HFE/MET/M1 -  Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltage

The marine model of the RM Young wind sensor needs twisted pair shielded cable.  The 
manufacturer did not originally supply the pigtail with twisted pair shielded cable.  Use of 
twisted pair shielded cable for the rest of the cable run to the logger was also not 
specified.  This caused an induced voltage in the wind speed line from the wind direction 
excitation.  The induced voltage varied from sensor to sensor and probably changed anytime 
the cable was replaced or parts of the wind sensor were repaired or replaced. The induced 
voltage has been seen to vary from 0.15 m/s to as much as 1.08 m/s.

• Wind speed arithmetic average(wind_spd_arith_avg)
• Wind speed arithmetic maximum(wind_spd_arith_max)
• Wind speed arithmetic minimum(wind_spd_arith_min)
• Vector-averaged Wind Speed(wind_spd_vec_avg)
• Wind speed arithmetic standard deviation(wind_spd_arith_sd)

HFE/AOS/M1 - No sub 1 micron data

The aerosol size switching impactors were stuck in the sub 10 micron mode. So all aerosol 
is sub 10 um.

• Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, red channel, 1 um
  size cut, wet three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_R_Wet_1um_Neph3W_2)
• Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 1 um
  size cut, wet three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_B_Wet_1um_Neph3W_2)
• Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, green channel, 1 um
  size cut, wet three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_G_Wet_1um_Neph3W_2)
• Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, red channel, 1 um size cut,
  reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bs_R_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
• Absorption Coefficient Red, corrected for flow and sample area, 3 wavelength
  PSAP, 1 um size cut(Ba_R_Dry_1um_PSAP3W_1)
• Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, red channel, 1 um size cut, wet
  three wavelength nephelometer(Bs_R_Wet_1um_Neph3W_2)
• Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, green channel, 1 um
  size cut, reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_G_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
• Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, green channel, 1 um size cut, wet
  three wavelength nephelometer(Bs_G_Wet_1um_Neph3W_2)
• Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 1 um size cut, wet
  three wavelength nephelometer(Bs_B_Wet_1um_Neph3W_2)
• Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 1 um size cut,
  reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bs_B_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
• Aerosol total light scattering coefficient, green channel, 1 um size cut,
  reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bs_G_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
• Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, red channel, 1 um
  size cut, reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_R_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
• Absorption Coefficient Green, corrected for flow and sample area, 3 wavelength
  PSAP, 1 um size cut(Ba_G_Dry_1um_PSAP3W_1)
• Absorption Coefficient Blue, corrected for flow and sample area, 3 wavelength
  PSAP, 1 um size cut(Ba_B_Dry_1um_PSAP3W_1)
• Aerosol backwards-hemispheric light scattering coefficient, blue channel, 1 um
  size cut, reference three wavelength nephelometer(Bbs_B_Dry_1um_Neph3W_1)
• Aerosol light absorption coefficient, green channel, 1 um size cut(Ba_G_Dry_1um_PSAP1W_1)

HFE/AOS/M1 - CPC data missing

The CPC wasn't installed until July 22nd when the mentor visited the site.

• Condensation Nuclei Concentration Number(N_CPC_1)

HFE/AOS/M1 - CCN missing

A power regulator on the CCN circuit board failed. The mentor replaced it and it was up 
and working on 7/25/2008.

• AOS CCN temperature at middle of column(CCN_T_TEC2)
• Size of upper limit of each CCN bin(CCN_UpperSizeLimit)
• AOS bin number of lowest channel of OPC include in summation of N_CCN(N_CCN_bin_number)
• AOS CCN temperature of the optical particle counter(CCN_T_OPC)
• AOS CCN volumetric flowrate of sample air(CCN_Q_sample)
• AOS CCN temperature of sample air at entrance to instrument(CCN_T_inlet)
• AOS CCN temperature of the nafion humidifier(CCN_T_nafion)
• AOS CCN temperature at bottom of column(CCN_T_TEC3)
• CCN Propotional valve voltage(CCN_ProportionalValveVoltage)
• AOS CCN sample pressure(CCN_P_sample)
• AOS CCN sample supersaturation calculated by model)(CCN_ss_calc)
• CCN temperature gradient(CCN_Temperature_Gradient)
• Hexadecimal flag, non-zero value means instrument is not operating stably(CCN_temp_unstable_flag)
• AOS CCN temperature of sample air entering the column(CCN_T_sample)
• AOS CCN volumetric flowrate of sheath air(CCN_Q_sheath)
• AOS CCN standard deviation of difference (CCN_T_TEC1 - CCN_T_TEC3)(CCN_dT_TEC3_TEC1_StdDev)
• First stage monitor voltage(CCN_FirstStageMonitorVoltage)
• AOS CCN temperature at top of column(CCN_T_TEC1)
• AOS CCN OPC laser current(CCN_laser_current)
• AOS number concentration of CCN(N_CCN)
• AOS CCN sample saturation setpoint value reported by instrument(CCN_ss_set)
• AOS CCN number concentration by bin(N_CCN_dN)

HFE/MWRHF/M1 - Calibration updates

The MWRHF calibration algorithm updates the calibration parameters every time a new 
successful tip curve is acquired. 

This results in small jumps (1-2 K) in the brightness temperatures each time calibration 
is updated. During times of frequent calibrations the data appear discontinuous with short 
data segments interrupted by small jumps.

• Sky brightness temperature (150 GHz)(tbsky150)
• Sky brightness temperature (90 GHz)(tbsky90)

HFE/MWRHF/M1 - Rain sensor failure

The rain sensor failed and the rain flag was always on.  When the rain flag is on the 
radiometer does not perform tip curves. The rain sensor was replaced 8/4.

• Rain flag(rain_flag)

HFE/MET/M1 - Intermittent barometer failure

Intermittent barometer failure occurred throughout the deployment.  We were unable to 
pinpoint the cause of the failure.  Typically one or two minutes of missing data occurred 
every few days.

Since pressure data is typically invariant over 1 minute, linear interpolation should be 
fine to fill in missing data.

• Barometric Pressure(atmos_pressure)

HFE/MET/M1 - Intermittent PWD data

The Present Weather Detector had intermittent missing values throughout this deployment.  
Missing values occurred almost everyday, usually just one or two minutes per day.

• 1 minute average water intensity(pwd_avg_H2O_int_1_min)
• 15 min present weather code(pwd_pw_code_15_min)
• Average 10 min visibility(pwd_avg_vis_10_min)
• Average 1 min visibility(pwd_avg_vis_1_min)
• 1 hour present weather code(pwd_pw_code_1_hr)
• Instantaneous present weather code(pwd_pw_code_inst)
• Cumulative water(pwd_cumul_water)
• Present weather detector error code(pwd_err_code)
• Present weather detector ID(pwd_id)
• Cumulative snow(pwd_cumul_snow)

HFE/MET/M1 - Induced voltage on wind speed sensor cable

The cable for the wind monitor is not a twisted pair shielded cable.  This caused an 
induced voltage on the wind sensor wires from the wind direction measurement excitation 
voltage.  A small offset is added into the wind speeds.  This value varies.  Most frequently 
the values of 0.49, 0.588 and 0.686 m/s were added into the wind speed.  On 11/27/2008 the 
value jumped to 0.98 m/s for most of the day.

• Wind speed arithmetic average(wind_spd_arith_avg)
• Wind speed arithmetic maximum(wind_spd_arith_max)
• Wind speed arithmetic minimum(wind_spd_arith_min)
• Vector-averaged Wind Speed(wind_spd_vec_avg)
• Wind speed arithmetic standard deviation(wind_spd_arith_sd)