Data Quality Reports for Session: 129810 User: aeround Completed: 08/17/2010

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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D070706.2FKB/WACR/M1 - No cross polar data collectedfkbwacrM1.b1
D070809.2FKB/WACR/M1 - Chaff released in Murg valleyfkbwacrM1.00, fkbwacrM1.b1, fkbwacrspecmomM1.00


DQRID : D070706.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/29/2007095007/03/20071554
Subject:
FKB/WACR/M1 - No cross polar data collected
DataStreams:fkbwacrM1.b1
Description:
Following a disk swap, the wrong configuration file was used.  As a result only co-polar 
data was collected.  No cross polar data is available for this period. Also, the maximum 
height of data collection was 7672 m MSL.
Measurements:fkbwacrM1.b1:
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • 1000 * log10 (noise signal level)(Noise)
  • Array of heights for each power(heights)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Polarization mode. 0 = copol, 1 = xpol(Polarization)

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DQRID : D070809.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/26/2007130707/26/20071400
07/30/2007122207/30/20071300
Subject:
FKB/WACR/M1 - Chaff released in Murg valley
DataStreams:fkbwacrM1.00, fkbwacrM1.b1, fkbwacrspecmomM1.00
Description:
As part of the research activities associated with the COPS field campaign, the research 
center at Karlsruhe released aluminum chaff (2.5 cm in length) in the Murg Valley in order 
to study atmospheric diffusion.  It is possible that some of this chaff drifted over the 
AMF site and thus may have influenced the radar observations (as spurious echos). 

20070817 Comment from WACR Mentor, Kevin Widener:
I reviewed the data from the two chaff releases and I'm unable to see any effect in either 
co-polar or cross-polar backscatter signals.  I also looked at the MPL and ceilometer 
and could not see anything that might be chaff. {Editors note: The DQR quality color was 
changed to "Transparent".}
Measurements:fkbwacrM1.b1:
  • Antenna bottom temperature(Temp_Antenna_Bottom)
  • Hot load physical temperature(Temp_Hot)
  • Transmit driver power sampled by receiver(PowerTransmitDriver)
  • Low noise amplifier temperature(Temp_LNA)
  • MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
  • status flag(wacr_status)
  • Ambient load power(PowerAmbientLoad)
  • lon(lon)
  • 1000 * log10 (noise signal level)(Noise)
  • MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
  • Outside temperature(Temp_Outside)
  • Future temperature(Temp_Future)
  • Chiller temperature(Temp_Chiller)
  • time(time)
  • Chiller return temperature(Temp_Chiller_Return)
  • Modulator temperature(Temp_modulator)
  • Polarization mode. 0 = copol, 1 = xpol(Polarization)
  • Hot load power(PowerHotLoad)
  • Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
  • Detected Pulse(txpower)
  • Signal to Noise Ratio(SignalToNoiseRatio)
  • lat(lat)
  • Computer enclosure temperature(Temp_Computer_Enclosure)
  • Modulator control temperature(Temp_Modulator_Control)
  • MMCR Reflectivity(Reflectivity)
  • Ambient temperature of radar front end components(Temp_ambient)
  • Extended Interaction Klystron Amplifier temperature(Temp_EIKA)
  • Array of heights for each power(heights)
  • Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
  • Chiller supply temperature(Temp_Chiller_Supply)
  • base time(base_time)
  • Antenna top temperature(Temp_Antenna_Top)
fkbwacrM1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)
fkbwacrspecmomM1.00:
  • Raw data stream - documentation not supported(raw)

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