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

Current Methods

  • Precipitation and volume
    Started: 1980-01-01

    Precipitation volume and pH are recorded on an event basis.

  • Rain and snow collection

    Rainfall is intercepted by a funnel and passes through a length of tygon tubing until it reaches and is collected in a one gallon jug. Snow is collected and melted indoors to completely melt before pH is measured.

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
StationIDStation ID

Location of precipitation collector

Measurement type: Nominal
DateDate

Date by year then month then day

Measurement type: DateTime
Date/Time Format: YYYY-MM-DD
pH Precipitation Acidity (pH)

Molar concentration of hydrogen ions in the solution

Measurement type: Interval
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.01
PrecipAmtPrecipitation Amount

Amount of precipitation from specific event

Measurement type: Ratio
Unit: unavailable
Precision: 0.01
PrecipTypePrecipitation Type

Type of precipitaion (either rain, snow or mixed)

Measurement type: Nominal

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

Current Equipment

  • pH Measurement
    Started: 1980-01-01

    Cole Parmer digital pH meter model 5987, and a Cole Parmer combination electrode with a calomel reference

  • Rainfall Collection
    Started: 1980-01-01

    Rainfall collector is a screened funnel with a one gallon polyetheylene collection jug.

  • Snowfall Collection
    Started: 1980-01-01

    Snow is collected in a five gallon polyethylene bucket.

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

  • Site Description

    Mount Mansfield Summit site is located at 44.5250087 N, -72.8148911 W (NAD83 format) at an elevation of 3938 ft.

    Minimum Altitude: 0 feet

    Maximum Altitude: 3983 feet