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Sodar - Colorado City, TX - Processed Data

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**Overview**

This dataset was produced from the raw sodar .txt files from the Colorado City, TX site during the WFIP1 campaign. Quality control and formatting have been applied to transform the numerous raw files into a single file to provide user friendliness and improved wind resource characterization at this location.

**Data Details**

Location: 32.47215, -100.92134

Elevation: 673 m

Output heights: Every 10 meters from 30 meters to 200 meters

**Data Quality**

Data from the raw files were filtered according to the following automated and manual procedures. Missing and rejected values were flagged as -999. High precipitation events as suggested by the vertical velocity values were subjected to quality control. If any vertical velocity value at any height for a given timestamp fell below a -1.5 m/s threshold, all variables at all heights at that timestamp were rejected. On a height-by-height basis, if the signal-to- noise ratio (SNR) for any of the u, v, or w wind components reached 10 or below, all variables for that height and timestamp were rejected. The raw files were also screened for nonphysical values such as wind speeds less than zero and directions outside 0-360 degrees. Finally, the data were visually examined for events of atypical sodar retrievals, such as excessive magnitudes in oscillations or periods of stagnancy.

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TY - DATA AB - **Overview** This dataset was produced from the raw sodar .txt files from the Colorado City, TX site during the WFIP1 campaign. Quality control and formatting have been applied to transform the numerous raw files into a single file to provide user friendliness and improved wind resource characterization at this location. **Data Details** Location: 32.47215, -100.92134 Elevation: 673 m Output heights: Every 10 meters from 30 meters to 200 meters **Data Quality** Data from the raw files were filtered according to the following automated and manual procedures. Missing and rejected values were flagged as -999. High precipitation events as suggested by the vertical velocity values were subjected to quality control. If any vertical velocity value at any height for a given timestamp fell below a -1.5 m/s threshold, all variables at all heights at that timestamp were rejected. On a height-by-height basis, if the signal-to- noise ratio (SNR) for any of the u, v, or w wind components reached 10 or below, all variables for that height and timestamp were rejected. The raw files were also screened for nonphysical values such as wind speeds less than zero and directions outside 0-360 degrees. Finally, the data were visually examined for events of atypical sodar retrievals, such as excessive magnitudes in oscillations or periods of stagnancy. AU - Sheridan, Lindsay DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI) DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory DO - 10.21947/1603761 KW - a2e KW - atmosphere to electrons KW - wind KW - weto KW - eere KW - wfip1 KW - Wind Forecast Improvement Project 1 KW - Sodar KW - Colorado City, TX KW - Processed Data KW - z04 KW - sodar KW - a0 LA - English DA - 2011/07/15 PY - 2011 PB - Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) T1 - Sodar - Colorado City, TX - Processed Data UR - https://doi.org/10.21947/1603761 ER -
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Sheridan, Lindsay. Sodar - Colorado City, TX - Processed Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), 15 July, 2011, A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1603761.
Sheridan, L. (2011). Sodar - Colorado City, TX - Processed Data. [Data set]. A2E. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). https://doi.org/10.21947/1603761
Sheridan, Lindsay. Sodar - Colorado City, TX - Processed Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), July, 15, 2011. Distributed by A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1603761
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_4240, title = {Sodar - Colorado City, TX - Processed Data}, author = {Sheridan, Lindsay}, abstractNote = {**Overview**

This dataset was produced from the raw sodar .txt files from the Colorado City, TX site during the WFIP1 campaign. Quality control and formatting have been applied to transform the numerous raw files into a single file to provide user friendliness and improved wind resource characterization at this location.

**Data Details**

Location: 32.47215, -100.92134

Elevation: 673 m

Output heights: Every 10 meters from 30 meters to 200 meters

**Data Quality**

Data from the raw files were filtered according to the following automated and manual procedures. Missing and rejected values were flagged as -999. High precipitation events as suggested by the vertical velocity values were subjected to quality control. If any vertical velocity value at any height for a given timestamp fell below a -1.5 m/s threshold, all variables at all heights at that timestamp were rejected. On a height-by-height basis, if the signal-to- noise ratio (SNR) for any of the u, v, or w wind components reached 10 or below, all variables for that height and timestamp were rejected. The raw files were also screened for nonphysical values such as wind speeds less than zero and directions outside 0-360 degrees. Finally, the data were visually examined for events of atypical sodar retrievals, such as excessive magnitudes in oscillations or periods of stagnancy.}, url = {https://a2e.energy.gov/data/wfip1/sodar.z04.a0}, year = {2011}, howpublished = {A2E, Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), https://doi.org/10.21947/1603761}, note = {Accessed: 2025-05-03}, doi = {10.21947/1603761} }
https://dx.doi.org/10.21947/1603761

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Data from Jul 15, 2011

Last updated Oct 11, 2021

Submitted Mar 10, 2020

Organization

Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)

Contact

Lindsay Sheridan

+509.372.4607

Authors

Lindsay Sheridan

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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DOE Project Details

Project Name Wind Data Hub

Project Number 67025

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