Diamond Island Meteorological Monitoring: Quality-Controlled Diamond Island Meteorological Data V2 - 2024 and later
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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
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Near real-time meteorology data from the Lake Champlain Diamond Island station including wind speed and direction, air temperature, water temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure and total solar irradiance. Live data from this station is available via the Live Meteorological Data tab found under the Data tab on the FEMC homepage, or the Dataset Availability tab on the Diamond Island Meteorological Monitoring project page (see "Live Diamond Island Meteorological Monitoring Data").
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- Carl Waite: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- dataset_eml_peopleEndDate: 2016-04-29
- Dick Furbush: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- dataset_eml_peopleEndDate: 2011-01-20
- James Duncan: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
- dataset_eml_peopleEndDate: 2022-03-28
- Steve Cluett: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
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- dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Quality-Controlled Diamond Island Meteorological Data V2 - 2024 and later
- dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 2024-10-18
- dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Data from Diamond Island after updating data collection sensors in 2024. Measurements of barometric pressure, temperature, wind, humidity, and solar radiation at the Diamond Island Station. Basic quality-control measures have been applied to data.
- dataset_eml_datatablepurpose: To continuously monitor meteorological variables representative of Lake Champlain for use by researchers, recreationalists, commercial boaters, Champlain Water District and the National Weather Service.
- dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0168_DI_QAQC_V2
- dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.168.4025
- dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
- dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC). 2024. Quality-Controlled Diamond Island Meteorological Data. Available at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring/dataset/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring-qaqc-v2
- dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring/dataset/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring-qaqc-v2
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- Meteorological Data
- dataset_eml_methoddescription: The station provides near real-time monitoring for meteorological variables including wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, precipitation and total solar irradiance. Data are automatically downloaded via radio frequency modem. dataset_eml_methodsInstrumentation: Fondreist weather station (Lufft WS 502 weather station linked to a Fondreist data logger and cell phone download)
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- dataset_eml_samplingCurrentEqupment
- Fondreist weather station (Lufft WS 502)
- dataset_eml_samplingdescription: wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, precipitation and total solar irradiance.
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- dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsdescription: The Diamond Island station is on the US Coast Guard Station navigational warning light tower on Lake Champlain (Lat: 44.2367, Long: -73.3329). Station is at 14.7 meters above lake level (45.4 meters above sea level).
- dataset_eml_siteCharacteristicsMinAlt: 0 meters
- dataset_eml_siteCharacteristicsMaxAlt: 45 meters