Original REMS Team and Ashima Research MSL Weather Record

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Accurate Weather Records Aren't Rocket Science; But Sloppy, Inaccurate Reports Hurt REMS & Ashima Research Credibility. Ashima Research and the REMS Team finally cease bogus wind reports and day length reports in May, 2013. In late June 2013 the REMS Team radically altered its previously published data, providing air and ground temperartures and even data for when Mars was in conjunction and no data was available. To see REMS Team and JPL revisions of this data see New MSL Weather.

On May 11, 2013 Ashima research caved in to agree with our daylight calculations, and apparently with our demand that wind be listed as n/a rather than 2 m/s from the east. All their daylight calculations were revised to be with a minute or two of our math.

       Unfortunately the public is likely to be so impressed by the landing itself, and by the geology done to date, that it will remain unaware of exactly what shanegans have gone on with the meteorology on board unless we can succeed in landing a television documentary about it.  

     On the Tables 1, 2, and 3 below, cells colored in lavender have obvious errors or lacking information. There was never any variation in the wind recorded from the 2 m/s from the East, and it thus it is assumed that damage to Wind Boom 1 was fatal to obtaining correct winds. All reports of Martian sunrise and sunset times by Ashima were wrong (until May 11 as noted above). Our calculations of the correct daylight hours (within one to two tenths of a minute) are shown in yellow on Tables 2 and 3. The lack of relative humidity may suggest that there was also damage to wind boom 2 where the humidity sensor was located. A more detailed description of MSL weather reporting problems is HERE. After Table 1 we dropped the column on relative humidity and replaced it with two columns that show erroneous daylight hours given by Ashima, and our corrections for them. With the exception of Sol 56 (October 2, 2012) Ashima published all sunrise times as 6 am and all sunset times as 5 pm.  For their sole exception on Sol 56 they indicated sunrise at 5:31 am and sunset at 5:09 pm. We have a page about how to correctly derive the times HERE.

       The primary source of Pressure, Temperature, Relative Humidity and Wind Data was from a site maintained by the Centro de Astrobiologia (and the REMS Team) which is primarily responsible to NASA/JPL for this data at http://cab.inta-csic.es/rems/marsweather.html. Ashima, who worked with the REMS Team, was the secondary source. 

       The tables below also reveal frequent confusion from the REMS Team and Ashima about what Sol a day is, and what the Ls is. The correct location of Mars in its orbit (Ls) is taken from an on-line Mars calendar at http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/mars/time/martian_time.html. A Julian date calculator is at http://www.onlineconversion.com/julian_date.htm. For November 25, 2012 Mars was at Ls 213.1, but Ashima incorrectly reported the Ls as 221. Often they forget to enter the calendar with the date on Mars being reported, and instead (incorrectly chose the current date - resulting in the higher Ls position). On November 12 both REMS and, strangely enough, Ashima first, went from a report of November 9, 2012 as Sol 92 to a report of November 10, 2012 as Sol 89. The data for the new Sol 89 did not match anything from the old Sol 89, which was on November 5, 2012. Almost nonstop chaos appeared to reign at both sites. In part as a result of sloppy reporting of results by Ashima Research, we reviewed a paper by them on the Ashima/MIT Mars GCM to see if there was a wider pattern of mistakes being made by their firm with regard to Mars. Our review is HERE. 

       A graph of pressures reported by the REMS Team is posted HERE for Ls 158.8 on August 22, 2012 to Ls 199.8 on November 3, 2012. Note: A regional dust storm was spotted growing southwest of the MSL on November 18, 2012 (see the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Report and photo). While there were reports on-line that for a regional dust storm (not yet at MSL), "A drop in air pressure and small rise in the overnight low temperature have been recorded by its Spanish-built Rover Environmental Monitoring Station," as you can see below for the period between November 18 and November 25, where pressures are not missing, the pressures continued to rise from 833.41 Pa to 847 Pa. Only the temperature statement just given correlates with their data. The dust storm did not go global. Note: Many of the errors written about above were admitted to by Ashima Research is their statement HERE.

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 TABLE 1 - REMS Team and Ashima Research MSL Winter Weather Reports

DATE (IN WINTER AT MSL)

SOL

MAX TEMP C

MIN TEMP C

Roffman Corrected

Pressure in Pa

Reported Press. Pa or hPa

WIND

Ls

% REL HUM

Ashima reported sunrise

Ashima reported sunset

ERRORS AT REMS & ASHIMA/COMMENTS

 8/22/2012

15

-1

-78

730

7.3 hPa

E 2 m/s  

158.8

7

 

 

Relative Humidity likely from a template

 8/23/2012 16 0 -76 740 7.4 hPa E 2 m/s
 159.3  6:00 AM 5:00 PM 
 8/24/201217      159.9   Date conflict during missing data 8/23 to 8/24 (Sols 16, 17 and 18)
  18     
    

8/25/2012

19

-18

-78

785

7.85 hPa

E

160.4

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Minimum temp. inconsistent with all others.

8/26/2012

20

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE


160.9

NONE



 No Report issued

8/27/2012

21

0

-73

790

7.9 hPa

E 2 m/s  

161.4

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

8/28/2012

22

3

-70

740

7.4 hPa

E 2 m/s  

162

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

8/29/2012

23

0

-73

740

7.4 hPa

E 2 m/s  

162.5

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

MONTH 3

8/30/2012

24

0

-75

740

7.4 hPa

E 2 m/s  

163

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

MONTH 3

8/31/2012

NO REPORT

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

163.6

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

ADJUSTMENT FOR

 

MARS DAYLENGTH?

9/1/2012

25

2

-75

742

742 hPa

E 2 m/s  

164.1

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

MONTH 3;

9/2/2012

26

-1

-76

743

743 hPa

E 2 m/s  

164.7

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Units reported hPa rather than PA100X too high Sol 25 to 29.

9/3/2012

27

-6

-75

745

745 hPa

E 2 m/s  

165.2

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Units reported hPa rather than PA100X too high Sol 25 to 29.

9/4/2012

28

-7

-75

745

745 hPa

E 2 m/s  

165.7

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Units reported hPa rather than PA100X too high Sol 25 to 29.

9/5/2012

29

-2

-75

747

747 hPa

E 2 m/s  

166.3

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Units reported hPa rather than PA100X too high Sol 25 to 29.

9/6/2012

30

-3

-74

747

747 Pa

E 2 m/s  

166.8

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Units fixed hPA

9/7/2102

31

NONE

-72

742

742 Pa

E 2 m/s  

167.4

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

back to Pa

9/8/2012

32

-2

-73

748

748 Pa

E 2 m/s  

167.9

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/9/2012

NO REPORT 

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

NONE

168.4

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/10/2012

34

0

-75

748

7.48 hPa

E 2 m/s  

169

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/11/2012

35

-2

-73

799

799 Pa

E 2 m/s  

169.5

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/12/2012

36

5

-73

744

744 Pa

E 2 m/s  

170.1

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

BACK TO MONTH 3

9/13/2012

37

0

-73

752

7.52 hPa

E 2 m/s  

170.6

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

BACK TO MONTH 6

9/14/2012

38

-3

-73

748

748Pa

E 2 m/s  

171.2

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/15/2012

39

-3

-75

757

757Pa

E 2 m/s  

171.7

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/16/2012

40

2

-75

804

8.04 hPa

E 2 m/s  

172.3

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/17/2012

41

2

-75

752

7.52 hPa

E 2 m/s  

172.8

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/18/2012

42

5

-75

755

755 Pa

E 2 m/s  

173.4

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/19/2012

43

 3

 -73

756

 756 Pa

E 2 m/s  

173.9

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima used Ls 175

9/20/2012

44

 3.9

 -75

 754

 754 Pa

E 2 m/s  

174.5

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

Ashima used Ls 175 and

 

max Temp 4 C.

9/21/2012

45

 2.9

 -74

 757

 757 Pa

E 2 m/s

175

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/22/2012

46

 4

 -74

 759

 759 Pa

E 2 m/s

175.6

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/23/2012

47

 6

 -75

 758

 758 Pa

E 2 m/s

176.1

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima used Ls 177

9/24/2012

48

 4

 -75

 758

 7.58 hPa

E 2 m/s

176.7

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/25/2012

49

 4.4

 -74

 763

 763 Pa

E 2 m/s

177.3

NONE

 

5:00 PM

Ashima used Ls 178 and max Temp 4 C.

6:00 AM

9/26/2012

50

 0

 -72

 760

 760 Pa

E 2 m/s

177.8

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/27/2012

51

 2.5

 -76

 766

 766 Pa

E 2 m/s

178.4

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima used max Temp 3 C.

9/28/2012

52

 7

 -74

 765

 765 Pa

E 2 m/s

178.9

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

9/29/2012

53

 5

 -71

 765

 7.65 hPA

E 2 m/s

179.6

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

END WINTER       AT MSL

9/30/2012

54

 5

 -73

 764

 764 Pa

E 2 m/s

180.1

NONE

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Month 7:   MSL  SPRING

REMS Team and Ashima Research MSL Spring Weather Reports

TABLE 2 - 2012 REMS Team and Ashima Research MSL Spring Weather Reports

2012 DATE (IN SPRING AT MSL)

SOL

MAX     TEMP     C

MIN  TEMP    C

 

Pressure in Pa

Wind

Ls

David Roffman                  Daylight                Calculation

Ashima   Daylight        Post

Ashima Sunrise

 

 

 

Ashima Sunset

ERRORS at REMS & ASHIMA and COMMENTS

10/1/2012

55

-1

 -74

768

E 2 m/s

 180.8

12 hr  1.4 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/2/2012

56

-3.8

-73.5

770

E 2 m/s

181.3

 

 

 

 

12 hr  1.7 min

12 hr  22 min

5:31 AM

5:09 PM

ASHIMA ATTEMPTS TO FIX SUNRISE AND SUNSET TIMES.

10/3/2012

 57

 -3.8

 -73

 779

E 2 m/s

 181.8

 

 

 

 

12 hr  1.7 min

 

 

 

 

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima is again back to its previous wrong sunrise and sunset times.

10/4/2012 

 58

  -3

 -74

 779

E 2 m/s

 182.3

12 hr  2 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/5/2012

59

 -1

 -76

 781

E 2 m/s

 182.9

12 hr  2.2 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/6/2012 

 60

 -2

 -75

 785

E 2 m/s

183.5

 

 

 

12 hr  2.2 min

 

5:00 PM

Ashima did not post  any weather sunrise or sunset times

10/7/2012

61

 -1

 -72

779

E 2 m/s

 184

 

 

 

12 hr  2.5 min

 

 

 

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima again returns to wrong sunrise and sunset times.

10/8/2012

 62

 -1

 -72

 782

E 2 m/s

184.6

12 hr  2.5 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Ls as 184.

10/9/2012 

 63

 -1

 -74

 786

E 2 m/s

 185.2

12 hr  2.8 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Ls as 186

10/10/2012

64

 -1

 -74

 785

E 2 m/s

 185.8

12 hr 2.8  min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 10/11/2012

 65

 -2

 -72

 785

E 2 m/s

 186.3

12 hr 3 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/11/2012

 66

 -2

 -73

 785

E 2 m/s

 186.3

 

 

 

12 hr 3 min

 

 

 

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Day length adjustment? Earth still Oct 25 but sol  up to 66.

10/12/2012

 67

 -5

 -73

 781

E 2 m/s

 186.9

12 hr 3.3 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/13/2012

 68

 -1

 -68

 Not available

E 2 m/s

 187.5

12 hr  3.4 min

11 hr

  6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/14/2012

 69

 

 

 

 

188.1

12 hr  3.6 min

 


Not reported 

10/15/2012

NO REPORT 

 70

 

 

 

 

188.6

12 hr  3.6 min

 

Not reported

10/16/2012

 70

 1

 -72

 783

E 2 m/s

189.2

12 hr  3.9 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Was Sol 70 on Oct. 15 ot 16?

10/17/2012

 71

 -2

  -71

 785

E 2 m/s

189.8

12 hr  4.1 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima wrongly lists Ls as 191

10/18/2012

 72

 -2

 -74

 786

E 2 m/s

190.4

12 hr  4.2 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Ls as 192

10/19/2012

 73

 0

 -70

 788

E 2 m/s

191

12 hr 4.5 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima correctly lists Ls as 191.

10/20/2012

 74

 -5

 -72

 790

E 2 m/s

191.5

12 hr  4.7 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/21/2012

NO REPORT 

 Not available

 Not available

 Not available

 Not available

 

192.1

12 hr  4.8 min

 

Not available

10/22/2012

 75

 -1

 -73

 791

E 2 m/s

192.7

12 hr  4.8 min

11 hr

  6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Ls as 193

10/23/2012

 76

 -1

 -72

 791

E 2 m/s

193.3

12 hr  5 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Ls as 194

10/24/2012

 77

  -1

 -72

 793

E 2 m/s

 193.9

12 hr  5.3 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/25/2012

 78

0

-71

 794-73

E 2 m/s

 194.5

12 hr  5.4 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/26/2012

 79

 -2

 -73

 795.5

E 2 m/s

  195

 

 

12 hr  5.6 min

 

 

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Pressure as 7.96 hPa (796 Pa)

10/27/2012

 80

 -1

 -73

  797

E 2 m/s

 195.6

12 hr  5.7 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/28/2012

 81

 -1.5

 -72

 799

E 2 m/s

 196.2

12 hr  5.9 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/29/2012

 82

 -0.4

  -72

 798

E 2 m/s

 196.8

12 hr 6.1 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

10/30/2012

 83

 -0.5

 -72.5

 800.51

E 2 m/s

 197.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 hr  6.3 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Pressure as 8.01 hPa, Ls 198. This is the 1st REM pressure given in Pa to 2 decimal places.

10/31/2012

 84

 -0.5

 -70

 800

E 2 m/s

 198

12 hr  6.4 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Pressure as 199.

11/1/2012

 85

 -0.9

 -71.4

 805

E 2 m/s

 198.6

12 hr  6.6 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

11/2/2012

 86

  -4

 -71

 808

E 2 m/s

 199.2

12 hr  6.7 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 11/3/2012

 87

 -4

-70

 808.7

 E 2 m/s

 199.8

12 hr  6.9 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 11/4/2012

NO REPORT 

 88

 No rept.

 No rept.

NO REPORT

 No rept.

 200.4

12 hr  7.1 min

 

 NO REPORT for sol 88

 11/5/2012

89

 -1

 -73

 813.25

 E 2 m/s

 201

12 hr 7.3 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 Ashima lists Ls as 202

 11/6/2012

90

 -0.4

 -71.2

 814

 E 2 m/s

 201.6

12 hr  7.5 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 11/7/2012

 91

 -0.8

 -73.8

 818

 E 2 m/s

 202.2

12 hr  7.5 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 11/8/2012

 92

 0

 -74

820.29

 E 2 m/s

 202.8

12 hr 7.7 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

11/9/2012

NO REPORT 

93

 No rept.

 No rept.

 No rept.

 No rept.

203.4

12 hr  7.8 min

 

 NO REPORT for sol 93

11/10/2012

NO REPORT 

94

 

 

 

 

 

12 hr  7.9 min

11 hr

 

5:00 PM

REMS AND ASHIMA RELABEL NOVEMBER 10 AS SOL 89!

11/10/2012

89

0

-71

822.43

 E 2 m/s

204

 

 

 12 hr 8 min

 

 

 11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

ASHIMA CLAIMS THE NEW SOL 89 IS Ls 205

11/11/2012

NO REPORT 

 89

 0

-71

     815.53

E 2 m/s

204.6

 

12 hr  8.2 min

 

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

11/12/2012

 96

 2

 -70

 827

 E 2 m/s

205.2

 

 

 

 

 

12 hr  8.3 min

 

 

 

 

 

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

After Nov 10 and 11 were mislabeled as Sol 89, REMS now reports that Nov 12 is Sol 96.     .

11/13/2012

 97

 -3

 -68

 828

 E 2 m/s

205.8

12 hr  8.6 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

11/14/2012

 98

 -1

 -68

 829

 E 2 m/s

206.5

12 hr  8.7 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

11/15/2012

 99

  -1

 -68

 829.59

 E 2 m/s

207

 

 

 

 

12 hr  8.8 min

 

 

 

 

 11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 Pressure recorded as 829.5 9 Pa. Ashima lists pressure as 8.30 hPa

11/16/2012

NO REPORT 

 100

 No rept.

 No rept.

 No rept.

 No rept.

207.6

12 hr  9 min

 

 No report.

11/17/2012

NO REPORT 

 101

 No rept.

 No rept.

 No rept.

 No rept.

208.2

12 hr  9.2 min

 

 No report.

11/18/2012

 102

 8

 -67

 833.41

Dust storm growing southwest of MSL

 E 2 m/s

208.8

12 hr  9.4 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

11/19/2012

NO REPORT 

 103

 No rept.

No rept.

No rept.

No rept.

209.4

12 hr  9.4 min

 No rept.

 

 

11/20/2012

 104

 5

(4.7 published later by REMS)

 -67

 839

 E 2 m/s

210

12 hr  9.7 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

The first report posted was from Ashima, but it cited REMS. This is the first time that Ashima posted a report BEFORE REMS, indicating that they don't rely on REMS reports for their data. What Ashima posted is in blue. What is in black was posted later by REMS.

11/21/2012

 No report

 

 

 

 

210.6

12 hr  9.8 min

11 hr

 

 

11/22/2012

 No report

 

 

 

 

 

211.2

12 hr  9.9 min

11 hr

 

 

11/23/2012

 No report

 

 

 

 

 

211.8

12 hr  10.1 min

11 hr

 

 

11/24/2012

 No report

 

 

 

 

212.4

12 hr  10.2 min

11 hr

 

 

11/25/2012

108

 5

 -65

 847

 E 2 m/s

213.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 12 hr  10.5 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Both Ashima and REMS report Sol 108 as November 25, November 25 should be Sol 109. Ashima reports this Sol at Ls 221. In reality November 24 is Sol 108 at Ls 212.4 and November 25 is Sol 109 at Ls 213.1. There is no pressure or other data reported out for the previous 4 days when a regional dust storm was southwest of MSL.

11/26/2012

 No report

109

 

 

 

 

213.7

12 hr  10.6 min

11 hr

 

 

11/27/2012

 No report

 110

 

 

 

 

214.3

12 hr  10.7 min

11 hr

 

 

 

11/28/2012

 No report

 111

 

 

 

 

214.9

12 hr  10.9 min

11 hr

 

 

 

11/29/2012

 111

 5

 -66

 850

 E 2 m/s

215.5

 

 

 

 

12 hr 11.1 min

 

 

 

 

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima reports this Sol at Ls 216 after having Sol Ls 108 as Ls 221.  

11/30/2012

 112

 3

 -66

 852

 E 2 m/s

216.1

12 hr  11.2 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

12/1/2012

113

3

-66.11

857

E 2 m/s

216.7

12 hr  11.3 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

12/2/2012

114

3

-69

858

E 2 m/s

217.4

 

12 hr  11.3 min

 

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

12/2/2012

115

1.3

-67

857.26

E 2 m/s

218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 hr  11.5 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Both Ashima and REMS report Sol 114 and 115 as December 2. For Dec 2 the Ls is 217.4, for Dec. 3 the Ls is 218 as shown on this line.

 12/3/2012

116

 5

-67

857

E 2 m/s

218

12 hr  11.7 min

1

 

 

1 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

12/4/2012

 117

 3.45

-66.37

862

E 2 m/s 

 218.6

12 hr 11.8 min

11 hr

6:00 AM 

5:00 PM

 12/5/2012

 118

 4.53

-65.19

 864

E 2 m/s

 219.2

12 hr  12 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

12/6/2012

 119

3.12

-66.22

866.3

E 2 m/s 

 219.8

12 hr  12.2 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 Ashima lists Ls as 221.

12/7/2012

 120

5.91

-66.67

867.5

E 2 m/s

220.5

12 hr  12.3 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

12/8/2012

 121

 1.31

-64.1

865.4

E 2 m/s 

221.1

12 hr  12.5 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 Ashima lists Ls as 222

12/9/2012

 No report

122

 

 

 E 2 m/s 

 221.7

12 hr  12.6 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 12/10/2012

 123

 2.1

-65.7

 875.96

 E 2 m/s

 222.3

12 hr  12.7 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 12/11/2012

 124

 5.4

 -65.5

 876.84

 E 2 m/s

 222.9

12 hr  12.9 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 12/12/2012

 125

 3.4

-63.8

875.25

E 2 m/s

 223.6

12 hr  13 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Ls as 225

 12/13/2012

 126

 -5

 -67

880

E 2 m/s 

224.2

12 hr  13.2 min

11 hr

6:00 AM 

5:00 PM

Ashima lists Ls as 224

 12/14/2012

 127

 2

 -67

884

 E 2 m/s

224.8

12 hr  13.3 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 Ashima lists Ls as 225

 12/15/2012

 128

 -4

 -67

 884

 E 2 m/s

 225.4

12 hr  13.5 min

11 hr

6:00 AM 

5:00 PM

 Ashima lists Ls as 225

 12/16/2012

 129

 -4

-66

 894

 E 2 m/s

226.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 12 hr  13.6 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 11 hr

6:00 AM 

5:00 PM

This was listed as the last unzipped Ashima report. It still erroneously shows sunrise at 6 AM and sunset at 5 PM. Later the unzip requirement was dropped.

 12/17/2012

 130

 -6

 -66

889

 E 2 m/s

 226.7

12 hr  13.7 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 12/18/2012

 131

 -7

  -66

 888

  E 2 m/s

 227.3

12 hr  13.9 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM 

5:00 PM

 

 12/19/2012

 132

 -6.8

 -65.4

 892.84

 E 2 m/s

 227.9

12 hr  14 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 12/20/2012

 133

  0.6

  -65.4

 891.21

  E 2 m/s

 228.6

12 hr  14.2 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 12/21/2012

 134

 -0.62

 -66.79

 893.99

 E 2 m/s

229.2

12 hr  14.3 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 12/22/2012

 135

 -4.66

-64.88

894.34

 E 2 m/s

229.8

12 hr  14.5 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

 12/23/2012

No report

 

136

 

 

 

 

230.4

12 hr 14.6 min

 

 

 

 12/24/2012

No report

 

137


 

 

 

231.1

12 hr 14.8 min

 

 

 

 12/25/2012

No report

 

138


 

 

 

 231.7

12 hr 14.9 min

 

 

 

12/26/2012

No report

 

139


 

 

 

 232.3

12 hr 15 min

 

 

 

 12/27/2012 to 12/30/2012

No report

on Vacation?

140 to 143

 

 

 

 

 233

12 hr 15.2 min

 

 

 

 12/31/2012

 144

  -3

  -64

 907

 E 2 m/s

 235.5

12 hr  15.6 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

12/1/2012

DATE ERROR

 144

  -1

  -65

 851

 E 2 m/s

 236?

12 hr  15.8 min

11 hr

6:00 AM

5:00 PM

The two Sol 144 reports make no sense unless the 851 hPa is a minimum rather than average pressure.

           

2013 DATE

TABLE 3 - 2013 REMS Team & Ashima Research MSL Spring Weather reports

  

SOL

MAX   TEMP   C

MIN  TEMP   C

Pressure in Pa

Wind

Ls

David Roffman                  Daylight              Calculation

Ashima   Daylight Post

Ashima Sunrise

 

 

 

Ashima Sunset

ERRORS at REMS & ASHIMA and COMMENTS

  

1/1/2013

145

 

 

 

 

236.1

12 hr 15.8 min

 

 

 

 

  

No report

  

1/2/2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

Date listed by REMS and Ashima as 2 ene (Spanish for 2 January)

146

-2

 -65

908

 

 236.7

12 hr  15.9 min

 11 hr

  

1/3/2013

No report

147

 

 

 

 

237.4

12 hr  16 min

 

 

 

 

  

1/4/2013

No report

148

 

 

 

 

238

12 hr  16.1 min

 

 

 

 

  

1/5/2013

No report

149

 

 

 

 

238.6

12 hr  16.2 min

 

 

 

 

  

1/6/2013   (6 ene)

 

3

-65

914

E 2 m/s

239.3

12 hr  16.3 min

 11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

  

1/7/2013  7 ene)

150

2

-64

913

E 2 m/s

239.9

12 hr  16.4 min

11 hr 

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

1/8/2013  (8 ene)

150

 

-65

915

E 2 m/s

240.5

12 hr  16.5 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

  

1/9/2013 (9 ene)

152

3.85

-62.55

914.5

E 2 m/s

241.2

12 hr  16.7 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

1/10/2013 (10 ene)

153

3

-65

916

E 2 m/s

241.8

12 hr  16.8 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

1/11/2013

154

1.45

-64.65

917.7

E 2 m/s

242.4

12 hr  16.9 min 

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

(11 ene)

 

1/12/2013 (12 ene)

155

2.15

-64.45

917.5

E 2 m/s

243.1

12 hr  17 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

Ashima posts Ls as 244.

  

1/12/2013

 156

 1.86

 -65.13

 917.7

 E 2 m/s

243.1

 12 hr  17 min

 11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 Ashima posts Ls as 244. 2nd Sol for Jan (ene) 12. Is this Jan 13?

  

(12 ene)

  

probably this second 1/12/2013 entry should have been labeled 1/13/2013

  

1/13/2013 (13 ene)

156

See above

 

 

 

243.7

12 hr  17.1 min

 

 

 

 

  

1/14/2013 (14 ene)

157

1.75

-64.42

920.7

E 2 m/s

244.3

12 hr  17.2 min

 11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

1/15/2013 (15 ene)

158

2.68

-66.47

922.99

E 2 m/s

245

12 hr  17.3 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

1/16/2013

159

3.51

-65

918.47

E 2 m/s

245.6

12 hr  17.4 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

(16 ene)

  

1/17/2013 (17 ene)

160

1.98

-66.69

919.82

E 2 m/s

246.2

 12 hr  17.5 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

1/18/2013

161

0

-65

920.3

 E2 m/s

246.9

12 hr  17.6 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

(18 ene)

  

1/19/2013

162

1

-65

920

E2 m/s

247.5

 12 hr  17.7 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00  PM

 

  

(19 ene)

  

1/20/2013 (20 ene)

163

0

-65

920

E2 m/s

248.1

 12 hr  17.8 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00  PM

 Ashima lists the Ls as 249

  

1/21/2013     (21 ene)

164

0,08 (0.08)

-64.72

919.46

E2 m/s

248.8

 

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00  PM

REMS confusion about decimal point (like ene for January, an English  problem).

  

1/22/2013 (22 ene)

165

0.1

-64.66

923.09

E2 m/s

249.4

12 hr  17.9 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00  PM

 

  

1/23/2013

166

3

-65

922

E2 m/s

250

 12 hr  18 min

 

 6:00 AM

 5:00  PM

Language back to English with Jan for January rather than ene. 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

11 hr

  

1/24/2013

167

4

-65

921

E2 m/s

250.7

 12 hr  18.1 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00  PM

 

  

1/25/2013

168

 

-66

924

E2 m/s

251.3

 12 hr  18.2 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00  PM

 

  

5

  

1/26/2013

169

4

-66

923

E2 m/s

251.9

 12 hr  18.3 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00  PM

 

  

1/27/2013 No report

170

 

 

 

 

252.6

 12 hr  18.3 min

 

 

 

 

  

1/28/2013 No report

171

 

 

 

 

253.2

 12 hr  18.4 min

 

 

 

 

  
 

1/29/2013 Sol Number should be 171 on 1/28/2013

171

 

-66

925

E2 m/s

 

 

 

6:00 AM

5:00  PM

 

  

6

 

 

 

  

 

 

 12 hr  18.5 min

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 253.9

 

 11 hr

  

1/30/2013 

172

6

-66

924

E2 m/s

254.5

 12 hr  18.5 min

        11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00  PM

 

  
 
 

 1/31/2013

 173

 5

 -66

 920

 E2 m/s

 ?

 12 hr  18.6 min

 11 hr

 6:00 AM

6:00 AM

Ashima lists Ls as 254. Two sols provided for January 31.

 

1/31/2013

174

5.25

-67

924.47

E2 m/s

255.1

 12 hr  18.6 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

5:00 PM

 

  

2/1/2013 No report

 

 

 

 

 

255.8

 12 hr  18.6 min

 

 

 

 

  

2/2/2013

176

5

-67

919

E2 m/s

256.4

 12 hr  18.7 min

11 hr

 6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

Ashima data published before REMS.

  

2/3/2013

177

5.2

-66.3

922.35

E2 m/s

257

 12 hr  18.8 min

11 hr

  6:00 AM

 5:00 PM

 

  

2/4/2013

177 (Sol 178?)

2

-65.61

921.31

E2 m/s

257.7

 12 hr  18.8 min