METADATA file for Mountain Lake Biological Station meteorological data.

CR1000 weather station on line 2014

Mountain Lake Biological Station

     University of Virginia 
     238 Gilmer Hall 
     P.O. Box 400327 
     Charlottesville VA 22904-4327
     tel: (434) 982-5486    
     fax: (434) 982-5626 
     mlbs.org

Data maintained and organized by Eric S. Nagy, Associate Director.

Metadata file updated:  05 July 2016  ESN

The Mountain Lake Biological Station is a research and teaching facility of the 
University of Virginia located in the Allegheny Mountains of southwestern Virginia, 
U.S.A. (37o22'N, 80o31'W) in a deciduous hardwood forest at an elevation of 1,160 meters.

Permission for use of these data is granted under the conditions that MLBS is 
acknowledged as their source and is notified of their use.

Data variable descriptions (period means, maximums, and means, or as inditated): 

TimeStamp	date (yyyy-mm-dd) time (hr:mn:se.x EST)
Record		internal ID
Year		year
Date		Julian date, 1-365 or 366
Temp		temperature, C 
Temp_Min	daily maximum temperature, C
Temp_Max	daily minimum temperature, C
Humid		% relative humidity, RH
Humid_Min	% relative humidity, RH
Humid_Max	% relative humidity, RH
Pres		barometric pressure adjusted for elevation, mbar
Pres_Min	barometric pressure adjusted for elevation, mbar
Pres_Max	barometric pressure adjusted for elevation, mbar
Speed		wind speed, m/s
Dir		wind direction, degrees (0-359) from north
Speed_Max	wind speed, m/s
Rain		accumulated liquid precipitation, mm
hv		quanta of light, PAR, micromoles/s/m^2
hv_Min		quanta of light, PAR, micromoles/s/m^2
hv_Max		quanta of light, PAR, micromoles/s/m^2
T107_C_Avg	no data
ph		no data
VWC		no data
EC		no data
T		no data
Cond		no data
Ct		no data
Temp_C		no data
DOppm		no data


Note on Time:  
All time data is collected in Eastern Standard Time 
(EST = GMT - 05:00), even during periods of the year 
when Day Light Saving Time (EDT) is in effect.

Measurements taken at approximately 2.5m above the ground; except for precipitation which
is collected at ground level.

End of Metadata file.