options.
`[station]`
-`type = [Either mesowest or nrcs]`
+`type = [either mesowest or 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]`
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
- 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/
For example:
-`token = (token id)`
+`token = (token id located in your MesoWest web account)`
`stid = OD110`
`desired_data = air_temp,snow_depth`
`units = english`