Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Atmospheric Mercury Deposition Monitoring: Concentration and Deposition of Mercury in Precipitation at Underhill, VT, 1993 - 2003

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Metadata Provider

  • 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 monitoring of atmospheric mercury deposition in wet deposition, aerosol (particulate-bound) and vapor (gaseous elemental) phases. The study is part of an integrated program of research and monitoring on atmospheric deposition in the Lake Champlain Basin coordinated over time with NOAA, University of Michigan Air Quality Lab, the Lake Champlain Research Consortium, the Mercury Deposition Network and the Atmospheric Mercury Network.

People

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Content Provider

  • Carl Waite: Content Provider

  • Joanne Cummings: Content Provider

  • Eric Miller: Principal Investigator

  • Melody Burkins: Principal Investigator

  • Gerry Livingston: Content Provider

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

  • Gerald Keeler: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • atmospheric deposition, concentration, mercury, precipitation,

Organizations

  • University of Michigan Atmospheric Science Air Quality Laboratory: lead
  • Vermont Monitoring Cooperative : partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

Data Table

  • Title: Concentration and Deposition of Mercury in Precipitation at Underhill, VT, 1993 - 2003
  • Start Date: 1993-01-01
  • End Date: 2003-12-30
  • Description: Measure the concentration of atmospheric mercury deposited from precipation

  • Purpose: Year-round monitoring of atmospheric mercury deposition in wet deposition.

  • Condensed Title: Z0039_1993_2003_VT_Hg_PcpData

  • Object Name: VMC.39.31

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Tim Scherbatskoy.2003.Concentration and Deposition of Mercury in Precipitation at Underhill, VT, 1993 - 2003. FEMC. Dataset. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/atmospheric-mercury-deposition-monitoring/dataset/precipitation-deposition-mercury-underhill-vt-1993-2003

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/atmospheric-mercury-deposition-monitoring/dataset/precipitation-deposition-mercury-underhill-vt-1993-2003

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date and Time
    • Description: Date and time of precipitation measurement
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: SiteCode
    • Label: Site Abbreviation
    • Description: Unique site identifier
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: samplenumber
    • Label: Sample Number
    • Description: Number assigned to sample
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: PrecipSampleVol_ml
    • Label: Precipitation Sample Volume
    • Description: Volume of the precipitation sample
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milliliter
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: milliliter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: PrecipSampVol_mL
    • Label: Precipitation Sample Volume
    • Description: Volume of precipitation sample in milliliters
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: milliliter
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: milliliter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: precipamount_cm
    • Label: Precipitation Amount
    • Description: Amount of precipitation measured by rain gauge in centimeters
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: centimeter
    • Precision: 0.00001
    • Unit: centimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: HgConcentration_ng_L
    • Label: Mercury Concentration
    • Description: Mercury concentration in nanograms/liter
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customNanogramsPerLiter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: Nanograms Per Liter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Hg_deposition_ug_m2
    • Label: Mercury Deposition
    • Description: Mercury deposition in micrograms/square meter
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: customMicrogramsPerSquareMeter
    • Precision: 0.0001
    • Unit: micrograms per square meter
    • Number Type: real

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Unnamed Method
      • Started: 1992-12-15
      • Method Description: Year-round daily wet-only precipitation sampling, every sixth day aerosol and vapor phase sampling (24 hour sample). Measurements include: total Hg in precipitation, vapor and particulate phases, 24 other trace elements.


  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Precipitation samples
      • Started: 1992-12-15
        Ended: 2006-07-01
      • Method Description: Precipitation samples collected every morning following precipitation

Sampling Equipment

  • Precipitaton Collector
    • Started: 1992-12-15
      Ended: 2006-12-31
    • Sampling Description: MIC-B wet only precipitation collector

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: West slope of Mount Mansfield at the Proctor Maple Research Center.