SGP/SIRS/E11 - PSP dome contamination

Measured values of diffuse shortwave downwelling radiation fluctuated below derived values 
of downwelling shortwave radiation during the afternoon hours under clear conditions, 
probably due to a dirty PSP dome. 

SMOS precipitation and wind speed data reveal rain and wind on 02/19/03 at 2300 GMT 
probably contaminated the PSP dome with dirt.

Precipitation of .4mm on 02/29/04 1400 seems to have effectively cleared the PSP dome 
since PSP data on 03/01/04 compares correctly to direct and diffuse components.

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SGP/SIRS/E12 - Incorrect Times

The ntpd server (time adjustment) stopped working on Feb. 19th at 22:12:16 GMT, and the 
clock was corrected by -5600.177269 seconds
on March 10th at 22:47 GMT. The recorded times for observations are
off by amounts ranging from 0 seconds on Feb. 19th to 5600 seconds
on March 10th.

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SGP/SIRS/E11 - Reprocessing Notice (RID 288)

See below for details of reprocessing that was completed on 20150929.  Original 
DQR category: 4 (Red, Incorrect).

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During the pyrgeometer instrument (PIR) changeout a datalogger program was loaded with 
incorrect calibration coefficients for the shortwave instruments.  The affected measurements 
(instruments) were: downwelling diffuse (8-48), upwelling shortwave (PSP), direct normal 
(NIP) and downwelling shortwave (PSP)

Field tech reports the datalogger program was corrected on 4/27/04.  Archive data review 
shows this was not the case and the corrected datalogger program was uploaded sometime 
late day 5/4/04. The end date for this DQR was chosen to be 5/5/04 0000 the first full day 
of the correct datalogger program.

Recalculate irradiances by determining original mV signal and reapplying the correct 
calibration coefficients.  For each one minute irradiance value perform the following 
calculations by instrument:
DD(corrected) = (DD/107.24)*123.27
US(corrected) = (US/113.19)*127.75
NIP(corrected)= (NIP/120.17)*126.69
DS(corrected) = (DS/118.46)*126.56

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SGP/SIRS/E12 - Ice obscured NIP

During the morning hours of 01/06, the direct normal shortwave readings are anomalously 
low in clear sky conditions, causing very large differences (approaching/exceeding 300 
W/m^2) between the downwelling shortwave hemispheric (DSH) readings and the derived 
downwelling shortwave hemispheric readings.  It would appear the NIP window had iced over during 
the previous days storm.  The NIP window appears to have cleared itself by the morning of 
2005/01/08.

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SGP/SIRS/E12 - Reprocess: Incorrect calibrations

During site corrective maintenance to resolve an Extended Facility data collection 
problem, the SIRS.E12 datalogger was power cycled (1725 GMT).  The datalogger reverted to an old 
SIRS program with incorrect S/Ns and calibration coefficients for all instruments at 
this station.

The SW data can be recalibrated as follows:
First divide value by incorrectly applied cal coeff (first number) then multiply by 
correct cal coeff (second number)
  down_short_diffuse_hemisp     107.27	118.68
  up_short_hemisp	        113.19	127.95
  short_direct_normal           120.17	120.52
  down_short_hemisp             118.46	102.11

The LW data were recalibrated and reprocessed as part of a larger LW calibration task.  
The reprocessed data were archived in October 2006.

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SGP/SIRS/E11 - failed ventilator fan

E11 downwelling hemispheric shortwave instrument (Eppley PSP) has shown larger and larger 
nighttime offsets (from -5 to -10 W/m2) since October. A failed ventilator fan was 
discovered during PM and replaced on 4/4/2006.

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SGP/SIRS/E12 - Power supply problem affecting solar tracker

The tracker failed during this time period due to a failed UPS.  Tracker was placed on 
unregulated power on 8/31/2007 to correct the problem while a new UPS was ordered.

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SGP/SIRS/C1/E1/E10/E11/E12/E13/E15/E16/E18/E19/E2/E20/E21/E22/E24/E25/E27/E3/E4/E5/E6/E7/E8/E9 - Ice

Ice storms affected the SGP central and extended facilities starting Dec 10 0000GMT to 
mid/late December. Each facility was affected at various times and degrees dependant on 
elevation, latitude and whether power failed for short or extended periods of time.  By 
December 15th most ice had melted from the radiometers at all the faclities but power outages 
and tracker failures persisted at some stations.

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SGP/SIRS/E12 - Tracker failure

Tracker failed and instrument was not correctly tracking the sun.

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SGP Site Power Outage Due to Winter Storm

On Saturday and Sunday, December 26 and 27th a powerful winter storm (Goliath) brought 
sleet and freezing rain to much of Oklahoma with wind gusts of 45 MPH at times. The result 
was very very slick roads and mass power outages.
 
The SGP central facility lost power at 8:55 PM CDT on Sunday, December 27th.  
The power was restored on 7:56 PM CDT on Wednesday, December 30th
 
Site Emergency procedures were activated and Technicians drained water out of instrument 
reservoirs and other measures as needed, early Monday morning.
 
On Wednesdays as roads and power started was restored to much of the areas east of I-35 , 
Site Technicians performed maintenance on several Extended Facilities.

During this period, data are potentially missing, incorrect, or suspect.  Carefully 
inspect the data before use.

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