Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Mt. Mansfield East Slope Mid-elevation Forest Meteorological Monitoring (884m): Raw Mount Mansfield East 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

    Continuous monitoring of meterological variables to use in conjunction with other biological or physical variables at the site.

People

  • Carl Waite: Principal Investigator

  • Dick Furbush: Content Provider

  • Gerry Livingston: Content Provider

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

  • James Duncan: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • air temperature, meteorology, precipitation, relative humidity, wind,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

Data Table

  • Title: Raw Mount Mansfield East Meteorological Data
  • Start Date: 1999-07-26
  • Description: Raw measurements of wind, temperature, humidity, and precipitation on the east slope of Mt. Mansfield. No quality control measures have been applied to the data.

  • Purpose: Monitor meterological variables continuously to use in conjunction with other biological or physical variables on east slope of Mt. Mansfield

  • Condensed Title: Z0113_MME_RAW

  • Object Name: VMC.113.281

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Duncan J., and C. Waite. 2017. Raw Mount Mansfield East Meteorological Data. University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/mt-mansfield-east-slope-mid-elevation/dataset/mount-mansfield-east-meteorological-data-raw

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/mt-mansfield-east-slope-mid-elevation/dataset/mount-mansfield-east-meteorological-data-raw

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: RECORDTIME
    • Label: Date/Time
    • Description: Date/time of recording
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEYEAR
    • Label: Sample Year
    • Description: Sample year
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEDAY
    • Label: Sample Day
    • Description: Sample day
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Standard Unit: nominalDay
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: nominalDay
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: SAMPLETIME
    • Label: Sample Time
    • Description: Sample time
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    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: metersPerSecond
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: TIME_MAX_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Time Maximum Windspeed
    • Description: The time to the minute of the fastest wind speed recorded
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: MEAN_HORIZONTAL_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Mean Horizontal Wind Speed
    • Description: The average speed of wind, regardless of its direction
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: metersPerSecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: metersPerSecond
    • 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: metersPerSecond
    • 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: 0.1
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
    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
    Attribute Name: AIRTEMP
    • Label: Air Temperature
    • Description: Air temperature
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Standard Unit: celsius
    • Precision: 0.01
    • 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: 0.1
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: PRECIP
    • Label: Precipitation
    • Description: Amount of precipitation
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: millimeter
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: millimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: PYRANOM
    • Label: Pyranometer
    • Description: Pyranometer reading of amount of solar irradiance
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: wattsPerMeterSquared
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: wattsPerMeterSquared
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: QUANTUM
    • Label: Quantum
    • Description: Quantum sensor reading for photosynthetically active radiation
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: umolePerSecondPerMeterSquared
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: umolePerSecondPerMeterSquared
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEMONTH
    • Label: Sample Month
    • Description: Sample month
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Meteorology data
      • Started: 1999-07-26
      • Method Description: This Mount Mansfield station provides basic meteorological variables including wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, total solar irradiance, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and precipitation during non-freezing months. Data are stored as 15 minute averages to a data storage module changed every 57 days or less. The station is located within a mixed aspen-birch spruce-fir forest, and represents mid-elevation forest meteorology.


Sampling Equipment

  • Current Equipment
    • Data logger, weather sensors
      • Started: 1999-07-26
      • Sampling Description: Campbell CR10X data logger and storage module with automated weather sensors mounted on a 3 m tower.

    • Rain gauge
      • Started: 2001-09-06
      • Sampling Description: Unheated tipping bucket (rain gauge) installed in September 2001.

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Station is located within the Ranch Valley watershed on the east slope of Mount Mansfield, about 200 feet from the auto-toll road in a small opening in spruce/fir forest. Approximate coordinates: 44.5194 N, 72.7988 W. Approximate elevation: 2878 feet.