DQRs for Session: 115242 User:wljCompleted: 10-28-2008

Data Quality Reports for Session: 115242 User: wlj Completed: 10/28/2008

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DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected
D020305.1	SGP/AERI/B4 - Failure of AERI at Vici (BF4)	sgpaeriB4.00, sgpaerich1B4.a1, sgpaerich2B4.a1, sgpaeriengineerB4.a1, sgpaeriprofB4.c1, sgpaerisummaryB4.a1, sgpgaeriprofB4.c1
D030730.2	SGP/AERI/B4 - Intermittent Failure of LW detector	sgpaeriB4.00, sgpaerich1B4.a1, sgpaeriengineerB4.a1, sgpaerisummaryB4.a1

DQRID : D020305.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/10/2002	0000	02/14/2002	2300

Subject:	SGP/AERI/B4 - Failure of AERI at Vici (BF4)
DataStreams:	sgpaeriB4.00, sgpaerich1B4.a1, sgpaerich2B4.a1, sgpaeriengineerB4.a1, sgpaeriprofB4.c1, sgpaerisummaryB4.a1, sgpgaeriprofB4.c1
Description:	The detector dewar failed during a power failure at midnight GMT on 10Feb02. All data through 10Feb02 are good. The detector dewar failure resulted in the detector not being cooled. A warm detector produces only noise. There is no usable data beginning 11Feb02 through 14Feb02 at which time the system was shut off and the detector removed for repair. All spectral data is not usable in this period. Some meta data such as temperatures are usable.
Measurements:	sgpaeriB4.00: null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpaeriprofB4.c1: Initial surface pressure used in retrieval(init_pressure) Initial water vapor mixing ratio used in retrieval(init_waterVaporMixingRatio) Interpolated dewpoint temperature(dewpointTemperature) air temperature (NGM250 predicted)(temperature) Initial surface absolute temperature used in retrieval(init_temperature) Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio) Array of heights for the range gates(height) Cloud base height(cloudBaseHeight) Flag indicating aeri retrieval status(status_flag) Flag indicating where the initial surface water measurements are from: 0-> SMOS, 1-> AERI(water_flag) Initial surface dewpoint temperature used in retrieval(init_dewpointTemperature) Flag indicating which instruments were available and provided input for the retrieval(input_flag) Total precipitable water vapor, from Microwave Radiometer(totalPrecipitalWater) sgpaeriengineerB4.a1: Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300) Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300) Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515) Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287) Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705) 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) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680) Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680) Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300) Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber) Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705 cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705) Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287) Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287) Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990) Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN) Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300) Limit applied to LWskyNEN in determination of LWskyNENacceptable(LWskyNENlimit) Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287) Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable) Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287) Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300) 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 hot blackbody view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300) Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680) The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN) Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515) Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680) Size of buffer holding expanded spectrum before interpolation(expandedInterferogramSize) Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990) Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990) Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515) Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705) Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990) 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 ambient blackbody view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515) Number of complete (forward+backward) interferogram scans in sample average(coadditionsCount) Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN) Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity) Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990) Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680) Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515) Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287) Limit applied to SWskyNEN in determination of SWskyNENacceptable(SWskyNENlimit) Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990) sgpaerich2B4.a1: wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2) Wave number(wnum) Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad) Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad) sgpgaeriprofB4.c1: Initial surface dewpoint temperature used in retrieval(init_dewpointTemperature) Interpolated dewpoint temperature(dewpointTemperature) Flag indicating where the initial surface water measurements are from: 0-> SMOS, 1-> AERI(water_flag) Cloud base height(cloudBaseHeight) Initial surface pressure used in retrieval(init_pressure) Array of heights for the range gates(height) Initial water vapor mixing ratio used in retrieval(init_waterVaporMixingRatio) Initial surface absolute temperature used in retrieval(init_temperature) Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio) Flag indicating which instruments were available and provided input for the retrieval(input_flag) sgpaerisummaryB4.a1: AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum3) Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum4) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo2ch1) 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) Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705) AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo1ch2) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990) Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287) AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectraAveragesCh2) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum14) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum1) The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN) The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN) AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch2) AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch2)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo2Ch2) AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh2) AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1) Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680) AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch2)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo2ch2) AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectraAveragesCh2) AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1) 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 (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515) Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN) Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515) Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity) AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyVariabilityAveragesCh1) Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705 cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705) AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2) AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENCh2) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum10) Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum9) Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287) Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable) AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1) Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity) AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo1Ch2) AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectraAveragesCh1) Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo1Ch1) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum12) AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENch1) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo2Ch1) Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300) Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1) AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENch2) Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum6) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum5) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum2) AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyVariabilityAveragesCh2) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum13) Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum7) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo1ch1) AERI SW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum11) AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectraAveragesCh1) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300) AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1) AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch2) Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum8) sgpaerich1B4.a1: Wave number(wnum) Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad) wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)

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DQRID : D030730.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/15/2003	0000	06/09/2003	1749

Subject:	SGP/AERI/B4 - Intermittent Failure of LW detector
DataStreams:	sgpaeriB4.00, sgpaerich1B4.a1, sgpaeriengineerB4.a1, sgpaerisummaryB4.a1
Description:	The amplifier gain for the long wave (LW) detector intermittently failed. The result was a decrease in LW responsivity by a factor of 2 whenever this occurred. The loss of responsivity will increase the noise of the LW data. The user will need to determine whether this increase in noise is significant enough to affect the data quality for their application. The amplifier rapidly changed from failed to working. When the amplifier was working the data are all green (good).
Measurements:	sgpaeriB4.00: null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported) sgpaeriengineerB4.a1: Ambient blackbody temperature(ABBbottomTemp) Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705) Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680) Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705) The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN) Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705) Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990) Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705) Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990) Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680) Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705 cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705) Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680) Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705) Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN) Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990) Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity) Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990) Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680) Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990) sgpaerisummaryB4.a1: AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1) Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo2ch1) Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity) AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1) Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705) AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectraAveragesCh1) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990) Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990) Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680) The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN) AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENch1) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1) Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990) AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1) Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1) Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN) AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1) AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENEstimateNo1ch1) AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectraAveragesCh1) AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1) Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705 cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705) AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyVariabilityAveragesCh1) sgpaerich1B4.a1: Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad) Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)

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