SGP/SMOS/E13 - 6-month Calibration Checks

During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E13 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.

• maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd)
• Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres)
• Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres)
• Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd)
• Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)
• Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh)
• Minimum Temperature(min_temp)
• Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp)
• Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh)
• Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres)
• Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)
• Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp)
• Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh)
• Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)
• Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh)
• Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd)
• Maximum Temperature(max_temp)
• Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres)
• Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres)
• Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres)

• Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
• Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres)
• Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd)
• Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
• Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
• Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp)
• Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh)
• Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres)
• barometric pressure(bar_pres)
• Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
• Beam 0 Temperature(temp)

• barometric pressure(bar_pres)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
• Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
• Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
• Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
• Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
• Beam 0 Temperature(temp)

SGP/ORG/C1 - Erroneous precipitation observations

Precipitation observed by the optical rain gauge was not observed by the SMOS tipping 
bucket or by the disdrometer nearby.  The optical rain gauge results should be considered 
erroneous.

• precipitation minimum(precip_min)
• Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
• Precipitation standard deviation(precip_sd)
• Precipitation maximum(precip_max)

SGP/SMOS/E13 - Rain Gauge Inoperative

The rain gauge measured values did not compare well with the disdrometer.  Subsequent 
testing found the gauge to be incorrect.

• Hourly precipitation(precip)

• Hourly precipitation(precip)

SGP/SMOS/E13 - SMOS T/RH probe solar shield missing

The solar shield protecting the T/RH probe from direct sunlight and the elements became 
unscrewed and fell off.  The probe was affected by sunlight and did not have a consistent 
aspiration during this time.

• Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp)
• Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh)
• Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres)
• Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh)
• Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)
• Minimum Temperature(min_temp)
• Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh)
• Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp)
• Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh)
• Maximum Temperature(max_temp)
• Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)
• Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres)

• Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp)
• Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh)
• Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• Beam 0 Temperature(temp)
• Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)

• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
• Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
• Beam 0 Temperature(temp)

SGP/THWAPS/C1 - Time stamp of data record incorrect

Due to problems with the collector system, the datalogger was being time synched 
inappropriately.  This problem was intermittent and did not affect every time stamp.  The worst 
case time adjustments were approximately +/- 7 minutes.  These were infrequent and most of 
the time adjustments were less than 7 minutes.

• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• base time(base_time)