Standard Hydrologic Exchange Format (SHEF) Version I

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• Personal Author:
  Pasteris, Phillip A. ; Bissell, Vernon C. ; Bennett, David G.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States, National Weather Service., Western Region,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NWS (National Weather Service) ; WR (Western Region)
• Description:
  The Standard Hydrologic Exchange Format (SHEF) is a standardized system of encoding hydrological data transmissions for both manual and automated processing. Features of SHEF include (a) it is readable by both man and machine, (b) a wide variety of parameters and data types are supported, (c) it has flexible time identification, (d) it uses either SI or English units, and (e) it allows flexible use of spaces and comments within the code text to enhance readability. The SHEF code is now being implemented widely in the United States and has demonstrated a broad base of appeal.
• Content Notes:
  Phillip A. Pasteris, Vernon C. Bissell, David G. Bennett.
  
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Data Processing Hydrology Meteorological Services Data Processing Meteorological Services
• Series:
  NOAA technical memorandum NWS WR ; 180
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a7a7a10af23a004a4ea6dbc8584796d34889f59d901617a5f201b199dfe564e5
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/14450/noaa_14450_DS1.pdf
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