Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network: AIRMoN 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

Abstract

    Year-round daily monitoring of wet deposition as part of a national AIRMoN network of intensive precipitation monitoring and research sites. Provide atmospheric deposition data for research and monitoring in the Lake Champlain Basin in cooperation with NOAA and the Lake Champlain Research Consortium.

People

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Principal Investigator

  • Carl Waite: Principal Investigator

  • Judy Rosovsky: Content Provider

  • Joanne Cummings: Content Provider

  • Gerry Livingston: Principal Investigator

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

Keywords

  • atmospheric deposition, pollution, precipitation,

Organizations

  • National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) : funder
  • National Atmospheric Deposition Program AIRMon: lead
  • Vermont Monitoring Cooperative : partner

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: AIRMoN Data
    • Start Date: 1993-02-07
    • End Date: 1997-01-31
    • Description: Year-round daily wet-only precipitation sampling include amount, field pH and conductivity, lab pH and conductivity, Ca, K, Mg, Na, NO3, Cl, SO4 and PO4.

    • Purpose: To provide atmospheric deposition data for research and monitoring in the Lake Champlain Basin in cooperation with NOAA and the Lake Champlain Research Consortium.

    • Condensed Title: Z0021_Airmon

    • Object Name: VMC.21.236

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Livingston, G., T. Scherbatskoy, and C. Waite. 1993-1997. Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network Project. AIRMoN Data. Underhill, VT. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/atmospheric-integrated-research-monitoring-network/dataset/airmon-data-1993-1997

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/atmospheric-integrated-research-monitoring-network/dataset/airmon-data-1993-1997

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: Ca
      • Label: Ca
      • Description: Ca Concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: Cl
      • Label: Cl
      • Description: Cl Concentration
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: Date
      • Label: Date
      • Description: Date on which sample bucket was installed on the collector
      • Storage Type: datetime
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      Attribute Name: Field_pH
      • Label: Field_pH
      • Description: pH of the sample as measured in the field laboratory, reported as the negative log of hydrogen ion c
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: K
      • Label: K
      • Description: Concentration of potassium
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: Lab_pH
      • Label: Lab_pH
      • Description: Negative log of the hydrogen ion concentration as measured at the lab, in pH units
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: Mg
      • Label: Mg
      • Description: Concentration of Magnesium (Mg)
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: mmSvol_ml
      • Label: mmSvol_ml
      • Description: Volume of sample captured in the sample bucket
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: Na
      • Label: Na
      • Description: Sodium concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.003 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: NH4
      • Label: NH4
      • Description: Ammonium concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.03 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: NO3
      • Label: NO3
      • Description: Nitrate concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.03 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: Site
      • Label: Site
      • Description: Alphanumeric site identification code used by National Program; first two characters are state abbre
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: SO4
      • Label: SO4
      • Description: Sulfate concentration. The lower limit of detection is 0.02 mg/L
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      Attribute Name: SubPpt
      • Label: SubPpt
      • Description: Precipitation amount as measured by the NWS rain gage. Trace amounts are indicated by -7.77.
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio

    Methods

    • Current Methods
      • Precipitation sampling
        • Started: 1993-01-01
        • Method Description: Year-round daily wet-only precipitation sampling includes: amount, field pH and conductivity, lab pH and conductivity, Ca, K, Mg, Na, NO3, Cl, SO4 and PO4.
          • Quality Control Measures: Periodic site maintenance and bi-annual calibration, annual site certification, documented QA/QC protocol for field procedures and lab analyses.


    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • Site Description: West slope of Mt. Mansfield, in the field station at the Proctor Maple Research Center, at 400 m (1300 feet).

    • Minimum Altitude: 0 meters

    • Maximum Altitude: 400 meters