SGP/OKM - Overview of Automated Data Quality - September 2000

Below is an overview from Chris Fiebrich, the Mesonet QA manager
of the automated quality assurance results for the September 2000
Oklahoma Mesonet data.

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TAIR    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5239 PUTN Fixed broken excitation wire
                              on TAIR sensor 

RELH    Current:        None
        Added:          #5264 WEBB Monthly QA indicates 5-10%
                              high bias
        Resolved:       #5084 WAUR Replaced sensor found to be
                              biased 7% high during mesocomp
 
WDIR    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WSPD    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5241 VINI Replaced sensor with noisy bearings    
 
                        #5242 WYNO Replaced sensor with noisy bearings

PRES    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None
                        
SRAD    Current:        #5070 HOOK Sensor found to be 6.5% high
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5072 KETC Monthly QA indicates 5-10%
                              high bias
                        #5091 WIST Sensor found to be 5.5% low
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5097 BESS Sensor found to be 10% high
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5099 MEDF Sensor found to be 8% low
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5101 WALT Sensor found to be 10% low
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5111 GOOD Sensor found to be 6.7% high
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5115 FREE Sensor found to be 6% high
                              during Spring Pass 2000 comparison
                        #5159 FAIR Sensor stuck at 0
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5079 WASH Replaced sensor with high bias

RAIN    Current:        None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #5228 GOOD Replaced bad gauge         
                        #5253 CALV Replaced suspect gauge
                        #5208 MTHE Replaced suspect gauge

TA9M    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5206 CLAY Replaced damaged gauge
                        #5240 PUTN Fixed broken excitation wire

WS2M    Current:        None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10    Current:        #5178 MADI Sensor sporadically reports +5 C
                              offset
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5199 DURA Repaired AG wire

TB10    Current:        #5216 PUTN Sensor erratic and dropping to 
                              as low as -17.2 C
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TS05    Current:        #5194 FAIR Sensor has 5 C cool bias since
                              lightning strike
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TB05    Current:        #5215 PUTN Sensor erratic and dropping to
                              as low as -87.5 C
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5193 PERK Replaced bad sensor
                        #5187 DURA Replaced bad sensor

TS30    Current:        None  
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

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                                ARS QA REPORT
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TAIR    Current:        #5180 A182 Sensor found to be 2.5 C
                              warm during ARS pass
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RELH    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

SRAD    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RAIN    Current:        #5232 A150 Defective switch
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5237 A138 Replaced bad switch
                        #5238 A136 Replaced bad switch
                        
TS05    Current:        #5243 A136 Sensor frequently drops to 
                              -273.1 C
        Added:          #5265 A135 Data very noisy
        Resolved:       #5181 A132 Replaced bad sensor
                        #5203 A167 Replaced sensor with 9 C bias

TS10    Current:        None 
        Added:          #5267 Possible 3 C cool bias
        Resolved:       #5214 A132 Replaced sensor with bad
                              insulation

TS15    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None                                

TS30    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5157 A165 Replaced bad sensor      

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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

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• srad
• wspd_2m
• wspd_sigma
• rh
• wvec_10m
• tdry_1_5m
• prec_amt
• wdir_sigma
• wdir_10m
• wspd_10m
• tdry_9m
• wspd_max
• pres

• prec_amt
• wvec_10m
• pres
• wspd_sigma
• wdir_10m
• tdry_1_5m
• wspd_10m
• wspd_max
• wspd_2m
• rh
• tdry_9m
• srad
• wdir_sigma

• tbare10
• tsoil30
• tsoil10
• tbare5
• tsoil5

• tsoil5
• tsoil10
• tbare5
• tbare10
• tbare30