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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
Started: 1992-12-15Year-round daily wet-only precipitation sampling, every sixth day aerosol and vapor phase sampling (24 hour sample). Measurements include: total Hg in precipitation, vapor and particulate phases, 24 other trace elements.
Past Methods (No longer in use)
- Precipitation samples
Started: 1992-12-15
Ended: 2006-07-01Precipitation samples collected every morning following precipitation
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 Batch Batch Batch identifier
Nominal DateOn Date On Date the sample train was put in
DateTime Date/Time Format: Study Study code Study code
Nominal Site Site Site code
Nominal samplenumber Sample Number Sample number
Ordinal tag1 Tag 1 Unknown
Nominal tag2 Tag 2 Unknown
Nominal type Type Type
Nominal N N Unknown
Nominal analyticalVolume_ml Analytical Volume Volume of analytical sample
Ratio
Unit: milliliter
Precision: 1BlankConc_Ng_L Field Blank Concentration Concentration of mercury on the field blank
Ratio
Unit: number
Precision: 0.001DetectionLimit_Ng Detection Limit Limit of detection for mercury
Ratio
Unit: nanogram
Precision: 0.000000001Result Resulting Concentration Concentration of mercury after analysis
Ratio Units: ResultUnits Resulting Concentration Units Units used in reporting the final concentration
Nominal PrecipAmnt_cm Precipitation amount Amount of precipitation yielding sample
Ratio
Unit: centimeter
Precision: 0.001Deposition_ug_m2 Mercury Deposition Amount Amount of mercury deposited in sample
Ratio
Unit: micrograms per square meter
Precision: 0.001Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
Past Sampling Equipment (No longer in use)
Precipitaton Collector
Started: 1992-12-15
Ended: 2006-12-31MIC-B wet only precipitation collector
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
- Site Description
West slope of Mount Mansfield at the Proctor Maple Research Center.