Data Quality Reports for Session: 112170 User: gaun Completed: 05/26/2008

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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D070409.1TWP/SMET/C1 - Upper winds failuretwpsmet60sC1.b1
D070510.5TWP/SMET/C2 - Lower windspeed sensor questionabletwpsmet60sC2.b1
D070613.1TWP/MWR/C1 - Intermittent datatwpmwrlosC1.b1, twpmwrtipC1.a1
D070803.1TWP/SMET/C3 - Upper wind speed artificially slowtwpsmet60sC3.b1
D071105.1TWP/SMET/C3 - ORG overestimated rainfalltwpsmet60sC3.b1
D071204.1TWP/GNDRAD/C2 - Reprocessed: Incorrect calibrationtwpgndrad20sC2.a0, twpgndrad60sC2.b1
D071204.2TWP/SKYRAD/C2 - Reprocessed: Incorrect calibrationstwpskyrad20sC2.a0, twpskyrad60sC2.b1
D071208.1TWP/MWR/C1 - Incorrect ambient temperature readingstwpmwrlosC1.b1, twpmwrtipC1.a1
D071219.1TWP/SMET/C2 - Lower Wind Speed Data Suspecttwpsmet60sC2.b1


DQRID : D070409.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/19/2007000006/12/20070406
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C1 - Upper winds failure
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC1.b1
Description:
The upper wind instrument was inoperative resulting in constant wind direction and speed.  
A failed cable was replaced.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC1.b1:
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #1 direction standard deviation(wind1_dir_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed arithmetic average(wind1_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Wind #1 direction vector average(wind1_dir_vec_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)

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DQRID : D070510.5
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/05/2007000008/19/20072135
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - Lower windspeed sensor questionable
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.b1
Description:
Lower wind speed sensor had degraded bearings.  This sensor was reporting as much as 0.4 
m/s lower values than the upper sensors when the winds were 2 m/s or below.  The sensor 
was replaced.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)

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DQRID : D070613.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/12/2007070006/13/20072000
06/16/2007210006/17/20072100
Subject:
TWP/MWR/C1 - Intermittent data
DataStreams:twpmwrlosC1.b1, twpmwrtipC1.a1
Description:
After a computer change the MWR program did not restart properly.  Data are intermittent 
between 6/12 and 6/17.
Measurements:twpmwrlosC1.b1:
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • IR Brightness Temperature(ir_temp)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • lat(lat)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • (tknd)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 31.4 GHz(tbsky31)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • lon(lon)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
twpmwrtipC1.a1:
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(31r)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(31bb)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • lat(lat)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r23)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz derived from this tip(tnd31I)
  • 31.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip31)
  • 23.8 GHz noise diode calib (injection temp) at Tkxc(23ndiode)
  • Actual elevation angle(actel)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • Tip configuration number(tipn)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(23bb)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody signal(31tipbb)
  • base time(base_time)
  • IR Brightness Temperature(ir_temp)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 23.8 GHz calibration curve slope(23gain)
  • Airmass value(airm)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody signal(23tipbb)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • 31.4 GHz noise diode calib adjusted to tknd_nom and low_pass filltered(31expave)
  • lon(lon)
  • (tknd)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(23bbn)
  • 31.4 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(r31)
  • 23.8 GHz calibration curve offset(23tbzenith)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal+noise injection signal(31tipskynd)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbskytip23)
  • 31.4 GHz calibration curve offset(31tbzenith)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(31tipsky)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(23tipsky)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • 23.8 GHz goodness-of-fit coefficient(23r)
  • 31.4 GHz noise diode calib (injection temp) at Tkxc(31ndiode)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(31bbn)
  • 31.4 GHz calibration curve slope(31gain)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • Blackbody temperature 1(tkbb1)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz derived from this tip(tnd23I)
  • 23.8 GHz noise diode calib adjusted to tknd_nom and low_pass filltered(23expave)
  • Blackbody temperature 2(tkbb2)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal+noise injection signal(23tipskynd)
  • Actual Azimuth(actaz)

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DQRID : D070803.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/01/2007000009/18/20072315
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - Upper wind speed artificially slow
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
The upper wind measurement was consistently slower by around 0.5 - 1 m/s than the lower 
wind measurement.  The bearings on the upper wind measurement were binding.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)

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DQRID : D071105.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/02/2007185511/02/20072010
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - ORG overestimated rainfall
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
Optical rain gauge (ORG) measured approximately 10mm higher than two co-located tipping 
bucket rain gauges and a co-located disdrometer.  The ORG is typically higher but usually 
not by an order of magnitude.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • Precipitation standard deviation(precip_sd)
  • precipitation minimum(precip_min)

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DQRID : D071204.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/25/2007220211/30/20071724
Subject:
TWP/GNDRAD/C2 - Reprocessed: Incorrect calibration
DataStreams:twpgndrad20sC2.a0, twpgndrad60sC2.b1
Description:
The Gndrad PSP was changed out 11/25 but the datalogger program was not updated until 
11/30.

PSP #31293 installed 20071125.2202.  Correct calibration coefficient = 123.46.

Reprocessed to correct upwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance (US) by:
US(new) = (US(old) / 123.56 ) * 123.46

Reprocessing completed March 2008.
Measurements:twpgndrad60sC2.b1:
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer(up_short_hemisp)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Maxima(up_short_hemisp_max)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Standard
    Deviation(up_short_hemisp_std)
  • Upwelling (10 meter) Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Minima(up_short_hemisp_min)
twpgndrad20sC2.a0:
  • Instantaneous Upwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer(inst_up_short_hemisp)

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DQRID : D071204.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/25/2007222011/30/20071726
Subject:
TWP/SKYRAD/C2 - Reprocessed: Incorrect calibrations
DataStreams:twpskyrad20sC2.a0, twpskyrad60sC2.b1
Description:
The SKYRAD PSPs were changed out 11/25 but the datalogger program was not updated until 
11/30.

Reprocessed to correct calibration per:
  down_short_diffuse(corrected) = down_short_diffuse(orig) * (118.18/112.42)
  short_direct_normal(corrected)= short_direct_normal(orig) * (122.20/118.11)
  down_short_hemips(corrected) = down_short_hemisp(orig) * (133.16/137.57)

Reprocessing completed March 2008.
Measurements:twpskyrad60sC2.b1:
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Standard Deviation(short_direct_normal_std)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer, Minima(down_short_hemisp_min)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)
  • Down-welling unshaded pyranometer voltage(down_short_hemisp)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Minima(short_direct_normal_min)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer, Standard
    Deviation(down_short_hemisp_std)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer(short_direct_normal)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Maxima(short_direct_normal_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer, Maxima(down_short_hemisp_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Maxima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Standard Deviation(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_std)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Minima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min)
twpskyrad20sC2.a0:
  • Instantaneous Uncorrected Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse, Shaded Pyranometer
    Thermopile Voltage(inst_diffuse)
  • Instantaneous Downwelling Hemispheric Shortwave, Unshaded Pyranometer Thermopile
    Voltage(inst_global)
  • Instantaneous Direct Normal Shortwave Irradiance, Pyheliometer Thermopile
    Voltage(inst_direct_normal)

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DQRID : D071208.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/21/2007000012/11/20070355
Subject:
TWP/MWR/C1 - Incorrect ambient temperature readings
DataStreams:twpmwrlosC1.b1, twpmwrtipC1.a1
Description:
Starting on 11/21 the ambient temperature readings are intermittent and have spikes.
Site operators replaced the dew-blower on 12/11 and readings came back to normal
Measurements:twpmwrlosC1.b1:
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
twpmwrtipC1.a1:
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)

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DQRID : D071219.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/22/2007004808/19/20072150
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - Lower Wind Speed Data Suspect
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.b1
Description:
The lower wind speed bearings appeared to be binding at speeds below 2 m/s as it did not 
compare well with the upper wind monitor.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)

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