Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time | Data Quality Metric |
---|---|---|---|---|
05/21/2007 | 0000 | 10/30/2007 | 1715 | Suspect |
Subject: | SGP/SMOS/E7 - Wind sensor binding at low wind speeds |
DataStreams: | sgp30smosE7.b1, sgp1440smosE7.b1, sgp1smosE7.b1 |
Description: | The wind sensor bearings were failing causing the wind speed sensor to report lower than actual wind speeds when the winds were below 2 m/s. The wind monitor was replaced on 05/29/2007 but this failed to correct the problem. Subsequently, the site was flooded and it took some time to re-establish normal operations. The wind sensor was again replaced on 10/30/2007. After replacement the wind data from the SMOS compared more favorably to the co-located EBBR data. |
Suggestions: | Use co-located EBBR wind speed data when wind speeds are below 2 m/s. |
Measurements: | sgp1440smosE7.b1: more
sgp30smosE7.b1: more sgp1smosE7.b1: more |