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Format for the ARS micronet 5-minute data files
Version: a5m001
Date: 1998-03-01
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This file describes the 5-minute ARS micronet data files. Each data file
contains a line each for the version reference string, the 4-letter station
ID, the date and a blank line. These are followed by a data-header line and
finally the data.

version
-------
This gives the version reference string for the file's data format and units.
If either format or units are revised then the version will also be changed.
(At the top of this document is the version for the specific file type that
this document describes.)

station
-------
The 4-character station ID of the file.

date
----
The year, month and day separated by "-". The date is followed by a blank
line.

header
------
The header line gives the organization for the data records. The header line
contains the following:

STID - station ID (same as above)
TIME - CST time (hours and minutes separated by a space)
RAIN - accumulated rainfall (mm)
RELH - relative humidity (%)
TAIR - air temperature at 1.5 m (deg-C)
SRAD - solar radiation (W/m^2)
TS05 - soil temperature at 05 cm depth (deg-C)
TS10 - soil temperature at 10 cm depth (deg-C)
TS15 - soil temperature at 15 cm depth (deg-C)
TS30 - soil temperature at 30 cm depth (deg-C)
BATV - battery voltage (volts)
FLSV - flag status value

Most parameters are followed by a column of data with "Q" in the header. This
indicates a column for the quality check (QC) character.

Data
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Each line of data contains values associated with the header representation.
For most parameters there is an associated QC character which represents the
following:

g - good         (passed QC tests - extremely low probability of error)
S - suspect      (QC tests indicate some suspicion - low probability of error)
W - warning      (several QC test failures - high probability of error)
F - failure      (known error)
M - missing      (data not received)
I - ignore
N - not installed
U - unknown

The values for the parameters RAIN, RELH, TAIR, SRAD, and FLSV are valid for
the 5-minute period ending at the specified time. All other parameters are
valid for the 15-minute period ending at the specified time. The 15-minute
parameter values are included only every third record. For the other two times
the values are set to -999.0 with QC character of "I".

Note on FLSV
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A non-zero value for FLSV indicates that a technician was servicing the site.
All data should be checked thoroughly to the users satisfaction before using.

Sample Format
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For reading the data line in FORTRAN 77 the following format statement may be
used:

format (x, a4, 2x, i2, x, i2, f8.2, x, a1, 7(f7.1, x, a1), f7.1, i7)


File Naming Convention
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Files are named similar to the following: 
	MMDDxxxx.YYY

Where MM = month
	DD = day
	XXXX = site ID
	YYY = last 3 digits of year
	
 
Disclaimer
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The ARS Micronet data of the Little Washita River Watershed are accepted and
used by the recipient upon the express understanding that the ARS and it's
employees make no warranties, expressed or implied, concerning the accuracy,
completeness, reliability or suitability for any one purpose, and that ARS and
it's employees shall be under no liability to any person by reason of any use
made thereof.

The ARS requests that the recipient of the ARS Micronet data does not
distribute, publish or disseminate the data under the recipient's name without
full and up-front acknowledgement of the ARS as the source of the data, and
that the recipient acknowledges the support and role of the ARS in
publications that use and are based on the ARS data. The data can be requested
 from the ARS Micronet Data manager at USDS-ARS, 7207 W. Cheyenne St., El
Reno, OK 73036.