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What are the sensor reporting, sampling, and accuracy readings?

The payload (on-board computer system) presently installed at each station is given in the opening paragraph of each station's present data page.

ARES Payload
PARAMETER	RANGE	FREQ.	AVG. PERIOD	RESOLUTION	ACCURACY
Wind Dir.	0 to 360	1.71 Hz	2/8 min *	1.0 deg	+/- 10.0 deg
Wind Speed	0 to 62 m/s	1.71 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 m/s	+/- 1.0 m/s or 10% ***
Wind Gust	0 to 82 m/s	1.71 Hz	3 & 5 sec	0.1 m/s	+/- 1.0 m/s or 10% ***
Air Temp.	-40 to +60 C	1.71 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Pressure	800 to 1100 hPa	1.71 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 hPa	+/- 1.0 hPa
Sea Surface Temp.	-5 to +40 C	1.71 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Rel. Humidity	0 to 100%	1.71 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1%	+/- 3%
Wave Height	0 to 35 m	1.71 Hz	40/20 min §	0.1 m	+/- 0.2 m
Wave Period	0 to 30 SEC	1.71 Hz	40/20 min §	1.0 sec	+/- 1 sec
Wave Spectra	0 to 99 m*m/Hz	1.71 Hz	40/20 min §	0.01 Hz¹	NA
Wave Dir.	0 to 360	1.71 Hz	40/20 min §	0.1 deg	+/- 10 deg
Dew Point	-35 to +30 C	1.71 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Solar Radiation	0 to 2150 W/m*m	1.71 Hz	2/8 min *	0.5 W/m*m	+/- 5%
Water Level	0 to 99.99 ft	1.71 Hz	10 min	0.1 ft	.01%
Visibility	0 to 8 mi	1.71 Hz	2/8 min *	0.125 mi	+/- 10%
ADCP	-10 to 10 m/s	1.71 Hz	20 min	0.1 cm/s	+/- 2 cm/sec
Rain Accumulation	0 to 999 mm	1/min	16 min	1 mm	1 mm
10-Minute Rain Rate	0 to 999 mm/hr	1/min	16 min	1 mm	1 mm
24-Hour Rain Rate	0 to 999 mm/hr	1/min	16 min	1 mm	1 mm

DACT Payload
PARAMETER	RANGE	FREQ.	AVG. PERIOD	RESOLUTION	ACCURACY
Wind Dir.	0 to 360	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	1.0 deg	+/- 10.0 deg
Wind Speed	0 to 62 m/s	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 m/s	+/- 1.0 m/s
Wind Gust	0 to 82 m/s	1.0 Hz	5 sec	0.1 m/s	+/- 1.0 m/s
Air Temp.	-40 to 50 C	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Pressure	800 to 1100 hpa	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 hPa	+/- 1.0 hPa
Sea Surface Temp.	-5 to 40 C	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Wave Height	0 to 35 m	2.56 Hz	20 min	0.1m	+/- 0.2 m
Wave Period	0 to 30 sec	2.56 Hz	20 min	1.0 sec	+/- 1 second
Wave Spectra	0 to 999 m*m/Hz	2.56 Hz	20 min	0.01 Hz¹	NA
Wave Dir.	0 to 360	2.56 Hz	20 min	0.1 deg	+/- 10 deg
Rel. Humidity	0 to 100%	Special	3-5 samples	0.1%	+/- 6%
Dew Point	-35 to +30 C	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Solar Radiation	0 to 2150 w/n*n	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.5 w/m*m	+/- 5%
Precipitation	0 to 999 mm	Cont.	6 hr #	1.0 mm	+/- 5 mm

GSBP Payload
PARAMETER	RANGE	FREQ.	AVG. PERIOD	RESOLUTION	ACCURACY
Wind Dir.	0 to 360	1.0 Hz	8.5 min	1.0 deg	+/- 10 deg
Wind Speed	0 to 62 m/s	1.0 Hz	8.5 min	0.1 m/s	+/- 1.0 m/s
Wind Gust	0 to 82 m/s	1.0 Hz	8 sec	0.1 m/s	+/- 1.0 m/s
Air Temp.	-15 to 50 C	0.01 Hz	8.5 min	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Pressure	800 to 1100 hPa	0.25 Hz	8.5 min	0.1 hPa	+/- 1.0 hPa
Sea Surface Temp.	-5 to 40 C	1.0 Hz	1 sec	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Wave Height	0 to 35 m	1.5 Hz	20 min	0.1 m ¶	+/- 0.2 m
Wave Period	0 to 30 sec ¶	1.5 Hz	20 min	1.0 sec ¶	+/- 1.0 sec
Wave Spectra	0 to 999 m*m/Hz	1.5 Hz	20 min	0.01 Hz	NA
Relative Humidity	0 to 100%	Special	127 Samples	0.1%	+/- 6%
Dew Point	-35 to +30 C	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Solar Radiation	0 to 2150 w/m*m	1.0 Hz	8.5 min	0.5 w/m*m	+/- 5%

MARS Payload
PARAMETER	RANGE	FREQ.	AVG. PERIOD	RESOLUTION	ACCURACY
Wind Dir.	0 to 360	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	1.0 deg	+/- 10 deg
Wind Speed	0 to 62 m/s	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 m/s	+/- 1 m/s
Wind Gust	0 to 82 m/s	1.0 Hz	5 sec	0.1 m/s	+/- 1 m/s
Air Temp.	-40 to 50 C	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1 C
Pressure	800 to 1100 hPa	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 hPa	+/- 1 hPa
Sea Surface Temp.	-5 to 40 C	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1 C
Wave Height	0 to 35 m	1.71 Hz	20 min	0.1 m	+/- 0.2 m
Wave Period	0 to 30 sec	1.71 Hz	20 min	1.0 sec	+/- 1 sec
Wave Spectra	0 to 99 m*m/Hz	1.71 Hz	20 min	0.01 Hz¹	NA
Wave Dir.	0 to 360	1.71 Hz	20 min	0.1 deg	+/- 10 deg
Relative Humidity	0 to 100%	1 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1%	+/- 6%
Dew Point	-35 to +30 C	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Solar Radiation	0 to 2150 w/m*m	1 Hz	2/8 min *	0.5 w/m*m	+/- 5%
Precipitation	0 to 999 mm	Cont.	6 hr #	1.0 mm	5.0 mm
Visibility	0 to 8 mi	1.0 Hz	2/8 min *	0.125 mi	+/- 10%

VEEP Payload
PARAMETER	RANGE	FREQ.	AVG. PERIOD	RESOLUTION	ACCURACY
Wind Dir.	0 to 360	1.28 Hz	2/8 min *	1.0 deg	+/- 10 deg
Wind Speed	0 to 62 m/s	1.28 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 m/s	+/- 1.0 m/s
Wind Gust	0 to 82 m/s	1.28 Hz	5 sec	0.1 m/s	+/- 1.0 m/s
Air Temp.	-40 to 50 C	1.28 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Pressure	800 to 1100 hPa	1.28 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 hPa	+/- 1.0 hPa
Sea Surface Temp.	-5 to 40 C	1.28 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Wave Height	0 to 35 m	2.56 Hz	20 min **	0.1 m	+/- 0.2 m
Wave Period	0 to 30 sec	2.56 Hz	20 min **	1.0 sec	+/- 1.0 sec
Wave Spectra	0 to 999 m*m/Hz	2.56 Hz	20 min **	0.01 Hz¹	NA
Wave Dir.	0 to 360	2.56 Hz	20 min	0.1 deg	+/- 10 deg
Rel. Humidity	0 to 100%	1.28 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1%	+/- 6%
Dew Point	-35 to +30 C	1.28 Hz	2/8 min *	0.1 C	+/- 1.0 C
Solar Radiation	0 to 2150 w/m*m	1.28 Hz	2/8 min *	0.50 w/m*m	+/- 5%
Water Level	0 to 99.99 ft	1.28 Hz	10 min	.01 ft	.01%
Precipitation	0 to 99 mm	Cont.	6hr #	1.0 mm	+/- 5 mm
ADCP	-10 to 10 m/s	0.667 Hz	20 min	0.1 cm/s	+/- 2 cm/sec
Visibility	0 to 8 mi	1.28 Hz	2/8 min	0.125 mi	+/- 10%

*2 min. for C-MAN; 8 min. for moored buoys **20 min. for moored buoys and 14 min. for C-MAN. The three Olympic buoys and 41023 had 9 min. averaged waves. Directional waves utilize the WPM. ***Whichever is greater. #Reset at 0000, 0600, 1200, 1800Z ¶Wave heights of less than 0.25 m are reported with zero height and period. Frequency resolution on some wave measurement systems can vary from 0.005 Hz at low frequencies to 0.02 Hz at high frequencies. See Column Headings or Labels in the Raw Spectral files to identify the center frequency of each band. §Some stations average over a 40-minute period and some other over a 20-minute period.

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What are the sensor reporting, sampling, and accuracy readings?

ARES Payload

DACT Payload

GSBP Payload

MARS Payload

VEEP Payload