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- From: capskb@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu (Keith Brewster)
- Subject: Re: SAO question
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 22:32:11 GMT
- References: <1993Jan25.173245.680@mlb.semi.harris.com>
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- In article <1993Jan25.173245.680@mlb.semi.harris.com> bath@dw3f.ess.harris.com (Kenneth Bath) writes:
- >The following is an example of an AUTO8 SA.
- >
- >WWA SA 1700 AUTO8 224/6/5/1303/-/0024 2037=
- >
- >Does anyone know what the "0024" field is following the altimeter setting? Can
- >anyone confirm that "2037" is the appp group?
- >
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- The 0024 is the precipitation accumulation since the last reset.
- It is reset to zero at 00,06,12,18z. Here it is not precipitating at the time
- but it had been between 12 and 13z. When there is no precip it is
- omitted. Next question: what are the units? My guess is hundreths of cm,
- so 0024 = 00.24 cm =0.10 in. This station must be in Britsh Columbia then,
- because that is the only place getting that much precip (an early ob
- had 0216 in 6 hours). WWA is neither in our obs location database nor
- in my FAA US/Canada book -- both of which must be a little out of date.
-
- The 2037 is consistent with the pressure group changes for several obs
- so, it looks like it is the 3 hourly appp.
-
- Keith
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- Keith Brewster
- OU School of Meteorology
- capskb@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu
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