NSA/MWR/C1 - Temperature Stabilization of Noise Diode Impaired

On 1/17 we had a big spike in the data and lost temperature stabilization. The instrument 
had problems maintaining the Noise Diode (ND) temperature since. At ambient temperatures 
under about -20 C the ND was not maintaining the set temperature of 30 C. This problem 
was reported in P010122.1.

Fred Solheim recommended on 1/22 that we powercycle the instrument as it looked like the 
instrument CPU had lost the temperature reference.

So we powercycled the instrument on 1/22 @ 20:30 and lost all comumnication to it; after a 
second powercycling the instrument came back on line and the temperature stabilized 
quickly (within a couple of minutes) to the set temperature (30 C)

Fred Solheim reported after the system was restored:
"I've never seen this behavior before. I don't think it was due to the RF deck physically 
hanging temperature, because the recorded temp dropped about 30 C in one observation 
cycle. If this happens again, send the MWR down along with data files for us to look at."

Data collected in the periode 1/17/2001 6:00 to 1/22/2001 21:45 are questionable since it 
is uncertain whether the temperature really was unstable and what really caused the 
problem.

• tbsky31_sdev
• tbsky23_sdev
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• ir_temp_sdev
• num_obs_irt
• liq_sdev
• num_obs
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• water_flag_fraction
• vap_sdev
• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)

• bb31
• tnd_nom23
• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• tnd23
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• bbn31
• tkair
• tkxc
• sky23
• bb23
• tkbb
• sky31
• tnd31
• tc23
• tnd_nom31
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tc31
• bbn23
• tknd
• wet_window

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• wet_window
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)

NSA/MWR/C1 - negative sky brightness temperatures

The data exhibit occasional negative sky brightness temperatures.
The problem was corrected when the site operator cleaned the cable connectors and coated 
the terminals with dielectric grease.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

NSA/MWR/C1 - negative sky brightness temperatures

The data exhibit occasional negative sky brightness temperatures.
The problem was corrected when the computer was reconfigured following a virus infection.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

NSA/MWR/C1 - Reprocess: calibration change

The thicker (1/2-inch) insulation was installed on the RF deck and the reference 
temperature was reduced from 50 C to 30 C to prevent thermal instability in winter. A change in 
the mixer temperature affects the instrument's calibration. A new calibration was 
automatically derived and applied after 1500 valid tip curves were acquired. During the period 
after the temperature was reset and before the calibration was updated, the previous 
calibration was used.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

NSA/MWR/C1 - incorrect flagging of data

The wet window flag is set high more than expected.

• wet_window

• wet_window

• wet_window

NSA/MWR/C1 - incorrect flagging of data

The wet window flag is set high more frequent than expected.

• wet_window

• wet_window

• wet_window

NSA/MWR/C1 - Reprocess: calibration change

The computer was replaced but not configured correctly for the MWR.

• tnd_nom23
• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• tc23
• tnd_nom31
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tc31

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)

• tnd_nom31
• tnd_nom23
• tipsky31
• tc31
• tc23
• tipsky23

NSA/MWR/C1 - Reprocess: wrong calibration

Moisture was found inside the lens of the MWR. Removal of the moisture caused a 
significant change in the calibration, especially in the 23.8 GHz channel. The calibration was 
updated automatically.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

NSA/VCEIL/C1 - Occasional Data Transmission problems

During this period, there were occasional data transmission problems that lead to cut-off 
data packets at times. These disappeared after ceilometer computer were replaced.

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported

• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
• filename
• lat
• window_contamination
• laser_pulse_energy
• laser_temperature
• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• tilt_angle
• status_flag
• lon
• sum_backscatter
• background_light
• status_string
• detection_status
• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
• alt_highest_signal
• receiver_sensitivity
• vertical_visibility
• measurement_parameters
• alt
• time_offset
• range
• base_time
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)

• range
• time_offset
• lon
• background_light
• vertical_visibility
• laser_temperature
• status_flag
• status_string
• sum_backscatter
• filename
• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
• tilt_angle
• lat
• window_contamination
• detection_status
• measurement_parameters
• base_time
• alt
• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• alt_highest_signal
• laser_pulse_energy
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• receiver_sensitivity
• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)

NSA/MMCR/C1 - NSA/C1/MMCR- Incorrect Calibrations

From 3-July 2001 to 26-July 2001, the NSA MMCR calibration for the
two coded pulse modes is incorrect.  The values of reflectivity computed
by the radars autocalibration software are wrong because they use the
wrong radar constant.  The correct radar constants are: 8-bit coded
mode RC=16.344 and for the 32-bit coded RC=7.313. 

The only impact of the incorrect radar constants should be reflectivity
value

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• MMCR Reflectivity, Best estimate, Hydrometer(ReflectivityBestEstimate)
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• MMCR Reflectivity, clutter removed(ReflectivityNoClutter)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

NSA/VCEIL/C1 - vceil25K Instrument maintenance

The instrument was calibrated during this period. To achieve this, it was pointed in the 
horizontal direction.

• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
• alt_highest_signal
• receiver_sensitivity
• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
• vertical_visibility
• sum_backscatter
• range
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• background_light
• detection_status

• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• range
• detection_status
• sum_backscatter
• alt_highest_signal
• background_light
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• receiver_sensitivity
• vertical_visibility
• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)

NSA/MWR/C1 - Contamination or Calibration Effect

A short period of odd data occurs in PWV and the LWP.  Its a sudden offset in the data 
values.  Vic Morris suggests it could be a calibration issue as seen before at SGP.  Data 
make a marked change after the events (suggesting the data were questionable prior to this 
time).  No obvious changes in other instruments occur. Some of these effects may coincide 
with operator's preventive maintenance but others are in the middle of the night local 
time and can not be explained by cleaning.

• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)

• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)

NSA/MWR/C1 - Frosting

Spike in PWV and LWP
. Operator reports instrument is frosted. Instrument teflon window was cleaned by 
operator.

• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)

• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)

NSA/MWR/C1 - Instrument maintenance

Installed cold weather insulation on radiometer, required time to thermally stabilize.

• skyn31
• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• tnd23
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• tair
• tkxc
• sky23
• skyn23
• bb23
• tkbb
• tc23
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• unoise23
• tc31
• bbn23
• bb31
• tnd_nom23
• unoise31
• bbn31
• tkair
• losn
• sky31
• tnd31
• tnd_nom31
• tknd
• wet_window

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• sky23
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• tkbb
• bbn23
• tkair
• bb23
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• bbn31
• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• wet_window
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tnd31
• tc23
• tc31

NSA/MWR/C1 - MWR moved

The MWR data are unreasonable during this period, because it was shutdown and moved by 
operations at this time.

• skyn31
• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• tnd23
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• alt
• tair
• actaz
• tkxc
• sky23
• skyn23
• bb23
• tkbb
• tc23
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• unoise23
• lat
• tc31
• base_time
• bbn23
• bb31
• tnd_nom23
• time_offset
• unoise31
• bbn31
• tkair
• losn
• sky31
• tnd31
• tnd_nom31
• actel
• tknd
• wet_window
• lon

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• sky23
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• alt
• tkbb
• bbn23
• base_time
• tkair
• bb23
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• bbn31
• lon
• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• time_offset
• wet_window
• lat
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tnd31
• tc23
• actel
• tc31
• actaz

NSA/MWR/C1 - negative PWV (bad calibration?)

During this time, the PWV drops to slightly negative values.  This could be related to 
calibration issues.

• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)

• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)

NSA/MWR/C1 - Heater/blower removed

Note that the heater/blower was removed from the MWR during this time.  This may impact 
snow removal from teflon window, thereby affecting the quality of the data between 
cleanings.

• tnd_nom23
• skyn31
• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• tnd23
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• unoise31
• tkair
• tair
• losn
• sky23
• tkxc
• skyn23
• tkbb
• tnd31
• sky31
• tc23
• tnd_nom31
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• unoise23
• tc31
• tknd
• wet_window

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd_nom23
• sky23
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• tkbb
• wet_window
• tkair
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tnd31
• tc23
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• tc31
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)

NSA/MWR/C1 - Data spikes, possibly due to cleaning events

Unreasonable spikes occurred, which may be due to cleaning of 
the instrument by the operator.  Other cleaning events did
not result in obvious data spikes and have not been included 
in this report.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

NSA/MMCR/C1 - Pulse controller failed due to water damage

Instrument had water damage that fried the pulse controller
card.  Images appear normal, but no clouds were detected
during this period because no radar pulse was being emitted.

Note from Karen Johnson: the ARSCL and MMCRMODE data fields
may or may not be suspect, depending on whether ARSCL correctly
identified the MMCR data as bad.

• NyquistVelocity
• NumHeights
• SignalToNoiseRatio
• Heights
• StartGateDelay
• InterPulsePeriod
• Switch
• Delay
• NumSpectraAveraged
• 10000 * [MeanDopperVelocity(m/s) / NyquistVelocity(m/s)](MeanDopplerValue)
• GateSpacing
• Noise
• PulseWidth
• NumCodeBits
• 10000 * [SpectralWidth(m/s) / NyquistVelocity(m/s)](SpectralWidthValue)
• NumCoherentIntegrations
• NumFft

• PulseWidthFault
• RadarPCPlus5Volts
• ExtIFModPlus12Volts
• DMSPCPlus5Volts
• InterfaceBoxPlus15Volts
• InterfaceBoxMinus15Volts
• RadarPCMinus12Volts
• RFCUDTxPlus12Volts
• 2GHzPhaseLock
• SwitchFault
• RadarPCPlus12Volts
• InterfaceBoxPlus5Volts2
• InterfaceBoxPlus5Volts1
• 16GHzPhaseLock
• InterfaceBoxPlus28Volts
• ADCalVoltage
• RFCUDPlus15Volts
• InterfaceBoxMinus5Volts
• DMSPCPlus12Volts
• IFModPlus15Volts
• ExtIFModPlus15Volts
• DMSPCMinus5Volts
• DMSPCMinus12Volts
• IFModMinus15Volts
• RFCUDRecPlus12Volts
• TimeNanoSeconds
• TempCirc2
• TempCirc1
• RadarPCMinus5Volts

• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)

• TransmittedRFPower
• TimeNanoSeconds

• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)

• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• MMCR Reflectivity, Best estimate, Hydrometer(ReflectivityBestEstimate)
• CloudLayerTopHeightMplCamp
• RadarFirstTop
• CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCloth
• CloudLayerTopHeightMplCloth
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• ModeId
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCamp
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Reflectivity, clutter removed(ReflectivityNoClutter)
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)

• PartialDecodingLoss
• GateSpacing
• PeakTransmittedPower
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• CodedPulseLoss
• NumCoherentIntegrations
• RxCalibrationNoiseCrv
• CirculatorAttenuation1
• InterPulsePeriod
• NumSpectraAveraged
• TransmitterPathLoss
• Heights
• StartGateDelay
• RxCalibrationNoiseCrvSignal
• ReceiverPathLoss
• NumCodeBits
• PulseWidth
• RangeCorrectedCalibratedPower
• NumHeights
• NumFft

NSA/MMCR/C1 - No radar pulse transmission

A fault in transmission occurred so no radar pulse was emitted and therefore no return 
signal, only noise, was received.

Note from Karen Johnson: the ARSCL and MMCRMODE data fields
may or may not be suspect, depending on whether ARSCL correctly
identified the MMCR data as bad.

• NyquistVelocity
• SignalToNoiseRatio
• Heights
• InterPulsePeriod
• Delay
• NumSpectraAveraged
• 10000 * [MeanDopperVelocity(m/s) / NyquistVelocity(m/s)](MeanDopplerValue)
• PulseWidth
• NumCodeBits
• 10000 * [SpectralWidth(m/s) / NyquistVelocity(m/s)](SpectralWidthValue)
• NumHeights
• StartGateDelay
• Switch
• GateSpacing
• Noise
• NumCoherentIntegrations
• NumFft

• PulseWidthFault
• RadarPCPlus5Volts
• ExtIFModPlus12Volts
• InterfaceBoxPlus15Volts
• SwitchFault
• InterfaceBoxPlus5Volts2
• IndoorTemperature
• InterfaceBoxPlus5Volts1
• 16GHzPhaseLock
• RFCUDPlus15Volts
• ExtIFModPlus15Volts
• IFModMinus15Volts
• RFCUDRecPlus12Volts
• TimeNanoSeconds
• TempCirc2
• RadarPCMinus5Volts
• TempCirc1
• DMSPCPlus5Volts
• InterfaceBoxMinus15Volts
• RadarPCMinus12Volts
• RFCUDTxPlus12Volts
• 2GHzPhaseLock
• RadarPCPlus12Volts
• InterfaceBoxPlus28Volts
• ADCalVoltage
• IndoorHumidity
• InterfaceBoxMinus5Volts
• DMSPCPlus12Volts
• IFModPlus15Volts
• DMSPCMinus5Volts
• DMSPCMinus12Volts
• OutdoorTemperature

• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)

• TransmittedRFPower
• TimeNanoSeconds

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)

• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)

• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• CloudLayerTopHeightMplCamp
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• ModeId
• CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCamp
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
• MMCR Reflectivity, clutter removed(ReflectivityNoClutter)
• MMCR Reflectivity, Best estimate, Hydrometer(ReflectivityBestEstimate)
• RadarFirstTop
• CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCloth
• CloudLayerTopHeightMplCloth
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)

• PartialDecodingLoss
• GateSpacing
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• NumCoherentIntegrations
• CodedPulseLoss
• TransmitterPathLoss
• Heights
• RxCalibrationNoiseCrvSignal
• NumCodeBits
• PulseWidth
• RangeCorrectedCalibratedPower
• NumFft
• PeakTransmittedPower
• RxCalibrationNoiseCrv
• CirculatorAttenuation1
• InterPulsePeriod
• NumSpectraAveraged
• StartGateDelay
• ReceiverPathLoss
• NumHeights

NSA/MMCR/C1 - MUX failure

Data values dropped to background clear sky (noise level).
Other cloud instruments indicated it was cloudy. The MUX
card was replaced and good data started flowing again at 
00 GMT on 3/19.

Note from Karen Johnson: the ARSCL and MMCRMODE data fields
may or may not be suspect, depending on whether ARSCL correctly
identified the MMCR data as bad.

• NyquistVelocity
• NumHeights
• SignalToNoiseRatio
• Heights
• StartGateDelay
• InterPulsePeriod
• Switch
• Delay
• NumSpectraAveraged
• 10000 * [MeanDopperVelocity(m/s) / NyquistVelocity(m/s)](MeanDopplerValue)
• GateSpacing
• Noise
• PulseWidth
• NumCodeBits
• 10000 * [SpectralWidth(m/s) / NyquistVelocity(m/s)](SpectralWidthValue)
• NumCoherentIntegrations
• NumFft

• PulseWidthFault
• RadarPCPlus5Volts
• ExtIFModPlus12Volts
• DMSPCPlus5Volts
• InterfaceBoxPlus15Volts
• InterfaceBoxMinus15Volts
• RadarPCMinus12Volts
• RFCUDTxPlus12Volts
• 2GHzPhaseLock
• SwitchFault
• RadarPCPlus12Volts
• InterfaceBoxPlus5Volts2
• InterfaceBoxPlus5Volts1
• 16GHzPhaseLock
• InterfaceBoxPlus28Volts
• ADCalVoltage
• RFCUDPlus15Volts
• InterfaceBoxMinus5Volts
• DMSPCPlus12Volts
• IFModPlus15Volts
• ExtIFModPlus15Volts
• DMSPCMinus5Volts
• DMSPCMinus12Volts
• IFModMinus15Volts
• RFCUDRecPlus12Volts
• TimeNanoSeconds
• TempCirc2
• TempCirc1
• RadarPCMinus5Volts

• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)

• TransmittedRFPower
• TimeNanoSeconds

• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)

• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• MMCR Reflectivity, Best estimate, Hydrometer(ReflectivityBestEstimate)
• CloudLayerTopHeightMplCamp
• RadarFirstTop
• CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCloth
• CloudLayerTopHeightMplCloth
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• ModeId
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCamp
• SignaltoNoiseRatio
• MMCR Reflectivity, clutter removed(ReflectivityNoClutter)
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)

• PartialDecodingLoss
• GateSpacing
• PeakTransmittedPower
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• CodedPulseLoss
• NumCoherentIntegrations
• RxCalibrationNoiseCrv
• CirculatorAttenuation1
• InterPulsePeriod
• NumSpectraAveraged
• TransmitterPathLoss
• Heights
• StartGateDelay
• RxCalibrationNoiseCrvSignal
• ReceiverPathLoss
• NumCodeBits
• PulseWidth
• RangeCorrectedCalibratedPower
• NumHeights
• NumFft

NSA/MWR/C1 - MWR digital board failure

A power failure at the site apparently damaged some of the components of the digital 
board. The MWR was replaced with a spare unit and returned to the manufacturer for repair.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

SGP/MWR/C1 - Intermittent Negative Sky Brightness Temperatures

Several related and recurring problems with the MWRs have been reported
dating back to 1999.  These problems were due to the occurrence of
blackbody signals (in counts) that were half of those expected. The
symptoms included noisy data, spikes in the data, negative brightness
temperatures, and apparent loss of serial communication between the
computer and the radiometer, which results in a self-termination of the
MWR program.

Because these all initially appeared to be hardware-related problems,
the instrument mentor and site operations personnel (1) repeatedly
cleaned and replaced the fiber optic comm. components, (2) swapped
radiometers, (3) sent radiometers back to Radiometrics for evaluation
(which did not revealed any instrument problems), and (4) reconfigured
the computer's operating system.  Despite several attempts to isolate
and correct it, the problem persisted.

It became apparent that some component of the Windows98 configuration
conflicted with the DOS-based MWR program or affected the serial port
or the contents of the serial port buffer. This problem was finally
corrected by upgrading the MWR software with a new Windows-compatible
program.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

NSA/MWR/C1  - no air temperature signal

When the new blower was upgraded by Radiometrics and reinstalled on the MWR, the air 
temperature sensor failed to properly report. It was determined that the wires carrying the 
signal to the analog board did not conform to the standard expected by the upgraded blower. 
The problem was corrected by changing the wiring and modifying the MWR software to read 
the signal from the appropriate corresponding channel.

• tkair

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported

• tkair

NSA/MWR/C1 - min/max/delta values incorrect

The values of valid_min, valid_max, and valid_delta for fields tkxc and tknd were 
incorrect. They should be 303, 333, and 0.5 K, respectively.

• tkxc
• tknd

NSA/MWR/C1 - damaged window

The MWR dielectric window was damaged by snow from a snow blower and replaced.

• skyn31
• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• tnd23
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• sky23
• skyn23
• bb23
• tkbb
• tc23
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• unoise23
• tc31
• bbn23
• bb31
• tnd_nom23
• unoise31
• tkair
• bbn31
• tnd31
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• tknd
• wet_window

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• sky23
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• tkbb
• bbn23
• tkair
• bb23
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• bbn31
• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• wet_window
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tnd31
• tc23
• tc31

• mean_tbsky23_mwr
• mean_liq_mwr
• sd_liq_mwr
• mean_tbsky31_mwr
• sd_tbsky23_mwr
• num_tbsky23_mwr
• num_tbsky31_mwr
• sd_vap_mwr
• num_vap_mwr
• num_liq_mwr
• mean_vap_mwr
• sd_tbsky31_mwr

• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• tnd31I
• liqtip
• bbn31
• r31
• tkair
• tnd_nom31
• tknd
• tc23
• r23
• bbn23
• tnd23
• tkxc
• tc31
• tkbb
• tbskytip31
• vaptip
• bb23
• tnd23I
• tipsky31
• tipsky23
• tbskytip23
• tnd31

NSA/C1 - Site-wide power failure

The Barrow facility experienced a site-wide power failure on 12/13.  Power was restored to 
most instruments between 2250 and 2330 GMT.

• Backscatter, doppler spectrum, 915 MHz RWP(spc_amp)
• alt
• plen
• ncoh
• tditime
• bswitch
• time_offset
• nspc
• sitime
• vband
• bins
• elevation
• dly
• lon
• nheight
• sampr
• base_time
• height_t
• range_gate
• prf
• rgs
• oband
• pcbits
• vsr
• spcavetim
• ipp
• beam
• lat
• rgl
• rgf

• Eastward Wind Component(u_wind)
• lon
• nspc
• power
• avgint
• rgs
• snr3
• snr4
• snr0
• snr1
• snr2
• dly
• vvsr
• Wind direction, horizontal, at altitude, 915 MHz RWP(dir)
• oband
• tditime
• rgl
• rgf
• range_gate
• ncoh
• time_offset
• lat
• prf
• base_time
• ovsr
• azimuth1
• azimuth0
• azimuth3
• azimuth2
• Beam 2 radial wind speed(vel2)
• Beam 1 radial wind speed(vel1)
• azimuth4
• Beam 4 radial wind speed(vel4)
• Beam 3 radial wind speed(vel3)
• sampr
• Beam 0 radial wind speed(vel0)
• ipp
• nrcns4
• nrcns3
• nrcns2
• nrcns1
• nrcns0
• ncns1
• ncns0
• ncns3
• ncns2
• ncns4
• sitime
• Wind speed, horizontal, at altitude, 915 MHz RWP(spd)
• plen
• spcavetim
• alt
• nheight
• nrec0
• nrec1
• nrec2
• nrec3
• nrec4
• elevation0
• Northward Wind Component(v_wind)
• elevation2
• elevation1
• elevation4
• elevation3
• height_p
• vband
• pcbits
• bswitch

• Radiation, longwave, downwelling radiance, 0.5 cm-1 resolution, 3.3-5.5 um(mean_rad)
• AERIunitNumber
• calibratedSceneID
• timeHHMMSS
• wnum2
• Time_UTC_hours
• systemReleaseNumber
• channelNumber
• time_offset
• base_time
• alt
• Longitude
• BBsupportStructureTemp
• atmosphericRelativeHumidity
• missingDataFlag
• calibrationCBBtemp
• instrumentUnitNumber
• Latitude
• sceneMirrorAngle
• dateYYMMDD
• calibrationAmbientTemp
• atmosphericPressure
• wnum
• outsideAirTemp
• calibrationHBBtemp
• lat
• hatchOpen
• JulianDay
• sceneViewDuration
• standard_dev_mean_rad
• time
• lon
• sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift
• Altitude

• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• wet_window
• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tkbb
• alt
• tnd_nom31
• tnd_nom23
• bb23
• bb31
• time_offset
• tc23
• tc31
• tknd
• lat
• actel
• tnd23
• tnd31
• tkxc
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• sky23
• bbn23
• base_time
• sky31
• bbn31
• actaz
• tkair
• lon
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)

• sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift
• skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, surface air, mean, 675-680 cm-1(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
• JulianDay
• SWskyNENacceptable
• channelNumber
• calibrationAmbientTemp
• LW_HBB_NEN
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, elevated air, mean, 2282-2287 cm-1(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
• LWskyNEN
• Latitude
• lon
• systemReleaseNumber
• skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990
• AERI LW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch1)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh1)
• AERI SW Scene Radiance Spectral Averages (Ch2)(SkyRadianceSpectralAveragesCh2)
• outsideAirTemp
• wnumsum7
• wnumsum6
• wnumsum5
• wnumsum4
• wnumsum3
• wnumsum2
• wnumsum1
• wnumsum9
• wnumsum8
• HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch1
• HBB2minNENestimateNo1Ch2
• HBBstable
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, atmospheric window, mean, 985-990 cm-1(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
• LWresponsivity
• maxSampleStdDev
• lat
• Altitude
• dataAvailable
• instrumentUnitNumber
• time_offset
• calibrationHBBtemp
• atmosphericPressure
• LWskyNENacceptable
• Radiation, longwave, radiances, SD, 25 cm-1 spectral avgs, 5.5-18 um(SkyUniformityCh1)
• Radiation, longwave, radiances, SD, 25 cm-1 spectral avgs, 3.3-5.5 um(SkyUniformityCh2)
• time
• calibratedSceneID
• atmosphericRelativeHumidity
• sceneViewDuration
• sceneMirPosEncoderDrift
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, 25 cm-1 spectral avgs, 3.3-5.5 um(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh2)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, 25 cm-1 spectral avgs, 5.5-18 um(SkyBrightnessTempSpectralAveragesCh1)
• ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh1
• ResponsivitySpectralAveragesCh2
• SkyNENCh1
• SkyNENCh2
• hatchOpen
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, elevated air, mean, 2282-2287 cm-1(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
• SW_HBB_NEN
• sceneMirrorAngle
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, atmospheric window, mean, 2510-2515 cm-1(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, elevated air, mean, 700-705 cm-1(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, atmospheric window, mean, 2510-2515 cm-1(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
• HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch2
• HBB2minNENestimateNo2Ch1
• skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515
• dateYYMMDD
• alt
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, surface air, mean, 2295-2300 cm-1(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
• base_time
• skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, surface air, mean, 2295-2300 cm-1(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
• SWskyNEN
• wnumsum11
• wnumsum12
• wnumsum13
• wnumsum14
• wnumsum10
• skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705
• SWresponsivity
• Longitude
• HBBtempDrift
• sunSensorIntensity
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, surface air, mean, 675-680 cm-1(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
• missingDataFlag
• ABBmaxTempDiff
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, elevated air, mean, 700-705 cm-1(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
• HBBmaxTempDiff
• timeHHMMSS
• AERIunitNumber
• skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300
• frontEndFanAirTempDiff
• calibrationCBBtemp
• Time_UTC_hours
• rainSensorIntensity
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, atmospheric window, mean, 985-990 cm-1(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)

• base_time
• rgs
• noise
• Signal to noise ratio(snr)
• Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height)
• Temperature, virtual, profile, merged from 50 and 915 MHz RASS(virtual_temp)
• Mean radial beam velocity(mdf)
• smdf
• lon
• time_offset
• sampr
• Spectral width(specw)
• alt
• ssnr
• sspecw
• lat

• lon
• Time_UTC_hours
• atmosphericPressure
• JulianDay
• sceneMirrorAngle
• hatchOpen
• outsideAirTemp
• Longitude
• dateYYMMDD
• time
• sceneViewDuration
• Radiation, longwave, downwelling radiance, 0.5 cm-1 resolution, 3.3-5.5 um(mean_rad)
• sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift
• timeHHMMSS
• base_time
• calibrationCBBtemp
• Latitude
• calibrationHBBtemp
• missingDataFlag
• instrumentUnitNumber
• atmosphericRelativeHumidity
• systemReleaseNumber
• channelNumber
• wnum2
• lat
• BBsupportStructureTemp
• standard_dev_mean_rad
• Altitude
• wnum
• calibratedSceneID
• AERIunitNumber
• alt
• time_offset
• calibrationAmbientTemp

• range_bin_time
• background_signal
• time
• shots_summed
• lat
• voltage_15
• max_altitude
• voltage_05
• voltage_10
• pulse_rep
• instrument_temp
• detector_temp
• Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height)
• laser_temp
• time_offset
• range_offset
• range
• filter_temp
• Preliminary cloud base height(preliminary_cbh)
• energy_monitor
• alt
• range_bins
• detector_counts
• base_time
• lon
• range_bin_width

• status_string
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
• tilt_angle
• base_time
• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• detection_status
• alt_highest_signal
• window_contamination
• receiver_sensitivity
• vertical_visibility
• laser_temperature
• alt
• time_offset
• filename
• lat
• laser_pulse_energy
• sum_backscatter
• status_flag
• lon
• background_light
• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
• measurement_parameters
• range

• Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height)
• sampr
• rgs
• lat
• lon
• base_time
• time_offset
• alt
• Backscatter, doppler spectrum, 915 MHz RWP(spc_amp)
• bins

• SNR Corrected Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(snr_virtual_temp_corr)
• ncns_virtual_temp
• SNR Beam 0 Virtual Temperature(snr_virtual_temp)
• Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height)
• rgs
• ncns_vert_v
• ncns_virtual_temp_corr
• time_offset
• Temperature, virtual, profile, merged from 50 and 915 MHz RASS(virtual_temp)
• Wind speed, vertical velocity, at altitude, 915 MHz RWP(vert_v)
• lat
• nrcns
• base_time
• SNR Vertical wind velocity(snr_vert_v)
• sampr
• lon
• Temperature, virtual, at altitude, 10-min cons. avg, corrected, 915 MHz RWP/RASS(virtual_temp_corr)
• avgint
• alt
• nrec

• BBcontroller2temp
• skyViewImaginaryRadiance2295_2300
• HBBmaxTempDiff
• ABBtempOffset
• skyViewImaginaryRadiance2510_2515
• detectorTemp
• coadditionsCount
• calibrationHBBtemp
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, surface air, mean, 675-680 cm-1(surfaceLayerRadiance675_680)
• skyViewStdDevRadiance985_990
• HBBapexTemp
• ABBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300
• systemReleaseNumber
• skyViewStdDevRadiance2510_2515
• ABBviewStdDevRadiance985_990
• base_time
• timeHHMMSS
• sceneMirrorAngle
• LW_HBB_NEN
• spareTemp
• HBBstable
• Latitude
• sceneMirPosEncoderMaxDrift
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, elevated air, mean, 2282-2287 cm-1(elevatedLayerAirTemp2282_2287)
• channelNumber
• HBBviewStdDevRadiance700_705
• outsideAirTemp
• HBBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515
• rackAmbientTemp
• calibratedSceneID
• frontEndFanAirHeatedTemp
• HBBtempOffset
• instrumentUnitNumber
• ABBtopTemp
• skyViewImaginaryRadiance700_705
• fixed2500ohmResistor
• missingDataFlag
• time_offset
• fixed97KohmResistor
• LWskyNEN
• HBBapexTempWeight
• ABBbottomTempWeight
• expandedInterferogramSize
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, atmospheric window, mean, 2510-2515 cm-1(shortwaveWindowAirTemp2510_2515)
• coolerCurrent
• ABBviewStdDevRadiance700_705
• HBBbottomTemp
• frontEndFanAirUnheatedTemp
• computerTemp
• LWresponsivity
• lon
• calibrationAmbientTemp
• interferometerSecondPortTemp
• skyViewStdDevRadiance700_705
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, elevated air, mean, 700-705 cm-1(elevatedLayerAirTemp700_705)
• interferometerEnclosureRelativeHumidity
• originalInterferogramSize
• HBBviewStdDevRadiance985_990
• maxSampleStdDev
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, atmospheric window, mean, 2510-2515 cm-1(shortwaveWindowRadiance2510_2515)
• motorDriverTemp
• SWskyNENlimit
• Longitude
• alt
• HBBviewStdDevRadiance675_680
• HBBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287
• ABBapexTemp
• hatchOpen
• skyViewImaginaryRadiance2282_2287
• ABBbottomTemp
• AERIunitNumber
• Altitude
• LWskyNENacceptable
• sceneMirPosCount
• sceneMirrorMotorStep
• SWresponsivity
• lat
• originalLaserWavenumber
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, surface air, mean, 2295-2300 cm-1(surfaceLayerAirTemp2295_2300)
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, atmospheric window, mean, 985-990 cm-1(longwaveWindowRadiance985_990)
• ABBviewStdDevRadiance675_680
• BBsupportStructureTemp
• HBBviewStdDevRadiance2295_2300
• sceneMirPosEncoder
• rainSensorIntensity
• twoMinuteNoiseEstimateFactor
• skyViewImaginaryRadiance985_990
• SCEtemp
• sceneViewDuration
• ABBviewStdDevRadiance2282_2287
• skyViewImaginaryRadiance675_680
• BBcontroller1temp
• HBBtopTempWeight
• dateYYMMDD
• airNearBBsTemp
• ABBmaxTempDiff
• HBBtempDriftLimit
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, surface air, mean, 2295-2300 cm-1(surfaceLayerRadiance2295_2300)
• BBcavityFactor
• coolerCompressorTemp
• sceneMirrorTemp
• coolerExpanderTemp
• coolerPowerSupplyTemp
• dataAvailable
• skyViewStdDevRadiance675_680
• Time_UTC_hours
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, atmospheric window, mean, 985-990 cm-1(longwaveWindowAirTemp985_990)
• HBBtempDrift
• sunSensorIntensity
• atmosphericRelativeHumidity
• sceneMirrorPosition
• ABBviewStdDevRadiance2510_2515
• atmosphericPressure
• HBBtopTemp
• skyViewStdDevRadiance2282_2287
• SWskyNENacceptable
• time
• JulianDay
• ABBapexTempWeight
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temp, surface air, mean, 675-680 cm-1(surfaceLayerAirTemp675_680)
• SW_HBB_NEN
• ABBtopTempWeight
• LWskyNENlimit
• fixed12KohmResistor
• SWskyNEN
• airNearInterferometerTemp
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, elevated air, mean, 700-705 cm-1(elevatedLayerRadiance700_705)
• mirrorMotorTemp
• Radiation, longwave, radiance, elevated air, mean, 2282-2287 cm-1(elevatedLayerRadiance2282_2287)
• FFOVhalfAngle
• interferometerWindowTemp
• sceneMirPosEncoderDrift
• skyViewStdDevRadiance2295_2300
• HBBbottomTempWeight
• calibrationCBBtemp
• outputLaserWavenumber
• opticsCompartmentRelativeHumidity
• numberOfTerms
• frontEndFanAirTempDiff

• range_bin_time
• detector_temp
• total_counts
• scalar_sync_offset
• Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height)
• transceiver_azimuth_angle
• time_offset
• laser_sync_offset
• Preliminary cloud base height(preliminary_cbh)
• voltage_10
• voltage_15
• voltage_05
• trigger_freq
• time
• instrument_temp
• shots_sum
• filter_temp
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• alt
• lon
• base_time
• pulse_rep
• background_signal
• deadtime_correction
• laser_scalar_sync_offset
• lat
• range
• max_altitude
• range_bin_width
• energy_monitor
• range_offset
• shots_summed
• property
• laser_temp
• transceiver_altitude_angle
• range_bins

• ReceiverNumber
• CalCheckTime
• RxCalTimeStamp
• TWTStatusCode
• DCFilterONOFF
• base_time
• NumCodeBits
• MMCR Mean Doppler Velocity(MeanDopplerVelocity)
• WindowingONOFF
• NumFFT
• ReceiverMode
• GateSpacing
• heights
• NumHeights
• CalCheckLevel
• PulseWidth
• NumSpectralAverages
• SkyNoiseLevel
• Power
• DataQualityStatus
• SignalToNoiseRatio
• ClutterHeight
• ModeNum
• NumCoherentIntegrations
• MinimumDetectableReflectivity
• time_offset
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• Rx290KLevel
• lon
• NyquistVelocity
• ModeDescription
• PeakTransmittedPowerAvg
• TimeAvg
• StartGateDelay
• InterPulsePeriod
• lat
• alt
• RxGain
• time
• NumReceivers
• RangeCorrectedPower
• MMCR Spectral Width(SpectralWidth)
• AvgNoiseLevel
• NoiseLevel
• CircularDepolarizationRatio
• RadarConstant

• lat
• SonicWD_SDU_WVT
• RH10M_STD
• VP10M_STD
• RH10M_AVG
• WS10M_U_WVT
• DP2M_AVG
• VP2M_AVG
• VP20M_AVG
• DP10M_AVG
• CMHTemp
• VP20M_STD
• DP20M_STD
• WS2M_S_WVT
• WS2M_U_WVT
• RefT10m_AVG
• DP40M_STD
• WD40M_DU_WVT
• WS40M_S_WVT
• time
• RefT40M_AVG
• DP10M_STD
• PWSAlarm
• WD40M_SDU_WVT
• alt
• RefT2M_AVG
• WS20M_U_WVT
• SatVPCMH
• PwCod1hr
• lon
• T10M_AVG
• DP20M_AVG
• SonicS_AVG
• T40M_STD
• VPCMH
• DP2M_STD
• RH40M_STD
• RefT20M_AVG
• VP40M_STD
• PcpRate
• base_time
• Pressure, atmospheric(AtmPress)
• SonicX_AVG
• Visibility, 1 minute average(AvgVis1mi)
• WD2M_SDU_WVT
• WD20M_DU_WVT
• Visibility, 10 minute average(AvgVis10m)
• CMHDP
• T20M_AVG
• T10M_STD
• CumH2O
• CumSnow
• PwCod15mi
• T20M_STD
• Volt10M_AVG
• SonicY_AVG
• RH40M_AVG
• WD10M_SDU_WVT
• WD20M_SDU_WVT
• Wind direction vector mean(SonicWD_DU_WVT)
• T40M_AVG
• WS10M_S_WVT
• VP10M_AVG
• InstPwCod
• Volt40M_AVG
• WD10M_DU_WVT
• RH2M_STD
• Batt_Volt
• RH2M_AVG
• WS40M_U_WVT
• T2M_STD
• T2M_AVG
• DP40M_AVG
• VP2M_STD
• time_offset
• Wind speed vector mean(SonicWS_U_WVT)
• RH20M_STD
• VP40M_AVG
• RH20M_AVG
• WS20M_S_WVT
• WD2M_DU_WVT
• Volt20M_AVG
• Volt2M_AVG
• Wind speed arithmetic mean(SonicWS_S_WVT)
• CMHRH

• azimuth
• Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity)
• alt
• frequency
• Temperature, air, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceTemperature)
• elevation
• Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent)
• Humidity, relative, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceRelativeHumidity)
• Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)
• Pressure, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevelPres)
• Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2)
• Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater)
• base_time
• totalPrecipitableWaterRmsError
• Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature)
• Density, water vapor, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceWaterVaporDensity)
• liquidWaterContentRmsError
• blackbodyTemperature
• Height, level of free convection(levelFreeConvection)
• Retrieved dewpoint temperature(dewpointTemperature)
• lon
• time
• temperatureRmsError
• Retrieved water vapor mixing ratio(waterVaporMixingRatio)
• Air temperature(temperature)
• time_offset
• Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature)
• Height, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel)
• Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile(cloudBaseHeight)
• Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity)
• Height, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel)
• Barometric pressure(pressure)
• Pressure, barometric. at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfacePressure)
• Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath)
• Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height)
• lat
• liquidWaterPathRmsError
• Pressure, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevelPres)
• totalPrecipitableWater2RmsError
• waterVaporDensityRmsError
• infraredTemperature
• dataQualityFlags
• Pressure, level of free convection(levelFreeConvectionPres)
• Energy, potential, convective, available, from RUC model(cape)
• liquidWaterPath2RmsError
• wetWindowFlag

• Signal to noise ratio(snr)
• oband
• bswitch
• lon
• beam
• base_time
• vband
• spcavetime
• pcbits
• ipp
• Mean radial beam velocity(mdf)
• plen
• nheight
• alt
• dly
• time_offset
• vsr
• elevation
• nspc
• Spectral width(specw)
• sitime
• ncoh
• tditime
• range_gate
• prf
• noise
• height_t
• lat
• sampr
• rgl
• rgs
• rgf

• tbskytip31
• tnd23I
• tbskytip23
• r31
• lon
• r23
• lat
• tnd23
• tnd31
• wet_window
• tknd
• tkxc
• alt
• tkbb
• bb23
• time_offset
• bb31
• tc31
• base_time
• tnd31I
• tc23
• tnd_nom23
• tnd_nom31
• actaz
• liqtip
• actel
• tipsky31
• tipsky23
• tkair
• vaptip
• bbn31
• bbn23

• JPEG data stream - documentation not yet available

NSA/MWR/C1 - poor air temperature values

After the air temperature sensor was rewired due to a change with the new blower 
(D030515.3), the measurement was initially incorrect. There is no apparent cause for the bad 
signal or its improvement.

• tkair

• tkair

NSA/VCEIL/C1 - Reprocess: Intermittent data and clock drift

The available processed data for the NSA.C1 VCEIL for the time period indicated are 
incomplete.  The raw data is largely complete but pre-processing is required before these data 
can be reprocessed to produce a complete netcdf data set.

While awaiting the reprocessed data set, the intermittent data are available from the ARM 
Archive.  Users should be aware that the data are additionally compromised by a clock 
drift of at least 10 minutes, though this likely has little affect on cloud detection 
results.  The clock drift will not be addressed by the reprocessing.

Note also, that the clock drift was corrected at the end of the DQR period, but it may 
have existed before the beginning of the DQR period.

The data for this period should be used with caution.

• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
• alt_highest_signal
• receiver_sensitivity
• laser_temperature
• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
• filename
• vertical_visibility
• tilt_angle
• time_offset
• measurement_parameters
• lat
• status_flag
• sum_backscatter
• lon
• range
• base_time
• alt
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• status_string
• background_light
• window_contamination
• detection_status
• laser_pulse_energy

NSA/MWR/C1 - Reprocess: Revised Calibration Coefficients

IN THE BEGINNING (June 1992), the retrieval coefficients used to derive 
the precipitable water vapor (PWV) and liquid water path (LWP) from the 
MWR brightness temperatures were based on the Liebe and Layton (1987) 
water vapor and oxygen absorption model and the Grant (1957) liquid 
water absorption model.

Following the SHEBA experience, revised retrievals based on the more 
recent Rosenkranz (1998) water vapor and oxygen absorption models and 
the Liebe (1991) liquid waer absorption model were developed.  The 
Rosenkranz water vapor absorption model resulted a 2 percent increase 
in PWV relative to the earlier Liebe and Layton model.  The Liebe 
liquid water absorption model decreased the LWP by 10% relative to the 
Grant model.  However, the increased oxygen absorption caused a 
0.02-0.03 mm (20-30 g/m2) reduction in LWP, which was particularly 
significant for low LWP conditions (i.e. thin clouds encountered at 
SHEBA).

Recently, it has been shown (Liljegren, Boukabara, Cady-Pereira, and 
Clough, TGARS v. 43, pp 1102-1108, 2005) that the half-width of the 
22 GHz water vapor line from the HITRAN compilation, which is 5 percent 
smaller than the Liebe and Dillon (1969) half-width used in Rosenkranz 
(1998), provided a better fit to the microwave brightness temperature 
measurements at 5 frequencies in the range 22-30 GHz, and yielded more 
accurate retrievals. Accordingly, revised MWR retrieval coefficients 
have been developed using MONORTM, which utilizes the HITRAN compilation 
for its spectroscopic parameters.  These new retrievals provide 3 
percent less PWV and 2.6 percent greater LWP than the previous 
retrievals based on Rosenkranz (1998).

Although the MWR data will be reprocessed to apply the new monortm-based 
retrievals, for most purposes it will be sufficient to correct the data 
using the following factors:

PWV_MONORTM = 0.9695 * PWV_ROSENKRANZ
LWP_MONORTM = 1.026  * LWP_ROSENKRANZ

The Rosenkranz-based retrieval coefficients became active at NSA.C1 
20020425.1900.  The MONORTM-based retrieval coefficients became active 
at NSA.C1 20050629.0000.

Note: a reprocessing effort is already underway to apply the 
Rosenkranz-based retrieval coefficients to all MWR prior to April 
2002.  An additional reprocessing task will be undertaken to apply 
the MONORTM retrieval to all MWR data when the first is completed. 
Read reprocessing comments in the netcdf file header carefully to 
ensure you are aware which retrieval is in play.

• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)

• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)

• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)

• mean_liq_mwr
• mean_vap_mwr

• vaptip
• liqtip

NSA/MWR/C1 - Possible loss of accuracy due to missing blower

On 7/09 the MWR blower failed. The blower prevents snow and liquid drop from accumulating 
on the window. Accumulation of snow or liquid results in a loss of accuracy of the 
instrument. The loss of accuracy has consequencies on the retrieved liquid water path and 
precipitable water vapor. Usually there will be an overestimation of liquid and vapor. The 
blower was repaired and reinstalled on 7/20. Between 7/9 and 7/20 the tkair variable is 
unavailable as well.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• sky31
• sky23
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• wet_window
• tkair

• vaptip
• tipsky31
• tipsky23
• liqtip
• wet_window
• tbskytip31
• tkair
• tbskytip23

NSA/MWR/C1 - Instrument problem, Heater problem

The heater of the MWR was ON all the time even when the moisture sensor was dry. Jim 
Liljegren suspected a problem with the relay that activates the heater. The suggested action 
was to send the faulty assembly to SGP for repair and get a spare unit from SGP.
The spare unit was sent on 9/15 and was installed on 10/18.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• lon
• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• sky23
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• alt
• tkbb
• time_offset
• wet_window
• bbn23
• tkair
• base_time
• lat
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tnd31
• bb23
• tc23
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• actel
• tc31
• actaz
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• bbn31

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported

NSA/MWR/C1 - New software version (4.15) installed

A problem began with the installation of MWR.EXE version 4.12 in September 2002. The 
software had been upgraded from a "DOS" to a "Windows"-compiled program to address an earlier 
problem.  The software upgrade corrected the earlier problem but introduced a new one 
that caused line-of-sight observing cycles to be skipped, a 15% reduction in the number of 
tip curves, and saturation of CPU usage.  Software versions 4.13 and 4.14 also produced 
these problems.

The new MWR software version (4.15) was installed on 9/15/2005. As a consequence of this 
upgrade, the tip curve frequency increased. The tip cycle time decreased from ~60s to ~50s.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• sky23
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• tkbb
• bbn23
• tkair
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tnd31
• bb23
• tc23
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• tc31
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• bbn31

• tnd23
• tkxc
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• tc31
• tnd31I
• tkbb
• liqtip
• bbn31
• tbskytip31
• r31
• tkair
• vaptip
• bb23
• tnd_nom31
• tnd23I
• tknd
• tipsky31
• tc23
• tipsky23
• r23
• tbskytip23
• bbn23
• tnd31

NSA/MWR/C1 - Reprocess: wrong calibration

When MWR#20 was returned to service on 9/1/2005, the calibration had changed as a result 
of the repairs made by Radiometrics and the RF deck temperature had been set to 325K for 
testing. On 9/2, the temperature was decreased to 307K to prevent thermal instability in 
winter and the calibration was changed in the configuration file with the values supplied 
on the repair report.  

The data need to be reprocessed with the calibration coefficients that were automatically 
derived after these changes were put into affect. They are: tnd_nom23=185.621, 
tnd_nom31=158.801, tc23=-0.022, tc31=-0.039.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• vaptip
• liqtip
• tbskytip31
• tbskytip23

NSA/MWR/C1 -  Incorrect time stamp

On Sept 27 the motherboard of the MWR computer was replaced. Following the replacement, 
the date on the computer was not set to the correct time of day, therefore the date and 
time in the files were wrong. The time on the computer was reset on Sept. 30. Time stamps 
between Sept. 27 and Sept. 30 were later corrected based on gathered information, however 
they may have as much as 5 minutes of uncertainty.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• lon
• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• sky23
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• alt
• tkbb
• time_offset
• wet_window
• bbn23
• base_time
• tkair
• lat
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tnd31
• bb23
• tc23
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• actel
• tc31
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• actaz
• bbn31

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported

NSA/VCEIL/C1 - poor sensitivity at low altitude

The ceilometer has an internal amplifier that it sets to low or high depending on 
prevalant conditions. Normally, the gain is automatically set high during clear skies. It appears 
that during these times, a slight degradation in either the transmitter or receiver is 
being amplified and produces a "ripple" at low altitudes in the backscatter plot. Cloud 
base height detection is not affected.

• receiver_sensitivity
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)

NSA/MWR/C1 - software upgrade (version 3.28)

The MWR operating program was upgraded to version 3.28 on 3 February 1999. This version 
includes a beam width correction as well as providing the capability to automatically level 
the elevation mirror (that is, to automatically detect and correct offsets in the 
elevation angle stepper motor position.)

The improvement in the quality of the tip curves resulting from the auto-
leveling has been dramatic: differences in the brightness temperatures at
3 airmasses (19.5 and 160.5 degrees) have been reduced from +/- 5 K to
+/- 0.5 K.  In order to take full advantage of this improvement to detect and reject 
cloudy tip curves, the minimum value of the goodness-of-fit coefficient for a valid tip curve 
has been increased from 0.995 to 0.998.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

NSA/MWR/C1 - TKAIR sensor failure

Between 7/14 and 7/28 the tkair variable is missing most of the time and sometimes has 
large negative spikes.  On 7/28, the sensor was cleaned of corrosion and the readings came 
back to normal.

• tkair

NSA/MWR/C1 - Rain sensor always on

The rain sensor was always on between 10/5 and 10/23 2006.
The user should be aware that not all data flagged as rainy are actually rainy. The 
problem was caused by a shift in the sensitivity of the rain sensor and was corrected by 
changing the sensor threshold in the configuration file.

• wet_window

• wet_window

NSA/MFRSR/C1 - Sensor shading problem

Immediately following the post winter re-installation, a shading problem is evident 
between the hours of 1900 and 0200 (spans midnight).  This continues until 4/10/2008 when an 
attempt was made to resolve the problem.  It helped some, but shifted the shading problem 
between the hours of 0200 - 1900.  On 6/19/2008 site maintenance resolved the problem.

• time_offset
• lat
• barnard_rejected_broadband
• michalsky_lnI_broadband
• alt
• lon
• barnard_lnI_broadband
• michalsky_rejected_broadband
• barnard_airmass
• base_time
• barnard_lnI_filter6
• barnard_lnI_filter5
• barnard_lnI_filter4
• barnard_lnI_filter3
• barnard_lnI_filter2
• barnard_lnI_filter1
• michalsky_airmass
• michalsky_rejected_filter1
• michalsky_rejected_filter3
• michalsky_rejected_filter2
• michalsky_rejected_filter5
• michalsky_rejected_filter4
• michalsky_rejected_filter6
• michalsky_lnI_filter1
• michalsky_lnI_filter2
• barnard_rejected_filter5
• barnard_rejected_filter6
• barnard_rejected_filter3
• barnard_rejected_filter4
• barnard_rejected_filter1
• barnard_rejected_filter2
• michalsky_lnI_filter6
• michalsky_lnI_filter5
• michalsky_lnI_filter4
• michalsky_lnI_filter3

• diffuse_hemisp_broadband_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• direct_horizontal_broadband

• lon
• head_temp
• offset_filter2
• offset_filter1
• offset_filter6
• offset_filter5
• offset_filter4
• offset_filter3
• diffuse_correction_filter4
• diffuse_correction_filter3
• diffuse_correction_filter6
• diffuse_correction_filter5
• diffuse_correction_filter1
• diffuse_correction_filter2
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• head_temp2
• logger_temp
• logger_volt
• time_offset
• cosine_solar_zenith_angle
• cosine_correction_sn_broadband
• bench_angle
• alt
• cosine_correction_we_filter1
• cosine_correction_we_filter2
• cosine_correction_we_filter3
• cosine_correction_we_filter4
• alltime_hemisp_broadband
• cosine_correction_we_filter6
• cosine_correction_we_filter5
• lat
• time
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter2
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter3
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter1
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter6
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter4
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter5
• computed_cosine_correction_broadband
• diffuse_correction_broadband
• azimuth_angle
• cosine_correction_sn_filter1
• cosine_correction_sn_filter2
• cosine_correction_sn_filter3
• cosine_correction_sn_filter4
• cosine_correction_sn_filter5
• cosine_correction_sn_filter6
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• computed_cosine_correction_filter6
• computed_cosine_correction_filter5
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• computed_cosine_correction_filter4
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• computed_cosine_correction_filter3
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• computed_cosine_correction_filter2
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• computed_cosine_correction_filter1
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• airmass
• wavelength_filter1
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter1
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• wavelength_filter2
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter2
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• wavelength_filter5
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter5
• wavelength_filter6
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter6
• wavelength_filter3
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter3
• wavelength_filter4
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter4
• offset_broadband
• cosine_correction_we_broadband
• elevation_angle
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter1 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter1)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter4 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter4)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter5 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter5)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter2 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter2)
• nominal_calibration_factor_broadband
• direct_diffuse_ratio_broadband
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter3 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter3)
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• direct_diffuse_ratio_filter6
• normalized_transmittance_filter2
• normalized_transmittance_filter1
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• solar_zenith_angle
• normalized_transmittance_filter3
• normalized_transmittance_filter4
• normalized_transmittance_filter5
• normalized_transmittance_filter6
• base_time
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)

• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• azimuth_angle
• variability_flag
• offset_broadband
• bench_angle
• alltime_hemisp_broadband
• cosine_correction_we_filter6
• cosine_correction_we_filter4
• cosine_correction_we_filter5
• cosine_correction_we_filter2
• cosine_correction_we_filter3
• cosine_correction_we_filter1
• airmass
• hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• alt
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• diffuse_correction_broadband
• sun_to_earth_distance
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband_raw
• direct_diffuse_ratio_broadband
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• time
• logger_volt
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• Wavelength of spectrum data(wavelength)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 5(total_optical_depth_filter5)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 4(total_optical_depth_filter4)
• hemisp_broadband_raw
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 1(total_optical_depth_filter1)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 3(total_optical_depth_filter3)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 2(total_optical_depth_filter2)
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• angstrom exponent(angstrom_exponent)
• surface_pressure
• nominal_calibration_factor_broadband
• computed_cosine_correction_filter1
• computed_cosine_correction_filter2
• computed_cosine_correction_filter3
• computed_cosine_correction_filter4
• computed_cosine_correction_filter5
• computed_cosine_correction_filter6
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter5
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter4
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter1
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter3
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter2
• elevation_angle
• lon
• head_temp2
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
• Ozone_column_amount
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• computed_cosine_correction_broadband
• logger_temp
• diffuse_correction_filter1
• diffuse_correction_filter2
• diffuse_correction_filter3
• diffuse_correction_filter4
• time_offset
• diffuse_correction_filter5
• wavelength_filter6
• wavelength_filter3
• wavelength_filter2
• wavelength_filter5
• wavelength_filter4
• TOA_irradiance
• Io_filter4
• Io_filter3
• Io_filter5
• wavelength_filter1
• Io_filter2
• Io_filter1
• diffuse_correction_filter6
• cosine_solar_zenith_angle
• normalized_transmittance_filter1
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• normalized_transmittance_filter4
• normalized_transmittance_filter5
• normalized_transmittance_filter2
• base_time
• normalized_transmittance_filter3
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter2
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter1
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter4
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter3
• normalized_transmittance_filter6
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter5
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter4
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter3
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter2
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter1
• cosine_correction_sn_filter2
• cosine_correction_sn_filter1
• cosine_correction_sn_broadband
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter5
• alltime_hemisp_narrowband_filter6
• cosine_correction_sn_filter6
• cosine_correction_sn_filter5
• cosine_correction_sn_filter4
• cosine_correction_sn_filter3
• Aerosol optical depth filter 3(aerosol_optical_depth_filter3)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 4(aerosol_optical_depth_filter4)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 1(aerosol_optical_depth_filter1)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 2(aerosol_optical_depth_filter2)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• Aerosol optical depth filter 5(aerosol_optical_depth_filter5)
• head_temp
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter1
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter3
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter2
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter5
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter4
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• nominal_calibration_factor_filter6
• offset_filter6
• offset_filter3
• offset_filter2
• offset_filter5
• offset_filter4
• offset_filter1
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• direct_diffuse_ratio_filter6
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter5 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter5)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter2 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter2)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter1 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter1)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter4 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter4)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter3 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter3)
• solar_zenith_angle
• lat
• hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• cosine_correction_we_broadband

• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter4
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter5
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter2
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter3
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter6
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter1
• alt
• barnard_badflag_filter5
• barnard_badflag_filter6
• barnard_badflag_filter1
• barnard_badflag_filter2
• barnard_badflag_filter3
• barnard_badflag_filter4
• time_offset
• barnard_error_slope_filter2
• barnard_error_slope_filter3
• barnard_error_slope_filter4
• barnard_error_slope_filter5
• barnard_error_slope_filter1
• barnard_error_slope_broadband
• barnard_error_slope_filter6
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter2
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter1
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter4
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter3
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter6
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter5
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter5
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter4
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter6
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter1
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter3
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter2
• lon
• michalsky_badflag_filter4
• michalsky_badflag_filter5
• michalsky_optical_depth_broadband
• michalsky_badflag_filter6
• michalsky_number_points_broadband
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_broadband
• barnard_badflag_broadband
• barnard_number_points_broadband
• michalsky_badflag_filter3
• michalsky_badflag_filter2
• michalsky_badflag_filter1
• michalsky_angstrom_exponent
• barnard_good_fraction_filter6
• barnard_good_fraction_filter1
• barnard_good_fraction_filter5
• barnard_good_fraction_filter4
• barnard_good_fraction_filter3
• barnard_good_fraction_filter2
• barnard_number_points_filter6
• barnard_number_points_filter5
• barnard_number_points_filter4
• barnard_number_points_filter3
• barnard_number_points_filter2
• barnard_number_points_filter1
• barnard_angstrom_exponent
• lat
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter1
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter2
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter3
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter4
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter5
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter6
• barnard_error_fit_filter5
• barnard_error_fit_filter4
• barnard_error_fit_filter6
• barnard_error_fit_filter1
• barnard_error_fit_filter3
• barnard_error_fit_filter2
• barnard_good_fraction_broadband
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter2
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter1
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter4
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter3
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter6
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter5
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter4
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter3
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter6
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter5
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter2
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter1
• michalsky_standard_deviation_broadband
• michalsky_good_fraction_broadband
• base_time
• barnard_optical_depth_filter1
• barnard_optical_depth_filter4
• barnard_optical_depth_filter5
• barnard_optical_depth_filter2
• barnard_optical_depth_filter3
• barnard_optical_depth_filter6
• barnard_error_fit_broadband
• barnard_optical_depth_broadband
• michalsky_solar_constant_broadband
• michalsky_badflag_broadband
• michalsky_number_points_filter5
• michalsky_number_points_filter4
• michalsky_number_points_filter6
• michalsky_number_points_filter1
• michalsky_number_points_filter3
• michalsky_number_points_filter2
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_broadband

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported

NSA/MWR/C1 - Spikes in air temperature readings

During this month there are occasional negative spikes in the Tkair variable. The problem 
may be corrosion in the temperature sensor or the infiltration of water from melting snow.
The dewblower was replaced and a new sensor installed

• tkair

• tkair

NSA/MWR/C1 - Missing surface air temperature data

Some wires in the dewblower were not correctly configured.

• tkair

• tkair

NSA/MWR/C1 - Incorrect brightness temperatures and retrievals

The brightness temperatures and retrieved PWV and LWP show a sudden jump and have values 
that are too high. The suddenly jump back to normal at around 1800 UTC. All other 
parameters seem reasonable so the cause of the jump may just be due to accumulation of either 
snow or melting ice on the radome.

• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• tkair

• vaptip
• liqtip
• tbskytip31
• tbskytip23
• tkair

NSA/MWR/C1 - RFI screening test

The instrument was covered with a shield to test the effect on the RF interference that is 
affecting the measurements since February. The test was performed on 4/15 and 4/16 for a 
few hours.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• sky23
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• tkbb
• bbn23
• tkair
• bb23
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• bbn31
• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• wet_window
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tnd31
• tc23
• actel
• tc31
• actaz

• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• tnd31I
• liqtip
• wet_window
• bbn31
• r31
• tkair
• tnd_nom31
• tknd
• tc23
• r23
• bbn23
• tkxc
• tnd23
• tc31
• actel
• tkbb
• tbskytip31
• actaz
• vaptip
• bb23
• tnd23I
• tipsky31
• tipsky23
• tbskytip23
• tnd31

NSA/MWR/C1 - High noise in 23.8-GHz channel

Starting approximately on February 13 the MWR experienced high level of noise in the 23.8 
GHz channel. The spikes became more prominent around Feb 17 and increased after that date 
as well. The cause of the interference was identified as the nearby MWRP on Oct 13 and 
the instruments were realigned.

• sky23
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)

• vaptip
• tipsky23
• tbskytip23

NSA/MWR/C1 - Intermittent air temperature readings

Starting on 5/23 the air temperature readings (tkair) were intermittent and had negative 
spikes

• tkair

• tkair

NSA/MWR/C1 - Air temperature readings missing

The air temperature readings (tkair) dropped on 5/26. The signal was restored on 6/10.

• tkair

• tkair

NSA/MFRSR/C1 - Shadowband misalignment

There is a minor shading issue at high zenith angles (0530 - 1630 UTC).  Due to extremely 
persistent cloudy conditions, maintenance was not attempted until 20090811.  Cloudy 
conditions persisted, and it was never clear from the data if the instrument was shading 
properly at high zenith angles.  Therefore, the DQR end date is listed as the time maintenance 
was performed.

• barnard_lnI_broadband
• michalsky_rejected_broadband
• barnard_airmass
• barnard_lnI_filter6
• barnard_lnI_filter5
• barnard_lnI_filter4
• barnard_lnI_filter3
• barnard_lnI_filter2
• barnard_lnI_filter1
• michalsky_airmass
• barnard_rejected_broadband
• michalsky_rejected_filter1
• michalsky_rejected_filter3
• michalsky_rejected_filter2
• michalsky_rejected_filter5
• michalsky_rejected_filter4
• michalsky_rejected_filter6
• michalsky_lnI_broadband
• michalsky_lnI_filter1
• michalsky_lnI_filter2
• barnard_rejected_filter5
• barnard_rejected_filter6
• barnard_rejected_filter3
• barnard_rejected_filter4
• barnard_rejected_filter1
• barnard_rejected_filter2
• michalsky_lnI_filter6
• michalsky_lnI_filter5
• michalsky_lnI_filter4
• michalsky_lnI_filter3

• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband_raw
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• hemisp_broadband_raw
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)

• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)

• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
• Ozone_column_amount
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• airmass
• hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• TOA_irradiance
• Io_filter4
• Io_filter3
• Io_filter5
• Io_filter2
• Io_filter1
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter5
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter4
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter3
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter2
• Rayleigh_optical_depth_filter1
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• Aerosol optical depth filter 3(aerosol_optical_depth_filter3)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 4(aerosol_optical_depth_filter4)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 1(aerosol_optical_depth_filter1)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 2(aerosol_optical_depth_filter2)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• Aerosol optical depth filter 5(aerosol_optical_depth_filter5)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 5(total_optical_depth_filter5)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 4(total_optical_depth_filter4)
• hemisp_broadband_raw
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 1(total_optical_depth_filter1)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 3(total_optical_depth_filter3)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 2(total_optical_depth_filter2)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter5
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter4
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter1
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter3
• Ozone_absorption_coefficient_filter2
• hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw

• michalsky_good_fraction_filter1
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter2
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter3
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter4
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter5
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter6
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter4
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter5
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter2
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter3
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter6
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter1
• barnard_error_fit_filter5
• barnard_error_fit_filter4
• barnard_error_fit_filter6
• barnard_error_fit_filter1
• barnard_error_fit_filter3
• barnard_good_fraction_broadband
• barnard_error_fit_filter2
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter2
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter1
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter4
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter3
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter6
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter5
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter4
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter3
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter6
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter5
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter2
• michalsky_solar_constant_filter1
• barnard_badflag_filter5
• barnard_badflag_filter6
• barnard_badflag_filter1
• barnard_badflag_filter2
• barnard_badflag_filter3
• barnard_badflag_filter4
• michalsky_standard_deviation_broadband
• barnard_error_slope_filter2
• michalsky_good_fraction_broadband
• barnard_error_slope_filter3
• barnard_error_slope_filter4
• barnard_error_slope_filter5
• barnard_error_slope_filter1
• barnard_error_slope_broadband
• barnard_error_slope_filter6
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter2
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter1
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter4
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter3
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter6
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_filter5
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter5
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter4
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter6
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter1
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter3
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_filter2
• michalsky_badflag_filter4
• michalsky_badflag_filter5
• michalsky_optical_depth_broadband
• michalsky_badflag_filter6
• michalsky_number_points_broadband
• barnard_solar_constant_sdist_broadband
• barnard_badflag_broadband
• barnard_number_points_broadband
• barnard_optical_depth_filter1
• barnard_optical_depth_filter4
• barnard_optical_depth_filter5
• barnard_optical_depth_filter2
• barnard_optical_depth_filter3
• barnard_optical_depth_filter6
• michalsky_badflag_filter3
• michalsky_badflag_filter2
• michalsky_badflag_filter1
• michalsky_angstrom_exponent
• barnard_error_fit_broadband
• barnard_good_fraction_filter6
• barnard_good_fraction_filter1
• barnard_good_fraction_filter5
• barnard_good_fraction_filter4
• barnard_good_fraction_filter3
• barnard_good_fraction_filter2
• barnard_number_points_filter6
• barnard_number_points_filter5
• barnard_number_points_filter4
• barnard_number_points_filter3
• barnard_number_points_filter2
• barnard_number_points_filter1
• barnard_optical_depth_broadband
• michalsky_solar_constant_broadband
• barnard_angstrom_exponent
• michalsky_badflag_broadband
• michalsky_number_points_filter5
• michalsky_number_points_filter4
• michalsky_number_points_filter6
• michalsky_number_points_filter1
• michalsky_number_points_filter3
• michalsky_number_points_filter2
• michalsky_solar_constant_sdist_broadband

NSA/ARSCL/C1 - Reflectivity values unreliable

Reflectivity dBZ values should not be used.  The reported cloud boundaries may 
underestimate cloud tops, particularly for high or thick clouds.  Also thin high clouds may have 
been missed entirely, especially if there were lower-level cloud layers below them. During 
this time period, the MMCR was transmitting in  circular polarization, rather than 
(correct) linear polarization. This caused reported Reflectivity values to be too low by an 
unknown amount, resulting in an effective loss of radar sensitivity.

Areas identified as have having hydrometeor detections are correct, however some areas 
marked as clear may in fact contain cloud due to the MMCR's low sensitivity during this time.

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCloth
• CloudLayerTopHeightMplCloth

• CloudLayerTopHeightMplCloth
• MMCR Reflectivity, Best estimate, Hydrometer(ReflectivityBestEstimate)
• RadarFirstTop
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• MMCR Reflectivity, clutter removed(ReflectivityNoClutter)
• CloudLayerBottomHeightMplCloth

NSA/VCEIL/C1 - Degraded window

The ceilometer continuously gave warnings for window contamination because the window had 
deteriorated. Cloud base height detection did not appear to be significantly affected. 
The window conditioner was replaced on 8/11/09 but this did not clear the warning. The 
instrument was replaced.

• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
• alt_highest_signal
• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• status_flag
• sum_backscatter
• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• status_string
• background_light
• vertical_visibility
• window_contamination

NSA/VCEIL/C1 - Missing data

Data are missing and unrecoverable.

• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
• alt_highest_signal
• receiver_sensitivity
• laser_temperature
• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
• filename
• vertical_visibility
• tilt_angle
• time_offset
• measurement_parameters
• lat
• status_flag
• sum_backscatter
• lon
• range
• base_time
• alt
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• status_string
• background_light
• window_contamination
• detection_status
• laser_pulse_energy

NSA/VCEIL/C1/C2 - Reprocess: Incorrect serial_number and sum_backscatter fields

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 and b1 level data collected prior to the begin date.

• sum_backscatter

• sum_backscatter

NSA/MWR/C1 - Elevated noise

The data have high noise levels.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• sky23
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• sky31

• vaptip
• tipsky23
• tipsky31
• tbskytip31
• tbskytip23

NSA/CSPHOT/C1 - Instrument Problems

Data should not be used during this time period due to problems relating to 
re-installation of the instrument after calibration. Problems were resolved by April 8, 2010.

• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 340-440 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom340_440)
• TripletVar_380
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 380-500 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom380_500)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1640 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1640)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 670 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_670)
• TripletVar_340
• zenith
• Water vapor, precipitable, column-integrated on isobaric grid, from RUC model(pwv)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 380 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_380)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 440 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_440)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_675)
• WaterError
• TripletVar_870
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 500-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom500_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1020 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1020)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 340 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_340)
• TripletVar_440
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 870 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, polarized(Angstrom440_675_Polar)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 500 nm, from CPSHOT(aot_500)
• TripletVar_1640
• TripletVar_670
• TripletVar_1020
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_870)
• TripletVar_500

• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, polarized(Angstrom440_675_Polar)
• zenith
• TripletVar_440
• TripletVar_500
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 870 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 670 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_670)
• TripletVar_1640
• WaterError
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 500-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom500_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_675)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 340-440 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom340_440)
• TripletVar_670
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 380-500 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom380_500)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 500 nm, from CPSHOT(aot_500)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 380 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_380)
• TripletVar_870
• TripletVar_380
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 340 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_340)
• TripletVar_1020
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1020 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1020)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1640 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1640)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 440 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_440)
• TripletVar_340
• Water vapor, precipitable, column-integrated on isobaric grid, from RUC model(pwv)

• alm_type
• sun_error
• DATA_TYPE
• tail_level
• zenith
• angle
• num_of_angles
• tail2
• tail1
• siz_index
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• pfn_c
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• sky_error

• azimuth
• Radiance, diffuse, almucantar, at azimuth, from CPSHOT(alm_rad)
• zenith

• TripletVar_1640
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 340 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_340)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 500 nm, from CPSHOT(aot_500)
• WaterError
• TripletVar_1020
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 380-500 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom380_500)
• TripletVar_440
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 500-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom500_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 380 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_380)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1640 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1640)
• TripletVar_340
• TripletVar_870
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 670 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_670)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 870 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1020 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1020)
• Water vapor, precipitable, column-integrated on isobaric grid, from RUC model(pwv)
• TripletVar_380
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 340-440 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom340_440)
• zenith
• TripletVar_670
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, polarized(Angstrom440_675_Polar)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_675)
• TripletVar_500
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 440 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_440)

• num_of_angles
• Column volume size distribution (dV/dlnr)(size)
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• DATA_TYPE
• tail1
• tail2
• sky_error
• bins
• alm_type
• siz_index
• zenith
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• base_time
• tail_level
• sun_error

• sun_error
• Aerosol optical prop., phase functions, total mode, at wvlngth and scat angle(pfn_t)
• num_of_angles
• tail_level
• sky_error
• zenith
• alm_type
• DATA_TYPE
• angle
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• tail1
• tail2
• siz_index

• zenith
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• siz_index
• sun_error
• pfn_f
• num_of_angles
• tail_level
• DATA_TYPE
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• alm_type
• tail2
• tail1
• sky_error

• view_zenith
• zenith
• Radiance, sky, principle planes, at view zenight angle, from CSPHOT(pp_rad)

• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient, 870-440nm, absorption(AngstromParam870_440_AOT_Absp)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 673nm, coarse(ASYM673_C)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 673nm, fine(ASYM673_F)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 673nm, total(ASYM673_T)
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, real, 1022nm(REFR_1022)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,873nm,coarse(AOTAbsp873_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,873nm,fine(AOTAbsp873_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,340nm(AOT_340)
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• bins
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 441nm, fine(ASYM441_F)
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, real, 673nm(REFR_673)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 673nm, total(SSA673_T)
• base_time
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 441nm, total(ASYM441_T)
• Column volume size distribution (dV/dlnr)(size)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 441nm, coarse(ASYM441_C)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 873nm, fine(SSA873_F)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 873nm, coarse(SSA873_C)
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, imaginary, 673nm(REFI_673)
• zenith
• siz_index
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 1022nm, coarse(ASYM1022_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,1022nm, coarse(AOTExt1022_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,1022nm, fine(AOTExt1022_F)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 1022nm, fine(ASYM1022_F)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 441nm, total(SSA441_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,1022nm, total(AOTExt1022_T)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 1022nm, total(ASYM1022_T)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 873nm, total(SSA873_T)
• sky_error
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 1022nm, total(SSA1022_T)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 673nm, fine(SSA673_F)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 441nm, fine(SSA441_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 440nm(AOT_440)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 1022nm, coarse(SSA1022_C)
• DATA_TYPE
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 673nm, coarse(SSA673_C)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 441nm, coarse(SSA441_C)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 1022nm,fine(SSA1022_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,441nm, total(AOTExt441_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,673nm,coarse(AOTAbsp673_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,673nm,fine(AOTAbsp673_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,441nm, fine(AOTExt441_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,441nm, coarse(AOTExt441_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 1020nm(AOT_1020)
• Particle size distribution, volume concentration, total(VolCon_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,873nm, fine(AOTExt873_F)
• Water vapor, precipitable, column-integrated on isobaric grid, from RUC model(pwv)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,873nm, coarse(AOTExt873_C)
• tail1
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, imaginary, 873nm(REFI_873)
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, real, 441nm(REFR_441)
• sun_error
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, imaginary, 441nm(REFI_441)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,673nm, coarse(AOTExt673_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,673nm, fine(AOTExt673_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 1640nm(AOT_1640)
• StdDev_T
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,673nm,total(AOTAbsp673_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,673nm, total(AOTExt673_T)
• StdDev_F
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, real, 873nm(REFR_873)
• StdDev_C
• tail2
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, imaginary 1022nm(REFI_1022)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,873nm, total(AOTExt873_T)
• Particle size distribution, volume concentration, coarse(VolCon_C)
• num_of_angles
• Particle size distribution, volume concentration, fine(VolCon_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,441nm,fine(AOTAbsp441_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,441nm,coarse(AOTAbsp441_C)
• Particle size distribution, effective radius, fine(EffRad_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 380nm(AOT_380)
• alm_type
• Particle size distribution, effective radius, coarse(EffRad_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 500nm(AOT_500)
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,441nm,total(AOTAbsp441_T)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 873nm, fine(ASYM873_F)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 873nm, coarse(ASYM873_C)
• Particle size distribution, volume median radius, coarse(VolMedianRad_C)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 873nm, total(ASYM873_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,1022nm,fine(AOTAbsp1022_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 670nm(AOT_670)
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient, 870-440nm,extinction(AngstromParam870_440_AOT_Ext)
• Particle size distribution, effective radius, total(EffRad_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,873nm,total(AOTAbsp873_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,1022nm,coarse(AOTAbsp1022_C)
• Particle size distribution, volume median radius, total(VolMedianRad_T)
• tail_level
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,1022nm,total(AOTAbsp1022_T)
• Particle size distribution, volume median radius, fine(VolMedianRad_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 870nm(AOT_870)

NSA/NIMFR/C1 - Instrument noise (channels 870 and 940

Channels 870 and 940 were experiencing frequent drop outs.

• michalsky_number_points_filter5
• michalsky_number_points_filter6
• barnard_good_fraction_filter6
• barnard_good_fraction_filter5
• barnard_optical_depth_filter6
• barnard_error_fit_filter5
• barnard_optical_depth_filter5
• barnard_error_fit_filter6
• barnard_number_points_filter5
• barnard_number_points_filter6
• barnard_badflag_filter6
• barnard_badflag_filter5
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter6
• michalsky_standard_deviation_filter5
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter6
• michalsky_good_fraction_filter5
• barnard_error_slope_filter6
• barnard_error_slope_filter5
• michalsky_badflag_filter5
• michalsky_angstrom_exponent
• michalsky_badflag_filter6
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter5
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter6
• barnard_angstrom_exponent

• michalsky_lnI_filter5
• michalsky_lnI_filter6
• barnard_lnI_filter6
• michalsky_rejected_filter5
• michalsky_rejected_filter6
• barnard_rejected_filter6
• barnard_rejected_filter5
• barnard_lnI_filter5

• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter5_raw
• offset_filter5
• offset_filter6
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter6_raw
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)

• Aerosol optical depth filter 4(aerosol_optical_depth_filter4)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 5(aerosol_optical_depth_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• Io_filter4
• Io_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter5_raw
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 5(total_optical_depth_filter5)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 4(total_optical_depth_filter4)
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter6_raw
• offset_filter6
• offset_filter5

• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• offset_filter6
• offset_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6

NSA/VCEIL/C1 - Small gaps in data

When the ceilometer was replaced, small gaps in the netCDF files occurred due to the 
presence of '?' characters in the backscatter and header records of the raw data that could 
not be ingested. It is unknown whether this was caused by a poor CPU board or 
incompatibilities with the computer configuration (hyper-threading). The problem was corrected when 
the instrument and computer were both replaced. 

During this period, approximately 3% of data are missing each hour due to this problem.

• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
• alt_highest_signal
• laser_temperature
• receiver_sensitivity
• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
• vertical_visibility
• tilt_angle
• time_offset
• measurement_parameters
• status_flag
• sum_backscatter
• range
• base_time
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• status_string
• background_light
• window_contamination
• detection_status
• laser_pulse_energy

NSA/VCEIL/C1 - Gaps in data

When the CT25K ceilometer was replaced with a new CL31, checksum errors began occurring at 
regular 6-min intervals and several things were done to diagnose the problem, including 
changing the serial cable and trying different computer types. It was finally corrected 
by replacing the computer with one in which hyperthreading was disabled by default in the 
BIOS.

• Third cloud base height(third_cbh)
• alt_highest_signal
• laser_temperature
• receiver_sensitivity
• Second lowest cloud base height(second_cbh)
• Lowest cloud base height detected.(first_cbh)
• vertical_visibility
• tilt_angle
• time_offset
• measurement_parameters
• status_flag
• sum_backscatter
• range
• base_time
• Normalized corrected relative backscatter(backscatter)
• status_string
• background_light
• window_contamination
• detection_status
• laser_pulse_energy

NSA/NIMFR/C1 - Localized obstructions near horizon block direct beam

Near midnight during periods of 24hr (or near 24hr) sun, there are local obstructions that 
partially to completely block the direct beam, causing a reduction in instrument signal.

• michalsky_optical_depth_broadband
• barnard_optical_depth_filter6
• barnard_optical_depth_filter4
• barnard_optical_depth_filter5
• barnard_optical_depth_filter2
• barnard_optical_depth_filter3
• barnard_optical_depth_filter1
• barnard_optical_depth_broadband
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter3
• michalsky_angstrom_exponent
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter4
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter5
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter6
• barnard_angstrom_exponent
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter2
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter1

• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter3_raw
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter4_raw
• direct_normal_broadband_raw
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter2_raw
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter5_raw
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter6_raw
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter1_raw
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)

• Aerosol optical depth filter 3(aerosol_optical_depth_filter3)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 4(aerosol_optical_depth_filter4)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 5(aerosol_optical_depth_filter5)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 1(aerosol_optical_depth_filter1)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 2(aerosol_optical_depth_filter2)
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter3_raw
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter1_raw
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter2_raw
• direct_normal_broadband_raw
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter4_raw
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• angstrom exponent(angstrom_exponent)
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter5_raw
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 3(total_optical_depth_filter3)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 2(total_optical_depth_filter2)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 5(total_optical_depth_filter5)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 4(total_optical_depth_filter4)
• direct_normal_narrowband_filter6_raw
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 1(total_optical_depth_filter1)

• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6

NSA/MFRSR/C1 - Shadowband Misalignment

Shading issue was present in the early morning and late in the day, near those times when 
the sun was lowest in the sky.  Issue was resolved sometime on 06/07/2010

• michalsky_lnI_broadband
• michalsky_lnI_filter1
• michalsky_lnI_filter2
• michalsky_lnI_filter6
• michalsky_lnI_filter5
• michalsky_lnI_filter4
• michalsky_lnI_filter3
• barnard_lnI_filter6
• barnard_lnI_filter5
• barnard_lnI_filter4
• barnard_lnI_filter3
• barnard_lnI_filter2
• barnard_lnI_filter1

• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband_raw
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• hemisp_broadband_raw
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6

• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter1 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter1)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter4 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter4)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter5 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter5)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter2 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter2)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter3 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter3)
• direct_diffuse_ratio_broadband
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• direct_diffuse_ratio_filter6
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)

• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• variability_flag
• Aerosol optical depth filter 3(aerosol_optical_depth_filter3)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 4(aerosol_optical_depth_filter4)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 1(aerosol_optical_depth_filter1)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 2(aerosol_optical_depth_filter2)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• Aerosol optical depth filter 5(aerosol_optical_depth_filter5)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 5(total_optical_depth_filter5)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 4(total_optical_depth_filter4)
• hemisp_broadband_raw
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 1(total_optical_depth_filter1)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 3(total_optical_depth_filter3)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 2(total_optical_depth_filter2)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• angstrom exponent(angstrom_exponent)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• direct_diffuse_ratio_filter6
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter5 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter2 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter2)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter1 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter1)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter4 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter4)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter3 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter3)
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband_raw
• direct_diffuse_ratio_broadband
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• Io_filter4
• Io_filter3
• Io_filter5
• Io_filter2
• Io_filter1

• michalsky_optical_depth_broadband
• barnard_optical_depth_filter1
• barnard_optical_depth_filter4
• barnard_optical_depth_filter5
• barnard_optical_depth_filter2
• barnard_optical_depth_filter3
• barnard_optical_depth_filter6
• michalsky_angstrom_exponent
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter2
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter1
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter4
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter3
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter6
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter5
• barnard_optical_depth_broadband
• barnard_angstrom_exponent

NSA/MWR/C1 - Missing data

Data are missing and unrecoverable.

• 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31)
• IR Brightness Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• sky23
• tkxc
• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• alt
• tkbb
• bbn23
• tkair
• base_time
• bb23
• sky31
• tnd_nom31
• Temperature, brightness, longwave(ir_temp)
• bbn31
• lon
• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• time_offset
• wet_window
• lat
• Total liquid water along LOS path(liq)
• Radiation, longwave, brightness temperature, 23.8 GHz(tbsky23)
• tnd31
• tc23
• actel
• tc31
• actaz

• lat
• tnd_nom23
• bb31
• tnd31I
• liqtip
• wet_window
• bbn31
• r31
• tkair
• tnd_nom31
• tknd
• lon
• tc23
• r23
• bbn23
• tnd23
• tkxc
• tc31
• actel
• tkbb
• alt
• tbskytip31
• actaz
• vaptip
• bb23
• tnd23I
• tipsky31
• time_offset
• tipsky23
• base_time
• tbskytip23
• tnd31

NSA/ARSCL/C1 - Reflectivity too high

The calibration of the MMCR was incorrect during this period, causing large positive 
shifts in reported reflectivity values.  As a result, the reflectivies reported by ARSCL are 
also too high.  However, other radar moments (MeanDopplerVelocity and SpectralWidth) and 
cloud boundaries reported in ARSCL data files are not affected and can be used.

Do not use ReflectivityBestEstimate, Reflectivity, or ReflectivityNoClutter values during 
this period.

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• MMCR Reflectivity, Best estimate, Hydrometer(ReflectivityBestEstimate)
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)
• MMCR Reflectivity, clutter removed(ReflectivityNoClutter)

NSA/MFRSR/C1 - Shadowband failure

The shadowband operation was not functioning during the specified period resulting in 
essentially useless data.  Do not use these data.

• barnard_lnI_broadband
• michalsky_lnI_broadband
• michalsky_lnI_filter1
• michalsky_lnI_filter2
• michalsky_lnI_filter6
• michalsky_lnI_filter5
• michalsky_lnI_filter4
• michalsky_lnI_filter3
• barnard_lnI_filter6
• barnard_lnI_filter5
• barnard_lnI_filter4
• barnard_lnI_filter3
• barnard_lnI_filter2
• barnard_lnI_filter1

• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband_raw
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• hemisp_broadband_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6

• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter1 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter1)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter4 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter4)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter5 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter5)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter2 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter2)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter3 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter3)
• direct_diffuse_ratio_broadband
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• direct_diffuse_ratio_filter6
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)

• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter1
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter2
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter3
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter4
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter5
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• direct_horizontal_narrowband_filter6
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband
• hemisp_narrowband_filter2_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• Direct Normal Broadband Irradiance, broadband scale applied(direct_normal_broadband)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 1(direct_normal_narrowband_filter1)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 2(direct_normal_narrowband_filter2)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 5(direct_normal_narrowband_filter5)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 6(direct_normal_narrowband_filter6)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 3(direct_normal_narrowband_filter3)
• Direct Normal Narrowband Irradiance, Filter 4(direct_normal_narrowband_filter4)
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• Aerosol optical depth filter 3(aerosol_optical_depth_filter3)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 4(aerosol_optical_depth_filter4)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 1(aerosol_optical_depth_filter1)
• Aerosol optical depth filter 2(aerosol_optical_depth_filter2)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter3_raw
• Aerosol optical depth filter 5(aerosol_optical_depth_filter5)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 500 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 415 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Hemispheric broadband irradiance*(hemisp_broadband)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 673 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 615 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 940 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Radiation, shortwave, diffuse hemispheric irradiance, 870 nm wavelength(diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 5(total_optical_depth_filter5)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 4(total_optical_depth_filter4)
• hemisp_broadband_raw
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 1(total_optical_depth_filter1)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 3(total_optical_depth_filter3)
• Total optical depth direct narrowband filter 2(total_optical_depth_filter2)
• hemisp_narrowband_filter4_raw
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5_raw
• direct_horizontal_broadband
• angstrom exponent(angstrom_exponent)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 6, nominal wavelength is 935 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter6)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 4, nominal wavelength is 660 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter4)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 5, nominal wavelength is 860 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 3, nominal wavelength is 608 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter3)
• direct_diffuse_ratio_filter6
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 2, nominal wavelength is 500 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter2)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter5 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter5(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter5)
• Narrowband hemispheric irradiance, filter 1, nominal wavelength is 415 nm*(hemisp_narrowband_filter1)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter2 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter2(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter2)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter1 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter1)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter4 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter4(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter4)
• Ratio of direct_normal_narrowband_filter3 to diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter3(direct_diffuse_ratio_filter3)
• diffuse_hemisp_broadband_raw
• direct_diffuse_ratio_broadband
• diffuse_hemisp_narrowband_filter1_raw
• hemisp_narrowband_filter6_raw
• Io_filter4
• Io_filter3
• Io_filter5
• Io_filter2
• Io_filter1

• michalsky_optical_depth_broadband
• barnard_optical_depth_filter1
• barnard_optical_depth_filter4
• barnard_optical_depth_filter5
• barnard_optical_depth_filter2
• barnard_optical_depth_filter3
• barnard_optical_depth_filter6
• michalsky_angstrom_exponent
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter2
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter1
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter4
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter3
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter6
• michalsky_optical_depth_filter5
• barnard_optical_depth_broadband
• barnard_angstrom_exponent

NSA/CSPHOT/C1 - Tracking failure

Instrument was not acquiring the sun due to a problem with the head leveling. Data during 
this period are questionable.

• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 340-440 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom340_440)
• timeObs
• TripletVar_380
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 380-500 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom380_500)
• lat
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1640 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1640)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 670 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_670)
• TripletVar_340
• zenith
• Water vapor, precipitable, column-integrated on isobaric grid, from RUC model(pwv)
• base_time
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 380 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_380)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 440 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_440)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_675)
• WaterError
• last_processing_date
• TripletVar_870
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 500-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom500_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1020 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1020)
• alt
• time_offset
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 340 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_340)
• TripletVar_440
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 870 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, polarized(Angstrom440_675_Polar)
• lon
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 500 nm, from CPSHOT(aot_500)
• TripletVar_1640
• TripletVar_670
• TripletVar_1020
• time
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_870)
• TripletVar_500

• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, polarized(Angstrom440_675_Polar)
• zenith
• TripletVar_440
• TripletVar_500
• alt
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 870 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 670 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_670)
• TripletVar_1640
• WaterError
• base_time
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 500-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom500_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_675)
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 340-440 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom340_440)
• lon
• TripletVar_670
• timeObs
• time
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 380-500 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom380_500)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 500 nm, from CPSHOT(aot_500)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 380 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_380)
• TripletVar_870
• TripletVar_380
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 340 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_340)
• lat
• TripletVar_1020
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1020 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1020)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1640 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1640)
• last_processing_date
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 440 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_440)
• time_offset
• TripletVar_340
• Water vapor, precipitable, column-integrated on isobaric grid, from RUC model(pwv)

• alm_type
• alt
• sun_error
• DATA_TYPE
• base_time
• timeObs
• tail_level
• Wavelength of spectrum data(wavelength)
• zenith
• angle
• time
• time_offset
• num_of_angles
• tail2
• tail1
• siz_index
• last_processing_date
• lon
• lat
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• pfn_c
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• sky_error

• alt
• azimuth
• Wavelength of spectrum data(wavelength)
• base_time
• Radiance, diffuse, almucantar, at azimuth, from CPSHOT(alm_rad)
• time
• zenith
• lon
• time_offset
• timeObs
• lat

• TripletVar_1640
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 340 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_340)
• lon
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 500 nm, from CPSHOT(aot_500)
• WaterError
• TripletVar_1020
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 380-500 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom380_500)
• TripletVar_440
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 500-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom500_870)
• lat
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 380 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_380)
• alt
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1640 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1640)
• TripletVar_340
• TripletVar_870
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 670 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_670)
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 870 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_870)
• timeObs
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 1020 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_1020)
• Water vapor, precipitable, column-integrated on isobaric grid, from RUC model(pwv)
• TripletVar_380
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 340-440 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom340_440)
• zenith
• TripletVar_670
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, polarized(Angstrom440_675_Polar)
• last_processing_date
• time
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-675 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_675)
• base_time
• TripletVar_500
• Aerosol optical thickness, angstrom coefficient, at 440-870 nm, from CSPHOT(Angstrom440_870)
• time_offset
• Aerosol optical thickness, at 440 nm, from CSPHOT(aot_440)

• timeObs
• alt
• num_of_angles
• Column volume size distribution (dV/dlnr)(size)
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• DATA_TYPE
• tail1
• tail2
• sky_error
• last_processing_date
• bins
• alm_type
• time_offset
• siz_index
• lon
• zenith
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• base_time
• lat
• tail_level
• sun_error
• time

• sun_error
• Aerosol optical prop., phase functions, total mode, at wvlngth and scat angle(pfn_t)
• num_of_angles
• tail_level
• timeObs
• last_processing_date
• Wavelength of spectrum data(wavelength)
• sky_error
• zenith
• time_offset
• alt
• alm_type
• DATA_TYPE
• lon
• angle
• lat
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• base_time
• tail1
• tail2
• siz_index
• time

• zenith
• alt
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• siz_index
• Wavelength of spectrum data(wavelength)
• sun_error
• pfn_f
• time_offset
• base_time
• timeObs
• num_of_angles
• tail_level
• lon
• DATA_TYPE
• time
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• lat
• last_processing_date
• alm_type
• angle
• tail2
• tail1
• sky_error

• alt
• Wavelength of spectrum data(wavelength)
• lat
• base_time
• view_zenith
• zenith
• lon
• Radiance, sky, principle planes, at view zenight angle, from CSPHOT(pp_rad)
• time
• time_offset
• timeObs

• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient, 870-440nm, absorption(AngstromParam870_440_AOT_Absp)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 673nm, coarse(ASYM673_C)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 673nm, fine(ASYM673_F)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 673nm, total(ASYM673_T)
• lon
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, real, 1022nm(REFR_1022)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,873nm,coarse(AOTAbsp873_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,873nm,fine(AOTAbsp873_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,340nm(AOT_340)
• Aerosol optical thickness, from CSPHOT(tau440)
• bins
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 441nm, fine(ASYM441_F)
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, real, 673nm(REFR_673)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 673nm, total(SSA673_T)
• base_time
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 441nm, total(ASYM441_T)
• Column volume size distribution (dV/dlnr)(size)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 441nm, coarse(ASYM441_C)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 873nm, fine(SSA873_F)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 873nm, coarse(SSA873_C)
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, imaginary, 673nm(REFI_673)
• zenith
• siz_index
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 1022nm, coarse(ASYM1022_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,1022nm, coarse(AOTExt1022_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,1022nm, fine(AOTExt1022_F)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 1022nm, fine(ASYM1022_F)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 441nm, total(SSA441_T)
• lat
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,1022nm, total(AOTExt1022_T)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 1022nm, total(ASYM1022_T)
• timeObs
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 873nm, total(SSA873_T)
• sky_error
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 1022nm, total(SSA1022_T)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 673nm, fine(SSA673_F)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 441nm, fine(SSA441_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 440nm(AOT_440)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 1022nm, coarse(SSA1022_C)
• DATA_TYPE
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 673nm, coarse(SSA673_C)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 441nm, coarse(SSA441_C)
• Aerosol optical property, single scattering albedo, 1022nm,fine(SSA1022_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,441nm, total(AOTExt441_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,673nm,coarse(AOTAbsp673_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,673nm,fine(AOTAbsp673_F)
• last_processing_date
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,441nm, fine(AOTExt441_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,441nm, coarse(AOTExt441_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 1020nm(AOT_1020)
• Particle size distribution, volume concentration, total(VolCon_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,873nm, fine(AOTExt873_F)
• Water vapor, precipitable, column-integrated on isobaric grid, from RUC model(pwv)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,873nm, coarse(AOTExt873_C)
• tail1
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, imaginary, 873nm(REFI_873)
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, real, 441nm(REFR_441)
• sun_error
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, imaginary, 441nm(REFI_441)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,673nm, coarse(AOTExt673_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,673nm, fine(AOTExt673_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 1640nm(AOT_1640)
• StdDev_T
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,673nm,total(AOTAbsp673_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,673nm, total(AOTExt673_T)
• StdDev_F
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, real, 873nm(REFR_873)
• alt
• StdDev_C
• tail2
• Aerosol optical property, refractive index, imaginary 1022nm(REFI_1022)
• Aerosol optical thickness,extinction,873nm, total(AOTExt873_T)
• Particle size distribution, volume concentration, coarse(VolCon_C)
• num_of_angles
• Particle size distribution, volume concentration, fine(VolCon_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,441nm,fine(AOTAbsp441_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,441nm,coarse(AOTAbsp441_C)
• Particle size distribution, effective radius, fine(EffRad_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 380nm(AOT_380)
• alm_type
• Particle size distribution, effective radius, coarse(EffRad_C)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 500nm(AOT_500)
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient from CSPHOT(alpha440_870)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,441nm,total(AOTAbsp441_T)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 873nm, fine(ASYM873_F)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 873nm, coarse(ASYM873_C)
• Particle size distribution, volume median radius, coarse(VolMedianRad_C)
• Aerosol optical property, asymmetry factor, scattering, 873nm, total(ASYM873_T)
• time
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,1022nm,fine(AOTAbsp1022_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 670nm(AOT_670)
• Aerosol optical thickness, Angstrom coefficient, 870-440nm,extinction(AngstromParam870_440_AOT_Ext)
• Particle size distribution, effective radius, total(EffRad_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,873nm,total(AOTAbsp873_T)
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,1022nm,coarse(AOTAbsp1022_C)
• time_offset
• Particle size distribution, volume median radius, total(VolMedianRad_T)
• tail_level
• Aerosol optical thickness,absorption,1022nm,total(AOTAbsp1022_T)
• Particle size distribution, volume median radius, fine(VolMedianRad_F)
• Aerosol optical thickness, 870nm(AOT_870)

NSA/MWRRET/C1 - Sonde input processing issue

There was a data processing issue with the nsasondewnpnC1.b1 datastream during these 
periods.  As a result, the nsamwrret1liljclouC1.c1 files were sometimes processed without any 
sonde data available as an input to the VAP.  The physical retrievals, phys_lwp and 
phys_pwv, require sounding data and were not calculated for these files.  This also means that 
the be_lwp and be_pwv from these files only contain values from stat2_lwp and stat2_pwv.

• phys_niter
• phys_rms
• phys_lwp_uncertainty
• phys_lwp
• phys_pwv_uncertainty
• phys_converge
• phys_pwv

NSA/VCEIL/C1 - Reprocess: Time error

The computer time jumped forward an hour because the time zone was set to "(GMT) Greenwich 
Mean Time" with "Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Savings Time" selected. The 
time zone was changed to "(GMT) Coordinated Universal Time" and the clock reset to correct 
UTC time.

Correct time by subtracting 1 hour.

• time_offset

• time_offset

NSA/MWR/C1 - Software Change

The MWR operating software was changed on 16 November 1998 to provide additional 
functionality as described below. This change affects the format of the raw and ingested data. 
   
NEW FEATURES
1. Faster sampling rate
   
Standard line-of-sight (LOS) observations can now be acquired at 15-second intervals vs. 
20-second intervals previously. (The standard LOS cycle is comprised of one sky sample per 
blackbody sample and gain update.)
   
2. More flexible sampling strategy
   
Multiple sky observations can be acquired during a LOS cycle, up to 1024 per gain update. 
This permits sky samples to be acquired at intervals of 2.67 seconds for improved 
temporal resolution of cloud liquid water variations and better coordination with the millimeter 
cloud radar during IOPs.
   
3. Separation of zenith LOS observations from TIP data
   
When the radiometer is in TIP mode, the zenith LOS observations are now extracted, the PWV 
and LWP computed and reported separately in the output file. This eliminates the periods 
of missing LOS data during calibration checks/updates.
   
4. Automatic self-calibration
   
The software now permits the calibration to be updated at specified intervals or 
continuously. In the first case, LOS mode is automatically changed to TIP mode at user-specified 
intervals or whenever clear sky conditions occur, the tip data reduced, the calibration 
updated, and the radiometer returned to LOS mode without operator intervention. In the 
second case, the radiometer is continuously is TIP mode until changed by the operator.
   
5. Graphical user display
   
The graphical display is comprised of a status display, a message display, a temperature 
plot, a plot of the retrieved PWV and LWP, and (in TIP mode) a plot of the latest tip 
curves.

• tnd31
• tnd23
• tkair
• tknd

• tnd23
• tknd
• tnd31
• tkair

• tnd23
• tnd23I
• tknd
• tnd31I
• tkair
• tnd31