Details and Metadata

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Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods

  • Ozone monitoring
    Started: 1987-04-01

    Ozone is recorded continuously from April 1 through September 30. Hourly average values are available for conversion to biologically relevant units.

    Instrumentation: UV Photometric Ozone sampler (US EPA Reference Method)

    Quality Control Measures: State of Vermont conducts quality assurance activities

  • Ozone Monitoring
    Started: 1987-04-01

    Data collected at 0000 hour represents 60 minute average of data collected from 0000-00590100 would be 0100-0159, etc.

Dataset Fields

Detailed documentation of the fields comprising the dataset, including the type of measurement, units where applicable, and any controlled vocabularies or code lists present in the data


Field Name Caption Description Additional Information
LocationIDLocation ID

Location ID

Ordinal
DateDate

Date

DateTime Date/Time Format: YYYY-MM-DD
Start TimeStart Time

Start Time

DateTime Date/Time Format: hh:mm:ss
Sample Valuesample value

Sample value

Interval Units: parts per million
Null Data CodeNull Data Code

Null Data Code

Nominal

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

Current Equipment

  • Ozone sampler

    UV Photometric Ozone sampler (US EPA Reference Method)

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • Site Description

    Bennington ozone monitoring station: This site is located in a field at rural western end of Bennington, .25 km south west of the Morse Airport, 4.5 km west of the center of Bennington, 1 km north of Route 9, 4 km west of Route 7, 50 km east of Albany, NY. This monitoring location meets all siting requirements and criteria and has been approved by VTAQCD and EPA Region 1

    Minimum Altitude: 240.5 meters

    Maximum Altitude: 241 meters