DQRs for Session: 115190 User:wljCompleted: 10-27-2008

Data Quality Reports for Session: 115190 User: wlj Completed: 10/27/2008

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DQR ID	Subject	Data Streams Affected
D020125.4	SGP/SMOS/E5 - E5 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D020228.4	SGP/SMOS/E5 - E5 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D020403.9	SGP/SMOS/E5 - E5 SMOS SNOW DATA INCORRECT	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D020726.25	SGP/SMOS/E5 - SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D020909.7	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Snow depth sensor removed; data reported as missing	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D040316.5	SGP/SMOS/E5 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp1smosE5.a1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D040316.6	SGP/SMOS/E5 - 6-month Calibration Checks	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D050131.4	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Ice storm froze windspeed and direction sensors	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D050209.4	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Wind Data Suspect	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D080116.7	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Wind Data Incorrect Due to Icing	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1
D080222.4	SGP/SMOS - Snowfall caused delayed count of precip	sgp1smosE1.b1, sgp1smosE11.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE15.b1, sgp1smosE20.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE27.b1, sgp1smosE3.b1, sgp1smosE4.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE6.b1, sgp1smosE7.b1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE1.b1, sgp30smosE11.b1, sgp30smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE15.b1, sgp30smosE20.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE27.b1, sgp30smosE3.b1, sgp30smosE4.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE6.b1, sgp30smosE7.b1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE9.b1
D080620.2	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Missing data	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1

DQRID : D020125.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/29/2001	1810	10/25/2001	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - E5 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	Data incorrect due to new program reading sensor input when no sesnor installed. Values read near 1539 mm.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth(snow) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) sgp30smosE5.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D020228.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
11/24/2001	0000	11/25/2001	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - E5 SMOS SNOW DEPTH DATA QUESTIONABLE
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	Snow depth readings intermittently reported as -9999.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth(snow) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) sgp30smosE5.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D020403.9

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/01/2001	0000	08/29/2001	1809

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - E5 SMOS SNOW DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	Due to a programming error all snow depth data were reported as 0. In effect, no snow depth data were collected.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth(snow) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) sgp30smosE5.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D020726.25

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/24/2002	0000	04/30/2002	0001
05/02/2002	0000	05/05/2002	0001
05/09/2002	0000	05/11/2002	0001
05/13/2002	0000	05/14/2002	0001
05/17/2002	0000	05/20/2002	0001
05/24/2002	0000	05/27/2002	0001

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - SNOW DEPTH DATA INCORRECT
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	Snow depth sensor was removed for the season. Temperatures fell below 10 deg C causing the ingest program to accumulate erroneous readings.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth(snow) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) sgp30smosE5.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D020909.7

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
08/13/2002	1530	07/17/2003	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Snow depth sensor removed; data reported as missing
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	The snow depth sensor was removed from service. The program was changed so that -9999 is entered into the datastream.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth(snow) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) sgp30smosE5.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth)

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DQRID : D040316.5

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
04/25/2001	1810	04/25/2001	1840
11/07/2001	2030	11/07/2001	2120
05/22/2002	1835	05/22/2002	1857
11/06/2002	1935	11/06/2002	2020
05/07/2003	1834	05/07/2003	1900

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.a1, sgp1smosE5.a1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.a1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E5 tower was lowered for 6-month Calibration Checks. During these times wind data are incorrect and temperature and humidity data may be incorrect. Note, exact times when tower was down or maintenance was being performed is sometimes unknown. Users should use the remaining data from these days with caution.
Measurements:	sgp30smosE5.b1: Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) sgp30smosE5.a1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) barometric pressure(bar_pres) sgp1smosE5.a1: Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp1smosE5.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp1440smosE5.a1: maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd)

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DQRID : D040316.6

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
10/21/2003	1915	10/21/2003	1942
04/21/2004	1830	04/21/2004	1900
10/20/2004	1906	10/20/2004	1918
04/06/2005	1905	04/06/2005	1925
11/17/2005	2045	11/17/2005	2115
04/19/2006	1845	04/19/2006	1920
10/04/2006	1845	10/04/2006	2010
04/05/2007	1633	04/05/2007	1646
10/16/2007	2002	10/16/2007	2030

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - 6-month Calibration Checks
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	During the time periods specified, the SMOS.E5 tower was lowered for 6-month Calibration Checks. During these times wind data are incorrect and temperature and humidity data may be incorrect. Note, exact times when tower was down or maintenance was being performed is sometimes unknown. Users should use the remaining data from these days with caution. Calibration results are available from the OMIS database at http://www.ops.sgp.arm.gov:591/smos6cal/default.htm To view all 6-month calibration reports leave the date time entry blank.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE5.b1: Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) sgp30smosE5.b1: Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) sgp1smosE5.b1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)

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DQRID : D050131.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/04/2005	1900	01/04/2005	2159

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Ice storm froze windspeed and direction sensors
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	Windspeed and direction sensors frozen by ice storm during the period specified.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE5.b1: Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) sgp30smosE5.b1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp1smosE5.b1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)

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DQRID : D050209.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/06/2005	0000	02/01/2005	2359

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Wind Data Suspect
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	Wind speed and direction data are suspect during time period due to icing.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE5.b1: Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) sgp30smosE5.b1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) sgp1smosE5.b1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg)

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DQRID : D080116.7

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
12/10/2007	0245	12/13/2007	2027

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Wind Data Incorrect Due to Icing
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	An ice storm caused the wind data from the RM Young wind sensor to be incorrect. In many instances it was frozen and unmoving, at times it measured values but those are extremely suspect.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE5.b1: maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) sgp30smosE5.b1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) sgp1smosE5.b1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)

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DQRID : D080222.4

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/31/2008	0000	02/02/2008	2000

Subject:	SGP/SMOS - Snowfall caused delayed count of precip
DataStreams:	sgp1smosE1.b1, sgp1smosE11.b1, sgp1smosE13.b1, sgp1smosE15.b1, sgp1smosE20.b1, sgp1smosE21.b1, sgp1smosE24.b1, sgp1smosE27.b1, sgp1smosE3.b1, sgp1smosE4.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE6.b1, sgp1smosE7.b1, sgp1smosE8.b1, sgp1smosE9.b1, sgp30smosE1.b1, sgp30smosE11.b1, sgp30smosE13.b1, sgp30smosE15.b1, sgp30smosE20.b1, sgp30smosE21.b1, sgp30smosE24.b1, sgp30smosE27.b1, sgp30smosE3.b1, sgp30smosE4.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE6.b1, sgp30smosE7.b1, sgp30smosE8.b1, sgp30smosE9.b1
Description:	A snow/ice storm moved through the SGP region on 01/31/08 bringing below-freezing temperatures, affecting the precip field. Data is suspect during the date/time range specified due to melting ice after temperatures warmed above freezing.
Measurements:	sgp1smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE21.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE7.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE27.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE7.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE15.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE20.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE9.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE4.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE3.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE11.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE27.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE3.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE4.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE8.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE8.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE9.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE13.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE11.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE1.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE5.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE20.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE13.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE1.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE6.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE6.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE15.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE21.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE5.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip)

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DQRID : D080620.2

Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time
01/04/2005	2200	01/12/2005	2000
11/09/2006	2300	11/15/2006	0800
11/20/2006	1200	11/28/2006	1330
12/03/2006	2300	12/13/2006	0830
12/19/2006	1200	12/27/2006	1330
05/18/2007	1900	05/22/2007	2000
07/29/2007	2300	08/08/2007	0830
04/11/2008	1800	04/14/2008	1030

Subject:	SGP/SMOS/E5 - Missing data
DataStreams:	sgp1440smosE5.b1, sgp1smosE5.b1, sgp30smosE5.b1
Description:	Data are missing and unrecoverable
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE5.b1: Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) base time(base_time) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) lon(lon) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) time(time) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) lat(lat) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) sgp30smosE5.b1: Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Hourly precipitation(precip) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) lat(lat) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Batter Voltage(vbat) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Snow Depth(snow) lon(lon) base time(base_time) sgp1smosE5.b1: base time(base_time) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Hourly precipitation(precip) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) lon(lon) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) lat(lat)

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