File name: Pandora252s1_BoulderCO-NCAR_20260722_L2Fit_ffuh5c5d20260330p1-8.txt
File generation date: 20260731T153902.8Z
Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file
Data file version: ffuh5c5p1-8
Local principal investigator: 
Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede
Instrument type: Pandora
Instrument number: 252
Spectrometer number: 1
Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.88
Instrument operation file used: Pandora252_OF_v1d20260327.txt
Instrument calibration file used: Pandora252s1_CF_v5d20260330.txt
Level 1 file used: Pandora252s1_BoulderCO-NCAR_20260722_L1_smca1c5d20260330p1-8.txt
Full location name: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Short location name: BoulderCO-NCAR
Country of location: United States
Location latitude [deg]: 40.0375
Location longitude [deg]: -105.2420
Location altitude [m]: 1616
Local noon date: 20260722
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: Oob-data based on session 4
First and last pixel inside fitting window: 360 580
Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 328.6170 328.7561 328.8951 329.0341 329.1731 329.3121 329.4511 329.5900 329.7290 329.8679 330.0069 330.1458 330.2847 330.4236 330.5625 330.7014 330.8402 330.9791 331.1179 331.2567 331.3956 331.5344 331.6732 331.8119 331.9507 332.0895 332.2282 332.3669 332.5057 332.6444 332.7831 332.9218 333.0604 333.1991 333.3377 333.4764 333.6150 333.7536 333.8922 334.0308 334.1694 334.3080 334.4465 334.5851 334.7236 334.8621 335.0006 335.1391 335.2776 335.4161 335.5545 335.6930 335.8314 335.9699 336.1083 336.2467 336.3851 336.5234 336.6618 336.8002 336.9385 337.0768 337.2151 337.3534 337.4917 337.6300 337.7683 337.9066 338.0448 338.1830 338.3213 338.4595 338.5977 338.7358 338.8740 339.0122 339.1503 339.2885 339.4266 339.5647 339.7028 339.8409 339.9790 340.1170 340.2551 340.3931 340.5312 340.6692 340.8072 340.9452 341.0832 341.2211 341.3591 341.4971 341.6350 341.7729 341.9108 342.0487 342.1866 342.3245 342.4623 342.6002 342.7380 342.8758 343.0137 343.1515 343.2892 343.4270 343.5648 343.7025 343.8403 343.9780 344.1157 344.2534 344.3911 344.5288 344.6665 344.8041 344.9418 345.0794 345.2170 345.3546 345.4922 345.6298 345.7674 345.9049 346.0425 346.1800 346.3175 346.4550 346.5925 346.7300 346.8675 347.0050 347.1424 347.2798 347.4173 347.5547 347.6921 347.8295 347.9668 348.1042 348.2416 348.3789 348.5162 348.6535 348.7908 348.9281 349.0654 349.2027 349.3399 349.4772 349.6144 349.7516 349.8888 350.0260 350.1632 350.3004 350.4375 350.5747 350.7118 350.8489 350.9860 351.1231 351.2602 351.3973 351.5343 351.6714 351.8084 351.9454 352.0824 352.2194 352.3564 352.4934 352.6303 352.7673 352.9042 353.0411 353.1780 353.3149 353.4518 353.5887 353.7255 353.8624 353.9992 354.1360 354.2728 354.4096 354.5464 354.6832 354.8200 354.9567 355.0934 355.2302 355.3669 355.5036 355.6403 355.7769 355.9136 356.0502 356.1869 356.3235 356.4601 356.5967 356.7333 356.8699 357.0064 357.1430 357.2795 357.4160 357.5525 357.6890 357.8255 357.9620 358.0984 358.2349 358.3713 358.5078 358.6442 358.7806 358.9169
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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: Temperature at electronics board [°C], 999=no temperature signal
Column 142: Spectrometer control temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal
Column 143: Auxiliary spectrometer temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal
Column 144: Temperature in head sensor [°C], 999=no temperature signal
Column 145: Humidity in head sensor [%], -9=no humidity signal
Column 146: Pressure in head sensor [hPa], -9=no pressure signal
Columns 147-367: Unweighted slant column residuals for each pixel inside the fitting window multiplied by 1e5, 9e5=pixel was not used for fitting
Columns 368-588: 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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