Sodar - St. James, MN - Processed Data
**Overview**
This dataset was produced from the raw sodar .wtb files from the St. James, MN 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: 43.98549, -94.5527
Elevation: 324 m
Output heights: Every 5 meters from 10 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 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. One event of the latter variety was noted, removed, and is discussed in greater detail in the events section below.
Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - **Overview**
This dataset was produced from the raw sodar .wtb files from the St. James, MN 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: 43.98549, -94.5527
Elevation: 324 m
Output heights: Every 5 meters from 10 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 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. One event of the latter variety was noted, removed, and is discussed in greater detail in the events section below.
AU - Sheridan, Lindsay
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.21947/1604797
KW - a2e
KW - atmosphere to electrons
KW - wind
KW - weto
KW - eere
KW - wfip1
KW - Wind Forecast Improvement Project 1
KW - Sodar
KW - St. James, MN
KW - Processed Data
KW - z06
KW - sodar
KW - a0
LA - English
DA - 2011/07/28
PY - 2011
PB - Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
T1 - Sodar - St. James, MN - Processed Data
UR - https://doi.org/10.21947/1604797
ER -
Sheridan, Lindsay. Sodar - St. James, MN - Processed Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), 28 July, 2011, A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1604797.
Sheridan, L. (2011). Sodar - St. James, MN - Processed Data. [Data set]. A2E. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). https://doi.org/10.21947/1604797
Sheridan, Lindsay. Sodar - St. James, MN - Processed Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), July, 28, 2011. Distributed by A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1604797
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This dataset was produced from the raw sodar .wtb files from the St. James, MN 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: 43.98549, -94.5527
Elevation: 324 m
Output heights: Every 5 meters from 10 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 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. One event of the latter variety was noted, removed, and is discussed in greater detail in the events section below.},
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Details
Data from Jul 28, 2011
Last updated Oct 11, 2021
Submitted Feb 26, 2020
Organization
Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
Contact
Lindsay Sheridan
+509.372.4607
Authors
Original Source
https://a2e.energy.gov/data/wfip1/sodar.z06.a0Research Areas
Keywords
a2e, atmosphere to electrons, wind, weto, eere, wfip1, Wind Forecast Improvement Project 1, Sodar, St. James, MN, Processed Data, z06, sodar, a0DOE Project Details
Project Name Wind Data Hub
Project Number 67025