DQRID : D020117.4
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/30/2001013004/30/20010401
04/16/2001024504/16/20010301
04/01/2001114504/01/20011301
04/30/2001174504/30/20012101
04/17/2001154504/18/20011601
04/14/2001074504/14/20011501
04/15/2001144504/15/20011831
04/12/2001013004/12/20011331
04/25/2001103004/25/20011331
04/19/2001061504/19/20011601
04/13/2001053004/13/20011631
04/25/2001021504/25/20010331
04/15/2001091504/15/20011231
04/30/2001061504/30/20011601
04/23/2001051504/24/20010001
04/17/2001014504/17/20010931
04/29/2001150004/29/20011601
04/16/2001051504/16/20012301
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Subject:
SGP/EBBR/E2 - Reprocess: E2 EBBR Soil Temperature #2 Incorrect
DataStreams:sgp30ebbrE2.b1, sgp15ebbrE2.b1
Description:
Soil Temperature #2 was intermittently incorrect.
The cause is unknown.

The indicated measurements that are calculated using 
soil temperature are also incorrect.

Soil moisture #2 (30 minute only) was also affected 
because version 6 of the EBBR datalogger program 
uses a multiplication of soil temperature and soil 
moisture as part of the adjustment of soil moisture for
soil temperature.  This was discovered to be a poor 
technique soon after it was implemented, but E2 will
continue to use version 6 until a replacement EBBR
unit is available.  When soil temperature #2 is large
negative, soil moisture #2 is often twice as large
as it should be.

EBBR unit changeout dates are listed on the EBBR 
instrument web page.
Suggestions: 
Recalculate the average soil heat flow (ave_shf),
latent heat flux (e), and sensible heat flux (h) 
using only soil sets 1, 3, 4, and 5, as follows:

ave_shf = (g1 + g3 + g4 + g5)/4

e = -(q + ave_shf)/(1 + Bowen)

h = -(q + e + ave_shf)

where q is net radiation and Bowen is the Bowen ratio.
Measurements:sgp30ebbrE2.b1:
  • Soil moisture 2, gravimetric(soil_moisture_2)
  • Surface soil heat flux 2(surface_soil_heat_flux_2)
  • Change in energy storage 2, 0-5 cm soil layer(energy_storage_change_2)
  • Soil temperature 2(soil_temp_2)
  • Surface latent heat flux(latent_heat_flux)
  • Surface soil heat flux, average of fluxes 1-5(surface_soil_heat_flux_avg)
  • Surface sensible heat flux(sensible_heat_flux)
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sgp15ebbrE2.b1:
  • Soil temperature 2 (resistance ratio)(soil_temp_2_rr)
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