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

Past Methods (No longer in use)

  • Sample collection
    Started: 1998-08-18
    Ended: 1998-10-12

    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

    Eight cloud events were sampled from August 10 to October 16, and 3 events for cloud drip.

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
Sample_IDSample_ID

Unique identifier for each sample

Measurement type: Nominal
Data_TypeData_Type

Cloudwater or throughfall sample

Measurement type: Nominal
DateDate

Date of sample collection

Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: M/D/YYYY
Ca2+Ca2+

Calcium

Measurement type: Ratio
Units: milligrams per liter
Precision: 0.0000000001
K+K+

Potassium

Measurement type: Ratio
Units: milligrams per liter
Precision: 0.0000000001
Mg2+Mg2+

Magnesium

Measurement type: Ratio
Units: milligrams per liter
Precision: 0.0000000001
Na+Na+

Sodium

Measurement type: Ratio
Units: milligrams per liter
Precision: 0.0000000001
SO(4)2-SO(4)2-

Sulfate

Measurement type: Ratio
Units: milligrams per liter
Precision: 0.0000000001

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • 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