HFE/WACR/M1 - Reprocessed: Reflectivity and Height Offsets

The instrument vendor informed us of a range (height) offset of 13 m and provided updated 
reflectivity calibration.  All values reported for 'Reflectivity' were approximately 3 dB 
too low.   In addition, the Reflectivity in the first and fourth range gates (starting 
from the surface) needed to be further corrected by an additional 2.7 and -0.9 dB, 
respectively. The 'height' field values were 13.33 m too low.  The data were reprocessed to 
correct these problems.

The hfewacrM1.b1 data were reprocessed and archived in October 2010.  The
hfewacrspeccmaskcopolM1.a0 and hfewacrspeccmaskxpolM1.a0 data were reprocessed and
archived in January and July 2012.

• heights
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• heights
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

• heights
• Cloud, reflectivity, at altitude(Reflectivity)

SGP/OKM/X1 - Overview of Automated Data Quality - January 2011

Below is a link to an overview from Alex McCombs, the Mesonet QA manager of the automated 
quality assurance results for the January 2011 Oklahoma Mesonet Data.

 OKLAHOMA MESONET/ARS QUALITY ASSURANCE REPORT January 2011 

• vbat
• Temperature, soil, bare, at 10-cm depth, 15-min avg(tbare10)
• Temperature, soil, bare, at 5-cm depth, 15-min avg(tbare5)
• Temperature, soil, 10 cm, 60-min avg, Kansas mesonet(tsoil10)
• Temperature, soil, natural sod, at 5-cm depth, 15-min avg(tsoil5)
• Temperature, soil, natural sod, at 30-cm depth, 15-min avg(tsoil30)

• Wind speed, at 10-m height, 5-min SD(wspd_sigma)
• Pressure, atmospheric, constant value of model level, RUC model output(pres)
• Radiation, shortwave, downwelling, at 1.75-m height, 5 min-avg(srad)
• Temperature, air, at 1.5-m height, 5-min avg(tdry_1_5m)
• Temperature, air, at 9-m height, 5-min avg(tdry_9m)
• Wind speed, at 10-m height, 5-min avg(wspd_10m)
• Wind speed, at 2-m height, 5-min avg(wspd_2m)
• Rain, 60-min avg, Kansas mesonet(prec_amt)
• Wind speed, at 10-m height, 3-second maximum in 5-min period(wspd_max)
• Wind direction, at 10-m height, 5-min SD(wdir_sigma)
• Humidity, relative(rh)
• Wind direction, vector, at 10-m height, 5-min avg(wdir_10m)
• Wind speed, at 10-m height, 5-min avg, vector magnitude(wvec_10m)

• Pressure, atmospheric, constant value of model level, RUC model output(pres)
• Wind speed, at 10-m height, 3-second maximum in 5-min period(wspd_max)
• Wind speed, at 10-m height, 5-min avg(wspd_10m)
• Temperature, air, at 1.5-m height, 5-min avg(tdry_1_5m)
• Wind direction, vector, at 10-m height, 5-min avg(wdir_10m)
• Rain, 60-min avg, Kansas mesonet(prec_amt)
• Wind speed, at 10-m height, 5-min SD(wspd_sigma)
• Wind speed, at 2-m height, 5-min avg(wspd_2m)
• Humidity, relative(rh)
• Temperature, air, at 9-m height, 5-min avg(tdry_9m)
• Radiation, shortwave, downwelling, at 1.75-m height, 5 min-avg(srad)
• Wind speed, at 10-m height, 5-min avg, vector magnitude(wvec_10m)
• Wind direction, at 10-m height, 5-min SD(wdir_sigma)

• Temperature, soil, bare, at 10-cm depth, 15-min avg(tbare10)
• Temperature, soil, natural sod, at 5-cm depth, 15-min avg(tsoil5)
• Temperature, soil, 10 cm, 60-min avg, Kansas mesonet(tsoil10)
• Temperature, soil, bare, at 5-cm depth, 15-min avg(tbare5)
• Temperature, soil, natural sod, at 30-cm depth, 15-min avg(tsoil30)
• vbat