DQRID : D090501.1
Start DateStart TimeEnd DateEnd Time
10/21/1998000003/03/20032359
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Subject:
TWP/SMET/C2 - Wind Speed data contain offset due to induced voltage
DataStreams:twpsmet60sC2.a1
Description:
The marine model of the RM Young wind sensor needs twisted pair shielded cable. The 
manufacturer did not originally supply the pigtail with twisted pair shielded cable.  Use of 
twisted pair shielded cable for the rest of the cable run to the logger was also not 
specified.  This caused an induced voltage in the wind speed line from the wind direction 
excitation.  The induced voltage varied from sensor to sensor and probably changed anytime the 
cable was replaced or parts of the wind sensor were repaired or replaced. The induced 
voltage has been seen to vary from 0.15 m/s to as much as 1.08 m/s.
Suggestions: 
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Measurements:twpsmet60sC2.a1:
  • Wind #1 speed vector average(wind1_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed arithmetic average(wind2_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum(wind2_spd_max)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum gust(wind1_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #2 speed minimum(wind2_spd_min)
  • Wind #1 speed minimum(wind1_spd_min)
  • Wind #1 speed arithmetic average(wind1_spd_arith_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed vector average(wind2_spd_vec_avg)
  • Wind #2 speed maximum gust(wind2_spd_max_gust)
  • Wind #1 speed maximum(wind1_spd_max)
  • Wind #2 speed standard deviation(wind2_spd_sd)
  • Wind #1 speed standard deviation(wind1_spd_sd)
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