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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
Davis Vantage Pro2 Weather Station
Half-hourly measurements of weather variables taken at the Huyck Preserve Eldridge Research Center. Values are averages unless otherwise specified.
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 Arc_Int Arc_Int Bar Bar Average Barometric Pressure
Ratio Units: inches of Hg
Precision: 0.001Cool_DD Cool_DD Cooling Degree Days 65 degree F base
Ratio Units:
Precision: 10Date Date DateTime Date/Time Format: M/D/YYYY Dew_Pt_ Dew_Pt_ Outside Dew Point Temperature
Ratio Units: degrees F
Precision: 0.1ET ET Evapotranspiration
Ratio Units:
Precision: 0.001Heat_DD Heat_DD Heating Degree Days 65 degree F base
Ratio Units:
Precision: 0.001Heat_Index Heat_Index Outside Heat Index
Ratio Units: degrees F
Precision: 0.1Hi_Dir Hi_Dir Wind Direction at Maximum Wind speed
Nominal Hi_Solar_Rad Hi_Solar_Rad Maximum Solar Radiation
Ratio Units: Watts per m^2
Precision: 1Hi_Speed Hi_Speed Maximum wind speed
Ratio Units: mph
Precision: 1Hi_Temp Hi_Temp Maximum outside temperature
Ratio Units: degrees F
Precision: 0.1Hi_UV Hi_UV Maximum UV Radiation Index
Ratio Units: unitless
Precision: 0.1In_Dew In_Dew Inside Dew Point Temperature
Ratio Units: degrees F
Precision: 0.1In_Heat In_Heat Inside Heat Index
Ratio Units: degrees F
Precision: 0.1In_Hum In_Hum Inside Relative Humidity
Ratio Units: percent
Precision: 1In_Temp In_Temp Inside Temperature
Ratio Units: degrees F
Precision: 0.1ISS_Recept ISS_Recept Low_Temp Low_Temp Minimum outside temperature
Ratio Units: degrees F
Precision: 0.1Out_Hum Out_Hum Outside Relative Humidity
Ratio Units: percent
Precision: 1Rain Rain Total Precipitation
Ratio Units: inches
Precision: 0.01Rain_Rate Rain_Rate Theoretical rate of rainfall if rain was steady
Ratio Units: inches per 30 minutes
Precision: 0.01Solar_Energy Solar_Energy Solar panel output
Ratio Units:
Precision: 0.01Solar_Rad Solar_Rad Average Solar Radiation
Ratio Units: Watts per m^2
Precision: 1Temp_Out Temp_Out Average outside temperature
Ratio Units: degrees F
Precision: 0.1THSW_Index THSW_Index Temperature Humidity Sun Wind Index
Nominal THW_Index THW_Index Temperature Humidity Wind Index
Ratio Units: unitless
Precision: 0.1Time Time DateTime Date/Time Format: h:mm A UV_Dose UV_Dose UV Radiation Dose
Ratio Units: Minimum Erythemal Dose (MED) per hour
Precision: 0.01UV_Index UV_Index Average UV Radiation Index
Ratio Units: unitless
Precision: 0.1Wind_Chill Wind_Chill Wind Chill
Ratio Units: degrees F
Precision: 0.1Wind_Dir Wind_Dir Average Wind Direction
Nominal Wind_Run Wind_Run Wind Run
Ratio Units: miles
Precision: 0.01Wind_Samp Wind_Samp Wind_Speed Wind_Speed Average wind speed
Ratio Units: mph
Precision: 1Wind_Tx Wind_Tx Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
Past Sampling Equipment (No longer in use)
Davis Vantage Pro2 Weather Station
Started: 2010-10-14
Ended: 2019-02-11Davis Vantage Pro2 Weather Station. Half-hourly measurements of weather variables taken at the Huyck Preserve Eldridge Research Center. Values are averages unless otherwise specified.
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
- Site Description
Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve, Inc. and Biological Research Station
Minimum Altitude: 1650 feet