File name: Pandora204s1_BoulderCO-NCAR_20240926_L2Fit_ffuh5c3d20230101p1-8.txt File generation date: 20250304T231827.9Z Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file Data file version: ffuh5c3p1-8 Local principal investigator: Ivan Ortega Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede Instrument type: Pandora Instrument number: 204 Spectrometer number: 1 Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.74 Instrument operation file used: Pandora204_OF_v3d20210322.txt Instrument calibration file used: Pandora204s1_CF_v3d20230101.txt Level 1 file used: Pandora204s1_BoulderCO-NCAR_20240926_L1_smca1c3d20230101p1-8.txt Full location name: National Center for Atmospheric Research Short location name: BoulderCO-NCAR Country of location: United States Location latitude [deg]: 40.0375 Location longitude [deg]: -105.2420 Location altitude [m]: 1616 Local noon date: 20240926 Notes on s-number (L1 configuration): Corrections NOT applied although requested by the s-number are dark map for dark correction (replaced by immediate dark method), latency correction, radiometric temperature correction, matrix method stray light correction (replaced by simple method) Data caveats: official CF from Session80 First and last pixel inside fitting window: 400 621 Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 328.5202 328.6591 328.7979 328.9368 329.0757 329.2145 329.3533 329.4922 329.6310 329.7698 329.9086 330.0473 330.1861 330.3248 330.4636 330.6023 330.7410 330.8797 331.0184 331.1571 331.2957 331.4344 331.5730 331.7117 331.8503 331.9889 332.1275 332.2660 332.4046 332.5432 332.6817 332.8202 332.9588 333.0973 333.2358 333.3743 333.5127 333.6512 333.7896 333.9281 334.0665 334.2049 334.3433 334.4817 334.6201 334.7584 334.8968 335.0351 335.1735 335.3118 335.4501 335.5884 335.7266 335.8649 336.0032 336.1414 336.2796 336.4179 336.5561 336.6943 336.8324 336.9706 337.1088 337.2469 337.3851 337.5232 337.6613 337.7994 337.9375 338.0755 338.2136 338.3517 338.4897 338.6277 338.7657 338.9037 339.0417 339.1797 339.3177 339.4556 339.5936 339.7315 339.8694 340.0073 340.1452 340.2831 340.4209 340.5588 340.6966 340.8345 340.9723 341.1101 341.2479 341.3857 341.5234 341.6612 341.7989 341.9367 342.0744 342.2121 342.3498 342.4875 342.6251 342.7628 342.9004 343.0381 343.1757 343.3133 343.4509 343.5885 343.7261 343.8636 344.0012 344.1387 344.2762 344.4137 344.5512 344.6887 344.8262 344.9637 345.1011 345.2385 345.3760 345.5134 345.6508 345.7882 345.9255 346.0629 346.2002 346.3376 346.4749 346.6122 346.7495 346.8868 347.0241 347.1614 347.2986 347.4358 347.5731 347.7103 347.8475 347.9847 348.1218 348.2590 348.3962 348.5333 348.6704 348.8075 348.9446 349.0817 349.2188 349.3559 349.4929 349.6300 349.7670 349.9040 350.0410 350.1780 350.3150 350.4519 350.5889 350.7258 350.8628 350.9997 351.1366 351.2735 351.4103 351.5472 351.6840 351.8209 351.9577 352.0945 352.2313 352.3681 352.5049 352.6417 352.7784 352.9151 353.0519 353.1886 353.3253 353.4620 353.5986 353.7353 353.8720 354.0086 354.1452 354.2818 354.4184 354.5550 354.6916 354.8282 354.9647 355.1012 355.2378 355.3743 355.5108 355.6473 355.7837 355.9202 356.0566 356.1931 356.3295 356.4659 356.6023 356.7387 356.8750 357.0114 357.1478 357.2841 357.4204 357.5567 357.6930 357.8293 357.9656 358.1018 358.2381 358.3743 358.5105 358.6467 358.7829 358.9191 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Column 1: Two letter code of measurement routine Column 2: UT date and time for center-time of measurement, yyyymmddThhmmssZ (ISO 8601) Column 3: Fractional days since 1-Jan-2000 midnight for center-time of measurement Column 4: Routine count (1 for the first routine of the day, 2 for the second, etc.) Column 5: Repetition count (1 for the first set in the routine, 2 for the second, etc.) Column 6: Total duration of measurement set in seconds Column 7: Data processing type index Column 8: Solar zenith angle for center-time of measurement in degree Column 9: Solar azimuth for center-time of measurement in degree, 0=north, increases clockwise Column 10: Lunar zenith angle for center-time of measurement in degree Column 11: Lunar azimuth for center-time of measurement in degree, 0=north, increases clockwise Column 12: Pointing zenith angle in degree, absolute or relative (see next column), 999=tracker not used Column 13: Zenith pointing mode: zenith angle is... 0=absolute, 1=relative to sun, 2=relative to moon Column 14: Pointing azimuth in degree, increases clockwise, absolute (0=north) or relative (see next column), 999=tracker not used Column 15: Azimuth pointing mode: like zenith angle mode but also fixed scattering angles relative to sun (3) or moon (4) Column 16: Fitting result index: 0=no error or warning, 1, 2=warning, >2=error Column 17: Number of function evaluations used, 0=linear fitting or fitting not successful or no fitting done Column 18: rms of unweighted fitting residuals, -9=fitting not successful Column 19: Normalized rms of fitting residuals weighted with independent uncertainty, -9=fitting not successful or no uncertainty used Column 20: Expected rms based on independent uncertainty, -9=fitting not successful or no uncertainty given Column 21: Expected normalized weighted rms based on independent uncertainty, -9=fitting not successful or no uncertainty given Column 22: Formaldehyde slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful Column 23: Independent uncertainty of formaldehyde slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 24: Structured uncertainty of formaldehyde slant column amount [moles per square meter], -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 25: Common uncertainty of formaldehyde slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 26: rms-based uncertainty of formaldehyde slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no rms-based uncertainty could be retrieved, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 27: Formaldehyde effective temperature [K] Column 28: Independent uncertainty of formaldehyde effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 29: Structured uncertainty of formaldehyde effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 30: Common uncertainty of formaldehyde effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no common uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 31: Effective formaldehyde fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful Column 32: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective fitting wavelength for formaldehyde [%], 0=no diffuse correction applied or fitting not requested, >0=measured diffuse correction, <0=(negative value of) calculated diffuse correction Column 33: Nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful Column 34: Independent uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 35: Structured uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 36: Common uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 37: rms-based uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no rms-based uncertainty could be retrieved, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 38: Nitrogen dioxide effective temperature [K] Column 39: Independent uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 40: Structured uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 41: Common uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no common uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 42: Effective nitrogen dioxide fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful Column 43: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective fitting wavelength for nitrogen dioxide [%], 0=no diffuse correction applied or fitting not requested, >0=measured diffuse correction, <0=(negative value of) calculated diffuse correction Column 44: Oxygen dimer slant column amount [moles squared per meter to the 5th], -9e99=fitting not successful Column 45: Independent uncertainty of oxygen dimer slant column amount [moles squared per meter to the 5th], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 46: Structured uncertainty of oxygen dimer slant column amount [moles squared per meter to the 5th], -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 47: Common uncertainty of oxygen dimer slant column amount [moles squared per meter to the 5th], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 48: rms-based uncertainty of oxygen dimer slant column amount [moles squared per meter to the 5th], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no rms-based uncertainty could be retrieved, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 49: Oxygen dimer effective temperature [K] Column 50: Independent uncertainty of oxygen dimer effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 51: Structured uncertainty of oxygen dimer effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 52: Common uncertainty of oxygen dimer effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no common uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 53: Effective oxygen dimer fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful Column 54: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective fitting wavelength for oxygen dimer [%], 0=no diffuse correction applied or fitting not requested, >0=measured diffuse correction, <0=(negative value of) calculated diffuse correction Column 55: Ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful Column 56: Independent uncertainty of ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 57: Structured uncertainty of ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 58: Common uncertainty of ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 59: rms-based uncertainty of ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no rms-based uncertainty could be retrieved, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 60: Ozone effective temperature [K] Column 61: Independent uncertainty of ozone effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 62: Structured uncertainty of ozone effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 63: Common uncertainty of ozone effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no common uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful Column 64: Effective ozone fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful Column 65: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective fitting wavelength for ozone [%], 0=no diffuse correction applied or fitting not requested, >0=measured diffuse correction, <0=(negative value of) calculated diffuse correction Column 66: Fitted Ring spectrum, -9e99=no fitting done or fitting not successful Column 67: Independent uncertainty of fitted Ring spectrum, -9=fitting not successful Column 68: Structured uncertainty of fitted Ring spectrum, -9=fitting not successful Column 69: Common uncertainty of fitted Ring spectrum, -9=fitting not successful Column 70: rms-based uncertainty of fitted Ring spectrum, -9=fitting not successful Column 71: Effective Ring fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not done or not successful Column 72: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective Ring fitting wavelength [%], 0=no diffuse correction applied, >0=measured diffuse correction, <0=(negative value of) calculated diffuse correction Column 73: Lower limit used for wavelength scaling [nm] Column 74: Upper limit used for wavelength scaling [nm] Column 75: Order of smoothing polynomial Column 76: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0 Column 77: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 78: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 79: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 80: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 81: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1 Column 82: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 83: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 84: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 85: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 86: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2 Column 87: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2, -9=fitting not successful Column 88: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2, -9=fitting not successful Column 89: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2, -9=fitting not successful Column 90: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2, -9=fitting not successful Column 91: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3 Column 92: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3, -9=fitting not successful Column 93: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3, -9=fitting not successful Column 94: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3, -9=fitting not successful Column 95: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3, -9=fitting not successful Column 96: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 4 Column 97: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 4, -9=fitting not successful Column 98: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 4, -9=fitting not successful Column 99: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 4, -9=fitting not successful Column 100: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 4, -9=fitting not successful Column 101: Mean value of measured data inside fitting window [same units as measurements] Column 102: Offset polynomial coefficient, order 0 Column 103: Independent uncertainty of offset polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 104: Structured uncertainty of offset polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 105: Common uncertainty of offset polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 106: rms-based uncertainty of offset polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 107: Offset polynomial coefficient, order 1 Column 108: Independent uncertainty of offset polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 109: Structured uncertainty of offset polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 110: Common uncertainty of offset polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 111: rms-based uncertainty of offset polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 112: Wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0 Column 113: Independent uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 114: Structured uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 115: Common uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 116: rms-based uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 117: Wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 1 Column 118: Independent uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 119: Structured uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 120: Common uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 121: rms-based uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 122: L1 based wavelength change coefficient, order 0, -9=no L1 wavelength change determination Column 123: L1 based wavelength change coefficient, order 1, -9=no L1 wavelength change determination Column 124: L2Fit data quality flag: 0=assured high quality, 1=assured medium quality, 2=assured low quality, 10=not-assured high quality, 11=not-assured medium quality, 12=not-assured low quality Column 125: Sum over 2^i using those i, for which the corresponding L2Fit data quality parameter exceeds the DQ1 limit, 0=L1 data quality above 0, 1=Spectral fitting was not successful, 2=Wavelength shift too large, 3=Normalized rms of fitting residuals weighted with independent uncertainty too large Column 126: Sum over 2^i using those i, for which the corresponding L2Fit data quality parameter exceeds the DQ2 limit (same parameters as for DQ1) Column 127: L1 data quality flag: 0=assured high quality, 1=assured medium quality, 2=assured low quality, 10=not-assured high quality, 11=not-assured medium quality, 12=not-assured low quality Column 128: Sum over 2^i using those i, for which the corresponding L1 data quality parameter exceeds the DQ1 limit, 0=Saturated data, 1=Too few dark counts measurements, 2=No temperature given or effective temperature too different from the reference temperature, 3=Dark count too high, 4=Unsuccessful dark background fitting, 5=The dark count differs significantly from the dark map for too many pixels, 6=Absolute value of estimated average residual stray light level too high, 7=Although attempted, no wavelength change could be retrieved, 8=Absolute value of retrieved wavelength shift too large, 9=Retrieved wavelength shift differs too much from the shift predicted by the effective temperature Column 129: Sum over 2^i using those i, for which the corresponding L1 data quality parameter exceeds the DQ2 limit (same parameters as for DQ1) Column 130: Atmospheric variability [%], 999=no atmospheric variability was determined Column 131: Wavelength effective temperature [°C], 999=no effective temperature given Column 132: Estimated average residual stray light level [%] (only valid for stray light correction methods 2 and higher) Column 133: Retrieved wavelength shift from L1 data [nm], -9=no wavelength change determination Column 134: Retrieved total wavelength shift [nm], -9=no wavelength change fitting Column 135: Number of bright count cycles Column 136: Number of dark count cycles Column 137: Effective position of filterwheel #1, 0=filterwheel not used, 1-9 are valid positions Column 138: Effective position of filterwheel #2, 0=filterwheel not used, 1-9 are valid positions Column 139: Sum over 2^i, 0=spectra were interpolated in time, 1=spectra are corrected for off-target signal Column 140: Integration time [ms] Column 141: Temperature at electronics board [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 142: Spectrometer control temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 143: Auxiliary spectrometer temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 144: Temperature in head sensor [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 145: Humidity in head sensor [%], -9=no humidity signal Column 146: Pressure in head sensor [hPa], -9=no pressure signal Columns 147-368: Unweighted slant column residuals for each pixel inside the fitting window multiplied by 1e5, 9e5=pixel was not used for fitting Columns 369-590: Normalized slant column residuals weighted with independent instrumental uncertainty for each pixel inside the fitting window multiplied by 1e5, 9e5=pixel was not used for fitting, 0=no independent instrumental uncertainty was given ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------