SGP/AERI/C1 - Metadata errors

The latitude, longitude and altitude of the AERI
were incorrectly entered into the ARM database.  
The correct location of the SGP.C1 AERI is:
   Lat: 36.606N
   Lon: 97.485W
   Alt:    316m

• lon(lon)
• lat(lat)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• lat(lat)
• lon(lon)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• lat(lat)
• lon(lon)

• lon(lon)
• lat(lat)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• lat(lat)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• lon(lon)

• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• lat(lat)
• lon(lon)

• MFRSR channels(channel)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• lon(lon)

• lon(lon)
• lat(lat)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• lon(lon)
• lat(lat)

• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• lat(lat)
• lon(lon)

NSA/AERI/C1 - Blower motor failure

The blower motor failed on February 9, estimated time 23:00 GMT. The problem was repaired 
on February 10, 23:00 GMT. The blower motor serves two functions. It maintains the 
instrument window enclosure at the outside temperature and blows ice crystals from the 
enclosure. Failure of the motor caused the enclosure temperature to increase by approximately 12K 
(from 255 to 267K). Previous experience in comparing arctic instruments with the blower 
on and off have shown that if ice crystals enter the enclosure, there is a slight 
increase in the 3-5 um (ch 2) spectral intensity. It is unlikely that Ch 1 is affected.

• null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

• Standard deviation of radiance spectra ensemble(standard_dev_mean_rad)
• Mean of radiance spectra ensemble(mean_rad)

• Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
• Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
• AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)
• Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
  cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
• AERI SW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
• Shortwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (2282_2287
  cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
• Shortwave radiance average (2282_2287 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
• AERI SW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyUniformityCh2)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
• Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)

• Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_2(cbh_AERI_channel_2)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral window for channel 2: [2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT_channel_2)
• Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_fract)

• null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

• Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300)
• Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2295_2300 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300)
• Shortwave radiance average (2295_2300 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
• Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515)
• Shortwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (2295_2300
  cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
• Shortwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2282_2287 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (2510_2515 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515)
• Shortwave window radiance average (2510_2515 cm-1)(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)

NSA/AERI/C1 - Blower Motor Failure -Channel 1 data effect

The blower motor failed on February 9, estimated time 23:00 GMT. The problem was repaired 
on February 10, 23:00 GMT. The blower motor serves two functions. It maintains the 
instrument window enclosure at the outside
temperature and blows ice crystals from the enclosure. Failure of the motor
caused the enclosure temperature to increase by approximately 12K (from 255
to 267K). Previous experience in comparing arctic instruments with the blower on and off 
have shown that if ice crystals enter the enclosure, there is a slight increase in the 3-5 
um (ch 2) spectral intensity. It is unlikely that Ch 1 is affected. However, we can not 
be certain that there is no problem with the data. Hence, this DQR should be considered a 
warning that Channel 1 data may be affected.

• null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

• Longwave radiance average (675-680 cm-1) Surface Air(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
• AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)
• AERI LW Scene Brightness Temp Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
• Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
• Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
• AERI LW Scene Variability Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyUniformityCh1)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
• Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
• Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
• AERI LW Scene NESR Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyNENCh1)
• Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
  cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)

• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral window for channel 1: [1142.20,1147.03](mean_AERI_BT_channel_1)

• null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

• Longwave surface air brightness temperature from radiance average (675_680 cm-1)(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
• Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680)
• Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705)
• The noise equivalent radiance observed in the shortwave channel during a sky
  view at 2500 cm-1(SWskyNEN)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (675_680 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680)
• Longwave radiance average (700_705 cm-1) Elevated Air(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
• Longwave window brightness temperature from radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
• Longwave elevated air brightness temperature from radiance average (700_705
  cm-1)(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990)
• Logical flag indicating whether shortwave channel noise equivalent radiance is
  acceptable in sky view (true/false). Determined using SWskyNEN and
  SWskyNENlimit.(SWskyNENacceptable)
• Imaginary radiance during sky view averaged over (985_990 cm-1)(skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990)
• Longwave window radiance average (985_990 cm-1)(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
• Radiance standard deviation during sky view averaged over (700_705 cm-1)(skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705)

SGP/AERI/C1 - laser and cooler failure

On January 8, 2005 the laser failed on the AERI. After it was repaired and during 
calibration, the cryogenic cooler and its spare also failed. The instrument has been off-line 
since the failure.

• wavenumbers for residuals(wavenumber)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• AERI radiance spectra minus LBLRTM radiance spectra(rad_difference)
• base time(base_time)
• Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
  temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
• lat(lat)
• lon(lon)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)

• column ozone(ozone)
• Wave number(wnum)
• Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
• Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
  wavenumber 2295.021 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch2)
• Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
  wavenumber 677.417 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch1)
• base time(base_time)
• Sonde launch time minus Aeri surface time(surface_time_offset)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• lon(lon)
• Maximum height reached by this sonde launch(max_sonde_alt)
• Surface temperature as reported by sonde(sonde_surface_T)
• lat(lat)
• LBLRTM Model radiance spectra(model_rad)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• lat(lat)
• Standard deviation of cloud3 ensemble(sdev_cloud3_cbh)
• Average total liquid water along LOS path from the MWR(mean_liq)
• Ensemble average of 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_23tbsky)
• Cloud detection flag from sgpaerilblcloudsC1.c1(nonclear_flag)
• Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_clear)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral window for channel 1: [1142.20,1147.03](mean_AERI_BT_channel_1)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral window for channel 2: [2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT_channel_2)
• Standard deviation of liq ensemble(sdev_liq)
• Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud3_cbh)
• Ensemble average of second cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud2_cbh)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Standard deviation of vap ensemble(sdev_vap)
• Data quality flag for MPL cbh ensemble(mpl_cbh_dq_flag)
• Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_clear)
• Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_cbh)
• Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky_large)
• Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 2510-2515 wavenumber window
  during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_2)
• Standard deviation of the average radiance in the 985-990 wavenumber window
  during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var_channel_1)
• Integrated vapor column from sonde using MWR Instrument Performance Model (IPM)(integ_vap_sonde)
• Calculated number of clouds in WSI image(num_cloud)
• Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• Standard deviation of 31tbsky ensemble(sdev_31tbsky_large)
• Ensemble average of first cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud1_cbh)
• Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud1_cbh)
• Standard deviation of mpl_cbh ensemble(sdev_mpl_cbh)
• Ensemble average of third cloud base height from the Belfort ceilometer(mean_cloud3_cbh)
• Standard deviation of 23tbsky ensemble(sdev_23tbsky)
• IR temperature calculated from the AERI spectral response function used to
  mimick the output from the IR thermometer on the MWR(calculated_irt)
• AERI sample time minus WSI image time(wsi_offset_time)
• Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_cloud2_clear)
• Number of foggy observations in ensemble (probably condensation on the window)(nobs_mpl_foggy)
• Standard deviation of ratio ensemble about mean_dir_to_diff_ratio(sdev_dir_by_diff_ratio)
• Cloud base height from the MPL(mean_mpl_cbh)
• Standard deviation of the IR temperature ensemble(sdev_irt)
• Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_fract)
• Number of clear observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_clear)
• Ensemble average of ratios of direct_norm_broadband divided by
  diffuse_hemisp_broadband from the SIROS(mean_dir_by_diff_ratio)
• Binary field indicating which inputs are available and used to set the
  nonclear_flag(nonclear_inputs)
• Average IR temperature from the IRT (on the MWR)(mean_irt)
• lon(lon)
• Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
• Number of ratios in ensemble(nobs_dir_by_diff_ratio)
• Standard deviation of cloud1 ensemble(sdev_cloud1_cbh)
• base time(base_time)
• Standard deviation of cloud2 ensemble(sdev_cloud2_cbh)
• Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_1(cbh_AERI_channel_1)
• Ensemble average of 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature from the MWR(mean_31tbsky)
• Cloud base height estimate from the field mean_AERI_BT_channel_2(cbh_AERI_channel_2)
• Number of observations in each `large` MWR ensemble (23tbsky and 31tbsky)(nobs_mwr_ensembles_large)
• Ensemble average of total water vapor along LOS path from the MWR(mean_vap)
• Number of cloudy observations in ensemble(nobs_mpl_cbh)
• Number of observations in each MWR ensemble (23tbsky, 31tbsky, vap, liq)(nobs_mwr_ensembles)
• Calculated cloud cover fraction from the WSI(cloud_cover_frac)

• null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

• lat(lat)
• Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
  temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• hatch_open_is_true and hatch_closed_is_false(valid_aeri_data)
• wavenumbers for residuals(wavenumber)
• AERI radiance spectra minus LBLRTM radiance spectra(rad_difference)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• base time(base_time)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
• Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
• lon(lon)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• Surface temperature as reported by sonde(sonde_surface_T)
• base time(base_time)
• LBLRTM Model radiance spectra(model_rad)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• column ozone(ozone)
• Serial number for the sonde used at this time.(sonde_serial_number)
• lat(lat)
• lon(lon)
• Maximum height reached by this sonde launch(max_sonde_alt)
• Wave number(wnum)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Sonde launch time minus Aeri surface time(surface_time_offset)
• Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
  wavenumber 2295.021 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch2)
• Surface temperature from wavenumber average of spectral radiance at mean
  wavenumber 677.417 cm-1(wisc_summary_T_ch1)

• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_all)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_bin_pro for wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category(sdev_rad_bin_pro)
• lat(lat)
• lon(lon)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_bin for wavenumbers within
  each bin(sdev_rad_bin)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each bin and physical process
  category(mean_rad_bin_pro)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_ch_pro for wavenumbers within
  each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_rad_ch_pro)
• Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension(bin)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad for wavenumbers between
  550.1299 and 3020.1699(sdev_rad_all)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_bin_pro)
• wavenumbers for hourly averaged spectral radiances(wavenum)
• The AERI spectral radiances averaged over an hour window centered on the time of
  the LBLRTM rundeck(mean_hour_rad)
• Average of mean_hour_rad computed for wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category(mean_rad_ch_pro)
• For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of
  the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_bin)
• Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension(process)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_pro for wavenumbers within
  each physical process category(sdev_rad_pro)
• hatch_open_is_true and hatch_closed_is_false(valid_aeri_data)
• For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out
  of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_ch)
• base time(base_time)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_ch)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each channel(mean_rad_ch)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699(mean_rad_all)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_bin)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_pro)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_ch_pro)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each physical process category(mean_rad_pro)
• The number of spectra over which the hourly calculations are performed(nobs_hour_rad)
• Number of wavenumbers for which the calculations are performed(nobs_rad_bin)
• Average of mean_hour_rad for wavenumbers within each bin(mean_rad_bin)
• The standard deviation of the AERI spectral radiances about the hourly averaged
  mean(sdev_hour_rad)
• For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_ch)
• Standard deviation of mean_hour_rad about mean_rad_ch for wavenumbers within
  each channel(sdev_rad_ch)

• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each channel that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_resid_unsat)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the wavenumbers for
  each of the bins (sub-bands)(mean_resid_bin)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each bin that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_sat)
• First temperature reported by the sonde(sonde_surfT)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_unsat)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_bin)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  within a particular bin for a fixed physical process(sdev_resid_bin_pro)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_all)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of
  the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_bin)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals within a particular channel
  for a fixed physical process as given in the spectral mapping function
  listed in the gl(mean_resid_ch_pro)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_sat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that
  are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_unsat)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals within a particular bin for
  a fixed physical process as given in the spectral mapping function listed in
  the globa(mean_resid_bin_pro)
• For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_ch)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_resid_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_unsat)
• For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_bin)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_sat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_bin_pro)
• base time(base_time)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_unsat)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_all)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 where
  the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured
  radiance is used ot(integ_rad_all)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_all)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  over the wavenumbers for each of the bins (sub-bands)(sdev_resid_bin)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each bin that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_all)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(sdev_resid_unsat)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
• Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension(bin)
• Mean Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_temp)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  over the set of wavenumbers which are mapped to a particular physical
  process(sdev_resid_pro)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_sat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are
  not saturated(mean_resid_bin_unsat)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not
  saturated(sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin where the Planck
  function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used
  otherwise(integ_rad_bin_all)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are saturated(integ_rad_sat)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_rad_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_all)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_sat)
• Surface temps used in the LBLRTM runs -- Univ of WISC selected bands(model_surfT)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_sat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_sat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• lat(lat)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the set of wavenumbers
  which are mapped to a particular physical process as given in the spectral
  mapping functio(mean_resid_pro)
• Mean Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_vap_pres)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel where the Planck
  function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is
  used otherwise(integ_rad_ch_all)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_pro_unsat)
• Precipitation Total from SMOS(SMOS_precip)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_unsat)
• Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension(process)
• Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_sat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(sdev_resid_ch_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Standard deviation of the average radiances in the 985-990 and 2510-2515
  wavenumber windows during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var)
• For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out
  of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_ch)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and physical process
  category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
  AERI measu(integ_rad_bin_pro_all)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each channel that are saturated(integ_rad_ch_sat)
• Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_bar_pres)
• lon(lon)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_pro)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  within a particular channel for a fixed physical process(sdev_resid_ch_pro)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• AERI sample time minus SMOS sample time(SMOS_offset_time)
• Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
  temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_unsat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_all)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  over the entire wavenumber spectrum between 520.2368 and 3020.1699(sdev_resid)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_unsat)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the wavenumbers for
  each of the AERI channels(mean_resid_ch)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin that
  are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_unsat)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_unsat)
• Measure of atmospheric variability over 705-798 cm-1 (bin 3)(meas_atm_var_bin3)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_pro_sat)
• Standard Deviation of Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_sd_temp)
• hatch_open_is_true and hatch_closed_is_false(valid_aeri_data)
• Mean Barometeric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_bar_pres)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_sat)
• Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_sd_rh)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each physical process category
  where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI
  measured radiance(integ_rad_pro_all)
• Difference of brightness temperatures in the ch1 window region, [1142.20,
  1147.03] wavenumbers, which is an indicator of the atmospheric variability(meas_atm_var_T1)
• The standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals
  over the wavenumbers for each of the AERI channels(sdev_resid_ch)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_ch_pro)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that
  are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_unsat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and physical
  process category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
  AERI me(integ_rad_ch_pro_all)
• Mean Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_rh)
• Number of residuals over which the mean is calculated(nobs_resid_ch)
• The mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM modeled residuals over the entire wavenumber
  spectrum between 520.2368 and 3020.1699(mean_resid)
• Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_vap_pres)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_unsat)

• base time(base_time)
• Cloud base height(cloudBaseHeight)
• Auxiliary inputs used for this retrieval(auxDataFlagsNow)
• CPL height array for the profile(CPL_height)
• air temperature (NGM250 predicted)(temperature)
• lat(lat)
• Auxiliary inputs used today(auxDataFlagsToday)
• Total precipitable water vapor, from Microwave Radiometer(totalPrecipitalWater)
• CPL retrieval of dewpoint temperature(CPL_dewpointTemp)
• atmospheric pressure at mean sea level and at tropopause (NGM250 predicted)(pressure)
• CPL retrieval of ambient temperature(CPL_ambientTemp)
• Interpolated dewpoint temperature(dewpointTemperature)
• CPL retrieval of atmospheric pressure(CPL_pressure)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• lon(lon)
• Array of heights for the range gates(height)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Profile source flag(profile_source_flag)
• Constant pressure level(CPL)
• Interpolated water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio)
• time(time)
• CPL retrieval of water vapor mixing ratio(CPL_waterVaporMixingRatio)
• Retrieval rejection flag(retrievalRejectionFlag)

• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and physical process
  category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
  AERI measu(integ_rad_bin_pro_all)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that are
  not saturated(mean_resid_bin_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_sat)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin that
  are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_unsat)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_sat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_sat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_sat)
• AERI sample time minus SMOS sample time(SMOS_offset_time)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_rad_unsat)
• lon(lon)
• Precipitation Total from SMOS(SMOS_precip)
• lat(lat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_all)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_unsat)
• For each channel, this gives the total number of active physical processes out
  of the 12 defined for the process field(NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_ch)
• First temperature reported by the sonde(sonde_surfT)
• Retrieved profile sample time minus sonde launch time(sonde_offset_time)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_resid_unsat)
• Standard deviation of the average radiances in the 985-990 and 2510-2515
  wavenumber windows during the AERI dwell time(aeri_dwell_atm_var)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_all)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each bin that are saturated(integ_rad_bin_sat)
• base time(base_time)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_sat)
• For each channel, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_ch)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel where the Planck
  function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is
  used otherwise(integ_rad_ch_all)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_bin_pro_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_sat)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 where
  the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured
  radiance is used ot(integ_rad_all)
• Average of brightness temperatures calculated from AERI radiances within
  spectral windows, ch1:[1142.20,1147.03] & ch2:[2506.20,2511.02](mean_AERI_BT)
• Number of wavenumbers values over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_sat)
• Physical process number used as a coordinate in the process dimension(process)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers between 550.1299 and
  3020.1699 that are not saturated(integ_resid_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_bin_unsat)
• Surface temps used in the LBLRTM runs -- Univ of WISC selected bands(model_surfT)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each channel that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_unsat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin and
  physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each channel that are saturated(integ_rad_ch_sat)
• For each bin, this gives the total number of active physical processes out of
  the 12 defined for the process field (NOTE 0-indeterminate is counted)(nactive_pro_bin)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each physical process category
  where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI
  measured radiance(integ_rad_pro_all)
• Indicator of large residuals in channel 1 transparent region(transparent_region_dq_flag)
• Standard Deviation of Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_sd_temp)
• Mean Barometeric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_bar_pres)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel and physical process category that are not
  saturated(sdev_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each physical process category that are saturated(integ_rad_pro_sat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(sdev_resid_bin_unsat)
• Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_sd_rh)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_all)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each bin where the Planck
  function is used for saturated wavenumbers and AERI measured radiance is used
  otherwise(integ_rad_bin_all)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel and
  physical process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Mean Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_vap_pres)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_all)
• For each bin, this gives the process number of all active physical processes
  identified by the spectral mapping(active_pro_bin)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  within each channel and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_pro_sat)
• MFRSR channels(channel)
• Logical flag indicating if the AERI sample was used to derive the surface
  temperature value for driving the model(surface_temp_from_aeri_used)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(mean_resid_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel that
  are not saturated(mean_resid_ch_unsat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each channel that are not saturated(sdev_resid_ch_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each channel
  and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_ch_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the Planck blackbody radiances using model_surfT over wavenumbers
  between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are saturated(integ_rad_sat)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(sdev_resid_unsat)
• Bin number for wavenumber sub-bands used as a coordinate in the bin dimension(bin)
• Mean Relative Humidity from SMOS(SMOS_rh)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_pro_unsat)
• Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_vap_pres)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each bin that
  are not saturated(integ_resid_bin_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_bin_pro_all)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each physical process category that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_pro_unsat)
• Difference of brightness temperatures in the ch1 window region, [1142.20,
  1147.03] wavenumbers, which is an indicator of the atmospheric variability(meas_atm_var_T1)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin and physical process category that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_pro_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(integ_resid_pro_unsat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  within each bin that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each physical
  process category that are not saturated(integ_rad_pro_unsat)
• Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure from SMOS(SMOS_sd_bar_pres)
• Integral of the AERI measured radiances over wavenumbers within each channel
  that are not saturated(integ_rad_ch_unsat)
• Mean of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for wavenumbers
  between 550.1299 and 3020.1699 that are not saturated(mean_abs_resid_unsat)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the mean or integral is calculated(nobs_ch_pro_unsat)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Standard deviation about the mean of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each physical process category that are not saturated(sdev_resid_pro_unsat)
• Measure of atmospheric variability over 705-798 cm-1 (bin 3)(meas_atm_var_bin3)
• Integral of the radiances over wavenumbers within each channel and physical
  process category where the Planck function is used for saturated wavenumbers and
  AERI me(integ_rad_ch_pro_all)
• Number of wavenumbers over which the integral is calculated(nobs_pro_all)
• Integral of the absolute value of the AERI minus LBLRTM residuals for
  wavenumbers within each bin that are not saturated(integ_abs_resid_bin_unsat)
• Mean Temperature from SMOS(SMOS_temp)