File name: Pandora162s1_Brussels-Uccle_20200401_L2Fit_ffuh5c2d20200309p1-8.txt File generation date: 20250630T085751.9Z Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file Data file version: ffuh5c2p1-8 Local principal investigator: C. Hermans Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede Instrument type: Pandora Instrument number: 162 Spectrometer number: 1 Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.75 Instrument operation file used: Pandora162_OF_v4d20191031.txt Instrument calibration file used: Pandora162s1_CF_v2d20200309.txt Level 1 file used: Pandora162s1_Brussels-Uccle_20200401_L1_smca1c2d20200309p1-8.txt Full location name: Uccle (BIRA-IASB, KMI-IRM) Short location name: Brussels-Uccle Country of location: Belgium Location latitude [deg]: 50.7980 Location longitude [deg]: 4.3580 Location altitude [m]: 107 Local noon date: 20200401 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, matrix method stray light correction (replaced by simple method) Data caveats: None First and last pixel inside fitting window: 393 614 Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 328.5854 328.7242 328.8631 329.0018 329.1406 329.2794 329.4182 329.5569 329.6956 329.8344 329.9731 330.1118 330.2504 330.3891 330.5278 330.6664 330.8051 330.9437 331.0823 331.2209 331.3595 331.4981 331.6366 331.7752 331.9137 332.0522 332.1908 332.3293 332.4677 332.6062 332.7447 332.8831 333.0216 333.1600 333.2984 333.4368 333.5752 333.7136 333.8520 333.9903 334.1287 334.2670 334.4053 334.5436 334.6819 334.8202 334.9585 335.0967 335.2350 335.3732 335.5114 335.6496 335.7878 335.9260 336.0642 336.2023 336.3405 336.4786 336.6167 336.7548 336.8929 337.0310 337.1691 337.3072 337.4452 337.5832 337.7213 337.8593 337.9973 338.1353 338.2732 338.4112 338.5491 338.6871 338.8250 338.9629 339.1008 339.2387 339.3766 339.5145 339.6523 339.7901 339.9280 340.0658 340.2036 340.3414 340.4792 340.6169 340.7547 340.8924 341.0301 341.1679 341.3056 341.4433 341.5809 341.7186 341.8563 341.9939 342.1315 342.2692 342.4068 342.5444 342.6819 342.8195 342.9571 343.0946 343.2321 343.3697 343.5072 343.6447 343.7821 343.9196 344.0571 344.1945 344.3320 344.4694 344.6068 344.7442 344.8816 345.0189 345.1563 345.2936 345.4310 345.5683 345.7056 345.8429 345.9802 346.1175 346.2547 346.3920 346.5292 346.6664 346.8036 346.9408 347.0780 347.2152 347.3524 347.4895 347.6267 347.7638 347.9009 348.0380 348.1751 348.3122 348.4492 348.5863 348.7233 348.8603 348.9974 349.1344 349.2713 349.4083 349.5453 349.6822 349.8192 349.9561 350.0930 350.2299 350.3668 350.5037 350.6405 350.7774 350.9142 351.0511 351.1879 351.3247 351.4615 351.5983 351.7350 351.8718 352.0085 352.1452 352.2820 352.4187 352.5553 352.6920 352.8287 352.9653 353.1020 353.2386 353.3752 353.5118 353.6484 353.7850 353.9216 354.0581 354.1947 354.3312 354.4677 354.6042 354.7407 354.8772 355.0137 355.1501 355.2865 355.4230 355.5594 355.6958 355.8322 355.9686 356.1049 356.2413 356.3776 356.5140 356.6503 356.7866 356.9229 357.0591 357.1954 357.3317 357.4679 357.6041 357.7403 357.8765 358.0127 358.1489 358.2851 358.4212 358.5574 358.6935 358.8296 358.9657 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Spectrometer control temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 142: Auxiliary spectrometer temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 143: Temperature in head sensor [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 144: Temperature at electronics board 1 [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 145: Temperature at electronics board 2 [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 146: Humidity in head sensor [%], -9=no humidity signal Column 147: Pressure in head sensor [hPa], -9=no pressure signal Columns 148-369: Unweighted slant column residuals for each pixel inside the fitting window multiplied by 1e5, 9e5=pixel was not used for fitting Columns 370-591: 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------