| Description: | Below is an overview from Chris Fiebrich, the Mesonet QA manager
of the automated quality assurance results for the October 2000
Oklahoma Mesonet data.
TAIR Current: #5323 TIPT Sensor has 6 C high bias
Added: None
Resolved: None
RELH Current: #5293 CATO Reporting 105% or higher
#5316 WEBB Reporting 40% low bias
Added: #5332 MEDI Monthly QA indicates 5%
high bias
Resolved: #5264 WEBB Replaced sensor with
5-10% high bias
WDIR Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
WSPD Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
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: None
RAIN Current: #5297 BREC Under-reported rain event
Added: None
Resolved: #5272 BLAC Replaced bad switch
#5277 STIL Gauge checked and no problem
found after apparent under-reporting
#5278 BRIS Removed spider web that
prevented gauge from tipping
#5296 KETC Replaced bad gauge
#5314 ACME Replaced bad switch
TA9M Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
WS2M Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
TS10 Current: #5178 MADI Sensor sporadically reports +5 C
offset
#5281 FTCB Stuck at -273.1 C
Added: None
Resolved: #5279 BIXB Sensor found to have 1 C cool bias
TB10 Current: #5216 PUTN Sensor erratic and dropping to
as low as -17.2 C
#5282 FTCB Stuck at -273.1
Added: None
Resolved: #5261 WEST Repaired excitation wire
TS05 Current: #5194 FAIR 5 C cool bias
#5283 FTCB Stuck at -273.1 C
Added: None
Resolved: #5262 BRIS Sensor found to have 5 C cool
bias
#5263 BIXB Sensor found to have 2 C warm
bias
TB05 Current: #5215 PUTN Sensor erratic and dropping to
as low as -87.5 C
#5284 FTCB Stuck at -273.1 C
Added: None
Resolved: None
TS30 Current: #5285 FTCB Stuck at -273.1 C
#5301 WASH 9 C warm bias
Added: None
Resolved: #5273 APAC Replaced gopher-damaged
sensor
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TAIR Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #5180 A182 Replaced sensor with 2.5 C
warm bias
RELH Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
SRAD Current: #5255 A151 Mesocomp found 6% difference
#5294 A166 Stuck at 1 W/m^2
Added: None
Resolved: None
RAIN Current: #5319 A182 Dramatically over-estimates
rainfall
Added: #5325 A156 Gauge appears to have over-
reported
#5324 A151 Gauge stuck at 0 during rain
event
Resolved: #5295 A155 Replaced switch found to be
double tipping
#5232 A150 Replaced defective switch
TS05 Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #5243 A136 Replaced defective sensor
#5265 A135 Replaced sensor reporting
erratically
TS10 Current: #5267 A111 Possible 3 C cool bias
Added: None
Resolved: #5266 A165 Corrected wiring problem
TS15 Current: #5318 A167 Stuck at -90 C
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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