LTER_CODE

LTER site code

CLIMATE_CONTACT_NAME

Name of the person to address questions about the climatic measurements

CLIMATE_CONTACT_EMAIL

Climate contact person email

CLIMATE_CONTACT_PHONE

Climate contact person phone number

DATA_CONTACT_NAME

Name of the person to address questions about dataset access

DATA_CONTACT_EMAIL

Data contact person email

DATA_CONTACT_PHONE

Data contact person phone number

QUALITY_ASSURANCE

Description of data quality assurance procedures applied to these data

PRIMARY_STATION

Name of the primary meteorological station at this site

SECONDARY_STATIONS

Comma separated list of secondary meteorological stations at this site that can potentially supply data for ClimDB

CLIMDES_URL

CLIMDES URL to site information

COMMENTS

Other relevant information such as documentation of significant gaps in the station’s record

LTER_CODE

LTER site code

STATION_CODE

Local name of observation station

LATITUDE

Latitude of station in decimal degrees (+/- 90 degrees, 4 decimal places)

LONGITUDE

Longitude of station in decimal degrees (+/- 180 degrees, 4 decimal places

STATION_DESCRIPTION

Description of area within 100 m of sensor (e.g., nearby structures, vegetation etc.)

TOPOGRAPHY

General topographical location of sensor (e.g., valley, on a slope, etc.)

ELEVATION

Elevation of station

SURFACE_TYPE

Surface over which air temperature sensors are placed under non-snow covered conditions (e.g., grass, mineral soil)

EXPOSURE

Angle from horizontal to top of nearest obstruction (from station)

WIND_EXPOSURE

Angle from horizontal to top of nearest obstruction in the direction of prevailing precipitation-bearing winds

STATION_START

Date of station establishment

STATION_HISTORY

History (e.g., growth of nearby vegetation, heat sources such as cabins, known changes to exposure, etc.)

URL to WWW photo of this station located on the individual site’s server

LTER_CODE

LTER site code

STATION_CODE

Local name of observation station

WHAT_MEASURED

Air temperature, precipitation, etc.

BEGIN_DATE

Beginning date of this measurement

LOG_INTERVAL

Data logger sampling interval (e.g., 15 seconds, 1 minute)

SUMMARY_INTERVAL

Time interval at which data is recorded or output (e.g., 15 minutes, 1 hour)

INSTRUMENT_HEIGHT

Height above ground of sensor (m) (e.g., for precipitation use height above ground of gage orifice)

MEASUREMENT_HISTORY

History of sensor-related changes (e.g., date and description of changes in location, instrument height, instrument type, or observation method)

OBSERVATION_METHOD

Field collection and data aggregation methods (include the type of data logger and describe any manual methods)

INSTRUMENT_TYPE

Instrument type and brand name of sensor (e.g., Campbell thermistor or Belfort tipping bucket). For air temperature include type of radiation shield for sensor (e.g. metal cones, louvered box). For precipitation, include diameter of gage orifice (cm), include description of placement if gage orifice is not horizontal

ACCURACY

Data accuracy (e.g., +/- 0.1 degrees C or +/- 10mm)

CALIBRATION_HISTORY

Date of current and all previous calibrations