Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Vermont Acid Precipitation Monitoring Program: Precipitation pH for two sites in Vermont

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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

    Measurement of bulk pH and amount to determine spatial and temporal trends within Vermont, and specifically at the VMC site on Mount Mansfield.

People

  • Heather Pembrook: Principal Investigator

  • James Kellogg: Content Provider

  • Judy Rosovsky: Content Provider

  • Camilla Welhaven Schamaun: Content Provider

  • Miriam Pendleton: Content Provider

  • Rebecca Harvey: Principal Investigator

Keywords

  • acid rain, air pollution, precipitation,

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -72.8683, 44.52465
    • -72.81591667, 44.52465
    • -72.81591667, 44.5284
    • -72.8683, 44.5284
    • -72.8683, 44.52465

Data Table

  • Title: Precipitation pH for two sites in Vermont
  • Start Date: 1980-06-06
  • End Date: 2013-12-31
  • Description: Measurements of precipitation pH at Underhill and Mt. Mansfield summit

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

  • Condensed Title: Z0009_VAPMP_1980_2014

  • Object Name: VMC.9.2188

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Heather Pembrook. 2013. Precipitation pH for two sites in Vermont. Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. FEMC. Cam be found at: /femc/data/archive/project/vermont-acid-precipitation-monitoring-program/dataset/Precipitation-pH-for-two-sites-in-Vermont

  • Online Distribution: /femc/data/archive/project/vermont-acid-precipitation-monitoring-program/dataset/Precipitation-pH-for-two-sites-in-Vermont

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Date
    • Label: Date
    • Description: Date
    • Storage Type: date
    • Measurment Type: datetime
    • String Format: DD/MM/YYYY
    Attribute Name: pH
    • Label: pH
    • Description: pH
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: PrecipAmt
    • Label: PrecipAmt
    • Description: Precipitation Amount, the total amount of precipitation/collection
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    • Unit: inches
    Attribute Name: PrecipType
    • Label: PrecipType
    • Description: Precipitation Type (S= Snow, R= Rain, M= Mixed)
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: StationID
    • Label: StationID
    • Description: StationID
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal

Methods

  • Current Methods
    • Precipitation and volume
      • Started: 1980-01-01
      • Method Description: Precipitation volume and pH are recorded on an event basis.

    • Rain and snow collection
      • Method Description: Rainfall is intercepted by a funnel and passes through a length of tygon tubing until it reaches and is collected in a one gallon jug. Snow is collected and melted indoors to completely melt before pH is measured.


Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset