Data Quality Reports for Session: 131198 User: c_long Completed: 10/29/2010


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D080428.4TWP/SMET/C2 - Reprocess: ORG Data has very small rainrate valuestwpsmet60sC2.b1
D101026.1TWP/QCRAD/C1/C2/C3 -twpqcrad1longC1.c1, twpqcrad1longC2.c1, twpqcrad1longC3.c1


DQRID : D080428.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
07/01/2004000006/30/20102359
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - Reprocess: ORG Data has very small rainrate values
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.b1
Description:
The ORG data is collected via analog signal and not digital.  Therefore, we continuously 
collect data even when no rain is occurring.  We also capture small events such as leaves, 
large bugs, dust, etc blowing through the measurement path.  Because this discrete event 
occurs quickly the value is usually captured for 1 or 2 seconds.  This value is then 
averaged to the minute producing rainrate on the order of .009 mm/hr or less.  

These values are not indicative of rain and should be removed from the record or summing 
over long periods can bias the climate record.  We will reprocess the data to remove these 
small values.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • Precipitation minimum(precip_min)
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • precip_sd


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DQRID : D101026.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/12/2002000006/07/20102359
Subject:
TWP/QCRAD/C1/C2/C3 -
DataStreams:twpqcrad1longC1.c1, twpqcrad1longC2.c1, twpqcrad1longC3.c1
Description:
In the qc_down_short_diffuse_hemisp field, QC failures from the test indicated by bit_13, 
"data failed tracker off test", were set incorrectly as bit_9, "GSW2SumSW (93 > SZA > 75 
and SumSW > 50; GSW/SumSW < 0.85 or GSW/SumSW > 1.15)".  Solar tracker failures are 
correctly indicated in the aqc_down_short_diffuse_hemisp field. 

In the qc_short_direct_normal field, QC failures from the test indicated by bit_10, "data 
failed tracker off test", were set incorrectly as bit_9, "GSW2SumSW (93 > SZA > 75 and 
SumSW > 50; GSW/ SumSW < 0.85 or GSW/SumSW > 1.15)".  Solar tracker failures are correctly 
indicated in the aqc_short_direct_normal field. 

This is a software problem in the VAP that impacts all dates for which a solar tracker 
failure occurred prior to 20100608 for each facility.  The 20020312 start date was chosen 
because the DQR system can not link multiple start/end date/times with multiple facilities 
within the same report.  As a result, the latest start date corresponding to C3 was 
chosen. The actual start dates for which this problem could have occurred for each facility 
are as follows:

C1:  19961010
C2:  19981029
C3:  20020312

Please note that if a solar tracker failure is not indicated by the 
aqc_down_short_diffuse_hemisp and/or aqc_short_direct_normal fields you can ignore this DQR.
Measurements:twpqcrad1longC2.c1:
  • Radiation, shortwave, direct normal irradiance, 1-min avg(short_direct_normal)
  • Radiation, shortwave, downwelling diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 1-min avg(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)

twpqcrad1longC3.c1:
  • Radiation, shortwave, direct normal irradiance, 1-min avg(short_direct_normal)
  • Radiation, shortwave, downwelling diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 1-min avg(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)

twpqcrad1longC1.c1:
  • Radiation, shortwave, direct normal irradiance, 1-min avg(short_direct_normal)
  • Radiation, shortwave, downwelling diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 1-min avg(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)


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