File name: Pandora272s1_Lauder_20260226_L2Fit_fwvt1c6d20241202p1-8.txt
File generation date: 20260704T070321.1Z
Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file
Data file version: fwvt1c6p1-8
Local principal investigator: Richard Querel
Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede
Instrument type: Pandora
Instrument number: 272
Spectrometer number: 1
Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.88
Instrument operation file used: Pandora272_OF_v3d20240829.txt
Instrument calibration file used: Pandora272s1_CF_v6d20241202.txt
Level 1 file used: Pandora272s1_Lauder_20260226_L1_smca1c6d20241202p1-8.txt
Full location name: Lauder Atmospheric Research Station
Short location name: Lauder
Country of location: New Zealand
Location latitude [deg]: -45.0380
Location longitude [deg]: 169.6840
Location altitude [m]: 370
Local noon date: 20260226
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: None
First and last pixel inside fitting window: 1622 1772
Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 492.0719 492.1924 492.3129 492.4333 492.5537 492.6742 492.7946 492.9149 493.0353 493.1557 493.2760 493.3963 493.5166 493.6369 493.7571 493.8774 493.9976 494.1178 494.2380 494.3582 494.4784 494.5985 494.7187 494.8388 494.9589 495.0789 495.1990 495.3190 495.4391 495.5591 495.6791 495.7991 495.9190 496.0390 496.1589 496.2788 496.3987 496.5186 496.6384 496.7583 496.8781 496.9979 497.1177 497.2375 497.3572 497.4770 497.5967 497.7164 497.8361 497.9558 498.0754 498.1950 498.3147 498.4343 498.5539 498.6734 498.7930 498.9125 499.0320 499.1515 499.2710 499.3905 499.5099 499.6294 499.7488 499.8682 499.9876 500.1069 500.2263 500.3456 500.4649 500.5842 500.7035 500.8228 500.9420 501.0613 501.1805 501.2997 501.4188 501.5380 501.6571 501.7763 501.8954 502.0145 502.1335 502.2526 502.3716 502.4907 502.6097 502.7287 502.8476 502.9666 503.0855 503.2044 503.3233 503.4422 503.5611 503.6799 503.7988 503.9176 504.0364 504.1552 504.2739 504.3927 504.5114 504.6301 504.7488 504.8675 504.9862 505.1048 505.2235 505.3421 505.4607 505.5792 505.6978 505.8163 505.9349 506.0534 506.1718 506.2903 506.4088 506.5272 506.6456 506.7640 506.8824 507.0008 507.1191 507.2375 507.3558 507.4741 507.5924 507.7106 507.8289 507.9471 508.0653 508.1835 508.3017 508.4199 508.5380 508.6561 508.7742 508.8923 509.0104 509.1285 509.2465 509.3645 509.4825 509.6005 509.7185 509.8364 509.9544
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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: Water vapor slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful
Column 23: Independent uncertainty of water vapor slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 24: Structured uncertainty of water vapor slant column amount [moles per square meter], -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 25: Common uncertainty of water vapor slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 26: rms-based uncertainty of water vapor slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no rms-based uncertainty could be retrieved, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 27: Water vapor effective temperature [K]
Column 28: Independent uncertainty of water vapor effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 29: Structured uncertainty of water vapor effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 30: Common uncertainty of water vapor effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no common uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 31: Effective water vapor fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful
Column 32: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective fitting wavelength for water vapor [%], 0=no diffuse correction applied or fitting not requested, >0=measured diffuse correction, <0=(negative value of) calculated diffuse correction
Column 33: Nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful
Column 34: Independent uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 35: Structured uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 36: Common uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 37: rms-based uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no rms-based uncertainty could be retrieved, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 38: Nitrogen dioxide effective temperature [K]
Column 39: Independent uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 40: Structured uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 41: Common uncertainty of nitrogen dioxide effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no common uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 42: Effective nitrogen dioxide fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful
Column 43: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective fitting wavelength for nitrogen dioxide [%], 0=no diffuse correction applied or fitting not requested, >0=measured diffuse correction, <0=(negative value of) calculated diffuse correction
Column 44: Ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -9e99=fitting not successful
Column 45: Independent uncertainty of ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 46: Structured uncertainty of ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 47: Common uncertainty of ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -7=not given since method "MEAS" was chosen, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 48: rms-based uncertainty of ozone slant column amount [moles per square meter], -1=cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no rms-based uncertainty could be retrieved, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 49: Ozone effective temperature [K]
Column 50: Independent uncertainty of ozone effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no independent uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -5=no independent uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 51: Structured uncertainty of ozone effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 52: Common uncertainty of ozone effective temperature [K], -1=temperature fitting was requested, but cross section is zero in this wavelength range, -2=no temperature fitting was requested and output for effective temperature and structured uncertainty of it is based on f-code, -3=spectral fitting was done, but no common uncertainty could be retrieved, -4=temperature fitting was requested, but differential optical depth is too small to retrieve the temperature, -6=no common uncertainty input was given, -9=spectral fitting not successful
Column 53: Effective ozone fitting wavelength [nm], -9=fitting not successful
Column 54: Diffuse correction applied before fitting at effective fitting wavelength for ozone [%], 0=no diffuse correction applied or fitting not requested, >0=measured diffuse correction, <0=(negative value of) calculated diffuse correction
Column 55: Molecular scattering air mass factor used for molecular scattering subtraction before the fitting
Column 56: Estimated uncertainty of molecular scattering air mass factor, -9=molecular scattering was not subtracted before the fitting
Column 57: Lower limit used for wavelength scaling [nm]
Column 58: Upper limit used for wavelength scaling [nm]
Column 59: Order of smoothing polynomial
Column 60: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0
Column 61: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful
Column 62: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful
Column 63: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful
Column 64: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful
Column 65: Smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1
Column 66: Independent uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful
Column 67: Structured uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful
Column 68: Common uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful
Column 69: rms-based uncertainty of smoothing polynomial coefficient, order 1, -9=fitting not successful
Column 70: Mean value of measured data inside fitting window [same units as measurements]
Column 71: Wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0
Column 72: Independent uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful
Column 73: Structured uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful
Column 74: Common uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful
Column 75: rms-based uncertainty of wavelength change polynomial coefficient, order 0, -9=fitting not successful
Column 76: L1 based wavelength change coefficient, order 0, -9=no L1 wavelength change determination
Column 77: L1 based wavelength change coefficient, order 1, -9=no L1 wavelength change determination
Column 78: L2Fit data quality flag: 0=assured high quality, 1=assured medium quality, 2=assured low quality, 10=not-assured high quality, 11=not-assured medium quality, 12=not-assured low quality
Column 79: Sum over 2^i using those i, for which the corresponding L2Fit data quality parameter exceeds the DQ1 limit, 0=L1 data quality above 0, 1=Spectral fitting was not successful, 2=Wavelength shift too large, 3=Normalized rms of fitting residuals weighted with independent uncertainty too large
Column 80: Sum over 2^i using those i, for which the corresponding L2Fit data quality parameter exceeds the DQ2 limit (same parameters as for DQ1)
Column 81: L1 data quality flag: 0=assured high quality, 1=assured medium quality, 2=assured low quality, 10=not-assured high quality, 11=not-assured medium quality, 12=not-assured low quality
Column 82: Sum over 2^i using those i, for which the corresponding L1 data quality parameter exceeds the DQ1 limit, 0=Saturated data, 1=Too few dark counts measurements, 2=No temperature given or effective temperature too different from the reference temperature, 3=Dark count too high, 4=Unsuccessful dark background fitting, 5=The dark count differs significantly from the dark map for too many pixels, 6=Absolute value of estimated average residual stray light level too high, 7=Although attempted, no wavelength change could be retrieved, 8=Absolute value of retrieved wavelength shift too large, 9=Retrieved wavelength shift differs too much from the shift predicted by the effective temperature
Column 83: Sum over 2^i using those i, for which the corresponding L1 data quality parameter exceeds the DQ2 limit (same parameters as for DQ1)
Column 84: Atmospheric variability [%], 999=no atmospheric variability was determined
Column 85: Wavelength effective temperature [°C], 999=no effective temperature given
Column 86: Estimated average residual stray light level [%] (only valid for stray light correction methods 2 and higher)
Column 87: Retrieved wavelength shift from L1 data [nm], -9=no wavelength change determination
Column 88: Retrieved total wavelength shift [nm], -9=no wavelength change fitting
Column 89: Number of bright count cycles
Column 90: Number of dark count cycles
Column 91: Effective position of filterwheel #1, 0=filterwheel not used, 1-9 are valid positions
Column 92: Effective position of filterwheel #2, 0=filterwheel not used, 1-9 are valid positions
Column 93: Sum over 2^i, 0=spectra were interpolated in time, 1=spectra are corrected for off-target signal
Column 94: Integration time [ms]
Column 95: Spectrometer control temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal
Column 96: Auxiliary spectrometer temperature [°C], 999=no temperature signal
Column 97: Temperature in head sensor [°C], 999=no temperature signal
Column 98: Temperature at electronics board 1 [°C], 999=no temperature signal
Column 99: Temperature at electronics board 2 [°C], 999=no temperature signal
Column 100: Humidity in head sensor [%], -9=no humidity signal
Column 101: Pressure in head sensor [hPa], -9=no pressure signal
Columns 102-252: Unweighted slant column residuals for each pixel inside the fitting window multiplied by 1e5, 9e5=pixel was not used for fitting
Columns 253-403: 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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