DQRs for Session: 185981 User:zhangy12Completed: 06-05-2017

Data Quality Reports for Session: 185981 User: zhangy12 Completed: 06/05/2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected	Data Quality Metric
D120130.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect calibration coefficients	nsamwrpC1.b1	Incorrect
D120221.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Rapid calibration drift	nsamwrpC1.b1	Incorrect
D120328.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Calibration temperature dependence	nsamwrpC1.b1	Suspect
D120521.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessed: Incorrect calibration	nsamwrpC1.b1	Does not affect quality
D131126.5	NSA/MWRP/C1 - IRT data suspect	nsamwrpC1.b1	Suspect
D140320.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Questionable calibration	nsamwrpC1.b1	Suspect
D140320.2	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Thermal instability	nsamwrpC1.b1	Incorrect
D141027.2	NSA/MWRP/C1 - calibration change	nsamwrpC1.b1	Incorrect
D141212.3	NSA/MWRP/C1 - missing data	nsamwrpC1.b1	Missing
D141212.4	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessing Notice (RID 1262)	nsamwrpC1.b1	Does not affect quality
D150223.3	NSA/MWRP/C1 - missing data	nsamwrpC1.b1	Missing
D150330.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessing Notice (RID 1303)	nsamwrpC1.b1	Does not affect quality
D150806.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Occasional incorrect surface relative humidity	nsamwrpC1.b1	Incorrect
D160822.1	NSA/MWRP/C1- Small oscillations in the IRT readings	nsamwrpC1.b1	Does not affect quality
D160928.2	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Instrument removed for repairs	nsamwrpC1.b1	Missing
D170225.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect data due to configuration file issue	nsamwrpC1.b1	Incorrect

DQRID : D120130.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
10/19/2011	0000	01/14/2012	0600	Incorrect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect calibration coefficients
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The radiometer data are incorrect due to instrument instability
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Pressure, level of free convection(levelFreeConvectionPres) Height, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Pressure, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevelPres) Height, level of free convection(levelFreeConvection) Pressure, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevelPres) Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Height, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel) Temperature, dewpoint, profile 0-3 km, physically retrieved from AERI radiances(dewpointTemperature) Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature at the ground station(temperature) Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile(cloudBaseHeight) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D120221.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
01/14/2012	0600	02/03/2012	2300	Incorrect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Rapid calibration drift
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The radiometer calibration was rapidly drifting. Brightness temperatures as well as retrievals are incorrect.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Pressure, level of free convection(levelFreeConvectionPres) Height, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Pressure, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevelPres) Height, level of free convection(levelFreeConvection) Pressure, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevelPres) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Height, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel) Energy, potential, convective, available, from RUC model(cape) Temperature, dewpoint, profile 0-3 km, physically retrieved from AERI radiances(dewpointTemperature) Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature at the ground station(temperature) Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile(cloudBaseHeight) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D120328.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
02/26/2012	0000	03/23/2012	2359	Suspect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Calibration temperature dependence
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The calibration was showing a noticeable temperature dependence that was not corrected by the calibration coefficients. Between 2/26 and 3/23 the quality of the data and of the retrievals is degraded.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Temperature at the ground station(temperature) Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D120521.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
04/13/2012	1822	04/25/2012	1608	Does not affect quality

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessed: Incorrect calibration
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The LN2 calibration was only partially successful, some the K-band channels did not calibrate properly. On 4/25 new coefficients were derived from tip curves and were uploaded. The data for 4/13-4/25 were reprocessed to apply the 4/25 calibrations. Reprocessed data were archived in July 2012.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D131126.5

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
12/04/2012	2000	11/20/2013	2330	Suspect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - IRT data suspect
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The IRT readings are mostly incorrect between 12/04/2012 and 11/20/2013.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: infraredTemperature

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DQRID : D140320.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
02/07/2014	2025	02/10/2014	1426	Suspect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Questionable calibration
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The K-band channels didn't calibrate well with liquid nitrogen. On 2/10 the coefficients were updated with tip-derived values
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D140320.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
02/12/2014	0000	02/23/2014	0000	Incorrect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Thermal instability
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The brightness temperatures and retrievals appear affected by some thermal instability.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D141027.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
09/05/2014	0000	09/29/2014	1402	Incorrect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - calibration change
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The calibration coefficients have slightly drifted affecting the brightness temperatures and the retrievals.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Temperature at the ground station(temperature) Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D141212.3

Start Date	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
12/03/2014	12/07/2014	0010	Missing
12/11/2014	12/12/2014	1548	Missing
11/04/2014	11/07/2014	1410	Missing

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - missing data
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	Data are missing
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Pressure, level of free convection(levelFreeConvectionPres) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Pressure, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevelPres) dataQualityFlags Pressure, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevelPres) Density, water vapor, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceWaterVaporDensity) totalPrecipitableWater2RmsError Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) wetWindowFlag Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Height, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel) infraredTemperature Energy, potential, convective, available, from RUC model(cape) time time_offset liquidWaterPathRmsError waterVaporDensityRmsError Model surface pressure for the station(pressure) blackbodyTemperature Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Altitude above mean sea level(alt) Pressure, barometric. at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfacePressure) Height, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel) Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height) Height, level of free convection(levelFreeConvection) elevation liquidWaterContentRmsError Humidity, relative, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceRelativeHumidity) liquidWaterPath2RmsError Temperature, dewpoint, profile 0-3 km, physically retrieved from AERI radiances(dewpointTemperature) Temperature, air, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceTemperature) frequency temperatureRmsError Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature at the ground station(temperature) base_time Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) totalPrecipitableWaterRmsError East longitude(lon) Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile(cloudBaseHeight) North latitude(lat) azimuth Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D141212.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
11/01/2014	0000	12/12/2014	1815	Does not affect quality

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessing Notice (RID 1262)
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	See below for details of reprocessing that was completed on 20150309. Original DQR category: 4 (Red, Incorrect). ----------------------------------------------------------- The instrument appears to be unstable and the brightness temperatures are too warm. This affects the retrievals as well. The temperature dependence of the calibration coefficients has slightly changed.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D150223.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
10/12/2015	0000	10/12/2015	1737	Missing
09/25/2015	0000	09/25/2015	1338	Missing
07/02/2015	0000	07/02/2015	1730	Missing
09/26/2015	0000	09/28/2015	1900	Missing
09/17/2015	0000	09/17/2015	1809	Missing
08/03/2015	0000	08/03/2015	1833	Missing
09/13/2015	0000	09/16/2015	1821	Missing
09/05/2015	0000	09/08/2015	1406	Missing
01/18/2015	0000	01/20/2015	1843	Missing
07/19/2015	0000	07/19/2015	2030	Missing
01/27/2015	0000	01/27/2015	2300	Missing
09/23/2015	0000	09/23/2015	1351	Missing
10/16/2015	0000	10/16/2015	1313	Missing
10/08/2015	0000	10/08/2015	1320	Missing
09/29/2015	0000	09/29/2015	1320	Missing
09/03/2015	0000	09/03/2015	1330	Missing
08/08/2015	0000	08/08/2015	1923	Missing
09/30/2015	0000	09/30/2015	1325	Missing
09/19/2015	0000	09/21/2015	1400	Missing
05/08/2015	0000	05/11/2015	1323	Missing
03/22/2015	0000	03/23/2015	0000	Missing
02/07/2015	2000	02/11/2015	1730	Missing
09/09/2015	0000	09/11/2015	1728	Missing
06/28/2015	0000	06/30/2015	2028	Missing
05/31/2015	0000	06/01/2015	1632	Missing
08/11/2015	0000	08/11/2015	2151	Missing
05/16/2015	0000	05/18/2015	1642	Missing
09/18/2015	0000	09/18/2015	1715	Missing
04/04/2015	0000	04/06/2015	1547	Missing
02/15/2015	0000	02/17/2015	1946	Missing
01/06/2015	0000	01/08/2015	2006	Missing
03/27/2015	0000	03/28/2015	0000	Missing
09/24/2015	0000	09/24/2015	1754	Missing
08/31/2015	0000	08/31/2015	1854	Missing
09/01/2015	0000	09/01/2015	2359	Missing
10/01/2015	0000	10/01/2015	1550	Missing
03/15/2015	0000	03/16/2015	1319	Missing
04/11/2015	0000	04/14/2015	0000	Missing
08/04/2015	0000	08/04/2015	1325	Missing
07/25/2015	0000	07/25/2015	1900	Missing
10/02/2015	0000	10/02/2015	1311	Missing
03/10/2015	0000	03/11/2015	2225	Missing
05/24/2015	0000	05/25/2015	1745	Missing
10/18/2015	0000	10/18/2015	1438	Missing
09/04/2015	0000	09/04/2015	1330	Missing
09/22/2015	0000	09/22/2015	1643	Missing

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - missing data
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	Data are missing
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Pressure, level of free convection(levelFreeConvectionPres) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Pressure, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevelPres) dataQualityFlags Pressure, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevelPres) Density, water vapor, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceWaterVaporDensity) totalPrecipitableWater2RmsError Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) wetWindowFlag Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Height, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel) infraredTemperature Energy, potential, convective, available, from RUC model(cape) time time_offset liquidWaterPathRmsError waterVaporDensityRmsError Model surface pressure for the station(pressure) blackbodyTemperature Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Altitude above mean sea level(alt) Pressure, barometric. at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfacePressure) Height, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel) Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height) Height, level of free convection(levelFreeConvection) elevation liquidWaterContentRmsError Humidity, relative, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceRelativeHumidity) liquidWaterPath2RmsError Temperature, dewpoint, profile 0-3 km, physically retrieved from AERI radiances(dewpointTemperature) Temperature, air, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceTemperature) frequency temperatureRmsError Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature at the ground station(temperature) base_time Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) totalPrecipitableWaterRmsError East longitude(lon) Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile(cloudBaseHeight) North latitude(lat) azimuth Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D150330.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
02/20/2015	2013	02/27/2015	1640	Does not affect quality

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessing Notice (RID 1303)
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	See below for details of reprocessing that was completed on 20150626. Original DQR category: 4 (Red, Incorrect). ----------------------------------------------------------- The LN2 calibration performed on 2/20 was not successful for the K-band channels. On 2/27 calibration coefficients derived from tip curves were reinstated.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Temperature at the ground station(temperature) Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D150806.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
05/25/2015	0000	07/28/2015	2158	Incorrect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Occasional incorrect surface relative humidity
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The surface relative humidity readings show occasional flat values at 100% RH
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Humidity, relative, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceRelativeHumidity)

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DQRID : D160822.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
04/05/2016	0000	05/14/2016	0000	Does not affect quality

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1- Small oscillations in the IRT readings
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The IRT readings have small oscillations when the readings are around 260 K (overcast).
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: infraredTemperature

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DQRID : D160928.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
05/14/2016	0600	01/14/2017	0000	Missing

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Instrument removed for repairs
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The instrument was removed for repairs
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Pressure, level of free convection(levelFreeConvectionPres) qc_totalPrecipitableWater2 Pressure, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevelPres) qc_time wetWindowFlag Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) qc_cape infraredTemperature time liquidWaterPathRmsError qc_dewpointTemperature qc_liftingCondensationLevel Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) qc_surfacePressure Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Altitude above mean sea level(alt) qc_relativeHumidity qc_virtualTemperature qc_liquidWaterPath Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height) Height, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel) qc_waterVaporDensity qc_temperature liquidWaterContentRmsError Temperature, air, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceTemperature) Temperature, dewpoint, profile 0-3 km, physically retrieved from AERI radiances(dewpointTemperature) temperatureRmsError Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature at the ground station(temperature) base_time totalPrecipitableWaterRmsError Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile(cloudBaseHeight) East longitude(lon) qc_brightnessTemperature North latitude(lat) azimuth qc_totalPrecipitableWater qc_waterVaporMixingRatio Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) qc_liftingCondensationLevelPres Pressure, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevelPres) dataQualityFlags Density, water vapor, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceWaterVaporDensity) totalPrecipitableWater2RmsError Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) Height, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel) Energy, potential, convective, available, from RUC model(cape) qc_pressure qc_levelFreeConvection qc_blackbodyTemperature time_offset waterVaporDensityRmsError qc_liquidWaterPath2 Model surface pressure for the station(pressure) qc_equilibriumLevelPres qc_infraredTemperature qc_surfaceWaterVaporDensity qc_liquidWaterContent blackbodyTemperature qc_surfaceTemperature Pressure, barometric. at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfacePressure) qc_cloudBaseHeight elevation Height, level of free convection(levelFreeConvection) qc_equilibriumLevel Humidity, relative, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceRelativeHumidity) liquidWaterPath2RmsError frequency Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) qc_surfaceRelativeHumidity qc_levelFreeConvectionPres Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D170225.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
01/11/2017	1943	01/20/2017	1800	Incorrect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Incorrect data due to configuration file issue
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	After the radiometer was installed there were a few problems with the configuration file and spikes in the data.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Pressure, level of free convection(levelFreeConvectionPres) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Pressure, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevelPres) Pressure, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevelPres) dataQualityFlags Density, water vapor, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceWaterVaporDensity) totalPrecipitableWater2RmsError Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) wetWindowFlag Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Height, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel) Energy, potential, convective, available, from RUC model(cape) infraredTemperature liquidWaterPathRmsError waterVaporDensityRmsError Model surface pressure for the station(pressure) blackbodyTemperature Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Pressure, barometric. at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfacePressure) Height, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel) Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height) Height, level of free convection(levelFreeConvection) elevation liquidWaterContentRmsError Humidity, relative, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceRelativeHumidity) liquidWaterPath2RmsError Temperature, dewpoint, profile 0-3 km, physically retrieved from AERI radiances(dewpointTemperature) Temperature, air, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceTemperature) frequency temperatureRmsError Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature at the ground station(temperature) Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) totalPrecipitableWaterRmsError Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile(cloudBaseHeight) azimuth Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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