Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network: VT AIRMoN Daily Reports 1993-2013

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Year-round daily monitoring of wet deposition as part of a national AIRMoN network of intensive precipitation monitoring and research sites. Provide atmospheric deposition data for research and monitoring in the Lake Champlain Basin in cooperation with NOAA and the Lake Champlain Research Consortium.

People

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Principal Investigator

  • Carl Waite: Principal Investigator

  • Judy Rosovsky: Content Provider

  • Joanne Cummings: Content Provider

  • Gerry Livingston: Principal Investigator

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

Keywords

  • air quality, atmospheric deposition, chemistry, conductivity, ph, precipitation,

Organizations

  • National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) : funder
  • National Atmospheric Deposition Program AIRMon: lead
  • Vermont Monitoring Cooperative : partner

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: VT AIRMoN Daily Reports 1993-2013
    • Start Date: 1993-01-01
    • End Date: 2013-05-30
    • Description: Daily precipitation monitoring reports

    • Purpose: To provide atmospheric deposition data for research and monitoring in the Lake Champlain Basin in cooperation with NOAA and the Lake Champlain Research Consortium.

    • Condensed Title: Z0021_VTairmon

    • Object Name: VMC.21.361

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NRSP-3). 2015. NADP Program Office, Illinois State Water Survey,University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 61820.

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/atmospheric-integrated-research-monitoring-network/dataset/vt-airmon-daily-reports-1993-2013

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Site
      • Label: Site
      • Description: Site
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: DateTimeOn
      • Label: Date Time On
      • Description: Date and time on which sample bucket was installed on the collector
      • Storage Type: datetime
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: MM/DD/YYYY
      Attribute Name: DateTimeOff
      • Label: Date Time Off
      • Description: Date and time at which sample bucket was removed from the collector
      • Storage Type: datetime
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: MM/DD/YYYY
      Attribute Name: SubPpt
      • Label: Sub Precipitation
      • Description: Precipitation amount used by NADP in calculating weighted-mean concentrations, depositions and precipitation totals, in mm. In most cases sub_ppt equals the NWS stick raingage reading. Where the raingage reading is a trace amount, a value of 0.127mm is assigned- in cases where the NWS stick raingag
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: millimeter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: millimeter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: PptNws
      • Label: Precipitation News
      • Description: Precipitation amount as measured by the NWS rain gage. Trace amounts are indicated by -7.77.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: millimeter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: millimeter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: PptRec
      • Label: Precipitation Recording
      • Description: Precipitation amount as measured by the recording rain gage. Trace amounts are idnicated as -7.77.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: millimeter
      • Precision: 0.001
      • Unit: millimeter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Sval
      • Label: Sample Volume
      • Description: Volume of sample captured in the sample bucket
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milliliter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milliliter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Ca
      • Label: Calcium Concentration
      • Description: Calcium concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.009 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Mg
      • Label: Magnesium Concentration
      • Description: Magnesium concentraton. The lower limit of detection is 0.003 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: H
      • Label: Hydrogen Concentration
      • Description: Hydrogen concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: Na
      • Label: Sodium Concentration
      • Description: Sodium concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.003 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: NH4
      • Label: Ammonium Concentration
      • Description: Ammonium concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.03 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: NO3
      • Label: Nitrate Concentration
      • Description: Nitrate concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.03 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: CL
      • Label: Chlorine Concentration
      • Description: Chloride concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.03 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: SO4
      • Label: Sulfate Concentration
      • Description: Sulfate concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.02 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: PO4
      • Label: Phosphate Concentration
      • Description: Phosphate concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: milligramsPerLiter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: pHLab
      • Label: pH in Lab
      • Description: Negative log of the hydrogen ion concentration as measured at the lab, in pH units
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: number
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: number
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: pHField
      • Label: pH in Field
      • Description: pH of the sample as measured in the field laboratory
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: number
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: number
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: LabCond
      • Label: Conductivity Lab
      • Description: Conductance of the precipitation sample as measured in the field lab.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: customMicrosiemensPerCentimeter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: MicrosiemensPerCentimeter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: FieldCond
      • Label: Conductivity Field
      • Description: Conductance of the precipitation sample as measured at the lab.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Standard Unit: customMicrosiemensPerCentimeter
      • Precision: 0.0000000001
      • Unit: MicrosiemensPerCentimeter
      • Number Type: real
      Attribute Name: LabType
      • Label: Lab Type
      • Description: Code indicating sample condition at lab.
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • Custom List: Lab Type Code
        • Code: W
          • Definition: sample volume=35 ml or more
        • Code: WI
          • Definition: Sample volume of 10 - 35 mL; chemical measurements are made as volume permits in the following order: pH, Conductance, {NH4, PO4}, {Cl, NO3, SO4}, and {Ca, Mg, Na, K}.
        • Code: D
          • Definition: sample volume =0-10 ml, sample not shipped.
        • Code: DF
          • Definition: field blank, data not reported
      Attribute Name: QRCode
      • Label: Quality Rating Code
      • Description: Machine-readable code to store data
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • Custom List: QRCode
        • Code: A
          • Definition: Samples of the highest quality did not contain anything but water, all protocols were followed, and there is no indication of compromised integrity of the sample.
        • Code: B
          • Definition: unknown quality (potentially contaminated
        • Code: C
          • Definition: Samples of the lowest quality are either of undefined duration, contain bird droppings, or have some other indication of compromised quality.
      Attribute Name: SP
      • Label: Sample Protocol
      • Description: Quality of sample
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • Custom List: Sample Protocal Code
        • Code: Null
          • Definition: no identifiable departures from SOP sample collection
        • Code: U
          • Definition: undefined sample type
        • Code: Q
          • Definition: Quality assurance sample
      Attribute Name: SL
      • Label: Sample Level Code
      • Description: Sample level code. A code indicating departures from field or laboratory standard operating procedures.
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      • Custom List: Sample Level Code
        • Code: C
          • Definition: Contaminated sample
        • Code: E
          • Definition: long-duration sample
        • Code: F
          • Definition: field error
        • Code: M
          • Definition: Missing sampling information

    Methods

    • Current Methods
      • Precipitation sampling
        • Started: 1993-01-01
        • Method Description: Year-round daily wet-only precipitation sampling includes: amount, field pH and conductivity, lab pH and conductivity, Ca, K, Mg, Na, NO3, Cl, SO4 and PO4.


    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • Site Description: West slope of Mt. Mansfield, in the field station at the Proctor Maple Research Center, at 400 m (1300 feet).