Details and Metadata
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Methods
The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures
No methods recorded for this dataset
Dataset Fields
Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data
| Field Name | Caption | Description | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Date | Date of collection | DateTime Date/Time Format: YYYY-MM-DD |
| Time | Time | Time of collection | DateTime Date/Time Format: hh:mm:ss |
| Date_Time | Date Time | Date/time of collection | DateTime Date/Time Format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss |
| Temp_Out | Temperature at Time of Collection | Temperature at time of collection | Interval Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| Hi_Temp | High Temperature | Highest Temperature | Interval Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.01 |
| Low_Temp | Low Temperature | Lowest Temperature | Interval Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| Out_Hum | Humidity | Humidity | Ratio Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| Dew_Pt | Dew Point | Dew point is the temperature to which air must be cooled for saturation (100% relative humidity) to occur, providing there is no change in water content | Ratio Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| Wind_Speed | Wind Speed | Average wind speed for the interval | Ratio Unit: miles per hour Precision: 1 |
| Wind_Dir | Wind Direction | Most frequent compass point for wind direction during the interval | Nominal |
| Wind_Deg | Wind Direction | Decimal degree representation of most frequent compass point for wind direction during the interval | Interval Unit: degree Precision: 0.1 |
| Wind_Run | Wind Run | Wind run is a measurement of the "amount" of wind passing the station during a given period of time; calculated by multiplying the average wind speed for each archive record by the archive interval | Ratio Units: Precision: 0.01 |
| Hi_Speed | High Wind Speed | Highest wind speed recorded during interval | Ratio Unit: miles per hour Precision: 1 |
| Hi_Dir | Direction Highest Wind Speed | Direction of highest wind speed during the interval | Nominal |
| Wind_Chill | Wind Chill | Wind chill | Ratio Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| Heat_Index | Heat Index | The heat index uses the temperature and the relative humidity to determine how hot the air actually "feels" | Ratio Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| THW_Index | Temperature Humidity Wind Index | The THW index uses humidity, temperature and wind to calculate an apparent temperature that incorporates the cooling effects of wind on our perception of temperature | Ratio Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| THSW_index | Temperature Humidity Sun Wind Index | The THWS index uses humidity, temperature, the cooling effects of wind and the heating effects of direct solar radiation to calculate and apparent temperature | Ratio Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| Bar | Barometric Pressure | Barometric pressure | Ratio Unit: inch of mercury column Precision: 0.001 |
| Rain | Rainfall | Rainfall | Ratio Unit: inch Precision: 0.01 |
| Rain_Rate | Rain Rate | Rain rate is calculated by measuring the time interval between each rainfall increment | Interval Units: dimensionless Precision: 0.01 |
| Solar_Rad | Solar Radiation | What we call "current solar radiation" is technically known as Global Solar radiation, a measure of the intensity of the suns radiation reaching a horizontal surface | Ratio Unit: watts per square meter Precision: 1 |
| Solar_Energy | Solar Energy | Solar energt is amount of accumulated solar radiation energy over a period of time | Ratio Unit: Langley Precision: 0.01 |
| Hi_Solar_Rad | High Solar Radiation | High solar radiation is the peak solar radiation measured during the archive interval | Ratio Unit: watts per square meter Precision: 1 |
| UV_Index | UV Index | The UV index measures the intensity of UV averaged over the interval | Ratio Unit: watts per square centimeter Precision: 0.1 |
| UV_Dose | UV Dose | UV dose, measured in minimum erythemal dose (MED) scale, defined as the amount of sunlight exposure necessary to induce a barely perceptible redness of the skin within 24 hours after sun exposure | Ratio Units: minimum erythemal dose units Precision: 0.01 |
| Hi_UV | High UV Index | The Peak UV index measured during the archive interval | Ratio Units: |
| heat_D-D | Heating Degree Days | One heating degree-day is the amount of heat required to keep a structure of 65 degrees F when the outside temperature remains one degree below 65 degree F threshold for 24 hours | Ratio Unit: joule Precision: 0.001 |
| Cool_D-D | Cooling Degree Days | One cooling degree-day is the amount of cooling required to keep a structure at 65 degree F when the outside temperature remains one degree above the 65 degree F threshold for 24 hours | Ratio Unit: joule Precision: 0.001 |
| In_Temp | Sensor Internal Temperature | Sensor internal temperature | Interval Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| In_Hum | Sensor Internal humidity | Sensor internal humidity | Ratio Units: dimensionless Precision: 1 |
| In_Dew | Sensor Internal Dew Point | Sensor internal dew point | Ratio Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| In_Heat | Sensor Internal Heat Index | Sensor internal heat index | Ratio Unit: degree Fahrenheit Precision: 0.1 |
| ET | unknown | unknown | Ratio Units: Precision: 0.001 |
| Wind_Samp | unknown | unknown | Ratio Units: Precision: 1 |
| Wind_Tx | unknown | unknown | Ratio Units: Precision: 1 |
| ISS_Recept | ISS Reception | The ISS reception rate shows the percentage of wind data packets that have been successfully received | Ratio Units: dimensionless Precision: 0.1 |
| Arc_Int | Archive Interval | Interval over which data was archived | Ratio Unit: minute Precision: 1 |
Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
No site characteristics recorded for this dataset
Dataset Notes
Notes describing any special conditions or considerations for understanding the quality and consistency of the data
| Start Date | End Date | Note | Date Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-23 14:45:00 | 2012-07-24 23:45:00 | No data, reason unknown | 2012-12-06 12:50:00 |