File name: Pandora131s1_Palau_20250213_L2Fit_fwvt1c11d20221208p1-8.txt File generation date: 20250213T152720.5Z Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file Data file version: fwvt1c11p1-8 Local principal investigator: Katrin Mueller Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede Instrument type: Pandora Instrument number: 131 Spectrometer number: 1 Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.70 Instrument operation file used: Pandora131_OF_v3d20200610.txt Instrument calibration file used: Pandora131s1_CF_v11d20221208.txt Level 1 file used: Pandora131s1_Palau_20250213_L1_smca1c11d20221208p1-8.txt Full location name: Palau Atmospheric Observatory Short location name: Palau Country of location: Palau Location latitude [deg]: 7.3420 Location longitude [deg]: 134.4722 Location altitude [m]: 23 Local noon date: 20250213 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: 1st VP, year 2023 First and last pixel inside fitting window: 1648 1797 Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 492.1149 492.2361 492.3573 492.4784 492.5995 492.7206 492.8417 492.9628 493.0838 493.2049 493.3259 493.4469 493.5679 493.6888 493.8098 493.9307 494.0516 494.1725 494.2934 494.4143 494.5351 494.6560 494.7768 494.8976 495.0184 495.1391 495.2599 495.3806 495.5013 495.6220 495.7427 495.8634 495.9840 496.1047 496.2253 496.3459 496.4665 496.5870 496.7076 496.8281 496.9486 497.0691 497.1896 497.3101 497.4305 497.5509 497.6713 497.7917 497.9121 498.0325 498.1528 498.2731 498.3935 498.5137 498.6340 498.7543 498.8745 498.9947 499.1150 499.2351 499.3553 499.4755 499.5956 499.7157 499.8358 499.9559 500.0760 500.1961 500.3161 500.4361 500.5561 500.6761 500.7961 500.9160 501.0360 501.1559 501.2758 501.3957 501.5155 501.6354 501.7552 501.8750 501.9948 502.1146 502.2344 502.3541 502.4738 502.5936 502.7133 502.8329 502.9526 503.0722 503.1919 503.3115 503.4311 503.5506 503.6702 503.7897 503.9093 504.0288 504.1483 504.2677 504.3872 504.5066 504.6261 504.7455 504.8648 504.9842 505.1036 505.2229 505.3422 505.4615 505.5808 505.7001 505.8193 505.9386 506.0578 506.1770 506.2961 506.4153 506.5345 506.6536 506.7727 506.8918 507.0109 507.1299 507.2490 507.3680 507.4870 507.6060 507.7250 507.8439 507.9629 508.0818 508.2007 508.3196 508.4384 508.5573 508.6761 508.7949 508.9137 509.0325 509.1513 509.2700 509.3888 509.5075 509.6262 509.7449 509.8635 509.9822 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Water vapor slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful Column 23: Independent uncertainty of water vapor 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 water vapor 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 water vapor 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 water vapor 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: Water vapor effective temperature [K] Column 28: Independent uncertainty of water vapor 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 water vapor 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 water vapor 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 water vapor fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful Column 32: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective fitting wavelength for water vapor [%], 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: Ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful Column 45: 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 46: 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 47: 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 48: 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 49: Ozone effective temperature [K] Column 50: 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 51: 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 52: 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 53: Effective ozone fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful Column 54: 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 55: Molecular scattering air mass factor used for molecular scattering subtraction before the fitting Column 56: Estimated uncertainty of molecular scattering air mass factor, -9=molecular scattering was not subtracted before the fitting Column 57: Lower limit used for wavelength scaling [nm] Column 58: Upper limit used for wavelength scaling [nm] Column 59: Order of smoothing polynomial Column 60: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0 Column 61: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 62: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 63: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 64: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 65: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1 Column 66: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 67: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 68: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 69: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful Column 70: Mean value of measured data inside fitting window [same units as measurements] Column 71: Wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0 Column 72: Independent uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 73: Structured uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 74: Common uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 75: rms-based uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful Column 76: L1 based wavelength change coefficient, order 0, -9=no L1 wavelength change determination Column 77: L1 based wavelength change coefficient, order 1, -9=no L1 wavelength change determination Column 78: 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 79: 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 80: 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 81: 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 82: 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 83: 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 84: Atmospheric variability [%], 999=no atmospheric variability was determined Column 85: Wavelength effective temperature [°C], 999=no effective temperature given Column 86: Estimated average residual stray light level [%] (only valid for stray light correction methods 2 and higher) Column 87: Retrieved wavelength shift from L1 data [nm], -9=no wavelength change determination Column 88: Retrieved total wavelength shift [nm], -9=no wavelength change fitting Column 89: Number of bright count cycles Column 90: Number of dark count cycles Column 91: Effective position of filterwheel #1, 0=filterwheel not used, 1-9 are valid positions Column 92: Effective position of filterwheel #2, 0=filterwheel not used, 1-9 are valid positions Column 93: Sum over 2^i, 0=spectra were interpolated in time, 1=spectra are corrected for off-target signal Column 94: Integration time [ms] Column 95: Spectrometer control temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 96: Auxiliary spectrometer temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 97: Temperature in head sensor [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 98: Temperature at electronics board 1 [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 99: Temperature at electronics board 2 [°C], 999=no temperature signal Column 100: Humidity in head sensor [%], -9=no humidity signal Column 101: Pressure in head sensor [hPa], -9=no pressure signal Columns 102-251: Unweighted slant column residuals for each pixel inside the fitting window multiplied by 1e5, 9e5=pixel was not used for fitting Columns 252-401: 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 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