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Arctic LTER Database

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(1) The Principal Investigator be sent a notice stating reasons for acquiring any data and a description of the publication intentions.
(2) The Principal Investigator of the data set be sent a copy of the report or manuscript prior to submission and be adequately cited in any resultant publications.
(3) A copy of any resultant publications should be sent to:

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

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Dataset ID:	91dlsgo1
Dataset Title:	Arctic LTER 1991: Weather data from the Campbell CR21 data logger placed on the Sag River Heath site during the summer of 1991.
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First Name:	GUS
Last Name:	SHAVER
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Associate Investigators:	JIM LAUNDRE, JULIE PALLANT
Keywords:	weather, temperature, radiation, wind, relative humidity
Abstract:	Weather data from the Campbell CR21 data logger placed on the Sag River Heath site during the summer of 1991.
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/
DATA FILE INFORMATION:
Data File Name	91dlsgo1
Beginning Date	5/1/1991
End Date	9/1/1991
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Log of Changes:	Log of changes: For Archival Use: DATE RECEIVED: Sep91 DATA FILE ENTERED BY: Julie Pallant DATA FILE VALIDATION: NAME:Julie Pallant DATE: 30Sep91



RESEARCH LOCATION:
Geographic Description	Near the Sagavanirktok River (68 degrees 46?N, 148 degrees 52?W, elevation 470 m) northern foothills of Brook Range, Alaska, U.S.A.
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TAXONOMIC COVERAGE:
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Methods:	In the summer of 1987 a weather station was placed on an old floodplain terrace about 200 m from the Sagavanirktok River. The site is vegetated by dwarf shrubs of Ericads and Betula. Initially the station was operational from late May/early June through August. In 1993 the station became year round. Sensors include: TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY: Campbell Scientific, Model 207 Temperature and Relative Humidity Probe. Temperature sensor is a Fenwall electronics thermistor and the Relative Humidity sensor is a Phys-chemical Research sensor. Specs: Temp: Accuracy over the range -40 to 56°C is 1.0°C. RH: for a range of 12 - 100% the percentage error is 3. Upper temperature limit is 79°C. WIND DIRECTION: MET-ONE, (supplied by Campbell Scientific) Wind direction use a light weight, air foil vane and a potentiometer to produce an output that varies proportional with wind direction. Specs: Minimum Wind speed to get accurate reading = 1.0 mph. Accuracy ±5° Temperature range -50 to 70°C. WIND SPEED: MET-ONE, (supplied by Campbell Scientific) Wind speed sensor Model 014A. Sensor uses a 3-cup anemometer assembly and simple magnet-read switch assembly to produce a series of contact closures whose frequency is proportional to wind speed. Specs: Operating Range - 0 to 125 mph or 0-60 m/s. Accuracy ±1.5% or 0.25 mph. Working temperature range -50 to 85°C. PYRANOMEETER: Li-Cor, Pyranometer: Model LI-200SB- Pyranometer is calibrated to detect most the daylight spectrum (sunlight and PAR). Specs: Sensitivity - 80mA per 1000 Watts m-2. Absolute error max ±5% but typically ±3%. QUANTUM: Li-Cor, Quantum. Model LI-190SB. Quantum measure photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in mEinsteins S-1 m-2. Specs: range 400-700nm wavelength. Sensitivity 8mA/1000 mE s-1 m-2. Relative error less then ±10% for plant canopies or less then ±5% for growth chambers. RAIN GAUGE: Texas Electronics, Inc. (supplied by Campbell Scientific) Tipping Bucket Electric Rain Gauge. A complex spun collector funnel with a knife edge that diverts the water to a tipping bucket mechanism. For each tip a magnet causes an electronic pulse that is recorded. Each alternate tip occurs for each 0.01 inch of rainfall. Specs: Accuracy 1% at 2 inches/hr or less. Accurate Temperature Range: 0 - 37°C. Notes: Wind speed less than .447 is considered calm. Sampling Description. None

Data Table

Variable    Variable descrip.            Precis./Units  Coded   Missing
(Y/N)    Values
SITE            site of measurement          y
ID:             Program step that output the data
JULIAN:         Julian date                 yyddd
HOUR:           Time - Alaska standard time 2400
DATE:           Date                      dd-mmm-yy
RAIN:           Rainfall                     mm
PYRANOMETER:    Pyranometer facing up    kilowatts m-2
QUANTUM:        Quantum              microeinsteins m-2 sec-1
AIR TEMP 5M:    Air temperature at 5 meters   Celsius
RH 5M:          Relative humidity at 5 meters percent
SOIL TEMP SURF: soil temp (thermister) surface  Celsius
SOIL TEMP 20:   soil temp (thermister) 20cm     Celsius
SOIL TEMP 50:   soil temp (thermister) 50cm     celsius
MOIST SURF:     soil moisture surface
MOIST 20:       soil moisture 20cm
MOIST 50:       soil moisture 50cm
BATTERY:        Battery voltage               Volts          n
WIND SPEED:     Wind speed at 5 meters         m/s
WIND VEC MAG:   Wind vector magnitude at 5 meters m/s
WIND VEC DIR:   Wind vector direction at 5 meters
STD DEV DIR:    Wind vector direction standard deviation at 5 m
DAYS:           Julian day plus fraction of day
(12) CALCULATIONS
Variable        Formula
DAYS :        JULIAN + (HOUR/2400)