DQRID : D961122.12
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time Data Quality Metric
07/24/1996101508/13/19961800Incorrect
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Subject:
SGP/EBBR/E26 - Wind Direction Sensor Failure
DataStreams:sgp5ebbrE26.b1, sgp15ebbrE26.b1, sgp30ebbrE26.b1
Description:
Wind Direction and resultant wind speed data for the period listed above 
is incorrect.  Wind direction would not record outside 0 to 20 degrees.  
This is a common malfunction in this style of wind direction sensor.  
The sensor was replaced on 13 August 1996.  The old sensor S/N was K3038
and new sensor is S/N K3033.  The affected data values are:

 5 minute: wind_d, sigma_wd, res_ws

15 minute: mv_wind_d

30 minute: wind_d, sigma_wd, res_ws
Suggestions: 
Measurements:sgp5ebbrE26.b1:
  • wdir_vec_mean
  • wspd_vec_mean
  • wdir_vec_std
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sgp15ebbrE26.b1:
  • wdir_vec_mean_mv
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sgp30ebbrE26.b1:
  • wdir_vec_mean
  • wspd_vec_mean
  • wdir_vec_std
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