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Documentation

Instrument Mentor Monthly Summary (IMMS) reports
SURFLOG Data Quality Assessment (DQA) reports
SURFLOG netCDF File Header Descriptions
(Data Object Design Files)

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SGP Surface Conditions Observations by Site Technicians (SURFLOG)

Note: This instrument is currently inactive and/or retired.
Active Dates: 10/24/1995 to 4/25/2002

Instrument Categories: Other

General Overview

Surface conditions observations made by SGP site technicians during maintenance visits to Extended Facilities. Each file contains all the visits to all the facilities within a given month. Each facility is visited approximately every two weeks. The data are extracted from the SGP MetaData System (MDS) database. This datastream has been discontinued effective 2000-05-06; more recent observations can be accessed via the Operations Management Information System (OMIS).

Primary Measurements Taken

The following measurements are those considered scientifically relevant. Refer to the netCDF File Header Descriptions (Data Object Design Files) for the list of all available measurements, including those recorded for diagnostic or quality assurance purposes.

Surface condition

Available Datastreams

surflog - Surface vegetation information from SGP Meta Data System (MDS)

Sites / Facilities

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Southern Great Plains (SGP)
- Central Facility, Lamont, OK (C1)