DQRID : D020520.2
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
03/01/2002000003/31/20022359
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Subject:
SGP/OKM/X1 - Overview of Automated Data Quality -March 2002
DataStreams:sgp05okmX1.b1, sgp15okmX1.b1, sgp15okmX1.a1, sgp05okmX1.a1
Description:
Below is an overview from Janet Martinez, the Mesonet QA manager
of the automated quality assurance results for the March 2002
Oklahoma Mesonet data.
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Notes:

On March 1 & 2, most of the state reported snow and a few hours of 

freezing rain. In spite of the fact that the effect of this snow/ice 

event was much less severe than the Jan 30-31 storm, the wind obs at 60 

sites had to be manually flagged for time periods ranging from 3 to 26 

hours due to freezing rain coating the anemometers. Temperatures in the 

state quickly recovered and on March 14, OKC set a record high temp for 

that date of 85 degrees. The southeast part of the state experienced 

heavy rains on two occasions, with Idabel leading the pack at nearly 10 

inches of rain during March. 

 

The Mesonet Technicians began Spring Pass 2002 in March.  During the 

month, they also resolved 75 trouble tickets! In addition to the work

detailed in this report, their work included scheduled replacements of 

10m wind direction monitors (in the past four months, 100 have been 

changed out), and replacement of failed net radiometers, soil moisture 

sensors, ground heat flux plates and soil temp probes. They also 

replaced 7 cup-type anemometers with starting threshold problems 

(likely caused by our three winter ice storms). The initial 

installation of telnet power switches at base stations continued.

 

The data collection software and hardware for the ARS Micronet was 

upgraded to match that used by the Mesonet (upgraded in spring of 2001).

The new collection software is called LoggerNet. Thanks to all involved

in the successful completion of this upgrade.

 

** This month's QA report  can also be found at the following URL: 

       http://operations.ocs.ou.edu/pub/qa/monthly/mar02.htm 

This webpage is still under construction, so continue to send me your 

comments and suggestions.  

 

 

Janet

 

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                       CORE MESONET QA REPORT

------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

TAIR    Current:        None

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None

 

RELH    Current:        None 

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None

 

WDIR    Current:        None   

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None 

 

WSPD    Current:        None 

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None  

 

PRES    Current:        None

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None

                        

SRAD    Current:        None

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None 

 

RAIN    Current:        None 

        Added:          None 

        Resolved:       #6403 HOBA Leveled and cleaned gauge (reported  

                                   phantom tips)

                        #6417 CALV Checked and cleaned gauge (reported  

                                   no melt during or after snow)  

                        #6463 NORM Replaced switch (tips 30% low 

                                   compared to nearby sites)

                        #6480 TISH Re-attached magnet & replaced switch

 

TA9M    Current:        None

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None

 

WS2M    Current:        #6458 CHEY Starting threshold problems

                        #6459 ELRE Starting threshold problems

                        #6461 PUTN Starting threshold problems

        Added:          None 

        Resolved:       None

 

TS10    Current:        None

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None 

 

TB10    Current:        None

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None 

                  

TS05    Current:        None 

        Added:          None 

        Resolved:       None 

 

TB05    Current:        None

        Added:          #6514 HUGO Monthly QA indicates 5 degree C

                                   low bias 

        Resolved:       None

 

TS30    Current:        None

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None 

 

 

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                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:        None  

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       #6435 A131 Adjusted magnet and switch  

                                   (reported no tips in February)

 

TS05    Current:        #6490 A161 Reporting temps of -12 deg C  

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None

 

TS10    Current:        #6491 A161 Reporting temps of -15 deg C

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None       

 

TS15    Current:        None

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None

 

TS30    Current:        None

        Added:          None

        Resolved:       None

 

========================================================================

 

"Current Tickets" are the unresolved tickets as of the last day of the  

 month.

"Added Tickets" are based on evaluations of parameters averaged over 

 the month at 1800 UTC.  Rain is evaluated as a monthly accumulation. 

"Resolved Tickets" are the problems that were fixed during the entire

 month.

 

 

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
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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