MeasurementSummary

This table is provided to show the general types of data collection and specific devices used at various meteorology stations over time.

ValleyStations

Measurement

Beacon Valley

Bonney

Brownworth

Fryxell1

Hoare5

Vanda

Vida

Explorer Cove3

Air temperature @ 3 m

00/01 s

93/94 a,s

94/95 a,s

93/94 a,s

93/94 a,s

94/95 a,s

95/96 4,a, s

97/98 a,s

Air temp. difference 1-3 m

-

-

-

93/94 b

95/96 b

-

-

97/98 to 02/03 b

Relative humidity @ 3 m

00/01 t

93/94 a,t

94/95 a,t

93/94 a,t

93/94 a,t

94/95 a,t

95/96 a,t

97/98 a,t

Soil temperature @ 0 cm

00/01 c

94/95 c

94/95 c

94/95 c

93/94 to 95/96 02/035,c

94/95 c

95/96 c

97/98 c

Soil temperature @ 5 cm

00/01 c

94/95 c

94/95 c

94/95 c

93/94 to 94/95 02/03 5,c

94/95 to 95/96 c

95/96 c

02/03 c

Soil temperature @ 10 cm

00/01 c

94/95 c

94/95 c

94/95 c

93/94 to 95/96 02/03 5,c

94/95 c

95/96 c

02/03 c

Lower Onyx River temperature

-

-

-

-

-

95/96 to 03/04 c

-

-

Wind speed

00/01 d

93/94 d

94/95 e

93/94 d

93/94 d

94/95 d

95/96 d

97/98 d

Wind direction

00/01 d

93/94 d

94/95 f

93/94 d

93/94 d

94/95 d

94/95 d

97/98 d

Solar Flux (incoming)

00/01 h

93/94 g/h

94/95 g/h

93/94 g/h

93/94 g/h

94/95 g/h

95/96 g/h

97/98 g/h

Solar Flux (outgoing)

00/01 h

94/95 g/h

96/97 g/h

93/94 g/h

93/94 g/h

94/95 g/h

95/96 g/h

97/98 g/h

Net radiation

-

-

94/95 to 96/97 j 

-

-

-

-

-

UVA

-

-

94/95 to 96/97 k

-

-

-

-

-

UVB

-

-

94/95 to 96/97 l

-

-

-

-

-

PAR

-

93/94 m

96/97 m

93/94 m

93/94 m

94/95 m

95/96 m

97/98 m

Longwave radiation (incoming)

-

97/98 n

-

-

-

-

-

-

Longwave radiation (outgoing)

-

97/98 n

-

-

-

-

-

-

Precipitation

-

94/95 p

-

 

94/95 to 01/02 p 01/02 v

-

-

95/96 p

Snow Depth

 

02/03 u

 03/04 u

02/03 u

 

 03/04 u 03/04 u

 

Barometric pressure

-

-

-

-

94/95 q

-

02/03 q

-

Glacier Stations

Measurement

Canada2

Commonwealth

Taylor

Howard

Air temperature @ 3 m

-

93/94 a,s

94/95 a,s

93/94 a,s

Air temperature @ 2 m

94/95 a,s

-

-

-

Air temperature@ 1 m

-

-

95/96 a,s

95/96 a,s

Relative humidity @ 3 m

-

93/94 a,t

94/95 a,t

93/94 a,t

Relative humidity @ 2 m

94/95 a,t

-

-

-

Relative humidity @ 1 m

 

95/96 a,t

95/96 a,t

95/96 a,t

Ice temperature @ 20 cm

95/96 to 02/03 c

93/94 to 02/03 c

94/95 to 02/03 c

93/94 to 02/03 c

Ice temperature @ 50 cm

02/03 w

02/03 w

02/03 w

02/03 w

Ice temperature @ 1 m

95/96 to 02/03 c 02/03 w

93/94 to 02/03 c 02/03 w

94/95 to 02/03 c 02/03 w

93/94 to 02/03 c 02/03 w

Wind speed

95/96 d

93/94 d

94/95 d

93/94 d

Wind direction

95/96 d

93/94 d

94/95 d

93/94 d

Solar Flux (incoming)

95/96 g/h

93/94 i

94/95 6

93/94 i

Solar Flux (outgoing)

95/96 g/h

93/94 i

94/95 6

93/94 i

Net radiation

95/96 to 99/00 j

-

-

-

Longwave radiation (incoming)

-

95/96 n

95/96 to 97/98 n

93/94 to 94/95 n

Longwave radiation (outgoing)

-

95/96 n

-

-
Ice surface thermal infrared 95/96 7,o

-

 95/96 7,o

03/04 y

 95/96 7,o

03/04 y

 -

-

Ice Surface Changes

 

02/03 u

 

02/03 u

Barometric pressure

94/95 to 02/03 q

-

-

-

Eddy correlation

94/95 to 95/96 7,r

-

-

-

1

  

New Stations built to replace older ones at same site. The old Lake Fryxell station was not operating.

2

  

Summer only eddy correlation station built in 94/95. Permanent station to be built 95/96.

3

  

LTER took over the operation of USGS metereological station at Explorer's Cove in 1997/98. Installed new sensors. 

4

  

95/96 equipment not installed at time of publication.

5

  

Lake Hoare soil temperature at 5 cm depth discontinued in 94/95 to make room for a pressure sensor and soil temperature at 0 cm and 10 cm depths discontinued in 95/96 to make room for thermocouple. Three (3) 107 temperature probes were installed in Dec 2002

6

  

LI-COR(h) used in 94/95. Eppley(i) to be installed 95/96.

7

  

Summer-only measurements and only for a limited period.

8

  

Mean vapor pressure measured at 2 and 1 m during 1995/96 

a

  

Campbell Scientific 207 temp/rh probe.

b

  

Chromel-constantan thermocouple wire.

c

  

Campbell Sdentific 107B temperature probe.

d

  

R.M. Young model 05103 wind monitor.

e

  

Vector Instruments model A 101M anemometer.

f

  

Vector Instruments model W200P wind vane.

g

  

LI-COR model LI200S silicon pyranometer.

h

  

LI-COR model L1200X silicon pyranometer.

i

  

Eppley precision spectral pyranometer.

j

  

REBS net radiometer.

k

  

Macam SDl04A-Cos UV-A sensor.

l

  

Macam SDl04B-Cos UV-B sensor.

m

  

LI-COR model 190SB quantum sensor.

n

  

Eppley precision infrared radiometer (pyrgeometer).

o

  

Everest model 4000 4GL infared temperature transducer.

p

  

Belfort precipitation gage with BEl natural binary shaft encoder. Custom-made nipher shields provided by Canada's Atmospheric Environment Service.

q

  

Vaisala model PTA427 Barometric pressure sensor.

r

  

Campbell Scientific model CA27 sonic anemometer and model KH2O krypton hygrometer.

s

  

Campbell Scientific 107 temp probe installed to replace the 207 temp/rh probe during 1999/00 and 2000/01 season.

t

  

Vaisala HMP45C RH probe installed to replace the 207 temp/rh probe during 1999/00 and 2000/01 season.

u

Campbell Scientific Inc. SR50 Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

v

Campbell Scientific Inc. TE525MM Tipping Bucket Rain Gage

w Fenwall Thermisters (192-102DEW-A01) and Caddock Tetrinox® (TF050N) hi precision resistor (10Kohm) with ±5ppm/celcius and 0.01% Resistor
y Everest Interscience MODEL 3600ZH Micro-Miniature Infrared Thermometer System