Weather at Toolik

Arctic LTER Database

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Principal Investigator
Ecosystems Center
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL St.
Woods Hole, MA 02543

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Dataset ID:	2002dlmntd
Dataset Title:	Arctic LTER 2002: Soil temperature data from the Toolik Moist Non-acidic Tussock Experimental plots (MNT).
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First Name:	Sarah
Last Name:	Hobbie
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Associate Investigators:	JIM LAUNDRE
Keywords:	weather, air temperature, relative humidity, soil temperature
Abstract:	Soil temperature data from the Toolik Moist Non-acidic Tussock Experimental plots (MNT). In 1999 a Campbell CR10x data logger was installed in block 2 of the experimental plots. The plots are located on a hillside near Toolik Lake (68 38' N, 149 36'W). Sensors were placed in control, fertilized, greenhouse and greenhouse fertilized sites.
Contact:	Arctic LTER Information Manager The Ecosystems Center Marine Biological Lab 7 MBL St Woods Hole, MA 02543 Phone (508) 289 7496 Email: arc_im@mbl.edu Online URL: http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/
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Data File Name	2002dlmntd
Beginning Date	5/1/2002
End Date	9/1/2002
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Log of Changes:	Log of changes: For Archival Use: DATE RECEIVED: 3May2002Aug2002 DATA FILE ENTERED BY: J.Laundre DATA FILE VALIDATION: 3Mar2003 NAME: JL DATE:



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Geographic Description	Toolik Lake Field Station (68 38' N, 149 36'W), LTER Moist Non-acidic tussock site on hill south of Toolik Lake, North Slope of Alaska.
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Methods:	A Campbell CR10x data logger, in the LTER Toolik Moist Non-acidic Tussock Experimental plots (block 2), is used to monitor weather and soil temperatures. Sensors in the control and greenhouses plots include: air temperature and relative humidity. These sensors are read every minute and averaged or totaled every hour. Two profiles of soil temperature are measured per treatment plot with copper/constantan thermocouple wires (TC) installed at depths of 0,10, 20, and 40 cm in inter-tussock areas. The following label codes are used: CT = control, GH = greenhouses, NP = fertilized, GHF= greenhouse fertilized, plus a 1 or a 2 for the profile number. All soil sensors are read every 15 minutes and averaged every 3 hours. Hourly, three hourly and daily summaries are in files yyDLMNTH.DAT, yyDLMNTO.DAT, and yDLMNTD.DAT respectively, where yy is the year in which the data are collected. The original data are in file yyDLMNTDAT.ZIP which is archived at The Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, MA. Note: The covers on greenhouses are removed every fall and reinstalled every spring. Notes: Missing values are indicated by #N/A. Greenhouse air temperature and RH sensor was not added until Jun15,2000 Sampling Description. None

Data Table

Variable    Variable description.    Precision/Units
YEAR:         Year                           YYYY
DATE:        Date                            DD-MMM-YYYY
MONTH:       Month
DAYS:        Julian plus fraction of day
ID:          Program step that output the data
JULIAN:      Julian Date                      ddd
3meter  Celsius
CT Air MAX       Maximum temperature at 3 meter           Celsius
HOUR of CT Air MAX    Time of air temperature max at 3 meters   HHMM
GH Air MAX       Maximum temperature in greenhouse        Celsius
Hour of GH Air MAX    Time of greenhouse air temperature max   HHMM
MIN CT TEMP 3M        Minimum air temperature at 3 meter       Celsius
HOUR of CT Air MIN   Time of air temperature min at 3 meter   HHMM
GH Air MIN       Minimum temperature in greenhouse        Celsius
Hour of GH Air MIN Time of greenhouse air temperature min   HHMM
CT Air 3m           Daily average air temperature at 3 meters    Celsius
GH Air             Daily greenhouse air temperature   Celsius
COMMENTS       Comments about individual datum points.
(12) CALCULATIONS
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