARSCL/C1 - ARSCL Cloud Bases and Low-level reflectivitiessgparscl1clothC1.c1Suspect


DQRID : D020927.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time Data Quality Metric
12/01/1996000002/04/20002359Suspect
Subject:
SGP/ARSCL/C1 - ARSCL Cloud Bases and Low-level reflectivities
DataStreams:sgparscl1clothC1.c1
Description:
Prior to February 4, 2000, the ARSCL data set incorporated data from the
Beaufort Laser Ceilometer as one of its inputs.  Because of the BLC's
high spatial resolution, this data was often chosen by ARSCL as the
"CloudBaseBestEstimate" for boundary layer clouds. It was subsequently
determined that the BLC cloud base was biased, with the BLC reporting
cloud base heights that are 122 meters too high.

The bias error will be corrected when the entire ARSCL data set is
reprocessed as part of release_4.  (The release version number is included
the the netCDF global comments).   This reprocessing will also include a
small correction the the MMCR near-field reflectivities.  This correction
is less than 1 dB except for hydrometers within 200 meters of the surface.

Thanks to Roger Marchand for helping bracket this problem.
Measurements:sgparscl1clothC1.c1:
  • Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • BLC/VCEIL Clothiaux et al. Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseCeilometerCloth)
  • MMCR Reflectivity, Best estimate, Hydrometer(ReflectivityBestEstimate)
  • BLC/VCEIL Standard Algorithm Cloud Base Height(CloudBaseCeilometerStd)
  • CloudBase, Best estimate(CloudBaseBestEstimate)


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