Variables in HVAMS03 5-Minute Data Set

Most variables will have a "time" dimension, indicating they are time-series variables. Variables with a "station" dimension were sampled at more than one station or site.

Variables with a "sample" dimension are available at a resolution of 1/sample times the resolution of the dataset. For example, in a file of 5 minute statistics, a sample dimension of 5 indicates that the variable is available at 1 minute resolution.

For more information on variable names, see the ISFF Variable Name Convention .

Variables that were slowly sampled (usually once per second, or less) start with an upper case character (P, RH, T, etc). Lower case is used for more rapidly sampled variables, typically those used in eddy correlation, like u,v,w,tc,h2o, etc.

Higher moments are represented by products of variables, separated by single quotes. For example, u'v' is the covariance of u and v.

To save space, third and fourth moments of eddy correlation variables aren't listed in the table, but are available in the datasets.

Standard NetCDF variable names should only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores. Therefore, in Netcdf files the actual variable names will be the variable name shown here, with underscores substituted for periods and quotes. The variable name shown in this table will be saved as the "short_name" attribute of the Netcdf variable.

Variable Name	Description	Units	Dimension	Sensor	Notes
base_time	Seconds since 1970 Jan 1 00:00 GMT	seconds
time	Seconds since base_time	seconds	time
Channel.GOES	GOES Channel Number (-=West, +=East)		time x station
chksumOK.FASTDATA			time x station
chksumOK.LOGR_DATA			time x station
chksumOK.MET_DATA			time x station
chksumOK.STAT_NOTGOES			time x station
ClockError.GOES	Actual-expected packet receipt time	sec	time x station
CO2mr	DX6100 CO2	ppm	time x station
counts.adc		cnt	time x station
counts.logr		cnt	time x station
counts.rmy		cnt	time x station
counts.trh		cnt	time x station
counts.vais		cnt	time x station
diag.sonic	CSAT3 diag flag	cnt	time x station
err.baro	Barometer errors	cnt	time x station
err.logger	Logger errors	cnt	time x station
err.slowAD	Slow A/D errors	cnt	time x station
err.softw	C_errors	cnt	time x station
err.sonic	Sonic errors	cnt	time x station
err.trh	Trh errors	cnt	time x station
err.wind	Rmy errors	cnt	time x station
freq.co2		cnt	time x station
FreqOffset.GOES	Offset from assigned GOES center frequency	Hz	time x station
freq.sonic	sonic w freq	Hz	time x station
Gsoil	Heat Flux at depth	W/m^2	time x station
Icharge	charging current	Amps	time x station
Iload	load current	Amps	time x station
kh2o'kh2o'		(gm/m^3)^2	time x station
kh2o	krypton moist. density	gm/m^3	time x station
kh2oV	krypton mV	mV	time x station
MsgStatus.GOES	0=GOOD		time x station
Nmeas	DX6100 sigout	cnts	time x station
Nref	DX6100 refout	cnts	time x station
O3mr.s3		ppbV	time x station
O3mr	Ozone concentration	ppb	time x station
PP	microbarograph	mV	time x station
P	pressure	mb	time x station
Qsoil	CS615 soil moisture	%vol	time x station
Qtsoil	CS615 period measurement	msec	time x station
raina	ETI gauge	.01in	time x station
rainr	Tipping bucket	.01in/5min	time x station
RH	Rel. Humidity	%	time x station
Rlw.in	Incoming Pyrg Thermopile	W/m^2	time x station
Rlw.out	Outgoing Pyrg Thermopile	W/m^2	time x station
Rnet	REBs Net radiometer	W/m^2	time x station
Rpile.in	Incoming Pyrg Thermopile	W/m^2	time x station
Rpile.out	Outgoing Pyrg Thermopile	W/m^2	time x station
Rsw.in.licor	Licor LI200sa	W/m^2	time x station
Rsw.in	Incoming Shortwave Radiation	W/m^2	time x station
Rsw.out	Outgoing Shortwave Radiation	W/m^2	time x station
R	DX6100 response		time x station
Signal.GOES	Received GOES signal strength	dbm	time x station
Spdmax.10m	prop vane	m/s	time x station
Tamb	DX6100 temp.	0.1 degK	time x station
Tau63	TP01 time difference	sec	time x station
Tbatt	battery temp	degC	time x station
Tbox.eve	Box Temp	degC	time x station
Tcase.in	Incoming Pyrg Case Temp	degC	time x station
Tcase.out	Outgoing Pyrg Case Temp	degC	time x station
tc'tc'	tc variance	degC^2	time x station
tc	sonic virtual temperature	degC	time x station
Tdome.in	Incoming Pyrg Dome Temp	degC	time x station
Tdome.out	Outgoing Pyrg Dome Temp	degC	time x station
Topto	DX6100 opttemp.	cnts	time x station
T.s1	Air Temp	degC	time
T.s2	Air Temp	degC	time
T.s3	Air Temp	degC	time
T.s4	Air Temp	degC	time
T.s5	Air Temp	degC	time
T.s6	Air Temp	degC	time
T.s7	Air Temp	degC	time
T.s8	Air Temp	degC	time
T.s9	Air Temp	degC	time
Tsfc	Everest 4000.4GL surface temp	degC	time x station
Tsoil	Soil Temp	degC	time x station
T	temperature	degC	time x station
U.10m	prop vane	m/s	time x station
u'kh2o'		m/s gm/m^3	time x station
u'tc'	u tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
u	sonic u wind	m/s	time x station
u'u'	u variance	m^2/s^2	time x station
u'v'	u v covariance	m^2/s^2	time x station
u'w'	u w covariance	m^2/s^2	time x station
V.10m	prop vane	m/s	time x station
Vbatt	battery voltage	VDC	time x station
Vcool	DX6100 Vcooler	cnt	time x station
Vheat	TP01 heater vdc	vdc	time x station
v'kh2o'		m/s gm/m^3	time x station
Vpile	TP01 transducer vdc	vdc	time x station
v'tc'	v tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
v	sonic v wind	m/s	time x station
v'v'	v variance	m^2/s^2	time x station
v'w'	v w covariance	m^2/s^2	time x station
watchdog		cnt	time x station
w'kh2o'		m/s gm/m^3	time x station
w'tc'	w tc covariance	m/s degC	time x station
w	sonic w wind	m/s	time x station
w'w'	w variance	m^2/s^2	time x station