Identification

Title

Daily automated weather station (AWS) data from Climoor fieldsite in Clocaenog Forest 1999-2015

Abstract

This dataset contains daily automated weather station (AWS) data from the Climoor field site in Clocaenog forest, North East Wales. The data are air temperature (mean, minimum and maximum), rainfall, net radiation, solar radiation, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), wind speed and direction. The dataset has been quality checked, and incorrect or missing values removed, data has not been infilled. Data runs from 12/6/1999 until 30/06/2015, no data was collected March 2006 and June 2008. Air temperature, rainfall and wind speed and direction were recorded since June 1999. Measurements of relative humidity, air pressure, net and solar radiation and PAR started in June 2008. Since June 2008, data are recorded in minute intervals, averaged to hourly, then to daily means that are reported here. The Climoor field experiment intends to answer questions regarding the effects of warming and drought on ecosystem processes. The reported data are collected to monitor site specific environmental conditions and their development with time. These data are important to interpret results that are collected from the climate change manipulations imposed in the field. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/7f2a4935-a9e8-47dc-b126-93d9e19496bd

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/7f2a4935-a9e8-47dc-b126-93d9e19496bd

name: Download the data

description: Get a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/7f2a4935-a9e8-47dc-b126-93d9e19496bd.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset. See page 8 of supporting documentation.

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/7f2a4935-a9e8-47dc-b126-93d9e19496bd

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG

code identifying the spatial reference system

27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

biogeochemistry

Climate change

meteorology

weather

AWS

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-3.479

East bounding longitude

-3.391

North bounding latitude

53.077

South bounding latitude

53.033

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1999-06-12

End position

2013-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2015-12-18

date type

revision

effective date

2015-08-13

Frequency of update

irregular

Quality and validity

Lineage

Prior to 2008, daily data was recorded on loggers at the field site, and manually downloaded into the project files on the CEH Bangor server by project staff. After 2008, hourly data was transferred from loggers at the field site onto CEH Bangor's server via a remote telemetry system. Each morning, the previous days data was transferred via telemetry. An automated script transferred the data into the project shared area of the shared network drive. Data quality checking was done on a regular basis by an experienced member of the team who has worked at the field site and on data from the Clocaenog site for 14 years. Data was visually inspected using basic graphing tools, and erroneous values were removed, taking into account the weather at the site during the period in question. Data processing steps included using a macro to combine data from individual 24 hour periods into larger timed periods (post-2008), then data was cut/pasted into raw data files. Data here is collated raw data, and has only had erroneous values removed followed by basic average or summing (in the case of rainfall) calculations being carried out. The following measures were taken with sensors from Campbell Scientific: relative humidity and air temperature are recorded with an HMP45C sensor. Rainfall sums are measured with an ARG100 Tipping bucket, air pressure is measured with a CS100 Barometer and net radiation is measured with an NR-Lites sensor. Further, Solar radiation and PAR are measured using a Skye SP1110 pyranometer and a SKP215 quantum sensor from Skye Instruments. Wind direction and speed are recorded using a windsonic 2D Ultrasonic Anemometer from Windsonic.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Â© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Constraint set

responsible party role

author

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

eidc@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-12-02T15:56:55

Metadata language

eng