Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Diamond Island Meteorological Monitoring: Quality-Controlled Diamond Island Meteorological Data V2 - 2024 and later

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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

    Near real-time meteorology data from the Lake Champlain Diamond Island station including wind speed and direction, air temperature, water temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure and total solar irradiance.

People

  • Carl Waite: Content Provider

  • Dick Furbush: Content Provider

  • James Duncan: Content Provider

  • Steve Cluett: Content Provider

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  • Title: Quality-Controlled Diamond Island Meteorological Data V2 - 2024 and later
  • Start Date: 2024-10-18
  • Description: Data from Diamond Island after updating data collection sensors in 2024. Measurements of barometric pressure, temperature, wind, humidity, and solar radiation at the Diamond Island Station. Basic quality-control measures have been applied to data.

  • 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: Z0168_DI_QAQC_V2

  • Object Name: VMC.168.4025

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC). 2024. Quality-Controlled Diamond Island Meteorological Data. /femc/data/archive/project/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring/dataset/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring-qaqc-v2

  • Online Distribution: /femc/data/archive/project/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring/dataset/diamond-island-meteorological-monitoring-qaqc-v2

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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 radio frequency modem.
        • Instrumentation: Fondreist weather station (Lufft WS 502 weather station linked to a Fondreist data logger and cell phone download)


Sampling Equipment

  • Current Equipment
    • Fondreist weather station (Lufft WS 502)
      • Sampling Description: wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, precipitation and total solar irradiance.

Site Characteristics

  • Site Description: The Diamond Island station is on the US Coast Guard Station navigational warning light tower on Lake Champlain (Lat: 44.2367, Long: -73.3329). Station is at 14.7 meters above lake level (45.4 meters above sea level).

  • Minimum Altitude: 0 meters

  • Maximum Altitude: 45 meters