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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
Past Methods (No longer in use)
- Stream sample sites and measurements
Started: 1997-04-12
Ended: 1997-11-02Stream sample sites -- Nettle Brook at 1620 and 1720' elevations and Stream 10 on CCC road at 2560'. Soil water and stream water samples collected after 5 storms. Twelve soil water collectors distributed in three areas (two at the O horizone and two at the B horizone per area). Stream samples collected near soil water collectors. Soil and stream water measurements include: total Hg, pH, conductivity, DOC and color, major ions (Ca, K, Mg, Na, Cl, NH4, NO3, SO4, and PO4.
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 |
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Absrbnc | Peak absorbance | Peak absorbance | Ratio Units: |
Ag107 | Ag107 | Silver conc. | Ratio Units: |
Al27 | Al27 | Aluminum conc. | Ratio Units: |
Antecedent | Antecedent dry period | Antecedent dry period | Interval Units: |
As75 | As75 | Arsenic conc. | Ratio Units: |
Ba137 | Ba137 | Barium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Be9 | Be9 | Beryllium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Ca | Ca | Calcium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Cd111 | Cd111 | Cadmium conc | Ratio Units: |
Ce140 | Ce140 | cerium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Cl | Cl | Chloride conc. | Ratio Units: |
Co59 | Co59 | Cobalt conc. | Ratio Units: |
Color | Color | Color | Ratio Units: |
Conductivity | Conductivity | Conductivity | Ratio Units: |
Cr53 | Cr53 | ||
Cu65 | Cu65 | Copper conc. | Ratio Units: |
Date | Date | ||
DOC | DOC | Dissolved organic carbon | Ratio Units: |
Filter | Filter state | Filer state | Nominal |
Hg | Hg | Mercury conc. | Ratio Units: |
In115 | In115 | Indium conc. | Ratio Units: |
K | K | Potassium conc. | Ratio Units: |
La139 | La139 | Lanthanum conc. | Ratio Units: |
Li7 | Li7 | Lithium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Mg | Mg | Magnesium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Mg26 | Mg26 | Magnesium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Mn55 | Mn55 | ||
Mo95 | Mo95 | Molybdenum | Ratio Units: |
Na | Na | Sodium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Nd146 | Nd146 | Neodymium conc. | Ratio Units: |
NH4-N | NH4-N | Ammonium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Ni60 | Ni60 | Nickel conc. | Ratio Units: |
NO3-N | NO3-N | Nitrate conc | Ratio Units: |
Pb208 | Pb208 | Lead conc. | Ratio Units: |
pH | pH | pH | Ratio Units: |
PKID | PKID | ||
Rb85 | Rb85 | Rubidium conc. | Ratio Units: |
SampleID | SampleID | Sample ID | Nominal |
SampleNum | SampleNum | Sample number | Ordinal |
Sb121 | Sb121 | Antimony conc. | Ratio Units: |
Section | Stream Section | Stream section | Ordinal |
Si | Si | Silicon conc. | Ratio Units: |
Site | Site | Site | Nominal |
Sm147 | Sm147 | Samarium conc. | Ratio Units: |
SO4-S | SO4-S | Sulfate conc. | Ratio Units: |
Sr88 | Sr88 | Strontium conc | Ratio Units: |
Stream | Stream | Stream | Nominal |
Tag1 | Tag1 | Sample information 1 | Nominal |
Tag2 | Tag2 | Sample information 2 | Nominal |
Throughfall | Throughfall | Throughfall | Ratio Units: |
Ti47 | Ti47 | Titanium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Time | Sample Time | Sample time | DateTime Date/Time Format: hh:mm:ss |
Tl205 | Tl205 | Titanium conc. | Ratio Units: |
V51 | V51 | Vanadium conc. | Ratio Units: |
Volume | Sample Volume | Sample volume | Interval Units: |
W182 | W182 | Tungsten conc. | Ratio Units: |
Wvelgth | Peak wavelength | Peak wavelength | Ratio Units: |
Zn66 | Zn66 | Zinc conc. | Ratio Units: |
Collection date | Collection date | Collection date | DateTime Date/Time Format: MM/DD/YY |
Sampling Equipment
Equipment and software used to collect data, including how that equipment was used.
Current Equipment
Fiberglass Wick Sampler
Fiberglass Wick Sampler- samples water and solutes moving through the unsaturated layers in soil by using fiberglass wicks to collect water by capillary action.
Lysimeter
Zero-tension Lysimeter- collects solution that moves downward through the soil by force of gravity, often through micropores.
Site Characteristics
The spatial extent of the dataset site coverage, and descriptions of the spatial extent and context for the data collection
- Site Description
Stream 10 (Browns River drainage, on the CCC road), drains a 7.4 ha mixed conifer and hardwoods catchment
- Site Description
West slope of Mount Mansfield in the Nettle Brook (Stevensville Brook drainage); the stream drains an 11 ha mixed hardwoods catchment