Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Characterization of groundwater recharge and flow in a Vermont upland watershed using stable isotope tracing techniques.: Tritium in Groundwater

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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

    Characterize groundwater recharge and flow in the upland portion of the Browns River basin in northwestern Vermont using measurements of stable oxygen isotopes in precipitation (rain and snow) and groundwater (wells).

People

  • Michael Abbott: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • elevation, groundwater, soil water, tritium, watersheds,

Organizations

  • United States Geological Survey (USGS) : funder
  • University of Vermont : partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -72.84166667, 44.5071
    • -72.82073333, 44.5071
    • -72.82073333, 44.54358333
    • -72.84166667, 44.54358333
    • -72.84166667, 44.5071

Data Table

  • Title: Tritium in Groundwater
  • Start Date: 1995-06-01
  • End Date: 1996-12-01
  • Description: Measurement of tritium in groundwater from 8 wells

  • Purpose: To characterize groundwater recharge and flow in the upland portion of the Browns River basin in northwestern Vermont

  • Condensed Title: Z0024_Tritium

  • Object Name: VMC.24.27

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Michael Abbott. 1996. Tritium in Groundwater. FEMC. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/characterization-groundwater-recharge-flow-vermont-upland/dataset/tritium-groundwater

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/characterization-groundwater-recharge-flow-vermont-upland/dataset/tritium-groundwater

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date
    • Description: Sampling date
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: M-DD-YYYY hh:mm:ss
    Attribute Name: Round
    • Label: Unique round ID
    • Description: Sampling round number
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Tritium
    • Label: Tritium
    • Description: Tritium concentration in Tritium Units
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Laboratory Precision
    • Label: Laboratory Precision
    • Description: Repeatability of laboratory measurements
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Tritium sample collection
      • Started: 1996-06-01
        Ended: 3019-06-03
      • Method Description: Samples for tritium were collected from all 9 wells in June 1996


  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Tritium analysis
      • Started: 1996-06-01
        Ended: 1996-12-30
      • Method Description: Tritium samples were electrolytically enriched and analyzed at the University of Waterloo in Ontario Canada
      • Quality Control Measures: Internal standardized lab analysis protocols.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Uppermost basin of the Browns River including the slopes of Mt Mansfield. Stations at summit, Stevensville Brook and Browns River headwaters. Five sampling points on State Forest and UVM Natural Area, 3 additional sites in the VMC area on private lands. Additional sites throughout the basin.