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Data Set Information
DATA_SET_NAME FIELD EXP E WTHS CALIB RDR TEMPERATURE AND VELOCITY V1.0
DATA_SET_ID FEXP-E-WTHS-3-RDR-TEMP-VELOCITY-V1.0
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Data Set Overview : The weather station (WTHS) data consist of wind velocity, direction, and air temperature collected at Lunar Lake during the July and September field campaigns. Data were digitized at 30 minute intervals from stripchart recordings.  The weather station was a portable station designed and built by Meteorological Research, Inc. Cup anemometer and thermistor thermometer measurements of wind speed and direction, dry-bulb air temperature, and rainfall were monitored continuously on a strip chart recorder. The instrument was mounted on a tripod approximately two meters above the surface.  Processing Level Id : 3 Software Flag : N Processing Start Time : 1989-07-20T00:00:00.000 Processing Stop Time : 1991-05-28T00:00:00.000   Parameters :  Data Set Parameter 'TEMPERATURE' -------------------------------- The temperature of a system is a measure of the heat content of the system, and determines if a system is in thermal equilibrium with other systems.  Data Set Parameter Name : TEMPERATURE Data Set Parameter Unit : DEGREES Sampling Parameter Name : TIME Sampling Parameter Unit : MINUTE Minimum Sampling Parameter : N/A Maximum Sampling Parameter : N/A Sampling Parameter Resolution : N/A Sampling Parameter Interval : 30 Minimum Available Sampling Int : N/A Noise Level : N/A   Data Set Parameter 'WIND DIRECTION' ----------------------------------- Compass direction of the wind velocity vector.  Data Set Parameter Name : WIND DIRECTION Data Set Parameter Unit : DEGREES Sampling Parameter Name : TIME Sampling Parameter Unit : MINUTE Minimum Sampling Parameter : N/A Maximum Sampling Parameter : N/A Sampling Parameter Resolution : N/A Sampling Parameter Interval : 30 Minimum Available Sampling Int : N/A Noise Level : N/A   Data Set Parameter 'WIND SPEED' ------------------------------- Magnitude of the wind velocity vector.  Data Set Parameter Name : WIND SPEED Data Set Parameter Unit : KILOMETERS/HOUR Sampling Parameter Name : TIME Sampling Parameter Unit : MINUTE Minimum Sampling Parameter : N/A Maximum Sampling Parameter : N/A Sampling Parameter Resolution : N/A Sampling Parameter Interval : 30 Minimum Available Sampling Int : N/A Noise Level : N/A   Source Instrument Parameters : Instrument Host ID : FEXP Data Set Parameter Name : WIND SPEED Instrument Parameter Name : WIND SPEED Important Instrument Parameters : 1  Instrument Host ID : FEXP Data Set Parameter Name : TEMPERATURE Instrument Parameter Name : TEMPERATURE Important Instrument Parameters : 1  Instrument Host ID : FEXP Data Set Parameter Name : WIND DIRECTION Instrument Parameter Name : WIND DIRECTION Important Instrument Parameters : 1   Measurement Information :  Atmospheric Conditions ---------------------- N/A   Source ------ N/A   Calibration Standard -------------------- Mercury thermometer used to initially calibrate weather station temperature strip. Not applicable to wind velocity and direction.   Wavelength Calibration ---------------------- Not Applicable   Processing :  Processing History ------------------ Source Data Set ID : N/A Software : UNK Product Data Set ID : FEXP-E-WTHS-3-RDR-TEMP-VELOCITY-V1.0
DATA_SET_RELEASE_DATE 1991-05-28T00:00:00.000Z
START_TIME 1989-07-17T10:10:00.000Z
STOP_TIME 1989-09-29T02:00:00.000Z
MISSION_NAME GEOLOGIC REMOTE SENSING FIELD EXPERIMENT
MISSION_START_DATE 1989-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
MISSION_STOP_DATE 1989-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
TARGET_NAME EARTH
TARGET_TYPE PLANET
INSTRUMENT_HOST_ID FEXP
INSTRUMENT_NAME WEATHER STATION
INSTRUMENT_ID WTHS
INSTRUMENT_TYPE METEOROLOGY
NODE_NAME Geosciences
ARCHIVE_STATUS ARCHIVED
CONFIDENCE_LEVEL_NOTE
Overview : Temperature measurements are accurate within 1 degree C. Wind direction is accurate within about 2 degrees.
CITATION_DESCRIPTION Petroy, S. B., FIELD EXP E WTHS CALIB RDR TEMPERATURE AND VELOCITY V1.0, FEXP-E-WTHS-3-RDR-TEMP-VELOCITY-V1.0, NASA Planetary Data System, 1991
ABSTRACT_TEXT The weather station (WTHS) data consist of wind velocity, direction, and air temperature collected at Lunar Lake during the July and September field campaigns. Data were digitized at 30 minute intervals from stripchart recordings.
PRODUCER_FULL_NAME SHELLEY B. PETROY
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