Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaEMMA Weather Station Data - Louis Calder CenterThese datasets are from the weather station at the Louis Calder Center. The Louis Calder Center is one of 14 sites recording data in the Hudson Valley as part of the <a href='http://www.uvm.edu/vmc/emma/'>Environmental Monitoring and Management Alliance (EMMA)</a>.EMMA Weather Station Data - Louis Calder CenterKellyVickyScrivanosKerriCharlopLindsayPerroneAlissaBegley-MillerDanielleclimate changeclimateprecipitationtemperatureweatherwindsoilEMMAsolarleafCalder Center Forest Weather Station2014-07-30Measurements of temperature, precipitation, humidity, dew point, wind speed, wind direction, barometric pressure, solar radiation and energy, soil moisture, soil temperature, and leaf wetness.To monitor climate change in support the <a href='http://www.uvm.edu/vmc/emma'>Environmental Monitoring & Management Alliance (EMMA)</a>, a regionally-coordinated ecological monitoring network dedicated to protecting ecological systems and developing sustainable stewardship practices through scientific research and public participation.VMC.1023.2064mySQLWe ask that the end user acknowledge the source in any reports, publications, or presentations using these data. As an example: "We thank the Louis Calder Center, the Biological Field Station of Fordham University for providing weather data (from NY, years, etc. whatever descriptor you choose). FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/EMMA-weather-data-Calder/dataset/calder-center-forest-weather-stationhttps://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/EMMA-weather-data-Calder/dataset/calder-center-forest-weather-stationDATEDateDate data were reporteddatetimeM/D/YYYYTIMETimeTime data were reporteddatetimeh:mm ATEMP_OUTOutside temperatureAverage temperature reported after 30 minute intervals (collected every 15 seconds)decimalcelsius0.1rationalHI_TEMPMaximum temperaturehighest temperature recorded in a 30 minute intervaldecimalcelsius0.1rationalLOW_TEMPMinimum temperatureLowest temperature recorded in a 30 minute intervaldecimalcelsius0.1rationalOUT_HUMOutside humidityAverage humidity reported at 30 minute intervals (collected every 15 seconds)intpercent1integerDEW_PT.Dew pointCalculated using temperature and humidity at the time dew point is reported (every 30 minutes)decimalcelsius0.1rationalWIND_SPEEDWind speedAverage wind speed reported at 30 minute intervals (collected every 15 seconds)decimalkilometersPerHour1WIND_DIRWind directionIf wind speed is greater than 0 when the WeatherLink samples wind direction, it places a "marker" into one of sixteen "bins" that correspond to the sixteen compass points. At the time of the archive, the WeatherLink determines which bin contains the most markerstext-1DD/MM/YYYY-1WIND_RUNWind runMeasures "amount" of wind passing the station during a given period of time. Calculated by multiplying average wind speed with archive interval (30 min)decimalkilometer0.5rationalHI_SPEEDMaximum wind speedHighest wind speed during 30 minute intervaldecimalkilometersPerHour1HI_DIRDirection of wind when at its highest speedDirection of wind when at its highest speedtext-1DD/MM/YYYY-1WIND_CHILLwind chillwind chilldecimal-10.1rationalHEAT_INDEXHeat indexCalculated using temperature and relative humidity at the time heat index is reported (every 30 minutes)decimalcelsius0.1rationalTHW_INDEXTemperature, humidity, wind indexuses humidity, temperature and wind to calculate an apparent temperature that incorporates the cooling effects of wind on our perception of temperaturedecimalcelsiusDD/MM/YYYY-1THSW_INDEXTemperature, humidity, sun, wind indexuses humidity, temperature, the cooling effects of wind and the heating effects of direct solar radiation to calculate an apparent temperaturedecimalcelsiusDD/MM/YYYY-1BARBarometric pressureMeasured every 15 seconds but reported every 30 minutesdecimalmillimeter0.001rationalRAINRainfallcompares the current total rain value to the previous total rain entry in the archive to determine the amount of rainfall that occurred during the 30 min intervaldecimalmillimeter0.01rationalRAIN_RATERain ratecalculated by measuring the time interval between each rainfall increment. When there is rainfall within the archive period, the highest measured value is reported. When no rainfall occurs, the rain rate will slowly decay based on the elapse time since the last measured rainfalldecimal-10.01rationalSolar_Rad_Solar RadiationAverage solar radiation reported at 30 minute intervals (collected every 15 seconds)decimal1-1SOLAR_ENERGYSolar energyReported as amount of accumulated solar radiation energy over a period of time measured in LangleysdecimalwattsPerMeterSquared0.01rationalHI SOLAR_RADMaximum solar radiationMaximum solar radiation measured during the 30 min intervalintwattsPerMeterSquared1rationalUV_INDEXUV indexAverage UV measured reported at 30 minute intervals (collected every 15 seconds)decimal-10.1rationalUV_DoseUV DoseMinimum Erythemal Dose of UVdecimal1D-M-YYrationalHI_UVMaximum UVHighest UV reading during a 30 min intervaldecimal-10.1rationalHEAT_D-DHeating degree daysUses an integration method, where the software calculates degree-days using the average temperature (above a base threshold) for an interval and the interval timedecimal-10.001rationalCOOL_D-DCooling degree daysUses an integration method, where the software calculates degree-days using the average temperature (below a base threshold) for an interval and the interval timedecimal-10.001rationalIN_TEMPIndoor temperatureIndoor temperaturedecimalcelsius0.1rationalIN_HUMIndoor humidityIndoor humidityintpercent1rationalIN_DEWIndoor dew pointIndoor dew pointdecimalcelsius0.1rationalIn_HeatIn Heatdecimal0.1D-M-YYrationalIn_EMCIndoor Equilibrium Moisture ContentIndoor Equilibrium Moisture Contentdecimal0.01D-M-YYrational0100In_Air_DensityIndoor air densityIndoor Equilibrium Moisture Contentdecimal0.0001D-M-YYrationalETEvapotranspirationEvapotranspirationdecimal0.001D-M-YYrationalSOIL 1_MOIST.Soil moisture 1Soil moisture reading at a depth of 10cmintkilopascal1integerSOIL 2_MOISTSoil moisture 2Soil moisture reading at a depth of 30cmintkilopascal1integerSOIL_TEMP1Soil temperature 1Soil temperature reading at a depth of 5cmdecimalcelsius1integerSOIL_TEMP2Soil temperature 2Soil temperature reading at a depth of 10cmdecimalcelsius1integerWind_SampNumber wind packets received during the archive intervalThe umber wind packets received during the archive intervalint1D-M-YYintegerWind_TXRF Channel for Wind DataRF Channel for Wind Dataint1D-M-YYintegerISS_ReceptISS receptionISS receptionint1D-M-YYinteger0100Arc__Int_Archival IntervalHow often the datalogger collects dataint1D-M-YYinteger