Data Quality Report for Order ID: 187679
User ID: souverijnsn1    Date completed: 2017-09-12
All DQRs
DQR ID Subject Affected Data Streams Data Quality Metric
D160121.1 AWR/KAZR/M1 - Snow Buildup awrkazrmdM1.a1 Suspect
D160610.6 AWR/KAZR/M1 - System Error awrkazrgeM1.a1 Incorrect
D161118.2 AWR/KAZR/M1 - Transmitter Fault awrkazrhiM1.a1 Incorrect
D160317.5 AWR/KAZR/M1 - Settings changing awrkazrhiM1.a1 Incorrect
D160317.6 AWR/KAZR/M1 - Transmitter Down awrkazrmdM1.a1 Incorrect
D160909.1 AWR/KAZR/M1 - Calibration Constant Shift awrkazrmdM1.a1 Suspect
D160610.7 AWR/KAZR/M1 - Transmit Power Low awrkazrmdM1.a1 Suspect
 
DQR ID: D160121.1    (Back to Top)
Start Date Start Time End Date End Time Data Quality Metric
2016-01-19 00:00:00 2016-01-20 03:00:00 Suspect
Subject: AWR/KAZR/M1 - Snow Buildup
Affected Datastreams: awrkazrmdM1.a1
Description Snow buildup from this system were affecting the sensitivity of the instrument. Snow was cleared on 1/20/16 around 0200 UTC and shows up in the data as a sharp increase in Zh values.
Measurements
  • reflectivity_copol (Reflectivity, copolar)
  • spectral_width_copol (Spectral width, copolar)
  • signal_to_noise_ratio_copol (Signal to noise ratio, copolar)
  • sky_noise_copol (Sky noise, copolar)
  • mean_doppler_velocity_copol (Mean doppler velocity, copolar)
 
DQR ID: D160610.6    (Back to Top)
Start Date Start Time End Date End Time Data Quality Metric
2016-05-30 16:25:00 2016-05-30 19:05:00 Incorrect
Subject: AWR/KAZR/M1 - System Error
Affected Datastreams: awrkazrgeM1.a1
Description The TWTA had an error and the radar was not transmitting during this period. Returns are just background noise.
Measurements
  • reflectivity_copol (Reflectivity, copolar)
  • signal_to_noise_ratio_copol (Signal to noise ratio, copolar)
  • mean_doppler_velocity_copol (Mean doppler velocity, copolar)
  • rx_noise (Receiver noise)
  • spectral_width_copol (Spectral width, copolar)
  • sky_noise_copol (Sky noise, copolar)
 
DQR ID: D161118.2    (Back to Top)
Start Date Start Time End Date End Time Data Quality Metric
2016-10-29 10:00:00 2016-10-30 05:18:00 Incorrect
Subject: AWR/KAZR/M1 - Transmitter Fault
Affected Datastreams: awrkazrhiM1.a1
Description Transmitter faulted during this period.
Measurements
  • reflectivity_copol (Reflectivity, copolar)
  • signal_to_noise_ratio_copol (Signal to noise ratio, copolar)
  • hot_noise_copol (Hot noise, copolar)
  • mean_doppler_velocity_copol (Mean doppler velocity, copolar)
  • cold_noise_copol (Cold noise, copolar)
  • rx_noise (Receiver noise)
  • spectral_width_copol (Spectral width, copolar)
  • sky_noise_copol (Sky noise, copolar)
  • cal_constant_copol (Radar calibration constant, copolar)
 
DQR ID: D160317.5    (Back to Top)
Start Date Start Time End Date End Time Data Quality Metric
2015-11-17 01:41:29 2015-12-08 17:45:47 Incorrect
Subject: AWR/KAZR/M1 - Settings changing
Affected Datastreams: awrkazrhiM1.a1
Description The settings on the KAZR were being modified during this period as part of the overarching setup period.
Measurements
  • reflectivity_copol (Reflectivity, copolar)
  • signal_to_noise_ratio_copol (Signal to noise ratio, copolar)
  • hot_noise_copol (Hot noise, copolar)
  • mean_doppler_velocity_copol (Mean doppler velocity, copolar)
  • cold_noise_copol (Cold noise, copolar)
  • rx_noise (Receiver noise)
  • spectral_width_copol (Spectral width, copolar)
  • sky_noise_copol (Sky noise, copolar)
  • cal_constant_copol (Radar calibration constant, copolar)
 
DQR ID: D160317.6    (Back to Top)
Start Date Start Time End Date End Time Data Quality Metric
2015-11-25 03:31:21 2015-11-27 01:35:07 Incorrect
2015-11-23 03:46:48 2015-11-23 09:30:59 Incorrect
Subject: AWR/KAZR/M1 - Transmitter Down
Affected Datastreams: awrkazrmdM1.a1
Description Transmitter was down during these periods.
Measurements
  • reflectivity_copol (Reflectivity, copolar)
  • signal_to_noise_ratio_copol (Signal to noise ratio, copolar)
  • hot_noise_copol (Hot noise, copolar)
  • mean_doppler_velocity_copol (Mean doppler velocity, copolar)
  • cold_noise_copol (Cold noise, copolar)
  • rx_noise (Receiver noise)
  • spectral_width_copol (Spectral width, copolar)
  • sky_noise_copol (Sky noise, copolar)
  • cal_constant_copol (Radar calibration constant, copolar)
 
DQR ID: D160909.1    (Back to Top)
Start Date Start Time End Date End Time Data Quality Metric
2016-09-06 22:00:00 2016-09-07 03:00:00 Suspect
Subject: AWR/KAZR/M1 - Calibration Constant Shift
Affected Datastreams: awrkazrmdM1.a1
Description Calibration constants shifted during this period. This will likely be corrected in the calibration process and provided in b1 level files
Measurements
  • reflectivity_copol (Reflectivity, copolar)
  • signal_to_noise_ratio_copol (Signal to noise ratio, copolar)
  • hot_noise_copol (Hot noise, copolar)
  • mean_doppler_velocity_copol (Mean doppler velocity, copolar)
  • cold_noise_copol (Cold noise, copolar)
  • rx_noise (Receiver noise)
  • spectral_width_copol (Spectral width, copolar)
  • sky_noise_copol (Sky noise, copolar)
  • cal_constant_copol (Radar calibration constant, copolar)
 
DQR ID: D160610.7    (Back to Top)
Start Date Start Time End Date End Time Data Quality Metric
2016-05-30 17:00:00 2016-06-05 01:00:00 Suspect
Subject: AWR/KAZR/M1 - Transmit Power Low
Affected Datastreams: awrkazrmdM1.a1
Description The data look OK, but the transmit power was reported at ~25dB vs the normal 51dB. There was likely a sensor error with reading the transmitter output, but be cautious when using the data either way.
Measurements
  • reflectivity_copol (Reflectivity, copolar)
  • signal_to_noise_ratio_copol (Signal to noise ratio, copolar)
  • mean_doppler_velocity_copol (Mean doppler velocity, copolar)
  • rx_noise (Receiver noise)
  • spectral_width_copol (Spectral width, copolar)
  • sky_noise_copol (Sky noise, copolar)