Data Quality Reports for Session: 128428 User: pkouwenh Completed: 06/15/2010


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DQR IDSubjectData Streams Affected
D040726.2TWP/SMET/C2 - Negative rainfall ratestwpsmet60sC2.a1
D090501.1TWP/SMET/C2 - Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltagetwpsmet60sC2.a1


DQRID : D040726.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/21/1998031103/03/20032359
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - Negative rainfall rates
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.a1
Description:
Due to limitations of the Zeno dataloggers all voltage measurements
from the optical rain gauge (ORG) were converted to rainfall rates. 
This resulted in negative values for rain rates.  Any value below
0.10 mm/hr should be considered to be 0 mm/hr.  New dataloggers 
alleviated this problem.
Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.a1:
  • Precipitation mean(precip_mean)
  • Precipitation maximum(precip_max)
  • precipitation minimum(precip_min)
  • Precipitation standard deviation(precip_sd)


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DQRID : D090501.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/21/1998000003/03/20032359
Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltage
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.a1
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:twpsmet60sC2.a1:
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed arithmetic average(wind1_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)


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