Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Cloudwater Chemistry on Mount Mansfield: Major Ion Concentration

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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

    Monitor chemistry of cloudwater at the summit of Mount Mansfield.

People

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Content Provider

  • Sean Lawson: Principal Investigator

  • Gerald Keeler: Content Provider

Keywords

  • acid deposition, ions, throughfall,

Organizations

  • University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources: partner
  • Vermont Monitoring Cooperative : partner
  • University of Vermont Proctor Maple Research Center: partner
  • Green Mountain Club : partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

Data Table

  • Title: Major Ion Concentration
  • Start Date: 1998-08-01
  • End Date: 1998-10-12
  • Description: The concentration of major ions (Ca2+, K+, Mg2+, Na+ and SO(4)2) from cloudwater and throughfall raw data samples collected on the summit of Mount Mansfield, VT. Please note that -555 = <0.005 and -55=<0.05.

  • Purpose: Quantify the deposition of major ions due to cloud immersion and characterize the chemistry of throughfall.

  • Condensed Title: Z0053_2335_BKVFB4

  • Object Name: VMC.53.2335

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Sean Lawson. 1998. Major Ion Concentration. FEMC. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/cloudwater-chemistry-mount-mansfield/dataset/major-ion-concentration

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/cloudwater-chemistry-mount-mansfield/dataset/major-ion-concentration

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Sample_ID
    • Label: Sample_ID
    • Description: Unique identifier for each sample
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Data_Type
    • Label: Data_Type
    • Description: Cloudwater or throughfall sample
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date
    • Description: Date of sample collection
    • Storage Type: date
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: M/D/YYYY
    Attribute Name: Ca2+
    • Label: Ca2+
    • Description: Calcium
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.0000000001
    • Unit: milligrams per liter
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: K+
    • Label: K+
    • Description: Potassium
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.0000000001
    • Unit: milligrams per liter
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: Mg2+
    • Label: Mg2+
    • Description: Magnesium
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.0000000001
    • Unit: milligrams per liter
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: Na+
    • Label: Na+
    • Description: Sodium
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.0000000001
    • Unit: milligrams per liter
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: SO(4)2-
    • Label: SO(4)2-
    • Description: Sulfate
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.0000000001
    • Unit: milligrams per liter
    • Number Type: rational

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Sample collection
      • Started: 1998-08-18
        Ended: 1998-10-12
      • Method Description: Fog water and throughfall is collected during periods when clouds are present but no precipitation is occuring. Samples are analyzed in the lab for the major ions calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium and sulfate.

    • Sampling Events
      • Started: 1998-08-18
        Ended: 1998-10-12
      • Method Description: Eight cloud events were sampled from August 10 to October 16, and 3 events for cloud drip.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Summit of Mount Mansfield south of the Nose. Fog collector in open near WCAX building. Throughfall collector under balsam fir trees.

  • Minimum Altitude: 1210 meters

  • Maximum Altitude: 1228 meters