Data Quality Reports for Session: 122396 User: renata Completed: 09/08/2009

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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D000608.18TWP/C2/Sonde Missing DatatwpsondeC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.a0, twpsondewnpnC2.a1
D000615.10TWP/SONDE/C2 - Missing WindstwpsondewnpnC2.a0, twpsondewnpnC2.a1
D000615.6TWP/C2/Balloon Soundings: Missing FlightstwpsondewnpnC2.a0, twpsondewnpnC2.a1
D020613.10TWP/C2 InstallationtwpsondewnpnC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.a0, twpsondewnpnC2.a1
D021206.1TWP/SONDE/C2 - Broken Temperature SensortwpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
D030419.1TWP/SONDE/C2 - Bad RH Data (AIRS Validation Sonde)twpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
D030608.4TWP/SONDE/C2 - Failure of RH sensortwpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1


DQRID : D000608.18
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/22/1998000003/03/19992359
Subject:
TWP/C2/Sonde Missing Data
DataStreams:twpsondeC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.a0, twpsondewnpnC2.a1
Description:
There were no sondes launced during this period because there was
no helium on site and the hydrogen generator was not working.  The
hydrogen generator was repaired and launches resumed.
Measurements:twpsondeC2.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
twpsondewnpnC2.a0:
  • base time(base_time)
  • lon(lon)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • lat(lat)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
twpsondewnpnC2.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • lon(lon)
  • lat(lat)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • V-component(v_wind)

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DQRID : D000615.10
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/26/1998000012/22/19982359
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2 - Missing Winds
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.a0, twpsondewnpnC2.a1
Description:
About half of the soundings in November-December exhibited drop-outs
in the winds.  These dropouts were typically over a depth of 1-2 km.
Sometimes the dropout occurred at the surface, sometimes at the top of
the sounding and sometimes in the middle.  These gaps occurred on:

19981126
19981129
19981206
19981209
19981210
19981211
19981212
19981221
19981222
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.a0:
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • V-component(v_wind)

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DQRID : D000615.6
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/21/1998000011/25/19982359
Subject:
TWP/C2/Balloon Soundings: Missing Flights
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.a0, twpsondewnpnC2.a1
Description:
No sondes were launched during this period for reasons unknown.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.a0:
  • base time(base_time)
  • lon(lon)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • lat(lat)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • lon(lon)
  • lat(lat)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • V-component(v_wind)

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DQRID : D020613.10
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/05/1998224911/19/19982359
Subject:
TWP/C2  Installation
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.00, twpsondewnpnC2.a0, twpsondewnpnC2.a1
Description:
The Nauru ARCS was installed during the period September-November
1998.  Data were being collected by the end of October, but for the
first several weeks of November, the site was undergoing considerable
change, so data from that period should be used with caution.  The
official site dedication occured on November 20.  Most on-site
activity ended following the dedication so we will consider November
20 to be the beginning of the Nauru operations.  The last members of
the installation team left Nauru on November 24.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.a0:
  • base time(base_time)
  • lon(lon)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • lat(lat)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
twpsondewnpnC2.00:
  • null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)
twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • U-component(u_wind)
  • lon(lon)
  • lat(lat)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • Ascent Rate(asc)
  • Wind Direction(deg)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Wind Status(wstat)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • V-component(v_wind)

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DQRID : D021206.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
09/18/2002113709/18/20021301
09/24/2002012909/24/20020204
09/24/2002022009/24/20020352
11/23/2002233011/24/20020108
11/25/2002233711/26/20020001
12/16/2002113812/16/20021248
12/22/2002013612/22/20020204
12/24/2002233112/25/20020112
12/27/2002234412/28/20020131
03/28/2003021403/28/20030339
04/22/2003234104/23/20030122
04/23/2003112904/23/20031308
04/24/2003235804/25/20030126
06/02/2003113406/02/20031321
06/06/2003233506/07/20030057
06/09/2003234006/10/20030116
06/11/2003234506/12/20030112
06/14/2003113306/14/20031300
06/26/2003233506/27/20030114
09/27/2003232709/28/20030132
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2  - Broken Temperature Sensor
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
Description:
The temperature sensors on these radiosondes broke at launch.  All
the temperature-related data are incorrect.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.b1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Dry bulb temperature(tdry)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

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DQRID : D030419.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/13/2003012404/13/20030200
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2 - Bad RH Data (AIRS Validation Sonde)
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
Description:
The RH sensor heating circuit failed on this sonde.  This results in
oscillation of reported RH between reasonable values and values near zero.
This was an AIRS validation sounding.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.b1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

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DQRID : D030608.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/03/2003233906/04/20030016
Subject:
TWP/SONDE/C2  - Failure of RH sensor
DataStreams:twpsondewnpnC2.a1, twpsondewnpnC2.b1
Description:
It appears that the RH sensor heating circuit failed during this sounding.  The RH 
oscillates rapidly between low (~0 %RH) and not so low (ambient %RH) and the oscillation seems 
to stop when the temperature is below ~35 degC.  According to Vaisala these are symptoms 
of failure in the ASIC (application specific integrated circuit) that controls the heating.
Measurements:twpsondewnpnC2.b1:
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
twpsondewnpnC2.a1:
  • Surface dew point temperature(dp)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)

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