Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Reviewed Data
**Overview**
These data provide vertical mean profiles of wind and direction (30 min time step and 10 m range gate).
**Data Details**
Data averaged over an interval of 30 minutes.
Wind Direction is from Geographic North.
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**
Data quality procedure applied to this dataset is through the Sodar Operation software/firmware (APRun 1.48 by Scintec).
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 invalidated and removed, i.e., the output files contain error values (e.g., 99.999).
APRun also applies a declination angle correction based on the antenna azimuth angle [deg] provided by the user. The antenna azimuth angle is provided in the header of each data file.
For more details, refer to the *Scintec Flat Array Sodar ? Software Manual APRun Version 1.27*.
Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - **Overview**
These data provide vertical mean profiles of wind and direction (30 min time step and 10 m range gate).
**Data Details**
Data averaged over an interval of 30 minutes.
Wind Direction is from Geographic North.
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**
Data quality procedure applied to this dataset is through the Sodar Operation software/firmware (APRun 1.48 by Scintec).
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 invalidated and removed, i.e., the output files contain error values (e.g., 99.999).
APRun also applies a declination angle correction based on the antenna azimuth angle [deg] provided by the user. The antenna azimuth angle is provided in the header of each data file.
For more details, refer to the *Scintec Flat Array Sodar – Software Manual APRun Version 1.27*.
AU - Fernando, Joe
A2 - Otarola-Bustos, Sebastian
A3 - Leo, Laura
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.21947/1349278
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 - Reviewed Data
KW - sodar
KW - z08
KW - b0
LA - English
DA - 2015/12/02
PY - 2015
PB - Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
T1 - Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Reviewed Data
UR - https://doi.org/10.21947/1349278
ER -
Fernando, Joe, et al. Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Reviewed Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), 2 December, 2015, A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1349278.
Fernando, J., Otarola-Bustos, S., & Leo, L. (2015). Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Reviewed Data. [Data set]. A2E. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). https://doi.org/10.21947/1349278
Fernando, Joe, Sebastian Otarola-Bustos, and Laura Leo. Sodar - ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus - Reviewed Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), December, 2, 2015. Distributed by A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1349278
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author = {Fernando, Joe and Otarola-Bustos, Sebastian and Leo, Laura},
abstractNote = {**Overview**
These data provide vertical mean profiles of wind and direction (30 min time step and 10 m range gate).
**Data Details**
Data averaged over an interval of 30 minutes.
Wind Direction is from Geographic North.
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**
Data quality procedure applied to this dataset is through the Sodar Operation software/firmware (APRun 1.48 by Scintec).
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 invalidated and removed, i.e., the output files contain error values (e.g., 99.999).
APRun also applies a declination angle correction based on the antenna azimuth angle [deg] provided by the user. The antenna azimuth angle is provided in the header of each data file.
For more details, refer to the *Scintec Flat Array Sodar ? Software Manual APRun Version 1.27*.},
url = {https://a2e.energy.gov/data/wfip2/sodar.z08.b0},
year = {2015},
howpublished = {A2E, Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), https://doi.org/10.21947/1349278},
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https://dx.doi.org/10.21947/1349278
Details
Data from Dec 2, 2015
Last updated Oct 11, 2021
Submitted Feb 15, 2017
Organization
Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
Contact
Joe Fernando
Authors
Original Source
https://a2e.energy.gov/data/wfip2/sodar.z08.b0Research Areas
Keywords
a2e, atmosphere to electrons, wind, weto, eere, wfip2, Wind Forecast Improvement Project 2, Sodar, ND Scintec MFAS Wind Profiler with RASS, Rufus, Reviewed Data, sodar, z08, b0DOE Project Details
Project Name Wind Data Hub
Project Number 67025
