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Attributes in entity 30: Snow water equivalence (SWE) and snow depth based on episodic snow course measurements near the station

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1. DBCODE
Definition: FSDB database code
Domain: enum
2. ENTITY
Definition: Entity number
Units: number
Domain: range (minimum = 30.  maximum = 30.)
3. SITECODE
Definition: Site code for the meteorological measurement station
Domain: place
4. SWE_METHOD
Definition: Method used to calculate snow water equivalence: standard snow course calculation procedures or estimated based on snow depth at snow stakes and snow density along snow course
Domain: enum
5. QC_LEVEL
Definition: Quality control flag indicates level of quality checking performed including an indication of "provisional" data.
Domain: enum
6. PROBE_CODE
Definition: Probe number code indicates the measurement type, site, and sensor number (e.g., AIRPRI01)
Domain: enum
7. DATE_TIME
Definition: Date and time in Pacific Standard Time (PST) of sensor reading
Units: date as datetime type
Domain: range (minimum = Feb 2 1994 1:10PM  maximum = Jun 16 2014 10:30AM)
8. SWE_MEAN
Definition: Mean snow water equivalence determined from the station snow course - snow cores are taken along a transect or at four corners of the snow pillow
Units: millimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 1875.)
9. SWE_MEAN_FLAG
Definition: Mean snow water equivalence flag
Domain: enum
10. SNOWDEP_MEAN
Definition: Mean snow depth determined from the station snow course - snow depth is measured from snow cores along a transect, and either snow cores or snow stakes measure depth near each corner of a snow pillow
Units: millimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 4229.)
11. SNOWDEP_MEAN_FLAG
Definition: Mean snow depth flag
Domain: enum
12. SNOWDEP_CHECK
Definition: Snow depth is measured under the snow depth sensor as a check reading (begins WY 1999) - only listed in conjunction with probes: CENMET02, UPLMET02, VANMET02
Units: millimeters
Domain: range (minimum = 0.  maximum = 4115.)
13. SNOWDEP_CHECK_FLAG
Definition: Check snow depth reading flag
Domain: enum
14. EVENT_CODE
Definition: Any event, disruption in protocol, or unusual conditions that occur at the given date or time and may have an effect on the data values; contact information manager for access to specific details from the field 'Notes' database
Domain: enum
15. COMMENT
Definition: Comment regarding data measurement
Domain: freetext