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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
Meteorological variables
Started: 1999-05-01Meteorological data comes from five remote automated weather stations operated by VT FPR as part of a national network of stations used to predict fire danger. Variables measured are solar radiation, wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure and precipitation. Some stations measure fuel temperature also. The data here are daily averages made available by MesoWest. For detailed information on each station visit MesoWest Weather Summary for Vermont
Instrumentation: Pyranometer, anemometer, temperature probes, Relative humidity sensor, barometric pressure sensor, tipping bucket.
Quality Control Measures: VT FPR maintains the equipment and Mesowest aggregates and QA/QC checks the data published on its website
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
Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
- Site Description
Sweezy (Danby VT) Mobile Fire Weather Station (DBYVT1)
Minimum Altitude: 204 meter
Maximum Altitude: 204 meter