Data Set Code--APT01

Title of Data Set--Prairie Precipitation

Abstract:
       Data set contains daily records of precipitation on 11 raingauges at 10 sites on Konza
Prairie. Three sites (HQ1, 020A and 002C; SE) have 7-day clocks (one revolution per week),
while the other 8 have 24-hour clocks (one revolution per day). The Konza headquarters
weather station has one of each type and both are operated year-round. The remaining
raingauges are operated from April 1 to November 1. Precipitation amounts are recorded in
mm. Data from all raingauges are recorded on daily bases (record type 1)while raingauges with
one day clocks also have data recorded on 15 minute increment during storm events (record
type 4).

Keywords that describe data set: precipitation

Date data commenced:06/01/82
Date data terminated: /  /
Principle Investigator:John M. Briggs

Comments: Headquarters raingauge 1 in operation continuously since June 1982; prairie
raingauges at 004B, 020B and 002C (south end) in operation since April 1983. Raingauges at
N01B, N04D (flume), N04D (prairie chicken blind) and 020A in operation since 02 April
1986. Raingauge HQ2 has been in operation since 20 August 1986. All raingauges except
gauges at Headquarters are to be operated from April 1 to October 31 each year.

RECORD TYPE:1
Data Format Specification
Variable      Description                       Columns       Format       Units
1. Datacode                                     1-5           A5
2. Rectype                                      6             I1
3. Year                                         7-8           I2
4. Month                                        9-10          I2
5. Day                                          11-12         I2
6. Ppthq      Precip at Headquarters            14-18         F5.1         mm
7. Pptub      Precip at 000B                    20-24         F5.1         mm
8. Ppt4b      Precip at 004B                    26-30         F5.1         mm
9. Pptse      Precip at 002C                    32-36         F5.1         mm
10. Pptn1b    Precip at N01B                    38-42         F5.1         mm
11. Pptn4pc   Precip at N04D (p.c. Blind)       44-48         F5.1         mm
12. Pptn4fl   Precip at N04D (flume)            50-54         F5.1         mm
13. Pptk4     Precip at K04A                    56-60         F5.1         mm
14. Pptua     Precip at 020A                    62-66         F5.1         mm
15. Pptn2b    Precip at N02B                    68-72         F5.1         mm
16. Ppthq2    Precip at Headquarters (2)        74-78         F5.1         mm
17. Comments                                    78-80         A2

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