TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY STICKNET DOCUMENTATION FOR VORTEXSE DEPLOYMENTS
last updated: 23 Oct 2017
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This README file provides information concerning the Texas Tech University StickNet probe data sampling details and data structure from the Vortex SE project during the 2017 field campaign. Primarily, the details concern 
the array of 16 stationary probes deployed throughout the project in a meso network. For more information please contact Dr. Chris Weiss (Chris.Weiss@ttu.edu) or Aaron Hill (aaron.hill@ttu.edu)
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Each file contains Sticknet data for one day for a single probe. Data gaps exist within daily files when stations were turned off for troubleshooting, power was lost, or data were severely corrupted. 

All data have been run through an objective QC algorithm. Two flags have been appended to the end of each data string:
- a thermodynamic flag (tflag) for potentially erroneous values of T, RH, and/or P
- a kinematic flag (wflag) for potentially erroneous values of WS and/or WD

Bias correction was applied for all data where appropriate. Biases were determined with mass tests before and after the project. 

Sampling rate for all probes was 10 Hz.

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* STATION INFORMATION *
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--> GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS

Probe ID, latitude, longitude, elevation (m), compass heading (GPS obtained)

0102A, 34.2959, -87.5871, 282, 
0103A, 34.8551, -86.0017, 513, 
0104A, 35.3391, -87.0324, 239, 
0105A, 34.6224, -86.0800, 182, 
0106A, 34.2149, -87.1619, 245, 
0107A, 34.19439, -86.79825, 231, 
0108A, 35.3236, -86.6347, 230, 
0109A, 35.3045, -87.5185, 315, 
0110A, 34.1632, -86.3341, 280, 
0111A, 34.5504, -86.5582, 174, 
0112A, 34.7254, -87.4625, 174, 
0213A, 34.9016, -86.5386, 239, 
0214A, 34.9309, -86.9764, 256, 
0215A, 35.0380, -87.4719, 237, 
0216A, 35.3719, -86.0998, 305, 
0217A, 34.6176, -87.1014, 192, 

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* DATA STRUCTURE *
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--> FILENAME

Each file name depicts the probe ID and the day of record
Sample: 0102A_20170401.csv
		Probe: 0102A
		Date:  April 1, 2017

--> DATA

The following units represent the data collected:
TIME (YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss.s UTC; YYYY - year; MM - month; DD - day; HH - hour; mm - minute; ss - second; s - tenth of second)
TEMPERATURE (C)
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%)
BAROMETRIC STATION PRESSURE (hPa)
WIND SPEED (m/s)
WIND DIRECTION (deg)
VOLTAGE (V)

Sample: 2016-02-27 23:25:57.500,12.0,41.8,984.9,0.3,170.4,10.7,0,0,0216
	Time: 2016-02-27 23:25:57.500
	T: 12.0 C
	RH: 41.8 %
	P: 984.9 hPa
	windsp: 0.3 m/s
	winddir: 170.4 deg
	batt: 10.7 V
	tflag: 0, Thermo data pass QC
	wflag: 0, Wind data pass QC
	ID: 0216

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 * NOTES *
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- Probe 0213A had a bad compass and therefore had to be more precisely aligned to north. There may be more significant biases in wind directions than what have been corrected to this point.
- Probe 0215A had a data loss between approximately 0150 UTC April 22nd and 1430 UTC April 23rd. All data between this period should be ignored. 

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For more information on the StickNet probes, please contact Chris Weiss (Chris.Weiss@ttu.edu) or Aaron Hill (aaron.hill@ttu.edu) and see:

Weiss, C. C., and J. L. Schroeder, 2008: StickNet - A new, portable, rapidly-deployable, surface observing system. Preprints, 88th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, New Orleans, LA, 4A.1