Data Quality Reports for Session: 151321 User: skneifel Completed: 07/04/2013


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D121018.4NSA/WSACR/C1 - Mean Doppler Velocity sign reversednsawsacrawrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrblrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrcwrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrhsrhiC1.b1,
nsawsacrppiC1.b1, nsawsacrrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrspeccmaskcopolC1.a0, nsawsacrspeccmaskxpolC1.a0,
nsawsacrvptC1.b1
D130619.4NSA/WSACR/C1 - Data collection problemnsawsacrawrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrblrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrcwrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrhsrhiC1.b1,
nsawsacrppiC1.b1, nsawsacrrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrspeccmaskcopolC1.a0, nsawsacrspeccmaskxpolC1.a0,
nsawsacrvptC1.b1


DQRID : D121018.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
06/27/2011200001/16/20131752
Subject:
NSA/WSACR/C1 - Mean Doppler Velocity sign reversed
DataStreams:nsawsacrawrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrblrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrcwrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrhsrhiC1.b1,
nsawsacrppiC1.b1, nsawsacrrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrspeccmaskcopolC1.a0, nsawsacrspeccmaskxpolC1.a0,
nsawsacrvptC1.b1
Description:
The signs of the mean_doppler_velocity field values are incorrect.  The ARM convention for 
this field is that positive velocities indicate motion away from the radar.  However, 
the velocity data in these files have their signs reversed, so that motion TOWARD the radar 
has a positive sign.
Measurements:nsawsacrcwrhiC1.b1:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)

nsawsacrppiC1.b1:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)

nsawsacrrhiC1.b1:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)

nsawsacrblrhiC1.b1:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)

nsawsacrspeccmaskcopolC1.a0:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)

nsawsacrspeccmaskxpolC1.a0:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)

nsawsacrhsrhiC1.b1:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)

nsawsacrvptC1.b1:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)

nsawsacrawrhiC1.b1:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)


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DQRID : D130619.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
12/14/2012000003/24/20130000
Subject:
NSA/WSACR/C1 - Data collection problem
DataStreams:nsawsacrawrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrblrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrcwrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrhsrhiC1.b1,
nsawsacrppiC1.b1, nsawsacrrhiC1.b1, nsawsacrspeccmaskcopolC1.a0, nsawsacrspeccmaskxpolC1.a0,
nsawsacrvptC1.b1
Description:
1. The sign of Doppler velocity of Ka/WSACR has been changed. The sign of Doppler velocity 
of WSACR was inconsistent with KAZR and KaSACR from December 14, 2012 to January 15, 
2013.   Before December 14, 2012, Doppler velocity signs from both W and Ka SACRs were 
inconsistent with KAZR.  After February 1, 2013, the signs from SACRs are consistent with KAZR.

2. Ka/WSACR spectra have significant leakage, but something is clearly wrong with the 
KaSACR (see attached file).  The WSACR leakage occurs only at higher SNR, but that when it 
occurs the first side lobe is only ~30 dB down, much less that the ~50 dB for the KAZR.

3. We could not find Doppler spectra data from Ka and W SACRs for the same time periods 
even though moments files for the vertical pointing scans for both Ka and W SACRs exist.

There are synchronized signals in Doppler spectram in vertical potinting data from 
Ka/WSACR.
Measurements:nsawsacrcwrhiC1.b1:
  • r_calib_noise_vx
  • r_calib_radar_constant_v
  • primary_axis
  • prt_mode
  • radar_measured_transmit_power_h
  • r_calib_radar_constant_h
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_h
  • radar_antenna_gain_h
  • radar_antenna_gain_v
  • radar_beam_width_h
  • Daily values of reflectivity on each grid cell(reflectivity)
  • nyquist_velocity
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_v
  • radar_beam_width_v
  • r_calib_time
  • n_samples
  • instrument_type
  • r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_h
  • latitude
  • time_coverage_end
  • base_time
  • Linear depolarization ratio H(linear_depolarization_ratio)
  • sweep_mode
  • prt
  • Spectral Width(spectral_width)
  • elevation
  • sweep_number
  • lat
  • time
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_hc
  • follow_mode
  • fixed_angle
  • unambiguous_range
  • alt
  • longitude
  • r_calib_pulse_width
  • r_calib_index
  • antenna_transition
  • altitude_agl
  • sweep_start_ray_index
  • frequency
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)
  • polarization_mode
  • lon
  • r_calib_xmit_power_h
  • Signal to noise ratio(snr)
  • sweep_end_ray_index
  • altitude
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_vx
  • azimuth
  • time_coverage_start
  • range
  • platform_type
  • scan_rate
  • volume_number
  • r_calib_noise_hc
  • pulse_width

nsawsacrppiC1.b1:
  • Signal to noise ratio(snr)
  • time
  • r_calib_noise_hc
  • sweep_number
  • nyquist_velocity
  • Linear depolarization ratio H(linear_depolarization_ratio)
  • scan_rate
  • lon
  • radar_antenna_gain_h
  • instrument_type
  • fixed_angle
  • radar_antenna_gain_v
  • frequency
  • azimuth
  • altitude
  • follow_mode
  • r_calib_radar_constant_v
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_vx
  • r_calib_radar_constant_h
  • lat
  • Daily values of reflectivity on each grid cell(reflectivity)
  • latitude
  • sweep_start_ray_index
  • base_time
  • range
  • time_coverage_end
  • r_calib_index
  • time_coverage_start
  • volume_number
  • r_calib_noise_vx
  • pulse_width
  • Spectral Width(spectral_width)
  • polarization_mode
  • prt_mode
  • unambiguous_range
  • primary_axis
  • altitude_agl
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_h
  • r_calib_xmit_power_h
  • r_calib_time
  • longitude
  • r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_h
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)
  • radar_measured_transmit_power_h
  • platform_type
  • elevation
  • sweep_mode
  • antenna_transition
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_v
  • radar_beam_width_v
  • prt
  • radar_beam_width_h
  • alt
  • sweep_end_ray_index
  • n_samples
  • r_calib_pulse_width
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_hc

nsawsacrrhiC1.b1:
  • r_calib_radar_constant_v
  • r_calib_radar_constant_h
  • time_coverage_start
  • platform_type
  • lon
  • latitude
  • prt
  • azimuth
  • time_coverage_end
  • instrument_type
  • radar_antenna_gain_v
  • Linear depolarization ratio H(linear_depolarization_ratio)
  • radar_antenna_gain_h
  • Signal to noise ratio(snr)
  • r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_h
  • volume_number
  • polarization_mode
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_hc
  • base_time
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)
  • scan_rate
  • r_calib_noise_hc
  • sweep_end_ray_index
  • longitude
  • radar_measured_transmit_power_h
  • n_samples
  • radar_beam_width_h
  • pulse_width
  • radar_beam_width_v
  • sweep_mode
  • follow_mode
  • r_calib_pulse_width
  • r_calib_time
  • r_calib_index
  • lat
  • antenna_transition
  • sweep_start_ray_index
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_h
  • altitude_agl
  • alt
  • prt_mode
  • sweep_number
  • altitude
  • range
  • elevation
  • r_calib_xmit_power_h
  • Daily values of reflectivity on each grid cell(reflectivity)
  • nyquist_velocity
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_vx
  • unambiguous_range
  • frequency
  • primary_axis
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_v
  • Spectral Width(spectral_width)
  • time
  • r_calib_noise_vx
  • fixed_angle

nsawsacrblrhiC1.b1:
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_v
  • longitude
  • n_samples
  • Linear depolarization ratio H(linear_depolarization_ratio)
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_hc
  • follow_mode
  • Signal to noise ratio(snr)
  • r_calib_time
  • platform_type
  • scan_rate
  • elevation
  • instrument_type
  • prt_mode
  • r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_h
  • Spectral Width(spectral_width)
  • radar_antenna_gain_v
  • antenna_transition
  • unambiguous_range
  • range
  • radar_antenna_gain_h
  • r_calib_noise_vx
  • latitude
  • pulse_width
  • r_calib_radar_constant_h
  • r_calib_radar_constant_v
  • r_calib_xmit_power_h
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_h
  • base_time
  • time_coverage_end
  • azimuth
  • sweep_number
  • time_coverage_start
  • altitude_agl
  • fixed_angle
  • radar_measured_transmit_power_h
  • sweep_end_ray_index
  • r_calib_pulse_width
  • frequency
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_vx
  • sweep_mode
  • primary_axis
  • prt
  • polarization_mode
  • lat
  • radar_beam_width_h
  • radar_beam_width_v
  • lon
  • nyquist_velocity
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)
  • alt
  • altitude
  • volume_number
  • Daily values of reflectivity on each grid cell(reflectivity)
  • time
  • r_calib_noise_hc
  • r_calib_index
  • sweep_start_ray_index

nsawsacrspeccmaskcopolC1.a0:
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)
  • Spectrum of raw counts from spectrometer(spectra)
  • azimuth
  • time
  • base_time
  • Spectral Width(spectral_width)
  • alt
  • velocity_bins
  • lon
  • elevation
  • Daily values of reflectivity on each grid cell(reflectivity)
  • locator_mask
  • lat
  • time_offset
  • range
  • signal_to_noise_ratio

nsawsacrspeccmaskxpolC1.a0:
  • time
  • range
  • lat
  • time_offset
  • elevation
  • base_time
  • azimuth
  • alt
  • velocity_bins
  • signal_to_noise_ratio
  • locator_mask
  • lon
  • Daily values of reflectivity on each grid cell(reflectivity)
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)
  • Spectrum of raw counts from spectrometer(spectra)
  • Spectral Width(spectral_width)

nsawsacrhsrhiC1.b1:
  • sweep_mode
  • r_calib_pulse_width
  • lon
  • radar_beam_width_v
  • radar_beam_width_h
  • r_calib_noise_hc
  • longitude
  • Daily values of reflectivity on each grid cell(reflectivity)
  • follow_mode
  • r_calib_index
  • fixed_angle
  • radar_antenna_gain_v
  • instrument_type
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_vx
  • time_coverage_end
  • pulse_width
  • r_calib_time
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_v
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_h
  • antenna_transition
  • prt_mode
  • primary_axis
  • r_calib_radar_constant_h
  • r_calib_radar_constant_v
  • r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_h
  • sweep_start_ray_index
  • unambiguous_range
  • sweep_end_ray_index
  • Spectral Width(spectral_width)
  • alt
  • Signal to noise ratio(snr)
  • polarization_mode
  • prt
  • range
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)
  • r_calib_xmit_power_h
  • base_time
  • time
  • elevation
  • altitude
  • azimuth
  • sweep_number
  • nyquist_velocity
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_hc
  • platform_type
  • radar_measured_transmit_power_h
  • latitude
  • r_calib_noise_vx
  • Linear depolarization ratio H(linear_depolarization_ratio)
  • n_samples
  • radar_antenna_gain_h
  • lat
  • altitude_agl
  • time_coverage_start
  • frequency
  • volume_number
  • scan_rate

nsawsacrvptC1.b1:
  • sweep_number
  • radar_beam_width_h
  • radar_beam_width_v
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_hc
  • Spectral Width(spectral_width)
  • lat
  • frequency
  • sweep_mode
  • antenna_transition
  • r_calib_pulse_width
  • n_samples
  • r_calib_radar_constant_h
  • azimuth
  • r_calib_radar_constant_v
  • r_calib_noise_vx
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_v
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_h
  • r_calib_time
  • radar_antenna_gain_v
  • alt
  • radar_antenna_gain_h
  • r_calib_noise_hc
  • follow_mode
  • primary_axis
  • r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_h
  • radar_measured_transmit_power_h
  • Daily values of reflectivity on each grid cell(reflectivity)
  • Linear depolarization ratio H(linear_depolarization_ratio)
  • time_coverage_start
  • pulse_width
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)
  • base_time
  • volume_number
  • altitude_agl
  • prt
  • longitude
  • polarization_mode
  • Signal to noise ratio(snr)
  • sweep_end_ray_index
  • platform_type
  • sweep_start_ray_index
  • fixed_angle
  • r_calib_xmit_power_h
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_vx
  • r_calib_index
  • lon
  • latitude
  • time_coverage_end
  • time
  • range
  • nyquist_velocity
  • scan_rate
  • unambiguous_range
  • altitude
  • instrument_type
  • elevation
  • prt_mode

nsawsacrawrhiC1.b1:
  • radar_beam_width_h
  • primary_axis
  • elevation
  • radar_beam_width_v
  • scan_rate
  • follow_mode
  • Linear depolarization ratio H(linear_depolarization_ratio)
  • r_calib_index
  • unambiguous_range
  • sweep_mode
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_hc
  • altitude_agl
  • polarization_mode
  • instrument_type
  • volume_number
  • sweep_number
  • r_calib_noise_vx
  • azimuth
  • fixed_angle
  • lon
  • Spectral Width(spectral_width)
  • prt_mode
  • r_calib_receiver_gain_vx
  • radar_antenna_gain_h
  • Signal to noise ratio(snr)
  • radar_antenna_gain_v
  • alt
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_h
  • time
  • r_calib_noise_source_power_v
  • Mean Doppler velocity, clutter filtered(mean_doppler_velocity)
  • time_coverage_start
  • prt
  • range
  • r_calib_radar_constant_v
  • frequency
  • r_calib_radar_constant_h
  • base_time
  • r_calib_noise_hc
  • altitude
  • platform_type
  • pulse_width
  • r_calib_xmit_power_h
  • lat
  • latitude
  • longitude
  • r_calib_time
  • antenna_transition
  • n_samples
  • r_calib_pulse_width
  • radar_measured_transmit_power_h
  • sweep_end_ray_index
  • Daily values of reflectivity on each grid cell(reflectivity)
  • r_calib_two_way_radome_loss_h
  • time_coverage_end
  • sweep_start_ray_index
  • nyquist_velocity


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