DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5519957
title: Weather data from Environmental Education Center at Lancer Park from 2021-07-19 to 2021-08-17

description: General Metadata for Lancer Park Environmental Education Center Atmospheric Sampling Station Files Specific metadata for each deployment can be found as text files with the file format of: <pre><code>LP_weather_YYYY-MM-DD_metadata.txt</code></pre> Where YYYY-MM-DD is the date that the sampling period ended. Metadata File Created 2019-10-27 by KF File Modified Description These data are from a weather station installed at the Longwood University Environmental Education Center at Lancer Park (37.308189, -78.402768) as part of the Longwood Environmental Observatory. All data are CC-BY and should be cited using the DOI available at https://zenodo.org/communities/leo/ Station Specifics The specific at each site are: <pre><code>* Barometric Pressure (mmHg) - Campbell Scientific CS100 Barometric Pressure Sensor * Light Flux Density (kW/m^2) - Campbell Scientific Pyranometer CS300 * Light Total Flux (kJ/m^2) - Campbell Scientific Pyranometer CS300 * Rainfall (mm) - Texas Electronics TE525 Tipping Bucket * Temperature (dC) - Campbell Scientific CS215 Temperature and Relative Humidity Sensor * Relative Humidity (%) - Campbell Scientific CS215 Temperature and Relative Humidity Sensor * Wind Speed (m/s) - RM Young 05103 Wind Speed and Direction Sensor * Wind Direction (degrees from true N) - RM Young 05103 Wind Speed and Direction Sensor * Data Collection - Campbell Scientific CR200 Data Logger * The sensors are sampled every 15 minutes</code></pre> Measurement Parameters, units, and Variable Names <pre><code>* DATE - the date that the record was collected (YYYY-MM-DD) * TIMESTAMP - the date and time that the record was collected (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) * RECORD.x - a unique identifying number provided from the data logger for table 1 from the original downloaded data. * BattV_Avg - The average battery voltage (Volts) * BattV - The battery voltage at the time of the sampling (Volts) * BP_mmHg_Avg - The average barometric pressure over the sampling interval (mmHg) * BP_mmHg_Std - The standard deviation of the average barometric pressure (mmHg) * BP_mmHg - The barometric pressure at the time of the sampling (mmHg) * Rain_mm_Tot - The total rainfall during the sampling interval (mm) * AirTC_Avg - The average air temperature during the sampling interval (dC) * AirTC_Std - The standard deviation of the average air temperature (dC) * AirTC - the air temperature at the time of the sampling (dC) * RH - the relative humidity at the time of the sampling (%) * RH_Min - the minimum relative humidity recorded (%) * RH_TMn - the time that the minimum relative humidity measurement occurred (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) * RH_Max - the maximum relative humidity recorded (%) * RH_TMx - the time that the maximum relative humidity measurement occurred (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS) * RECORD.y - a unique identifying number provided from the data logger for table 1 from the original downloaded data. * BattV_Min - the minimum battery voltage (Volts) * SlrkW_Avg - the average light flux density during the sampling interval (kW/m^2) * SlrkW_Std - the standard deviation of the average light flux density (kW/m^2) * SlrkW - the light flux density at the time of the sampling (kW/m^2) * SlrMJ_Tot - the total light flux (MJ/m^2) * WS_ms_Avg - the average wind speed during the sampling interval (m/s) * WS_ms_Std - the standard deviation of the average wind speed (m/s) * WS_ms - the wind speed at the time of the sampling event (m/s) * WindDir - the wind direction at the time of the sampling event (degrees from true N) * WS_ms_S_WVT - the average wind speed over the previous 15 minutes (m/s) * WindDir_D1_WVT - the average wind direction over the previous 15 minutes (degrees from true N) * WindDir_SD1_WVT - the standard deviation of the average wind direction over the previous 15 minutes (degrees from true N)</code></pre>