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
NSSDC_DATA_SET_ID XD-21A
DATA_SET_TERSE_DESCRIPTION The Weather Station Archive contains calibrated reduced data record (RDR) temperature and wind data acquired using a portable weather station during the earth-based 1989 Geologic Remote Sensing Field Experiment (GRSFE).
DATA_SET_DESCRIPTION
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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