METDATA


STATION_NUMBER
(station number)  		NOTNULL NUMBER(5) -
DAY
(calendar day)		 NOTNULL DATE -
SUNSHINE
(daily sunshine duration) (2)		   NUMBER(6,2) h
WIND_10
(daily mean wind speed at 10 m height)      		  NUMBER(6,2) m.s-1
VAP_PRES
(daily mean vapour pressure)		   NUMBER(6,2) hPa
TEMP_MIN
(minimum air temperature) (3,4)		   NUMBER(6,2) 0C
TEMP_MAX
(maximum air temperature) (3,4)		   NUMBER(6,2) 0C
RAIN
(daily rainfall)		   NUMBER(6,2) mm.d-1
CLOUD_DAYTIME_TOTAL
(daily mean of total cloud cover) (3)		   NUMBER(6,2) oktas
SNOW_DEPTH
(daily mean snow depth)        		  NUMBER(6,2) cm
RAD_MEA
(daily global radiation at surface) (1)		   NUMBER(11,2) KJ.m-2.d-1

1 this variable returns directly radiation
2 this variable can be used to derive radiation via the angstrom formula
3 these variables can be used to derive radiation via the Supit formula
4 these variables can be used to derive radiation via the Hargreaves formula