SGP/OKM Overview of Automated QA - July 2000

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Notes:
The Mesonet Technicians have begun Summer Pass 2000.  All
sites will be visited between July 15 and September 30.  
In addition to the routine maintenance that will be performed 
at each site, many new site photos (including updated panoramic 
photos) will be taken.

Lightning, lightning, lightning...
"The July Victims":
(1)  Fairview 
(2)  Seiling
(3)  Grandfield
(4)  Medford base
(5)  Blackwell base
(6)  Kiowa Repeater (twice)

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TAIR    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5100 BEAV Replaced after found to be 
                              0.59 C high during Spring Pass
                        #5102 KENT Sensor found to be dangling
                              from mount
                        #5112 BOIS Replaced after found to be
                              0.7 C warm during Spring Pass
                        #5113 PUTN Replaced after found to be
                              0.8 C warm during Spring Pass
                        #5123 CLOU Replaced after found to be
                              0.6 C warm during Spring Pass
                        #5134 PAWN Replaced bad sensor

RELH    Current:        #5084 WAUR Sensor found to be 7% high during
                              Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5140 MAYR Sensor reported to 108%
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5014 ALV2 Replaced after sensor rose to 
                              108% RH             
                        #5073 SLAP Replaced after sensor reported
                              erratic dips to 5-10% RH
                        #5074 WIST Replaced after sensor rose to
                              112% RH
                        #5076 HOOK Replaced after sensor sporadically
                              dipped to 0%.
                        #5082 ADAX Replaced after sensor found to be
                              6% high during Spring Pass      
                        #5083 BBOW Replaced after sensor found to be
                              20% high during Spring Pass
                        #5085 KENT Repaired sensor found to be dangling
                              from mount
                        #5116 BYAR Replaced after sensor found to be
                              5.5% high during Spring Pass
                        #5121 IDAB Replaced after sensor found to be
                              7.2% high during Spring Pass
                        #5122 MTHE Replaced after sensor found to be
                              8% high during Spring Pass
                        #5124 PERK Replaced after sensor found to be
                              5.1% high during Spring Pass
                        #5126 SULP Replaced after sensor found to be
                              7.9% high during Spring Pass
                     
 
WDIR    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5167 SEIL Replaced lightning-damaged sensor

WSPD    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4976 BYAR Replaced sensor with loose nut       
                        #5117 BYAR Replaced sensor with loose nose
                              cone prop
                        #5130 MINC Replaced nose cone due to bad
                              bearings
                        #5151 CENT Replaced sensor due to noisy 
                              bearings
                        #5152 LANE Replaced sensor due to noisy 
                              bearings
                        #5153 WIST Replaced sensor due to noisy 
                              bearings
                        #5154 WILB Replaced sensor due to noisy 
                              bearings
                        #5155 TALI Replaced sensor due to noisy 
                              bearings
                        #5156 STUA Replaced sensor due to slightly
                              noisy bearings

PRES    Current:        #5086 RETR Sensor found to be .72 mb high
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5136 SALL Replaced barometer tube found
                              to be plugged by critter
                        
SRAD    Current:        #5070 HOOK Sensor found to be 6.5% high
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5072 KETC Monthly QA indicates 5-10%
                              high bias
                        #5079 WASH Sensor found to be 23% high
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5091 WIST Sensor found to be 5.5% low
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5097 BESS Sensor found to be 10% high 
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5099 MEDF Sensor found to be 8% low    
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5101 WALT Sensor found to be 10% low
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5111 GOOD Sensor found to be 6.7% high
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5115 FREE Sensor found to be 6% high
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5159 FAIR Sensor stuck at 0
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RAIN    Current:        #5078 BURN Gauge recorded no rain during
                              radar-indicated rain event
                        #5098 BESS Gauge found to be double-tipping
                              on one side of bucket during Spring
                              Pass 2000 test
                        #5114 CHEY Gauge found to over-report by
                              6.25% during Spring Pass drip test
        Added:          #5185 TIPT Long term analysis indicates
                              possible under-reporting
        Resolved:       #5142 KING Replaced bad switch                

TA9M    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WS2M    Current:        None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10    Current:        #5178 MADI Sensor sporadically reports +5 C
                              offset
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5096 BOWL Replaced sensor with 10 C 
                              warm bias

TB10    Current:        #5179 SALL TB10 is warmer than TB05 during
                              all times of the day
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TS05    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5127 ANTL Sensor found to be angled upward
                        #5128 BRIS Corrected wiring problem

TB05    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5129 KING 1-2 inches of grass clippings 
                              removed from bare plot

TS30    Current:        None  
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5005 CHIC Replaced wiring problem   

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                                ARS QA REPORT
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TAIR    Current:        None
        Added:          #5180 A182 Sensor found to be 2.5 C
                              warm during ARS pass
        Resolved:       None

RELH    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

SRAD    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RAIN    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5092 A181 Replaced bad switch 
                        #5104 A130 Replaced bad switch
                        #5105 A149 Replaced bad switch
                        
TS05    Current:        None
        Added:          #5181 A132 Monthly QA indicates 4 C
                              warm bias during all times of day
        Resolved:       #5132 A136 Replaced gopher-damaged
                              sensor
                        #5149 A161 Replaced gopher-damaged
                              sensor

TS10    Current:        None
        Added:          #5182 A167 Monthly QA indicates 4 C
                              warm bias during all times of day
        Resolved:       #5131 A136 Replaced gopher-damaged
                              sensor

TS15    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5071 A136 Replaced gopher-damaged 
                              sensor
                        #5139 A137 Replaced reporting
                              frequent data spikes

TS30    Current:        #5157 A165 Reporting erratic observations
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5137 A161 Cable chewed in half and
                              sensor stolen 

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LEGEND
TAIR    Air Temperature measured at 1.5 meters
RELH    Relative Humidity measured at 1.5 meters
WDIR    Wind Direction measured at 10 meters
WSPD    Wind Speed measured at 10 meters
PRES    Pressure
SRAD    Incident Solar Radiation
RAIN    Rainfall
TA9M    Air Temperature measured at 9 meters
WS2M    Wind Speed measured at 2 meters
TS10    Soil Temperature measured at 10 cm under native sod
TB10    Soil Temperature measured at 10 cm under bare soil
TS05    Soil Temperature measured at 5 cm under native sod
TB05    Soil Temperature measured at 5 cm under bare soil
TS15    Soil Temperature measured at 15 cm under native sod
TS30    Soil Temperature measured at 30 cm under native sod

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• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil30)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil10)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• Battery Voltage (of 60m battery) for QA/QC purposes(vbat)

• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• accumulated rainfall since 00GMT except at 00 GMT, the number given is the total
  accumulation for the past 24 hours(prec_amt)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• solar radiation(srad)
• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• pressure at constant pressure surface(pres)
• standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)

• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
• standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
• maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• pressure at constant pressure surface(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• accumulated rainfall since 00GMT except at 00 GMT, the number given is the total
  accumulation for the past 24 hours(prec_amt)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)

• Battery Voltage (of 60m battery) for QA/QC purposes(vbat)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil10)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)

SGP/OKM - CATO station retired

The Catoosa station (CATO) was decommissioned on April 19 due
to poor site exposure and the end of the EPSCOR project.

• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil30)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil10)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• Battery Voltage (of 60m battery) for QA/QC purposes(vbat)

• standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• accumulated rainfall since 00GMT except at 00 GMT, the number given is the total
  accumulation for the past 24 hours(prec_amt)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• solar radiation(srad)
• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)
• pressure at constant pressure surface(pres)

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

SGP/OKM - BEEX station added

A new site located at Bee (BEEX) was added beginning on 
April 1, 2001. It does not appear in data files before that date.

• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil30)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil10)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• Battery Voltage (of 60m battery) for QA/QC purposes(vbat)

• standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• accumulated rainfall since 00GMT except at 00 GMT, the number given is the total
  accumulation for the past 24 hours(prec_amt)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• solar radiation(srad)
• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)
• pressure at constant pressure surface(pres)

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

SGP/OKM/X1 - Station Change

The Mesonet station near Marshall was moved on September 25, 2003 to improve accessiblity 
for the Mesonet technicians who visit and maintain the site. 
The new site has the code MRSH. It replaces the old Marshall site that
had the code MARS. Since the latitude and longitude of the stations are
included in the cdf file, users of these data should not have a problem.

• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil30)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil10)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• Battery Voltage (of 60m battery) for QA/QC purposes(vbat)

• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• accumulated rainfall since 00GMT except at 00 GMT, the number given is the total
  accumulation for the past 24 hours(prec_amt)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• solar radiation(srad)
• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• pressure at constant pressure surface(pres)
• standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)

• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
• standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
• maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• pressure at constant pressure surface(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity scaled, by total column amount from MWR(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• accumulated rainfall since 00GMT except at 00 GMT, the number given is the total
  accumulation for the past 24 hours(prec_amt)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)

• Battery Voltage (of 60m battery) for QA/QC purposes(vbat)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• east longitude for all the input platforms.(lon)
• Time offset from base_time(base_time)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil30)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• altitude above sea levelaltunits(alt)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil10)
• north latitude for all the input platforms.(lat)

• Raw data stream - documentation not supported(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)