Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Proctor Maple Research Center Meteorological Monitoring: (399 m): Proctor Maple Research Center Air Quality Site

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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

    Continuous monitoring of meterological variables to use in conjunction with other biological or physical variables at the site. Continuous monitoring of meterological variables representative of similar elevations on the western slope of Mount Mansfield.

People

  • Mark Isselhardt: Content Provider

  • Tim Scherbatskoy: Principal Investigator

  • Carl Waite: Principal Investigator

  • Judy Rosovsky: Content Provider

  • Joanne Cummings: Content Provider

  • Dick Furbush: Content Provider

  • Gerry Livingston: Principal Investigator

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

  • James Duncan: Principal Investigator

Keywords

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

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates

Data Table

  • Title: Proctor Maple Research Center Air Quality Site
  • Start Date: 1988-06-01
  • End Date: 2014-10-28
  • Description: Measurements of wind, temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, precipitation at the VMC site on Mt. Mansfield

  • Purpose: To determine spatial and temporal trends within Vermont, and specifically at the VMC site on Mount Mansfield.

  • Condensed Title: Z0004_PMRC_QAQC

  • Object Name: VMC.4.9

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Duncan J., G. Livingston, T. Scherbatskoy, and C. Waite. 2014. Proctor Maple Research Center Meteorological Monitoring: (399m). University of Vermont. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/search?search-query=Proctor+Maple+Research+Center+Air+Quality+Site&search-button=

  • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/proctor-maple-research-center-meteorological-monitoring/dataset/proctor-maple-research-center-air-quality

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: RECORDTIME
    • Label: Date/Time
    • Description: Time and date when measurments were recorded
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
    Attribute Name: SAMPLETIME
    • Label: Hour
    • Description: Hour of Day
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: hhmm
    Attribute Name: AIRTEMP
    • Label: Air Temperature
    • Description: Hourly average air temperature
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: celsius
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: celsius
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: RELHUMID
    • Label: Relative Humidity
    • Description: Hourly average relative humidity
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: dimensionless
    • Precision: 0.1
    • Number Type: real
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 0
      • Maximum: 100
    Attribute Name: BAROPRESS
    • Label: Barometric Pressure
    • Description: Hourly average barometric pressure
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: millibar
    • Precision: 1
    • Number Type: integer
    Attribute Name: PRECIP
    • Label: Precipitation
    • Description: Amount of precipitation measured
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: millimeter
    • Precision: 0.001
    • Unit: millimeter
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MAX_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Maximum Windspeed
    • Description: Maximum windspeed recorded
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: metersPerSecond
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: metersPerSecond
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: TIME_MAX_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Time Maximum Windspeed
    • Description: Time when maximum windspeed was recorded
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss
    Attribute Name: MEAN_HORIZONTAL_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Mean Horizontal Wind Speed
    • Description: Average horizontal windspeed
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: metersPerSecond
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: metersPerSecond
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MEAN_RESULTANT_WINDSPEED
    • Label: Mean Resultant Wind Speed
    • Description: Average resultant windspeed
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: metersPerSecond
    • Precision: 0.01
    • Unit: metersPerSecond
    • Number Type: real
    Attribute Name: MEAN_WIND_DIRECTION
    • Label: Mean Wind Direction
    • Description: Average wind direction
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: integer
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 1
      • Maximum: 360
    Attribute Name: STDDEV_WIND_DIRECTION
    • Label: Standard Deviation Wind Direction
    • Description: Standard deviation of wind direction
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Standard Unit: degree
    • Precision: 1
    • Unit: degree
    • Number Type: integer
      • Bounds:
      • Minimum: 1
      • Maximum: 360
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEYEAR
    • Label: Sample Year
    • Description: Sample year of data collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: YYYY
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEMONTH
    • Label: Sample Month
    • Description: Sample month of data collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other
    Attribute Name: SAMPLEDOY
    • Label: Sample Day of Year
    • Description: Sample day of year of data collection
    • Storage Type: datetime
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: other

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Data collection
      • Started: 1998-07-24
      • Method Description: Automated station replaced previous equipment to allow for continuous data collection with 15 minute averages,remote QA checks and weekly automated access, 7/24/1998.

    • Process data
      • Started: 1988-06-01
      • Method Description: Hourly and daily averages computed.

    • Measurements
      • Started: 1988-06-01
      • Method Description: Measurements include ambient air temperature; wind speed, direction and direction variance; relative humidity; precipitation; barometric pressure.


  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Data collection
      • Started: 1988-06-01
        Ended: 1998-07-23
      • Method Description: Continuous measurements on 10m tower, averaged hourly.

Sampling Equipment

  • Current Equipment
    • Weather sensors, datalogger
      • Started: 1988-06-01
      • Sampling Description: Automated weather sensors mounted on a 10 m tower with a Campbell CR10X datalogger.

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: West slope of Mount Mansfield in an open field at the Proctor Maple Research Center. Site has a west aspect and an 8% slope.