Data Quality Reports for Session: 136890 User: ruchi0114 Completed: 08/18/2011


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D080428.4TWP/SMET/C2 - Reprocess: ORG Data has very small rainrate valuestwpsmet60sC2.b1
D080617.1TWP/SMET/C2 - ORG rainfall measurements too largetwpsmet60sC2.b1
D081022.5TWP/SMET/C2 - Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltagetwpsmet60sC2.b1
D100215.5TWP/VCEIL/C2 - Reprocess: Incorrect serial_number and sum_backscatter fieldstwpvceil25kC2.b1


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 : D080617.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/08/2008000008/07/20082300
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - ORG rainfall measurements too large
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.b1
Description:
The ORG was collecting large amounts of rainfall compared to the co-located tipping bucket 
raingauge.  The cable was chewed by mice causing the wires to make contact 
intermittently mimicking rainfall.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • Precipitation minimum(precip_min)
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • precip_sd


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DQRID : D081022.5
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
11/01/1998000002/23/20090410
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltage
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.b1
Description:
The marine model of the RM Young wind sensor needs twisted pair shielded cable.  The 
manufacturer did not originally supply the pigtail with twisted pair shielded cable.  Use of 
twisted pair shielded cable for the rest of the cable run to the logger was also not 
specified.  This caused an induced voltage in the wind speed line from the wind direction 
excitation.  The induced voltage varied from sensor to sensor and probably changed anytime 
the cable was replaced or parts of the wind sensor were repaired or replaced. The induced 
voltage has been seen to vary from 0.15 m/s to as much as 1.08 m/s.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.b1:
  • lo_spd_arith_avg
  • lo_spd_min
  • lo_spd_vec_avg
  • up_spd_min
  • up_spd_arith_avg
  • lo_spd_max
  • up_spd_max
  • up_spd_sd
  • lo_spd_sd
  • up_spd_vec_avg


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DQRID : D100215.5
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/28/1998000010/31/20092359
Subject:
TWP/VCEIL/C2 - Reprocess: Incorrect serial_number and sum_backscatter fields
DataStreams:twpvceil25kC2.b1
Description:
Attribute serial_number: In most cases, this field is not representative of the actual 
serial number of the instrument because the value did not change when an instrument changed 
locations or was replaced with a spare.
   
Variable sum_backscatter: An out-of-range condition for the "sum of detected and 
normalized backscatter" was reported as 0 instead of missing (-9999). The valid range is 0 - 
0.0999 /srad.
   
This DQR also applies to a1 level data.
Measurements:twpvceil25kC2.b1:
  • sum_backscatter


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