DQRID : D020819.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
04/01/2002000004/30/20022359
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Subject:
SGP/OKM/X1 - Overview of Automated Data Quality - April 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 April 2002 
Oklahoma Mesonet data.
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Note:

The coming of Spring brought localized heavy storms and high winds to   
our state several times in April.  Southeast Oklahoma received the 
largest cumulative amount of rain. Talihina was the winner, with 8.5 
inches of rain during the month.

A lightning strike occurred at the Clayton site on April 7th. The 
raingauge, temp & relh sensor, pyranometer, datalogger and radio had to 
be replaced. This site has been struck by lightning 6 times in the past 
6 years!

The Technicians were very busy in April resolving 87 trouble tickets.
Their work included datalogger upgrades and replacement of 13 cup-type 
anemometers with starting threshold problems.

Spring Pass 2002 is well underway with approximately 50 sites visited. 

Now that the sun angles are high, the NRAD and NCOM calibrations of 
pyranometers and net radiometers have begun again.  In April, 3 
pyranometers were changed out as part of the scheduled rotations that 
were begun last fall.

Wind direction (10 m) rotations are now complete for all 115 sites. 

** This month's QA report can also be found at the following URL: 
       http://operations.ocs.ou.edu/pub/qa/monthly/apr02.htm 

Janet
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                       CORE MESONET QA REPORT
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TAIR    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6516 ALV2 Replaced sensor broken by cattle  
 
RELH    Current:        #6560 KING Values greater than 104% 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6515 ALV2 Replaced sensor broken by cattle 
                        #6548 CALV Replaced sensor reporting 20-40% low

WDIR    Current:        None   
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None 

WSPD    Current:        None 
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None  

PRES    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6510 BURB Bad port on wiring panel caused press
                              to stick at zero

SRAD    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None 

RAIN    Current:        None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       #6508 HECT Replaced switch (reported no tips)  
                        #6513 NINN Replaced switch (reported
                              multiple phantom tips)
                        #6517 HOBA Replaced switch (reported no tips)

TA9M    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

WS2M    Current:        None
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None

TS10    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6567 ACME Replaced sensor damaged by gophers

TB10    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6561 PRYO Replaced sensor with high temp bias

TS05    Current:        None 
        Added:          None 
        Resolved:       None 

TB05    Current:        #6514 HUGO Monthly QA indicates 5 degree C
                                   low bias
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

TS30    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6562 ACME Replaced sensor damaged by gophers

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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:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None

RAIN    Current:        None  
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       None  

TS05    Current:        None  
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6490 A161 Replaced sensor that had reported
                                   temps less than -12 degrees C 

TS10    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6491 A161 Replaced sensor that had numerous
                                   drops in temp
                        #6587 A136 Replaced sensor damaged by gophers

TS15    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6588 A136 Replaced sensor damaged by gophers

TS30    Current:        None
        Added:          None
        Resolved:       #6549 A136 Replaced sensor damaged by gophers
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"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 
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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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