File name: Pandora288s1_SanteeSiouxNE_20260412_L2Fit_fout2c3d20250724p1-8.txt
File generation date: 20260415T135813.4Z
Data description: Level 2 spectral fitting results file
Data file version: fout2c3p1-8
Local principal investigator: --
Network principal investigator: Alexander Cede
Instrument type: Pandora
Instrument number: 288
Spectrometer number: 1
Processing software version used: BlickP v1.8.88
Instrument operation file used: Pandora288_OF_v3d20250108.txt
Instrument calibration file used: Pandora288s1_CF_v3d20250724.txt
Level 1 file used: Pandora288s1_SanteeSiouxNE_20260412_L1_smca1c3d20250724p1-8.txt
Full location name: Santee Sioux, NE CASTNET site
Short location name: SanteeSiouxNE
Country of location: United States
Location latitude [deg]: 42.7475
Location longitude [deg]: -97.9282
Location altitude [m]: 380
Local noon date: 20260412
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: None
First and last pixel inside fitting window: 199 341
Nominal wavelengths inside fitting window [nm]: 305.0316 305.1724 305.3133 305.4541 305.5949 305.7357 305.8765 306.0172 306.1580 306.2987 306.4395 306.5802 306.7209 306.8616 307.0023 307.1430 307.2837 307.4243 307.5650 307.7056 307.8462 307.9868 308.1274 308.2680 308.4086 308.5492 308.6897 308.8303 308.9708 309.1113 309.2519 309.3924 309.5329 309.6733 309.8138 309.9543 310.0947 310.2351 310.3756 310.5160 310.6564 310.7968 310.9371 311.0775 311.2179 311.3582 311.4985 311.6389 311.7792 311.9195 312.0598 312.2000 312.3403 312.4806 312.6208 312.7610 312.9012 313.0415 313.1817 313.3218 313.4620 313.6022 313.7423 313.8825 314.0226 314.1627 314.3028 314.4429 314.5830 314.7231 314.8631 315.0032 315.1432 315.2832 315.4233 315.5633 315.7033 315.8432 315.9832 316.1232 316.2631 316.4030 316.5430 316.6829 316.8228 316.9627 317.1025 317.2424 317.3823 317.5221 317.6619 317.8018 317.9416 318.0814 318.2212 318.3609 318.5007 318.6404 318.7802 318.9199 319.0596 319.1993 319.3390 319.4787 319.6184 319.7580 319.8977 320.0373 320.1770 320.3166 320.4562 320.5958 320.7353 320.8749 321.0145 321.1540 321.2935 321.4331 321.5726 321.7121 321.8515 321.9910 322.1305 322.2699 322.4094 322.5488 322.6882 322.8276 322.9670 323.1064 323.2458 323.3851 323.5245 323.6638 323.8031 323.9424 324.0817 324.2210 324.3603 324.4996 324.6388 324.7781 324.9173
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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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