SGP/OKM Overview of Automated QA - May 2000

Below is an overview from Chris Fiebrich, the Mesonet QA manager
of the automated quality assurance results for the May 2000
Oklahoma Mesonet data.


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Notes:
The Mesonet Technicians continued site visits during May as
part of "Spring Pass 2000".  All stations will have received
maintenance by the end of June.

A cow broke through the enclosure at JAYX on May 12.  I've been
meaning to tell Ken Meyers I found somebody looking like they
were up to no good at the nearby Pryor site:  
http://radar.metr.ou.edu/cgi-bin/sitephoto.cgi?site=pryo&dir=ne&info=photos
   
Do you think we have our first suspect?

(That link comes from our online site photo gallery accessible
through the main Mesonet web page at http://okmesonet.ocs.ou.edu.)

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TAIR    Current:        #5011 SLAP Sensor reporting -7999 during
                              most observations
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4965 JAYX Replaced cow-damaged sensor

RELH    Current:        #4948 MAYR Sensor dropping to 0%
                        #5006 CAMA Sensor reported near 0% RH 
                              intermittently
                        #5010 SLAP RELH to 105%
                        #5013 ARDM Sensor reporting over 103%
                        #5014 ALV2 RELH to 108%
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4947 ELRE Replaced sensor reporting 
                              over 106%
                        #4964 JAYX Replaced cow-damaged sensor
 
WDIR    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None 

WSPD    Current:        #4976 BYAR Sensor sporadically 4-5
                              m/s slower than speed at 9 m
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4993 CHIC Replaced noisy bearings
                        #5023 ALTU Replaced noisy bearings

PRES    Current:        #4980 RETR Sensor dropped 100 mb on
                              May 18-19  
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4940 FTCB Replaced barometer stuck
                              at 956.03 mb 

SRAD    Current:        #5009 SLAP Sensor reporting below 0
        Added:          #5072 KETC Monthly QA indicates 5-10%
                              high bias
        Resolved:       None

RAIN    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4962 JAYX Repaired broken wire on cable
                        #4988 TAHL Replaced failed switch
                        #5026 ALTU Replaced intermittently 
                                   failing switch

TA9M    Current:        #5008 SLAP Sensor reporting below 0
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WS2M    Current:        None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10    Current:        #5007 SLAP Sensor has 6 C warm bias
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4982 SALL Replaced gopher-damaged sensor

TB10    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4968 NORM Reset depth indicator; sensor
                              was 1 cm high
                        #4984 SALL Repaired erosion; sensor was
                              2 cm high 

TS05    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TB05    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4928 MEDF Corrected erosion problem 
                        #4965 NORM Reset depth indicator; sensor
                              was 1 cm high
                        #4985 SALL Repaired erosion; sensor was
                              2 cm high

TS30    Current:        #5005 CHIC Sensor stuck at -273.1
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4983 SALL Replaced gopher-damaged sensor

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     ARS QA REPORT
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TAIR    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RELH    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

SRAD    Current:        #3836 A130 Mesocomp found sensor 7% low
                        #3837 A151 Mesocomp found sensor 7% low
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4970 A161 Repaired loose wire

RAIN    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None
                        
TS05    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TS10    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TS15    Current:        None
        Added:          #5071 A136 Monthly QA indicates 3-4 C 
                              warm bias
        Resolved:       None

TS30    Current:        None  
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #4966 A131 Replaced sensor with warm
                              bias

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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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• solar radiation(srad)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• base time in epoch(base_time)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
• Relative Humidity (hybrid-b grid)(rh)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• North Latitude(lat)
• accumulated rainfall since 00GMT except at 00 GMT, the number given is the total
  accumulation for the past 24 hours(prec_amt)
• standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
• maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)
• lon(lon)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)

• -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
• vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
• Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
• standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
• air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
• average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
• vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
• lon(lon)
• average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
• maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)
• Relative Humidity (hybrid-b grid)(rh)
• standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
• accumulated rainfall since 00GMT except at 00 GMT, the number given is the total
  accumulation for the past 24 hours(prec_amt)
• base time in epoch(base_time)
• air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
• solar radiation(srad)
• North Latitude(lat)

• (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)

• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil30)
• Average battery voltage(vbat)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• North Latitude(lat)
• Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• base time in epoch(base_time)
• -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
• lon(lon)

• 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
• base time in epoch(base_time)
• lon(lon)
• soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
• Time offset from base_time(time_offset)
• -180.0 - +180.0(alt)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
• soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
• Average battery voltage(vbat)
• soil temperature at 30 cm beneath bare soil(tbare30)
• North Latitude(lat)

• (Raw data stream - documentation not supported)