DQRID : D010510.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/01/2001000003/31/20012359
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Subject:
SGP/OKM - Overview of Automated Data Quality - March 2001
DataStreams:sgp05okmX1.b1, sgp15okmX1.b1, sgp05okmX1.a1, sgp15okmX1.a1
Description:
Below is an overview from Chris Fiebrich, the Mesonet QA manager
of the automated quality assurance results for the March 2001
Oklahoma Mesonet data.


69 trouble tickets were resolved by the techs during March.
WOW!  You won't notice all of that work here in this report,
because some of the fixes were for scheduled rotations of
sensors and work done on OASIS sensors (both of which we
haven't made a part of the monthly QA report as of yet.)

Soil temperature probes under bare soil continue to be a 
major problem as over 20 stations have been found to have
their probes literally heaved out of the ground.  This is
something we've never witnessed in the Mesonet EVER, and
is likely due to all the wet, freezing weather we had this
past winter.  We'll hope it doesn't happen again for at least
8 more years. 

The Mesonet technicians are beginning their Spring Pass 2001
in which all sites will be visited over the next 3 months.
During this pass, they will be taking site photos, maintaining
the vegetation inside the site enclosure, cleaning sensors,
and performing rain gauge tests.
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TAIR    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5442 GRA2 Replaced faulty sensor

RELH    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5505 HUGO Replaced lightning-damaged
                              sensor 
 
WDIR    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None 

WSPD    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5490 RING Replaced damaged sensor

PRES    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None
                        
SRAD    Current:        #5519 MEDF Monthly QA indicates 10% low
                              bias
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5072 KETC Replaced sensor with high bias
                        #5159 FAIR Replaced lightning-damaged
                              sensor
                        #5394 SEIL Replaced sensor with low bias

RAIN    Current:        #5511 HUGO Gauge occasionally double-tips
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #5397 MEDF Replaced bad switch
                        #5466 PUTN Replaced bad switch

TA9M    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5492 JAYX Repaired lose wire

WS2M    Current:        None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5507 HUGO Replaced lightning-damaged
                              sensor

TB10    Current:        #5518 MEDF Monthly QA indicates 3 C warm 
                              bias
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5402 MAYR Replaced bad sensor 
                        #5468 STUA Replaced gopher-damaged sensor      
                        #5440 WILB Corrected erosion problem
                  
TS05    Current:        #5194 FAIR 5 C cool bias
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5508 HUGO Replaced lightning-damaged sensor

TB05    Current:        #5515 STIG Sensor reporting erratic values
        Added:          #5569 CATO Check for erosion
                        #5570 BREC Check for erosion
        Resolved:       #5419 MARS Repaired erosion problem
                        #5454 BLAC Repaired erosion problem
                        #5455 KING Repaired erosion problem
                        #5456 OKMU Repaired erosion problem
                        #5457 PRYO Repaired erosion problem
                        #5458 FORA Site checked for erosion 
                        #5459 TAHL Repaired erosion problem
                        #5499 TISH Repaired erosion problem
                        #5535 BIXB Repaired erosion problem
                        #5536 WYNO Repaired erosion problem
                        #5537 COPA Repaired erosion problem
                        #5538 NOWA Repaired erosion problem
                        #5539 MIAM Repaired erosion problem
                        #5541 WILB Repaired erosion problem

TS30    Current:        #5517 EUFA Monthly QA indicates 3 C cool 
                              bias
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5509 HUGO Replaced lightning-damaged
                              sensor


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                                ARS QA REPORT
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TAIR    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5522 A152 Repaired vandalized sensor

RELH    Current:        None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #5516 A149 Replaced sensor with high 
                              bias

SRAD    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RAIN    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5467 A121 Replaced bad switch
                        
TS05    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5453 A165 Checked for erosion

TS10    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TS15    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5523 A165 Corrected wiring problem

TS30    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #5524 A165 Corrected wiring problem

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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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Suggestions: 
Measurements:sgp05okmX1.b1:
  • solar radiation(srad)
  • average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
  • standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
  • Relative Humidity (hybrid-b grid)(rh)
  • vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
  • air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
  • 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)
  • vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
  • average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
  • air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
  • maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
more
sgp05okmX1.a1:
  • accumulated rainfall since 00GMT except at 00 GMT, the number given is the total
    accumulation for the past 24 hours(prec_amt)
  • vector average wind magnitude(wvec_10m)
  • Retrieved pressure profile(pres)
  • standard deviation of wind speed(wspd_sigma)
  • vector average of wind direction measured at 10m(wdir_10m)
  • air temperature at 1.5m(tdry_1_5m)
  • average wind run (arithmetic average speed) at 10m(wspd_10m)
  • maximum 3-second wind speed within the 5-minute averaging period(wspd_max)
  • average wind speed at 2m(wspd_2m)
  • Relative Humidity (hybrid-b grid)(rh)
  • air temperature at 9m(tdry_9m)
  • solar radiation(srad)
  • standard deviation of wind direction(wdir_sigma)
more
sgp15okmX1.b1:
  • soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
  • soil temperature at 30 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil30)
  • 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
  • soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
  • soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
more
sgp15okmX1.a1:
  • soil temperature at 5 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil5)
  • soil temperature at 30 cm beneath natural sod cover(tsoil30)
  • 10 cm soil temp(tsoil10)
  • soil temperature at 5 cm beneath bare soil(tbare5)
  • soil temperature at 10cm beneath bare soil(tbare10)
more

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