SGP/OKM - Overview of Automated Data Quality - October 2000

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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                                ARS QA REPORT
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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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• srad
• wspd_2m
• wspd_sigma
• rh
• wvec_10m
• tdry_1_5m
• prec_amt
• wdir_sigma
• wdir_10m
• wspd_10m
• tdry_9m
• wspd_max
• pres

• prec_amt
• wvec_10m
• pres
• wspd_sigma
• wdir_10m
• tdry_1_5m
• wspd_10m
• wspd_max
• wspd_2m
• rh
• tdry_9m
• srad
• wdir_sigma

• tbare10
• tsoil30
• tsoil10
• tbare5
• tsoil5

• tsoil5
• tsoil10
• tbare5
• tbare10
• tbare30