Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Diamond Island Meteorological Monitoring: Raw Diamond Island Meteorological Data

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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

    Near real-time meteorology data from the Lake Champlain Diamond Island station including wind speed and direction, air temperature, water temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure and total solar irradiance.

People

  • Carl Waite: Content Provider

  • Dick Furbush: Content Provider

  • James Duncan: Content Provider

  • Steve Cluett: Content Provider

Keywords

  • air temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, relative humidity, wind,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

Data Table

  • Title: Raw Diamond Island Meteorological Data
  • Start Date: 2010-01-10
  • Description: Raw measurements of barometric pressure, temperature, wind, humidity and precipitation at the Diamond Island Station. No quality control measures have been applied to the data.

  • Purpose: To continuously monitor meteorological variables representative of Lake Champlain for use by researchers, recreationalists, commercial boaters, Champlain Water District and the National Weather Service.

  • Condensed Title: Z0168_DI_RAW

  • Object Name: VMC.168.282

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Forest Ecosystems Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC). 2017. Raw Diamond Island Meteorological Data. FEMC. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring/dataset/diamond-island-metoerological-monitoring-raw

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring/dataset/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring-raw

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: RECORDTIME
    • Label: Record Time
    • Description: Time and date of data collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEYEAR
    • Label: Sample Year
    • Description: Year of sample
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEMONTH
    • Label: Sample Month
    • Description: Month of sample
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: MM
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEDAY
    • Label: Sample Day
    • Description: Day of year of the sample
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Standard Unit: nominalDay
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: nominalDay
    • Number Type: integer
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 1
      • Maximum: 365
    Attribute Name: SAMPLETIME
    • Label: Sample Time
    • Description: Time of data collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: hhmm
    Attribute Name: AIRTEMP
    • Label: Air Temperature
    • Description: Measured air temperature
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Standard Unit: celsius
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: celsius
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: RELHUMID
    • Label: Relative Humidity
    • Description: The amount of water vapor that is actually in the air, compared to how much water vapor potentially
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: dimensionless
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 100
    Attribute Name: BAROPRESS
    • Label: Barometric Pressure
    • Description: Barometric pressure reading for atmospheric pressure
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: millibar
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: millibar
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: PYRANOM
    • Label: Pyranometer
    • Description: Pyranometer reading of amount of solar irradiance
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: wattsPerMeterSquared
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: wattsPerMeterSquared
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: WATERTEMP
    • Label: Water Temperature
    • Description: Measured water temperature
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Standard Unit: celsius
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: celsius
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MAX_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Maximum Windspeed
    • Description: The fastest wind speed recorded in a 15 minute interval
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: meterspersecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: meters per second
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: TIME_MAX_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Time Maximum Windspeed
    • Description: Time of maximum windspeed recorded
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: hhmm
    Attribute Name: MEAN_HORIZONTAL_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Mean Horizontal Windspeed
    • Description: The average speed of wind, regardless of its direction
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: meterspersecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: meters per second
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MEAN_RESULTANT_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Mean Resultant Windspeed
    • Description: Wind speed normalized for its direction using a vector approach, this is vector averaged wind speed
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: meterspersecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: meters per second
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MEAN_WIND_DIRECTION
    • Label: Mean Wind Direction
    • Description: Average direction of wind
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 360
    Attribute Name: STDDEV_WIND_DIRECTION
    • Label: Standard Deviation Wind Direction
    • Description: The standard deviation of the wind direction
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 360
    Attribute Name: PRECIP
    • Label: Precipitation
    • Description: Amount of precipitation
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: millimeter
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: millimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: volt
    • Label: Volt
    • Description: Voltage reading
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: volt
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: volt
    • Number Type: real

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Meteorological data
      • Started: 2004-07-22
      • Method Description: The station provides near real-time monitoring for meteorological variables including wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, precipitation and total solar irradiance. Data are automatically downloaded via radio frequency modem.


Sampling Equipment

  • Current Equipment
    • Data logger, meteorological sensors and cell
      • Started: 1998-10-01
      • Sampling Description: Campbell Scientific CR 10X datalogger with meteorological sensors and radio frequency modem.

    • Data logger, meterological sensors, radio fre
      • Started: 1998-10-01
      • Sampling Description: Campbell Scientific CR 10X datalogger with meteorological sensors and radio frequency modem.

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: The Diamond Island station is on the US Coast Guard Station navigational warning light tower on Lake Champlain (Lat: 44.2367, Long: -73.3329).

  • Minimum Altitude: 37 feet

  • Maximum Altitude: 52 feet