Saskatchewan Forest Fire Control Centre Surface Meteorological Data Summary: The Saskatchewan Forest Fire Control Centre (SFFCC) provided surface meteorological data to BOREAS from their archive. This data set contains hourly surface meteorological data from 18 of the meteorological stations located across Saskatchewan. Included in this data are parameters of date, time, temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed and precipitation. Temporally, the data cover the period of May through September of 1994 and 1995. Table of Contents * 1 Data Set Overview * 2 Investigator(s) * 3 Theory of Measurements * 4 Equipment * 5 Data Acquisition Methods * 6 Observations * 7 Data Description * 8 Data Organization * 9 Data Manipulations * 10 Errors * 11 Notes * 12 Application of the Data Set * 13 Future Modifications and Plans * 14 Software * 15 Data Access * 16 Output Products and Availability * 17 References * 18 Glossary of Terms * 19 List of Acronyms * 20 Document Information 1. Data Set Overview 1.1 Data set identification. Saskatchewan Forest Fire Control Centre Surface Meteorological Data 1.2 Data Set Introduction These data contain hourly reports from 18 surface meteorological stations across Saskatchewan, Canada. Included in these data are parameters of date, time, temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed and precipitation. 1.3 Objective/Purpose For BOREAS, the SFFCC meteorological data, along with the other climate information, were obtained in order to provide spatially and temporally extensive information over the region. The SFFCC monitoring sites were established to provide hourly weather reports, input to the operational program of forecasts and warnings, input to operational weather prediction models, and climate data. 1.4 Summary of Parameters Parameters include: date, time, temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed and precipitation. 1.5 Discussion These data were compiled by SFFCC from observations at remote automatic weather stations. 1.6 Related Data Sets. BOREAS AFM-07 SRC Surface Meteorological and Radiation Data BOREAS AES MARSII Surface Meteorological Data BOREAS AES READAC Surface Meteorological Data BOREAS AES Five-Day Averaged Surface Meteorological and Upper Air Data AES Canadian Hourly and Daily Surface Meteorological Data 2. Investigator(s) 2.1 Investigator(s) Name and Title (??) Richard…I do not believe that the AES folks you have listed below are the actual data contacts, but I could be wrong, let’s talk. G. Barrie Atkinson BOREAS AES Project Scientist BOREAS Staff Science 2.2 Title of Investigation. BOREAS Staff Science Meteorological Data Acquisition Program 2.3 Contact Information Contact 1 G. Barrie Atkinson (Retired) BOREAS AES Project Scientist Environment Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Phone: 204-983-6059 Fax: (204) 983-4884 Contact 2 Barry Funk Supervisor, Special Programs Environment Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada Phone: (204) 983-2018 Fax: (204) 984-2072 Contact 3 Jeffrey A. Newcomer Raytheon ITSS NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD (301) 286-785 (301) 286-0239 Jeffrey.Newcomer@gsfc.nasa.gov 3. Theory of Measurements The BOREAS staff does not have any detailed information on how the original full resolution measurements were made at the various SFFCC stations. The best source of information for this would be SFFCC. Due to turnover and staff changes at SFFCC, there is not a single point of contact for these data at this time. 4. Equipment 4.1 Sensor/Instrument Description BOREAS staff does not have specific descriptions of the various types of instruments used by SFFCC to collect the data. The user is encouraged to contact SFFCC. 4.1.1 Collection Environment The data was collected continuously in all types of weather. 4.1.2 Source/Platform. None Given. 4.1.3 Source/Platform Mission Objectives None Given. 4.1.4 Key Variables The parameters are date, time, temperature, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed and precipitation. 4.1.5 Principles of Operation None given. 4.1.6 Sensor/Instrument Measurement Geometry These data were compiled by SFFCC from observations at remote automatic weather stations. 4.1.7 Manufacturer of Sensor/Instrument None given. 4.2 Calibration 4.2.1 Specifications None given. 4.2.1.1 Tolerance None given. 4.2.2 Frequency of Calibration None given. 4.2.3 Other Calibration Information None given. 5. Data Acquisition Methods These data were compiled by SFFCC from observations at remote automatic weather stations 6. Observations 6.1 Data Notes None given. 6.2 Field Notes These are historical data. 7. Data Description 7.1 Spatial Characteristics 7.1.1 Spatial Coverage The following table contains the latitude and longitude coordinates for each station. Information provided to BOREAS Information System (BORIS) staff indicated that the latitude and longitude coordinates of each station depended on whatever reference map was used at the time of station siting. As such, it is not clear what datum(s) should be associated with the coordinates. Station Name Latitude Longitude BESNARD 55.3833° N 106.0833° W DIVIDE 53.8833° N 108.4167° W VIMY 53.8167° N 107.5500° W RABBIT HILL 54.3300° N 107.1833° W BIG RIVER 53.8333° N 107.0333° W WABENO 54.3500° N 106.4700° W WASKESIU 53.9167° N 106.0833° W WEYAKWIN 54.4667° N 105.7833° W LITTLE BEAR 54.2500° N 104.5000° W CANDLE LAKE 53.7830° N 105.1330° W EBCAM 53.6333° N 103.3667° W WILD CAT HILLS 53.3333° N 102.4844° W COOKSON 53.6670° N 106.5000° W TRACEY 54.9167° N 105.5000° W DORE 54.6081° N 107.3611° W MIRASTY 54.4730° N 107.1071° W TAGGART 54.2500° N 107.3968° W HACKETT 54.0946° N 106.9048° W 7.1.2 Spatial Coverage Map Not available. 7.1.3 Spatial Resolution The data represent point measurements of the various parameters at the locations given. 7.1.4 Projection Not applicable. 7.1.5 Grid Description Not applicable. 7.2 Temporal Characteristics 7.2.1 Temporal Coverage All of the stations collected data from May 5 to September 30 in 1994 and from May 1 to September 30 in 1995. 7.2.2 Temporal Coverage Map Not available 7.2.3 Temporal Resolution BOREAS received data recorded at 1 hour intervals during the entire data collection period. 7.3 Data Characteristics Data characteristics are defined in the companion data definition file (saskffcc.def). 7.4 Sample Data Record Sample data format shown in the companion data definition file (saskffcc.def). 8. Data Organization 8.1 Data Granularity All surface meteorological data are contained in one file. 8.2 Data Format(s) The data files contain numerical and character fields of varying length separated by commas. The character fields are enclosed with single apostrophe marks. There are no spaces between the fields. Sample data records are shown in the companion data definition file (saskffcc.def). 9. Data Manipulations 9.1 Formulae None given. 9.1.1 Derivation Techniques and Algorithms None given. 9.2 Data Processing Sequence 9.2.1 Processing Steps BOREAS Information System (BORIS) personnel loaded these data into a relational data base and converted the units to match those of other data sets. 9.2.2 Processing Changes None given. 9.3 Calculations 9.3.1 Special Corrections/Adjustments None given. 9.3.2 Calculated Variables None given. 9.4 Graphs and Plots None given. 10. Errors 10.1 Sources of Error None given. 10.2 Quality Assessment None given. 10.2.1 Data Validation by Source None given. 10.2.2 Confidence Level/Accuracy Judgement This data has not been quality assessed. 10.2.3 Measurement Error for Parameters None given. 10.2.4 Additional Quality Assessments None given. 10.2.5 Data Verification by Data Center None given. 11. Notes 11.1 Limitations of the Data See section 10.2.2. 11.2 Known Problems with the Data This data has not been quality assessed. 11.3 Usage Guidance Users are advised to read the information in this document before using the data. 11.4 Other Relevant Information None given. 12. Application of the Data Set None given. 13. Future Modifications and Plans None given. 14. Software 14.1 Software Description None given. 14.2 Software Access None given. 15. Data Access 15.1 Contact Information Ms. Beth Nelson BOREAS Data Manager NASA GSFC Greenbelt, M (301) 286-4005 (301) 286-0239 (fax) Elizabeth.Nelson@gsfc.nasa.gov 15.2 Data Center Identification See section 15.1 15.3 Procedures for Obtaining Data Users may place requests by telephone, electronic mail, or FAX. 15.4 Data Center Status/Plans The SFFCC surface meteorological data are available from the EOSDIS ORNL DAAC (Earth Observing System Data and Information System) (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) (Distributed Active Archive Center). The BOREAS contact at ORNL is: ORNL DAAC User Services Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6407 (865) 241-3952 ornldaac@ornl.gov ornl@eos.nasa.gov 16. Output Products and Availability 16.1 Tape Products None. 16.2 Film Products None. 16.3 Other Products Tabular ASCII files. 17. References 17.1 Platform/Sensor/Instrument/Data Processing Documentation 17.2 Journal Articles and Study Reports Sellers, P. and F. Hall. 1994. Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study: Experiment Plan. Version 1994-3.0, NASA BOREAS Report (EXPLAN 94). Sellers, P., F. Hall, H. Margolis, B. Kelly, D. Baldocchi, G. den Hartog, J. Cihlar, M.G. Ryan, B. Goodison, P. Crill, K.J. Ranson, D. Lettenmaier, and D.E. Wickland. 1995. The boreal ecosystem-atmosphere study (BOREAS): an overview and early results from the 1994 field year. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 76(9):1549-1577. Sellers, P., F. Hall, and K.F. Huemmrich. 1996. Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study: 1994 Operations. NASA BOREAS Report (OPS DOC 94). Sellers, P. and F. Hall. 1996. Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study: Experiment Plan. Version 1996-2.0, NASA BOREAS Report (EXPLAN 96). Sellers, P., F. Hall, and K.F. Huemmrich. 1997. Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study: 1996 Operations. NASA BOREAS Report (OPS DOC 96). Sellers, P.J., F.G. Hall, R.D. Kelly, A. Black, D. Baldocchi, J. Berry, M. Ryan, K.J. Ranson, P.M. Crill, D.P. Lettenmaier, H. Margolis, J. Cihlar, J. Newcomer, D. Fitzjarrald, P.G. Jarvis, S.T. Gower, D. Halliwell, D. Williams, B. Goodison, D.E. Wickland, and F.E. Guertin. (1997). "BOREAS in 1997: Experiment Overview, Scientific Results and Future Directions", Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR), BOREAS Special Issue, 102(D24), Dec. 1997, pp. 28731-28770. 17.3 Archive/DBMS Usage Documentation None. 18. Glossary of Terms 19. List of Acronyms AES - Atmospheric and Environment Service AFM - Airborne Fluxes and Meteorology BOREAS - BOReal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study BORIS - BOREAS Information System CGR - Certified by Group CPI - Checked by PI CPI-??? - CPI but questionable DAAC - Distributed Active Archive Center EOS - Earth Observing System EOSDIS - EOS Data and Information System GSFC - Goddard Space Flight Center MARSII - Meteorological Automatic Reporting System II MB - Manitoba NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory READAC - Remote Environmental Automated Data Acquisition Concept PI - Principal Investigator PRE - Preliminary SK - Saskatchewan TBRG - Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge T/RH - Temperature / Relative Humidity URL - Uniform Resource Locator 20. Document Information 20.1 Document Revision Date Written: 06-Oct-1998 Last Updated: 09-Dec-1998 20.2 Document Review Date(s) BORIS Review: 27-Nov-1998 Science Review: 20.3 Document ID 20.4 Citation These data were collected and provided to BORIS by the Saskatchewan Forest Fire Control Centre. Their willingness and efforts to provide the data are greatly appreciated. 20.5 Document Curator 20.6 Document URL KEYWORDS --------- SURFACE METEOROLOGY TEMPERATURE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WIND SPEED WIND DIRECTION ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PRECIPITATION DEWPOINT SNOW DEPTH Sask_Forestry_Met.doc 01/13/99