AWR/LDIS/MET/S1 - Precipitation Measurements Suspect

Analysis of the PARS2 and the PWD precipitation data indicate that the results are 
suspect, possibly due to frost/blowing snow.  Both instruments reported precipitation for a 
majority of the days.

The TSI movies were reviewed and the days of noticeable precipitation are:

12/26/15
12/31/15 - Potentially just frost buildup
1/6/16
1/11/16
1/12/16
1/13/16

• pwd_cumul_snow
• pwd_pw_code_15min
• pwd_cumul_rain
• pwd_err_code
• pwd_pw_code_1hr
• PWD 10 minute mean visibility(pwd_mean_vis_10min)
• pwd_pw_code_inst
• PWD 1 minute mean precipitation rate(pwd_precip_rate_mean_1min)
• PWD 1 minute mean visibility(pwd_mean_vis_1min)

• Number density of drops of the diameter corresponding to a particular drop size
  class per unit volume(number_density_drops)
• Slope parameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(slope_parameter)
• equivalent_radar_reflectivity
• Intercept parameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(intercept_parameter)
• Moment 5 from the observed distribution(moment5)
• Precipitation intensity(precip_rate)
• Moment 6 from the observed distribution(moment6)
• SYNOP WaWa Table 4680(weather_code)
• Moment 1 from the observed distribution(moment1)
• Moment 2 from the observed distribution(moment2)
• Moment 3 from the observed distribution(moment3)
• equivalent_radar_reflectivity_ott
• Moment 4 from the observed distribution(moment4)
• Raw drop size distribution(raw_spectrum)
• Number of particles detected(number_detected_particles)
• diameter_max
• Fall velocity calculated after Lhermite(fall_velocity_calculated)
• Median volume diameter, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type distribution(median_volume_diameter)
• Particle size average(particle_size)
• Liquid water distribution mean, assuming an ideal Marshall-Palmer type
  distribution(liquid_water_distribution_mean)
• diameter_min
• raw_fall_velocity
• Meteorological optical range visibility(mor_visibility)
• Liquid water content(liquid_water_content)

AWR/SEBS/S1 - No soil measurements during AWARE

This DQR serves as a note that the SEBS made no soil measurements during the AWARE 
campaign. Thus, select soil variables will be filled with missing values.

• Average soil heat flow at the surface(surface_soil_heat_flux_avg)
• surface_soil_heat_flux_1
• energy_storage_change_1
• surface_soil_heat_flux_2
• energy_storage_change_3
• surface_soil_heat_flux_3
• energy_storage_change_2
• Surface energy balance(surface_energy_balance)
• Soil temperature mean 1(soil_temp_1)
• Soil temperature mean 2(soil_temp_2)
• Soil temperature mean 3(soil_temp_3)

AWR/SKYRAD/S1 - Data missing

SKYRAD data missing

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported

• down_long_hemisp1_min
• qc_short_direct_normal_min
• qc_sky_ir_temp_min
• qc_sky_ir_temp
• qc_down_long_hemisp1_max
• qc_down_long_hemisp1_min
• short_direct_normal_std
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_case_temp
• Irradiance, shortwave, downwelling, diffuse, hemispheric, pyranometer, maxima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max)
• down_long_hemisp2_min
• sky_ir_temp_max
• Altitude above mean sea level(alt)
• sky_ir_temp_std
• Irradiance, shortwave, direct normal, pyrheliometer(short_direct_normal)
• Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Maxima(down_short_hemisp_max)
• Irradiance, shortwave, downwelling, hemispheric, pyranometer, minima(down_short_hemisp_min)
• down_short_hemisp_std
• down_long_hemisp1_max
• Irradiance, shortwave, direct normal, pyrheliometer, maxima(short_direct_normal_max)
• qc_short_direct_normal_max
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_dome_temp
• down_long_hemisp2_max
• Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrheliometer, Minima(short_direct_normal_min)
• down_long_hemisp1_std
• sky_ir_temp_min
• qc_down_short_hemisp
• down_long_hemisp2_std
• qc_down_short_hemisp_max
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_tp
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_tp
• vBatt
• qc_down_long_hemisp2_min
• base_time
• down_short_diffuse_hemisp_std
• time
• qc_short_direct_normal
• qc_down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min
• Sky/Cloud Infrared Temperature(sky_ir_temp)
• qc_down_short_hemisp_min
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_case_temp
• qc_down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max
• qc_down_long_hemisp2_max
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_dome_temp
• Downwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance, pyranometer(down_short_hemisp)
• qc_down_short_diffuse_hemisp
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer2(down_long_hemisp2)
• time_offset
• Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemisp. Irrad., Ventilated Pyranometer, Minima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min)
• qc_sky_ir_temp_max
• logger_temp
• qc_down_long_hemisp2
• qc_down_long_hemisp1
• North latitude(lat)
• Irradiance, shortwave, downwelling, diffuse, hemispheric, pyranometer(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)
• East longitude(lon)
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer1(down_long_hemisp1)

• inst_down_long_hemisp2_case_resist
• inst_sky_ir_signal
• Altitude above mean sea level(alt)
• base_time
• inst_direct_normal
• inst_diffuse
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_case_resist
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_tp
• North latitude(lat)
• inst_global
• East longitude(lon)
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_dome_resist
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_tp
• time_offset
• time
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_dome_resist

AWR/GNDRAD/S1 - Data incorrect

up-welling long-wave hemispheric values incorrect

• inst_up_long_hemisp_dome_resist
• inst_up_long_hemisp_tp
• inst_up_long_hemisp_case_resist

• inst_up_long_hemisp_dome_temp
• qc_up_long_hemisp_max
• Upwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Unventilated Pyrgeometer, Minima(up_long_hemisp_min)
• up_long_hemisp_std
• qc_up_long_hemisp_min
• Radiation, longwave, at 10-m height, upwelling hemispheric irrad., 1-min avg(up_long_hemisp)
• inst_up_long_hemisp_tp
• inst_up_long_hemisp_case_temp
• Upwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Maxima(up_long_hemisp_max)
• qc_up_long_hemisp

AWR/SKYRAD/S1 - Data missing

Down_short_diffuse_hemisp missing

• down_short_diffuse_hemisp_std
• qc_down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max
• Irradiance, shortwave, downwelling, diffuse, hemispheric, pyranometer(down_short_diffuse_hemisp)
• qc_down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min
• Downwelling Shortwave Diffuse Hemisp. Irrad., Ventilated Pyranometer, Minima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_min)
• Irradiance, shortwave, downwelling, diffuse, hemispheric, pyranometer, maxima(down_short_diffuse_hemisp_max)
• qc_down_short_diffuse_hemisp

• inst_diffuse

AWR/SKYRAD/S1 - Data missing

Down_long_hemisp 1 and 2 values missing.

• down_long_hemisp1_min
• qc_down_long_hemisp1_max
• qc_down_long_hemisp1_min
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_case_temp
• down_long_hemisp2_min
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_case_temp
• qc_down_long_hemisp2_max
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_dome_temp
• down_long_hemisp1_max
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer2(down_long_hemisp2)
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_dome_temp
• down_long_hemisp2_max
• down_long_hemisp1_std
• qc_down_long_hemisp2
• qc_down_long_hemisp1
• down_long_hemisp2_std
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_tp
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_tp
• qc_down_long_hemisp2_min
• Downwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Shaded Pyrgeometer1(down_long_hemisp1)

• inst_down_long_hemisp2_case_resist
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_case_resist
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_dome_resist
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_tp
• inst_down_long_hemisp2_tp
• inst_down_long_hemisp1_dome_resist

AWR/GNDRAD/S1 - Data incorrect

up_short_hemisp values incorrect.

• Upwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Unventilated Pyranometer, Minima(up_short_hemisp_min)
• Irradiance, shortwave, upwelling, hemispheric, 10 meter(up_short_hemisp)
• Upwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Unventilated Pyranometer, Maxima(up_short_hemisp_max)
• up_short_hemisp_std

• inst_up_short_hemisp

AWR/GNDRAD/S1 - Periodic abrupt shifts

Abrupt shifts occur periodically in the up_long_hemisp values; data suspect during the 
affected time range.

• inst_up_long_hemisp_tp
• inst_up_long_hemisp_dome_resist
• inst_up_long_hemisp_case_resist

• inst_up_long_hemisp_dome_temp
• inst_up_long_hemisp_tp
• Upwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Unventilated Pyrgeometer, Minima(up_long_hemisp_min)
• inst_up_long_hemisp_case_temp
• up_long_hemisp_std
• Upwelling Longwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyrgeometer, Maxima(up_long_hemisp_max)
• Radiation, longwave, at 10-m height, upwelling hemispheric irrad., 1-min avg(up_long_hemisp)

AWR/SKYRAD/S1 - Periodic Shading

Short direct normal measurements were shaded during these times.

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported

• short_direct_normal_std
• Irradiance, shortwave, direct normal, pyrheliometer, maxima(short_direct_normal_max)
• Irradiance, shortwave, direct normal, pyrheliometer(short_direct_normal)
• Shortwave Direct Normal Irradiance, Pyrheliometer, Minima(short_direct_normal_min)

• inst_direct_normal

AWR/SKYRAD/S1 - Periodic shading

Down long hemispheric measurements were shaded during these times.

• Downwelling Shortwave Hemispheric Irradiance, Pyranometer, Maxima(down_short_hemisp_max)
• Downwelling shortwave hemispheric irradiance, pyranometer(down_short_hemisp)
• down_short_hemisp_std
• Irradiance, shortwave, downwelling, hemispheric, pyranometer, minima(down_short_hemisp_min)

• inst_global

AWR/MWR/S1 - Incorrect retrievals

The PWV and LWP retrievals are incorrect.

• Total water vapor along LOS path(vap)
• Water, liquid, total along line-of-sight path, mean, 5-min avg(liq)

AWR/GVRP/S1 - Biased brightness temperatures

The calibration of the instrument suddenly changed affecting the brightness temperatures

• Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature)

AWR/GVRP/S1 - Reprocessing Notice (RID 1438)

DATA REPROCESSED.  Data was reprocessed on 20160324 to fix issues noted in the original 
DQR copied below.

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The altitude of the site was outside of the range of the pressure sensor quality control 
limits. The lowest data quality limit (valid_min) should be set to 750 mb.

• qc_surfacePressure

AWR/GNDRAD/S1 - Reprocess: IRT coefficients

The datalogger was using the wrong multiplier and offset. The values used were 26 K/V and 
173.2 K, respectively (same as SKYRAD), but the correct values are 25 K/V and 223.2 K, 
respectively.

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported

• Effective Surface (Skin) Temperature(sfc_ir_temp)
• sfc_ir_temp_std
• Surface Infra-Red Temperature, Minima(sfc_ir_temp_min)
• Surface Infra-Red Temperature, Maxima(sfc_ir_temp_max)

AWR/SONDE/S1 - Reprocess: Station altitude set incorrectly

Station height is incorrect and needs to be corrected.  

Incorrect value is 1829.0
Correct value is 1803.5

• Altitude above mean sea level(alt)

AWR/TSI/S1 - Reprocess: Sky filter thresholds

The sky filter thresholds for determining fractional sky cover were incorrect.

• Documentation not available

• Cloud amount, thin (percent)(percent_thin)
• region_sun_count_opaque
• region_horizon_count_thin
• count_opaque
• region_horizon_count_opaque
• region_sun_count_thin
• Cloud amount, opaque (percent)(percent_opaque)
• region_zenith_count_thin
• count_thin
• region_zenith_count_opaque