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

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

Notes:

2 ice storms in December caused many QA problems in the 
Mesonet.  The storm that occurred on Christmas day was the
most severe.  That particular event caused the wind sensors
to be frozen in place at 84 stations for anywhere from 1 to
11 days straight!  In addition, the ice coated temperature and
RH shields, pyranometers, and rain gauges.  The ice also
made roads impassable for techs who tried to repair communi-
cation links that were knocked out due to ice damage.

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TAIR    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RELH    Current:        #5332 MEDI Monthly QA indicates 5% 
                              high bias
                        #5355 ERIC Sensor frequently drops
                              to 0%
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None
 
WDIR    Current:        #5344 SKIA Sensor stuck at 360
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WSPD    Current:        #5392 ACME Sensor reported gust to
                              over 35 m/s during ice storm
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None     

PRES    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None
                        
SRAD    Current:        #5072 KETC Monthly QA indicates 5-10%
                              high bias
                        #5159 FAIR Sensor stuck at 0
        Added:          #5394 SEIL Sensor reporting 80% low
        Resolved:       None 

RAIN    Current:        #5396 NORM Gauge under-estimated during
                              precip event
                        #5397 MEDF Gauge stuck at 0 during precip
                              event
                        #5398 CLOU Gauge stuck at 0 during precip
                              event
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #5297 BREC Replaced bad switch
                        #5354 LANE Replaced bad switch

TA9M    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WS2M    Current:        None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TB10    Current:        None
        Added:          #5402 MAYR 3 C cool bias
        Resolved:       #5216 PUTN Repaired lose wire on mux

TS05    Current:        #5194 FAIR 5 C cool bias
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TB05    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5215 PUTN Repaired lose wire on mux

TS30    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5301 WASH Replaced sensor with warm bias


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TAIR    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RELH    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

SRAD    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RAIN    Current:        #5395 A150 Sensor recorded no tips
                              during snow melt
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None
                        
TS05    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TS10    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TS15    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TS30    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

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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