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FRLS_PAR

Description: 

Fryxell Snowfence station PAR spreadsheet and columns descriptions and units used

File: 

File FRLS_PAR.csv

Methods: 

see task list and instrumentation

Instrumentation: 

PAR +3.8 m, +1.9m and AirPAR @ 1.5m - LI-COR model 190SB quantum sensor

Variables (click to expand): 

DATASET_CODE
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code for given set of information for Lake Fryxell Snowfence meteorology station
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
METLOCID
  • Label:
  • Definition: Location code for Lake Fryxell Snowfence meteorology station
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DATE_TIME
  • Label:
  • Definition: Date/time of sample (New Zealand DST, +13 UTC)
  • Type: Date/time
  • Date format: MM/DD/YYYY HH24:MI
  • Missing values: None specified
PAR_SOIL_P3_8M
  • Label:
  • Definition: Soil Photosynthetically active radiation @ +3.8m
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micromols/second/meter2
  • Maximum: 2000
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
PAR_SOIL_P1_9M
  • Label:
  • Definition: Soil Photosynthetically active radiation @ +1.9m
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micromols/second/meter2
  • Maximum: 2000
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
PAR_AIR_P1_5M
  • Label:
  • Definition: Photosynthetically active radiation @ +1.5m
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: micromols/second/meter2
  • Maximum: 2000
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
PAR_COMMENTS
  • Label:
  • Definition: Noted comments by the investigator about the particular measure of PAR_
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified

Source URL: https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/frlspar