Data Quality Reports for Session: 142646 User: paulc Completed: 05/25/2012

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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D070412.3TWP/MWR/C1/C2 - Sun in the field of viewtwpmwrlosC1.b1, twpmwrlosC2.b1, twpmwrtipC1.a1, twpmwrtipC2.a1
D110617.1TWP/MWR/C2 - Missing ambient temperaturetwpmwrlosC2.b1, twpmwrtipC2.a1
D120417.16TWP/MWR/C2 - Temperature sensor failuretwpmwrlosC2.b1, twpmwrtipC2.a1


DQRID : D070412.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/07/2007000004/02/20072359
03/01/2008000004/02/20082359
09/10/2008000010/12/20080000
03/01/2009000004/02/20092359
09/11/2009000010/10/20092359
03/01/2010000004/02/20102359
03/01/2011000004/02/20112359
09/13/2011000010/09/20110000
Subject:
TWP/MWR/C1/C2 - Sun in the field of view
DataStreams:twpmwrlosC1.b1, twpmwrlosC2.b1, twpmwrtipC1.a1, twpmwrtipC2.a1
Description:
Every day between around noon local time (usually between 1 and 2 AM UTC time) there is an 
increase in the brightness temperatures due to the sun in the field of view of the 
radiometer.

The effect lasts less than an hour around local noon (usually between 1 and 2 AM UTC 
time).  The effect appears as a smooth increase and decrease in brightness temperature.
Measurements:twpmwrtipC2.a1:
  • tipsky23
  • tipsky31
twpmwrtipC1.a1:
  • vaptip
  • liqtip
  • tbskytip23
  • tbskytip31
twpmwrlosC1.b1:
  • Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • sky23
  • 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • sky31
  • Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
  • Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
twpmwrlosC2.b1:
  • sky31
  • 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
  • sky23
  • Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
  • Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
  • Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

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DQRID : D110617.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/26/2011000006/14/20111400
Subject:
TWP/MWR/C2 - Missing ambient temperature
DataStreams:twpmwrlosC2.b1, twpmwrtipC2.a1
Description:
The tkair readings (ambient temperatures) is very intermittent and mostly missing for the 
month of May and June. On June 14 the dewblower was replaced.
Measurements:twpmwrtipC2.a1:
  • tkair
twpmwrlosC2.b1:
  • tkair

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DQRID : D120417.16
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/03/2012120004/17/20120018
Subject:
TWP/MWR/C2 - Temperature sensor failure
DataStreams:twpmwrlosC2.b1, twpmwrtipC2.a1
Description:
The temperature sensor was malfunctioning between 3/3 and 4/17.
Measurements:twpmwrtipC2.a1:
  • tkair
twpmwrlosC2.b1:
  • tkair

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