Each AZMET weather station is controlled by a Campbell Scientific Inc. datalogger. From 1987 to 1992, the datalogger sampled the sensors every 60 seconds. From 1993 to present, the sampling rate is every 10 seconds. At the end of each hour, the datalogger processes and stores all the sampled measurements for that hour. Rain and solar measurements are totalized. Soil temps are point measurements taken on the hour, and all other readings are averaged from measurements during the hour. An AZMET hour starts at one second after the hour and goes to the top of the next hour. For example, the data listed for the 8:00 hour are measurements from 7:00:01 to 8:00:00. At midnight, the datalogger processes all the 10 second measurements, picks out the daily maximums and minimums, and calculates the daily averages, and totals. An AZMET day begins one second after midnight. AZMET is on Arizona time; Mountain Standard Time. Arizona does not adjust clocks for daylight savings time. Below is a list of the sensors used at AZMET stations. Once a year, we replace all the Solar sensors and Wind Speed sensors with recalibrated sensors. Humidity sensor chips are replaced twice a year. Other sensors are carefully monitored and checked during each station visit. Measurement Instrument Model Sensor Type Siting Accuracy ----------- ---------------- ----------- ------ -------- Air Temp. Vaisala Thermistor 1.5 m +/-0.4C 1992-Present HMP35C, HMP45C Fenwall Above (UUT51J1) Surface Air Temp. Camp. Sci. Model Thermistor 1.5 m +/-0.2C 1987-1995 207 Probe Fenwall Above (UUT51J1) Surface Rel. Humidity Vaisala Vaisala 1.5 m +/-2%RH 1992-Present HMP35C, HMP45C Capacitive Above Surface Rel. Humidity Camp. Sci. Model Resistance 1.5 m +/-5%RH 1987-1995 207 Probe Chip: Phys Above Chem PCRC11 Surface Soil Temp. Thermocouple Type 1 5,10 cm +/-0.2C Copper- Depth constantan Bare Surface Solar Radiat. LiCor LI200 Silcon Cell 2.5m +/-5% Pyranometer Pyranometer Above Surface
Precipitation Sierra Misco Tipping Gage Top +/-1mm RG2501 Rain Bucket With At ~43 cm Gage Magnetic Above ReedSwitch surface Texas Electronics Tipping Gage Top +/-1mm Model # TE525 Bucket With At ~43 cm Rain Gage Magnetic Above Reed Switch surface Wind Speed Met One Model Anemometer 3.0 m +/-1.5% 014A Wind Speed Using Reed Above Sensor Switch Surface RM Young Anemometer 3.0 m +/-0.5 m/s Wind Sentry Generating Above Model 03101-5 AC Voltage Surface Wind Direct. Met One Model Wind Vane 3.0 m +/-5 degrees 024A Wind Dir. Attached to Above Sensor Potentiom. Surface RM Young Wind Vane 3.0 m +/-5 degrees Wind Sentry Attached to Above Model 03301-5 Potentiom. Surface