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)

  • Site climate assessment
    Started: 2013-06-04
    Ended: 2014-05-01

    At 3 elevations (900 m, 1000 m and 1100 m) an iButton temperature/humidity sensor in a protective case was deployed

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
mountainName of Mountain

Name of mountain where samples were collected

Measurement type: Nominal
siteElevation

Elevation of plot site

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 100
av.da.temp.CAverage Daily Temperature

Average daily temperature in degrees Celsius over whole study period

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.000000001
av.day.tmax.CAverage daily maximum temperature

Average daily maximum temperature in Celsius over whole study period

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.000000001
av.day.tmin.CAverage Daily Minimum Temperature

Average daily minimum temperature in Celsius over whole study period

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.000000001
GDD.CGrowing Degree Days

Growing degree days of the site (base 4C, no max) over whole study period

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.0001

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

    Plots every 100 m from 900 m to 1100 m on Mt Mansfield

    Minimum Altitude: 900 meter

    Maximum Altitude: 1100 meter