| Start Date | Start Time | End Date | End Time | Data Quality Metric |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/01/1999 | 0000 | 04/30/1999 | 2359 | Does not affect quality |
| Subject: | SGP/OKM - Overview of Automated QA - April 1999 |
| DataStreams: | sgp05okmX1.00, sgp15okmX1.00, sgp15okmX1.a1, sgp05okmX1.a1 |
| Description: | Below is an overview from Chris Fiebrich, the Mesonet QA manager
of the automated quality assurance results for the April 1999
Oklahoma Mesonet data.
There is one special event that was flagged by the automatic
qa that you may want to be aware of:
Date Station Parameter(s)
---- ------- ------------
04/04 BYAR,MEDI TAIR,RELH - Stations poked above the cold inversion
layer; disregard the flags.
-Chris Fiebrich
Mesonet QA Manager
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OKLAHOMA MESONETWORK/ARS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT
for the month of April, 1999
Based upon observations taken at 1800 UTC each day
Prepared by Chris Fiebrich (qamgr@redrock.ocs.ou.edu)
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Forces of Nature:
SHAW, SALL and CLAY were each struck by lightning during the month
of April, causing varying degrees of damage to the instrumentation
at those sites. CLAY is no stranger to lightning strikes. This was
its third strike since its birth in March of 1994. As a preview to
next month's QA report, I'd like to note that CLAY saw its FOURTH
strike just last week!
Bulls were reported to have attacked BRIS during April, knocking down
a pyranometer stand, destroying the temperature and RH sensor, and
causing damage to the rain gauge there.
Mischievous cows also knocked down the pyranometer stand at WASH.
On to the report...
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TAIR Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #2263 BRIS Sensor destroyed by bull
#2275 SALL Sensor destroyed by lightning
#2383 CLAY Sensor damaged by lightning
RELH Current: #2151 RING Sensor sporadically reporting data
spikes
#2295 PAWN Sensor damaged by storm
#2297 CHIC Sensor sticking at 0% RELH
Added: #2327 COPA Sensor reached a max RH of only 94.7%
during the month of April
#2377 MAYR Monthly QA indicates 1.5 C low TDEW
bias
#2376 KING Monthly QA indicates 2 C high TDEW
bias
Resolved: #2262 BRIS Sensor destroyed by bull
#2270 SALL Sensor destroyed by lightning
#2382 CLAY Sensor damaged by lightning
WDIR Current: #2276 BBOW Sensor possibly sticking during low
winds
Added: None
Resolved: #2277 SHAW Lightning strike damaged wind
tranzorbs
#2384 CLAY Possible lightning damage; lab tested
WSPD Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #2385 CLAY Possible lightning damage; lab tested
PRES Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
SRAD Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #2212 SPEN Sensor found to have greater than 5%
error
#2264 BRIS Stand knocked over by bull
#2266 WASH Stand knocked down by cows
#2268 SALL Sensor destroyed by lightning strike
#2386 CLAY Sensor damaged by lightning
RAIN Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: #2267 BRIS Gauge repaired after bull attack
TA9M Current: #2326 CLAY Sensor stuck at -459 C
Added: None
Resolved: None
WS2M Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
TS10 Current: #2188 HINT Long-term QA indicates 1-2 C cool
bias
#2234 MINC Monthly QA indicates 5 C warm bias
#2260 BOWL Sensor reporting data spikes and 5 C
warm bias
Added: None
Resolved: #2236 VINI Replaced sensor reporting data spikes
#2387 CLAY Sensor damaged by lightning
TB10 Current: #2213 GUTH Long-term QA indicates 10 C warm bias
#2325 MARE Sensor reporting 5 C warm bias
Added: #2329 IDAB Monthly QA indicates 5 C warm bias
Resolved: #2324 WYNO Replaced sensor with intermittent
data spikes
TS05 Current: #2187 HINT Long-term QA indicates 1-2 C cool
bias
Added: None
Resolved: #2388 CLAY Sensor damaged by lightning
TB05 Current: None
Added: #2328 HOBA Monthly QA indicates 4 C cool bias at
night, 4 C warm bias during day
Resolved: #2015 ELRE Replaced sensor with warm bias
#2259 NORM Repaired sensor with lose wire
#2389 CLAY Sensor damaged by lightning
TS30 Current: #2184 FTCB Long-term QA indicates 1-2 C warm
bias
#2274 SALL Sensor damaged by lightning
Added: None
Resolved: #2390 CLAY Sensor damaged by lightning
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ARS QA REPORT
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
TAIR Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
RELH Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
SRAD Current: None
Added: None
Resolved: None
RAIN Current: #2296 A148 Gauge stopped reporting during heavy
rain event
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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Chris Fiebrich
May 10, 1999 |
| Suggestions: | Users of these data should obtain the detailed quality assurance information from ARM |
| Measurements: | sgp05okmX1.a1: more
sgp05okmX1.00: more sgp15okmX1.a1: more sgp15okmX1.00: more |