Data Quality Reports for Session: 112115 User: liusy Completed: 05/21/2008


TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D980126.1Incorrect radiosonde serial numberssgpsondewrpnB1.a0, sgpsondewrpnB1.a1, sgpsondewrpnB4.a0, sgpsondewrpnB4.a1,
sgpsondewrpnB5.a0, sgpsondewrpnB5.a1, sgpsondewrpnB6.a0, sgpsondewrpnB6.a1, sgpsondewrpnC1.a0,
sgpsondewrpnC1.a1
D990124.2SGP/SONDE - Dry bias in sonde RHDsgpsondeB1.00, DsgpsondeB1.a0, DsgpsondeB1.a1, DsgpsondeB4.00, DsgpsondeB4.a0,
DsgpsondeB4.a1, DsgpsondeB5.00, DsgpsondeB5.a0, DsgpsondeB5.a1, DsgpsondeC1.00, DsgpsondeC1.a0,
DsgpsondeC1.a1, DsgpsondenogcptucalcB1.c1, DsgpsondenogcptucalcB4.c1,
DsgpsondenogcptucalcB5.c1, DsgpsondenogcptucalcC1.c1, DsgpsondenogcwrpnB1.c1, DsgpsondenogcwrpnB4.c1,
DsgpsondenogcwrpnB5.c1, DsgpsondenogcwrpnC1.c1, DsgpsondeptuB1.00, DsgpsondeptuB4.00,
DsgpsondeptuB5.00, DsgpsondeptuB6.00, DsgpsondeptuC1.00, DsgpsondeptucalcB1.c1,
DsgpsondeptucalcB4.c1, DsgpsondeptucalcB5.c1, DsgpsondeptucalcC1.c1, sgpsondeB1.00,
sgpsondeB1.a0, sgpsondeB1.a1, sgpsondeB4.00, sgpsondeB4.a0, sgpsondeB4.a1, sgpsondeB5.00,
sgpsondeB5.a0, sgpsondeB5.a1, sgpsondeB6.00, sgpsondeC1.00, sgpsondeC1.a0, sgpsondeC1.a1,
sgpsondeptuC1.00, sgpsondewnpnB1.a0, sgpsondewnpnB1.a1, sgpsondewnpnB4.a0,
sgpsondewnpnB4.a1, sgpsondewnpnB5.a0, sgpsondewnpnB5.a1, sgpsondewnpnB6.a0, sgpsondewnpnB6.a1,
sgpsondewnpnC1.a0, sgpsondewnpnC1.a1, sgpsondewnprC1.a0, sgpsondewnprC1.a1,
sgpsondewrpnB1.00, sgpsondewrpnB1.a0, sgpsondewrpnB1.a1, sgpsondewrpnB4.00, sgpsondewrpnB4.a0,
sgpsondewrpnB4.a1, sgpsondewrpnB5.00, sgpsondewrpnB5.a0, sgpsondewrpnB5.a1,
sgpsondewrpnB6.00, sgpsondewrpnB6.a0, sgpsondewrpnB6.a1, sgpsondewrpnC1.00, sgpsondewrpnC1.a0,
sgpsondewrpnC1.a1, sgpsondewrprB1.00, sgpsondewrprB1.a0, sgpsondewrprB1.a1,
sgpsondewrprB4.00, sgpsondewrprB4.a0, sgpsondewrprB4.a1, sgpsondewrprB5.00, sgpsondewrprB5.a0,
sgpsondewrprB5.a1, sgpsondewrprC1.00, sgpsondewrprC1.a0, sgpsondewrprC1.a1


DQRID : D980126.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/01/1998000012/31/19992359
Subject:
Incorrect radiosonde serial numbers
DataStreams:sgpsondewrpnB1.a0, sgpsondewrpnB1.a1, sgpsondewrpnB4.a0, sgpsondewrpnB4.a1,
sgpsondewrpnB5.a0, sgpsondewrpnB5.a1, sgpsondewrpnB6.a0, sgpsondewrpnB6.a1, sgpsondewrpnC1.a0,
sgpsondewrpnC1.a1
Description:
Radiosondes manufactured at Vaisala's Woburn, MA factory during the first
of January 1998 have incorrect serial numbers.  Instead of being numbered
8012XXXXX these sondes are numbered 7012XXXXX.  Vaisala has been informed
of this, has confirmed the problem, and has corrected their numbering for
all subsequent sondes.  163 incorrectly numbered sondes were shipped to ARM
on 1/9/98.  Some have been used at the CF since 1/19/98:1430.
Measurements:sgpsondewrpnC1.a0:
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • lon(lon)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • lat(lat)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • base time(base_time)

sgpsondewrpnB5.a1:
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • lat(lat)
  • V-component(v_wind)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • lon(lon)
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewrpnB4.a0:
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • lon(lon)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • lat(lat)

sgpsondewrpnB1.a0:
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • lat(lat)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • lon(lon)

sgpsondewrpnB6.a0:
  • lat(lat)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • lon(lon)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)

sgpsondewrpnB5.a0:
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • lat(lat)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • lon(lon)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)

sgpsondewrpnB4.a1:
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • V-component(v_wind)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • lat(lat)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • lon(lon)
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • base time(base_time)

sgpsondewrpnB6.a1:
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • lon(lon)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • base time(base_time)
  • V-component(v_wind)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • lat(lat)

sgpsondewrpnC1.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • lat(lat)
  • lon(lon)
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • V-component(v_wind)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)

sgpsondewrpnB1.a1:
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • lon(lon)
  • lat(lat)
  • V-component(v_wind)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • base time(base_time)


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DQRID : D990124.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/27/1992000005/31/20022359
Subject:
SGP/SONDE - Dry bias in sonde RH
DataStreams:DsgpsondeB1.00, DsgpsondeB1.a0, DsgpsondeB1.a1, DsgpsondeB4.00, DsgpsondeB4.a0,
DsgpsondeB4.a1, DsgpsondeB5.00, DsgpsondeB5.a0, DsgpsondeB5.a1, DsgpsondeC1.00, DsgpsondeC1.a0,
DsgpsondeC1.a1, DsgpsondenogcptucalcB1.c1, DsgpsondenogcptucalcB4.c1,
DsgpsondenogcptucalcB5.c1, DsgpsondenogcptucalcC1.c1, DsgpsondenogcwrpnB1.c1, DsgpsondenogcwrpnB4.c1,
DsgpsondenogcwrpnB5.c1, DsgpsondenogcwrpnC1.c1, DsgpsondeptuB1.00, DsgpsondeptuB4.00,
DsgpsondeptuB5.00, DsgpsondeptuB6.00, DsgpsondeptuC1.00, DsgpsondeptucalcB1.c1,
DsgpsondeptucalcB4.c1, DsgpsondeptucalcB5.c1, DsgpsondeptucalcC1.c1, sgpsondeB1.00,
sgpsondeB1.a0, sgpsondeB1.a1, sgpsondeB4.00, sgpsondeB4.a0, sgpsondeB4.a1, sgpsondeB5.00,
sgpsondeB5.a0, sgpsondeB5.a1, sgpsondeB6.00, sgpsondeC1.00, sgpsondeC1.a0, sgpsondeC1.a1,
sgpsondeptuC1.00, sgpsondewnpnB1.a0, sgpsondewnpnB1.a1, sgpsondewnpnB4.a0,
sgpsondewnpnB4.a1, sgpsondewnpnB5.a0, sgpsondewnpnB5.a1, sgpsondewnpnB6.a0, sgpsondewnpnB6.a1,
sgpsondewnpnC1.a0, sgpsondewnpnC1.a1, sgpsondewnprC1.a0, sgpsondewnprC1.a1,
sgpsondewrpnB1.00, sgpsondewrpnB1.a0, sgpsondewrpnB1.a1, sgpsondewrpnB4.00, sgpsondewrpnB4.a0,
sgpsondewrpnB4.a1, sgpsondewrpnB5.00, sgpsondewrpnB5.a0, sgpsondewrpnB5.a1,
sgpsondewrpnB6.00, sgpsondewrpnB6.a0, sgpsondewrpnB6.a1, sgpsondewrpnC1.00, sgpsondewrpnC1.a0,
sgpsondewrpnC1.a1, sgpsondewrprB1.00, sgpsondewrprB1.a0, sgpsondewrprB1.a1,
sgpsondewrprB4.00, sgpsondewrprB4.a0, sgpsondewrprB4.a1, sgpsondewrprB5.00, sgpsondewrprB5.a0,
sgpsondewrprB5.a1, sgpsondewrprC1.00, sgpsondewrprC1.a0, sgpsondewrprC1.a1
Description:
Vaisala has confirmed ARM findings of an apparent dry bias in the
relative humidity measured by RS-80H radiosondes.  The cause of
the dry bias is thought to be contamination of the humidity sensor
by volatile organic substances originating from some plastic parts
of the radiosonde.  The amount of contamination is a function of
the time between the date of sonde manufacture and its use.  All
RS-80H sondes manufactured before week 34 of 1998 will show this
bias.  After week 34 of 1998 Vaisala changed its packaging to
reduce, but not eliminate the contamination problem.

Starting with RS-80 radiosonde manufactured in late June 2000 Vaisala
enclosed the sensor boom in an inert plastic shield, thereby eliminating
the contamination that caused the dry bias.

Starting in May 2001 at the SGP, May 2002 at the TWP, and later 2002
at the NSA, ARM has moved to using RS-90 radiosondes.  These sondes
are not subject to the contaminatino that caused the dry bias.

Vaisala is in the process of developing an algorithm that can be 
used to estimate the correct RH from knowledge of the sonde age.
All of the ARM sounding data have sufficient metadata available
to apply the correction.

Additionally, ARM has funded a Science Team effort (Milosevich) to
develop a 'best' correction algorithm for the RS-80 radiosonde humidity
data.  When completed this algorithm will allow us to reprocess the
accumulated RS-80 data and produce a new data platform with what we
hope will be more accurate data.
Measurements:sgpsondeB4.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeB5.00:
  • (Development raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrpnC1.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewnpnC1.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

DsgpsondeptuB6.00:
  • (Development raw data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondenogcptucalcB1.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrpnB6.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

DsgpsondeptuC1.00:
  • (Development raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewnprC1.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

DsgpsondenogcptucalcB5.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeptucalcC1.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewnpnB4.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondeB6.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrprB4.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeptuB1.00:
  • (Development raw data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondenogcptucalcC1.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrpnC1.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondewrpnB1.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewrprC1.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrpnB1.a0:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondewrprB5.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondeB5.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewrprB5.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeC1.00:
  • (Development raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrprB1.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondeB1.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondeptuC1.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondenogcptucalcB4.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeB1.a0:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeC1.a1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeptucalcB5.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrprB1.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrpnC1.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewrpnB1.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondeB1.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

DsgpsondeC1.a0:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeB4.a1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeptuB4.00:
  • (Development raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondeB1.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondewrprB5.a0:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondeC1.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewnpnB1.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewrpnB6.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondewrprC1.a0:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondeC1.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewrprC1.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

DsgpsondeptuB5.00:
  • (Development raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrpnB5.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewrprB4.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

DsgpsondeB1.a1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondeB5.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewnpnB6.a0:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

DsgpsondeB5.a1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondenogcwrpnB1.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrprB1.a0:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondewrpnB5.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeB4.a0:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondenogcwrpnB4.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeB5.a0:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewnpnB4.a0:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondewnprC1.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondewrpnB5.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewnpnB5.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

DsgpsondeB4.00:
  • (Development raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrpnB6.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewrprB4.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewnpnB1.a0:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondeB4.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondeC1.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondewrpnB4.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondenogcwrpnB5.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondewnpnC1.a0:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewrpnB4.a0:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

DsgpsondeB1.00:
  • (Development raw data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondeB4.a0:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

sgpsondewnpnB6.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewrpnB4.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

sgpsondewnpnB5.a1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)

DsgpsondeptucalcB4.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondenogcwrpnC1.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)

sgpsondeB5.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

DsgpsondeptucalcB1.c1:
  • (Development data stream - documentation not supported)


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