Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Burton Island Meteorological Monitoring: Raw Burton Island Meteorological 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

    Continuous monitoring of measurements of barometric pressure, temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation collected at 15 minute intervals at the Burton Island Station on Lake Champlain.

People

  • Carl Waite: Principal Investigator

  • Dick Furbush: Content Provider

  • William Lowell: Content Provider

  • James Duncan: Principal Investigator

  • Steve Cluett: Content Provider

Keywords

  • air temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, relative humidity, wind,

Geographic Coverage

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Data Table

  • Title: Raw Burton Island Meteorological Data
  • Start Date: 2010-09-30
  • Description: Raw measurements of barometric pressure, temperature, wind, humidity and precipitation collected at 15 minute intervals at the Burton Island Station on Lake Champlain

  • Purpose: To continuously monitor meteorological variables representative of Lake Champlain for use by researchers, recreationalists, commercial boaters, Champlain Water District and the National Weather Service.

  • Condensed Title: Z0234_BI_RAW

  • Object Name: VMC.234.283

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Duncan, J. 2017. Raw Burton Island Meteorological Data. FEMC. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/burton-island-meteorological-monitoring/dataset/burton-island-meteorological-monitoring-raw

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/burton-island-meteorological-monitoring/dataset/burton-island-meteorological-monitoring-raw

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: RECORDTIME
    • Label: Record Time
    • Description: Date/time of recording
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEYEAR
    • Label: Sample Year
    • Description: Year of sample collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEMONTH
    • Label: Sample Month
    • Description: Month of sample collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: MM
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEDAY
    • Label: Sample Day
    • Description: Day of sample collection
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Standard Unit: nominalday
    • Precision: 1
    • Number Type: integer
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 1
      • Maximum: 365
    Attribute Name: SAMPLETIME
    • Label: Sample Time
    • Description: Time of sample collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: hhmm
    Attribute Name: AIRTEMP
    • Label: Air Temperature
    • Description: Measured air temperature
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: interval
    • Standard Unit: celsius
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: celsius
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: -60
      • Maximum: 60
    Attribute Name: RELHUMID
    • Label: Relative Humidity
    • Description: The amount of water vapor that is actually in the air, compared to how much water vapor potentially
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: dimensionless
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: percent
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 100
    Attribute Name: BAROPRESS
    • Label: Barometric Pressure
    • Description: Barometric pressure reading for atmospheric pressure
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: millibar
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: millibars
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: PYRANOM
    • Label: Pyranometer
    • Description: Pyranometer reading of amount of solar irradiance
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: wattspermetersquared
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: Watts per meter squared
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MAX_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Maximum Windspeed
    • Description: The fastest wind speed recorded in a 15 minute interval
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: meterspersecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: meters per second
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: TIME_MAX_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Time Maximum Windspeed
    • Description: The time to the minute of the fastest wind speed recorded
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: hhmm
    Attribute Name: MEAN_HORIZONTAL_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Mean Horizontal Windspeed
    • Description: The average speed of wind, regardless of its direction
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: meterspersecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: meters per second
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MEAN_RESULTANT_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Mean Resultant Windspeed
    • Description: Wind speed normalized for its direction using a vector approach, this is vector averaged wind speed
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: meterspersecond
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: meters per second
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MEAN_WIND_DIRECTION
    • Label: Mean Wind Direction
    • Description: Average direction of wind
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 360
    Attribute Name: STDDEV_WIND_DIRECTION
    • Label: Standard Deviation Wind Direction
    • Description: The standard deviation of wind direction
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 360
    Attribute Name: PRECIP
    • Label: Precipitation
    • Description: Amount of precipitation during collection interval
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: millimeter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: millimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: Volt
    • Label: Volt
    • Description: Volt measurment
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: volt
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: volt
    • Number Type: real

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Meteorological data
      • Method Description: The station provides near real-time monitoring for meteorological variables including wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, precipitation and total solar irradiance. Data are automatically downloaded via cell phone modem.


Sampling Equipment

  • Current Equipment
    • Data logger, meterological sensors, cell phon
      • Started: 2010-09-30
      • Sampling Description: Campbell Scientific CR 10X datalogger with meteorological sensors and cell phone modem.

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: Station is located on the southern tip of Burton Island (Lat: 44.7666, Long: -73.2134) which is owned by the State of Vermont.