rdstern
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6 years ago I have moved this to Pending, because the trivial first task is now done, i.e. there are the tabs for multiple stations and for satellite estimates. There are many tasks on the quality control that have a higher priority than continuing with these parts of this dialogue.
The tabs were needed, so our intentions could be publicised to potential sponsors.
The only extension for now that I suggest is that we add radio buttons at the top. They say Individual, Multiple, Satellite.
The current dialogue is for single stations, so the other buttons are disabled for now. But the intention is therefore clear! And this will be good for Samuel (and Lesotho Met) to see.
I write notes now for the other situations, but the dialogues need not yet change. If we had a deadline, then I would like them operational by our next EUMETSAT workshop, which is end April 2018.
Satellite is designed for situations where we have the station data and also have data from ENACTS (re-analysis) or from satellite (EUMETSAT). So there are 2 separate columns with the same thing - supposedly.
Multiple is designed to compare the same dates on the different stations. We might first have to adjust the records to "sea level". This might mean deriving another column, but (soon) we will be able to use values from a linked sheet. The simplest would then be to have the Station sheet that gives the lat, long and altitude. Then we could have a value that is an adjustment - in another column in that station sheet.
Then the column of adjustments is read into the dialogue and used before comparisons are made.
It is possible that the adjustments may be seasonally dependent. That could come later, but would just mean we need a new sheet which is Station by Month (say), and also linked. Then the adjustment can be made at that level.
The obvious check is then when 2 columns differ by more than a specified amount. With multiple columns there are various ways we may wish to report.