FEMC - Dataset - Fine Aerosol Monitoring: IMPROVE 1991-2001

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Dataset Fields
Methods
Sampling Equipment
Site Characteristics

Methods

The methods followed in the creation of the dataset, including description of field, laboratory and processing steps, and quality control procedures

Current Methods

Particulate matter monitoring
Started: 1988-09-01
Particulate matter is being monitored at the PMRC for fine particles <2.5 microns (PM-2.5), using the IMPROVE sampler, is sampled Wednesday & Saturday for mass, and elemental composition (H, Na-Pb).
Particulate matter is being monitored at the PMRC for fine particles <2.5 microns (PM-2.5), using the IMPROVE sampler, is sampled every third day for mass, optical absorption and elemental composition (H, Na-Pb).

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
aerosol_bext_flag	aerosol_bext_flag	aerosol_bext_flag	Nominal
aerosol_bext_mdl	aerosol_bext_mdl	aerosol_bext_mdl	Nominal
aerosol_bext_unc	aerosol_bext_unc	aerosol_bext_unc	Ordinal
aerosol_bext_val	aerosol_bext_val	aerosol_bext_val	Nominal
AL_flag	AL_flag	AL_flag	Nominal
AL_mdl	AL_mdl	AL_mdl	Ratio Units:
AL_unc	AL_unc	AL_unc	Ratio Units:
AL_val	AL_val	AL_val	Ratio Units:
ammNO3f_bext_flag	ammNO3f_bext_flag	ammNO3f_bext_flag	Nominal
ammNO3f_bext_mdl	ammNO3f_bext_mdl	ammNO3f_bext_mdl	Nominal
ammNO3f_bext_unc	ammNO3f_bext_unc	ammNO3f_bext_unc	Nominal
ammNO3f_bext_val	ammNO3f_bext_val	ammNO3f_bext_val	Ratio Units:
ammNO3f_flag	ammNO3f_flag	ammNO3f_flag	Nominal
ammNO3f_mdl	ammNO3f_mdl	ammNO3f_mdl	Nominal
ammNO3f_unc	ammNO3f_unc	ammNO3f_unc	Nominal
ammNO3f_val	ammNO3f_val
ammSO4f_bext_flag	ammSO4f_bext_flag	ammSO4f_bext_flag	Nominal
ammSO4f_bext_mdl	ammSO4f_bext_mdl	ammSO4f_bext_mdl	Nominal
ammSO4f_bext_unc	ammSO4f_bext_unc	ammSO4f_bext_unc	Nominal
ammSO4f_bext_val	ammSO4f_bext_val	ammSO4f_bext_val	Ratio Units:
ammSO4f_flag	ammSO4f_flag		Nominal
ammSO4f_mdl	ammSO4f_mdl	ammSO4f_mdl	Nominal
ammSO4f_unc	ammSO4f_unc	ammSO4f_unc	Nominal
ammSO4f_val	ammSO4f_val	ammSO4f_val	Ratio Units:
AS_flag	AS_flag	AS_flag	Nominal
AS_mdl	AS_mdl	AS_mdl	Ratio Units:
AS_unc	AS_unc	AS_unc	Ratio Units:
AS_val	AS_val	AS_val	Ratio Units:
BR_flag	BR_flag	BR_flag	Nominal
BR_mdl	BR_mdl	BR_mdl	Ratio Units:
BR_unc	BR_unc	BR_unc	Ratio Units:
BR_val	BR_val	BR_val	Ratio Units:
CAf_flag	CAf_flag	CAf_flag	Nominal
CAf_mdl	CAf_mdl	CAf_mdl	Ratio Units:
CAf_unc	CAf_unc	CAf_unc	Ratio Units:
CAf_val	CAf_val	CAf_val	Ratio Units:
CHL_flag	CHL_flag	CHL_flag	Nominal
CHL_mdl	CHL_mdl	CHL_mdl	Ratio Units:
CHL_unc	CHL_unc	CHL_unc	Ratio Units:
CHL_val	CHL_val	CHL_val	Ratio Units:
CL_flag	CL_flag	CL_flag	Nominal
CL_mdl	CL_mdl	CL_mdl	Ratio Units:
CL_unc	CL_unc	CL_unc	Ratio Units:
CL_val	CL_val	CL_val	Ratio Units:
CM_bext_flag	CM_bext_flag	CM_bext_flag	Nominal
CM_bext_mdl	CM_bext_mdl	CM_bext_mdl	Nominal
CM_bext_unc	CM_bext_unc	CM_bext_unc	Ratio Units:
CM_bext_val	CM_bext_val	CM_bext_val	Ratio Units:
CM_flag	CM_flag	CM_flag	Nominal
CM_mdl	CM_mdl	CM_mdl	Ratio Units:
CM_unc	CM_unc	CM_unc	Ratio Units:
CM_val	CM_val	CM_val	Ratio Units:
CR_flag	CR_flag	CR_flag	Nominal
CR_mdl	CR_mdl	CR_mdl	Ratio Units:
CR_unc	CR_unc	CR_unc	Ratio Units:
CR_val	CR_val	CR_val	Ratio Units:
CU_flag	CU_flag	CU_flag	Nominal
CU_mdl	CU_mdl	CU_mdl	Ratio Units:
CU_unc	CU_unc	CU_unc	Ratio Units:
CU_val	CU_val	CU_val	Ratio Units:
dv_flag	dv_flag	dv_flag	Ratio Units:
dv_mdl	dv_mdl	dv_mdl	Ratio Units:
dv_unc	dv_unc	dv_unc	Ratio Units:
dv_val	dv_val	dv_val	Ratio Units:
EC1_flag	EC1_flag	EC1_flag	Nominal
EC1_mdl	EC1_mdl	EC1_mdl	Ratio Units:
EC1_unc	EC1_unc	EC1_unc	Ratio Units:
EC1_val	EC1_val	EC1_val	Ratio Units:
EC2_flag	EC2_flag	EC2_flag	Nominal
EC2_mdl	EC2_mdl	EC2_mdl	Ratio Units:
EC2_unc	EC2_unc	EC2_unc	Ratio Units:
EC2_val	EC2_val	EC2_val	Ratio Units:
EC3_flag	EC3_flag	EC3_flag	Nominal
EC3_mdl	EC3_mdl	EC3_mdl	Ratio Units:
EC3_unc	EC3_unc	EC3_unc	Ratio Units:
EC3_val	EC3_val	EC3_val	Ratio Units:
EC_bext_flag	EC_bext_flag	EC_bext_flag	Nominal
EC_bext_mdl	EC_bext_mdl	EC_bext_mdl	Ratio Units:
EC_bext_unc	EC_bext_unc	EC_bext_unc	Ratio Units:
EC_bext_val	EC_bext_val	EC_bext_val	Ratio Units:
EC_flag	EC_flag	EC_flag	Nominal
EC_mdl	EC_mdl	EC_mdl	Ratio Units:
EC_unc	EC_unc	EC_unc	Ratio Units:
EC_val	EC_val	EC_val	Ratio Units:
FE_flag	FE_flag	FE_flag	Nominal
FE_mdl	FE_mdl	FE_mdl	Ratio Units:
FE_unc	FE_unc	FE_unc	Ratio Units:
FE_val	FE_val	FE_val	Ratio Units:
fRH_grid_flag	fRH_grid_flag	fRH_grid_flag	Nominal
fRH_grid_mdl	fRH_grid_mdl	fRH_grid_mdl	Ratio Units:
fRH_grid_unc	fRH_grid_unc	fRH_grid_unc	Ratio Units:
fRH_grid_val	fRH_grid_val	fRH_grid_val	Ratio Units:
H_flag	H_flag	H_flag	Nominal
H_mdl	H_mdl	H_mdl	Ratio Units:
H_unc	H_unc	H_unc	Ratio Units:
H_val	H_val	H_val	Ratio Units:
Kf_flag	Kf_flag	Kf_flag	Nominal
Kf_mdl	Kf_mdl	Kf_mdl	Ratio Units:
Kf_unc	Kf_unc	Kf_unc	Ratio Units:
Kf_val	Kf_val	Kf_val	Ratio Units:
MF_flag	MF_flag	MF_flag	Nominal
MF_mdl	MF_mdl	MF_mdl	Ratio Units:
MF_unc	MF_unc	MF_unc	Ratio Units:
MF_val	MF_val	MF_val	Ratio Units:
MGf_flag	MGf_flag	MGf_flag	Nominal
MGf_mdl	MGf_mdl	MGf_mdl	Ratio Units:
MGf_unc	MGf_unc	MGf_unc	Ratio Units:
MGf_val	MGf_val	MGf_val	Ratio Units:
MN_flag	MN_flag	MN_flag	Nominal
MN_mdl	MN_mdl	MN_mdl	Ratio Units:
MN_unc	MN_unc	MN_unc	Ratio Units:
MN_val	MN_val	MN_val	Ratio Units:
MO_flag	MO_flag	MO_flag	Nominal
MO_mdl	MO_mdl	MO_mdl	Ratio Units:
MO_unc	MO_unc	MO_unc	Ratio Units:
MO_val	MO_val	MO_val	Ratio Units:
MT_flag	MT_flag	MT_flag	Nominal
MT_mdl	MT_mdl	MT_mdl	Ratio Units:
MT_unc	MT_unc	MT_unc	Ratio Units:
MT_val	MT_val	MT_val	Ratio Units:
N2_flag	N2_flag	N2_flag	Nominal
N2_mdl	N2_mdl	N2_mdl	Ratio Units:
N2_unc	N2_unc	N2_unc	Ratio Units:
N2_val	N2_val	N2_val	Ratio Units:
NAf_flag	NAf_flag	NAf_flag	Nominal
NAf_mdl	NAf_mdl	NAf_mdl	Ratio Units:
NAf_unc	NAf_unc	NAf_unc	Ratio Units:
NAf_val	NAf_val	NAf_val	Ratio Units:
NH4f_flag	NH4f_flag	NH4f_flag	Nominal
NH4f_mdl	NH4f_mdl	NH4f_mdl	Ratio Units:
NH4f_unc	NH4f_unc	NH4f_unc	Ratio Units:
NH4f_val	NH4f_val	NH4f_val	Ratio Units:
NI_flag	NI_flag	NI_flag	Nominal
NI_mdl	NI_mdl	NI_mdl	Ratio Units:
NI_unc	NI_unc	NI_unc	Ratio Units:
NI_val	NI_val	NI_val	Ratio Units:
NO3f_flag	NO3f_flag	NO3f_flag	Nominal
NO3f_mdl	NO3f_mdl	NO3f_mdl	Ratio Units:
NO3f_unc	NO3f_unc	NO3f_unc	Ratio Units:
NO3f_val	NO3f_val	NO3f_val	Ratio Units:
obs_date	obs_date	obs_date	DateTime Date/Time Format: DD/MM/YYYY
obs_time	obs_time	obs_time	DateTime Date/Time Format: hh:mm:ss
OC1_flag	OC1_flag	OC1_flag	Nominal
OC1_mdl	OC1_mdl	OC1_mdl	Ratio Units:
OC1_unc	OC1_unc	OC1_unc	Ratio Units:
OC1_val	OC1_val	OC1_val	Ratio Units:
OC2_flag	OC2_flag	OC2_flag	Nominal
OC2_mdl	OC2_mdl	OC2_mdl	Ratio Units:
OC2_unc	OC2_unc	OC2_unc	Ratio Units:
OC2_val	OC2_val	OC2_val	Ratio Units:
OC3_flag	OC3_flag	OC3_flag	Nominal
OC3_mdl	OC3_mdl	OC3_mdl	Ratio Units:
OC3_unc	OC3_unc	OC3_unc	Ratio Units:
OC3_val	OC3_val	OC3_val	Ratio Units:
OC4_flag	OC4_flag	OC4_flag	Nominal
OC4_mdl	OC4_mdl	OC4_mdl	Ratio Units:
OC4_unc	OC4_unc	OC4_unc	Ratio Units:
OC4_val	OC4_val	OC4_val	Ratio Units:
OC_bext_flag	OC_bext_flag	OC_bext_flag	Nominal
OC_bext_mdl	OC_bext_mdl	OC_bext_mdl	Ratio Units:
OC_bext_unc	OC_bext_unc	OC_bext_unc	Ratio Units:
OC_bext_val	OC_bext_val	OC_bext_val	Ratio Units:
OC_flag	OC_flag	OC_flag	Nominal
OC_mdl	OC_mdl	OC_mdl	Ratio Units:
OC_unc	OC_unc	OC_unc	Ratio Units:
OC_val	OC_val	OC_val	Ratio Units:
OP_flag	OP_flag	OP_flag	Nominal
OP_mdl	OP_mdl	OP_mdl	Ratio Units:
OP_unc	OP_unc	OP_unc	Ratio Units:
OP_val	OP_val	OP_val	Ratio Units:
PB_flag	PB_flag	PB_flag	Nominal
PB_mdl	PB_mdl	PB_mdl	Ratio Units:
PB_unc	PB_unc	PB_unc	Ratio Units:
PB_val	PB_val	PB_val	Ratio Units:
P_flag	P_flag	P_flag	Nominal
P_mdl	P_mdl	P_mdl	Ratio Units:
P_unc	P_unc	P_unc	Ratio Units:
P_val	P_val	P_val	Ratio Units:
RB_flag	RB_flag	RB_flag	Nominal
RB_mdl	RB_mdl	RB_mdl	Ratio Units:
RB_unc	RB_unc	RB_unc	Ratio Units:
RB_val	RB_val	RB_val	Ratio Units:
RCFM_flag	RCFM_flag	RCFM_flag	Nominal
RCFM_mdl	RCFM_mdl	RCFM_mdl	Ratio Units:
RCFM_unc	RCFM_unc	RCFM_unc	Ratio Units:
RCFM_val	RCFM_val	RCFM_val	Ratio Units:
RH_grid_flag	RH_grid_flag	RH_grid_flag	Nominal
RH_grid_mdl	RH_grid_mdl	RH_grid_mdl	Ratio Units:
RH_grid_unc	RH_grid_unc	RH_grid_unc	Ratio Units:
RH_grid_val	RH_grid_val	RH_grid_val	Ratio Units:
SE_flag	SE_flag	SE_flag	Nominal
SE_mdl	SE_mdl	SE_mdl	Ratio Units:
SE_unc	SE_unc	SE_unc	Ratio Units:
SE_val	SE_val	SE_val	Ratio Units:
site_code	site_code	site_code	Nominal
SI_flag	SI_flag	SI_flag	Nominal
SI_mdl	SI_mdl	SI_mdl	Ratio Units:
SI_unc	SI_unc	SI_unc	Ratio Units:
SI_val	SI_val	SI_val	Ratio Units:
SO2_flag	SO2_flag	SO2_flag	Nominal
SO2_mdl	SO2_mdl	SO2_mdl	Ratio Units:
SO2_unc	SO2_unc	SO2_unc	Ratio Units:
SO2_val	SO2_val	SO2_val	Ratio Units:
SO4f_flag	SO4f_flag	SO4f_flag	Nominal
SO4f_mdl	SO4f_mdl	SO4f_mdl	Ratio Units:
SO4f_unc	SO4f_unc	SO4f_unc	Ratio Units:
SO4f_val	SO4f_val	SO4f_val	Ratio Units:
SOILf_bext_flag	SOILf_bext_flag	SOILf_bext_flag	Nominal
SOILf_bext_mdl	SOILf_bext_mdl	SOILf_bext_mdl	Ratio Units:
SOILf_bext_unc	SOILf_bext_unc	SOILf_bext_unc	Ratio Units:
SOILf_bext_val	SOILf_bext_val	SOILf_bext_val	Ratio Units:
SOILf_flag	SOILf_flag	SOILf_flag	Nominal
SOILf_mdl	SOILf_mdl	SOILf_mdl	Ratio Units:
SOILf_unc	SOILf_unc	SOILf_unc	Ratio Units:
SOILf_val	SOILf_val	SOILf_val	Ratio Units:
SR_flag	SR_flag	SR_flag	Ratio Units:
SR_mdl	SR_mdl	SR_mdl	Ratio Units:
SR_unc	SR_unc	SR_unc	Ratio Units:
SR_val	SR_val	SR_val	Ratio Units:
S_flag	S_flag	S_flag	Nominal
S_mdl	S_mdl	S_mdl	Ratio Units:
S_unc	S_unc	S_unc	Ratio Units:
S_val	S_val	S_val	Ratio Units:
TI_flag	TI_flag	TI_flag	Ratio Units:
TI_mdl	TI_mdl	TI_mdl	Ratio Units:
TI_unc	TI_unc	TI_unc	Ratio Units:
TI_val	TI_val	TI_val	Ratio Units:
V_flag	V_flag	V_flag	Nominal
V_mdl	V_mdl	V_mdl	Ratio Units:
V_unc	V_unc	V_unc	Ratio Units:
V_val	V_val	V_val	Ratio Units:
ZN_flag	ZN_flag	ZN_flag	Nominal
ZN_mdl	ZN_mdl	ZN_mdl	Ratio Units:
ZN_unc	ZN_unc	ZN_unc	Ratio Units:
ZN_val	ZN_val	ZN_val	Ratio Units:
ZR_flag	ZR_flag	ZR_flag	Nominal
ZR_mdl	ZR_mdl	ZR_mdl	Ratio Units:
ZR_unc	ZR_unc	ZR_unc	Ratio Units:
ZR_val	ZR_val	ZR_val	Ratio Units:

Sampling Equipment

Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.

Current Equipment

Aerosol sampler

IMPROVE Module A Sampler
Duplicate sampler

Duplicate sampler for precision purposes.

Site Characteristics

The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection

Site Description
Field Station at Proctor Maple Research Center, west slope of Mount Mansfield, establish in September 1988 as part of NESCAUM network.
Site Description
Consistent with US EPA PM-2.5 Siting Criteria.
Site Description
Field station for Lye Brook located on Little Equinox. Sampling there ended in October, 2012.
Minimum Altitude: 944 meter
Maximum Altitude: 944 meter
Site Description
Field station for Lye Brook moved to Mount Snow, sampling began in December, 2011.
Minimum Altitude: 1006 meter
Maximum Altitude: 1006 meter

Dataset: Fine Aerosol Monitoring: IMPROVE 1991-2001

Details and Metadata

Methods

Current Methods

Particulate matter monitoring
Started: 1988-09-01

Dataset Fields

Sampling Equipment

Current Equipment

Aerosol sampler

Duplicate sampler

Site Characteristics

Details and Metadata

Methods

Current Methods

Particulate matter monitoringStarted: 1988-09-01

Dataset Fields

Sampling Equipment

Current Equipment

Aerosol sampler

Duplicate sampler

Site Characteristics

Particulate matter monitoring
Started: 1988-09-01