| meta key # | co2 001 |
| dataset or series of data | Marsh elevated CO2 study- meteorologic data, SERC, Edgewater, MD |
| keywords | photon flux density (light), soil temperature, air temperature, vapor pressure, wind speed |
| originator | Drake, B.G. |
| file format | column formatted ascii text |
| platform | data logger binary volts- HP basic |
| study site locale | Kirkpatrick Marsh, Rhode River, Anne Arundel County, MD, USA |
| beg. date (yyyymmdd) | 1987 |
| ongoing? | yes |
| end date (yyyymmdd) | |
| meas. freq. | data averaged over 15 minute periods; chamber measurements only when chambers are on |
| site size | points within the 3 marsh communities |
| # of stations | 45 plots (15 per community) |
| west long. | -76.33 |
| east long. | -76.33 |
| north lat. | 38.53 |
| south lat. | 38.53 |
| parameters | Photosynthetic Photon Flux (PPF): solar radiation from 400-715 nm (umol/m2/s), T-el: air temperature elevated plots (deg C), T-amb: air temperature ambient plots (deg C), T-co: air temperature control plots (deg C), T-3m: temperature "standard" at weather mast 3m above marsh (deg C), T_so: soil temperature at 10 cm (deg C), VP_amb: vapor pressure in ambient chambers, derived from dewpoint or [H2O] (kPa?), VP_el: vapor pressure in elevated chambers (kPa), VP_co: vapor pressure control plots (kPa or mmol/mol), wind speed at 2.5m weather mast (m/s) |
| current sharing status | available to collaborators |
| current advertising status | scientific publications, SERC web site |
| abstract | Meteorologic data for Kirpatrick marsh, site of the elevated CO2 experiment. Photon Flux Density, air temperature, soil temperature, vapor pressure, and wind speed are measured inside and outside of CO2 chambers. |
| additional documentation / reference article | Leadley, P.W and B.G. Drake. 1993. Vegetatio 104/105: 3-15. |