Data Quality Reports for Session: 123762 User: jhol2003 Completed: 10/17/2009


TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D090509.1GRW/SKYRAD/M1 - Tracker inoperativegrwskyrad20sM1.a0, grwskyrad60sM1.b1
D090522.1GRW/MWR/M1 - Loose mirrorgrwmwrlosM1.b1, grwmwrtipM1.a1
D090527.2GRW/MWRP/M1 - Reprocessed: Updated calibration coefficientsgrwmwrpM1.b1
D090603.1GRW/AERI/M1 - Instrument not being cooled.grwaerich1M1.b1, grwaerich2M1.b1, grwaeriengineerM1.b1, grwaerisummaryM1.b1


DQRID : D090509.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/08/2009140705/11/20090815
Subject:
GRW/SKYRAD/M1 - Tracker inoperative
DataStreams:grwskyrad20sM1.a0, grwskyrad60sM1.b1
Description:
The solar tracker arms were caught and pulled way out of alignment. Problem corrected by 
OPs at 0815Z May 11th.  All bolts tightened and alignment and tracking checked. 

Down_short_hemisp_diffuse (8-48 instrument)is incorrect and not recoverable. 
short_direct_normal (NIP instrument) is suspect during this time as well.  down_short_hemisp (PSP 
instrument) was unaffected.
Measurements:grwskyrad60sM1.b1:
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Minima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer,
    Maxima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemispheric Irradiance, Ventilated Pyranometer(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Minima(short_direct_normal_min)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Maxima(short_direct_normal_max)
  • Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Standard Deviation(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_std)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer(short_direct_normal)
  • Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Standard Deviation(short_direct_normal_std)

grwskyrad20sM1.a0:
  • Instantaneous Direct Normal Shortwave Irradiance, Pyheliometer Thermopile
    Voltage(inst_direct_normal)
  • Instantaneous Uncorrected Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse, Shaded Pyranometer
    Thermopile Voltage(inst_diffuse)


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DQRID : D090522.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/01/2009000006/16/20090745
Subject:
GRW/MWR/M1 - Loose mirror
DataStreams:grwmwrlosM1.b1, grwmwrtipM1.a1
Description:
The data from the MWR were suspicious and became progressively worse. The problem was 
traced back to the fact that the screw that keeps the mirror in place had become loose and 
the mirror was freely rotating. 

The mirror was tightened on 6/9/2009, however the measurements were noisy until 6/16, when 
the instrument was rebooted and all the connections checked. 

Measurements between 5/1 and 6/9 should not be used. Data between 6/9 and 6/16 are usable, 
although they are very noisy.
Measurements:grwmwrlosM1.b1:
  • Sky brightness temperature at 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 31.4 GHz(tbsky31)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)

grwmwrtipM1.a1:
  • 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky31tip)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky23tip)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)


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DQRID : D090527.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/01/2009000005/15/20092100
Subject:
GRW/MWRP/M1 - Reprocessed: Updated calibration coefficients
DataStreams:grwmwrpM1.b1
Description:
On 5/15 the K-band calibrations were updated with coefficients derived from tip curves.  
The 20090501-20090515 data were reprocessed to apply the updated calibration coefficients.
Measurements:grwmwrpM1.b1:
  • Retrieved liquid water path using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(liquidWaterPath2)
  • Retrieved water vapor density(waterVaporDensity)
  • Retrieved liquid water path(liquidWaterPath)
  • Total precipitable water vapor, from microwave radiometer(totalPrecipitableWater)
  • Retrieved total precipitable water vapor using only 23.835 and 30.0 GHz(totalPrecipitableWater2)
  • Derived relative humidity(relativeHumidity)
  • Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio)


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DQRID : D090603.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/28/2009081505/30/20090815
Subject:
GRW/AERI/M1 - Instrument not being cooled.
DataStreams:grwaerich1M1.b1, grwaerich2M1.b1, grwaeriengineerM1.b1, grwaerisummaryM1.b1
Description:
The Stirling Cooler was turned off.  During this time the detector was not at temperature 
needed to collect data.
Measurements:grwaerich2M1.b1:
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Wave number(wnum)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • lon(lon)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • lat(lat)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • base time(base_time)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • time(time)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)

grwaerich1M1.b1:
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • lat(lat)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)
  • lon(lon)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Wave number(wnum)
  • Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • wavenumbers for standard deviation of radiance spectra(wnum2)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • time(time)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)

grwaerisummaryM1.b1:
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • AERI SW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyNENCh2)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum2)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum14)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum6)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum3)
  • lat(lat)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum1)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum11)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum4)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch2)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum10)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
    larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer
    line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity)
  • Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
    indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum9)
  • AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #2 derived from sequential HBB views (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum5)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum8)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum7)
  • AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • AERI LW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch1)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1)
  • AERI SW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch2)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch2)
  • AERI SW Responsivity Spectral Averages (Ch2)(ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • AERI LW HBB 2min NESR Estimate #1 derived from variance during HBB view (Ch1)(HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • time(time)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
    sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on
    the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • xxx(dataAvailable)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum13)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Wave number in reciprocal centimeters(wnumsum12)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • lon(lon)
  • AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyUniformityCh2)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • AERI SW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)

grwaeriengineerM1.b1:
  • Scene mirror temperature as measured at the center of the back of the mirror(sceneMirrorTemp)
  • Logical flag indicating that a data record is missing (true/false(missingDataFlag)
  • Observation atmospheric pressure in AERI electronics(atmosphericPressure)
  • Number of terms used in finite field of view correction(numberOfTerms)
  • AERI ingest computer temperature measured at back panel of computer(computerTemp)
  • Corrective offset for final ambient blackbody average temperature(ABBtempOffset)
  • Stirling cooler power supply temperature measured at power supply frame(coolerPowerSupplyTemp)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Spare temperature sensor (location TBD)(spareTemp)
  • Characteristic value representing overall shortwave channel responsivity(SWresponsivity)
  • Maximum Standard Deviation in Thermistor Channels 0..7(maxSampleStdDev)
  • AERI instrument unit serial number(AERIunitNumber)
  • Relative humidity measured in the optics compartment atop the interferometer.(opticsCompartmentRelativeHumidity)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (675_680
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
    SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
  • Blackbody controller Unit 1 power supply temperature(BBcontroller1temp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2282_2287
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
  • Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Observation Altitude(Altitude)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
  • Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
  • Size of buffer holding initial spectrum(originalInterferogramSize)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBtopTempWeight)
  • Weight factor for apex used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBapexTempWeight)
  • Resistive temperature of 97 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P4 shell(fixed97KohmResistor)
  • Julian Day including day and fraction of day(JulianDay)
  • Ambient air temperature near blackbodies(airNearBBsTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (675_680
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Sun sensor analog output: The sun sensor has a view angle to the sky slightly
    larger than the interferometer FOV and is aligned to the interferometer
    line-of-sight. I(sunSensorIntensity)
  • Stirling cycle cooler current(coolerCurrent)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - apex(ABBapexTemp)
  • Limit applied to SWskyNEN in determination of SWskyNENacceptable(SWskyNENlimit)
  • Signal conditioning electronics inside air temperature(SCEtemp)
  • Interferometer front end fan airflow unheated temperature: used with heated
    temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature
    average(ABBbottomTempWeight)
  • Observation latitude(Latitude)
  • Time at center of AERI sky observation period(Time_UTC_hours)
  • Type of scene that has been calibrated (ASCII character as float)(calibratedSceneID)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2295_2300 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
  • Scene mirror motor case temperature(mirrorMotorTemp)
  • Observation relative humidity at AERI blackbodies(atmosphericRelativeHumidity)
  • Relative Humidity measured in the Interferometer Enclosure(interferometerEnclosureRelativeHumidity)
  • Laser wavenumber used in definition of output wavenumber scale(outputLaserWavenumber)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim top(HBBtopTemp)
  • Size of buffer holding expanded spectrum before interpolation(expandedInterferogramSize)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between HBB Thermistors(HBBmaxTempDiff)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
  • Interferometer front end fan airflow heated temperature: used with unheated
    temperature as measure of airflow.(frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp)
  • Hot blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationHBBtemp)
  • Factor used to convert single-scan noise to two-minute equivalent(twoMinuteNoiseEstimateFactor)
  • Rain sensor analog output: the rain sensor is located inside the hatch near the
    sky aperture and is used to flag the critical condition of rain falling on
    the AERI s(rainSensorIntensity)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature - rim top(ABBtopTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
  • Difference between frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp and frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
    indicative of front end air flow.(frontEndFanAirTempDiff)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2295_2300
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Resistive temperature of 2500 Ohm fixed resistor - banana plug mounted(fixed2500ohmResistor)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
    view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN)
  • Ambient air temperature at hatch opening(outsideAirTemp)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 2500 cm-1(SW_HBB_NEN)
  • Logical flag indicating whether hatch is open (true) or not open (false)(hatchOpen)
  • Character string containing instrument name(instrumentUnitNumber)
  • Instrument scene mirror position identifier(sceneMirrorPosition)
  • Ambient blackbody temperature(ABBbottomTemp)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
  • Ambient air temperature near the interferometer(airNearInterferometerTemp)
  • Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
    cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
  • lon(lon)
  • Number of complete (forward+backward) interferogram scans in sample average(coadditionsCount)
  • Electronics rack ambient temperature measured at inside top of rack(rackAmbientTemp)
  • The maximum excursion of hot-blackbody temperature over 5 consecutive scenes,
    centered on the sky view(HBBtempDrift)
  • Logical flag indicating whether longwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
    acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using LWskyNEN and
    LWskyNENlimit.(LWskyNENacceptable)
  • Maximum departure from ideal of the mirror position over the course of all
    contributing views. Typically two hot, two ambient, and one scene view are
    examine(sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift)
  • Scene mirror view angle in non-negative degrees, measured clockwise looking into
    interferometer window.(sceneMirrorAngle)
  • Difference between actual and ideal motor encoder values for current view
    indicative of quality of the mirror positioning.(sceneMirPosEncoderDrift)
  • Scene mirror motor driver heat sink temperature(motorDriverTemp)
  • Interferometer window temperature measured on the outside of the aluminum window
    flange(interferometerWindowTemp)
  • Field of view half angle used in finite FOV correction(FFOVhalfAngle)
  • Version number of Operational Software(systemReleaseNumber)
  • Duration of scene view(sceneViewDuration)
  • Ambient temperature used in calibration(calibrationAmbientTemp)
  • Logical flag indicating whether HBB temperature is stable (true) or not stable
    (false). Determined using HBBtempDrift and HBBtempDriftLimit.(HBBstable)
  • Weight factor for bottom used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBbottomTempWeight)
  • Cold blackbody temperature used in calibration(calibrationCBBtemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2510_2515 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Scene mirror position encoder value(sceneMirPosEncoder)
  • Blackbody controller Unit 2 power supply temperature(BBcontroller2temp)
  • Characteristic value representing overall longwave channel responsivity(LWresponsivity)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over
    (2282_2287 cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
  • Observation date(dateYYMMDD)
  • Weight factor for top used in calculating ambient blackbody temperature average(ABBtopTempWeight)
  • Stirling cooler compressor temperature measured at compressor heatsink(coolerCompressorTemp)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
  • Limit applied to LWskyNEN in determination of LWskyNENacceptable(LWskyNENlimit)
  • lat(lat)
  • The noise equivalent radiance observed in the longwave channel during a sky view
    at 1000 cm-1(LWskyNEN)
  • Number of views in a sequence(sceneMirPosCount)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (700_705
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
  • Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
  • Motor step value given to motor controller to achieve proper mirror positioning(sceneMirrorMotorStep)
  • Noise-equivalent Radiance in Hot Blackbody at 1000 cm-1(LW_HBB_NEN)
  • Resistive temperature of 12 Kohm fixed resistor located in SCE-P3 shell(fixed12KohmResistor)
  • Detector temperature sensed via diode near detector(detectorTemp)
  • xxx(dataAvailable)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - apex(HBBapexTemp)
  • Weight factor for apex used in calculating hot blackbody temperature average(HBBapexTempWeight)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (985_990
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
  • AERI interferometer temperature at second port(interferometerSecondPortTemp)
  • Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
    cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Hot blackbody temperature - rim bottom(HBBbottomTemp)
  • Observation longitude(Longitude)
  • Stirling cycle cooler expander temperature(coolerExpanderTemp)
  • Time (HHMMSS)(timeHHMMSS)
  • Blackbody cavity geometry factor(BBcavityFactor)
  • BB Support Structure Temperature(BBsupportStructureTemp)
  • Original laser wavenumber assumed for this instrument(originalLaserWavenumber)
  • Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
  • AERI instrument data channel number(channelNumber)
  • Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
  • time(time)
  • Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
  • Radiance standard deviation during hot blackbody view averaged over (2510_2515
    cm-1)(HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
  • Corrective offset for final hot blackbody average temperature(HBBtempOffset)
  • Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
  • Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
  • Maximum Temperature Difference Between ABB Thermistors(ABBmaxTempDiff)
  • Radiance standard deviation during ambient blackbody view averaged over (700_705
    cm-1)(ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705)
  • Limit applied to HBBtempDrift in determination of HBBstable flag(HBBtempDriftLimit)


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