Data Quality Reports for Session: 122993 User: jcomstock Completed: 09/22/2009


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D090217.1TWP/MPL/C2 - Laser transmitter offtwpmplpolC2.b1, twpmplpolavgC2.c1, twpmplpolavgC2.s1


DQRID : D090217.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/10/2008000011/18/20081700
Subject:
TWP/MPL/C2 - Laser transmitter off
DataStreams:twpmplpolC2.b1, twpmplpolavgC2.c1, twpmplpolavgC2.s1
Description:
The laser diode power supply was inadvertantly turned off by the operators. Upon correct 
restarting sequence, system returned to normal.
Measurements:twpmplpolavgC2.c1:
  • Number of samples used for cross-pol averages(nsamples_cross_pol_average)
  • Array of heights for the range gates(height)
  • Preliminary cloud base height above ground level, cross-pol(preliminary_cbh_cross_pol)
  • Background signal standard deviation, co-pol(background_signal_std_co_pol)
  • Preliminary cloud base height above ground level, co-pol(preliminary_cbh_co_pol)
  • effective range offset due to poor sync between laser firing and A/D trigger.(range_offset)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Polarization control voltage, co-pol(polarization_control_voltage_co_pol)
  • Attenuated backscatter, cross-pol(signal_return_cross_pol)
  • Attenuated backscatter, co-pol(signal_return_co_pol)
  • *(aqc_signal_return_co_pol)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Distance from leading edge of first range bin to the center of each bin .(range_bins)
  • Repetition Rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(pulse_rep)
  • lon(lon)
  • *(aqc_signal_return_cross_pol)
  • Width of range-bins calculated from range_bin_time(range_bin_width)
  • Number of samples used for co-pol averages(nsamples_co_pol_average)
  • time(time)
  • Number of laser pulses summed during averaging interval(shots_per_sample)
  • Polarization control voltage, cross-pol(polarization_control_voltage_cross_pol)
  • Detector Temperature(detector_temp)
  • Maximum altitude retrieved from multichannel scalar card.(max_altitude)
  • Background signal, cross-pol(background_signal_cross_pol)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Laser output energy per pulse(energy_monitor)
  • Background signal, co-pol(background_signal_co_pol)
  • range(range)
  • Dead time correction flag(dead_time_corrected)
  • Background signal standard deviation, cross-pol(background_signal_std_cross_pol)
  • Number of bins stored in data block(num_bins)
  • Telescope temperature(scope_temp)
  • Laser Temperature(laser_temp)
  • Number of detector channels(num_channels)
  • lat(lat)

twpmplpolavgC2.s1:
  • Telescope temperature(scope_temp)
  • lat(lat)
  • Width of range-bins calculated from range_bin_time(range_bin_width)
  • Number of samples used for co-pol averages(nsamples_co_pol_average)
  • lon(lon)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Detector Temperature(detector_temp)
  • Background signal standard deviation, co-pol(background_signal_std_co_pol)
  • *(aqc_signal_return_cross_pol)
  • Number of laser pulses summed during averaging interval(shots_per_sample)
  • Polarization control voltage, co-pol(polarization_control_voltage_co_pol)
  • Number of samples used for cross-pol averages(nsamples_cross_pol_average)
  • Preliminary cloud base height above ground level, co-pol(preliminary_cbh_co_pol)
  • effective range offset due to poor sync between laser firing and A/D trigger.(range_offset)
  • *(aqc_signal_return_co_pol)
  • Preliminary cloud base height above ground level, cross-pol(preliminary_cbh_cross_pol)
  • time(time)
  • Attenuated backscatter, co-pol(signal_return_co_pol)
  • Dead time correction flag(dead_time_corrected)
  • Repetition Rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(pulse_rep)
  • Number of detector channels(num_channels)
  • Array of heights for the range gates(height)
  • Attenuated backscatter, cross-pol(signal_return_cross_pol)
  • Background signal standard deviation, cross-pol(background_signal_std_cross_pol)
  • Background signal, cross-pol(background_signal_cross_pol)
  • Background signal, co-pol(background_signal_co_pol)
  • Number of bins stored in data block(num_bins)
  • Laser Temperature(laser_temp)
  • range(range)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Distance from leading edge of first range bin to the center of each bin .(range_bins)
  • Polarization control voltage, cross-pol(polarization_control_voltage_cross_pol)
  • Laser output energy per pulse(energy_monitor)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Maximum altitude retrieved from multichannel scalar card.(max_altitude)

twpmplpolC2.b1:
  • Background signal standard deviation(background_signal_std)
  • lat(lat)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Preliminary cloud base height(preliminary_cbh)
  • base time(base_time)
  • effective range offset due to poor sync between laser firing and A/D trigger.(range_offset)
  • Distance from leading edge of first range bin to the center of each bin .(range_bins)
  • Detector Temperature(detector_temp)
  • Background Signal(background_signal)
  • Polarization control enabled flag(polarization_control)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Polarization control voltage setting(polarization_control_voltage)
  • Number of detector channels(num_channels)
  • range(range)
  • Number of bins stored in data block(num_bins)
  • Telescope temperature(scope_temp)
  • time(time)
  • lon(lon)
  • Width of range-bins calculated from range_bin_time(range_bin_width)
  • Maximum altitude retrieved from multichannel scalar card.(max_altitude)
  • Attenuated backscatter(signal_return)
  • Array of heights for the range gates(height)
  • Repetition Rate, or Trigger Frequency of the laser(pulse_rep)
  • Laser Temperature(laser_temp)
  • Laser output energy per pulse(energy_monitor)
  • Number of laser pulses summed during averaging interval(shots_per_avg)
  • Time in nanoseconds for each range bin of multichannel scalar card.(range_bin_time)
  • Dead time correction flag(dead_time_corrected)


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