TITLE: Mesonet Arizona Yavapai County ALERT Weather Station Network Data
     
CONTACTS:


Mark Massis
Senior Hydrologist
Yavapai County Development Services
Flood Control District
Ph: (928) 442-5435 Fax: (928) 771-3427
mark.massis@co.yavapai.az.us

Yavapai County Flood Control District
http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/YavEnterpriseSoln/FloodControl/IntroPage.aspx


1.0  DATA SET OVERVIEW
     

This data set contains surface meteorological data from the Yavapai
County ALERT weather station network.  There are a total of 5 stations
included in the data set.  The parameters collected and temporal
resolution vary by station. The stations are located throughout Yavapai 
County in Arizona.  This data set covers the period from 1 June to 
30 September 2004.  The data are in ASCII format.


2.0  INSTRUMENT DESCRIPTION

2.1  Instrumentation Information

150 - Sedona Airport
	Temp/RH Probe - Vaisala HMP 35AD; Approx 11 ft above ground
	Wind - HydroLynx 5050WS/5050WD; Approx 12 feet above ground

195 - Mingus Mountain
	Temp/RH Probe - Vaisala HMP 35AD; Appox 15 ft above ground
	Pressure - High Sierra Model 5731, inside building
	Wind (OLD) - HydroLynx 5050WS/WD; was ~20 ft above ground, removed
           because it was below tree line.
	Wind (NEW) - RM YOUNG Model 05103; this will be installed on
           tower in next month.  Height will be 110 feet above
           ground (50 - 60 feet	above tree line).

335 - YCFCD
	Temp/RH Probe - Vaisala HMP 35AD; Approx 11 ft above ground
	Wind - HydroLynx 5050WS/5050WD; Approx 12 feet above ground
	Pressure - HydroLynx Model 1522; Inside Stand Pipe.

400 - Prescott Valley PD Yard
	Temp/RH Probe - Vaisala HMP 35AD; Approx 11 ft above ground
	Wind - HydroLynx 5050WS/5050WD; Approx 12 feet above ground
	Pressure - HydroLynx Model 1522; Inside Stand Pipe.
	Solar Radiation - HydroLynx Model 4015; 12 feet above ground

430 - Cottonwood PW Yard
	Temp/RH Probe - High Sierra Model 5723; Approx 12 ft above
           ground
	Wind - High Sierra Model 5710WD/5711WS; Approx 14 feet above
           ground
	Pressure - High Sierra Model 5730; Inside Stand Pipe.


2.2  Station Locations

Station locations are included in the file yavapai_station_list.txt 
that is included with your data order.


3.0  DATA COLLECTION AND PROCESSING


Information on the collection and processing of these data can be
found at the Maricopa County network page:
http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/YavEnterpriseSoln/FloodControl/IntroPage.aspx

UCAR/JOSS conducted no processing or quality control on these data.


4.0  DATA FORMAT AND FILE NAMING


4.1  Data Format
 
There are individual files for each station and parameter.

These data are in ASCII format. 

Each file contains some header records, e.g.

ShowdataYavapai County Flood Control District, Prescott, Arizona Device 404
 Prescott Valley PD Data
            DateTimeDevice 404
            data in
            millibars


These provide the sensor id (404) the station name (Prescott Valley PD),
and the units (millibars).  The dates and times are Mountain Standard
Time.

The data portion looks like this (varies some by parameter):

            06/01/200400:08:381013
            06/01/200400:23:381013
            06/01/200400:38:381012
            06/01/200400:53:381012
            06/01/200401:08:381012
            06/01/200401:23:381012
and has the following form:
            mm/dd/yyyyhh:mm:ss
This is followed directly by the parameter value (no space between).
The parameter can vary from a single character on up.  Here the values
are all 1013 or 1012 mb.


4.2  File Naming conventions

StationName__Parameter.txt
e.g.
PrescottValleyPD_BarometricPressure.txt

5.0  DATA REMARKS


None.


6.0  REFERNCES


None.