Column Explanation

Varialbe	Unit/Format	Explanation
Date	YYYY/MM/DD	Date in YYYY/MM/DD Format
Time	Hour	01-24 Format
Air Temp	Farenheit	The average air temperature for this hour
Relative Humidity	%	The average relative humidity for this hour
Soil Temp	Farenheit	The average soil temperature under bare soil for this hour at 4 inches (10CM) depth
Wind Speed	mi/hr	The average wind speed for this hour, irrespective of direction
Wind Mag	mi/hr	The magnitude of the wind vector for the hour, the distance a balloon would have traveled (measured from the release to the final point) divided by the time interval
Vect Dir		The resultant wind direction in degrees, from 0-360. Think of it as the direction from which the wind comes. A balloon would be carried in the opposite direction.
Vect SD		The standard deviation of the wind direction in degrees, 66% of all readings during the hour should fall within VECT DIR ą SD.
Rad Flux	W/M2=watts per sq. m	The solar radiation for this hour

Varialbe

Unit/Format

Explanation

Date

YYYY/MM/DD

Date in YYYY/MM/DD Format

Time

Hour

01-24 Format

Air Temp

Farenheit

The average air temperature for this hour

Relative Humidity

The average relative humidity for this hour

Soil Temp

Farenheit

The average soil temperature under bare soil for this hour at 4 inches (10CM) depth

Wind Speed

mi/hr

The average wind speed for this hour, irrespective of direction

Wind Mag

mi/hr

The magnitude of the wind vector for the hour, the distance a balloon would have traveled (measured from the release to the final point) divided by the time interval

Vect Dir

The resultant wind direction in degrees, from 0-360. Think of it as the direction from which the wind comes. A balloon would be carried in the opposite direction.

Vect SD

The standard deviation of the wind direction in degrees, 66% of all readings during the hour should fall within VECT DIR ą SD.

Rad Flux

W/M2=watts per sq. m

The solar radiation for this hour