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.


  • 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
Location IDLocation ID

Location ID

Measurement type: Nominal
DateDate

Date

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

Start Time

Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: hh:mm:ss
Sample valueSample value

Sample value

Measurement type: Interval
Units:
Null Data CodeNull Data Code

Null Data Code

Measurement type: Ordinal

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

    Underhill ozone monitoring station