Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time | Data Quality Metric |
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09/03/1994 | 1900 | 09/15/1994 | 1330 | Incorrect |
Subject: | SGP/EBBR/E12 - Low home_15 Values |
DataStreams: | sgp5ebbrE12.b1, sgp15ebbrE12.b1, sgp30ebbrE12.b1 |
Description: | The home signal values for the EBBR system installed at E12, Pawhuska, OK have generally been lower than for the other EBBR systems. However, during the period above the home_15 value was often lower than 35, which is then improperly interpreted by the CR10 software. A home_15 value less than 35 is interpreted as meaning that the AEM aspirated housings (which hold the temperature and relative humidity sensors) are in the opposite orientation to what they actually are. The AEM continues to exchange properly, but the resulting calculations of Bowen ratio, latent heat flux, and sensible heat flux are incorrect. On September 15, 1994 Site Operations personnel refurbished the wiring for the left housing and the home_15 signal returned to proper levels. When 30 minute home_15 values are below 35, the data fields listed below are incorrect. 5 minute: home, tair_top, tair_bot, thum_top, thum_bot, hum_top, hum_bot, vp_top, vp_bot 15 minute: mv_home 30 minute: home_15, tair_top, tair_bot, thum_top, thum_bot, hum_top, hum_bot, vp_top, vp_bot, Bowen, e, h It is possible to recalculate the Bowen ratio, e, and h by using the 15 minute data to compute the correct gradients of temperature and relative humidity (two 15 minute periods are averaged to give a half hour value); the orientation of the AEM is obvious in the 15 minute data, based on the home signal (which is largest for the first 15 minutes of the half hour). More information on performing this recalculation can be obtained from the mentor. |
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Measurements: | sgp15ebbrE12.b1: more
sgp5ebbrE12.b1: more sgp30ebbrE12.b1: more |