Create a Multi-Station Report

This tutorial describes how to create custom reports for multiple stations in Report Generator. The example will use several SNOTEL (Snow Telemetry) stations in the state of Oregon to compare standard elements and generate two reports: a multi-station report grouped by element and a multi-station chart.

Overview

Briefly, there are four steps to create a custom, multi-station report:

1. Select stations
2. Select columns
3. Determine report layout
4. Generate the report

Step 1: Select stations

1. Start Report Generator.
2. Select the Create/Modify Report tab.
3. Add stations to the Selected Stations list. In Select network: select SNOTEL from the dropdown list.
4. In Enter station(s): enter 619 (the station ID for McKenzie). Optionally, enter the first few characters of the Station Name to activate the auto-fill capability.
5. Select the Add button to add Station 619 to the Selected Stations list.

6. Repeat Steps #4 and #5 to add each of these stations to the Selected Stations list:

-   719 Roaring River
-   733 Santiam Junction

When finished, there should be three stations in the Selected Stations list.

Step 2: Select columns

The next step is to determine the data columns which will be part of the multi-station report. For this tutorial, we will add two data columns (snow water equivalent and precipitation accumulation) and a metadata column (HUC) to display for the multiple stations.

1. Add the data columns. In the Select Columns pane, select the Data tab.
2. For element, select air temperature average. Depth = None, Value Type = Value, Function = None.
3. Select the Add button to add the element to the Manage Selected Columns list.
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3, this time selecting the snow depth element.
5. The display should look similar to the following. Note that Report Generator automaticallys adds the Station Id and Station Name to the report.

Step 3: Determine report layout

For this example, the report will be generated with a frequency of Water Year, a time period of the Last 3 Water Years and Water Year - Group by Month layout.

1. In the Select Time Period, Layout, and Units pane, select the following:

Frequency = Monthly
Report Instantaneous Data As = Start of Period
Time Period = Last 12 Months, All Months
Layout = Stacked Time Series
Units = English
Output Format = HTML

Step 4: Generate the report

Now that the stations have been identified, the data types and their order defined, and the look and feel of the final report determined, it's time to generate the report and analyze the results.

1. Select the button. The results of the report are displayed in the View Report tab.

Note that Air Temeprature Average and Snow Depth data are displayed for the last 12 months for the three selected stations. Note, too, that Report Generator automatically added the Site ID and Site Name into the report.

Tip: To save the results of the report, select the Export icon (). Use the Layout, Units, and Time Period menus to change the output of the report.

The final step in this tutorial is to create a multi-station chart.

1. In the Layout dropdown list, select Chart.
2. Select the button.

Depending on the time of year the tutorial is completed, a chart similar to the one shown displays.

This completes the Create a Multi-Station Report tutorial.

Proceed to the Create a Daily Soil Data Summary tutorial