Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Mt. Mansfield West Slope Mid-Elevation Forest Meteorological Monitoring: Quality-Controlled Mount Mansfield West Meteorological 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

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

People

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Content Provider

  • Carl Waite: Principal Investigator

  • Joanne Cummings: Content Provider

  • Dick Furbush: Content Provider

  • Gerry Livingston: Content Provider

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

  • James Duncan: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • air temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, solar radiation, wind,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

Data Table

  • Title: Quality-Controlled Mount Mansfield West Meteorological Data
  • Start Date: 1997-01-01
  • Description: Measurements of temperature, humidity, windspeed, precipitation, and solar radiation at the Mt. Mansfield West Station. Basic quality control measures have been applied to the data.

  • Purpose: To monitor of meterological variables continuously to use in conjunction with other biological or physical variables at the site.

  • Condensed Title: Z0070_MMW_QAQC

  • Object Name: VMC.70.61

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Duncan, J., and C. Waite. 2017. Quality-Controlled Mount Mansfield West Meteorological Data. University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/mt-mansfield-west-slope-mid-elevation/dataset/mansfield-west-met-site

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/mt-mansfield-west-slope-mid-elevation/dataset/mansfield-west-met-site

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: RECORDTIME
    • Label: Record timestamp
    • Description: Time and date of measurement
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEYEAR
    • Label: Sample Year
    • Description: Year when sample was collected
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEMONTH
    • Label: Sample Month
    • Description: Sample month of data collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEDOY
    • Label: Sample Day of Year
    • Description: Day of year when collected
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: SAMPLETIME
    • Label: Sample Time
    • Description: Time of sample collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: AIRTEMP
    • Label: Air Temperature
    • Description: Measured 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: Relative humidity
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: dimensionless
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 100
    Attribute Name: QUANTUM
    • Label: Photosynthetically active radiation
    • Description: Photosynthetically active radiation (400nm to 700nm)
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: umolePerSecondPerMeterSquared
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: umolePerSecondPerMeterSquared
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: PYRANOM
    • Label: Solar radiation
    • Description: Solar radiation flux
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: wattsPerMeterSquared
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: wattsPerMeterSquared
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: PRECIP
    • Label: Total Precipitation
    • Description: Total precipitation
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: millimeter
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: millimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MAX_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Maximum Wind Speed
    • Description: Maximum measured wind speed
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: metersPersecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: TIME_MAX_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Time of Maximum Windspeed
    • Description: Time during the measurement interval of maximum measured wind speed
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: MEAN_HORIZONTAL_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Mean Horizontal Windspeed
    • Description: Mean horizontal windspeed during the measurement interval
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: metersPersecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MEAN_RESULTANT_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Mean Resultant Windspeed
    • Description: Mean resultant windspeed over the measurement interval
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: metersPersecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MEAN_WIND_DIRECTION
    • Label: Mean Wind Direction
    • Description: Mean wind direction during the interval
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 360
    Attribute Name: STDDEV_WIND_DIRECTION
    • Label: Standard Deviation of Wind Direction
    • Description: Standard deviation of wind direction over the measurement interval
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 360

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Data from Mount Mansfield station
      • Started: 1997-01-01
      • 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. The station is located within a mixed aspen-birch spruce-fir forest, and represents mid-elevation forest meteorology.

    • Unnamed Method
      • Started: 1997-01-01
      • Method Description: Data are automatically downloaded via radio frequency (RF) modem on a daily basis, with 15 minute average records collected and stored during each downloading cycle. Hourly and daily data formats are made available.


Sampling Equipment

  • Current Equipment
    • Data logger, weather sensors, rain gauge
      • Started: 1997-01-01
      • Sampling Description: Campbell CR 10X datalogger with automated weather station sensors on a 3 meter tower. Tipping bucket rain gage (unheated).

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: West slope of Mount Mansfield, in the Browns River watershed, off the CCC road within paper birch, spruce and fir forest. Approximate coordinates: 44.5244 N, 72.8267 W. Approximate elevation: 2678 feet