Data Quality Reports for Session: 126080 User: kboyd Completed: 02/11/2010

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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D040318.10SGP/SMOS/E13 - 6-month Calibration Checkssgp1440smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE13.b1
D070802.3SGP/MWR/C1 - Noisy datasgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
D071128.2SGP/MWR/C1 - Reprocess: Radiometer reinstalled- Please reprocesssgp5mwravgC1.c1, sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
D080103.2SGP/MWR/C1 - Missing datasgpmwrlosC1.b1
D080116.13SGP/SMOS/E13 - Wind Data Incorrect Due to Icingsgp1440smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE13.b1
D080820.9SGP/SMOS/E13 - Missing Datasgp1440smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE13.b1


DQRID : D040318.10
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/16/2003182710/16/20031855
04/15/2004195804/15/20042020
10/28/2004183510/28/20041855
04/15/2005143504/15/20051455
11/23/2005194011/23/20051953
05/01/2006143805/01/20061545
10/13/2006160510/13/20061635
04/16/2007141404/16/20071441
10/09/2007195510/09/20072025
04/11/2008180004/11/20081840
10/30/2008160010/30/20081625
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E13 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE13.b1
Description:
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.
Measurements:sgp1440smosE13.b1:
  • 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)
sgp30smosE13.b1:
  • 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)
sgp1smosE13.b1:
  • 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)

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DQRID : D070802.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/14/2007000008/03/20071508
Subject:
SGP/MWR/C1 - Noisy data
DataStreams:sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
Description:
Since 7/14 the MWR is experiencing intermittent periods of increased noise. The cause for 
this is under investigation.
Measurements:sgpmwrtipC1.a1:
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky31tip)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky23tip)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
sgpmwrlosC1.b1:
  • Sky brightness temperature at 31.4 GHz(tbsky31)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)

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DQRID : D071128.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/19/2007213611/22/20071400
Subject:
SGP/MWR/C1 - Reprocess: Radiometer reinstalled- Please reprocess
DataStreams:sgp5mwravgC1.c1, sgpmwrlosC1.b1, sgpmwrtipC1.a1
Description:
After the radiometer was reinstalled it had to update the calibration coefficients.
Data will be reprocessed
Measurements:sgpmwrtipC1.a1:
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(tipsky31)
  • Total liquid water along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(liqtip)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(tipsky23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • Total water vapor along zenith path using tip-derived brightness temperatures(vaptip)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky31tip)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature derived from tip curve(tbsky23tip)
sgp5mwravgC1.c1:
  • Sky brightness temperature at 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
  • 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(23tbsky)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 31.4 GHz(tbsky31)
  • 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(31tbsky)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
sgpmwrlosC1.b1:
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 31.4 GHz(tbsky31)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)

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DQRID : D080103.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/21/1993180907/23/19931541
08/07/1993214308/09/19931308
08/14/1993223308/16/19931300
08/29/1993120708/31/19931206
09/17/1993215809/20/19931311
10/02/1993161210/04/19931338
10/09/1993074110/11/19931319
11/12/1993120711/15/19931413
11/19/1993202711/21/19931957
12/14/1993230003/21/19941759
03/28/1994145903/30/19942225
05/16/1994190005/19/19942018
06/22/1994160007/11/19941859
07/16/1994030007/19/19942006
09/03/1994164709/05/19941341
09/09/1994232509/11/19941543
12/17/1994004912/19/19941441
01/05/1995000001/05/19952359
01/28/1995005401/30/19951443
04/01/1995000004/03/19951610
05/09/1995220005/11/19952350
06/24/1995090306/26/19950159
07/07/1995162507/10/19951409
07/19/1995174107/21/19951906
07/28/1995190007/31/19951918
08/22/1995161608/25/19952359
12/01/1995143401/11/19962214
01/12/1996200001/23/19962030
01/23/1996233202/08/19962359
08/06/1996000008/06/19962359
09/04/1996191009/08/19962359
09/14/1996070009/16/19961759
09/30/1996000009/30/19962359
12/01/1996000012/01/19962359
07/01/1997000007/01/19972359
02/20/1998233902/22/19980042
05/04/1998000005/04/19982359
07/18/1998033707/20/19981355
09/28/1998000009/28/19982359
10/10/1998235910/12/19981959
10/17/1998170510/19/19981535
12/25/1998223312/28/19982026
02/06/1999123502/08/19991652
03/13/1999204803/15/19992040
07/23/1999205907/26/19991408
12/04/1999080012/06/19991821
01/07/2000144602/02/20002224
05/24/2000145505/31/20001505
06/06/2000162006/14/20001451
09/01/2000220009/05/20001526
09/15/2000205709/18/20001339
09/23/2000123609/25/20001430
01/13/2001201101/16/20011647
02/24/2001023002/26/20011508
03/03/2001070103/05/20011546
03/10/2001070203/12/20011535
03/17/2001070203/19/20011422
03/24/2001070303/26/20011516
03/30/2001203804/02/20011423
05/05/2001104205/07/20011514
05/18/2001153405/21/20011451
06/22/2001220006/25/20011438
06/30/2001061607/02/20011435
07/28/2001194407/30/20011357
08/24/2001134808/27/20011751
09/07/2001184209/10/20011439
09/15/2001153309/17/20011459
10/13/2001003310/15/20011526
11/03/2001084011/05/20011613
11/10/2001055811/13/20011518
11/16/2001170111/19/20011706
12/21/2001215312/24/20011442
01/30/2002084502/11/20021632
03/02/2002033903/04/20021533
03/09/2002034003/11/20021621
06/26/2002163906/28/20022057
09/01/2002100209/03/20021332
12/21/2002112412/23/20021510
01/04/2003070301/06/20031529
08/09/2003003708/11/20031456
08/23/2003210108/25/20031456
10/12/2003202510/14/20031414
11/29/2003184012/01/20031502
01/24/2004074301/26/20041505
02/14/2004231602/17/20041520
09/04/2004025009/07/20041419
10/09/2004074510/11/20041739
10/16/2004225010/18/20041355
11/13/2004184911/15/20041521
12/03/2004194012/06/20041454
01/15/2005065201/18/20051446
01/22/2005144901/24/20051444
06/10/2005211806/13/20051603
08/05/2005170108/30/20052001
10/07/2005165811/16/20051945
11/18/2005180111/21/20051521
11/23/2005220111/25/20051550
11/26/2005010111/28/20051543
12/03/2005104312/05/20051559
01/14/2006182201/17/20061512
01/21/2006070801/23/20061515
02/03/2006190302/06/20061533
02/25/2006073002/27/20061420
07/01/2006222507/03/20061413
11/28/2006214312/01/20061911
06/09/2007115006/11/20071300
07/07/2007164207/09/20071304
08/03/2007160111/19/20072135
12/22/2007211212/24/20071504
05/25/2008181505/27/20081335
06/06/2008151206/09/20080238
05/08/2009153505/11/20091254
Subject:
SGP/MWR/C1 - Missing data
DataStreams:sgpmwrlosC1.b1
Description:
Data are missing and unrecoverable.
Measurements:sgpmwrlosC1.b1:
  • 31.4 GHz sky signal(sky31)
  • Water on Teflon window (1=WET, 0=DRY)(wet_window)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • (tknd)
  • 31.4 GHz blac2body+noise injection signal(bbn31)
  • Noise injection temp at 23.8 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd23)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 31.4 GHz(tnd_nom31)
  • 23.8 GHz sky signal(sky23)
  • 23.8 GHz blackbody+noise injection signal(bbn23)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 31.4 GHz(tbsky31)
  • lon(lon)
  • Noise injection temp at 31.4 GHz adjusted to tkbb(tnd31)
  • Averaged total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • 31.4 GHz blackbody(bb31)
  • Noise injection temp at nominal temperature at 23.8 GHz(tnd_nom23)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 31.4 GHz(tc31)
  • Blackbody kinetic temperature(tkbb)
  • Sky Infra-Red Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
  • MWR column precipitable water vapor(vap)
  • Ambient temperature(tkair)
  • 23.8 GHz Blackbody signal(bb23)
  • Sky brightness temperature at 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
  • Mixer kinetic (physical) temperature(tkxc)
  • Temperature correction coefficient at 23.8 GHz(tc23)
  • lat(lat)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • base time(base_time)

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DQRID : D080116.13
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/10/2007221212/11/20071945
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E13 - Wind Data Incorrect Due to Icing
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE13.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:sgp1440smosE13.b1:
  • maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd)
  • Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)
  • Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd)
  • Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd)
sgp30smosE13.b1:
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
  • Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
  • Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd)
  • Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
sgp1smosE13.b1:
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
  • Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)

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DQRID : D080820.9
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
01/06/2006170001/09/20060930
02/17/2006200002/20/20061230
05/14/2006210005/16/20060530
08/26/2006080008/29/20060030
12/22/2007180012/24/20070230
04/26/2008000004/28/20081300
Subject:
SGP/SMOS/E13 - Missing Data
DataStreams:sgp1440smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE13.b1
Description:
Data are missing and unrecoverable
Measurements:sgp1440smosE13.b1:
  • Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres)
  • lat(lat)
  • time(time)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd)
  • Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)
  • Minimum Temperature(min_temp)
  • Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh)
  • Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres)
  • Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres)
  • Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)
  • Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp)
  • Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh)
  • lon(lon)
  • Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd)
  • Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)
  • Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow)
  • maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd)
  • Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh)
  • Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp)
  • Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow)
  • Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd)
  • Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • 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)
sgp30smosE13.b1:
  • Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • base time(base_time)
  • lon(lon)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp)
  • Batter Voltage(vbat)
  • Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • lat(lat)
  • Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
  • Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen)
  • Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
  • Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres)
  • Snow Depth(snow)
  • Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd)
  • Hourly precipitation(precip)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
  • Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh)
  • barometric pressure(bar_pres)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Beam 0 Temperature(temp)
sgp1smosE13.b1:
  • lon(lon)
  • Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)
  • Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Mean Wind Speed(wspd)
  • barometric pressure(bar_pres)
  • Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
  • Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • lat(lat)
  • Hourly precipitation(precip)
  • Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres)
  • Beam 0 Temperature(temp)

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