Surface Meteorological Station - ANL 80m, Sonic, Physics site-12 - Raw Data
**Overview**
Measurements of surface sensible heat flux, momentum flux, wind components, and virtual temperature.
**Data Details**
* X (column 1) is a component of wind cm/s plus toward north.
* Y (column 2) is a component of wind cm/s plus toward east.
* Z (column 3) is a component of wind cm/s plus up.
* T (column 4) is sonic virtual temperature in degrees C*100.
* hh:mm:ss is data collection time in UTC.
**Data Quality**
The Argonne National Laboratory sonic anemometer measurements are visually inspected weekly for data outliers or instrument problems. The final dataset sent to the DAP will have all outliers or problematic data removed using automated and visual processes, including minimum/maximum checks, in a similar process used for Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program eddy correlation (ECOR) data.
**Uncertainty**
The uncertainties of the basic sonic anemometer measurements are taken to be the accuracy of the individual measurements as specified by the instrument manufacturer. Based on historical experience with this measurement technique, flux measurement uncertainty is +/- 10 percent, although the uncertainty can be much greater during stable atmospheric conditions when turbulence intensity and atmospheric gradients are small and advection from beyond the normal fetch can occur. In particular, the Physics Site-12 tower's sonic anemometer measurements can have greater uncertainty when the wind blows through the tower structure.
**Constraints**
During stable atmospheric conditions, turbulence intensity and atmospheric gradients often are small, approaching or exceeding the measurement resolution of sonic anemometers. Under these conditions, advection from beyond the normal fetch also can occur, making interpretation of the fluxes difficult. Notably, the Physics Site-12 tower sonic anemometer measurements can be affected when the wind blows through the tower structure. Some unusual biases in the vertical velocities measured at the Physics Site-12 tower with west wind conditions also have not been adequately explained.
Citation Formats
TY - DATA
AB - **Overview**
Measurements of surface sensible heat flux, momentum flux, wind components, and virtual temperature.
**Data Details**
* X (column 1) is a component of wind cm/s plus toward north.
* Y (column 2) is a component of wind cm/s plus toward east.
* Z (column 3) is a component of wind cm/s plus up.
* T (column 4) is sonic virtual temperature in degrees C*100.
* hh:mm:ss is data collection time in UTC.
**Data Quality**
The Argonne National Laboratory sonic anemometer measurements are visually inspected weekly for data outliers or instrument problems. The final dataset sent to the DAP will have all outliers or problematic data removed using automated and visual processes, including minimum/maximum checks, in a similar process used for Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program eddy correlation (ECOR) data.
**Uncertainty**
The uncertainties of the basic sonic anemometer measurements are taken to be the accuracy of the individual measurements as specified by the instrument manufacturer. Based on historical experience with this measurement technique, flux measurement uncertainty is +/- 10 percent, although the uncertainty can be much greater during stable atmospheric conditions when turbulence intensity and atmospheric gradients are small and advection from beyond the normal fetch can occur. In particular, the Physics Site-12 tower's sonic anemometer measurements can have greater uncertainty when the wind blows through the tower structure.
**Constraints**
During stable atmospheric conditions, turbulence intensity and atmospheric gradients often are small, approaching or exceeding the measurement resolution of sonic anemometers. Under these conditions, advection from beyond the normal fetch also can occur, making interpretation of the fluxes difficult. Notably, the Physics Site-12 tower sonic anemometer measurements can be affected when the wind blows through the tower structure. Some unusual biases in the vertical velocities measured at the Physics Site-12 tower with west wind conditions also have not been adequately explained.
AU - Cook, David
DB - Open Energy Data Initiative (OEDI)
DP - Open EI | National Renewable Energy Laboratory
DO - 10.21947/1328874
KW - a2e
KW - atmosphere to electrons
KW - wind
KW - weto
KW - eere
KW - wfip2
KW - Wind Forecast Improvement Project 2
KW - Surface Meteorological Station
KW - ANL 80m, Sonic, Physics site-12
KW - Raw Data
KW - met
KW - z29
KW - 00
LA - English
DA - 2016/07/15
PY - 2016
PB - Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
T1 - Surface Meteorological Station - ANL 80m, Sonic, Physics site-12 - Raw Data
UR - https://doi.org/10.21947/1328874
ER -
Cook, David. Surface Meteorological Station - ANL 80m, Sonic, Physics site-12 - Raw Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), 15 July, 2016, A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1328874.
Cook, D. (2016). Surface Meteorological Station - ANL 80m, Sonic, Physics site-12 - Raw Data. [Data set]. A2E. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO). https://doi.org/10.21947/1328874
Cook, David. Surface Meteorological Station - ANL 80m, Sonic, Physics site-12 - Raw Data. Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), July, 15, 2016. Distributed by A2E. https://doi.org/10.21947/1328874
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Measurements of surface sensible heat flux, momentum flux, wind components, and virtual temperature.
**Data Details**
* X (column 1) is a component of wind cm/s plus toward north.
* Y (column 2) is a component of wind cm/s plus toward east.
* Z (column 3) is a component of wind cm/s plus up.
* T (column 4) is sonic virtual temperature in degrees C*100.
* hh:mm:ss is data collection time in UTC.
**Data Quality**
The Argonne National Laboratory sonic anemometer measurements are visually inspected weekly for data outliers or instrument problems. The final dataset sent to the DAP will have all outliers or problematic data removed using automated and visual processes, including minimum/maximum checks, in a similar process used for Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program eddy correlation (ECOR) data.
**Uncertainty**
The uncertainties of the basic sonic anemometer measurements are taken to be the accuracy of the individual measurements as specified by the instrument manufacturer. Based on historical experience with this measurement technique, flux measurement uncertainty is +/- 10 percent, although the uncertainty can be much greater during stable atmospheric conditions when turbulence intensity and atmospheric gradients are small and advection from beyond the normal fetch can occur. In particular, the Physics Site-12 tower's sonic anemometer measurements can have greater uncertainty when the wind blows through the tower structure.
**Constraints**
During stable atmospheric conditions, turbulence intensity and atmospheric gradients often are small, approaching or exceeding the measurement resolution of sonic anemometers. Under these conditions, advection from beyond the normal fetch also can occur, making interpretation of the fluxes difficult. Notably, the Physics Site-12 tower sonic anemometer measurements can be affected when the wind blows through the tower structure. Some unusual biases in the vertical velocities measured at the Physics Site-12 tower with west wind conditions also have not been adequately explained.},
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Details
Data from Jul 15, 2016
Last updated Oct 11, 2021
Submitted Sep 16, 2016
Organization
Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO)
Contact
David Cook
630.252.5840
Authors
Original Source
https://a2e.energy.gov/data/wfip2/met.z29.00Research Areas
Keywords
a2e, atmosphere to electrons, wind, weto, eere, wfip2, Wind Forecast Improvement Project 2, Surface Meteorological Station, ANL 80m, Sonic, Physics site-12, Raw Data, met, z29, 00DOE Project Details
Project Name Wind Data Hub
Project Number 67025