Content Comparison

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File header (e.g., Hydrolog3 File Export)

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User :, followed by a user name (e.g., JohnP)

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Database: , followed by the database the data was extracted from

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Created on : followed by the file creation date

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Date Requested : followed by the start and end date/time of the time series (e.g., 21/12/2001 09:00:00 to 30/01/2002 08:59:59)

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Date Format:, followed by the date format used for the time series (e.g., dd/mm/yyyy)

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Quality Codes:, followed by quality codes identifier (e.g., Hydrolog4)

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Blank line

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Station ID:, followed by station identification number/string

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Station Name:, followed by the station name

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Parameter Name:, followed by the name of the measured data type (e.g., Rainfall)

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Parameter Unit:, followed by the units of measurement (e.g., mm)

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Archive Type:, followed by a description of the archive type

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Blank line

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Header line, typically,  Date/Time ,Interpolated Data,Quality Code

1

The Tarsier version number header

2

Reference to author of Tarsier modelling framework

3

File path and name

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Name of software used to create the file

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Date and time file was created

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Tarsier timer series data class (eg TTimeSeriesData)

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File version number

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Number of header lines (set to 1)

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1. (the number 1 followed by a period)

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Number of daily data entries in the file

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Xlabel is always Date/Time for time series data

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Y1Label Y1 fixed field, doesn’t change

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Y2Label Y2 fixed field, doesn’t change

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Units followed by Data units

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Format followed by format information (eg 1)

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Easting followed by grid position east in metres

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Northing followed by grid position north in metres

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Latitude followed by the latitude of the site in decimal degrees

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Longitude followed by the longitude of the site in decimal degrees

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Elevation followed by the elevation of the site in metres

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Header character (usually an asterisk; ASCII 42, ASCII hex 2A)

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Station name, followed by a comma and then the station name (e.g., Bedford, Summerhouse Hill no 2)

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Station number, followed by the station number as a string surrounded with double quotes (e.g., "174053")

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External number, followed by an integer station number (e.g., 174053)

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River, followed by the river name

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Operator, followed by an operator description

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NRG, followed by a the NGR identifier (e.g., TL)

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Easting, followed by the easting (i.e., X coordinate) of the station

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Northing, followed by the northing (i.e., Y coordinate) of the station

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Parameter-name, followed by the data type name (e.g., Rainfall)

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Parameter Type, followed by the data type code (e.g., RE)

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Time series name, followed by a time series identifier (e.g., 174053.RE.15.Total)

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Time series unit, followed by a unit identifier (e.g., mm)

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Time level, followed by a resolution description (e.g., High-resolution)

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Time series type, followed by a time series type identifier (e.g., Total)

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Equidistant time series, followed by a boolean value (i.e., yes or no)

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Time series value distance, followed by the time-step of the time series (e.g., 15 Minute(s))

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Time series quality, followed by a quality description (e.g., Production)

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Time series measuring method, followed by a description of the measurement type (e.g., Recorder)

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Period of record in file, followed by the start and end date/time of the time series (e.g., 01/08/1991 15:15:00 to 20/06/2010 00:00:00)

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Quality code description, followed by a list of quality code abbreviations

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Header file for time series (e.g., Date Time,RF [mm],Quality flag)