Data Quality Reports for Session: 126455 User: margaret1l Completed: 03/01/2010


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D061011.4TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Tipping bucket rain gauge addedtwpsmet60sC3.b1
D081022.8TWP/SMET/C3 - Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltagetwpsmet60sC3.b1
D090225.3TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Temperature data biased lowtwpsmet60sC3.b1


DQRID : D061011.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/12/2002000009/26/20061435
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Tipping bucket rain gauge added
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
A tipping bucket rain gauge was added to the SMET suite of instruments effective 20060926. 
 Two new variables (count and rain amount) were added at the end of the twpsmet60sC1.b1 
datastream.  When reprocessing of this datastream occurs these variables will be added 
with -9999 (missing) as the value for dates prior to gauge installation.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • base time(base_time)


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DQRID : D081022.8
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/12/2002000010/17/20080627
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltage
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
The marine model of the RM Young wind sensor needs twisted pair shielded cable.  The 
manufacturer did not originally supply the pigtail with twisted pair shielded cable.  Use of 
twisted pair shielded cable for the rest of the cable run to the logger was also not 
specified.  This caused an induced voltage in the wind speed line from the wind direction 
excitation.  The induced voltage varied from sensor to sensor and probably changed anytime 
the cable was replaced or parts of the wind sensor were repaired or replaced. The induced 
voltage has been seen to vary from 0.15 m/s to as much as 1.08 m/s.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • Upper sensor, wind speed vector average(up_spd_vec_avg)
  • Lower sensor, wind speed vector average(lo_spd_vec_avg)
  • Lower sensor, wind speed standard deviation(lo_spd_sd)
  • Lower sensor, wind speed minimum(lo_spd_min)
  • Upper sensor, wind speed maximum(up_spd_max)
  • Upper sensor, wind speed minimum(up_spd_min)
  • Upper sensor, wind speed standard deviation(up_spd_sd)
  • Lower sensor, wind speed arithmetic average(lo_spd_arith_avg)
  • Upper sensor, wind speed arithmetic average(up_spd_arith_avg)
  • Lower sensor, wind speed maximum(lo_spd_max)


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DQRID : D090225.3
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
05/19/2004051904/19/20050419
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C3 - Reprocess: Temperature data biased low
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC3.b1
Description:
Due to a datalogger problem, the temperature data were biased low by 2.13 degrees C.

The data will be reprocessed.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC3.b1:
  • Std Dev of Air Temperature(temp_sd)
  • Mean Air Temperature or Hardware Error(temp_mean)


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