[
  {
    "field":"dataset",
    "description":"KSLC climate and evapotranspiration dataset (1961\u20132025)"
  },
  {
    "field":"dataset_variants",
    "description":"Provided in both daily and aggregated annual water year formats"
  },
  {
    "field":"time_basis",
    "description":"Water year (October\u2013September); all annual values are aggregated on a water year basis (e.g., WY1961 = Oct 1960 through Sep 1961)"
  },
  {
    "field":"annual_dataset_definition",
    "description":"Annual dataset represents water year aggregates of daily observations"
  },
  {
    "field":"aggregation_method",
    "description":"Temperature, solar radiation, and wind are averaged over the water year; evapotranspiration and precipitation are summed over the water year"
  },
  {
    "field":"date_parsing_note",
    "description":"Two-digit years in the source data are interpreted as 1960\u20131999 for values 60\u201399 and 2000\u20132059 for values 00\u201359 to ensure correct water year assignment"
  },
  {
    "field":"station_id",
    "description":"NOAA station identifier (USW00024127 for Salt Lake City International Airport)"
  },
  {
    "field":"location",
    "description":"Station name and location (Salt Lake City International Airport)"
  },
  {
    "field":"date",
    "description":"Observation date (MM\/DD\/YY format) in the daily dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"year",
    "description":"Water year in the aggregated annual dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"tmean_f",
    "description":"Mean air temperature (degrees Fahrenheit); daily in the source dataset and annual average in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"tmax_f",
    "description":"Maximum air temperature (degrees Fahrenheit); daily in the source dataset and annual average in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"tmin_f",
    "description":"Minimum air temperature (degrees Fahrenheit); daily in the source dataset and annual average in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"tmean_c",
    "description":"Mean air temperature (degrees Celsius); daily in the source dataset and annual average in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"tmax_c",
    "description":"Maximum air temperature (degrees Celsius); daily in the source dataset and annual average in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"tmin_c",
    "description":"Minimum air temperature (degrees Celsius); daily in the source dataset and annual average in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"solar_radiation_MJ_m2_day",
    "description":"Estimated extraterrestrial solar radiation (MJ\/m\u00b2\/day) used in the Hargreaves-Samani evapotranspiration calculation; daily in the source dataset and annual average in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"et_mm",
    "description":"Evapotranspiration calculated using the Hargreaves-Samani method (millimeters); daily in the source dataset and annual sum in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"et_in",
    "description":"Evapotranspiration calculated using the Hargreaves-Samani method (inches); daily in the source dataset and annual sum in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"precip_in",
    "description":"Precipitation (inches); daily in the source dataset and annual sum in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"wind",
    "description":"Average wind speed; daily in the source dataset and annual average in the aggregated dataset"
  },
  {
    "field":"observation_count",
    "description":"Number of daily observations included in each aggregated water year"
  },
  {
    "field":"water_year_start",
    "description":"First daily observation date included in each aggregated water year"
  },
  {
    "field":"water_year_end",
    "description":"Last daily observation date included in each aggregated water year"
  },
  {
    "field":"et_method",
    "description":"Hargreaves-Samani evapotranspiration method using temperature and solar radiation inputs"
  },
  {
    "field":"et_application",
    "description":"ET values are used to estimate natural evapotranspiration and lake evaporation inputs in Great Salt Lake water balance calculations"
  },
  {
    "field":"temperature_source",
    "description":"NOAA daily station temperature data"
  },
  {
    "field":"precipitation_source",
    "description":"NOAA daily station precipitation data"
  },
  {
    "field":"solar_radiation_method",
    "description":"Calculated extraterrestrial radiation (Ra) based on latitude and day of year"
  },
  {
    "field":"units_temperature",
    "description":"Fahrenheit and Celsius"
  },
  {
    "field":"units_precipitation",
    "description":"inches"
  },
  {
    "field":"units_et",
    "description":"millimeters and inches"
  },
  {
    "field":"missing_data",
    "description":"Blank or missing values indicate unavailable source observations; annual aggregates use available daily values only and do not interpolate missing observations"
  },
  {
    "field":"system_alignment",
    "description":"All datasets (climate, streamflow, elevation) are aligned on a common water year basis to ensure consistency in Great Salt Lake water balance and ledger calculations"
  }
]