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Documentation

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

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Surface Meteorological Instruments for TWP (SMET)

Instrument Categories: Surface Meteorology

General Overview

Picture of the Surface Meteorology (SMET)

The TWP Surface Meteorology station (SMET) uses mainly conventional in situ sensors to obtain 1-minute statistics of surface wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and rain-rate.

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.

Available Datastreams

smet60s - Surface Meteorology (SMET) station: 60-second meterological data

Sites / Facilities

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Tropical Western Pacific (TWP)
- Central Facility, Darwin, North Australia (C3)
- Central Facility, Manus I., PNG (C1)
- Central Facility, Nauru Island (C2)
ARM Mobile Facility (PYE)
- Point Reyes, CA (M1)

Mentor(s)

Michael Ritsche
(630) 252-1554
mtritsche@anl.gov