DQRs for Session: 122420 User:yunyanCompleted: 09-09-2009

Data Quality Reports for Session: 122420 User: yunyan Completed: 09/09/2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected
D020227.12	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D020418.20	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS WIND SPEED VALUES INCORRECT	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D020702.2	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Reprocess: Errors in Global Metadata	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D020705.17	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE VALUES MISSING	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D020726.7	SGP/SMOS/E24 - SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D020726.8	SGP/SMOS/E24 - SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D020726.9	SGP/SMOS/E24 - SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D020909.16	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Snow depth sensor removed; data reported as missin	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D020909.17	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Snow depth sensor removed; data reported as missin	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D020910.22	SGP/SMOS/E24 - RH Values Incorrect	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D020910.24	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 30 minute Data Values Suspect	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D020910.26	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Precip Data Suspect	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D020911.20	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Data Values Incorrect	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D021212.15	SGP/SMOS/E24 - RH data questionable	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D021212.16	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Temp data incorrect due to instrument maintenance	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D030131.5	SGP/SMOS/E24 - RH values low during saturated conditions	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D030206.3	SGP/SMOS/E24 - WIND SPEED VALUES LOW DUE TO ICING	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D030515.23	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS TEMPERATURE & RH% DATA SUSPECT	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D030623.15	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS 30-MINUTE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE VALUES INCORRECT	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D040307.1	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Precip sensor failure	sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D040319.4	SGP/SMOS/E21 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D040319.5	SGP/SMOS/E21 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D040319.7	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D040319.8	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D040524.3	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Sensor failure	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D050116.2	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Failed RH/Temp Probe	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D050130.1	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Intermittent Missing Barometric Data	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D050209.12	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Wind Data Suspect	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D050209.13	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Wind Data Suspect	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D050831.3	SGP/SMOS/E21 - RH values incorrect	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D050921.1	SGP/SMOS/E21 - RH Data Intermittently Poor Quality	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D051004.1	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Barometric Data Incorrect	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D051220.3	SGP/SMOS/E21 - RH values above max limit during high humidity situations.	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D060314.1	SGP/SMOS/E21 - RH values incorrect	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D060526.2	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Wind Monitor Impacting Bird Spikes	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D070221.6	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Wind Sensor Frozen	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D070221.7	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Wind Speed Data Incorrect Due to Icing	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D070221.8	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Wind Speed Frozen During Icing Conditions	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D070326.1	SGP/SMOS/E21 - T/RH probe data incorrect	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D070514.4	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Barometer failure	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D080116.16	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Wind Data Incorrect Due to Icing	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D080116.17	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Wind Data Incorrect Due to Icing	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D080222.4	SGP/SMOS - Snowfall caused delayed count of precip	sgp1smosE1.b1, sgp1smosE11.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE15.b1, sgp1smosE20.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE27.b1, sgp1smosE3.b1, sgp1smosE4.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE6.b1, sgp1smosE7.b1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE1.b1, sgp30smosE11.b1, sgp30smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE15.b1, sgp30smosE20.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE27.b1, sgp30smosE3.b1, sgp30smosE4.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE6.b1, sgp30smosE7.b1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE9.b1
D080828.3	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Missing Data	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D080828.4	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Missing Data	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D080828.5	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Missing Data	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
D080828.6	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Missing Data	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1

DQRID : D020227.12

Start Date	End Date	End Time
12/16/2001	12/17/2001	0001
12/21/2001	12/22/2001	0001
12/23/2001	12/24/2001	0001
12/25/2001	01/01/2002	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Snow depth readings reported intermittently as: -9999, outside of manufacturer's tolerance of +/- 25mm and believable values.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp30smosE24.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D020418.20

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/30/2002	1000	02/01/2002	0100

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS WIND SPEED VALUES INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Wind speed values incorrect due to ice accumulation during ice storm.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) sgp1smosE24.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE24.b1: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1smosE24.a1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D020702.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/01/2001	0000	08/29/2002	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Reprocess: Errors in Global Metadata
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	The netcdf files for SMOS.E21 incorrectly list sensor heights at E21, Okmulgee as being 10m for winds, 2m for temp, RH and vapor pressure, and 1m for barometric pressure. The Okmulgee site is a forested site and these sensors are mounted on a tower above the canopy. The actual sensor heights are 18m for winds, 17m for temp, RH and vapor pressure, and 19m for barometric pressure which corresponds to 3.7m, 2.7m, and 4.7m above the average canopy height respectively.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp1440smosE21.a1: Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) sgp30smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) sgp1smosE21.a1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) sgp30smosE21.a1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D020705.17

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
03/06/2002	2104	04/02/2002	2150

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE VALUES MISSING
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	Barometric pressure values missing due to failure of the sensor.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) sgp1440smosE21.a1: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) sgp30smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) sgp1smosE21.a1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) sgp30smosE21.a1: Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) barometric pressure(bar_pres)

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DQRID : D020726.7

Start Date	End Date	End Time
01/11/2002	01/12/2002	0001
01/19/2002	01/20/2002	0001
01/30/2002	02/01/2002	0001
02/08/2002	02/09/2002	0001
02/11/2002	02/15/2002	0001
02/16/2002	02/17/2002	0001
02/21/2002	02/22/2002	0001
02/25/2002	03/02/2002	0001
03/03/2002	03/06/2002	0001
03/10/2002	03/11/2002	0001
03/16/2002	03/17/2002	0001
03/22/2002	03/24/2002	0001
04/03/2002	04/05/2002	0001
04/25/2002	04/26/2002	0001
04/27/2002	04/28/2002	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Snow depth data were intermittently reported as -9999, outside of manufacturer's tolerance and good.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp30smosE24.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D020726.8

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/05/2002	0000	04/11/2002	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Snow depth data reported as outside of manufacturer's tolerance
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp30smosE24.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D020726.9

Start Date	End Date	End Time
05/03/2002	05/04/2002	0001
05/18/2002	05/19/2002	0001
05/25/2002	05/26/2002	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Snow depth sensor was removed for the season. Temperatures fell below 10 deg C causing the ingest program to accumulate erroneous data.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp30smosE24.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D020909.16

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/22/2002	1600	07/17/2003	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Snow depth sensor removed; data reported as missin
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	The snow depth sensor was removed from service. The program was changed so that -9999 is entered into the datastream.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp30smosE24.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D020909.17

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/21/2002	1505	07/17/2003	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Snow depth sensor removed; data reported as missin
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	The snow depth sensor was removed from service. The program was changed so that -9999 is entered into the datastream.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE21.a1: Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) sgp30smosE21.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp30smosE21.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow)

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DQRID : D020910.22

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/02/2002	0000	06/14/2002	1641

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - RH Values Incorrect
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	RH values approximately 10 - 20% low compared to neighboring sites.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1smosE24.b1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) sgp30smosE24.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) sgp1smosE24.a1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D020910.24

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/14/2002	1700	06/14/2002	1730

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 30 minute Data Values Suspect
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	30 minute data values suspect due to tower being lowered from 16:42 - 17:05 GMT for T/RH probe replacement.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Hourly precipitation(precip) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Snow Depth(snow) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp30smosE24.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Snow Depth(snow) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Hourly precipitation(precip) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp)

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DQRID : D020910.26

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/30/2002	1610	06/14/2002	1641

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Precip Data Suspect
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Precipitation data suspect due to rain gauge being clogged with bird droppings.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE24.a1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE24.a1: Hourly precipitation(precip)

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DQRID : D020911.20

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/09/2002	1800	07/16/2002	1900

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Data Values Incorrect
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	Wind speed, wind direction, temperature and relative humidity and all products calculated from these values are incorrect. These sensors were removed for an extended period during boom replacement on the tower. During the time period erroneous data (noise) made it into the data logger record. All data during this time period should be discarded.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp1440smosE21.a1: Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) sgp30smosE21.b1: Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) sgp1smosE21.a1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) sgp30smosE21.a1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D021212.15

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/09/2002	0000	10/18/2002	0000

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - RH data questionable
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	RH% values at this site were reporting values as high as 106% at times during saturation conditions. The T/RH probe was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1smosE24.b1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) sgp30smosE24.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) sgp1smosE24.a1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D021212.16

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/17/2002	1545	10/17/2002	1630

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Temp data incorrect due to instrument maintenance
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Temperature data incorrect during maintenance visit to replace the T/RH probe.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) sgp1smosE24.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) sgp30smosE24.b1: Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) sgp1smosE24.a1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp)

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DQRID : D030131.5

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/27/2002	0000	11/27/2002	1720

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - RH values low during saturated conditions
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	The RH sensor at E24 reported values of only 95% during obvious saturation conditions. Probe was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1smosE24.b1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) sgp30smosE24.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) sgp1smosE24.a1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D030206.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
12/04/2002	0153	12/05/2002	1801

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - WIND SPEED VALUES LOW DUE TO ICING
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Wind speed values wer artificially low due to icing on the propellor's. Wind direction values were not affected.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) sgp1smosE24.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE24.b1: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) sgp1smosE24.a1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D030515.23

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/09/2003	1513	03/05/2003	0833

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS TEMPERATURE & RH% DATA SUSPECT
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	The T/RH sensor intermittently reporting suspect values during listed time period. Sensor was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1440smosE21.a1: Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) sgp30smosE21.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp1smosE21.a1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) sgp30smosE21.a1: Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)

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DQRID : D030623.15

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/01/2003	1700	05/01/2003	1701

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS 30-MINUTE ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE VALUES INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	The atmospheric pressure values were reported as -9999 from 16:35 - 16:36 GMT. This caused the 30-min values to be incorrect.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) sgp30smosE24.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres)

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DQRID : D040307.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/29/2004	0000	03/18/2004	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Precip sensor failure
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	This site recorded little or no precipitation during the period specified while surrounding sites recorded half an inch of precipitation on 2/29 and 2-3 inches on 3/4. Any rainfall reported at this location is suspect during this period.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip)

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DQRID : D040319.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/03/2001	2120	04/03/2001	2140
12/11/2001	2115	12/11/2001	2155
05/01/2002	1412	05/01/2002	1445
08/07/2002	1300	08/07/2002	1415
11/26/2002	1531	11/26/2002	1605
04/16/2003	1438	04/16/2003	1530

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E21 tower was lowered for 6-month Calibration Checks. During these times wind data are incorrect and temperature and humidity data may be incorrect. Note, exact times when tower was down or maintenance was being performed is sometimes unknown. Users should use the remaining data from these days with caution.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp1440smosE21.a1: Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) sgp30smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) sgp1smosE21.a1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) sgp30smosE21.a1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D040319.5

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/29/2003	1519	10/29/2003	1615
04/28/2004	1430	04/28/2004	1530
11/08/2004	2200	11/08/2004	2220
04/26/2005	2055	04/26/2005	2145
11/09/2005	1526	11/09/2005	1545
05/10/2006	1439	05/10/2006	1515
10/24/2006	2035	10/24/2006	2105
04/25/2007	1550	04/25/2007	1645
10/24/2007	1405	10/24/2007	1500
04/23/2008	1442	04/23/2008	1520
10/07/2008	1540	10/07/2008	1605

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E21 tower was lowered for 6-month Calibration Checks. During these times wind data are incorrect and temperature and humidity data may be incorrect. Note, exact times when tower was down or maintenance was being performed is sometimes unknown. Users should use the remaining data from these days with caution.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp30smosE21.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp)

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DQRID : D040319.7

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/05/2001	1645	04/05/2001	1720
10/16/2001	2015	10/16/2001	2035
05/02/2002	1550	05/02/2002	1640
11/27/2002	1717	11/27/2002	1755
04/17/2003	1610	04/17/2003	1645

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E24 tower was lowered for 6-month Calibration Checks. During these times wind data are incorrect and temperature and humidity data may be incorrect. Note, exact times when tower was down or maintenance was being performed is sometimes unknown. Users should use the remaining data from these days with caution.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp1smosE24.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE24.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) sgp1smosE24.a1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd)

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DQRID : D040319.8

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/30/2003	1641	10/30/2003	1730
04/29/2004	1631	04/29/2004	1715
09/30/2004	1634	09/30/2004	1715
04/28/2005	1633	04/28/2005	1715
11/10/2005	1700	11/10/2005	1800
05/11/2006	1640	05/11/2006	1720
10/26/2006	1605	10/26/2006	1640
04/26/2007	1530	04/26/2007	1605
10/25/2007	1441	10/25/2007	1515
04/24/2008	1543	04/24/2008	1655
10/08/2008	1650	10/08/2008	1726

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E24 tower was lowered for 6-month Calibration Checks. During these times wind data are incorrect and temperature and humidity data may be incorrect. Note, exact times when tower was down or maintenance was being performed is sometimes unknown. Users should use the remaining data from these days with caution.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE24.b1: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) sgp1440smosE24.b1: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp)

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DQRID : D040524.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/12/2004	1532	06/28/2004	1520

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Sensor failure
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	The Barometer failed the 6 month calibration checks. PM tried to replace the barometer on 5/12, but the new barometer would not work correctly. Pressure readings are missing/offscale from 5/12 1532 through 06/28/2003. New barometer installed on 06/28/2003.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) sgp30smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres)

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DQRID : D050116.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/01/2005	0700	01/24/2005	2150

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Failed RH/Temp Probe
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	During the time period specified, the RH readings were occasionally noisy/erratic or dropped to unreasonably low values (frequently near 0%) for long periods of time. Temperatures were reported as -9999 for long periods of time as well. Probe replaced.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp30smosE21.b1: Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D050130.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/20/2005	1942	02/17/2005	1830

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Intermittent Missing Barometric Data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Occasionally, atmospheric pressure readings are reported as missing (-9999). The wiring panel of the data logger was faulty. Panel was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) sgp30smosE24.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) sgp1440smosE24.b1: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres)

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DQRID : D050209.12

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/03/2005	0000	02/07/2005	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Wind Data Suspect
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	Wind speed and direction data suspect during time period due to icing.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp30smosE21.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)

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DQRID : D050209.13

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/06/2005	0000	02/04/2005	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Wind Data Suspect
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Wind speed and direction data suspect during time period due to icing.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp30smosE24.b1: Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp1440smosE24.b1: Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)

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DQRID : D050831.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/06/2005	1221	08/22/2005	0742

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - RH values incorrect
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	The RH sensor was failing intermittently from: 08/06/2005 @ 1221GMT - 08/17/2005 @ 0309GMT. It failed continuously from: 08/17/2005 @ 0310GMT - 08/21/2005 @ 1600 GMT. It failed intermittently from: 08/21/2005 @ 1601GMT - 08/22/2005 @ 0742 GMT.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp30smosE21.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D050921.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
09/14/2005	1533	09/27/2005	2115

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - RH Data Intermittently Poor Quality
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	The RH sensor failed.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp30smosE21.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D051004.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/01/2005	2103	10/18/2005	1435

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Barometric Data Incorrect
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	Barometer failed and was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) sgp30smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres)

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DQRID : D051220.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
12/07/2005	2356	01/04/2006	1534

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - RH values above max limit during high humidity situations.
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	RH values intermittently exceeding the maximum allowed during high RH events.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp30smosE21.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D060314.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/04/2006	1535	02/15/2006	1600

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - RH values incorrect
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	RH% values artificially low due to sensor failure. Sensor was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp30smosE21.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D060526.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/24/2006	1400	08/02/2006	1320

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Wind Monitor Impacting Bird Spikes
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	The wind direction is flatlining and wind speed occasionally does not compare well with co-located ECOR. Problems with the height of the mount caused the vane to impact the bird deterrent spikes and "catch". Symptoms appear as winds coming out of a 255 to 270 direction for long period of times. The wind speed values are also affected as the wind monitor is no longer normal to the wind direction.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd)

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DQRID : D070221.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/13/2007	2149	01/18/2007	1932

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Wind Sensor Frozen
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	The wind sensor was frozen during icing conditions. All wind data is incorrect.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp30smosE21.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)

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DQRID : D070221.7

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/12/2007	1445	01/15/2007	2137

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Wind Speed Data Incorrect Due to Icing
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Wind speed data was artificially low incorrect during icing conditions.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE24.b1: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1440smosE24.b1: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)

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DQRID : D070221.8

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/16/2007	0530	01/16/2007	1209
01/17/2007	0019	01/17/2007	0821

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Wind Speed Frozen During Icing Conditions
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	The wind speed sensor was completely frozen during icing conditions.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE24.b1: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1440smosE24.b1: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)

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DQRID : D070326.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
03/22/2007	1348	03/28/2007	1541

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - T/RH probe data incorrect
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	The T/RH probe data was read incorrectly due to the wrong program getting loaded from the stoage module.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp30smosE21.b1: Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D070514.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/11/2007	2012	05/24/2007	1604

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Barometer failure
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	The barometer failed. Data during the time indicated is erratic and incorrect.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) sgp30smosE24.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) sgp1440smosE24.b1: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres)

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DQRID : D080116.16

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
12/10/2007	0925	12/10/2007	1304

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Wind Data Incorrect Due to Icing
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	An ice storm caused the wind data from the RM Young wind sensor to be incorrect. In many instances it was frozen and unmoving, at times it measured values but those are extremely suspect.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp30smosE21.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)

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DQRID : D080116.17

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
12/09/2007	2311	12/10/2007	1804

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Wind Data Incorrect Due to Icing
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	An ice storm caused the wind data from the RM Young wind sensor to be incorrect. In many instances it was frozen and unmoving, at times it measured values but those are extremely suspect.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp30smosE24.b1: Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp1440smosE24.b1: Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)

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DQRID : D080222.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/31/2008	0000	02/02/2008	2000

Subject:	SGP/SMOS - Snowfall caused delayed count of precip
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE1.b1, sgp1smosE11.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE15.b1, sgp1smosE20.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE27.b1, sgp1smosE3.b1, sgp1smosE4.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE6.b1, sgp1smosE7.b1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE1.b1, sgp30smosE11.b1, sgp30smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE15.b1, sgp30smosE20.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE27.b1, sgp30smosE3.b1, sgp30smosE4.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE6.b1, sgp30smosE7.b1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:	A snow/ice storm moved through the SGP region on 01/31/08 bringing below-freezing temperatures, affecting the precip field. Data is suspect during the date/time range specified due to melting ice after temperatures warmed above freezing.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE21.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE7.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE27.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE7.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE15.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE20.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE9.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE4.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE3.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE11.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE27.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE3.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE4.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE8.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE8.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE9.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE13.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE11.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE1.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE5.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE20.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE13.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE1.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE6.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE6.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE15.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE21.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE5.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip)

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DQRID : D080828.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/03/2001	1730	11/07/2001	1900
12/18/2001	1500	01/09/2002	1730
09/15/2002	0700	09/18/2002	1430
09/03/2003	1400	09/09/2003	1630

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Missing Data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	Data are missing and unrecoverable
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) lat(lat) Hourly precipitation(precip) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) base time(base_time) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) lon(lon) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp1440smosE21.a1: Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) base time(base_time) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) lat(lat) lon(lon) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) sgp30smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) lat(lat) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) lon(lon) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Snow Depth(snow) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Hourly precipitation(precip) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) base time(base_time) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Batter Voltage(vbat) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp)

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DQRID : D080828.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/16/2003	0200	11/24/2003	1900
07/23/2005	1700	07/27/2005	1730
08/09/2005	0100	08/16/2005	2130
12/11/2007	0230	12/17/2007	2030
12/17/2007	2130	12/19/2007	1700

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Missing Data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	Data are missing and unrecoverable
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.b1: Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) lat(lat) Hourly precipitation(precip) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) base time(base_time) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) lon(lon) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgp30smosE21.b1: barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) lat(lat) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) lon(lon) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Snow Depth(snow) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Hourly precipitation(precip) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) base time(base_time) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Batter Voltage(vbat) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) sgp1440smosE21.b1: Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) lat(lat) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) base time(base_time) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) lon(lon) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) time(time)

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DQRID : D080828.5

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/03/2001	1900	06/07/2001	2330
08/12/2001	0800	08/23/2001	1630
11/20/2001	1500	11/29/2001	1830
12/31/2001	1300	01/10/2002	1600
01/31/2002	0100	02/08/2002	1730
04/12/2002	1800	04/18/2002	1500
06/16/2002	0300	06/27/2002	1730
07/11/2002	2100	07/15/2002	1630
08/27/2002	1000	08/30/2002	1730
09/12/2002	1000	09/19/2002	1330
12/05/2002	1800	12/12/2002	1630
04/23/2003	2200	05/01/2003	1700
07/08/2003	1700	07/11/2003	0230
08/01/2003	2100	08/07/2003	1030

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Missing Data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Data are missing and unrecoverable
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Hourly precipitation(precip) lon(lon) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) lat(lat) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) base time(base_time) sgp30smosE24.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Batter Voltage(vbat) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Hourly precipitation(precip) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) base time(base_time) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Snow Depth(snow) lat(lat) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) lon(lon) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) lat(lat) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) base time(base_time) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) lon(lon) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D080828.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/07/2004	1500	10/14/2004	1600
04/22/2007	1200	04/26/2007	1300
10/03/2007	0100	10/05/2007	1730
10/12/2007	1800	10/15/2007	1030
10/26/2007	1800	10/29/2007	1030
12/10/2007	1800	12/12/2007	0230
12/22/2007	2300	12/27/2007	0000
01/18/2008	0300	01/26/2008	0800
01/31/2008	2330	02/03/2008	1530

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Missing Data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1
Description:	Data are missing and unrecoverable
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Hourly precipitation(precip) lon(lon) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) lat(lat) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) base time(base_time) sgp30smosE24.b1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Batter Voltage(vbat) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Hourly precipitation(precip) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) base time(base_time) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Snow Depth(snow) lat(lat) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) lon(lon) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) sgp1440smosE24.b1: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) lon(lon) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) base time(base_time) time(time) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) lat(lat) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)

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