Data Quality Reports for Session: 109872 User: dturner Completed: 01/14/2008


TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D040213.4NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - Downwelling IRT biasnsaskyrad60sC1.b1
D040421.2NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - Tracker Inoperativensaskyrad60sC1.b1
D040421.3NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - itermittant IRT biasnsaskyrad60sC1.b1
D050112.1NSA/C1 - Site-wide power failurensa915rwptempconC1.a1, nsa915rwptempmomC1.a0, nsa915rwptempspecC1.a0,
nsa915rwpwindconC1.a1, nsa915rwpwindmomC1.a0, nsa915rwpwindspecC1.a0, nsaaerich1C1.b1, nsaaerich2C1.b1,
nsaaeriengineerC1.b1, nsaaerisummaryC1.b1, nsamettwr4hC1.b1, nsammcrmomC1.b1,
nsamplC1.a1, nsamplpsC1.a0, nsamwrlosC1.b1, nsamwrpC1.b1, nsamwrtipC1.a1, nsatwrcam40mC1.a1,
nsavceil25kC1.b1
D050217.2NSA/AERI/C1 - Blower motor failurensaaeriC1.00, nsaaerich2C1.b1, nsaaeriengineerC1.b1, nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1,
nsaaerirawC1.00, nsaaerisummaryC1.b1
D050224.3NSA/AERI/C1 - Blower Motor Failure -Channel 1 data effectnsaaeriC1.00, nsaaeriengineerC1.b1, nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1, nsaaerirawC1.00,
nsaaerisummaryC1.b1
D051101.2NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - IRT failurensaskyrad60sC1.b1
D060209.5NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - Power outage affecting some SKYRAD instrumentsnsaskyrad20sC1.a0, nsaskyrad60sC1.b1, nsaskyradC1.00
D060630.4NSA/AERI/C1 - Test data not representative of atmospherensaaeriC1.00, nsaaerich1C1.b1, nsaaerich2C1.b1, nsaaeriengineerC1.b1,
nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1, nsaaerirawC1.00, nsaaerisummaryC1.b1


DQRID : D040213.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/11/2003120001/09/20042120
Subject:
NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - Downwelling IRT bias
DataStreams:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1
Description:
The downwelling IRT was measuring higher sky/cloud temperatures than the AERI. The problem 
was corrected when the mirror was replaced.
Measurements:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1:
  • Sky Infra Red Temperature Minima(sky_ir_temp_min)
  • Sky Infra Red Temperature Maxima(sky_ir_temp_max)
  • Standard Deviation of Sky Infra Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp_std)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)


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DQRID : D040421.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/10/2003000002/16/20040230
Subject:
NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - Tracker Inoperative
DataStreams:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1
Description:
A blown fuse resulted in the tracker not shading the PIR and B&W
and the NIP not following the sun.
Measurements:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1:
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Minima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Minima(short_direct_normal_min)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Standard Deviation(short_direct_normal_std)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Maxima(short_direct_normal_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Standard Deviation(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_std)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Maxima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer(short_direct_normal)


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DQRID : D040421.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/28/2003020006/21/20060215
Subject:
NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - itermittant IRT bias
DataStreams:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1
Description:
A problem with the SKYRAD IRT that itermittantly produced a gradual increase in the sky 
temperature measurement then a sudden correction, as compared to AERI, appears to have been 
caused by a combination of a failing IR detector, a poor signal cable, a contaminated 
(with condensation or frost) mirror or lens, and low ambient temperatures. The positive 
bias was apparently not consistant in either frequency or duration but on days when the 
unusual behavior is observed, it usually occurred from about 00:00 to 06:00 local time. 

The instrument was repaired and recalibrated and the signal cable replaced.
Measurements:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1:
  • Sky Infra Red Temperature Minima(sky_ir_temp_min)
  • Sky Infra Red Temperature Maxima(sky_ir_temp_max)
  • Standard Deviation of Sky Infra Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp_std)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)


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DQRID : D050112.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/13/2004100012/13/20042330
Subject:
NSA/C1 - Site-wide power failure
DataStreams:nsa915rwptempconC1.a1, nsa915rwptempmomC1.a0, nsa915rwptempspecC1.a0,
nsa915rwpwindconC1.a1, nsa915rwpwindmomC1.a0, nsa915rwpwindspecC1.a0, nsaaerich1C1.b1, nsaaerich2C1.b1,
nsaaeriengineerC1.b1, nsaaerisummaryC1.b1, nsamettwr4hC1.b1, nsammcrmomC1.b1,
nsamplC1.a1, nsamplpsC1.a0, nsamwrlosC1.b1, nsamwrpC1.b1, nsamwrtipC1.a1, nsatwrcam40mC1.a1,
nsavceil25kC1.b1
Description:
The Barrow facility experienced a site-wide power failure on 12/13.  Power was restored to 
most instruments between 2250 and 2330 GMT.
Measurements:nsa915rwpwindconC1.a1:
  • Elevation angle of Beam 4 for WINDS data(elevation4)
  • Power offset(power)
  • Average Interval(avgint)
  • lon(lon)
  • Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 4(nrcns4)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 2(ncns2)
  • Azimuth of Beam 2(azimuth2)
  • Elevation angle of Beam 0 for WINDS data(elevation0)
  • Beam 1 radial wind speed(vel1)
  • Sample Rate(sampr)
  • Rx Bandwidth Switch Code(bswitch)
  • Height Index(range_gate)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 4(snr4)
  • Azimuth of Beam 4 for WINDS data(azimuth4)
  • Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 0(nrcns0)
  • Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 2(nrec2)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 0(snr0)
  • Azimuth of Beam 0(azimuth0)
  • Array of heights for each sample time(height_p)
  • Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 1(nrcns1)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Azimuth of Beam 1(azimuth1)
  • Number of valid heights(nheight)
  • Oblique FFT Bandwidth(oband)
  • Elevation angle of Beam 1 for WINDS data(elevation1)
  • Number of Individual Spectra/Average Spectrum(nspc)
  • Beam 0 radial wind speed(vel0)
  • Oblique Velocity Spectral Resolution(ovsr)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 1(ncns1)
  • Beam 4 radial wind speed(vel4)
  • copolar signal to noise ratio(snr1)
  • Number of Coherent Samples/spectral point(ncoh)
  • Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 1(nrec1)
  • Horizontal wind speed(spd)
  • Elevation angle of Beam 2 for WINDS data(elevation2)
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • Vertical Velocity Spectral Resolution(vvsr)
  • lat(lat)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 0(ncns0)
  • V-component(v_wind)
  • Height of Center of First Range Gate(rgf)
  • Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 2(nrcns2)
  • Interpulse Period(ipp)
  • Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 0(nrec0)
  • Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 4(nrec4)
  • Beam 3 radial wind speed(vel3)
  • Number of Pulse Code Bits(pcbits)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 4(ncns4)
  • Ave snr*10 level, Beam 2(snr2)
  • Elevation angle of Beam 3 for WINDS data(elevation3)
  • Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
  • Individual Spectrum Integration Time(sitime)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Height of Center of Last Range Gate(rgl)
  • Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 3(nrcns3)
  • Delay Time to 1st Gate(dly)
  • Time Domain Integration Time(tditime)
  • Vertical FFT Bandwidth(vband)
  • Pulse Repetition Frequency(prf)
  • Horizontal wind direction(dir)
  • Azimuth of Beam 3 for WINDS data(azimuth3)
  • Ave Time per Average Spectra.(spcavetim)
  • Number of values that passed consensus, beam 3(ncns3)
  • Beam 2 radial wind speed(vel2)
  • Pulse Length(plen)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 3(snr3)
  • Number of spectra/ave int, Beam 3(nrec3)

nsatwrcam40mC1.a1:
  • JPG data stream - documentation not supported(JPEG data stream - documentation not yet available)

nsa915rwptempconC1.a1:
  • lat(lat)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Number of Values Required for Consensus, Beam 0(nrcns)
  • Number of Values that Passed Consensus, Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(ncns_virtual_temp)
  • virtual_temp_corr(virtual_temp_corr)
  • base time(base_time)
  • lon(lon)
  • Array of heights for the range gates(height)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, Corrected Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(snr_virtual_temp_corr)
  • Beam 0 virtual temperature(virtual_temp)
  • Number of Values that Passed Consensus, Corrected Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(ncns_virtual_temp_corr)
  • Number of pulses/ave int, Beam 0(nrec)
  • Sample Rate(sampr)
  • Vertical wind velocity(vert_v)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, Vertical wind velocity(snr_vert_v)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio, Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(snr_virtual_temp)
  • Average Interval(avgint)
  • Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
  • Number of Values that Passed Consensus, Vertical wind velocity(ncns_vert_v)

nsa915rwpwindmomC1.a0:
  • Individual Spectrum Integration Time(sitime)
  • Time Domain Integration Time(tditime)
  • Oblique FFT Bandwidth(oband)
  • Vertical FFT Bandwidth(vband)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio of the RASS Signal(snr)
  • Number of valid heights(nheight)
  • Radial Velocity Spectral Resolution(vsr)
  • Mean atmospheric vertical velocity(mdf)
  • Height of Center of Last Range Gate(rgl)
  • lat(lat)
  • Number of Pulse Code Bits(pcbits)
  • Beam Number(beam)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • lon(lon)
  • Number of Coherent Samples/spectral point(ncoh)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Number of Individual Spectra/Average Spectrum(nspc)
  • elevation(elevation)
  • Rx Bandwidth Switch Code(bswitch)
  • Sample Rate(sampr)
  • Delay Time to 1st Gate(dly)
  • Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
  • Array of heights for each sample time(height_t)
  • 1000 * log10(noise signal level: vert vel)(noise)
  • Pulse Repetition Frequency(prf)
  • Spectral Width: vert velocity(specw)
  • Height Index(range_gate)
  • Pulse Length(plen)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Ave Time per Average Spectra. Also known as dwell.(spcavetime)
  • Height of Center of First Range Gate(rgf)
  • Interpulse Period(ipp)

nsamplC1.a1:
  • Repetition rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(trigger_freq)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Amount of time the actual laser pulse lags behind the sync trigger(laser_sync_offset)
  • Distance from leading edge of first range bin to the center of each bin .(range_bins)
  • effective range offset due to poor sync between laser firing and A/D trigger.(range_offset)
  • Preliminary cloud base height(preliminary_cbh)
  • Laser Temperature(laser_temp)
  • time(time)
  • lon(lon)
  • Angle of orientation with respect to true geographic north(transceiver_azimuth_angle)
  • Number of laser shots recorded(shots_summed)
  • Background Signal(background_signal)
  • value represents date of last configuration change as yyyymmdd(property)
  • Repetition Rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(pulse_rep)
  • Detector Temperature(detector_temp)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Amount of time the scalar lags behind the sync trigger(scalar_sync_offset)
  • Voltage level which operates the thermistor(voltage_10)
  • Number of laser pulses summed during measurement interval(shots_sum)
  • Time in nanoseconds for each range bin of multichannel scalar card.(range_bin_time)
  • Filter Temperature(filter_temp)
  • Width of range-bins calculated from range_bin_time(range_bin_width)
  • Voltage level which operates the A/D card and the detector(voltage_05)
  • range(range)
  • Maximum altitude retrieved from multichannel scalar card.(max_altitude)
  • Laser output energy per pulse(energy_monitor)
  • Array of heights for the range gates(height)
  • Voltage level which operates the energy monitor(voltage_15)
  • Instrument Temperature(instrument_temp)
  • Angle of inclination with respect to horizontal(transceiver_altitude_angle)
  • required to correct raw counts for detector deadtime prior to all other
    corrections.(deadtime_correction)
  • Sum of raw backscatter counts per bin prior to ANY corrections.(total_counts)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Amount of time laser pulse lags behind the scalar trigger(laser_scalar_sync_offset)
  • lat(lat)
  • Aerosol backscatter coefficient at 355 nm(backscatter)

nsamplpsC1.a0:
  • Filter Temperature(filter_temp)
  • time(time)
  • Laser output energy per pulse(energy_monitor)
  • Laser Temperature(laser_temp)
  • range(range)
  • Background Signal(background_signal)
  • Array of heights for the range gates(height)
  • Preliminary cloud base height(preliminary_cbh)
  • Maximum altitude retrieved from multichannel scalar card.(max_altitude)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Instrument Temperature(instrument_temp)
  • Voltage level which operates the A/D card and the detector(voltage_05)
  • effective range offset due to poor sync between laser firing and A/D trigger.(range_offset)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • lon(lon)
  • Voltage level which operates the energy monitor(voltage_15)
  • Attenuated backscatter(detector_counts)
  • Voltage level which operates the thermistor(voltage_10)
  • lat(lat)
  • Detector Temperature(detector_temp)
  • Number of laser shots recorded(shots_summed)
  • Time in nanoseconds for each range bin of multichannel scalar card.(range_bin_time)
  • Repetition Rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(pulse_rep)
  • Width of range-bins calculated from range_bin_time(range_bin_width)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Distance from leading edge of first range bin to the center of each bin .(range_bins)

nsamwrpC1.b1:
  • Expected root-mean-square error in precipitable water retrieval using only
    23.835 and 30.0 GHz(totalPrecipitableWater2RmsError)
  • Flag indicating moisture sensor status(wetWindowFlag)
  • Retrieved cloud liquid water content(liquidWaterContent)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Cloud base height(cloudBaseHeight)
  • Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water path retrieval using only 23.835
    and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2RmsError)
  • Expected root-mean-square error in temperature retrieval(temperatureRmsError)
  • Retrieved liquid water path using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2)
  • Surface absolute temperature at instrument(surfaceTemperature)
  • Surface water vapor density at instrument(surfaceWaterVaporDensity)
  • Lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel)
  • Interpolated dewpoint temperature(dewpointTemperature)
  • Retrieved liquid water path(liquidWaterPath)
  • Equilibrium level pressure(equilibriumLevelPres)
  • Lifting condensation level pressure(liftingCondensationLevelPres)
  • lon(lon)
  • Retrieved total precipitable water vapor using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(totalPrecipitableWater2)
  • air temperature (NGM250 predicted)(temperature)
  • Expected root-mean-square error in water vapor density retrieval(waterVaporDensityRmsError)
  • Retrieved water vapor density(waterVaporDensity)
  • time(time)
  • Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water path retrieval(liquidWaterPathRmsError)
  • Level of free convection pressure(levelFreeConvectionPres)
  • Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature)
  • Data quality flags(dataQualityFlags)
  • Internal blackbody reference temperature(blackbodyTemperature)
  • atmospheric pressure at mean sea level and at tropopause (NGM250 predicted)(pressure)
  • Derived virtual temperature(virtualTemperature)
  • Zenith-pointing infrared temperature at 10um(infraredTemperature)
  • Total precipitable water vapor, from microwave radiometer(totalPrecipitableWater)
  • Frequency(frequency)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Expected root-mean-square error in precipitable water retrieval(totalPrecipitableWaterRmsError)
  • lat(lat)
  • Convective Available Potential Energy(cape)
  • Expected root-mean-square error in liquid water content retrieval(liquidWaterContentRmsError)
  • Level of free convection(levelFreeConvection)
  • Surface pressure at instrument(surfacePressure)
  • Array of heights for the range gates(height)
  • Surface relative humidity at instrument(surfaceRelativeHumidity)
  • elevation(elevation)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Derived relative humidity(relativeHumidity)
  • azimuth(azimuth)
  • Equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel)
  • Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio)

nsa915rwptempspecC1.a0:
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Spectral Data (signal strength/freq int)(spc_amp)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • lon(lon)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Sample Rate(sampr)
  • Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
  • Array of heights for the range gates(height)
  • lat(lat)
  • Particle radius at logarithmic center of bin(bins)

nsa915rwptempmomC1.a0:
  • Mean acoustic speed(smdf)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • lon(lon)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Beam 0 virtual temperature(virtual_temp)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio: acoustic(ssnr)
  • Spectral Width: vert velocity(specw)
  • Mean atmospheric vertical velocity(mdf)
  • Sample Rate(sampr)
  • Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio of the RASS Signal(snr)
  • Array of heights for the range gates(height)
  • 1000 * log10(noise signal level: vert vel)(noise)
  • lat(lat)
  • Acoustic Spectral Width(sspecw)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)

nsamettwr4hC1.b1:
  • 40m Average QLI Reference Temperature(RefT40M_AVG)
  • Standard Deviation of 10m Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP10M_STD)
  • 15 minute Present Weather Code(PwCod15mi)
  • Chilled Mirror Calculated Vapor Pressure(VPCMH)
  • Chilled Mirror Temperature(CMHTemp)
  • Standard Deviation of 40m Calculated Dew Point(DP40M_STD)
  • 2m Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(WS2M_S_WVT)
  • 10m Vector Averaged Wind Speed(WS10M_U_WVT)
  • lon(lon)
  • lat(lat)
  • 10m Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(WS10M_S_WVT)
  • 2m Average QLI Input Voltage(Volt2M_AVG)
  • 2m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD2M_DU_WVT)
  • 10m Average Relative Humidity(RH10M_AVG)
  • Present Weather Sensor Alarm(PWSAlarm)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • 20m Average Relative Humidity(RH20M_AVG)
  • 10m Average Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP10M_AVG)
  • 1 minute Average Visibility(AvgVis1mi)
  • Standard Deviation of Sonic Vector Averaged Wind Direction(SonicWD_SDU_WVT)
  • 10m Average Temperature(T10M_AVG)
  • Instant Present Weather Code(InstPwCod)
  • Standard Deviation of 2m Relative Humidity(RH2M_STD)
  • Standard Deviation of 10m Relative Humidity(RH10M_STD)
  • Standard Deviation of 10m Temperature(T10M_STD)
  • 40m Average Calculated Dew Point(DP40M_AVG)
  • Standard Deviation of 2m Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP2M_STD)
  • 1 hour Present Weather Code(PwCod1hr)
  • Standard Deviation of 20m Relative Humidity(RH20M_STD)
  • 40m Vector Averaged Wind Speed(WS40M_U_WVT)
  • 10m Average Calculated Dew Point(DP10M_AVG)
  • 20m Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(WS20M_S_WVT)
  • Standard Deviation of 20m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD20M_SDU_WVT)
  • 2m Average Temperature(T2M_AVG)
  • 2m Average Calculated Dew Point(DP2M_AVG)
  • Cumulative Snow Sum(CumSnow)
  • 20m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD20M_DU_WVT)
  • 20m Average Calculated Dew Point(DP20M_AVG)
  • Average X Component of Sonic Wind Speed(SonicX_AVG)
  • 20m Average QLI Reference Temperature(RefT20M_AVG)
  • Sonic Vector Averaged Wind Direction(SonicWD_DU_WVT)
  • Standard Deviation of 2m Temperature(T2M_STD)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Standard Deviation of 10m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD10M_SDU_WVT)
  • 10 minute Average Visibility(AvgVis10m)
  • 2m Average Relative Humidity(RH2M_AVG)
  • Standard Deviation of 10m Calculated Dew Point(DP10M_STD)
  • Standard Deviation of 2m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD2M_SDU_WVT)
  • 10m Average QLI Input Voltage(Volt10M_AVG)
  • 20m Average Temperature(T20M_AVG)
  • 40m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD40M_DU_WVT)
  • Standard Deviation of 2m Calculated Dew Point(DP2M_STD)
  • Cumulative Water Sum(CumH2O)
  • 10m Average QLI Reference Temperature(RefT10m_AVG)
  • 40m Average Relative Humidity(RH40M_AVG)
  • 40m Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(WS40M_S_WVT)
  • 40m Average Temperature(T40M_AVG)
  • Precipitation Rate(PcpRate)
  • 10m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD10M_DU_WVT)
  • Sonic Arithmetic Mean Wind Speed(SonicWS_S_WVT)
  • 2m Average Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP2M_AVG)
  • Average Y Component of Sonic Wind Speed(SonicY_AVG)
  • Sonic Vector Averaged Wind Speed(SonicWS_U_WVT)
  • Standard Deviation of 40m Temperature(T40M_STD)
  • 20m Average Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP20M_AVG)
  • 2m Vector Averaged Wind Speed(WS2M_U_WVT)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • time(time)
  • 2m Average QLI Reference Temperature(RefT2M_AVG)
  • Average Sonic Static Speed of Sound(SonicS_AVG)
  • Chilled Mirror Calculated Saturation Vapor Pressure(SatVPCMH)
  • Standard Deviation of 20m Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP20M_STD)
  • Standard Deviation of 40m Relative Humidity(RH40M_STD)
  • 20m Average QLI Input Voltage(Volt20M_AVG)
  • Standard Deviation of 40m Vector Averaged Wind Direction(WD40M_SDU_WVT)
  • Datalogger Battery Voltage(Batt_Volt)
  • Standard Deviation of 20m Calculated Dew Point(DP20M_STD)
  • 40m Average QLI Reference Voltage(Volt40M_AVG)
  • Chilled Mirror Dew Point(CMHDP)
  • 20m Vector Averaged Wind Speed(WS20M_U_WVT)
  • 40m Average Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP40M_AVG)
  • Standard Deviation of 20m Temperature(T20M_STD)
  • Standard Deviation of 40m Calculated Vapor Pressure(VP40M_STD)
  • Chilled Mirror Calculated Relative Humidity(CMHRH)
  • Atmospheric Pressure(AtmPress)

nsaaeriengineerC1.b1:
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBtopTempWeight)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - apex(HBBapexTemp)
  • Interferometer window temperature measured on the outside of the aluminum window
    flange(interferometerWindowTemp)
  • Resistive temperature of 97 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P4 shell(fixed97KohmResistor)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Number of complete (forward+backward) interferogram scans in sample average(coadditionsCount)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Motor step value given to motor controller to achieve proper mirror positioning(sceneMirrorMotorStep)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim top(HBBtopTemp)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature
    average(ABBbottomTempWeight)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (700_705
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Corrective offset for final hot blackbody average temperature(HBBtempOffset)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBtopTempWeight)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Ambient air temperature near the interferometer(airNearInterferometerTemp)
  • Scene mirror temperature as measured at the center of the back of the mirror(sceneMirrorTemp)
  • Resistive temperature of 2500 Ohm fixed resistor - banana plug mounted(fixed2500ohmResistor)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
    sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on
    the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Number of views in a sequence(sceneMirPosCount)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (700_705
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Laser wavenumber used in definition of output wavenumber scale(outputLaserWavenumber)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
    larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer
    line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity)
  • Detector temperature sensed via diode near detector(detectorTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2295_2300 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Interferometer front end fan airflow unheated temperature: used with heated
    temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Limit applied to LWskyNEN in determination of LWskyNENacceptable(LWskyNENlimit)
  • Scene mirror motor driver heat sink temperature(motorDriverTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (675_680
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Factor used to convert single-scan noise to two-minute equivalent(twoMinuteNoiseEstimateFactor)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Blackbody controller Unit 2 power supply temperature(BBcontroller2temp)
  • Stirling cooler compressor temperature measured at compressor heatsink(coolerCompressorTemp)
  • Size of buffer holding initial spectrum(originalInterferogramSize)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2510_2515 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Size of buffer holding expanded spectrum before interpolation(expandedInterferogramSize)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2282_2287 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Weight factor for apex used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBapexTempWeight)
  • Original laser wavenumber assumed for this instrument(originalLaserWavenumber)
  • Signal conditioning electronics inside air temperature(SCEtemp)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Limit applied to HBBtempDrift in determination of HBBstable flag(HBBtempDriftLimit)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Scene mirror motor case temperature(mirrorMotorTemp)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Spare temperature sensor (location TBD)(spareTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2510_2515
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Field of view half angle used in finite FOV correction(FFOVhalfAngle)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2282_2287
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Stirling cycle cooler expander temperature(coolerExpanderTemp)
  • Ambient air temperature near blackbodies(airNearBBsTemp)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Blackbody controller Unit 1 power supply temperature(BBcontroller1temp)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • lat(lat)
  • Interferometer front end fan airflow heated temperature: used with unheated
    temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp)
  • Stirling cooler power supply temperature measured at power supply frame(coolerPowerSupplyTemp)
  • Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
    indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Weight factor for apex used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBapexTempWeight)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim bottom(HBBbottomTemp)
  • Relative Humidity measured in the Interferometer Enclosure(interferometerEnclosureRelativeHumidity)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Blackbody cavity geometry factor(BBcavityFactor)
  • Resistive temperature of 12 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P3 shell(fixed12KohmResistor)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • time(time)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Electronics rack ambient temperature measured at inside top of rack(rackAmbientTemp)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • lon(lon)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (675_680
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • AERI interferometer temperature at second port(interferometerSecondPortTemp)
  • Limit applied to SWskyNEN in determination of SWskyNENacceptable(SWskyNENlimit)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
  • xxx(dataAvailable)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Number of terms used in finite field of view correction(numberOfTerms)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature(ABBbottomTemp)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBbottomTempWeight)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Corrective offset for final ambient blackbody average temperature(ABBtempOffset)
  • Scene mirror position encoder value(sceneMirPosEncoder)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - apex(ABBapexTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2295_2300
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - rim top(ABBtopTemp)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • Stirling cycle cooler current(coolerCurrent)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Instrument scene mirror position identifier(sceneMirrorPosition)
  • AERI ingest computer temperature measured at back panel of computer(computerTemp)
  • Relative humidity measured in the optics compartment atop the interferometer.(opticsCompartmentRelativeHumidity)

nsaaerich2C1.b1:
  • lat(lat)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
  • lon(lon)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Wave number(wnum)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • time(time)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)

nsaaerisummaryC1.b1:
  • AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENCh2)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum3)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • lat(lat)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum7)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum6)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum13)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • xxx(dataAvailable)
  • AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum2)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch2)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
    sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on
    the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum12)
  • time(time)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum1)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum9)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
    indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum5)
  • AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyUniformityCh2)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch2)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
    larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer
    line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum11)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN)
  • lon(lon)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum4)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum8)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • AERI SW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum14)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum10)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)

nsamwrtipC1.a1:
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • (tknd)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • base time(base_time)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • lon(lon)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • lat(lat)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)

nsavceil25kC1.b1:
  • Percentage of nominal factory setting (0 to 999%)(receiver_sensitivity)
  • Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Flag indicating aeri retrieval status(status_flag)
  • Aerosol backscatter coefficient at 355 nm(backscatter)
  • Millivolts at internal ADC input (0 to 2500)(background_light)
  • range(range)
  • Vertical visibility(vertical_visibility)
  • lon(lon)
  • Degrees from vertical (0 to +90)(tilt_angle)
  • Altitude of highest signal(alt_highest_signal)
  • Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
  • Backscatter sum(sum_backscatter)
  • lat(lat)
  • Percentage of nominal factory setting (0 to 999%)(laser_pulse_energy)
  • Detection status. See details(detection_status)
  • Warning and alarm status bits(status_string)
  • 6 character string describing instrument measurement parameters(measurement_parameters)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
  • Laser temperature(laser_temperature)
  • GPS raw data filename(filename)
  • Millivolts at internal ADC input(window_contamination)

nsa915rwpwindspecC1.a0:
  • Number of valid heights(nheight)
  • Rx Bandwidth Switch Code(bswitch)
  • Range Gate Spacing(rgs)
  • Ave Time per Average Spectra.(spcavetim)
  • Delay Time to 1st Gate(dly)
  • elevation(elevation)
  • Spectral Data (signal strength/freq int)(spc_amp)
  • Interpulse Period(ipp)
  • Radial Velocity Spectral Resolution(vsr)
  • lon(lon)
  • Height of Center of Last Range Gate(rgl)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Time Domain Integration Time(tditime)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Vertical FFT Bandwidth(vband)
  • Sample Rate(sampr)
  • Height of Center of First Range Gate(rgf)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Pulse Repetition Frequency(prf)
  • Array of heights for each sample time(height_t)
  • Oblique FFT Bandwidth(oband)
  • Number of Pulse Code Bits(pcbits)
  • Number of Coherent Samples/spectral point(ncoh)
  • Number of Individual Spectra/Average Spectrum(nspc)
  • Individual Spectrum Integration Time(sitime)
  • Particle radius at logarithmic center of bin(bins)
  • Height Index(range_gate)
  • lat(lat)
  • Beam Number(beam)
  • Pulse Length(plen)

nsamwrlosC1.b1:
  • IR Brightness Temperature(ir_temp)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 31.4 GHz(tbsky31)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • (tknd)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • lon(lon)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • lat(lat)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)

nsaaerich1C1.b1:
  • Wave number(wnum)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • time(time)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • lon(lon)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • lat(lat)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)

nsammcrmomC1.b1:
  • Delay to First Range Gate(StartGateDelay)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Receiver Cal Time Stamp(RxCalTimeStamp)
  • Number of Coherent Integrations(NumCoherentIntegrations)
  • Max. height of clutter removal(ClutterHeight)
  • Circular Depolarization Ratio(CircularDepolarizationRatio)
  • DC Filtering ON-OFF Status(DCFilterONOFF)
  • Average Noise Level (S/N<0)(AvgNoiseLevel)
  • Pulse Width(PulseWidth)
  • Current Receiver Number(ReceiverNumber)
  • Receiver Gain(RxGain)
  • RadarWaveLength(m) / [4 * InterPulsePeriod(s) * NumCoherentIntegrations](NyquistVelocity)
  • Windowing ON-OFF Status(WindowingONOFF)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Gate Spacing(GateSpacing)
  • Mean Noise Level(NoiseLevel)
  • Receiver 290K Level(Rx290KLevel)
  • Number of Receiver(NumReceivers)
  • Minimum detectable reflectivity(MinimumDetectableReflectivity)
  • TWT Status Code, details forthcoming from MMCR vendor(TWTStatusCode)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Receiver Cal Check Level(CalCheckLevel)
  • Receiver Cal Check Time Stamp(CalCheckTime)
  • Number of Code Bits(NumCodeBits)
  • lon(lon)
  • Inter-Pulse Period(InterPulsePeriod)
  • Range Corrected Calibrated Power(RangeCorrectedPower)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Receiver Sky Noise(SkyNoiseLevel)
  • Time associated with hourly averaged values(TimeAvg)
  • Data Quality Status(DataQualityStatus)
  • lat(lat)
  • Operating Set for this Record(ModeNum)
  • Radar Constant(RadarConstant)
  • radar mode char identifier(ModeDescription)
  • Power (uncalibrated)(Power)
  • Receiver Mode(ReceiverMode)
  • Number of Spectral Averages(NumSpectralAverages)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Number of Gate Heights(NumHeights)
  • Number of Points in FFT(NumFFT)
  • Array of heights for each power(heights)
  • Peak tranmitted power, averaged over the course of the hour(PeakTransmittedPowerAvg)
  • time(time)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)


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DQRID : D050217.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
02/09/2005230002/10/20052300
Subject:
NSA/AERI/C1 - Blower motor failure
DataStreams:nsaaeriC1.00, nsaaerich2C1.b1, nsaaeriengineerC1.b1, nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1,
nsaaerirawC1.00, nsaaerisummaryC1.b1
Description:
The blower motor failed on February 9, estimated time 23:00 GMT. The problem was repaired 
on February 10, 23:00 GMT. The blower motor serves two functions. It maintains the 
instrument window enclosure at the outside temperature and blows ice crystals from the 
enclosure. Failure of the motor caused the enclosure temperature to increase by approximately 12K 
(from 255 to 267K). Previous experience in comparing arctic instruments with the blower 
on and off have shown that if ice crystals enter the enclosure, there is a slight 
increase in the 3-5 um (ch 2) spectral intensity. It is unlikely that Ch 1 is affected.
Measurements:nsaaeriC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1:
  • Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_fract)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral window for channel 2: [2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT_channel_2)
  • Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_2(cbh_AERI_channel_2)

nsaaerirawC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

nsaaerich2C1.b1:
  • Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)

nsaaeriengineerC1.b1:
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)

nsaaerisummaryC1.b1:
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyUniformityCh2)
  • AERI SW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)


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DQRID : D050224.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
02/09/2005230002/10/20052300
Subject:
NSA/AERI/C1 - Blower Motor Failure -Channel 1 data effect
DataStreams:nsaaeriC1.00, nsaaeriengineerC1.b1, nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1, nsaaerirawC1.00,
nsaaerisummaryC1.b1
Description:
The blower motor failed on February 9, estimated time 23:00 GMT. The problem was repaired 
on February 10, 23:00 GMT. The blower motor serves two functions. It maintains the 
instrument window enclosure at the outside
temperature and blows ice crystals from the enclosure. Failure of the motor
caused the enclosure temperature to increase by approximately 12K (from 255
to 267K). Previous experience in comparing arctic instruments with the blower on and off 
have shown that if ice crystals enter the enclosure, there is a slight increase in the 3-5 
um (ch 2) spectral intensity. It is unlikely that Ch 1 is affected. However, we can not 
be certain that there is no problem with the data. Hence, this DQR should be considered a 
warning that Channel 1 data may be affected.
Measurements:nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1:
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral window for channel 1: [1142.20,1147.03](mean_AERI_BT_channel_1)

nsaaeriC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

nsaaerirawC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

nsaaerisummaryC1.b1:
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
  • AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)

nsaaeriengineerC1.b1:
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)


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DQRID : D051101.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/31/2005060001/18/20060032
Subject:
NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - IRT failure
DataStreams:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1
Description:
The IRT failed and was replaced with a spare.
Measurements:nsaskyrad60sC1.b1:
  • Sky Infra Red Temperature Minima(sky_ir_temp_min)
  • Sky Infra Red Temperature Maxima(sky_ir_temp_max)
  • Standard Deviation of Sky Infra Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp_std)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)


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DQRID : D060209.5
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
02/07/2006091002/07/20062350
Subject:
NSA/SKYRAD/C1 - Power outage affecting some SKYRAD instruments
DataStreams:nsaskyrad20sC1.a0, nsaskyrad60sC1.b1, nsaskyradC1.00
Description:
During the power outage the downwelling global measurement from the PSP instrument and 
downwelling diffuse 8-48 instrument shows a slight increase from -5 to +0 W/m2.  This is due 
to removal of thermal offsets induced by the AC heater during the power outage.  This 
heater is installed within the PSP ventilator - it is necessary for the NSA/C1 climate.
The downwelling longwave PIR instrument is unaffected due to case and dome temperature 
corrections.
The IRT is AC powered and was not operational during this time period.
Measurements:nsaskyradC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

nsaskyrad60sC1.b1:
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Minima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min)
  • Down-welling unshaded pyranometer voltage(down_short_hemisp)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer, Maxima(down_short_hemisp_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer, Standard
    Deviation(down_short_hemisp_std)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Maxima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer, Minima(down_short_hemisp_min)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Standard Deviation(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_std)

nsaskyrad20sC1.a0:
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Hemispheric Shortwave, Unshaded Pyranometer Thermopile
    Voltage(inst_global)
  • Instantaneous Sky/Cloud Infrared(inst_sky_ir_signal)
  • Instantaneous Uncorrected Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse, Shaded Pyranometer
    Thermopile Voltage(inst_diffuse)


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DQRID : D060630.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/27/2006000006/30/20061700
Subject:
NSA/AERI/C1 - Test data not representative of atmosphere
DataStreams:nsaaeriC1.00, nsaaerich1C1.b1, nsaaerich2C1.b1, nsaaeriengineerC1.b1,
nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1, nsaaerirawC1.00, nsaaerisummaryC1.b1
Description:
The AERI had high levels of noise and testing was conducted to determine the cause of the 
noise.  These tests occurred June 27 through June 30. Data collected during this time 
should not be used. It was collected to test the instrument and does not represent 
atmospheric data.

The instrument was restarted in the connex using the upgraded Windows rapid sampling 
system on June 30, 2006 beginning 17:00 GMT.
Measurements:nsaaeriC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

nsaaerilblcloudsC1.c1:
  • Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 985-990 wavenumber window
    during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_1)
  • Standard deviation of the IR temperature ensemble(sdev_irt)
  • Ensemble average of 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_31tbsky)
  • Number of observations in each `large` MWR ensemble (23tbsky and 31tbsky)(nobs_mwr_ensembles_large)
  • Cloud base height from the MPL(mean_mpl_cbh)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky_large)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral window for channel 2: [2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT_channel_2)
  • Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 2510-2515 wavenumber window
    during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_2)
  • Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky_large)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_clear)
  • Number of observations in each MWR ensemble (23tbsky, 31tbsky, vap, liq)(nobs_mwr_ensembles)
  • Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_fract)
  • Standard deviation of liq ensemble(sdev_liq)
  • Ensemble average of ratios of direct_norm_broadband divided by
    diffuse_hemisp_broadband from the SIROS(mean_dir_by_diff_ratio)
  • Ensemble average of third cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud3_cbh)
  • Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
  • Cloud detection flag from sgpaerilblcloudsC1.c1(nonclear_flag)
  • Ensemble average of total water vapor along LOS path from the MWR(mean_vap)
  • Standard deviation of ratio ensemble about mean_dir_to_diff_ratio(sdev_dir_by_diff_ratio)
  • Standard deviation of mpl_cbh ensemble(sdev_mpl_cbh)
  • Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
  • AERI sample time minus WSI image time(wsi_offset_time)
  • Ensemble average of 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_23tbsky)
  • Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky)
  • Ensemble average of first cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud1_cbh)
  • Data quality flag for MPL cbh ensemble(mpl_cbh_dq_flag)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Number of foggy observations in ensemble (probably condensation on the window)(nobs_mpl_foggy)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_clear)
  • Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_1(cbh_AERI_channel_1)
  • Integrated vapor column from sonde using MWR Instrument Performance Model (IPM)(integ_vap_sonde)
  • IR temperature calculated from the AERI spectral response function used to
    mimick the output from the IR thermometer on the MWR(calculated_irt)
  • Number of ratios in ensemble(nobs_dir_by_diff_ratio)
  • lat(lat)
  • Standard deviation of vap ensemble(sdev_vap)
  • Average total liquid water along LOS path from the MWR(mean_liq)
  • Binary field indicating which inputs are available and used to set the
    nonclear_flag(nonclear_inputs)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_clear)
  • Standard deviation of cloud1 ensemble(sdev_cloud1_cbh)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_cbh)
  • Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky)
  • base time(base_time)
  • lon(lon)
  • Standard deviation of cloud2 ensemble(sdev_cloud2_cbh)
  • Ensemble average of second cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud2_cbh)
  • Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_clear)
  • Standard deviation of cloud3 ensemble(sdev_cloud3_cbh)
  • Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
    spectral window for channel 1: [1142.20,1147.03](mean_AERI_BT_channel_1)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_cbh)
  • Average IR temperature from the IRT (on the MWR)(mean_irt)
  • time(time)
  • Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_2(cbh_AERI_channel_2)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_cbh)
  • Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_cbh)

nsaaerirawC1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

nsaaerisummaryC1.b1:
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum9)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • xxx(dataAvailable)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift)
  • AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum2)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENCh2)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum3)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum4)
  • AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
    indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum8)
  • AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • base time(base_time)
  • lat(lat)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum7)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum5)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch2)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyUniformityCh2)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch2)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
    sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on
    the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum6)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
    larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer
    line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • AERI SW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum12)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum13)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum14)
  • time(time)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum1)
  • AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum11)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum10)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • lon(lon)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)

nsaaerich2C1.b1:
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • lat(lat)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • time(time)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Wave number(wnum)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
  • lon(lon)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)

nsaaeriengineerC1.b1:
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (700_705
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • lon(lon)
  • Laser wavenumber used in definition of output wavenumber scale(outputLaserWavenumber)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBtopTempWeight)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - apex(HBBapexTemp)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Interferometer window temperature measured on the outside of the aluminum window
    flange(interferometerWindowTemp)
  • Resistive temperature of 97 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P4 shell(fixed97KohmResistor)
  • AERI interferometer temperature at second port(interferometerSecondPortTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (675_680
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Limit applied to SWskyNEN in determination of SWskyNENacceptable(SWskyNENlimit)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Number of complete (forward+backward) interferogram scans in sample average(coadditionsCount)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Spare temperature sensor (location TBD)(spareTemp)
  • xxx(dataAvailable)
  • Motor step value given to motor controller to achieve proper mirror positioning(sceneMirrorMotorStep)
  • Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
    larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer
    line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2510_2515
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Field of view half angle used in finite FOV correction(FFOVhalfAngle)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2282_2287
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Detector temperature sensed via diode near detector(detectorTemp)
  • Number of terms used in finite field of view correction(numberOfTerms)
  • Stirling cycle cooler expander temperature(coolerExpanderTemp)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim top(HBBtopTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2295_2300 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Ambient air temperature near blackbodies(airNearBBsTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature(ABBbottomTemp)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBbottomTempWeight)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Interferometer front end fan airflow unheated temperature: used with heated
    temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Blackbody controller Unit 1 power supply temperature(BBcontroller1temp)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Limit applied to LWskyNEN in determination of LWskyNENacceptable(LWskyNENlimit)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • lat(lat)
  • Scene mirror motor driver heat sink temperature(motorDriverTemp)
  • Corrective offset for final ambient blackbody average temperature(ABBtempOffset)
  • Interferometer front end fan airflow heated temperature: used with unheated
    temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp)
  • Stirling cooler power supply temperature measured at power supply frame(coolerPowerSupplyTemp)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature
    average(ABBbottomTempWeight)
  • Scene mirror position encoder value(sceneMirPosEncoder)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (675_680
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - apex(ABBapexTemp)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
    indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2295_2300
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Weight factor for apex used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBapexTempWeight)
  • Factor used to convert single-scan noise to two-minute equivalent(twoMinuteNoiseEstimateFactor)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (700_705
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - rim top(ABBtopTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Blackbody controller Unit 2 power supply temperature(BBcontroller2temp)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Stirling cooler compressor temperature measured at compressor heatsink(coolerCompressorTemp)
  • Corrective offset for final hot blackbody average temperature(HBBtempOffset)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim bottom(HBBbottomTemp)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBtopTempWeight)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Size of buffer holding initial spectrum(originalInterferogramSize)
  • Stirling cycle cooler current(coolerCurrent)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Relative Humidity measured in the Interferometer Enclosure(interferometerEnclosureRelativeHumidity)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Ambient air temperature near the interferometer(airNearInterferometerTemp)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Scene mirror temperature as measured at the center of the back of the mirror(sceneMirrorTemp)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2510_2515 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Size of buffer holding expanded spectrum before interpolation(expandedInterferogramSize)
  • Resistive temperature of 2500 Ohm fixed resistor - banana plug mounted(fixed2500ohmResistor)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Blackbody cavity geometry factor(BBcavityFactor)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Resistive temperature of 12 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P3 shell(fixed12KohmResistor)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2282_2287 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
    sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on
    the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Instrument scene mirror position identifier(sceneMirrorPosition)
  • Weight factor for apex used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBapexTempWeight)
  • time(time)
  • Original laser wavenumber assumed for this instrument(originalLaserWavenumber)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
  • Signal conditioning electronics inside air temperature(SCEtemp)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift)
  • AERI ingest computer temperature measured at back panel of computer(computerTemp)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Limit applied to HBBtempDrift in determination of HBBstable flag(HBBtempDriftLimit)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Number of views in a sequence(sceneMirPosCount)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Scene mirror motor case temperature(mirrorMotorTemp)
  • Electronics rack ambient temperature measured at inside top of rack(rackAmbientTemp)
  • Relative humidity measured in the optics compartment atop the interferometer.(opticsCompartmentRelativeHumidity)

nsaaerich1C1.b1:
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Wave number(wnum)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • time(time)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • lon(lon)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • lat(lat)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)


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