Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Dry Deposition Inferential Measurement (DDIM): Meteorological Data for Calculating Dry Deposition

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Metadata Provider

  • 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

    Weekly data on dry deposition of nitrogen (HNO3 vapor) and sulfur (SO2) compounds. Continuous meteorology including temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and directions, surface wetness and precipitation.

People

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Content Provider

  • Carl Waite: Principal Investigator

  • Joanne Cummings: Content Provider

  • Gerry Livingston: Principal Investigator

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

Keywords

  • dry deposition, meteorology, modeling,

Organizations

  • Vermont Monitoring Cooperative : lead
  • University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources: partner

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

Data Table

  • Title: Meteorological Data for Calculating Dry Deposition
  • Start Date: 1992-08-04
  • End Date: 2000-05-20
  • Description: Meteorological data for calculating dry depositon

  • Purpose: Part of AIRMoN program and to support other local studies

  • Condensed Title: Z0042_DryDep94_99

  • Object Name: VMC.42.202

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Livingston G., and C. Waite. 2000. Meteorological Data for Calculating Dry Deposition. University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/dry-deposition-inferential-measurement-ddim/dataset/meteorological-data-for-calculating-dry-deposition

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/dry-deposition-inferential-measurement-ddim/dataset/meteorological-data-for-calculating-dry-deposition

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date_Time
    • Label: Date_Time
    • Description: Date and time
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: M-DD-YYYY hh:mm:ss
    Attribute Name: FractionSurfaceWetness
    • Label: Fraction Surface Wetness
    • Description: fraction surface wetness
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Number Type: integer
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 1
    Attribute Name: JulianDate2
    • Label: Julian Date 2
    • Description: Julian date 2
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: JulianDate
    • Label: Julian Date
    • Description: Julian date
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: MaxWindGust
    • Label: MaxWindGust
    • Description: Maximum speed of highest wind gust
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: meters per second
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: MeanAirTemp
    • Label: Mean Air Temperature
    • Description: Average air temperature
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: degrees Celcius
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: MeanRelHumd
    • Label: Mean Relative Humidity
    • Description: Average relative humidity
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: Percent
    • Number Type: rational
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 100
    Attribute Name: MeanTotalRadiation
    • Label: MeanTotalRadiation
    • Description: Average total radiation
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: watts per meter squared
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: MeanWindDirection
    • Label: Mean Wind Direction
    • Description: Average wind direction
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ordinal
    • Unit: degrees
    Attribute Name: MeanWindSpeed
    • Label: Mean Wind Speed
    • Description: Average wind speed
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: meters per second
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: MeanWindVectorSpeed
    • Label: Mean Wind Vector Speed
    • Description: Average wind speed taking into account velocity and direction
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: meters per second
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: ReferenceVoltage
    • Label: Reference Voltage
    • Description: Reference voltage
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: percent
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: StdDevMeanWindDir
    • Label: Std Dev Mean Wind Direction
    • Description: Standard deviation of the average wind direction
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: degrees
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: StdDevRefVoltage
    • Label: Std Dev Reference Voltage
    • Description: Standard deviation of the reference voltage
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: percent
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: StdDevWindSpeed
    • Label: Standard Deviation of Wind Speed
    • Description: Standard deviation of the wind speed
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Unit: degrees
    • Number Type: rational
    Attribute Name: Time
    • Label: Time
    • Description: Time
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: TableNumber
    • Label: Table Number
    • Description: Table number
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Time2
    • Label: Time2
    • Description: Time 2
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: TimeMaxWindGust
    • Label: Time Max Wind Gust
    • Description: Time at which maximum wind gust occurred
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Dry deposition samples and meteorological mea
      • Started: 1992-08-11
        Ended: 2000-05-20
      • Method Description: Accumulated weekly dry deposition samples collected on filter packs. Continuous meteorology averaged hourly and quarter hourly. Measurements include: wind speed, direction and direction variance; ambient temperature, relative humidity, surface wetness; precipitation (heated tipping bucket collector), total irradiance; total fine particulate mass; SO2 and HNO3 vapor, SO4 and NO3 particulate.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Proctor Maple Research Center on the west slope of Mount Mansfield with a west/southwest aspect on a 2 % slope. Located on the top a forest canopy tower, 12 ft (4 m) above the top of the canopy at a height of 71 ft. (22 m). Above a mixed age northern hardwood forest.