Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time | Data Quality Metric |
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09/01/1998 | 0000 | 09/30/1998 | 2359 | Does not affect quality |
Subject: | Overview of Automated QA - September 1998 |
DataStreams: | sgp05okmX1.00, sgp15okmX1.00, sgp15okmX1.a1, sgp05okmX1.a1 |
Description: | Below is an overview from Chris Fiebrich, the Mesonet QA manager of the automated quality assurance results for the September 1998 Oklahoma Mesonet data. There are a few special events that were flagged by the automatic qa that you may want to be aware of. These include: Date Station Parameter(s) ---- ------- ------------ 09/01 BRIS TS05 Sod plot over sensor likely dead due to drought. Use 9/1-9/15 BRIS TS05 data with caution. 09/01 BREC TAIR, TB05 Thunderstorm; disregard flags 09/01 BUTL TAIR Thunderstorm; disregard flags 09/01 REDR TAIR Thunderstorm; disregard flags 09/02 SALL TAIR Thunderstorm; disregard flags 09/05 MEDI TAIR Site elevation allowed MEDI to 'poke' above inversion layer; disregard flags 09/16 MEDF TAIR Thunderstorm; disregard flags 09/20 BUFF TAIR Heat burst; disregard flags 09/21 MARS WSPD, WVEC Thunderstorm; disregard flags 09/21 SEIL TAIR Thunderstorm; disregard flags 09/22 GUTH WSPD, WVEC Thunderstorm (80 mph wind!); disregard flags -Chris =========================================================================== == OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK/ARS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT for the month of September, 1998 Based upon observations taken at 1800 UTC each day Prepared by Chris Fiebrich (qamgr@redrock.ocs.ou.edu) =========================================================================== ===== Notes: After a long, dry summer, September brought little relief to the western part of the state. A large portion of southwest Oklahoma and all of the far western counties received less than .50 inches of rainfall as average afternoon temperatures remained in the upper 80s to lower 90. Most of central and eastern Oklahoma saw welcomed rains during September. Quite a number of stations received over 5 inches for the month. Broken Bow won the award for wettest site-- receiving 10.08 inches. And now, on to the report... =========================================================================== ===== TAIR Current: None Added: None Resolved: None RELH Current: #2082 RETR Sensor reporting as high as 107 0uring periods of high humidity #2086 PAWN Sensor reporting low bias of ~40% during the afternoons Added: None Resolved: #2039 CAMA Sensor damaged by lightning replaced #2059 BYAR Replaced sensor found to be biased 30% low WDIR Current: None Added: None Resolved: None WSPD Current: None Added: None Resolved: None PRES Current: #2048 FTCB Sensor sticking and producing barometer errors #2016 KENT Sensor sticking and reporting barometer errors since installation Added: None Resolved: #2049 SULP Replaced sensor reporting data spikes SRAD Current: #1839 HOOK Reporting -1 for extended periods at night Added: None Resolved: None RAIN Current: #1955 TISH Sensor under-reporting rainfall #2079 HOLL Sensor stuck at 0 #2085 PERK Sensor under-reporting rain events Added: None Resolved: #2030 WOOD Bucket off bearings; replaced TA9M Current: #1989 HUGO Monthly QA suggests 2 C cool bias Added: None Resolved: None WS2M Current: None Added: None Resolved: #2035 STIL Replaced bearings when high starting threshold found TS10 Current: #2021 SEIL Sensor reporting erroneous data dips Added: None Resolved: #2037 CAMA Replaced sensor damaged by lightning #2061 SALL Replaced sensor with severe gopher damage TB10 Current: #1779 WILB Monthly QA suggests 4 C cool bias #2003 WOOD Sensor reporting 8 C cooler than neighbors #2020 SEIL Sensor reporting erroneous dips #2060 BRIS Sensor reporting erratically and ~10 C high #2066 PERK Sensor reporting 10 C warm bias Added: None Resolved: #2052 BYAR Replaced sensor reporting numerous spikes TS05 Current: None Added: None Resolved: #1847 SHAW Sensor re-wired #2081 SALL Initial installation TB05 Current: #1808 WOOD Monthly QA suggests possible 4 C warm bias #1899 IDAB Sensor reporting over 50 C #1988 EUFA Sensor reporting cooler than TB10 at all times of day #2015 ELRE Sensor reporting 8 C warmer than neighbors #2036 BOIS Sensor has diurnal swing from 11 C - 56 C Added: None Resolved: #1878 PAUL Replaced sensor reporting below 0.0 TS30 Current: None Added: None Resolved: #1956 SHAW Sensor re-wired #2080 SALL Initial installation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- ARS QA REPORT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- TAIR Current: None Added: None Resolved: None RELH Current: None Added: None Resolved: #2047 A152 Meso-comparison required replacement #2055 A151 Replaced sensor with cracked base SRAD Current: None Added: None Resolved: None RAIN Current: None Added: None Resolved: None TS05 Current: None Added: None Resolved: #2045 A153 Gopher-damaged sensor replaced #1924 A157 Sensor installed after site move TS10 Current: None Added: None Resolved: #1927 A157 Sensor installed after site move TS15 Current: None Added: None Resolved: #1926 A157 Sensor installed after site move #2029 A146 Replaced sensor reporting sporadically below -100 C TS30 Current: None Added: None Resolved: #2034 A153 Gopher-damaged sensor replaced #1925 A157 Sensor installed after site move =========================================================================== === LEGEND TAIR Air Temperature measured at 1.5 meters RELH Relative Humidity measured at 1.5 meters WDIR Wind Direction measured at 10 meters WSPD Wind Speed measured at 10 meters PRES Pressure SRAD Incident Solar Radiation RAIN Rainfall TA9M Air Temperature measured at 9 meters WS2M Wind Speed measured at 2 meters TS10 Soil Temperature measured at 10 cm under native sod TB10 Soil Temperature measured at 10 cm under bare soil TS05 Soil Temperature measured at 5 cm under native sod TB05 Soil Temperature measured at 5 cm under bare soil TS15 Soil Temperature measured at 15 cm under native sod TS30 Soil Temperature measured at 30 cm under native sod =========================================================================== === Chris Fiebrich October 11, 1998 |
Suggestions: | Users of these data should obtain the detailed quality assurance information from ARM |
Measurements: | sgp05okmX1.a1: more
sgp05okmX1.00: more sgp15okmX1.a1: more sgp15okmX1.00: more |