Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Raw Data
**Overview**
The data provide vertical mean profiles of wind and temperature.
**Data Details**
* Data averaged over an interval of 30 minutes.
* Time stamp is included in each data file.
* Location: John Day/Rufus Water Treatment Plant (45.690842,-120.745751).
* Site Elevation: 62 m.
**Data Quality**
The only data quality procedure applied to this dataset is through the Sodar Operation Software (APRun).
APRun calculates wind speed, temperature, and all other output data from the raw data received from the device server during measurement. Raw data contain raw received signal data (Fourier power spectra) obtained during measurement. The raw data are filtered, preprocessed, and averaged over one full averaging interval (30 minutes). Various corrections and filters are applied, such as ground clutter detection and removal. All signals of the different subcycles, measurement beams, and acoustic frequencies are decoded and combined according to a composition matrix (Composit Construction Table). A pattern recognition and fit procedure obtains primary results for wind components and signal quality scores.
The primary results are checked against local signal quality criteria, combined signal quality criteria, and two-dimensional spatial/temporal consistency tests. Any data that do not pass all quality control tests are de-validated and removed, i.e., the
output files contain error values (e.g., 99.999). For more details, refer to the *Sodar APRun Software Manual*.
**Constraints**
* The instrument is aligned to magnetic North.
* Correction for the magnetic declination (15 degrees E) was not accounted for the data until March 12, 2016 and was corrected thereafter. This information is included in header of each data file under the field <
Note that the file header also includes the field <
Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - **Overview**
The data provide vertical mean profiles of wind and temperature.
**Data Details**
* Data averaged over an interval of 30 minutes.
* Time stamp is included in each data file.
* Location: John Day/Rufus Water Treatment Plant (45.690842,-120.745751).
* Site Elevation: 62 m.
**Data Quality**
The only data quality procedure applied to this dataset is through the Sodar Operation Software (APRun).
APRun calculates wind speed, temperature, and all other output data from the raw data received from the device server during measurement. Raw data contain raw received signal data (Fourier power spectra) obtained during measurement. The raw data are filtered, preprocessed, and averaged over one full averaging interval (30 minutes). Various corrections and filters are applied, such as ground clutter detection and removal. All signals of the different subcycles, measurement beams, and acoustic frequencies are decoded and combined according to a composition matrix (Composit Construction Table). A pattern recognition and fit procedure obtains primary results for wind components and signal quality scores.
The primary results are checked against local signal quality criteria, combined signal quality criteria, and two-dimensional spatial/temporal consistency tests. Any data that do not pass all quality control tests are de-validated and removed, i.e., the
output files contain error values (e.g., 99.999). For more details, refer to the *Sodar APRun Software Manual*.
**Constraints**
* The instrument is aligned to magnetic North.
* Correction for the magnetic declination (15 degrees E) was not accounted for the data until March 12, 2016 and was corrected thereafter. This information is included in header of each data file under the field <>. This angle is erroneously left equal to zero in the data files until March 12. Data after March 12 have the correct antenna azimuth angle of 15 degrees. An example of both types of data files is provided.
Note that the file header also includes the field <>, which is left to default value (i.e., zero [m]) for most of the dataset. This height value does not affect the actual data because it is only used by the APRun sodar software for visualization purposes.
AU - Fernando, Joe
A2 - Leo, Laura
A3 - Otarola, Sebastian
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.21947/1402006
KW - a2e
KW - atmosphere to electrons
KW - wind
KW - weto
KW - eere
KW - wfip2
KW - Wind Forecast Improvement Project 2
KW - Sodar
KW - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus
KW - Raw Data
KW - sodar
KW - z08
KW - 00
LA - English
DA - 2015/12/02
PY - 2015
PB - Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
T1 - Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Raw Data
UR - https://doi.org/10.21947/1402006
ER -
Fernando, Joe, et al. Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Raw Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), 2 December, 2015, A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1402006.
Fernando, J., Leo, L., & Otarola, S. (2015). Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Raw Data. [Data set]. A2E. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). https://doi.org/10.21947/1402006
Fernando, Joe, Laura Leo, and Sebastian Otarola. Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Raw Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), December, 2, 2015. Distributed by A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1402006
@misc{OEDI_Dataset_4333,
title = {Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Raw Data},
author = {Fernando, Joe and Leo, Laura and Otarola, Sebastian},
abstractNote = {**Overview**
The data provide vertical mean profiles of wind and temperature.
**Data Details**
* Data averaged over an interval of 30 minutes.
* Time stamp is included in each data file.
* Location: John Day/Rufus Water Treatment Plant (45.690842,-120.745751).
* Site Elevation: 62 m.
**Data Quality**
The only data quality procedure applied to this dataset is through the Sodar Operation Software (APRun).
APRun calculates wind speed, temperature, and all other output data from the raw data received from the device server during measurement. Raw data contain raw received signal data (Fourier power spectra) obtained during measurement. The raw data are filtered, preprocessed, and averaged over one full averaging interval (30 minutes). Various corrections and filters are applied, such as ground clutter detection and removal. All signals of the different subcycles, measurement beams, and acoustic frequencies are decoded and combined according to a composition matrix (Composit Construction Table). A pattern recognition and fit procedure obtains primary results for wind components and signal quality scores.
The primary results are checked against local signal quality criteria, combined signal quality criteria, and two-dimensional spatial/temporal consistency tests. Any data that do not pass all quality control tests are de-validated and removed, i.e., the
output files contain error values (e.g., 99.999). For more details, refer to the *Sodar APRun Software Manual*.
**Constraints**
* The instrument is aligned to magnetic North.
* Correction for the magnetic declination (15 degrees E) was not accounted for the data until March 12, 2016 and was corrected thereafter. This information is included in header of each data file under the field <>. This angle is erroneously left equal to zero in the data files until March 12. Data after March 12 have the correct antenna azimuth angle of 15 degrees. An example of both types of data files is provided.
Note that the file header also includes the field <>, which is left to default value (i.e., zero [m]) for most of the dataset. This height value does not affect the actual data because it is only used by the APRun sodar software for visualization purposes.},
url = {https://a2e.energy.gov/data/wfip2/sodar.z08.00},
year = {2015},
howpublished = {A2E, Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), https://doi.org/10.21947/1402006},
note = {Accessed: 2025-04-24},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.21947/1402006
Details
Data from Dec 2, 2015
Last updated Oct 11, 2021
Submitted Nov 29, 2016
Organization
Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
Contact
Joe Fernando
Authors
Original Source
https://a2e.energy.gov/data/wfip2/sodar.z08.00Research Areas
Keywords
a2e, atmosphere to electrons, wind, weto, eere, wfip2, Wind Forecast Improvement Project 2, Sodar, ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus, Raw Data, sodar, z08, 00DOE Project Details
Project Name Wind Data Hub
Project Number 67025