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

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    Continuous monitoring of meteorological variables to use in conjunction with other biological or physical variables at the site. 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 Mt. Mansfield East Slope Mid-elevation Forest Meteorological Monitoring (884m) project page (see "Live Mt. Mansfield East Slope Mid-elevation Forest Meteorological Monitoring (884m) Data").

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  • Carl Waite: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
    • dataset_eml_peopleEndDate: 2016-04-29

  • Dick Furbush: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
    • dataset_eml_peopleEndDate: 2011-01-20

  • Gerry Livingston: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
    • dataset_eml_peopleEndDate: 2002-12-31

  • Miriam Pendleton: dataset_eml_peoplecontentprovider
    • dataset_eml_peopleEndDate: 2018-05-01

  • James Duncan: dataset_eml_peopleprincipleinvestigator
    • dataset_eml_peopleEndDate: 2022-03-28

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

Organizations

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC) : lead

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  • dataset_eml_datatabletitle: Quality-Controlled Mount Mansfield East Meteorological Data
  • dataset_eml_datatablestartdate: 1999-07-26
  • dataset_eml_datatabledescription: Measurements of wind, temperature, humidity, and precipitation on the east slope of Mt. Mansfield. Basic quality control measures have been applied to the data.

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

  • dateset_eml_datatableshortname: Z0113_MME_QAQC

  • dataset_eml_datatablephysicalobjectname: VMC.113.165

  • dataset_eml_datatabledatatype: mySQL
  • dataset_eml_datatablecitation: Forest Ecosystems Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC). 2017-current. Quality-Controlled Mount Mansfield East Meteorological Data. University of Vermont. Available at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/mt-mansfield-east-slope-mid-elevation/dataset/mount-mansfield-east-meteorological-data

  • dataset_eml_datatableonlinedistribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/data/archive/project/mt-mansfield-east-slope-mid-elevation/dataset/mount-mansfield-east-meteorological-data

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    dataset_eml_attributelistname: RECORDTIME
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Record Time
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Time and date of collection
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: SAMPLEYEAR
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Year Sampled
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Year of sample
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: other
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: SAMPLEDAY
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Day Sampled
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Day of year of collection
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: other
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: SAMPLETIME
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Time of Sample
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Time of collection
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: other
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: MAX_WINDSPEED
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Max Windspeed
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Maximum windspeed
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: metersPerSecond
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.001
    • Unit: metersPerSecond
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: TIME_MAX_WINDSPEED
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Time of Maximum Windspeed
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Time of maximum measured windspeed
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: other
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: MEAN_HORIZONTAL_WINDSPEED
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Mean Horizontal Windspeed
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Mean horizontal windspeed
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: metersPerSecond
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.001
    • Unit: metersPerSecond
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: MEAN_RESULTANT_WINDSPEED
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Mean Resultant Windspeed
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Mean resultant windspeed
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: metersPerSecond
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.001
    • Unit: metersPerSecond
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: MEAN_WIND_DIRECTION
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Mean Wind Direction
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Mean wind direction
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
    • Unit: degree
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
      • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 360
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: STDDEV_WIND_DIRECTION
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Standard Deviation Wind Direction
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Standard deviation of wind direction
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: degree
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.01
    • Unit: degree
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
      • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 360
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: AIRTEMP
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Air Temperature
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Measured air temperature
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: celsius
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.01
    • Unit: celsius
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: RELHUMID
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Relative Humidity
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Relative Humidity
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: dimensionless
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
      • dataset_eml_attributelistbounds:
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboundsminimum: 0
      • dataset_eml_attributelistboumdsmaximum: 100
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: PRECIP
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Precipitation
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Total precipitation
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: millimeter
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 0.1
    • Unit: millimeter
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: real
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: PYRANOM
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Pyranomater Reading
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Pyranometer reading of solar intensity
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: wattsPerMeterSquared
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
    • Unit: wattsPerMeterSquared
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: integer
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: QUANTUM
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Quantum
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Quantum measurment
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: decimal
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: ratio
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststandardunit: umolePerSecondPerMeterSquared
    • dataset_eml_attributelistprecision: 1
    • Unit: umolePerSecondPerMeterSquared
    • dataset_eml_attributelistnumbertype: integer
    dataset_eml_attributelistname: SAMPLEMONTH
    • dataset_eml_attributelistlabel: Sample Month
    • dataset_eml_attributelistdescription: Sample month of data collection
    • dataset_eml_attributeliststoragetype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistmeasurementtype: datetime
    • dataset_eml_attributelistformatstring: other

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  • dataset_eml_currentMethodsHeader
    • Meteorology data
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1999-07-26
      • dataset_eml_methoddescription: 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.


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  • dataset_eml_samplingCurrentEqupment
    • Data logger, weather sensors
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 1999-07-26
      • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: Campbell CR10X data logger and storage module with automated weather sensors mounted on a 3 m tower.

    • Rain gauge
      • dataset_eml_methodsStartDate: 2001-09-06
      • dataset_eml_samplingdescription: Unheated tipping bucket (rain gauge) installed in September 2001.

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  • dataset_eml_sitecharacteristicsdescription: 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.