Sensor Types

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Sensor Types


Sorted by sensor code. Display format is akin to Fortran formatting rules.

Code DescriptionUnitsDisplay FormatComments Master Description UoMAllowed Range
Acc m 5.2 Accumulation on snow surface m [0] [5.1]
AiT C 6.1 Air temperature C [-40] [35]
AiT1 at 1 metre C 7.2 Air temperature C [-73] [17]
AiT-1 C 6.1 Air temperature C [-40] [35]
AiT2 at 2 metres C 7.2 Air temperature C [-73] [17]
AiT-2 C 6.1 Air temperature C [-40] [35]
AiT-3 C 6.1 Air temperature C [-40] [35]
AiT4 at 4 metres C 7.2 Air temperature C [-73] [17]
AiTmax C 6.1 Air temperature maximum C [-59.5] [29.5]
AiTmin C 6.1 Air temperature maximum C [-59.5] [29.5]
Al * 3.0 Alarm from watchdog timer * [0] [1]
Bar hPa 7.1 Barometric pressure hPa [920] [1060]
Bar-1 hPa 7.1 Barometric pressure hPa [920] [1060]
Bar-2 hPa 7.1 Barometric pressure hPa [920] [1060]
Bar-3 hPa 7.1 Barometric pressure hPa [920] [1060]
Bat V 5.1 Battery voltage V [9.5] [15.8]
Bat-1 V 6.1 Battery voltage V [7] [18]
Bat-2 V 6.1 Battery voltage V [7] [18]
Bat-3 V 6.1 Battery voltage V [7] [18]
BatLo * 3.0 Low battery indicator * [0] [3]
ChS * 5.0 Checksum value * [0] [255]
DOY day 5.0 Day of Year day [1] [366]
DOY-1 day 5.0 Day of Year day [1] [365]
DOY-2 day 5.0 Day of Year day [1] [365]
DrLo * 4.0 Drogue loss indicator * [0] [31]
Du01 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du02 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du03 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du04 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du05 * 6.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [1023]
Du06 * 7.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [32767]
Du07 * 7.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [32767]
Du08 * 3.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [0]
Du09 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du10 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du11 * 4.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [15]
Du12 * 3.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [0]
Du13 * 7.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [32767]
Du14 * 6.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [1023]
Du15 * 6.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [1023]
Du16 * 7.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [32767]
Du17 * 6.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [1023]
Du18 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du19 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du20 * 3.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [1]
Du21 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du22 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du23 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du24 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du25 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du26 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du27 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du28 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du29 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du30 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du31 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
Du32 * 5.0 Dummy sensor * [0] [255]
ElT C 6.1 Electronics or internal temperature C [-45] [31.65]
FixT hr 5.1 Fix time hour of day, GPS hr [0] [23.5]
FOM * 3.0 Figure of merit, GPS * [0] [3]
FOM-1 * 3.0 Figure of merit, GPS * [0] [3]
FOM-2 * 3.0 Figure of merit, GPS * [0] [3]
FOM-3 * 3.0 Figure of merit, GPS * [0] [3]
GPS * 3.0 GPS condition flag indicator * [0] [1]
Ho hr 4.0 Hour of sample hr [0] [23]
Ho-1 hr 5.0 Hour of sample hr [0] [23]
Ho-2 hr 5.0 Hour of sample hr [0] [23]
Ho-3 hr 5.0 Hour of sample hr [0] [23]
IPy MJ 5.1 Integrated solar radiation from pyranometer, mega joules MJ [0] [27.9]
ISPa MJ 5.1 Integrated solar radiation from solar panel, mega joules MJ [0] [56.2]
LaBin dms 9.0 Latitude in binary form dms [0] [2097151]
LaD-1 deg 4.0 Latitude degrees, integer deg [0] [90]
LaD-2 deg 4.0 Latitude degrees, integer deg [0] [90]
LaH-1 n/s 3.0 Latitude hemisphere north/south n/s [0] [1]
LaH-2 n/s 3.0 Latitude hemisphere north/south n/s [0] [1]
LaM-1 min 4.0 Latitude minutes, integer min [0] [59]
LaM-2 min 4.0 Latitude minutes, integer min [0] [59]
LaS-1 sec 4.0 Latitude seconds sec [0] [59]
LaS-2 sec 4.0 Latitude seconds sec [0] [59]
Lat deg 10.5 Latitude decimal degrees deg [-90] [-13.09891]
Lat-1 deg 9.4 Latitude decimal degrees deg [-90] [0]
Le * 3.0 Leak detector indicator * [0] [1]
LoBin dms 9.0 Longitude in binary form dms [0] [2097151]
LoD-1 deg 5.0 Longitude degrees, integer deg [0] [180]
LoD-2 deg 5.0 Longitude degrees, integer deg [0] [180]
LoH-1 e/w 3.0 Longitude hemisphere east/west e/w [0] [1]
LoH-2 e/w 3.0 Longitude hemisphere east/west e/w [0] [1]
LoM-1 min 4.0 Longitude minutes, integer min [0] [59]
LoM-2 min 4.0 Longitude minutes, integer min [0] [59]
Lon deg 11.5 Longitude decimal degrees deg [0] [360]
Lon-1 deg 10.4 Longitude decimal degrees deg [-180] [180]
LoS-1 sec 4.0 Longitude seconds sec [0] [59]
LoS-2 sec 4.0 Longitude seconds sec [0] [59]
Mag deg 5.0 Magnetic compass direction, decimal degrees deg [0] [359.9]
Me * 3.0 Message ID, 0 or 1 * [0] [1]
Min-1 min 4.0 Minutes (time) of sample min [0] [59]
Min-2 min 4.0 Minutes (time) of sample min [0] [59]
NSa * 4.0 Number of satellites for GPS fix * [3] [10]
NSa-1 * 4.0 Number of satellites for GPS fix * [4] [11]
NSa-2 * 4.0 Number of satellites for GPS fix * [4] [11]
NSa-3 * 4.0 Number of satellites for GPS fix * [4] [11]
Nu01 * 6.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu03 * 5.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu04 * 4.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu05 * 6.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu06 * 4.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu07 * 5.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu08 * 6.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu09 * 6.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu10 * 6.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu11 * 4.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu12 * 4.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu13 * 5.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu14 * 8.0 Null sensor * [0] [262143]
Nu17 * 6.0 Null sensor * [0] [1023]
Nu18 * 5.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu19 * 4.0 Null sensor * [0] [0]
Nu27 * 8.0 Null sensor * [0] [262143]
Pa-1 * 3.0 Parity sensor * [0] [3]
Pa-2 * 3.0 Parity sensor * [0] [3]
PTM hPa 6.1 Pressure tendency magnitude hPa [0] [102.2]
PTM-1 hPa 6.1 Pressure tendency magnitude hPa [0] [25.5]
PTM-2 hPa 6.1 Pressure tendency magnitude hPa [0] [25.5]
PTM-3 hPa 6.1 Pressure tendency magnitude hPa [0] [25.5]
PTS +- 4.0 Pressure tendency sign plus/minus +- [0] [7]
PTS-1 +- 6.0 Pressure tendency sign plus/minus +- [0] [63]
PTS-2 +- 6.0 Pressure tendency sign plus/minus +- [0] [63]
PTS-3 +- 6.0 Pressure tendency sign plus/minus +- [0] [63]
Pyr W 6.0 Solar radiation from pyranometer, watts W [0] [1499.5]
Pyr-1 W 6.0 Solar radiation from pyranometer, watts W [0] [1499.5]
RelLat-1 deg 10.6 Relative latitude decimal degrees deg [-0.30039] [0.300395]
RelLat-2 deg 10.6 Relative latitude decimal degrees deg [-0.30039] [0.300395]
RelLat-3 deg 10.6 Relative latitude decimal degrees deg [-0.30039] [0.300395]
RelLon-1 deg 10.6 Relative longitude decimal degrees deg [-0.30039] [0.300395]
RelLon-2 deg 10.6 Relative longitude decimal degrees deg [-0.30039] [0.300395]
RelLon-3 deg 10.6 Relative longitude decimal degrees deg [-0.30039] [0.300395]
RH % 5.0 Relative humidity % [0] [100]
RH1 % 5.0 Relative humidity % [0] [150]
RH-1 % 5.0 Relative humidity % [0] [100]
RH2 % 5.0 Relative humidity % [0] [150]
SAiT C 6.1 Synoptic air temperature C [-59.9] [29.9]
SaSu * 5.0 Satellite sum, checksum of satellite IDs in fix * [0] [255]
SaSu-1 * 5.0 Satellite sum, checksum of satellite IDs in fix * [0] [255]
SaSu-2 * 5.0 Satellite sum, checksum of satellite IDs in fix * [0] [255]
SaSu-3 * 5.0 Satellite sum, checksum of satellite IDs in fix * [0] [255]
SBar hPa 7.1 Synoptic air pressure hPa [921] [1059.5]
Sig dB 4.0 Strongest GPS signal level dB [39] [54]
Sig-1 dB 5.0 Strongest GPS signal level dB [39] [54]
SPTM hPa 5.1 Synoptic pressure tendency magnitude hPa [0] [25.5]
SPTS +- 4.0 Synoptic pressure tendency sign +- [2] [7]
SST.1 at depth of 0.1 metre C 7.2 Sub surface temperature C [-58] [2]
SST.1-1 C 7.1 Sub surface temperature C [-40] [20]
SST.2 C 6.1 Sub surface temperature C [-40] [20]
SST.3 C 6.1 Sub surface temperature C [-35] [15]
SST.5 C 6.1 Sub surface temperature C [-35] [15]
SST1 C 7.2 Sub surface temperature C [-41] [-1]
SST10 at depth of 10 metres C 7.2 Sub surface temperature C [-24] [-18]
SST140 C 7.2 Sub surface temperature C [-45] [45]
SST2 at depth of 2 metres C 6.1 Sub surface temperature C [-30] [10]
SST3 at depth of 3 metres C 7.2 Sub surface temperature C [-31] [-11]
SST5 C 7.2 Sub surface temperature C [-35] [-23]
SST70 C 7.2 Sub surface temperature C [-45] [45]
TCo C 6.2 Temperature correction factor C [-6.4] [6.35]
TimeBin dhms 9.0 Date & time in binary form dhms [0] [1048575]
TTFF sec 5.0 Time to first fix, GPS sec [0] [254]
TTFF-1 sec 6.0 Time to first fix, GPS sec [20] [320]
TTFF-2 sec 5.0 Time to first fix, GPS sec [0] [252]
TTFF-3 sec 5.0 Time to first fix, GPS sec [0] [252]
ULS * 5.1 Upward looking sonar * [0] [51.1]
Va * 3.0 * Valid time, GPS fix within target time * [0] [1]
Va-1 * 3.0 * Valid time, GPS fix within target time * [0] [1]
Va-2 * 3.0 * Valid time, GPS fix within target time * [0] [1]
Va-3 * 3.0 * Valid time, GPS fix within target time * [0] [1]
W10G2 ms 6.1 Wind max gust over 10 minutes ms [0] [100]
W10G4 ms 6.1 Wind max gust over 10 minutes ms [0] [100]
W60G2 ms 6.1 Wind max gust over 60 minutes ms [0] [51.1]
W60G4 ms 6.1 Wind max gust over 60 minutes ms [0] [51.1]
WaT C 6.1 Water temperature C [-40] [35]
WaT0 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT1 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT-1 C 6.1 Water temperature C [-40] [35]
WaT10 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT100 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT150 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT-2 C 6.1 Water temperature C [-40] [35]
WaT20 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT200 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT-3 C 6.1 Water temperature C [-40] [35]
WaT30 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT40 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT50 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT60 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WaT80 C 6.1 Water temperature C [0] [40]
WDi deg 6.1 Wind direction, decimal degrees deg [0] [358.5]
WDi-1 deg 6.1 Wind direction, decimal degrees deg [0] [358.5]
WM ms 5.1 Mean wind speed ms [0] [51]
WM1 ms 5.1 Mean wind speed ms [0] [100]
WM-1 ms 5.1 Mean wind speed ms [0] [51]
WM2 ms 5.1 Mean wind speed ms [0] [100]
WM4 ms 5.1 Mean wind speed ms [0] [100]
WP ms 4.0 Peak wind speed ms [0] [71.9]
WP-1 ms 5.1 Peak wind speed ms [0] [127.5]
WVD deg 5.0 Wind Vector Direction, decimal degrees deg [0] [360]
WVM ms 5.1 Wind Vector Mean speed ms [0] [51.1]