Precipitation final QA/QC for H.J. Andrews

Contents:

• Introduction to precip
• Testing and Development of QA Methods
  • Tank Drain QA Methods
    • Summary of drain quality checks
      • Why are we draining and why does it matter?
      • How big an impact does this have
      • Quality Checks/Rules
      • Key take aways
    • Rain during drains
      • GCE flags
      • CS2MET Test case
  • Diurnal Signal Noise QA
    • Summary of Diurnal Signal Noise QC
      • What is Normal Signal Noise?
      • What is Extreme Diurnal Pattern?
      • How Big an Impact Does This Have?
      • Quality Checks/rules
    • False Precip from Diurnal Tank Signal
      • Normal Diurnal Pattern (<1mm)
      • Diurnal Pattern > 1mm
      • Possible Filters
      • Integrate Trend with Midnight Filter
    • Testing Across the Data
      • Refactoring
      • UPLO
      • CENT
    • Checking Diurnal Flux at VARA
      • Site Overview
      • Flag Precip During Tank Flux
      • Impact of Fluctuation Flagging
      • Additional WY’s
      • Summary
  • Resolution QA
    • Summary of Resolution Quality Checks
      • Understanding Precipitation Resolution
      • How Big an Impact Does This Have?
      • Quality Checks/Rules
    • Precipitation Resolution and Sensor Precision
      • What’s Recorded in HJA Data
      • What is Our Sensor Precision
      • What is Logger Precision
      • Does Precision Match the Noise in Our Data?
      • Choosing an Increment for Precip Data
      • Rounding to Nearest Increment
      • Summary
    • PAT Resolution
      • Sensor Fundamentals
      • Logger Precision
      • Sensor Precision
      • Rounding
  • Artificial Precipitation QA
    • Summary of Artificial Precipitation Checks
      • How Big an Impact Does This Have?
      • Quality Checks/Rules
    • Finding Artificial Precip
      • False precip with flat tank
      • Filtering for a flat tank
      • Comparing tank change to precip
  • Clog QA Methods
    • Summary of clog quality checks
      • What is clogging and how can we tell?
      • How big an impact does this have?
      • Quality Checks/Rules
    • Exploring Clogs
      • Let’s get some Data
      • GCE flagging during clogs
      • Comparing paired sensors during clogs
    • Capturing clogs from ACC ratio
      • Create clean ACC data
      • Find the clog
      • Fine Tune parameters
      • Check false positives
      • Early season lag
      • WY19 test
    • Flagging Clogs: Finding U or C
      • Get Some Data structured
      • CENT 02 (Shelter gauge)
    • Using multiple probes to catch clogs
      • First Look
      • Finding Clogs Using CS2MET
      • Weighting Clogs From Other Sites
      • Reverse Relationship to Identify Known CS2MET Clogs
    • Reverse Clogs- When the Pair has a Clog
      • Distinguishing Between Clog and Delayed Precip in a Pair
      • Applying to Test Clog Detection
      • Restart by Smoothing the Differential
      • Need to Reduce Impact of Low ACC Spikes
      • Final Check for False Positives
      • Do True Positives Still Work?
  • Tipping Bucket QA
    • Tipping Bucket Integration and Checks
      • Maximum Rainfall Rate
      • Clog Detection
  • Flag Assignment QA
    • Summary of Flag Quality Checks
      • Accumulating Flags
      • Checking Flags
      • How Common is This in The Data
    • Assigning Final Flags
      • Check NA has M Flag
      • SetZero Must Have Flag
      • Finding Multiple Flags
      • GCE Flags During Clogs
      • Including Provisional Flagging
• Probe QAQC Parameters
  • Parameters Used
    • All Probes
  • Generating Parameters
    • GSM Parameters
      • Double Precip
      • Empty Tank
      • Drain Recharge
      • Repeating Value Precip
      • Tank Fluctuations
    • H15 parameters
      • Double precip
      • Empty Tank
      • Drain Recharge
      • Repeating Value Precip
      • Tank Fluctuations
    • Clog Parameters
      • CEN_01- Generate Parameters for Clog Comparison
      • CEN01- Clog Cross Comparison: Composite Scores
      • CEN_02- Generate Parameters for Clog Comparison
      • UPL_02- Generate Parameters for Clog Comparison
      • UPL_01 Generate Parameters for Clog Comparison
• Python Package
  • Modules
    • data_transfer
      • AddNotesdbEvents
      • LoadProvisionalData
      • ProvisionalDataFormat
      • WriteProvisionalData
    • qaqc
      • ApplyFlags
      • QaRules
    • cross_probe_qc
      • BuildXTable
      • Probe2ProbeXQc
      • XProbesQc
    • main
      • apply_all_flags()
      • load_data()
      • main()
      • qc()
      • qc_cross_probe()
      • qc_provisional()
      • write_output_data()

Indices and tables

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