MM - Meteorological Measurements

Form: MEH - Contents of datafile with hourly meteorological measurements

Form introduced: 2011

Last change: 2011

Tests

Changes

!Sequence; plot; instrument_seq_nr; variable; date_observation; hour; hour_mean_sum; hour_min; hour_max; completeness; origin; status; other_observations

POSITION FIELD DESCRIPTION
1 Sequence

Description: Continuous number to identify the line of the submitted file
Format: I
2 plot
M

DB Column: code_plot
Description: Observation plot number
Remarks: A unique number (per country) given to the permanent plot during the selection or installation
Format: I
3 instrument_seq_nr
M K

Description: Instrument number
Format: I
Explanatory Item: 110
4 variable
M K

DB Column: code_variable
Description: Variable measured with the instrument
Format: C
Dictionary: d_variable
Explanatory Item: 112
5 date_observation (DDMMYY)
M K

Description: Date
Remarks: E.g. ‘9th October 2012’ = ‘091012’
Format: Date
6 hour
M K

DB Column: hourly
Description: Time period
Format: I
Explanatory Item: 168
7 hour_mean_sum

DB Column: hourly_mean
Description: Hourly mean (e.g. temperature) or sum (precipitation) values
Format: F
Explanatory Item: 112
8 hour_min

DB Column: hourly_min
Description: Hourly minimum value
Format: F
Explanatory Item: 112
9 hour_max

DB Column: hourly_max
Description: Hourly maximum value
Format: F
Explanatory Item: 112
10 completeness (%)

DB Column: hourly_completeness
Description: % of measurements that should have been recorded
Remarks: In % of measurements that should have been recorded
Format: I
Explanatory Item: 114
11 origin

DB Column: code_data_origin
Description: Origin of data
Remarks: If calculated, method must be specified in the Data Accompanying Report
Format: I
Dictionary: d_origin_meteo
12 status

DB Column: code_data_status
Description: Status of data
Format: I
Dictionary: d_status_data
13 other_observations (FREE TEXT)

DB Column: other_obs
Description: Supplementary comments
Format: C