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AZMET Documents : Logistics / Operations

General Information :


• A Brief Overview of AZMET ---- An Introduction to AZMET / Press Release
• Photo of a Station ---- Phoenix Greenway site; other stations are similar
• Station Parts ---- List of Sensors and Equipment (1997)
• Installation Dates ---- When AZMET Weather Stations went on-line
• Disclaimer ---- Please read !



Site Locations and Maps :


• Map of AZMET Network
• Station Site Locations - Latitude, Longitude, Elevation in Text Format
• Station Site Locations - Latitude, Longitude, Elevation in Excel Format
• Map of Arizona Landmarks
• Map of Arizona Counties
• Phoenix Area AZMET Station Sites
• Yuma Area AZMET Station Sites



Data File Formats :

How the Data is Gathered ---- Sensors, Equipment, Telemetry
Data Parameters ---- Explanation of Data Values

Data Formats ---- Explanation of Raw ASCII Data : 2003 to present
Data Formats ---- Explanation of Raw ASCII Data : 1987 to 2002

Conversion Factors ---- Metric to English units
Day-of-Year Calendar ---- Guide to how AZMET counts the days
Leap Years ---- Guide to which years are & are not leap years
24 Hour Clock ---- Guide to how AZMET counts the hours
Data File Names ---- Brief explanation of filename numbering/naming



Evapotranspiration (ET) :

Basics of Evaporation and Evapotranspiration - Abobe Format
Converting Reference Evapotranspiration (ETo) into Turf Water Use - Adobe Format
Siting and Weather Station Maintenance - Adobe Format
New AZMET ETos Procedure ( Standardized Reference Evapotranspiration ) - Adobe Format
Original AZMET ETo Procedure
Evapotranspiration : Relationship to Pan Evap. and Lakes & Ponds

Turf Grass Consumptive Use Values for Phoenix Area - Adobe Format
Turf Grass Consumptive Use Values for Tucson Area - Adobe Format



Heat Units :

Heat Units ---- What they are ; How they are used -- Adobe Format

Arizona Heat Unit Program Manual -- Adobe Format
Arizona Heat Unit Program -- Excel Format



Cotton :

Good Planting Forecast for Maricopa County
Good Planting Forecast for Pinal County
Good Planting Forecast for Pima County
Good Planting Forecast for LaPaz County
Good Planting Forecast for Graham County

Planting Date Management
Timing the First Post-Plant Irrigation
Early Season Crop Management
Early Season Cotton Development
Determining the Mainstem Node Number for Cotton
Boll Maturity Estimates
Cotton Heat Stress
Cotton Heat Units



Other Topics :

Dew Point Formulas ---- How to derive Dew Point from AZMET data
Web-Bulb Temperature from Dry-Bulb and RH ---- from American Meteorological Society paper 2011
Soil Temperatures ---- Depth Changes : Dates and Times
AZMET Publications ---- Printed materials
AZMET Offices ---- Who we are / Where we are

Disclaimer ---- Please Read !

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