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STORMFEST92: FASTT Messages: 9 Entries..

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Entry Date Title Site Author #Graphics
86 Wed 12-Feb-1992FAST T 4M noneaa
94 Thu 13-Feb-1992REPLACED BROKEN FAST T AT 10m nonetwh
103 Tue 18-Feb-1992Replaced fast temperature sensor at 10m nonegdm
193 Mon 09-Mar-1992FAST Ts DOWN: nonesrs
197 Tue 10-Mar-1992FAST Ts RUNNING: nonesrs
218 Sun 15-Mar-1992FAST T CALIBRATION nonetwh
224 Fri 31-Jul-1992Logbook summary for platinum fast T sen nonetwh
225 Mon 03-Aug-1992FASTT cal params for post analysis nonegdm
235 Fri 14-Feb-1997Cal factors for fast T probesgdm


86: FASTT , Site none, Wed 12-Feb-1992 15:14:05 GMT, FAST T 4M
FAST T 4M 
 
	The 4m fast t went out last night 
around blank am. Changed the sensor this 
morning around 15Z.Seems to be working again. 
 
94: FASTT , Site none, Thu 13-Feb-1992 22:56:01 GMT, REPLACED BROKEN FAST T AT 10m
REPLACED BROKEN FAST T AT 10m 
 
We replaced a broken fast T at 10m, but 
did not calibrate it. 
 
 
103: FASTT , Site none, Tue 18-Feb-1992 21:06:24 GMT, Replaced fast temperature sensor at 10m
Replaced fast temperature sensor at 10m (t.ati.10m). 
The signal was steady so we could calibrate it to 
within +-.03 v 
 
Rookie tower climber (gdm) was quaking in the wind. 
 
193: FASTT , Site none, Mon 09-Mar-1992 23:34:50 GMT, FAST Ts DOWN:
FAST Ts DOWN: 
 
	Due to heavy winds and rain/snow the 
fast T probes broke. The both failed at 
21:10Z. Due to weather conditions, they will 
not be fixed. 
 
197: FASTT , Site none, Tue 10-Mar-1992 17:39:04 GMT, FAST Ts RUNNING:
FAST Ts RUNNING: 
 
	The fast Ts are running again. They 
have not been calibrated since the winds are 
high and the temperature is low, ie, it's 
too cold up there at 10m! 
17:30Z. 
 
218: FASTT , Site none, Sun 15-Mar-1992 19:13:08 GMT, FAST T CALIBRATION
FAST T CALIBRATION 
 
Yesterday, JD 74, at 2200 GMT we collected calibration 
data on the fast T's that were put up on JD 70.  This  
data in $ASTER/projects/STORMFEST/doc/fastT.4m and 
fastT.10m.  It consists of alternating periods of operate 
and calibrate with the chamber covering the sensor. 
 
I edited the data file, removing a few points at the  
transition, and then used the S function fun.fastT.cal 
to average 10 points on either side of each transition. 
For 4 m the results are: 
 
> fun.fastT.cal(fastT.4m[,1],10) 
$dT: 
[1] -4.841818  4.823636 -4.799091  4.863636 -4.960909  4.785455 -4.882727 
 
$avg: (of preceding transitions) 
[1] 4.851039 
 
$sd:  (standard deviation of preceding) 
[1] 0.0592595 
 
Thus the calibration is 4.85 +- 0.06 deg C or 0.97 +- 0.01. 
 
For 10m the results are: 
 
> fun.fastT.cal(fastT.10m[,1],10) 
$dT: 
 [1] -4.960909  5.005455 -5.041818  4.983636 -4.933636  4.978182 -4.997273 
  [8]  5.018182 -5.023636  4.994545 
 
  $avg: 
  [1] 4.993727 
 
  $sd: 
  [1] 0.03160085 
 
Thus the calibration is 4.994 +- 0.03 deg C or 0.999 +- 0.006. 
 
224: FASTT , Site none, Fri 31-Jul-1992 19:22:32 GMT, Logbook summary for platinum fast T sen
Logbook summary for platinum fast T sensors. 
 
Fast T logbook references: 
 
 225    FASTT          03-AUG-92    FAST T cal params for post analysis 
 218    FASTT          15-MAR-92    FAST T CALIBRATION 
 197    FASTT          10-MAR-92    FAST Ts RUNNING: 
 193    FASTT          09-MAR-92    FAST Ts DOWN: 
 103    FASTT          18-FEB-92    Replaced fast temperature sensor at 10m  
  94    FASTT          13-FEB-92    REPLACED BROKEN FAST T AT 10m 
  86    FASTT          12-FEB-92    FAST T 4M 
  60    FASTT          08-FEB-92    FAST T CALS: 
   
8 Feb (JD 39): 
Platinum fast temperature sensors were located at 4 and 10 m on the 
flux tower in conjunction with the new ATI.K sonic anemometers.  They  
were initially calibrated in the trailer on Feb 8: 
 
sensor  height  gain    Tabs    Tref 
 
S/N 29   10m    20.75   15.75   15.8 
S/N 32    4m    26.37   21.37   21.4 
 
Thus the gains were initially set at 5.00 V/5 deg C. 
 
12 Feb (JD 43): 
4m fast T broke at 0900 GMT and was replaced at 1500 GMT. 
 
13 Feb (JD 44): 
Replaced broken fast T at 10m around 2300 (?) GMT.  No calibration. 
 
18 Feb (JD 49): 
Replaced fast T sensor at 10m around 20:20 GMT.   
Calibration done within +/- .03 V. 
 
9 Mar (JD 69): 
Both fast T's broken at 21:10 GMT. 
 
10 Mar (JD 70): 
Fast T sensors replaced at 17:30 GMT. 
 
15 Mar (JD 75): 
Collected fast T calibration data and analyzed it with the 
results: 
 
4m: 
4.85 +- 0.06 deg C or 0.97 +- 0.01 
 
10m: 
4.994 +- 0.03 deg C of 0.999 +- 0.006 
 
 
225: FASTT , Site none, Mon 03-Aug-1992 14:49:56 GMT, FASTT cal params for post analysis
FASTT cal params for post analysis 
 
  The fast t's were initially calibrated to read 5 degC / 5 V.  We will 
  use the mean of this and the second calibration results (see logbook 
  218) for the entire project. 
 
  4m: 
  (5.0 + 4.85) / 2 = 4.925 Volts 
  The fast t prep.config parameter for the linear calibration 
  function should then be:  5 deg C / 4.925 V * 100V / 65534 counts =  
					.001549 degC/count 
 
  10m: 
  (5.0 + 4.994) / 2 = 4.997 Volts 
  The fast t prep.config parameter for the linear calibration 
  function should then be:  5 deg C / 4.997 V * 100V / 65534 counts =  
					.001527 degC/count 
 
  These numbers were entered into the STORMFEST92 prep.config on Aug 3, 92 
 
235: FASTT , Site , Fri 14-Feb-1997 22:08:40 GMT, Cal factors for fast T probes

The calibration factors for the fast T probes have been 
updated for new version of aster calibration software.

t.ati.10m:
	old cal:    linear(0.001527,0.0)

  from logbook entry 225, a value of 4.997 Volts (sic) was chosen
  as the calibration factor for the 10m fast T probe.  What this actually
  represents is a cal voltage of .4997 V, using a gain of 10 degC/V,
  and a filter/amp gain of 1.

  The old cal factor of 0.001527 was computed as:

	10 degC / V * 5V/32767 * 5/4.997 = 0.001527

  So the new cal factor for the 10m probe will be:

	5degC/ .4997V = 10.006 degC/V

t.ati.4m:
  
	old cal:  linear(0.001549,0.0)


  from logbook entry 225, a value of 4.925 Volts (sic) was chosen
  as the calibration factor for the 4m fast T.  This is actually
  a calibration voltage of .4925V.

  The old cal factor was computed as:

	10 degC / V * 5V/32767 * 5/4.925 = 0.001549

  The new cal factor for the 4m probe will be:

	5 degC / .4925 = 10.152 degC/V