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EC Raw Binary Format (CH-CHA)

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Setup since 2005

wdt_ID Year Binaries From Binaries To BICO SA GA 1 GA 2 FR SA Ori GA1 Sep GA2 Sep Notes
49 2005_1 2005072615.b45 2005123123.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A - -
50 2006_1 2005123123.b00 2006123123.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A - ? / 7° -
51 2007_1 2006123123.b00 2007123123.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A - ? / 7° -
52 2008_1 2007123123.b00 2008123123.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A - ? / 7° -
53 2009_1 2008123123.b00 2009082817.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A - ? / 7° -
54 2009_2 2009082819.b51 2009110305.b01 R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-D * ? / 7°
55 2009_3 2009110309.b59 2009123123.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A - * ? / 7° -
56 2010_1 2009123123.b00 2010031112.b37 R350-A IRGA75-A - ? / 7° -
57 2010_2 2010031113.b18 2010042805.b01 R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-D * ? / 7°
58 2010_3 2010042809.b41 2010123123.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A - * ? / 7° -
59 2011_1 2010123123.b00 2011123120.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A - ? / 7° -
60 2012_1 2011123120.b00 2012011721.b16 R350-A IRGA75-A - ? / 7° -
61 2012_2 2012011723.b21 2012123120.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-B * ? / 7°
62 2013_1 2012123120.b00 2013123120.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-B ? / 7°
63 2014_1 2013123120.b00 2014123120.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-B ? / 7°
64 2015_1 2014123120.b00 2015051808.b00 R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-B ? / 7°
65 2015_2 2015051811.b05 2015123120.b00 A R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A ? / 7° N+14 E+31 V+1 N+14 E+31 V-30 TL700 (2)(5)
66 2016_1 2015123120.b00 2016090208.b01 A R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A ? / 7°
67 2016_2 2016090217.C39 2016102707.C00 E R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-C ? / 7° (3)
68 2016_3 2016102711.C59 2016123119.C00 A R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A ? / 7°
69 2017_1 2016123119.C00 2017010913.C00 A R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A A1 / A2 2.41 / 7° N+14 E+31 V+1 N+14 E+31 V-30 TL700 TD0.4
70 2018_1 2017123119.C00 2018032913.C00 A R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A A1 / A2 2.41 / 7° N+14 E+31 V+1 N+14 E+31 V-30 TL700 TD0.4 (9)
72 2019_1 2018123119.C00 2019052207.C00 B R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A2 C1 / C2 2.41 / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N+3 E-5 V-35 TL857 TD0.4 (11)(13)
73 2018_3 2018112614.C57 2018120713.C00 C R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A3 B1 / B2 2.41 / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N+3 E-5 V-35 TL857 TD0.4 (4)(11)(14)
74 2018_4 2018120715.C30 2018123119.C00 B R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A2 C1 / C2 2.41 / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N+3 E-5 V-35 TL857 TD0.4 (11)
75 2020_1 2019123119.C00 2020020507.C00 B R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A2 2.41 / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N0 E-5 V-50 TL857 TD0.4 (11)(12)
76 2020_5 2020051519.C00 2020123119.C00 A R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A ? / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N+3 E0 V-18 TL857 TD0.4 (7)
77 2017_2 2017011114.C57 2017031507.C00 D R350-A IRGA75-A-GN1 QCL-A A1 / A2 2.41 / 7° N+14 E+31 V+1 N+14 E+31 V-30 TL700 TD0.4 (8)
79 2018_2 2018032919.C00 2018112613.C00 A R350-A IRGA75-A (QCL-A) A1 / A2 2.41 / 7° N+14 E+31 V+1 - (6)
81 2019_3 2019071819.C00 2019123119.C00 B R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A2 C1 / C4 2.41 / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N0 E-5 V-50 TL857 TD0.4 (11)
80 2019_2 2019052318.C42 2019071813.C00 B R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A2 C1 / C3 2.41 / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N+14 E+25 V-42 TL857 TD0.4 (11)
82 2020_3 2020022813.C00 2020051307.C00 B R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A2 ? / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N+3 E0 V-18 TL857 TD0.4 (11)(15)
84 2017_3 2017031513.C00 2017123119.C00 A R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A A1 / A2 2.41 / 7° N+14 E+31 V+1 N+14 E+31 V-30 TL700 TD0.4
83 2020_2 2020020513.C00 2020022807.C00 B R350-A IRGA75-A (QCL-A2) ? / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N0 E-5 V-50 TL857 TD0.4 (11)
86 2021_1 2020123119.C00 2021072007.C00 A R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A (17)
87 2020_4 2020051313.C00 2020051513.C00 F R350-A IRGA75-A QCL-A4 ? / 7° N+4 E+35 V+1 N+3 E0 V-18 TL857 TD0.4 (10)(16)
88 2021_2 2021072210.C10 2021123119.C00 R350-B IRGA75-A LGR-A N0 E-5 V-18 TL954 TD1 (18)(21)
89 2022_1 2021123119.C00 2022070613.C00 R350-B IRGA75-A LGR-A
90 2022_2 2022070618.C40 2022071113.C00 R350-B IRGA75-A (LGR-A) (19)
91 2022_3 2022071116.C19 2022123119.C00 R350-B IRGA75-A - (20)
92 2023_1 2022123119.C00 running R350-B IRGA75-A -
Year Binaries From Binaries To BICO SA GA 1 GA 2 FR SA Ori GA1 Sep GA2 Sep Notes

Notes

  • For QCL the version and variant according to Table 2 in WE’s sonicread.pdf is given.
  • A new naming convention for data blocks is currently (Aug 2020) in preparation: Data Blocks.

(1) 7° north offset, measured for the north spar in 2016. Assumed to be the same for all years.
(2) QCL-A format: Modified data acquisition to also record QCL temperature and pressure. Now there are 5 QCL variables that are detected (there were 3 in previous versions).
(3) For this short time the QCL was run with the CH-DAV QCL setup. For more info see here: ch-cha-2016-data-issues.pdf
(4) QCL-A3 format: see GIN entry 26 Nov 2018. QCL was re-installed at site on 16 Nov 2018, data logging started on 26 Nov 2018. This period is a special case, since the QCL logged the variables in a different order. In addition, the gains on the signal are different. Also, H2O was not recorded at full resolution and looks rather static, but of realistic magnitude.
(5) The separation given for the QCL seems more or less correct, see this image.
(6) QCL is defective and was removed from the site on 11 Apr 2018 (factory repair). The QCL is still part of the raw data, but all its data are empty.
(7) The multiplier of 1000 got set back to 1 so that the QCL H2O concentrations could be saved correctly. Correct values were recorded since 13:32:27 CET 15.05.2020. File with the transition: 2020051513.C00. See GIN entries from 13 May 2020 and 15 May 2020. Direct link to info text file.
(8) Calibration gas issue: Due to the IRGA75 replacement of in 15 Mar 2017, only a short time period of approx. 2 months is affected by the wrong calibration gas. Affected time period: all IRGA75 CO2 concentrations between 2017011114.C57 and 2017031507.C00. For more info see here.
(9) After checking the raw data plots, the QCL seems defective after 29 Mar 2018 approx. since 15:34h, the  (most QCL sginals stop with record 184 706 instead of 431 990 in the 6-hour raw data file). Nearly half of the file 2018032913.C00 still contains usable data.
(10) Short period where the gain on the H2O signal from QCL-A4 was set to 1000 instead of 1 (by accident).
(11) See GIN entry from 13 May 2020 and 15 May 2020: Instead of the H2O concentration the ambient CH4 concentration got recorded in ppb. This happened due to a change in the incoming data from the QCL. The order of magnitude for the ambient CH4 is e.g. 13000 ppb. Note that this is very different from the dry mixing ratio that we use for flux calculations that is on the order of 2000 ppb.
(12) QCL removed from site 5 Feb 2020 10:50h.
(13) IRGA75 was calibrated on 30 Apr 2019 with correct calibration gas.
(14) I assume that the GA1 separation is the same as was later measured in Feb 2019. Here during this time period in 2018, the QCL (GA2) inlet was moved which means there was a setup change at the site. I assume that the setup change was also the case for GA1. It was not possible to find out more details from the fieldbook.
(15) Note that the file 2020051307.C00 is the transition file from QCL-A2 to QCL-A4.
(16) Note that the file 2020051513.C00 is the transition file from QCL-A4 to QCL-A.
(17) QCL removed from site on 20 Jul 2021.
(18) The LGR from the CH-INO project is now running instead of the QCL.
(19) LGR was removed from the site, but empty data are still part of the datastream.
(20) LGR data is now no longer part of the datastream.
(21) New sonic format: data from the sonic anemometer now includes StaA (status address) and StaD (status data). The format R350-B is described in the bico settings here and here.

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Last Updated on 14 Nov 2023 14:07