File name: Pandora169s1_Egbert_20241123_L2Fit_fout2c18d20240515p1-8.txt File generation date: 20241124T053516.7Z Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file Data file version: fout2c18p1-8 Local principal investigator: Vitali Fioletov Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede Instrument type: Pandora Instrument number: 169 Spectrometer number: 1 Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.60 Instrument operation file used: Pandora169_OF_v5d20200220.txt Instrument calibration file used: Pandora169s1_CF_v18d20240515.txt Level 1 file used: Pandora169s1_Egbert_20241123_L1_smca1c18d20240515p1-8.txt Full location name: Center for Atmospheric Research Experiments (CARE) - Egbert Short location name: Egbert Country of location: Canada Location latitude [deg]: 44.2300 Location longitude [deg]: -79.7800 Location altitude [m]: 251 Local noon date: 20241123 Notes on s-number (L1 configuration): Corrections NOT applied although requested by the s-number are latency correction, matrix method stray light correction (replaced by simple method) Data caveats: None First and last pixel inside fitting window: 228 370 Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 305.0852 305.2260 305.3669 305.5077 305.6485 305.7892 305.9300 306.0708 306.2115 306.3523 306.4930 306.6337 306.7744 306.9151 307.0558 307.1965 307.3372 307.4778 307.6185 307.7591 307.8997 308.0403 308.1809 308.3215 308.4621 308.6027 308.7432 308.8838 309.0243 309.1648 309.3054 309.4459 309.5864 309.7268 309.8673 310.0078 310.1482 310.2887 310.4291 310.5695 310.7099 310.8503 310.9907 311.1311 311.2714 311.4118 311.5521 311.6924 311.8328 311.9731 312.1134 312.2536 312.3939 312.5342 312.6744 312.8147 312.9549 313.0951 313.2353 313.3755 313.5157 313.6559 313.7961 313.9362 314.0764 314.2165 314.3566 314.4967 314.6368 314.7769 314.9170 315.0570 315.1971 315.3371 315.4772 315.6172 315.7572 315.8972 316.0372 316.1772 316.3171 316.4571 316.5970 316.7370 316.8769 317.0168 317.1567 317.2966 317.4364 317.5763 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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: Ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful Column 23: 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 24: 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 25: 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 26: 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 27: Ozone effective temperature [K] Column 28: 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 29: 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 30: 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 31: Effective ozone fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful Column 32: 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 33: Sulfur dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful Column 34: Independent uncertainty of sulfur 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 sulfur 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 sulfur 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 sulfur 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: Sulfur dioxide effective temperature [K] Column 39: Independent uncertainty of sulfur 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 sulfur 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 sulfur 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 sulfur dioxide fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful Column 43: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective fitting wavelength for sulfur dioxide [%], 0=no diffuse correction applied or fitting not requested, >0=measured diffuse correction, <0=(negative value of) calculated diffuse correction Column 44: Molecular scattering air mass factor used for molecular scattering subtraction before the fitting Column 45: Estimated uncertainty of molecular scattering air mass factor, -9=molecular scattering was not subtracted before the fitting Column 46: Lower limit used for wavelength scaling [nm] Column 47: Upper limit used for wavelength scaling [nm] Column 48: Order of smoothing polynomial Column 49: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0 Column 50: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 51: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 52: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 53: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 54: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1 Column 55: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 56: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 57: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 58: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 59: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2 Column 60: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2, -9=fitting not successful Column 61: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2, -9=fitting not successful Column 62: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2, -9=fitting not successful Column 63: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 2, -9=fitting not successful Column 64: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3 Column 65: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3, -9=fitting not successful Column 66: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3, -9=fitting not successful Column 67: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3, -9=fitting not successful Column 68: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 3, -9=fitting not successful Column 69: Mean value of measured data inside fitting window [same units as measurements] Column 70: Wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0 Column 71: Independent uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 72: Structured uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 73: Common uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 74: rms-based uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 75: L1 based wavelength change coefficient, order 0, -9=no L1 wavelength change determination Column 76: L1 based wavelength change coefficient, order 1, -9=no L1 wavelength change determination Column 77: 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 78: 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 79: 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 80: 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 81: 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 82: 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 83: Atmospheric variability [%], 999=no atmospheric variability was determined Column 84: Wavelength effective temperature [°C], 999=no effective temperature given Column 85: Estimated average residual stray light level [%] (only valid for stray light correction methods 2 and higher) Column 86: Retrieved wavelength shift from L1 data [nm], -9=no wavelength change determination Column 87: Retrieved total wavelength shift [nm], -9=no wavelength change fitting Column 88: Number of bright count cycles Column 89: Number of dark count cycles Column 90: Effective position of filterwheel #1, 0=filterwheel not used, 1-9 are valid positions Column 91: Effective position of filterwheel #2, 0=filterwheel not used, 1-9 are valid positions Column 92: Sum over 2^i, 0=spectra were interpolated in time, 1=spectra are corrected for off-target signal Column 93: Integration time [ms] Column 94: 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