DQRs for Session: 180419 User:mmaahnCompleted: 10-12-2016

Data Quality Reports for Session: 180419 User: mmaahn Completed: 10/12/2016

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DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected	Data Quality Metric
D150130.4	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D150220.6	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Incorrect IRT readings	olimwr3cM1.b1	Incorrect
D150223.3	NSA/MWRP/C1 - missing data	nsamwrpC1.b1	Missing
D150225.3	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D150330.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessing Notice (RID 1303)	nsamwrpC1.b1	Does not affect quality
D150417.1	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D150417.12	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D150417.9	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D150424.6	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D150806.1	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Occasional incorrect surface relative humidity	nsamwrpC1.b1	Incorrect
D151019.7	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Dew formation on radome	olimwr3cM1.b1	Incorrect
D151020.1	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Elevated noise in the data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Suspect
D151118.1	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D151218.18	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D160122.8	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Incorrect surface T/RH	olimwr3cM1.b1	Incorrect
D160426.2	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D160801.2	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data	olimwr3cM1.b1	Missing
D160822.1	NSA/MWRP/C1- Small oscillations in the IRT readings	nsamwrpC1.b1	Does not affect quality

DQRID : D150130.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
12/02/2014	1500	01/23/2015	1635	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	The radiometer had some hardware problems and was powered down for sometime.
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: hail_duration Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) wind_speed_min Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) hail_accumulation wind_speed_max Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) pwverr surface_pressure azimuth time_offset 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) elevation wind_direction_avg rain_accumulation Altitude above mean sea level(alt) lwperr Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max wind_direction_min rain_peak_intensity hail_intensity North latitude(lat) base_time surface_relative_humidity wind_speed_avg infrared_temperature

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DQRID : D150220.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
11/06/2014	1530	01/31/2015	2359	Incorrect

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Incorrect IRT readings
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	The infrared thermometer was saturating due to snow deposition. It turned out that the heater that keeps the IRT clear of snow was unplugged.
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: infrared_temperature

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DQRID : D150223.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
10/12/2015	0000	10/12/2015	1737	Missing
09/25/2015	0000	09/25/2015	1338	Missing
07/02/2015	0000	07/02/2015	1730	Missing
09/26/2015	0000	09/28/2015	1900	Missing
09/17/2015	0000	09/17/2015	1809	Missing
08/03/2015	0000	08/03/2015	1833	Missing
09/13/2015	0000	09/16/2015	1821	Missing
09/05/2015	0000	09/08/2015	1406	Missing
01/18/2015	0000	01/20/2015	1843	Missing
07/19/2015	0000	07/19/2015	2030	Missing
01/27/2015	0000	01/27/2015	2300	Missing
09/23/2015	0000	09/23/2015	1351	Missing
10/16/2015	0000	10/16/2015	1313	Missing
10/08/2015	0000	10/08/2015	1320	Missing
09/29/2015	0000	09/29/2015	1320	Missing
09/03/2015	0000	09/03/2015	1330	Missing
08/08/2015	0000	08/08/2015	1923	Missing
09/30/2015	0000	09/30/2015	1325	Missing
09/19/2015	0000	09/21/2015	1400	Missing
05/08/2015	0000	05/11/2015	1323	Missing
03/22/2015	0000	03/23/2015	0000	Missing
02/07/2015	2000	02/11/2015	1730	Missing
09/09/2015	0000	09/11/2015	1728	Missing
06/28/2015	0000	06/30/2015	2028	Missing
05/31/2015	0000	06/01/2015	1632	Missing
08/11/2015	0000	08/11/2015	2151	Missing
05/16/2015	0000	05/18/2015	1642	Missing
09/18/2015	0000	09/18/2015	1715	Missing
04/04/2015	0000	04/06/2015	1547	Missing
02/15/2015	0000	02/17/2015	1946	Missing
01/06/2015	0000	01/08/2015	2006	Missing
03/27/2015	0000	03/28/2015	0000	Missing
09/24/2015	0000	09/24/2015	1754	Missing
08/31/2015	0000	08/31/2015	1854	Missing
09/01/2015	0000	09/01/2015	2359	Missing
10/01/2015	0000	10/01/2015	1550	Missing
03/15/2015	0000	03/16/2015	1319	Missing
04/11/2015	0000	04/14/2015	0000	Missing
08/04/2015	0000	08/04/2015	1325	Missing
07/25/2015	0000	07/25/2015	1900	Missing
10/02/2015	0000	10/02/2015	1311	Missing
03/10/2015	0000	03/11/2015	2225	Missing
05/24/2015	0000	05/25/2015	1745	Missing
10/18/2015	0000	10/18/2015	1438	Missing
09/04/2015	0000	09/04/2015	1330	Missing
09/22/2015	0000	09/22/2015	1643	Missing

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - missing data
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	Data are missing
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Pressure, level of free convection(levelFreeConvectionPres) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) Pressure, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevelPres) dataQualityFlags Pressure, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevelPres) Density, water vapor, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceWaterVaporDensity) totalPrecipitableWater2RmsError Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) wetWindowFlag Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Height, equilibrium level(equilibriumLevel) CAPE, Convective available potential energy(cape) infraredTemperature time time_offset liquidWaterPathRmsError waterVaporDensityRmsError surface pressure(pressure) blackbodyTemperature Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Mixing ratio, water vap., vert. prof. sfc-10km, frm retr. water vap. dens. prof(waterVaporMixingRatio) Altitude above mean sea level(alt) Pressure, barometric. at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfacePressure) Height, lifting condensation level(liftingCondensationLevel) Pressure, associated geometric height, at altitude, NGM model output(height) Height, level of free convection(levelFreeConvection) elevation liquidWaterContentRmsError Humidity, relative, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceRelativeHumidity) liquidWaterPath2RmsError Temperature, dew point, vert. prof. sfc-10km, from water vapor density prof.(dewpointTemperature) Temperature, air, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceTemperature) frequency temperatureRmsError Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) MET air temperature(temperature) base_time Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) totalPrecipitableWaterRmsError East longitude(lon) Height, cloud base, height where IR temp. matches retrieved temp. profile(cloudBaseHeight) North latitude(lat) azimuth Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D150225.3

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
02/01/2015	0000	02/09/2015	1700	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	Data are missing because of a software problem
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: hail_duration Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) wind_speed_min Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) hail_accumulation wind_speed_max Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) pwverr surface_pressure azimuth time_offset 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) elevation wind_direction_avg rain_accumulation Altitude above mean sea level(alt) lwperr Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max wind_direction_min rain_peak_intensity hail_intensity North latitude(lat) base_time surface_relative_humidity wind_speed_avg infrared_temperature

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DQRID : D150330.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
02/20/2015	2013	02/27/2015	1640	Does not affect quality

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Reprocessing Notice (RID 1303)
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	See below for details of reprocessing that was completed on 20150626. Original DQR category: 4 (Red, Incorrect). ----------------------------------------------------------- The LN2 calibration performed on 2/20 was not successful for the K-band channels. On 2/27 calibration coefficients derived from tip curves were reinstated.
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Water vapor, total precipitable, derived from Tbright using stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater) Temperature, virtual, vert. prof. sfc-10km, fr. wtr. vap. dens. and temp. prof.(virtualTemperature) MET air temperature(temperature) Density, water vapor, prof. from sfc.-10 km, der. from Tbright stat. retrvl.(waterVaporDensity) Humidity, relative, prof. from sfc.-10km, from water vap. dens. and temp. prof.(relativeHumidity) Liquid water content, cloud, vert. prof. sfc.-10km, from Tbright stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterContent) Microwave brightness temperature(brightnessTemperature) Liquid water path, from brightness temperatures using statistical retrieval(liquidWaterPath) Liquid water path, from Tbright at 23.835 and 30.0 GHz only, using stat. retrvl.(liquidWaterPath2) Water vapor, tot. precipitable, from Tbright, 23.835 & 30.0 GHz, stat. retrvl.(totalPrecipitableWater2)

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DQRID : D150417.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
04/14/2015	1255	04/15/2015	1754	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	Missing data
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: hail_duration Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) wind_speed_min Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) hail_accumulation wind_speed_max Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) pwverr surface_pressure azimuth time_offset 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) elevation wind_direction_avg rain_accumulation Altitude above mean sea level(alt) lwperr Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max wind_direction_min rain_peak_intensity hail_intensity North latitude(lat) base_time surface_relative_humidity wind_speed_avg infrared_temperature

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DQRID : D150417.12

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
03/01/2015	0200	03/26/2015	1900	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	Data are missing because of power outages and issues with the port settings.
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: hail_duration Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) wind_speed_min Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) hail_accumulation wind_speed_max Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) pwverr surface_pressure azimuth time_offset 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) elevation wind_direction_avg rain_accumulation Altitude above mean sea level(alt) lwperr Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max wind_direction_min rain_peak_intensity hail_intensity North latitude(lat) base_time surface_relative_humidity wind_speed_avg infrared_temperature

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DQRID : D150417.9

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
03/30/2015	1900	04/01/2015	1912	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	Data are missing because of a power outage.
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: hail_duration Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) wind_speed_min Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) hail_accumulation wind_speed_max Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) pwverr surface_pressure azimuth time_offset 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) elevation wind_direction_avg rain_accumulation Altitude above mean sea level(alt) lwperr Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max wind_direction_min rain_peak_intensity hail_intensity North latitude(lat) base_time surface_relative_humidity wind_speed_avg infrared_temperature

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DQRID : D150424.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
04/19/2015	1300	04/22/2015	1535	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	Data are missing because of a power outage
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: hail_duration Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) wind_speed_min Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) hail_accumulation wind_speed_max Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) pwverr surface_pressure azimuth time_offset 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) elevation wind_direction_avg rain_accumulation Altitude above mean sea level(alt) lwperr Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max wind_direction_min rain_peak_intensity hail_intensity North latitude(lat) base_time surface_relative_humidity wind_speed_avg infrared_temperature

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DQRID : D150806.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
05/25/2015	0000	07/28/2015	2158	Incorrect

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1 - Occasional incorrect surface relative humidity
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The surface relative humidity readings show occasional flat values at 100% RH
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: Humidity, relative, at instrument height (1 or 2 m)(surfaceRelativeHumidity)

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DQRID : D151019.7

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
09/03/2015	0600	09/03/2015	1800	Incorrect

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Dew formation on radome
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	The brightness temperatures show a smooth increase and decrease due most likely to condensation on the radiometer's window.
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp)

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DQRID : D151020.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
09/04/2015	0900	09/06/2015	2300	Suspect

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Elevated noise in the data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	The data show high noise levels probably due to light drizzle or melting snow
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp)

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DQRID : D151118.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
10/10/2015	1900	10/13/2015	1331	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	Data are missing
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: hail_duration Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) wind_speed_min Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) hail_accumulation wind_speed_max Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) pwverr surface_pressure azimuth time_offset 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) elevation wind_direction_avg rain_accumulation Altitude above mean sea level(alt) lwperr Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max wind_direction_min rain_peak_intensity hail_intensity North latitude(lat) base_time surface_relative_humidity wind_speed_avg infrared_temperature

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DQRID : D151218.18

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
11/14/2015	2000	11/20/2015	1901	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	Data are missing
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: hail_duration Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) wind_speed_min Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) hail_accumulation wind_speed_max Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) pwverr surface_pressure azimuth time_offset 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) elevation wind_direction_avg rain_accumulation Altitude above mean sea level(alt) lwperr Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max wind_direction_min rain_peak_intensity hail_intensity North latitude(lat) base_time surface_relative_humidity wind_speed_avg infrared_temperature

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DQRID : D160122.8

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
02/19/2015	2200	01/21/2016	1613	Incorrect

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Incorrect surface T/RH
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	The surface temperature, pressure and relative humidity are incorrect.
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: Surface temperature(surface_temperature) surface_relative_humidity surface_pressure

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DQRID : D160426.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
04/08/2016	2100	04/11/2016	2059	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	Data are missing
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) qc_infrared_temperature hail_accumulation Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) qc_surface_relative_humidity Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) tndi_90 surface_pressure tndi_23 azimuth tndi_31 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) qc_surface_pressure lwp_err wind_direction_avg Rain flag(rain_flag) lwperr East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max qc_tbsky90 wind_direction_min North latitude(lat) tndmed_90 base_time wind_speed_avg hail_duration time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) tndmed_23 wind_speed_min wind_speed_max pwv_err qc_time pwverr qc_tbsky31 time_offset qc_surface_temperature elevation rain_accumulation tndmed_31 Altitude above mean sea level(alt) Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) hail_intensity rain_peak_intensity qc_azimuth qc_tbsky23 surface_relative_humidity infrared_temperature qc_elevation

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DQRID : D160801.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
07/25/2016	1600	07/27/2016	1459	Missing

Subject:	OLI/MWR3C/M1 - Missing data
DataStreams:	olimwr3cM1.b1
Description:	Data are missing
Measurements:	olimwr3cM1.b1: Mean 31.4 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky31) qc_infrared_temperature hail_accumulation Liquid water path best-estimate value, hourly mean(lwp) qc_surface_relative_humidity Rain Duration(rain_duration) Surface temperature(surface_temperature) tndi_90 surface_pressure tndi_23 azimuth tndi_31 23.8 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky23) qc_surface_pressure lwp_err wind_direction_avg Rain flag(rain_flag) lwperr East longitude(lon) wind_direction_max qc_tbsky90 wind_direction_min North latitude(lat) tndmed_90 base_time wind_speed_avg hail_duration time Rain intensity(rain_intensity) tndmed_23 wind_speed_min wind_speed_max pwv_err qc_time pwverr qc_tbsky31 time_offset qc_surface_temperature elevation rain_accumulation tndmed_31 Altitude above mean sea level(alt) Column precip water vapor(pwv) 90.0 GHz sky brightness temperature(tbsky90) hail_intensity rain_peak_intensity qc_azimuth qc_tbsky23 surface_relative_humidity infrared_temperature qc_elevation

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DQRID : D160822.1

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Data Quality Metric
04/05/2016	0000	05/14/2016	0000	Does not affect quality

Subject:	NSA/MWRP/C1- Small oscillations in the IRT readings
DataStreams:	nsamwrpC1.b1
Description:	The IRT readings have small oscillations when the readings are around 260 K (overcast).
Measurements:	nsamwrpC1.b1: infraredTemperature

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