File name: Pandora284s1_Downsview_20250315_L2Fit_ffuh5c2d20241105p1-8.txt File generation date: 20250905T151050.5Z Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file Data file version: ffuh5c2p1-8 Local principal investigator: Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede Instrument type: Pandora Instrument number: 284 Spectrometer number: 1 Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.75 Instrument operation file used: Pandora284_OF_v1d20240708.txt Instrument calibration file used: Pandora284s1_CF_v2d20241105.txt Level 1 file used: Pandora284s1_Downsview_20250315_L1_smca1c2d20241105p1-8.txt Full location name: Environment Canada HQ - Downsview Short location name: Downsview Country of location: Canada Location latitude [deg]: 43.7810 Location longitude [deg]: -79.4680 Location altitude [m]: 187 Local noon date: 20250315 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 session based off of session 1 First and last pixel inside fitting window: 364 585 Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 328.6044 328.7431 328.8818 329.0204 329.1591 329.2977 329.4364 329.5750 329.7136 329.8522 329.9908 330.1294 330.2680 330.4065 330.5451 330.6836 330.8221 330.9606 331.0991 331.2376 331.3761 331.5146 331.6530 331.7915 331.9299 332.0683 332.2067 332.3451 332.4835 332.6219 332.7602 332.8986 333.0369 333.1752 333.3135 333.4518 333.5901 333.7284 333.8667 334.0049 334.1432 334.2814 334.4196 334.5578 334.6960 334.8342 334.9723 335.1105 335.2487 335.3868 335.5249 335.6630 335.8011 335.9392 336.0773 336.2153 336.3534 336.4914 336.6295 336.7675 336.9055 337.0435 337.1815 337.3194 337.4574 337.5953 337.7333 337.8712 338.0091 338.1470 338.2849 338.4228 338.5606 338.6985 338.8363 338.9741 339.1119 339.2497 339.3875 339.5253 339.6631 339.8008 339.9386 340.0763 340.2140 340.3517 340.4894 340.6271 340.7648 340.9024 341.0401 341.1777 341.3153 341.4529 341.5905 341.7281 341.8657 342.0033 342.1408 342.2784 342.4159 342.5534 342.6909 342.8284 342.9659 343.1033 343.2408 343.3782 343.5157 343.6531 343.7905 343.9279 344.0652 344.2026 344.3400 344.4773 344.6147 344.7520 344.8893 345.0266 345.1639 345.3011 345.4384 345.5756 345.7129 345.8501 345.9873 346.1245 346.2617 346.3989 346.5360 346.6732 346.8103 346.9474 347.0846 347.2217 347.3588 347.4958 347.6329 347.7699 347.9070 348.0440 348.1810 348.3180 348.4550 348.5920 348.7290 348.8659 349.0029 349.1398 349.2767 349.4136 349.5505 349.6874 349.8243 349.9611 350.0980 350.2348 350.3716 350.5084 350.6452 350.7820 350.9188 351.0555 351.1923 351.3290 351.4657 351.6024 351.7391 351.8758 352.0125 352.1491 352.2858 352.4224 352.5591 352.6957 352.8323 352.9688 353.1054 353.2420 353.3785 353.5151 353.6516 353.7881 353.9246 354.0611 354.1975 354.3340 354.4705 354.6069 354.7433 354.8797 355.0161 355.1525 355.2889 355.4252 355.5616 355.6979 355.8343 355.9706 356.1069 356.2431 356.3794 356.5157 356.6519 356.7882 356.9244 357.0606 357.1968 357.3330 357.4692 357.6053 357.7415 357.8776 358.0137 358.1498 358.2859 358.4220 358.5581 358.6941 358.8302 358.9662 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 147-368: Unweighted slant column residuals for each pixel inside the fitting window multiplied by 1e5, 9e5=pixel was not used for fitting Columns 369-590: 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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