File name: Pandora159s1_Wakkerstroom_20250324_L2Fit_ffuh5c7d20231113p1-8.txt
File generation date: 20250403T014734.5Z
Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file
Data file version: ffuh5c7p1-8
Local principal investigator: Refilwe Kai
Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede
Instrument type: Pandora
Instrument number: 159
Spectrometer number: 1
Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.75
Instrument operation file used: Pandora159_OF_v6d20191004.txt
Instrument calibration file used: Pandora159s1_CF_v7d20231113.txt
Level 1 file used: Pandora159s1_Wakkerstroom_20250324_L1_smca1c7d20231113p1-8.txt
Full location name: Global Change Institute, University of Witwatersrand field site in Wakkerstroom
Short location name: Wakkerstroom
Country of location: South Africa
Location latitude [deg]: -27.3493
Location longitude [deg]: 30.1438
Location altitude [m]: 1760
Local noon date: 20250324
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: new FC bc  steadily increasing wrms
First and last pixel inside fitting window: 390 611
Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 328.5763 328.7152 328.8540 328.9929 329.1317 329.2705 329.4093 329.5480 329.6868 329.8256 329.9643 330.1030 330.2417 330.3804 330.5191 330.6578 330.7965 330.9352 331.0738 331.2124 331.3511 331.4897 331.6283 331.7668 331.9054 332.0440 332.1825 332.3211 332.4596 332.5981 332.7366 332.8751 333.0136 333.1520 333.2905 333.4289 333.5674 333.7058 333.8442 333.9826 334.1210 334.2593 334.3977 334.5360 334.6743 334.8127 334.9510 335.0893 335.2276 335.3658 335.5041 335.6423 335.7806 335.9188 336.0570 336.1952 336.3334 336.4716 336.6097 336.7479 336.8860 337.0241 337.1622 337.3003 337.4384 337.5765 337.7146 337.8526 337.9907 338.1287 338.2667 338.4047 338.5427 338.6807 338.8186 338.9566 339.0945 339.2325 339.3704 339.5083 339.6462 339.7841 339.9219 340.0598 340.1976 340.3355 340.4733 340.6111 340.7489 340.8867 341.0244 341.1622 341.2999 341.4377 341.5754 341.7131 341.8508 341.9885 342.1262 342.2638 342.4015 342.5391 342.6767 342.8143 342.9519 343.0895 343.2271 343.3647 343.5022 343.6397 343.7773 343.9148 344.0523 344.1898 344.3272 344.4647 344.6021 344.7396 344.8770 345.0144 345.1518 345.2892 345.4266 345.5639 345.7013 345.8386 345.9759 346.1133 346.2506 346.3878 346.5251 346.6624 346.7996 346.9369 347.0741 347.2113 347.3485 347.4857 347.6229 347.7600 347.8972 348.0343 348.1715 348.3086 348.4457 348.5828 348.7198 348.8569 348.9939 349.1310 349.2680 349.4050 349.5420 349.6790 349.8160 349.9530 350.0899 350.2268 350.3638 350.5007 350.6376 350.7745 350.9113 351.0482 351.1851 351.3219 351.4587 351.5955 351.7323 351.8691 352.0059 352.1426 352.2794 352.4161 352.5529 352.6896 352.8263 352.9630 353.0996 353.2363 353.3729 353.5096 353.6462 353.7828 353.9194 354.0560 354.1926 354.3291 354.4657 354.6022 354.7387 354.8752 355.0117 355.1482 355.2847 355.4211 355.5576 355.6940 355.8304 355.9668 356.1032 356.2396 356.3760 356.5123 356.6487 356.7850 356.9213 357.0576 357.1939 357.3302 357.4665 357.6027 357.7390 357.8752 358.0114 358.1476 358.2838 358.4200 358.5561 358.6923 358.8284 358.9645
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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
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