readme.sfc      Readme file for UAH MIPS surface station data (max_4m Folder)

The UAH MIPS surface station data files are named mips_YYYYMMDD_sfc.dat, where:

YYYY     -> year
MM       -> month
DD       -> day
sfc.dat -> sfc station data

A sample data line is given below:

(Column #) | 0   1    2   3   4  5     6     7     8     9   
	   | 101,2015,153,029,30,12.83,6.468,294.8,25.91,89.7
	     
The data file records, column by column, are:

COLUMN    VARIABLE
-------------------------------------
0     ->  Program Constant
1     ->  Year
2     ->  Julian Day
3-4   ->  Hour & minute, Second.fraction-of-second (UTC)
5     ->  Battery Voltage (V)
6     ->  Wind Speed at 10m (m/s)  
7     ->  Wind Direction at 10m (deg)
8     ->  Temperature at 10m (C)	
9     ->  Pressure kPa (3m) (not corrected for elevation)

Data is collected at 1 sec intervals.

Instruments Used:

  - RM Young wind monitor
  - Vaisala platinum resistance temperature detector
  - CS106 Vaisala Barometer
  
Know Data Issues

***All wind direction information cannot be verified***
***Temperature Data is BAD for all dates after 6-15-2015***

If you have any questions, please contact:

Dustin Phillips
ph:  256-824-4024
email:  phillips@nsstc.uah.edu