Surface Meteorological Station - PNNL Short Tower, Hood River - Reviewed Data
type: Dataset
description: **Overview** In support of the Wind Forecasting Improvement Project, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) deployed surface meteorological stations in Oregon. **Data Details** A PNNL computer is used as the base station to download the meteorological data acquired by the data logger at each site via a cellular modem. The data collected will be made available to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) each hour and used to support the short-term forecasting project by providing an independent evaluation of the added value of new data to meteorological forecasts. Each meteorological station consists of a solar-powered data acquisition system and wind speed, wind direction, temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, and solar radiation sensors on a 3-meter tower. Specifically, the stations comprise the following instruments and equipment: * Campbell Scientific CM10 Tripod * Campbell Scientific CR10X Measurement and Control System * R.M. Young 05106 Wind Monitor * Vaisala HMP45C Temperature and Humidity Probe * Vaisala PTB101B Barometric Pressure Sensor * Li-Cor LI200X Pyranometer The data logger is used to sample, at 1-second intervals, the horizontal wind speed and direction at 3 meters above ground level (AGL); the air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and solar radiation at 2 meters AGL; and the logger temperature and power supply. The logger outputs the 1-minute averages of these measurements to final storage and power on the cellular modem, so the data can be retrieved and downloaded to a base-station computer. The data are archived as 1-hour comma-delimited ASCII files (see "Table 2. Format of the WFIP2 Comma-delimited ASCII Data Files" in **wfip2-met-data.pdf**). All dates and times in the file names and data records are in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and denote the end of the 1-minute average. Data known to be of bad quality have been replaced with "-9999." **Data Quality** Data for each primary measurement at …
keyword: a2e
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: atmosphere-to-electrons
keyword: b0
keyword: ckan
keyword: eere
keyword: geo
keyword: geoss
keyword: met
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: pnnl-short-tower-hood-river
keyword: reviewed-data
keyword: surface-meteorological-station
keyword: united-states
keyword: weto
keyword: wfip2
keyword: wind
keyword: wind-forecast-improvement-project-2
keyword: z02
issued: 2015-09-22T00:00:00+00:00
modified: 2021-10-11T00:00:00+00:00
contact point: Organization
  fn: Larry Berg

US Migrating
type: Agent

wfip2/met.z02.b0
type: Distribution
description: Main dataset landing page with options to request/download
media type: application/octet-stream
format: b0
access URL: https://a2e.energy.gov/data/wfip2/met.z02.b0
issued: 2022-08-08T12:29:03.088837
modified: 2025-11-21T19:56:50.435713