Campbell Scientific VisualWeather Software - Manual (Page 23)

VisualWeather
™
Software
After a station is selected, use the option buttons to select the time range that
the report should cover. Note that VisualWeather will not let you enter a time
range for data that is outside of what is currently available in the database. The
following report options are available:
24 hour Creates a 24 hour report, with a user-specified start date and time.
As the start parameters are entered, the end date and time change
accordingly to reflect a 24 hour period.
1 day Creates a 24 hour report for a specific date, which begins and ends
at midnight.
7 day Creates a 7 day report, which begins on midnight of the start date
and ends at midnight on the end date. As the start date is entered,
the end date changes accordingly to reflect the 7 day period.
1 month Creates a report for a specified month, which begins on midnight
of the first day of the month and ends at midnight on the last day of
the month.
Custom Creates a report that starts at midnight of the specified start date,
and ends at midnight of the specified end date.
Last, select the reports you wish to generate. Any reports that cannot be
generated for the specific weather station type are disabled. The reports that
are available for a custom weather station are based on the report parameters
that were mapped to data fields during the configuration of the weather station
(see 11.1 Report Field Mapping). Some reports require additional parameters
that need to be set (see 7.2 Report Parameters). These parameters can be set
and changed at any time by clicking the Custom/Edit Reports button.
The units used in the reports will be based on the options chosen from
VisualWeather’s Tools | Options menu item.
Formulas used for generating special reports are documented in the
appendices.
7.2 Report Parameters
Some reports require parameters to be entered by the user. Reports needing
additional information are the Wind Rose, Evapotranspiration, Crop Water
Need, GDD, GDD2, and Chill Hours. The parameters can be initially set and
then changed at any time by selecting a station on the Report Selection screen
and then clicking the Custom/Edit Reports button.
Each tab on the screen allows you to change settings for the specified report.
Enter the settings for the reports and click OK to save the settings. You can
cancel changes at any time by clicking the Cancel button.
7.2.1 Wind Rose
W IND R OSE — Select the number of Wind Speed Bins. Specify the units
(m/s, mph, km/h, or knots) for which you are entering values in the Bin
Settings for Units field, and then enter the Low and High wind speed values
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