DQRs for Session: 126845 User:kcwangCompleted: 03-18-2010

Data Quality Reports for Session: 126845 User: kcwang Completed: 03/18/2010

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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.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow)

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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.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow)

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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.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow)

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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.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow)

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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.a1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) sgp30smosE5.b1: Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Snow Depth(snow)

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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:	sgp1smosE5.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE5.a1: Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) sgp1smosE5.a1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) sgp1440smosE5.a1: Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Temperature(min_temp) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) sgp30smosE5.b1: Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)

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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
04/02/2008	1636	04/02/2008	1707
10/15/2008	1505	10/15/2008	1545

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.
Measurements:	sgp1440smosE5.b1: Minimum Temperature(min_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) sgp1smosE5.b1: Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE5.b1: Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir)

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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: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) sgp1smosE5.b1: Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE5.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: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) sgp1smosE5.b1: Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE5.b1: Mean Wind Speed(wspd) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd)

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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: Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) sgp1smosE5.b1: Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE5.b1: Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) 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:	sgp1smosE27.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE7.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE20.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE21.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE6.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE8.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE3.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE4.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE15.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE11.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE4.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE20.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE5.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE15.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE3.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE9.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE5.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE7.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE11.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE27.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE8.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE6.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE1.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE21.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE24.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE1.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE13.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp30smosE13.b1: Hourly precipitation(precip) sgp1smosE9.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 Temperature(min_temp) Maximum Relative Humidity(max_rh) Maximum Temperature(max_temp) Maximum Snow Depth(max_snow) time(time) Time of Minimum Vapor Pressure(time_min_vap_pres) Minimum Relative Humidity(min_rh) lon(lon) base time(base_time) Minimum Barometric Pressure(min_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Barometric Pressure(time_max_bar_pres) Time of Minimum Temperature(time_min_temp) Maximum Vapor Pressure(max_vap_pres) Minimum of Wind speed(min_wspd) Minimum Vapor Pressure(min_vap_pres) Time of Minimum Relative Humidity(time_min_rh) Time of Maximum Temperature(time_max_temp) Time of Minimum Snow Depth(time_min_snow) Time of Minimum Barometric Pressure(time_min_bar_pres) lat(lat) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Time of Maximum Relative Humidity(time_max_rh) Maximum Barometric Pressure(max_bar_pres) Time of Maximum Snow Depth(time_max_snow) Time of Maximum Wind Speed(time_max_wspd) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Time of Minimum Wind Speed(time_min_wspd) maximum wind speed (gusts)(max_wspd) Time of Maximum Vapor Pressure(time_max_vap_pres) Minimum Snow Depth(min_snow_depth) sgp1smosE5.b1: lat(lat) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) base time(base_time) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) lon(lon) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Hourly precipitation(precip) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) sgp30smosE5.b1: base time(base_time) Standard Deviation of Relative Humidity(sd_rh) Standard Deviation of Wind Speed(sd_wspd) lon(lon) Beam 0 Temperature(temp) Standard Deviation of wind direction(sd_deg) Standard Deviation of Barometric Pressure(sd_bar_pres) Dummy altitude for Zeb(alt) Hourly precipitation(precip) Standard Deviation of Air Temperature(sd_temp) Time offset of tweaks from base_time(time_offset) Standard Deviation of Vapor Pressure(sd_vap_pres) Batter Voltage(vbat) Vapor Pressure (kiloPascals)(vap_pres) Wind Speed (vector averaged)(wspd_va) lat(lat) Relative humidity inside the instrument enclosure(rh) Snow Depth Sensor(snow_sen) Mean Wind Speed(wspd) barometric pressure(bar_pres) Unit Vector Wind Direction(wdir) Snow Depth(snow)

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