DQRs for Session: 132563 User:baaspCompleted: 01-13-2011

Data Quality Reports for Session: 132563 User: baasp Completed: 01/13/2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected
D010713.1	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS Missing Data Values	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a0
D010713.21	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS Wind speed sensor data incorrect	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1
D010713.32	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS RH values beyond tolerance	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
D010725.16	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS ALL DATA STREAMS MISSING	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1
D010725.22	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS RH VALUES OUTSIDE OF TOLERANCE	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1
D010725.26	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS RH% VALUES OUTSIDE TOLERANCE	sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1
D010725.3	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 WS DATA INCORRECT	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1
D010726.45	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS 30 MINUTE DATA VALUES MISSING	sgp30smosE21.a1
D010727.1	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS RH DATA VALUES ARTIFICIALLY HIGH	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
D011026.2	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS RH% Values Suspect	sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.b1
D020114.13	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE VALUES INTERMITTENT -9999	sgp1smosE8.a1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1
D020124.1	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS PRECIP VALUES INCORRECT	sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
D020124.2	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS TEMP AND RH VALUES SUSPECT	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
D020125.12	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
D020125.7	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
D020204.6	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS WIND SPEED VALUES IN ERROR	sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
D020204.8	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS T/RH DATA SUSPECT	sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
D020227.11	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
D020227.12	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
D020228.2	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
D020228.3	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS SNOW DEPTH VALUES INCORRECT	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
D020403.6	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS SNOW DATA INCORRECT	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
D020403.7	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SNOW DATA INCORRECT	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
D020610.1	SGP/SMOS/E24 - SGP/E24/SMOS - No snow depth data collected	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp1440smosE24.a0
D020619.4	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights	sgpsmosE8.01, sgp1smosE8.00, sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
D020620.67	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights	sgpsmosE24.01, sgp1smosE24.00, sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1
D020702.2	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Reprocess: Errors in Global Metadata	sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
D020702.3	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Reprocess: Errors in Global Metadata	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a0
D020705.6	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 WIND SPEED VALUES SUSPECT	sgp1smosE8.a1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
D040317.8	SGP/SMOS/E8 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
D040317.9	SGP/SMOS/E8 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1smosE8.a1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
D040319.3	SGP/SMOS/E21 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a0
D040319.4	SGP/SMOS/E21 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
D040319.6	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp1440smosE24.a0
D040319.7	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
D080819.2	SGP/SMOS/E8 - Missing Data	sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
D080828.3	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Missing Data	sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
D080828.5	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Missing Data	sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
D081010.11	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Temp and RH data highly suspect	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a0
D990215.3	SGP/SMOS/E8 - Questionable SMOS wind speeds at E8	sgp1smosE8.00, sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
D991109.14	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS down for tower replacement	sgpsmosE24.01, sgp1smosE24.00, sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp1440smosE24.a0
D991109.17	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights	sgpsmosE24.01, sgp1smosE24.00, sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1
D991109.23	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS lowered to surface to install couterweights	sgpsmosE8.01, sgp1smosE8.00, sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
D991109.8	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS down for tower replacement	sgpsmosE8.01, sgp1smosE8.00, sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0

DQRID : D010713.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/01/2001	0000	01/07/2001	1330

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS Missing Data Values
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a0
Description:	All data values missing. Suspected power outage due to ice storm.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE21.a0: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) sgp1smosE21.a0: Humidity, relative(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Precipitation, total(precip) Temperature, air(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.a1: Precipitation, total(precip) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sd_vap_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) sd_bar_pres Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) snow_sen Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd)

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DQRID : D010713.21

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/28/2001	2354	01/29/2001	0501

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS Wind speed sensor data incorrect
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1
Description:	Wind speed sensor had ice accumulation causing data to be incorrect.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sgp1smosE8.a0: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D010713.32

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/11/2001	0148	01/13/2001	0631

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS RH values beyond tolerance
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
Description:	RH% values reading above 103%, which is beyond tolerance.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: sd_vap_pres Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Humidity, relative(rh) sgp1440smosE8.a0: Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) sgp1smosE8.a0: Humidity, relative(rh)

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DQRID : D010725.16

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/07/2001	2325	02/08/2001	0031

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS ALL DATA STREAMS MISSING
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1
Description:	All data streams missing. Reason unknown.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE21.a0: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Precipitation, total(precip) Temperature, air(temp) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.a1: Humidity, relative(rh) sd_bar_pres Precipitation, total(precip) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sd_vap_pres Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Temperature, air(temp) snow_sen Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)

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DQRID : D010725.22

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/13/2001	1835	02/14/2001	1436

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS RH VALUES OUTSIDE OF TOLERANCE
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1
Description:	Rh% values readings falling outside of tolerance on high side
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: sd_vap_pres Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) sgp1smosE8.a0: Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D010725.26

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/23/2001	1756	02/24/2001	1101

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS RH% VALUES OUTSIDE TOLERANCE
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1
Description:	Rh% values outside toerance on the high side.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: sd_vap_pres Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) sgp1smosE24.a0: Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D010725.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
02/08/2001	1016	02/11/2001	1009

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 WS DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1
Description:	WS data artificially low due to ice accumulation on sensor.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sgp1smosE8.a0: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D010726.45

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
03/20/2001	2230	03/20/2001	2331

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS 30 MINUTE DATA VALUES MISSING
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE21.a1
Description:	30 minute data values missing from 22:30Z - 23:30Z. Reason unknown.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE21.a1: Humidity, relative(rh) Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sd_bar_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Precipitation, total(precip) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Temperature, air(temp) snow_sen Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sd_vap_pres Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)

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DQRID : D010727.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
03/21/2001	0000	03/31/2001	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS RH DATA VALUES ARTIFICIALLY HIGH
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
Description:	Rh% values approximately 10% at 70% and above. Sensor drifted out of tolerance.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) sd_vap_pres Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) sgp1440smosE8.a0: Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) sgp1smosE8.a0: Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D011026.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/01/2001	0000	04/10/2001	1201

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS RH% Values Suspect
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.b1
Description:	RH% values approximately 10% high above 70%. Sensor replaced.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.b1: sd_vap_pres Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) sgp1smosE8.b1: Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative(rh)

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DQRID : D020114.13

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/05/2001	1758	04/24/2001	1725

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS BAROMETRIC PRESSURE VALUES INTERMITTENT -9999
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.a1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1
Description:	Barometric pressure values intermittent -9999 due to a loose wire.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: sd_bar_pres Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) sgp30smosE8.b1: sd_bar_pres Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) sgp1smosE8.a1: Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) sgp1smosE8.b1: Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)

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DQRID : D020124.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
07/24/2001	0000	09/18/2001	2131

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS PRECIP VALUES INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1
Description:	Rain gage inoperative, never recorded rainfall. Gage replaced.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE21.b1: Precipitation, total(precip) sgp30smosE21.a1: Precipitation, total(precip)

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DQRID : D020124.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/10/2001	1936	08/23/2001	1701

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS TEMP AND RH VALUES SUSPECT
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
Description:	T/RH probe began reading high values of temperature and RH intermittently. High RH values noticed above 70% RH compared to neighboring sites. High temperature values more difficult to determine but very noteceable on 08/10 from 19:36 - 21:07z. Probe replaced.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) sd_vap_pres Humidity, relative(rh) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) sgp1smosE24.a1: Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) Temperature, air(temp) sgp1smosE24.b1: Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) sgp30smosE24.b1: Humidity, relative(rh) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) sd_vap_pres sgp1440smosE24.a1: Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D020125.12

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/23/2001	1645	11/01/2001	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
Description:	Data incorrect due to new program reading sensor input when no sensor installed. values read near 1539 mm.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) sgp30smosE24.b1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)

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DQRID : D020125.7

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/28/2001	1750	10/24/2001	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
Description:	Data incorrect due to new program reading sensor input when no sensor installed. Values read near 1539 mm.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE8.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) sgp30smosE8.a1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sgp30smosE8.b1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)

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DQRID : D020204.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/03/2001	2106	10/30/2001	1631

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS WIND SPEED VALUES IN ERROR
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE15.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
Description:	Wind speed values in error due to an incorrect multiplier in the datalogger program converting RPM to m/s. Incorrect multiplier in program is .09720, correct multiplier is .00496.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE21.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) sgp1smosE21.b1: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1440smosE15.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) sgp1smosE21.a1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.b1: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE21.a1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd)

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DQRID : D020204.8

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/11/2001	0000	10/12/2001	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - E21 SMOS T/RH DATA SUSPECT
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
Description:	No diurnal variation in T/RH data, all other sites exhibit variation. Suspect a wet sensor.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE21.a1: Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) sgp1smosE21.b1: Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Temperature, air(temp) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Humidity, relative(rh) sgp1smosE21.a1: Temperature, air(temp) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) sgp30smosE21.b1: Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) sd_vap_pres Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Humidity, relative(rh) sgp30smosE21.a1: Humidity, relative(rh) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) sd_vap_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air(temp)

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DQRID : D020227.11

Start Date	End Date	End Time
11/06/2001	11/08/2001	0001
11/11/2001	11/12/2001	0001
11/20/2001	11/21/2001	0001
11/30/2001	12/03/2001	0001
12/06/2001	12/09/2001	0001
12/10/2001	12/15/2001	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
Description:	Snow depth reading intermittently reported outside of manufacturer's tolerance of +/- 25mm.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) sgp30smosE24.b1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)

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DQRID : D020227.12

Start Date	End Date	End Time
12/16/2001	12/17/2001	0001
12/21/2001	12/22/2001	0001
12/23/2001	12/24/2001	0001
12/25/2001	01/01/2002	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
Description:	Snow depth readings reported intermittently as: -9999, outside of manufacturer's tolerance of +/- 25mm and believable values.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) sgp30smosE24.b1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)

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DQRID : D020228.2

Start Date	End Date	End Time
11/19/2001	11/20/2001	0001
11/21/2001	11/22/2001	0001
11/23/2001	12/01/2001	0001
12/03/2001	12/04/2001	0001
12/06/2001	12/09/2001	0001
12/10/2001	12/30/2001	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
Description:	Snow depth readings intermittent -9999 and outside the manufacturer's tolerance of +/- 25mm
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE8.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) sgp30smosE8.a1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sgp30smosE8.b1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)

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DQRID : D020228.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/05/2001	0000	11/06/2001	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS SNOW DEPTH VALUES INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
Description:	Snow Depth readings are outside the manufacturer's tolerance of +/- 25mm.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE8.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) sgp30smosE8.a1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sgp30smosE8.b1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)

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DQRID : D020403.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/30/1996	0000	03/31/2001	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS SNOW DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
Description:	Due to a programming error snow depth data were reported as 0. In effect, no snow depth data were collected.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sgp1440smosE8.a0: Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)

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DQRID : D020403.7

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/01/2001	0000	08/28/2001	1749

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SNOW DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
Description:	Due to a programming error snow depth data were all reported as 0. In effect, no snow depth data were collected.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE8.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) sgp30smosE8.a1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sgp30smosE8.b1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow)

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DQRID : D020610.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/24/1996	0000	03/31/2001	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - SGP/E24/SMOS - No snow depth data collected
DataStreams:	sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp1440smosE24.a0
Description:	Due to a programming error, snow depth data were reported as 0. In effect, no snow depth data were collected.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: snow_sen Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) sgp1440smosE24.a0: Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow)

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DQRID : D020619.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/05/1999	1325	10/05/1999	1350

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE8.01, sgp1smosE8.00, sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
Description:	The E8 SMOS was lowered to the surface on 5 OCT 1999 between 1325 and 1350 GMT while counterweights were installed. All wind speed and direction data are incorrect during this period.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sgpsmosE8.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1440smosE8.a0: Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) sgp1smosE8.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1smosE8.a0: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd)

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DQRID : D020620.67

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/13/1999	1345	10/13/1999	1420

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE24.01, sgp1smosE24.00, sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1
Description:	The E24 SMOS was lowered to the surface on 13 OCT 1999 between 1345 and 1420 GMT while counterweights were installed. All wind speed and direction data are incorrect during this period.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sgp1smosE24.a0: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sgpsmosE24.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1smosE24.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported

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DQRID : D020702.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/01/2001	0000	08/29/2002	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Reprocess: Errors in Global Metadata
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
Description:	The netcdf files for SMOS.E21 incorrectly list sensor heights at E21, Okmulgee as being 10m for winds, 2m for temp, RH and vapor pressure, and 1m for barometric pressure. The Okmulgee site is a forested site and these sensors are mounted on a tower above the canopy. The actual sensor heights are 18m for winds, 17m for temp, RH and vapor pressure, and 19m for barometric pressure which corresponds to 3.7m, 2.7m, and 4.7m above the average canopy height respectively.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE21.a1: Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) sgp1smosE21.b1: Temperature, air(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1smosE21.a1: Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.b1: Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) sd_bar_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air(temp) sd_vap_pres Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Humidity, relative(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.a1: Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sd_vap_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) sd_bar_pres Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd)

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DQRID : D020702.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/20/1999	0000	03/31/2001	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Reprocess: Errors in Global Metadata
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a0
Description:	The netcdf files for SMOS.E21 incorrectly list sensor heights at E21, Okmulgee as being 10m for winds, 2m for temp, RH and vapor pressure, and 1m for barometric pressure. The Okmulgee site is a forested site and these sensors are mounted on a tower above the canopy. The actual sensor heights are 18m for winds, 17m for temp, RH and vapor pressure, and 19m for barometric pressure which corresponds to 3.7m, 2.7m, and 4.7m above average canopy height respectively.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE21.a0: Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp1smosE21.a0: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Temperature, air(temp) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.a1: Humidity, relative(rh) sd_bar_pres Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sd_vap_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Temperature, air(temp) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)

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DQRID : D020705.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/06/2001	0000	03/12/2002	1919

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 WIND SPEED VALUES SUSPECT
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.a1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
Description:	The wind speed sensor failed the 6-month field calibrations. Data should be considered suspect during this time period.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE8.a1: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) sgp30smosE8.a1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sgp30smosE8.b1: Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1smosE8.a1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp1smosE8.b1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D040317.8

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/15/1994	1525	06/15/1994	1725
11/16/1994	1458	11/16/1994	1658
04/19/1995	1717	04/19/1995	1818
10/02/1995	1940	10/02/1995	2215
04/17/1996	1400	04/17/1996	1730
10/30/1996	1550	10/30/1996	1730
04/29/1997	1930	04/29/1997	2000
10/28/1997	2000	10/28/1997	2300
10/29/1997	1815	10/29/1997	1910
04/28/1998	2035	04/28/1998	2110
11/23/1998	1900	11/23/1998	1940
04/27/1999	1735	04/27/1999	2300
09/28/1999	1910	09/28/1999	1930
04/25/2000	1636	04/25/2000	1707
10/24/2000	1648	10/24/2000	1800

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E8 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:	sgp30smosE8.a1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sd_bar_pres Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Temperature, air(temp) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) sd_vap_pres Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sgp1440smosE8.a0: Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) sgp1smosE8.a0: Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)

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DQRID : D040317.9

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/24/2001	1721	04/24/2001	1800
11/06/2001	1800	11/06/2001	2000
05/21/2002	1715	05/21/2002	1740
11/05/2002	1818	11/05/2002	1850
05/20/2003	1715	05/20/2003	1800

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.a1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E8 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:	sgp1440smosE8.a1: Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) sgp30smosE8.a1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sd_bar_pres Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) sd_vap_pres Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Humidity, relative(rh) sgp30smosE8.b1: Humidity, relative(rh) sd_bar_pres Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) sd_vap_pres Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Temperature, air(temp) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) sgp1smosE8.a1: Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Temperature, air(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1smosE8.b1: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Humidity, relative(rh) Temperature, air(temp)

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DQRID : D040319.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
12/14/1999	2050	12/14/1999	2110
05/17/2000	1400	05/17/2000	1430
10/04/2000	1336	10/04/2000	1427

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a0
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E21 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:	sgp1440smosE21.a0: Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp1smosE21.a0: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Temperature, air(temp) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.a1: Humidity, relative(rh) sd_bar_pres Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sd_vap_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Temperature, air(temp) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres)

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DQRID : D040319.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/03/2001	2120	04/03/2001	2140
12/11/2001	2115	12/11/2001	2155
05/01/2002	1412	05/01/2002	1445
08/07/2002	1300	08/07/2002	1415
11/26/2002	1531	11/26/2002	1605
04/16/2003	1438	04/16/2003	1530

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.a1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E21 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:	sgp1440smosE21.a1: Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) sgp1smosE21.b1: Temperature, air(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1smosE21.a1: Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.b1: Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) sd_bar_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air(temp) sd_vap_pres Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Humidity, relative(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp30smosE21.a1: Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sd_vap_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) sd_bar_pres Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd)

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DQRID : D040319.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/12/1995	1355	10/12/1995	1500
04/24/1996	1630	04/24/1996	1830
11/07/1996	1555	11/07/1996	1645
04/23/1997	1930	04/23/1997	2130
10/21/1997	1600	10/21/1997	2030
05/19/1998	1930	05/19/1998	2200
11/19/1998	1445	11/19/1998	1620
03/23/1999	2100	03/23/1999	2300
12/16/1999	1655	12/16/1999	1855
03/07/2000	1700	03/07/2000	1855
05/18/2000	1550	05/18/2000	1700
10/05/2000	1648	10/05/2000	1725

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp1440smosE24.a0
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E24 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:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Temperature, air(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sd_vap_pres Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Humidity, relative(rh) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) sd_bar_pres Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) sgp1smosE24.a0: Humidity, relative(rh) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp1440smosE24.a0: Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd)

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DQRID : D040319.7

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/05/2001	1645	04/05/2001	1720
10/16/2001	2015	10/16/2001	2035
05/02/2002	1550	05/02/2002	1640
11/27/2002	1717	11/27/2002	1755
04/17/2003	1610	04/17/2003	1645

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE24.a1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E24 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:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Temperature, air(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sd_vap_pres Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Humidity, relative(rh) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sd_bar_pres Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) sgp1smosE24.a1: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Humidity, relative(rh) Temperature, air(temp) sgp1smosE24.b1: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Temperature, air(temp) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE24.b1: Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Temperature, air(temp) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) sd_vap_pres Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sd_bar_pres Humidity, relative(rh) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D080819.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/14/2001	1700	11/18/2001	2130
06/15/2002	2300	06/18/2002	1800
06/20/2002	0000	06/25/2002	1400
08/09/2002	2300	08/12/2002	1800
05/16/2003	1700	05/18/2003	0300

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - Missing Data
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp1440smosE8.a1
Description:	Data are missing and unrecoverable.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE8.a1: Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) lat Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) time_offset Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) base_time Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) alt Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) lon Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) sgp30smosE8.b1: Humidity, relative(rh) base_time alt lat sd_bar_pres vbat Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) sd_vap_pres Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) lon Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) time_offset Precipitation, total(precip) snow_sen Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Temperature, air(temp) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) sgp1smosE8.b1: lon Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Precipitation, total(precip) alt Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) time_offset base_time Humidity, relative(rh) lat Temperature, air(temp)

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DQRID : D080828.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/03/2001	1730	11/07/2001	1900
12/18/2001	1500	01/09/2002	1730
09/15/2002	0700	09/18/2002	1430
09/03/2003	1400	09/09/2003	1630

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Missing Data
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp1440smosE21.a1
Description:	Data are missing and unrecoverable
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE21.a1: time_offset lat Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) alt Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) lon base_time Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) sgp1smosE21.b1: time_offset Temperature, air(temp) Precipitation, total(precip) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) lat lon Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) base_time Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) alt Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE21.b1: Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Precipitation, total(precip) snow_sen sd_bar_pres Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) time_offset Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) lat lon Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) base_time Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air(temp) sd_vap_pres Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) alt Humidity, relative(rh) vbat Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D080828.5

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
06/03/2001	1900	06/07/2001	2330
08/12/2001	0800	08/23/2001	1630
11/20/2001	1500	11/29/2001	1830
12/31/2001	1300	01/10/2002	1600
01/31/2002	0100	02/08/2002	1730
04/12/2002	1800	04/18/2002	1500
06/16/2002	0300	06/27/2002	1730
07/11/2002	2100	07/15/2002	1630
08/27/2002	1000	08/30/2002	1730
09/12/2002	1000	09/19/2002	1330
12/05/2002	1800	12/12/2002	1630
04/23/2003	2200	05/01/2003	1700
07/08/2003	1700	07/11/2003	0230
08/01/2003	2100	08/07/2003	1030

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - Missing Data
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp1440smosE24.a1
Description:	Data are missing and unrecoverable
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Precipitation, total(precip) alt Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) base_time Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) time_offset Temperature, air(temp) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Humidity, relative(rh) lat Mean Wind Speed(wspd) lon sgp30smosE24.b1: time_offset Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) lat vbat Temperature, air(temp) lon Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Precipitation, total(precip) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) sd_vap_pres Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) sd_bar_pres Humidity, relative(rh) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) alt base_time Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) snow_sen Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1440smosE24.a1: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) base_time Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) lat Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) lon Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) alt Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) time_offset Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres)

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DQRID : D081010.11

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
09/10/1999	0000	11/02/1999	2101

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E21 - Temp and RH data highly suspect
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE21.a0, sgp30smosE21.a1, sgp1440smosE21.a0
Description:	Temp and RH data noisy and fluctuating. All variable and derived variables should be scrutinized before considering the data useful.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE21.a0: Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) sgp1smosE21.a0: Humidity, relative(rh) Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) sgp30smosE21.a1: Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Temperature, air(temp) sd_vap_pres

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DQRID : D990215.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/30/1999	0800	01/31/1999	0800

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - Questionable SMOS wind speeds at E8
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE8.00, sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
Description:	Wind speed data reported between 0800 GMT on 30 JAN 99 and 0800 GMT on 31 JAN 99 is questionable, apparently due to icing. No other data seems to have been affected.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sgp1440smosE8.a0: Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) sgp1smosE8.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1smosE8.a0: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va)

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DQRID : D991109.14

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/26/1999	1600	05/13/1999	1425

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS down for tower replacement
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE24.01, sgp1smosE24.00, sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1, sgp1440smosE24.a0
Description:	The E24 SMOS was shut down from 26 APR 1999 at 1600 GMT until 13 MAY 1999 at 1425 GMT while the tower was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Temperature, air(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Precipitation, total(precip) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) sd_vap_pres time_offset Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) alt Humidity, relative(rh) Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sd_bar_pres vbat Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) snow_sen Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) lat Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) lon base_time sgp1smosE24.a0: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Temperature, air(temp) lat Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) time_offset Precipitation, total(precip) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) lon alt base_time Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) sgp1440smosE24.a0: lat Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) time_offset Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) lon Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) base_time Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) alt Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) sgpsmosE24.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1smosE24.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported

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DQRID : D991109.17

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/13/1999	1345	10/13/1999	1420

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E24 - E24 SMOS lowered to surface to install counterweights
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE24.01, sgp1smosE24.00, sgp1smosE24.a0, sgp30smosE24.a1
Description:	The E24 SMOS was lowered to the surface on 13 OCT 1999 between 1345 and 1420 GMT while counterweights were installed. All temperature and humidity data taken during this period are questionable.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE24.a1: Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) sd_vap_pres Temperature, air(temp) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) sgp1smosE24.a0: Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Temperature, air(temp) sgpsmosE24.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1smosE24.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported

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DQRID : D991109.23

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/05/1999	1325	10/05/1999	1350

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS lowered to surface to install couterweights
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE8.01, sgp1smosE8.00, sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
Description:	The E8 SMOS was lowered to the surface on 5 OCT 1999 between 1325 and 1350 GMT while counterweights were installed. All temperature and humidity data are questionable during this period.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) Temperature, air(temp) sd_vap_pres Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) sgpsmosE8.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1440smosE8.a0: Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) sgp1smosE8.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1smosE8.a0: Temperature, air(temp) Humidity, relative(rh) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres)

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DQRID : D991109.8

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
05/12/1999	1600	05/20/1999	1735

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E8 - E8 SMOS down for tower replacement
DataStreams:	sgpsmosE8.01, sgp1smosE8.00, sgp1smosE8.a0, sgp30smosE8.a1, sgp1440smosE8.a0
Description:	The E8 SMOS was shut down from 12 MAY 1999 at 1600 GMT until 20 MAY 1999 at 1735 GMT while the tower was replaced.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE8.a1: snow_sen Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) alt vbat lat Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) Wind speed, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_wspd) base_time Humidity, relative, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sd_bar_pres Precipitation, total(precip) time_offset Temperature, air, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_temp) lon Temperature, air(temp) Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) sd_vap_pres Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Snow, depth, 30-min intervals(snow) Humidity, relative(rh) sgpsmosE8.01: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1440smosE8.a0: Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) lon Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) alt Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_temp) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) lat Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Wind Speed(min_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr minimum(min_vap_pres) Humidity, relative, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_rh) Temperature, air, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_temp) time_offset Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Highest gust within hour is reported(max_wspd) Pressure, vapor, at 60-m height, 24-hr maximum(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) base_time sgp1smosE8.00: Raw data stream - documentation not supported sgp1smosE8.a0: alt Pressure, atmospheric, at 1-m height, 30-min intervals(bar_pres) Wind direction, 30-min intervals, standard deviation(sd_deg) Pressure, vapor, 60-m height, 30-min intervals(vap_pres) lon base_time Temperature, air(temp) Humidity, relative(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) time_offset Precipitation, total(precip) lat Wind speed, vector-averaged, at 10-m height, 30-min intervals(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)

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