DQRs for Session: 115110 User:wljCompleted: 10-23-2008

Data Quality Reports for Session: 115110 User: wlj Completed: 10/23/2008

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DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected
D940812.2	SGP/SMOS/E20 - Reprocess: Wind speed calibrations	sgp1smosE20.a0, sgp30smosE20.a1
D940829.1	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Bad Humidity Data	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
D941128.5
D950110.3	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Tower lowered for work on instrumentation	sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
D950509.8
D951009.4
D951101.10	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Bad line in SMOS 30 netCDF file	sgp30smosE9.a1
D951101.2	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Missing data incorrectly reported	sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
D951101.3	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Incorrect wind data	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
D951130.1
D960523.9
D961210.13
D970610.1	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Erroneous SMOS E9 humidity data	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
D971112.11
D980601.3
D990224.2	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Incorrect E9 RH data	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.00, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
D990224.3
D990512.8
D991109.22	SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.00, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgpsmosE9.01
D991109.9	SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS down for tower replacement	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.00, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgpsmosE9.01

DQRID : D940812.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/08/1993	1431	08/19/1993	1430

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E20 - Reprocess: Wind speed calibrations
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE20.a0, sgp30smosE20.a1
Description:	EDITOR'S NOTE: The earliest portion of the time period covered by this DQR occurred prior to the begin date of regular ARM data. Those data are not readily available from the ARM Archive but are available by special request. The actual period of time covered by this DQR is 930403-930819.1430. Practically all of the information in this DQR is derived from P930723.1 and C930830.1, both of which were submitted by Dick Hart. The calibrations initially used for wind speeds on SMOS systems at Coldwater (E8), Ashton (E9), the central faciality (E13), Ringwood (E15), and Meeker (E20) were originally "generic"values, but analysis of the N.I.S.T traceable calibration data reveals that use of these "generic" calibrations produces data with insufficient accuracy. The calibrations for the wind speed sensor associated with the instrument must be used in the datalogger program in order to obtain data with a 1% uncertainty. For the worst case, one wind speed sensor underestimates the wind speed by 1.1 m/s at 30 m/s when the "generic" calibration is used. This is on top of the 1% calibration uncertainty. No unreported data loss occurred as a result of this calibration question, but users of the data should adjust the wind speed values before analysis involving these wind speed values.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE20.a0: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp30smosE20.a1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd)

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DQRID : D940829.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/20/1994	0045	08/21/1994	2330

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Bad Humidity Data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
Description:	During a rain storm the relative humidity readings (and vapor pressure which is derived from RH) became erroneous. The sensor electronics may have gotten wet. The sensor recovered from whatever problem occurred e.g., the sensor dried out). No permanent damage occurred. No other measurements appear to have been affected. Temperature measurements during the period in question, agree with those obtained by the EBBR.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE9.a0: lon(lon) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) base time(base_time) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) lat(lat) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) sgp1smosE9.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Hourly precipitation(precip) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) lat(lat) lon(lon) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) base time(base_time) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp30smosE9.a1: Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) base time(base_time) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Hourly precipitation(precip) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Snow Depth(snow) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) lat(lat) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Batter Voltage(vbat) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) lon(lon)

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DQRID : D941128.5

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DQRID : D950110.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/18/1994	1515	10/18/1994	2030

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Tower lowered for work on instrumentation
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
Description:	Due to tower being lowered to work on instrumentation, all temperature and humidity data taken between 1515 and 2030 GMT on 18 OCT 94 are questionable.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE9.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp30smosE9.a1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D950509.8

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DQRID : D951009.4

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DQRID : D951101.10

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/25/1995	0301	10/25/1995	0330

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Bad line in SMOS 30 netCDF file
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE9.a1
Description:	Some data reported in 25 OCT 95 SMOS 30 E9 NETCDF file for 0330 are incorrect. Probably due to bad data transmission from site.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE9.a1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Snow Depth(snow) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Batter Voltage(vbat) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Hourly precipitation(precip)

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DQRID : D951101.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/20/1995	1500	10/20/1995	1530

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Missing data incorrectly reported
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
Description:	Data for this brief period were incorrectly reported, some as 0. These data should have been reported as missing, -9999.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE9.a0: Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Hourly precipitation(precip) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp30smosE9.a1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Hourly precipitation(precip) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Snow Depth(snow)

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DQRID : D951101.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/23/1995	1930	10/24/1995	1830

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Incorrect wind data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
Description:	Wind Monitor mount broke, sensor hanging upside down. Repaired on 24 OCT 95.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE9.a0: maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) sgp1smosE9.a0: Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp30smosE9.a1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)

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DQRID : D951130.1

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DQRID : D960523.9

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DQRID : D961210.13

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DQRID : D970610.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/25/1997	0630	05/28/1997	2000

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Erroneous SMOS E9 humidity data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
Description:	SMOS E9 humidity data were erroneous between 0630 on 25 MAY 97 and 2000 GMT on 28 MAY 97. The cause is unknown. Site Ops personnel visited the site on 29 MAY 97 and found no problems.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE9.a0: Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) sgp1smosE9.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp30smosE9.a1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D971112.11

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DQRID : D980601.3

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DQRID : D990224.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/08/1999	1900	02/09/1999	1530
02/10/1999	1930	02/11/1999	2300

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E9 - Incorrect E9 RH data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.00, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1
Description:	For unknown reason or reasons the E9 SMOS reported incorrect RH data starting on 8 FEB 99 at 1900 until 9 FEB 99 at 1530. All humidity data reported during that period should be flagged as incorrect. Field techs found nothing wrong with the probe or the data when they checked it on their rounds 18 FEB 99.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE9.a0: Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) sgp1smosE9.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1smosE9.00: null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgp30smosE9.a1: Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh)

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DQRID : D990224.3

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DQRID : D990512.8

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DQRID : D991109.22

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/20/1999	1110	10/20/1999	1126

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.00, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgpsmosE9.01
Description:	The E9 SMOS was lowered to the surface on 20 OCT 1999 between 1110 and 1126 GMT while counterweights were installed. All temperature and humidity data are questionable during this period.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE9.a0: Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) sgpsmosE9.01: null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgp1smosE9.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) sgp1smosE9.00: null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgp30smosE9.a1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp)

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DQRID : D991109.9

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/20/1999	1625	05/28/1999	1715

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E9 - E9 SMOS down for tower replacement
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE9.a0, sgp1smosE9.00, sgp1smosE9.a0, sgp30smosE9.a1, sgpsmosE9.01
Description:	The E9 SMOS was shut down from 20 MAY 1999 at 1625 GMT until 28 MAY 1999 at 1715 GMT while the tower was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE9.a0: lon(lon) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) base time(base_time) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) lat(lat) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) sgpsmosE9.01: null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgp1smosE9.a0: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Hourly precipitation(precip) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) lat(lat) lon(lon) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) base time(base_time) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp1smosE9.00: null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgp30smosE9.a1: Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) base time(base_time) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Hourly precipitation(precip) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Snow Depth(snow) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) lat(lat) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Batter Voltage(vbat) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) lon(lon)

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