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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: Type of comment that exists independently for 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
Domain: enum
15. COMMENT
Definition: Comment regarding data measurement
Domain: freetext