More README cleanup

[infoex-autowx.git] / README.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,10 +64,11 @@ weather station FTP server and other InfoEx-related configuration
 options.
 
 `[station]`  
 options.
 
 `[station]`  

-`type = [Either mesowest or nrcs]`  
+`type = [either mesowest or nrcs]`  

 `token = [MesoWest API token -- ignored when type is nrcs]`  
 `token = [MesoWest API token -- ignored when type is nrcs]`  

-`station_id = [The NRCS/MesoWest identifier for a particular station]`  
-`desired_data = [A comma-delimited list of fields you're interested in]`  
+`station_id = [the NRCS/MesoWest identifier for a particular station]`  
+`desired_data = [a comma-delimited list of fields you're interested in]`  
+`units = [either english or metric -- ignored when type is nrcs]`  

 
 `[infoex]`  
 `host = [InfoEx FTP host address]`  
 
 `[infoex]`  
 `host = [InfoEx FTP host address]`  


@@ -147,10 +148,11 @@ you want to import data. Here are the steps to do that:
    the MesoWest web portal into your configuration file's `token` value.
 
 2. Next, you will want to find the Station ID for the MesoWest weather
    the MesoWest web portal into your configuration file's `token` value.
 
 2. Next, you will want to find the Station ID for the MesoWest weather

-   station of interest and copy it to the `stid` value.
+   station of interest and copy it to the `station_id` value.

 
 3. Finally, you must choose what data types you want to push into
 
 3. Finally, you must choose what data types you want to push into

-   InfoEx.  MesoWest refers to these as 'field names' and a list is
+   InfoEx and compile them into a comma-separated list. MesoWest refers
+   to these as 'field names' or 'station variables' and a list is

    available here:
 
 https://developers.synopticdata.com/about/station-variables/
    available here:
 
 https://developers.synopticdata.com/about/station-variables/


@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ units as used in the United States.
 
 For example:
 
 
 For example:
 

-`token = (token id)`  
+`token = (token id located in your MesoWest web account)`  

 `stid = OD110`  
 `desired_data = air_temp,snow_depth`  
 `units = english`
 `stid = OD110`  
 `desired_data = air_temp,snow_depth`  
 `units = english`