Harvard Forest

Data Archive

HF000

Shaler Meteorological Station at Harvard Forest 1964-2002

Related Publications

Data

• HF000-01: daily measurements in metric units (preview)
• HF000-02: daily measurements in english units (preview)

Overview

• Lead: Emery Boose, Ernest Gould
• Investigators: Brian Hall
• Contact: Information Manager
• Start date: 1964
• End date: 2002
• Status: complete
• Location: Prospect Hill Tract (Harvard Forest)
• Latitude: +42.53167 degrees
• Longitude: -72.18937 degrees
• Elevation: 330 meter
• Datum: WGS84
• Taxa:
• Release date: 2024
• Language: English
• EML file: knb-lter-hfr.0.21
• DOI: digital object identifier
• EDI: data package
• DataONE: data package
• Related links:
• Fisher Meteorological Station at Harvard Forest since 2001
• Harvard Forest Climate Data since 1964
• Study type: long-term measurement
• Research topic: forest-atmosphere exchange; watershed ecology
• LTER core area: disturbance patterns
• Keywords: air temperature, climate, meteorology, precipitation
• Abstract:

  Minimum air temperature, maximum air temperature, and 24-hour precipitation amounts were recorded daily at the Shaler Meteorological Station located 30 m southeast of the main headquarters building (Shaler Hall). Precipitation data were published in NOAA's Climatological Data: New England. The Shaler Met Station was replaced by the Fisher Met Station (dataset HF001) and discontinued on 30 June 2002. For a longer climate record that includes data from the Fisher Met Station, please see dataset HF300.

• Methods:

  Instruments (minimum thermometer, maximum thermometer, and rain gage) were supplied and maintained by NOAA. Instruments were read manually each morning at about 8:00 am. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

• Organization: Harvard Forest. 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA 01366, USA. Phone (978) 724-3302. Fax (978) 724-3595.

• Project: The Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program examines ecological dynamics in the New England region resulting from natural disturbances, environmental change, and human impacts. (ROR).

• Funding: National Science Foundation LTER grants: DEB-8811764, DEB-9411975, DEB-0080592, DEB-0620443, DEB-1237491, DEB-1832210.

• Use: This dataset is released to the public under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 (No Rights Reserved). Please keep the dataset creators informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications and data products that make use of the dataset should include proper acknowledgement.

• License: Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (CC0-1.0)

• Citation: Boose E, Gould E. 2024. Shaler Meteorological Station at Harvard Forest 1964-2002. Harvard Forest Data Archive: HF000 (v.21). Environmental Data Initiative: https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/bc3e356dd040107793a1d0af58d136dc.

Detailed Metadata

HF000-01: daily measurements in metric units

1. date: date of measurement
2. airt: average air temperature (unit: celsius / missing value: NA)
3. f.airt: flag for average air temperature
   • M: missing. Measurement not taken, instrument broken, or recorded value undecipherable.
   • Q: questionable. Marked questionable by observer, or measured the day after a missed reading (unless the reading was missed because of a broken instrument).
   • E: estimated. Marked estimated by observer.
4. airtmax: maximum air temperature (unit: celsius / missing value: NA)
5. f.airtmax: flag for maximum air temperature
   • M: missing. Measurement not taken, instrument broken, or recorded value undecipherable.
   • Q: questionable. Marked questionable by observer, or measured the day after a missed reading (unless the reading was missed because of a broken instrument).
   • E: estimated. Marked estimated by observer.
6. airtmin: minimum air temperature (unit: celsius / missing value: NA)
7. f.airtmin: flag for minimum air temperature
   • M: missing. Measurement not taken, instrument broken, or recorded value undecipherable.
   • Q: questionable. Marked questionable by observer, or measured the day after a missed reading (unless the reading was missed because of a broken instrument).
   • E: estimated. Marked estimated by observer.
8. prec: total precipitation (unit: millimeter / missing value: NA)
9. f.prec: flag for total precipitation
   • M: missing. Measurement not taken, instrument broken, or recorded value undecipherable.
   • Q: questionable. Marked questionable by observer, or measured the day after a missed reading (unless the reading was missed because of a broken instrument).
   • E: estimated. Marked estimated by observer.
   • T: trace. Trace precipitation.

HF000-02: daily measurements in english units

1. date: date of measurement
2. airt: average air temperature (unit: fahrenheit / missing value: NA)
3. f.airt: flag for average air temperature
   • M: missing. Measurement not taken, instrument broken, or recorded value undecipherable.
   • Q: questionable. Marked questionable by observer, or measured the day after a missed reading (unless the reading was missed because of a broken instrument).
   • E: estimated. Marked estimated by observer.
4. airtmax: maximum air temperature (unit: fahrenheit / missing value: NA)
5. f.airtmax: flag for maximum air temperature
   • M: missing. Measurement not taken, instrument broken, or recorded value undecipherable.
   • Q: questionable. Marked questionable by observer, or measured the day after a missed reading (unless the reading was missed because of a broken instrument).
   • E: estimated. Marked estimated by observer.
6. airtmin: minimum air temperature (unit: fahrenheit / missing value: NA)
7. f.airtmin: flag for minimum air temperature
   • M: missing. Measurement not taken, instrument broken, or recorded value undecipherable.
   • Q: questionable. Marked questionable by observer, or measured the day after a missed reading (unless the reading was missed because of a broken instrument).
   • E: estimated. Marked estimated by observer.
8. prec: total precipitation (unit: inch / missing value: NA)
9. f.prec: flag for total precipitation
   • M: missing. Measurement not taken, instrument broken, or recorded value undecipherable.
   • Q: questionable. Marked questionable by observer, or measured the day after a missed reading (unless the reading was missed because of a broken instrument).
   • E: estimated. Marked estimated by observer.
   • T: trace. Trace precipitation.