The value of routine site visits in managing and maintaining quality data from the Oklahoma Mesonet

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 406-416

  Fiebrich, Christopher A ^a   Grimsley, David L ^a   McPherson, Renee A ^a   Kesler, Kris A ^a   Essenberg, Gavin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; METADATA; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING STATIONS;

METEOROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; METADATA; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; METEOROLOGY;

DATA QUALITY; MAINTENANCE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646178971     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1852.1     Document Type: Article

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