| Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time | Data Quality Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/01/1999 | 0000 | 12/31/1999 | 2359 | Does not affect quality |
| Subject: | SGP/OKM Overview of Automated QA - December 1999 |
| DataStreams: | sgp05okmX1.00, sgp05okmX1.b1, sgp15okmX1.b1, sgp15okmX1.a1, sgp05okmX1.a1, sgp15okmX1.00 |
| Description: | Below is an overview from Chris Fiebrich, the Mesonet QA manager
of the automated quality assurance results for the December 1999
Oklahoma Mesonet data.
There are a few special events in the December Mesonet data
Date Station Parameter(s)
---- ------- ------------
12/06 BUFF TAIR Thin band of snow cover caused this site
to be much cooler than neighboring
stations. You can ignore the automated
QA flags.
12/09 LAHO PRES Meso-low moved very close to this site
during heavy thunderstorms. You can
disregard the flags.
12/11 BBOW WS2M Absolutely calm conditions all day caused
this site to fail our persistence test.
You can ignore the flags.
12/16 CALV RELH Localized cold-air drainage occurred at
this site. You can disregard the flags.
12/17 SALL TAIR Again, cold-air drainage
WIST TAIR Again, cold-air drainage
12/29 CHEY TAIR/TA9M Station poked above inversion layer,
ignore the flags
MEDI TAIR Station poked above inversion layer,
ignore the flags
12/30 WIST TAIR Cold-air drainage. Disregard the flags.
OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK/ARS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
for the month of December, 1999
Based upon observations taken at 1800 UTC each day
Prepared by Chris Fiebrich (qamgr@redrock.ocs.ou.edu)
=======================================================================
Notes:
Wintry weather caused the barometer tubes to freeze shut at MARS on
12/5 and at ALV2 and BUFF on 12/10. The problem resolved itslef
when temperatures warmed above freezing. The observation times
affected were flagged in the Qualparm database.
A thin band of snowcover over the northwestern part of the state from
12/5-12/7 played havoc with the spatial automated QA. For instance,
on the morning of 12/6, stations within the band of snowcover cooled
to as low as 10 F, whereas adjacent sites outside of the band stayed
in the upper 20s.
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TAIR Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #4376 GOOD Replaced sensor damaged by bull
RELH Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #4375 GOOD Replaced sensor damaged by bull
WDIR Current: #4338 MARS Sensor reporting 180 degrees out of
phase on numerous occassions
Added: None
Resolved: #4378 MTHE Replacing nose cone corrected WDIR
WSPD Current: #4651 JAYX Sensor reporting 2 m/s lower than
WSPD at 9 m
Added: None
Resolved: #4377 MTHE Replaced bad nose cone
PRES Current: #4118 CHEY No barometer hole drilled, sensor is
detecting pressure inside enclosure
Added: None
Resolved: None
SRAD Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #3361 ALTU Replaced pyranometer that was
biased low
RAIN Current: #4361 HOLL Gauge tipped 66 times instead of 50
times during drip test
Added: None
Resolved: #4339 TAHL Replaced bad switch
#4370 RING Removed 4 spider webs clogging gauge
TA9M Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
WS2M Current: #4342 PRES Sensor stuck at 0.0 m/s
Added: None
Resolved: #3670 MEDI Sensor moved to proper height
#4296 PORT Replaced sensor with electrical
problem
TS10 Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #3003 HOBA Replaced bad sensor
#4486 WOOD Corrected wiring problem
#4490 SLAP Corrected wiring problem
TB10 Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #4487 WOOD Corrected wiring problem
TS05 Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #2604 HOBA Replaced sensor stuck at -273.1 C
#4488 WOOD Corrected wiring problem
TB05 Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #4489 WOOD Corrected wiring problem
TS30 Current: #3147 TIPT Sensor stuck at -273.1 C
Added: None
Resolved: #2391 HOLL Replaced bad sensor
#4491 SLAP Corrected wiring problem
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
ARS QA REPORT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
TAIR Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #4647 A145 Replaced sensor failing mesocomp
RELH Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #4648 A145 Replaced sensor failing mesocomp
SRAD Current: #3836 A130 Mesocomp found sensor 7% low
#3837 A151 Mesocomp found sensor 7% low
Added: None
Resolved: None
RAIN Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #4504 A168 Replaced bad switch
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
========================================================================
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 |
| Suggestions: | |
| Measurements: | sgp05okmX1.b1: more
sgp05okmX1.a1: more sgp05okmX1.00: more sgp15okmX1.b1: more sgp15okmX1.a1: more sgp15okmX1.00: more |