SGP/OKM/X1 - Station TULL replaced by station PORT

PORT (Porter) is a station move from TULL (Tullahassee).  The landowner was building a 
house where the Mesonet site stood, so they had to shut down TULL.  PORT is another orchard, 
located about 9 miles west of the TULL site.   
 

Station Number: 118
Station ID: PORT
Station Name: Porter
Nearest Incorporated City: Clarksville 2.5 W
County: Wagoner
Latitude: 35.8258 degrees N
Longitude 95.5600 degrees W
Elevation: 193 m
Date Commissioned: 1999-11-05 (TULL de-commissioned 1999-11-04)

• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)
• lon(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)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• base time(base_time)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)

• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• base time(base_time)
• lat(lat)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• lon(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)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)

• null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

• null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

• 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)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)

• Batter Voltage(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)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

• null(Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

Overview of quality assurance for May 1996

Review of automated quality assurance runs for May 1996 by Mark Shafer:
May looked remarkably clean with
very few things not caught by QA.


PROBLEM SITES:
--------------

HINT SRAD       Readings went below -1 at night from May 1 (probably 
                beginning earlier) through May 20, generating numerous
                failure (3) flags.  It should not compromise the daytime
                readings.  Sensor was apparently replaced on May 20.

DURA PRES       Seemed to go a bit erratic on the 24th, but no other
                flags for the month.  Reason I would be concerned is
                that a trouble-ticket was eventually issued for it
                on June 8th.  It's probably ok to use with the QA
                flags applied, but may want to look closely even if
                flags are not indicated.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Review of quality assurance for April 1996

Overview of results of quality assurance runs for April 1996 by Mark Shafer:

PROBLEM SITES:
--------------

FTCB LEAF       Showed very little change on a number of days (persistence
                routine).

RING PRES       Continued to show spikes in pressure during the month,
                notably on the 18th, 19th and 21st.  The QA flags catch
                these, but suggest the sensor may have been a bit
                erratic.  It is not unusable, though.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Quality Assurance Evaluation

Overview of results of quality assurance automated tests for January 1997
by Mark Shafer:
The only major concerns I have from the January QA files is that there
were several episodes where Leaf Wetness sensors were flagged as suspect
by the persistence routine, perhaps erroneously.  We may have our threshold
on persistence for Leaf Wetness still a bit too high. 

Since the flags are only suspect it
should not really cause problems.  There were also a number of pressure
sensors flagged on January 17 (see 19970117.QBD).  I think these were
correctly flagged.  I am not certain, but it may have been related to
ice clogging the presssure port.  The stations which were flagged were
pretty much in a consistent geographical area.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Quality Assurance for December 1996

Below is the quality assurance review by Mark Shafer:
As far as the December flags, everything looked pretty good.  There were
a few inversions which were erroneously flagged by the spatial comparison,
particularly for CHEY and MEDI, but the flags were never more than 1's
(suspect).  There were also some wind directions flagged, but we provide
a range of plus or minus 90 degrees from the estimated with a wind speed
of at least 3 m/s.  I am not sure I want to loosen that threshold anymore,
but if experience indicates otherwise I could do so.  We also had a few
remaining flags on leaf wetness from the persistence routine.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Quality Assurance Overview for November 1996

Discussion by Mark Shafer of results of automated quality assurance
runs for November 1996 data.

As far as the November qa goes, it looks like it performed well.  A couple
of things to note are:
(1) CLAR (Claremore) data may be a bit suspicious at times throughout
    November - battery voltage was conistently reporting low, and low
    power could possibly affect sensor performance.  I did not see any
    evidence of such an effect, but I thought I would caution you on this
    station.
(2) I believe we may have had an icing event on November 13-14 and 19-20
    (at least a minor event).  The persistence routine flagged several
    stations for low variability in the data on WSSD and RELH.  If the
    Wind monitor gets iced, Wind Speed Standard Deviation will be zero,
    thus triggering the persistence check.

Otherwise, things looked like they were flagged properly.  There are still
some sites where inversions may be flagged as suspect (notably MEDI and
CHEY) and some wind directions are flagged as suspect, but I did not notice
any erroneous warning or failure flags.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Quality Assurance for October 1996

Overview of results of automated quality assurance runs for October 1996
by Mark Shafer:
 The QA looked good - there
were some of the usual problems, mainly a few suspect flags on wind 
direction or air temperatures during inversions.  No erroneous warning
or failure flags as far as I could tell.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Quality Assurance Runs for September 1996

Review of automated quality assurance runs for September 1996 by
Mark Shafer:
I noticed
a couple of problems you might want to keep an eye out for.  The
10-cm soil temperature under sod (TS10) at MARS (Marshall) appeared
suspicious the entire month.  A trouble ticket was issued at the end
of the month (Sep. 24), but I would be cautious with that sensor from
at least September 1.  The other concern is Pressure (PRES) at BUFF
(Buffalo).  10 suspect flags were set by the automated QA on Sep. 18,
5 failures on Sep. 25, and 182 failures plus one suspect flag on
Sep. 26.  I searched the files I had previously delivered to you   
(October - January), but did not find a persistent problem.  The
sensor may have been replaced when the failures were noted on the
26th.  Other than these two exceptions, the data appear good.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Automated Quality Assurance for August 1996

Review of automated quality assurance runs for August 1996 by Mark Shafer:
There were a few stations / parameters of which to be 
suspicious.  MARS TS10 showed an 8-9 degree warm bias,
but a trouble ticket was not issued until Sep. 24.  It
apparently wasn't enough to consistently trigger any
flags.  COPA TS10 also appeared suspect from August 1-10.
ALTU BATV appeared low during the 16-20th, and a trouble-
ticket was issued on that Sep 29.  The voltage was
actually reading too high, so I doubt there was any
effect on the instruments.

Otherwise, the QA seemed to match reality, more or less
(given the usual problems of local effects, inversions,
dryline passages, etc.).

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Automated Quality Assurance Runs for July 1996

Review of automated quality assurance runs for July 1996 by Mark Shafer:
 The QA pretty
well seemed to catch things.  I would be a bit wary about BESS
RELH - it began to fail some tests beginning on the 8th, but was
not issued a trouble-ticket until Aug 23.  I guess that's the
nature of sporadic problems!  Also, CHIC TB05 and NORM TS05
looked a bit off, but not enough to warrant a trouble-ticket.
Any major problems for July appeared to have been caught by the
QA routines.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Review of automated quality assurance for June 1996

Overview of automated quality assurance runs for June 1996 by Mark Shafer:
PROBLEM SITES:
--------------
BUTL SRAD       Readings dropped below -1 at night (edge of instrument
                error).  No trouble-ticket was issued, but I believe it
                was later investigated.  Errors appear minimal and
                should not affect daytime readings significantly.

ACME PRES       From 3rd-6th received several warning and suspect flags.
                No record of trouble-ticket, but problems stopped after
                the 6th.

REDR TB10       Numerous flags from the 16th-21st.  Monthly visual
                inspection indicated a large warm bias, and some readings
                were more than 30 deg F different than TS10.

NORM TS05       4 deg C warm bias during month, ongoing through July.

* any of these sites should be OK to use with the information contained
  in the corresponding QA files.  I'm just trying to give a "heads up"
  for sites which seemed to have persistent problems in case some
  particular readings slipped past QA thresholds.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Automated QA - February 1997

Following is an overview by Mark Shafer of the results of the automated quality
assurance runs for the February 1997 Oklahoma mesonet data.

The February data looked pretty good.  There were quite a few suspect flags
on WSSD and TA9M from the 6th - 7th (from persistence).  I would discount
all these flags for those two days.  There were very few persistent 
problems (unlike what we are finding with the 1995 data!).
 

PROBLEM SITES:
--------------

LANE  TS05      Started failing spatial test on the 21st; flagged as 2
                in badparm on the 26th.

STUA  PRES      Appeared suspicious on the 21st - 22nd, then corrected
                itself.

WEBB  RELH      11th - 23rd; number of range-test failures.  Apparently
                replaced on the 23rd.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Automated QA - March 1997

OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
       for the month of March, 1997

       Based upon observations taken at 1800 UTC each day

       Prepared by Jeff Basara  (jbasara@ou.edu)

================================================================================

Notes:

It was kind of a miserable month for parts of the Mesonet.  In eastern 
Oklahoma, both SALL and PRES were vandalized with SALL receiving extensive
damage, and PRES sustaining some moderate damage.  What kind of idiots would 
be so stupid as to rip off or destroy a bunch of "weather instruments"?  I
would bet that they don't realize that there is not a tremendous black market
for these types of things.

Then there are the usual Mesonet occurences.  Gophers continue to play havoc
with anything buried in the ground.  Plus, parts of western Oklahoma received
either little or no precipitation for the entire month of March.  At some 
sites this may be suspect since there may be clogged gauges.

Once again we enter the time of year where convective storms produce lightning.
Although there has not been apreciable damage due to lightning thus far, it
wll only be a matter of time before the first site takes a major jolt.

And now, the information you've all been waiting for ...



================================================================================

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.   
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1217 SALL Vandalism replacement

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts: #1245 BBOW Has continuosly scored high on the daily
                                   QA report.
                        #1196 IDAB Sensor not reporting.         
        Added:          None. 
        Resolved:       #1195 PRES Sensor removed due to extreme vandalism.
                        #1194 CHEY Sensor replaced due to bad readings.
                        #1139 TIPT Replaced but no field test done. 

WDIR (Wind Direction at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

WSPD (Wind Speed at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

PRES/PALT (Sea level Pressure):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1177 WYNO Tube clean - suspect there was ice in tube.
                         #1223 SALL Vandalism Replacement.

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1239 BIXB Appears there was something on pyronometer.
                         #1222 SALL Vandalism replacement.

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts:  #1116 BOWL Drip test yield 41 tips (50 typical).
                         #1197 PUTN Possible mechanical inhibition.
                         #1198 MEDF Possible mechanical inhibition.
                         #1248 JAYX Possible gauge clog.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1216 PRES Old guage has half full bucket - vandalism.
                         #1224 SALL Vandalism replacement.

TA9M (Air Temperature at 9 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  #1126 HUGO QA suggests sensor may read ~2 deg cool.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

WS2M (Wind Run at 2 meters):  
        Current t-tkts:  #1227 MANG Sensor went to zero.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1129 PRES Vandalism, sensor removed - not replaced.

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:   #1193 STUA QA suggests a ~3 degree warm bias.
        Added:            None.
        Resolved:         #1168 MARE Gopher damage.

TB10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts:  #1076 WALT Began drifting, then failed spatial test.
                         #1200 TALI Sensor reading +10 deg warmer than 
                                    nieghboring sites.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1189 WYNO Slight chewing on shrink rap.
                         #1219 SALL Vandalism replacement.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  #1089 MADI QA suggests sensor reading ~5-6 deg warm.
                         #1190 MADI QA suggests a ~3 deg warm bias.
                         #1191 CALV QA suggests a ~3 deg warm bias.
                         #1192 STUA QA suggests a ~3 deg warm bias.
                         #1206 LANE Sensor reading +10 degrees warmer than 
                                    nieghboring sites.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1149 MARE Gopher damage.
                         #1218 SALL Vandalism replacement.

TB05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts:  #1127 OKEM QA indicates sensor may read ~3 deg cool.
                         #1169 KING QA suggests a ~4 deg warm bias.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1220 SALL Vandalism Replacement.

TS15 (Soil temperature at 15 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1243 MARE Gopher damage - This sensor was not bad.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                ARS QA REPORT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1213 A122 Confirmed bad switch on old RH.

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts:  #1132 A182 QA suggests sensor ~30igh.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1205 A122 Problem with T&RH, not pyronometer.

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  #1214 Sporadic negative readings 
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS15 (Soil temperature at 15 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  #1136 A182 QA suggests a ~6 degree warm bias.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.





Jeff Basara
March 6, 1997

Mark Shafer adds:

... there are occasionaly some
TAIR and/or RELH readings flagged as suspect due to inversions.  The
most frequently affected sites are BUFF, CAMA, CHEY and MEDI, although
others occassionaly show up.  These false alarms are a recognized 
limitation of the automated qa programs.  We corrected the problem,
where possible, through comparisions with 9-meter air temperature, but
because those sensors are only at half the sites, that leaves half the
network susceptible to inversions problems.  Otherwise, the data flags
appear to match the QA manager's report.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Automated QA - April 1997

Following is an overview of the April 1997 Oklahoma Mesonet Automated 
Quality Assurance Data Files

From Mark Shafer, Oklahoma Mesonet

 The April report  from the QA manager is
attached here.  The only thing I would add is that WEBB RELH and
SALL TAIR and RELH appeared to have some problems not documented. 
The indiviudal data have flags which reflect problems, but I would
be cautious with RELH data for these two sites.

_________________________________________________________________________

       OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
       for the month of April, 1997

       Based upon observations taken at 1800 UTC each day

       Prepared by Jeff Basara     (jbasara@ou.edu)

================================================================================

Notes:

As the weather warms up, it seems the Mesonet has also.  The technicians have
had plenty of things to keep them busy, and many trouble tickets were issued
and resolved in April.  With the onset of the spring rains, more rain guages 
have shown up plugged or stopped.  This has proven to be the most problematic
instrument during the month of April, but even so, the guages have been working
rather well so far.

There was only one incident of vandalism this month, and it was at WEBB again.
Someone decided they needed a 10m wind monitor to add to their collection, so
they came back and grabbed one.

One note of weather related interest involves the monthly summary of wind
vectors.  With a number of surface low pressure systems slowly marching through
Texas in April, the 1800 UTC wind vectors were almost due easterly is southern
Oklahoma for the month.  Rather interesting!

Well, here is the rap sheet...


================================================================================

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:    None.
        Added:             None.
        Resolved:          #1217 SALL Vandalism Replacement.     

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:    #1292 HUGO Aspirated intercomparison revealed RH out
                                      of spec ~3W.R.T. test probe. 
        Added:             None.
        Resolved:          #1251 PRES Put in nipple top shield taken from APAC
                           #1245 BBOW RH +7-8W.R.T. test probe.
                           #1196 IDAB Indeed RH was dead / not cabling problem 
                           #1257 ERIC Probe end covered in spider webs

WDIR (Wind Direction at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts:    None.
        Added:             None.
        Resolved:          #1282 WEBB Made mistake in log - issued new t-tkt 
                           #1283 WEBB Replaced stolen wind monitor.

WSPD (Wind Speed at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts:    None.
        Added:             None.
        Resolved:          #1285 WEBB Replaced stolen wind monitor

PRES/PALT (Sea level Pressure):
        Current t-tkts:    None.
        Added:             None.
        Resolved:          #1223 SALL Vandalism Replacement.

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts:    None.
        Added:             None.
        Resolved:          #1222 SALL Vandalism Replacemnt.
                           #1294 WEBB Cleaned off brown coating

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts:    #1116 BOWL Drip test yielded 41 tips (50 typical).
                           #1284 BOIS There is a high probability this gauge
                                      is plugged/not functioning.
                           #1290 RETR High probability guage is plugged/not
                                      functioning.
        Added:             None.
        Resolved:          #1224 SALL Vandalism Replacement.
                           #1259 COPA No problem found - drip test = 51 tips
                           #1248 JAYX Found plug in funnel - put in new gauge
                           #1198 MEDF Drip test showed gauge o.k.
                           #1197 PUTN Bucket seams broken, leaked water
                           #1272 HUGO 500ml of water dripped through w/no tips
                           #1257 BESS Bucket not tipping due to spider web.
                           #1276 PUTN Replaced gauge removed on earlier trip. 

TA9M (Air Temperature at 9 meters):
        Current t-tkts:    None.
        Added:             None.
        Resolved:          #1126 HUGO Side by side field test revealed ~2 
                                      degree cool bias - replaced sensor.

WS2M (Wind Run at 2 meters): 
        Current t-tkts:    None.
        Added:             None.
        Resolved:          #1227 MANG No output from sensor to datalogger
                           #1264 PRES Replaced Vandalized sensor. 
                           #1273 BEAV Replaced wind monitor bearings.
                           #1266 SKIA Broken wire caused ground to disconnect

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:   #1193 STUA QA suggests a ~3 degree warm bias.
        Added:            None.
        Resolved:         #1218 SALL Vandalism Replacement.      

TB10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts:   #1200 TALI Sensor is nearly 10 degrees warmer than
                                     it's neighboring sites.
                          #1260 SALL Sensor not reporting for extended periods,
                                     then functioning normal.
        Added:            None.
        Resolved:         #1219 SALL Vandalism Replacement.
                          #1269 MTHE Installed probe marker.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:   #1089 MADI QA suggests a ~5-6 degree warm bias
                          #1190 MADI QA suggests a ~3 degree warm bias
                          #1191 CALV QA suggests a ~3 degree warm bias
                          #1192 STUA QA suggests a ~3 degree warm bias
                          #1286 FORA Normal operation with intermitent bad data
                          #1206 LANE Sensor Reading ~10 degrees warmer than
                                     neighboring sites.
        Added:            None.
        Resolved:         None.

TB05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts:   #1076 WALT Began drifting, then failed range test.
                          #1169 KING QA suggests a ~4 degree warm bias.
                          #1256 SALL Sensor failing range test.
                          #1261 PAUL Extended periods of bad data followed by
                                     normal operation.
        Added:            None.
        Resolved:         #1220 SALL Vandalism Replacement.
                          #1127 OKEM Dug up sensor - sensor ok - reinstalled

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:   None.
        Added:            None.
        Resolved:         None.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                ARS QA REPORT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts:  #1132 A182 QA suggests sensor ~30igh.
        Added:           #1296 A125 QA suggests sensor is reading ~50 
                                    units too low.
        Resolved:        None.
                                                                            
RAIN:
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           #1295 A160 QA suggests a ~6 degree warm bias.
        Resolved:        #1214 A147 Wires tightened on maintainance visit.

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS15 (Soil temperature at 15 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1136 A182 Confirmed too warm - replaced probe
                         #1267 A182 T-tkt covered by #1136. 
                                                                           
TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.





Jeff Basara
May 5, 1997

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Automated QA - May 1997

Below is an overview from Mark Shafer of the automated quality
assurance results for the May 1997 Oklahoma Mesonet data. 

       OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
       for the month of May, 1997

       Based upon observations taken at 1800 UTC each day

       Prepared by Jeff Basara (jbasara@ou.edu)

================================================================================

Notes:

It was generally a pleasant month for the Mesonet.  The only major incidents
which occurred in May was a lightning stike at BLAC, which damaged a few 
sensors, and the 10m wind monitor was stolen from WEBB.  Yes, somebody
actually climbed the tower in the dark just to steal the 10m wind monitor.

The ARS Micronet is running smoothly, and work has begun to switch out all of
the weighing bucket rain guages to tipping bucket rain guages.  One note in
this report invloves the "added" section for ARS t-tkts.  As of yet, the 
monthly summaries have not been completed.  Therefore, if the need arises, an 
addendum with follow later detailing any added t-tkts.  

================================================================================

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts: #1292 HUGO Intercomparison revealed RH out of spec
                                   ~3W.R.T. test probe 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1312 BLAC Replaced sensor damaged by lightning 
                        #1342 BOIS Replaced due to field test.
                        #1343 KENT Field test showed sensor was bad.

WDIR (Wind Direction at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WSPD (Wind Speed at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1329 BURB Changed damaged nose cone 

PRES/PALT (Sea level Pressure):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts: #1314 BLAC Sensor damaged by lightning strike. 
                        #1335 ERIC Sensor has been reporting a "7" night and day
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #1298 CHIC Cleaned and checked for level.  

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts: #1322 FTCB Rain is apparently under reporting.
                        #1333 WALT 2 drip tests yielded 43 each - 50 typical. 
                        #1336 CLAY Could be a stuck guage.      
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1319 CALV Replaced bad guage.
                        #1290 RETR Bucket loose on bearings - missing tips
                        #1284 BOIS Replaced bad guage
                        #1344 KENT Replaced due to earlier problems

TA9M (Air Temperature at 9 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

WS2M (Wind Run at 2 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: None  
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1193 STUA Gopher damage 

TB10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts: #1200 TALI Sensor is reading ~10 degrees warmer than
                                   the neighboring sites.
                        #1313 HOLL Sensor shows a ~6 degree warm bias 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1311 BLAC Replaced sensor damaged by lightning.  
                        #1260 SALL Unable to duplicate in field, tightened
                                   connections 
                        #1076 WALT Gopher damage.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: #1089 MADI QA suggests sensor reading ~5 degrees warm
                        #1190 MADI "
                        #1206 LANE Sensor has a ~10 deg warm bias  
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1191 CALV Gopher damage 
                        #1192 STUA Gopher damage
                        #1286 FORA Loose wire - tightened

TB05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts: #1318 HOBA Sensor failing range test ( > 50C @ times) 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #1169 KING Replaced bad sensor  
                        #1315 BLAC Intercomp showed 0.5C diff, did not replace
                        #1256 SALL Unable to duplicate in field, tightened
                                   connections
                        #1261 PAUL Unable to duplicate in field, tightened
                                   connections
                        #1340 HOBA Replaced bad sensor

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                ARS QA REPORT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  #1305 A135 Sensor began reading values way below 
                                    normal parameters.
        Added:           
        Resolved:        None.

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  #1316 A153 RH values have shown an erratic nature.
        Added:           
        Resolved:        None.

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts:  #1132 A182 QA suggests sensor ~30igh.
                         #1296 A125 QA suggests sensor is reading ~50
                                    units too low.
        Added:
        Resolved:        None.

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           
        Resolved:        None.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  #1295 A160 QA suggests a ~6 degree warm bias.
                         #1337 A147 Sensor failing at times.      
        Added:           
        Resolved:        None.

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           
        Resolved:        None.

TS15 (Soil temperature at 15 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           
        Resolved:        None.

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           
        Resolved:        None.

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Automated QA - June 1997

Below is an overview from Mark Shafer of the automated quality
assurance results for the June 1997 Oklahoma Mesonet data.
       OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
       for the month of June, 1997

       Based upon observations taken at 1800 UTC each day

       Prepared by Jeff Basara (jbasara@ou.edu)

================================================================================

Notes:

The Oklahoma Mesonet experienced a quite month for the first time in a while, 
and there are no major incidents to report.  On the other hand, summer arrived
in all it's glory during the month and can easily be seen in the averaged 
summaries with warm temps, high dew points, and general southerly flow.

The rain guage switchout for the ARS Micronet was in full swing during June,
and has continued on into early July.  Otherwise, it was a relatively quiet
month there as well.

================================================================================

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts: #1292 HUGO Intercomparison revealed RH out of spec
                                   ~3W.R.T. test probe 
                        #1375 NEWK After experiencing 60+kt winds, the sensor
                                   has been reporting unreal values.
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1342 BOIS Replaced due to field test.
                        #1343 KENT Field test showed sensor was bad.

WDIR (Wind Direction at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WSPD (Wind Speed at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None.

PRES/PALT (Sea level Pressure):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None.  

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts: #1322 FTCB Rain is apparently under reporting.
                        #1333 WALT 2 drip tests yielded 43 each - 50 typical. 
                        #1358 TALI Drip test yielded 57 tips, 50 expected.      
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1344 KENT Replaced due to earlier problems.
                        #1336 CLAY Funnel demucked (mostly dirt).
                        #1372 APAC Replaced bad guage.

TA9M (Air Temperature at 9 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1359 BLAC Wire out of port - replaced.

WS2M (Wind Run at 2 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: #1364 NINN Sensor appears to have a ~5 degree warm bias  
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1357 LANE Replaced with other probes.

TB10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts: #1313 HOLL Sensor shows a ~6 degree warm bias 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1355 WILB Reburied probe.
                        #1200 TALI Reburied probe at proper depth.
                        #1367 EUFA Reburied at proper depth.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: #1089 MADI QA suggests sensor reading ~5 degrees warm
                        #1190 MADI "  
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1206 LANE Gopher Damage.

TB05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts: #1373 GRAN The sensor began to report extreme values, 
                                   then basically stopped reporting.
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #1340 HOBA Replaced bad sensor.
                        #1318 HOBA T-tkt closed out due to actions of #1340.
                        #1366 EUFA Reburied at proper depth.

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1354 Replaced bad probe.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                ARS QA REPORT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        1305 A135 Replaced bad sensor.

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  #1352 A148 Sensor has begun to read impossible values.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1316 A153 Replaced sensor - output looks good.
                         #1361 A166 Replaced damaged sensor.
                         #1349 A150 Wire out of port.

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1132 A136 Numbers look good.
                         #1296 A125 Did not find readings too low.
                         #1362 A166 Replaced damaged sensor.

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  #1350 A147 Sensor has been reading over 130F at times      
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1295 A160 Soil 100 467452ght sand - not enough 
                                    discrepancy to change.
                         #1337 A147 No problem found.

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  #1351 A153 Sensor reading over 110F, even at night.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS15 (Soil temperature at 15 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.





Jeff Basara
July 10, 1997

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Automated QA - July 1997

Below is an overview from Mark Shafer of the automated quality
assurance results for the June 1997 Oklahoma Mesonet data.
       OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
       for the month of July, 1997
      OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
       for the month of July, 1997

       Based upon observations taken at 1800 UTC each day

       Prepared by Jeff Basara (jbasara@ou.edu)

================================================================================

Notes:

Both the Mesonet and the Micronet experienced a rather quiet pattern for July.
Besides a gopher here, a possible lightning strike there, and a few batteries
stolen from sites, it was an uneventful month.

In the great rain giveaway during the month, BLAC was the overall winner coming
in with over 12 inches of rain, while NEWK was second at over 10 inches.  The
big losers were those sites in South Central OK, where very little rainfall
was measured.

Now, on to the rap sheet ... 

================================================================================

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts: #1292 HUGO Intercomparison revealed RH out of spec
                                   ~3W.R.T. test probe
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1383 MINC Replaced Sensor.
                        #1382 SLAP Field test showed sensor was ok.
                        #1375 NEWK RH good when at site - replaced.
                        #1409 MARS MESOCOMP showed probe outside of error 
                                   limits - replaced sensor.

WDIR (Wind Direction at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WSPD (Wind Speed at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None.

PRES/PALT (Sea level Pressure):
        Current t-tkts: #1381 RING Data has been experiencing an intermittent
                                   data spike.
                        #1418 BURN The Pressure values are stuck for long
                                   periods of time.
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #1335 ERIC Reading low, however data logger had 
                                   a bad port.
                        #1314 BLAC Lightning

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts: #1358 TALI Drip test yielded 57 tips, 50 expected.
                        #1333 WALT 2 drip tests yielded 43 each - 50 typical.   
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1376 STIG Returned 52 tips, guage was clean w/no
                                   vegitation around it.
                        #1379 WIST Returned guage to the lab for inspection.
                        #1386 NINN MAINT/RAIN shunt jumper was connected
                                   causing all RAIN to be shunted to MES01A
                        #1391 CHEY Field test showed 54 tips - only slight
                                   overestimation at a rate of 4"/hr.
                        #1322 FTCB Old guage underestimating by 50 0.000000ield
                                   test.
                        #1394 JAYX Drip test showed guage ok.
                        #1400 RING Spider web removed.

TA9M (Air Temperature at 9 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

WS2M (Wind Run at 2 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: None.  
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1364 NINN TS10 looked OK when at site.

TB10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts: #1414 ADAX Sensor has begun to report wild negative
                                   values. 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1388 GRAN Replaced damaged sensor.
                        #1313 HOLL Probe reprting a ~6 degree warm bias - field
                                   test.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: None.
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1190 MADI Sensor Replaced.
                        #1089 MADI Covered by actions of #1190
                        #967 NORM Sensor Replaced.

TB05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts: None.
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #1373 GRAN Sensor stopped working.

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                ARS QA REPORT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1352 A148 No problem found when at site - 
                                    precautionary replacement.

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1389 A181 Broke down heads of Johnson grass so that no
                                    shading occured.
                         #1390 A150 Replaced sensor - no signs of lightning or
                                    other physical damage.

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1387 A135 Trimmed RTV from reed switch which was
                                    blocking the magnet.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1350 A147 Sensor reading 20C too high when checked.

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1351 A153 Could not duplicate problem in the field.

TS15 (Soil temperature at 15 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           #1416 A144 QA suggests a ~5 degree C warm bias.
        Resolved:        None.

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1380 A165 Side by side comparison revealed sensor
                                    20C too high WRT other three probes





Jeff Basara
August 7, 1997

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)

Overview of Automated QA - August 1997

Below is an overview from Mark Shafer of the automated quality
assurance results for the August 1997 Oklahoma Mesonet data.
       OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
       for the month of August, 1997

  OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
       for the month of August, 1997

       Based upon observations taken at 1800 UTC each day

       Prepared by Jeff Basara (jbasara@ou.edu)

================================================================================

Notes:

The Great Rain Give-away continued for much of Oklahoma through the month of
August.  This time CLAR took the honors of having the highest total with over
10 inches followed by WYNO which had over 9 inches.  Conversely, 14 sites in
southern Oklahoma had less than 2.5 inches of rainfall.  To put this in 
perspective, all of the Panhandle sites had more rainfall than those 14 sites
in southern Oklahoma.

Jerry Brotzge will soon be taking over the responsibilities of Quality Assurance
Manager.  So, don't be suprised to see his name on future QA reports.

================================================================================

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts: #1292 HUGO Intercomparison revealed RH out of spec
                                   ~3W.R.T. test probe
                        #1443 CATO Sesnor is reading well above allowable
                                   limits from time to time
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1431 BURN Mesocomp showed > 3 0.000000e+00rror on RH
                        #1448 HASK Replaced sensor
                        #1451 BIXB Sensor is within tolerence

WDIR (Wind Direction at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WSPD (Wind Speed at 10 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1441 ELRE Monitor replaced
                        #1426 WILB Trouble Ticket unfounded

PRES/PALT (Sea level Pressure):
        Current t-tkts: #1456 HUGO Pressure values dropped from 1000mb to 930mb
                                   back to 1000mb in a day - impossible
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1403 COPA Stripped down insulation and soldered
                        #1398 BOIS An insect had built a home in the barometer
                                   tube
                        #1418 BURN Mesocomp showed a 58 mb difference
                        #1425 ELRE Tube semi-plugged

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #1444 HASK Problem related to a bad switch on T&RH
                                   sensor

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts: None    
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1412 PRYO New rain guage installed
                        #1419 CHEY Replaced questionable guage
                        #1423 BRIS Removed plug and cleaned guage
                        #1446 STUA Rg Mount had loosened and allowed guage
                                   to tip to the east
                        #1116 BOWL Replaced guage
                        #1358 TALI Old guage: 57 tips - 50 expected
                        #1449 CHAN Adjusted bucket pin

TA9M (Air Temperature at 9 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

WS2M (Wind Run at 2 meters):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: None.  
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None.

TB10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts: None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #1414 ADAX Gopher Damage

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: None.
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None.

TB05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under bare soil):
        Current t-tkts: None.
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #1373 GRAN Sensor stopped working.

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts: #1468 HOBA Sensor is drifting in and out of reality. 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None.


-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                ARS QA REPORT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

TAIR (Air Temperature at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TDEW/RELH (RH is measured at 1.5 meters):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

SRAD (Incident Solar Radiation):
        Current t-tkts:  #1457 A125 Insulation chewed on cable - needs rotation
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1447 A125 Taped chewed insulation

RAIN:
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS05 (Soil temperature at 5 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        None.

TS10 (Soil temperature at 10 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1393 A153 Problem may have been associated with rain
                                    guage install
                         #1427 A153 Replaced sensor

TS15 (Soil temperature at 15 cm under native soil):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1395 A160 Sensor completelely out during site visit.
                         #1416 A144 Sensor functioning normally

TS30 (Soil temperature at 30 cm under native sod):
        Current t-tkts:  None.
        Added:           None.
        Resolved:        #1420 A160 Replaced Sensor
                         #1392 A151 Gopher Damage
                         #1417 A125 Rodent Damage
                         #1434 A157 Gopher Damage





Jeff Basara
September 11, 1997

• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lat(lat)
• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• precipitation(prec_amt)
• 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)
• base time(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)

• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Batter Voltage(vbat)
• leaf wetness index, measurement of dew ranging from 0 (dry) to 100(wet)(leaf_ind)
• lon(lon)
• base time(base_time)
• Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• lat(lat)