Decision Summary

Upload-ready calibration protocol overview
Instrument P309s1
Session 1
Location LabGSFC
Calibration person Bryan Place
CF file Pandora309s1_CF_v1d20251021.txt
Software version 1.8.85
Calibration vector -
Reference day 20251106
Overall status development
O3Ext: With CareO3Synt: YesNO2: YesSO2: Not answeredHCHO: YesH2O: Not answered
Instrument P309s1
Session 1
Events 610
Figures 16
Action time 20h 8m

Action Timeline

91 action intervals
Nov 10, 2025Nov 11, 2025Nov 14, 2025Nov 25, 2025 - Nov 26, 202512:08 AM03:43 AMCheckFiltersCheckNoiseWaveAnalyzeDarkAnalyzeBrightWavelengthCalibrationTempDependenceNDFiltersStrayLightSensitivityCalibrationConvolutionCreateReferenceFieldCalibrationAssignCalFileCheckFilters 44s finishedCheckNoiseWave 6m 46s finishedAnalyzeDark 40m 35s finishedAnalyzeBright 4h 52m finishedWavelengthCalibration 5m 30s abortedWavelengthCalibration 52m 44s finishedWavelengthCalibration 0s abortedWavelengthCalibration 1m 20s abortedWavelengthCalibration 5m 29s abortedWavelengthCalibration 4m 40s finishedWavelengthCalibration 0s finishedWavelengthCalibration 0s finishedWavelengthCalibration 0s finishedTempDependence 3m 51s finishedNDFilters 7m 18s finishedNDFilters 22s finishedStrayLight 21m 21s finishedStrayLight 0s finishedStrayLight 0s finishedStrayLight 0s finishedStrayLight 0s abortedSensitivityCalibration 2h 49m finishedSensitivityCalibration 0s finishedSensitivityCalibration 0s finishedConvolution 59s finishedConvolution 0s finishedConvolution 0s finishedConvolution 0s finishedConvolution 0s finishedCheckFilters 34s finishedCheckNoiseWave 59s finishedCreateReference 6m 33s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s abortedCreateReference 3m 42s abortedCreateReference 1m 4s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s abortedCreateReference 5m 37s finishedCreateReference 0s abortedCreateReference 1m 4s abortedCreateReference 3h 54m finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s abortedCreateReference 9m 21s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s abortedCreateReference 1m 18s finishedCreateReference 0s abortedCreateReference 5m 3s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s abortedCreateReference 2m 26s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedCreateReference 0s abortedCreateReference 29s finishedCreateReference 0s finishedFieldCalibration 4m 55s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 4h 25m abortedFieldCalibration 4m 41s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 10m 28s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 31m 58s finishedFieldCalibration 0s finishedFieldCalibration 0s abortedAssignCalFile 5m 12s finished

Duration by Step

FieldCalibration5h 17mAnalyzeBright4h 52mCreateReference4h 31mSensitivityCalibration2h 49mWavelengthCalibration1h 9mAnalyzeDark40m 35sStrayLight21m 21sCheckNoiseWave7m 45sNDFilters7m 39sAssignCalFile5m 12sTempDependence3m 51sCheckFilters1m 18s

Action Summary

Action Events Runs Aborted Time
AnalyzeBright 14 1 0 4h 52m
AnalyzeDark 10 1 0 40m 35s
AssignCalFile 4 1 0 5m 12s
CheckFilters 8 2 0 1m 18s
CheckNoiseWave 11 2 0 7m 45s
Convolution 16 5 0 59s
CreateReference 62 30 10 4h 31m
FieldCalibration 281 29 2 5h 17m
NDFilters 30 2 0 7m 39s
No action 15 0 0 0s
SensitivityCalibration 88 3 0 2h 49m
StrayLight 33 5 1 21m 21s
TempDependence 7 1 0 3m 51s
WavelengthCalibration 31 9 4 1h 9m

Session Figures

16 figures from Google Drive/figures
calprotocol section

Wavelength Calibration

Slit function parameters

Pandora309s1_WavelengthCalibration_SlitFuncParam.jpeg - 135 KB
Slit function parameters
reference period

Reference Day Decision Support

Upload the FOV and L0 raw-count evidence used to justify the selected reference day before reviewing the CreateReference figures.

calprotocol section

Reference Period and CreateReference

Create reference L1CHARFILT

Pandora309s1_CreateReference_L1CHARFILT_OPEN_U340.jpeg - 120 KB
Create reference L1CHARFILT

Create reference SELSPECS

Pandora309s1_CreateReference_SELSPECS_OPEN_U340.jpeg - 93 KB
Create reference SELSPECS

Create reference SLERR (STRAY)

Pandora309s1_CreateReference_SLERR(STRAY)_OPEN_U340.jpeg - 97 KB
Create reference SLERR (STRAY)

Create reference AODEST

Pandora309s1_CreateReference_AODEST.jpeg - 43 KB
Create reference AODEST

Create reference SENSCORRFIN (SENS)

Pandora309s1_CreateReference_SENSCORRFIN(SENS)_OPEN_U340.jpeg - 93 KB
Create reference SENSCORRFIN (SENS)

Create reference DISPFIT (DISP)

Pandora309s1_CreateReference_DISPFIT(DISP).jpeg - 84 KB
Create reference DISPFIT (DISP)

Create reference WLCHANGE (DISP)

Pandora309s1_CreateReference_WLCHANGE(DISP)_OPEN_U340.jpeg - 90 KB
Create reference WLCHANGE (DISP)

Create reference SHIFT (CLOS)

Pandora309s1_CreateReference_SHIFT(CLOS)_OPEN_U340.jpeg - 85 KB
Create reference SHIFT (CLOS)
field calibration

O3

FieldCalibration VC O3

Pandora309s1_FieldCalibration_VC_O3.jpeg - 81 KB
FieldCalibration VC O3

FieldCalibration SCREFINT O3

Pandora309s1_FieldCalibration_SCREFINT_O3.jpeg - 60 KB
FieldCalibration SCREFINT O3
field calibration

NO2

NO2 E-MLE settings applied fw1out=(); fw2out=(); dqf2in=(); ddlim=(-1.000,-1.000); shilim(nm)=(-0.050,0.050); uscmax=9.000e-04; wrmsmax=3.352e+00; atvarmax(%)=2.000e+01; amflim=(1.000,5.000); amflimvar=(0.000,1.000); perc=50.00; ngroup=27; timeaver(min)=0.00; redu=2; scref=(1.623e-04,1.371e-04,1.493e-04); uscref=(1.448e-05,6.659e-06,1.225e-05)

FieldCalibration MLE NO2

Pandora309s1_FieldCalibration_MLE_NO2.jpeg - 128 KB
FieldCalibration MLE NO2

FieldCalibration VCMLE NO2

Pandora309s1_FieldCalibration_VCMLE_NO2.jpeg - 89 KB
FieldCalibration VCMLE NO2
field calibration

SO2

FieldCalibration MLE SO2

Pandora309s1_FieldCalibration_MLE_SO2.jpeg - 79 KB
FieldCalibration MLE SO2
field calibration

HCHO

HCHO E-MLE settings applied fw1out=(); fw2out=(); dqf2in=(); ddlim=(-1.000,-1.000); shilim(nm)=(-0.050,0.050); uscmax=2.978e-02; wrmsmax=9.000e-04; atvarmax(%)=2.000e+01; amflim=(1.000,5.000); amflimvar=(0.000,1.000); perc=50.00; ngroup=10; timeaver(min)=0.00; redu=2; scref=(1.606e-04); uscref=(2.891e-05)

FieldCalibration MLE HCHO

Pandora309s1_FieldCalibration_MLE_HCHO.jpeg - 79 KB
FieldCalibration MLE HCHO

FieldCalibration VCMLE HCHO

Pandora309s1_FieldCalibration_VCMLE_HCHO.jpeg - 97 KB
FieldCalibration VCMLE HCHO

Automatically harvested metadata

Automatically Harvested Metadata

Manual review and decision

Manual Review and Decision

Calibration notes, data-quality findings, and whole-period evaluation.

Data Evaluation

Could there be an offset between VPs?

No

Are there breakpoint-analysis plots or suspicious discontinuities?

No

Do daily figures before and after the new VP look consistent?

No

Is there an AMF dependency for one or more VPs?

No

Is there seasonality, for example negative values in winter?

No

Does the daily shape follow the trop data roughly?

No

If there is a discrepancy, what are the DS and Sky viewing directions?

No

Is there a co-located or nearby instrument for comparison?

No

O3Ext

Decision for O3Ext
With Care
AXC-T clim: 224.34K calculated: 231.14K. O3ext product showed very subtle AMF dependent shape (in extreme SZAs), and out2 wrms at the higher end below threshold in clear-sky day.

O3Synt

Decision for O3Synt
Yes

NO2

Decision for NO2
Yes
E-MLE used; NO2 looks good.

SO2

Decision for SO2

HCHO

Decision for HCHO
Yes
E-MLE used; HCHO looks good

H2O

Decision for H2O