File name: Pandora291s1_Ashgabat_20260116_L2Fit_fout2c2d20251201p1-8.txt
File generation date: 20260330T120732.7Z
Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file
Data file version: fout2c2p1-8
Local principal investigator: 
Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede
Instrument type: Pandora
Instrument number: 291
Spectrometer number: 1
Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.88
Instrument operation file used: Pandora291_OF_v2d20250701.txt
Instrument calibration file used: Pandora291s1_CF_v2d20251201.txt
Level 1 file used: Pandora291s1_Ashgabat_20260116_L1_smca1c2d20251201p1-8.txt
Full location name: US Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Short location name: Ashgabat
Country of location: Turkmenistan
Location latitude [deg]: 37.8819
Location longitude [deg]: 58.3583
Location altitude [m]: 365
Local noon date: 20260116
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: Lab analysis and clearance session: also used for generating OOB CF
First and last pixel inside fitting window: 201 343
Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 305.1219 305.2624 305.4029 305.5434 305.6838 305.8243 305.9647 306.1052 306.2456 306.3860 306.5264 306.6668 306.8072 306.9476 307.0880 307.2283 307.3686 307.5090 307.6493 307.7896 307.9299 308.0702 308.2104 308.3507 308.4910 308.6312 308.7714 308.9116 309.0519 309.1920 309.3322 309.4724 309.6126 309.7527 309.8929 310.0330 310.1731 310.3132 310.4533 310.5934 310.7335 310.8735 311.0136 311.1536 311.2936 311.4336 311.5736 311.7136 311.8536 311.9936 312.1336 312.2735 312.4134 312.5534 312.6933 312.8332 312.9731 313.1130 313.2528 313.3927 313.5325 313.6724 313.8122 313.9520 314.0918 314.2316 314.3714 314.5111 314.6509 314.7906 314.9304 315.0701 315.2098 315.3495 315.4892 315.6289 315.7686 315.9082 316.0478 316.1875 316.3271 316.4667 316.6063 316.7459 316.8855 317.0250 317.1646 317.3041 317.4437 317.5832 317.7227 317.8622 318.0017 318.1411 318.2806 318.4201 318.5595 318.6989 318.8383 318.9778 319.1171 319.2565 319.3959 319.5353 319.6746 319.8139 319.9533 320.0926 320.2319 320.3712 320.5105 320.6497 320.7890 320.9282 321.0675 321.2067 321.3459 321.4851 321.6243 321.7635 321.9026 322.0418 322.1809 322.3200 322.4592 322.5983 322.7374 322.8765 323.0155 323.1546 323.2936 323.4327 323.5717 323.7107 323.8497 323.9887 324.1277 324.2667 324.4056 324.5446 324.6835 324.8224 324.9613
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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: 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: Temperature at electronics board [°C], 999=no temperature signal
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: Humidity in head sensor [%], -9=no humidity signal
Column 99: Pressure in head sensor [hPa], -9=no pressure signal
Columns 100-242: Unweighted slant column residuals for each pixel inside the fitting window multiplied by 1e5, 9e5=pixel was not used for fitting
Columns 243-385: 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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