Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Forest Environmental Monitoring (Canopy Tower): Quality-Controlled Forest Canopy Meteorological Tower Data

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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

    Long-term continuous measurements of meteorological variables, ozone and carbon dioxide in and above a hardwood forest canopy to use in relation with other biological or physical variables within the forest.

People

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Content Provider

  • Carl Waite: Principal Investigator

  • Eric Miller: Content Provider

  • Gerry Livingston: Content Provider

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

  • James Duncan: Principal Investigator

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Data Table

  • Title: Quality-Controlled Forest Canopy Meteorological Tower Data
  • Start Date: 1992-08-13
  • Description: Meteorological data, including wind speed and direction, leaf wetness, temperature and humidity, collected at each of four heights from the forest floor to above the canopy at Proctor Maple Research Center. The canopy tower also captures measurements of solar radiation.

  • Purpose: Long-term continuous measurements of meteorological variables in and above a hardwood forest canopy to use in relation with other biological or physical variables within the forest.

  • Condensed Title: Z0043_0042_QAQC

  • Object Name: VMC.43.2520

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Duncan J., and C. Waite. Raw Forest Canopy Meteorological Tower Data. University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/forest-environmental-monitoring-canopy-tower/dataset/raw-forest-canopy-meteorological-tower-data

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/forest-environmental-monitoring-canopy-tower/dataset/forest-canopy-meteorological-tower-data

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