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LTER Meteorological Stations at the Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI (1988 to 2020)

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posted on 2023-11-30, 10:22 authored by G Robertson

Meteorological data have been collected on the LTER main site since 1988. Originally, wind direction and speed, total solar radiation, net solar radiation, rainfall, air temperature, and relative humidity were recorded hourly in connection with measurements of evapotranspiration and deep percolation from a 6 m2 in-ground weighing lysimeter. The lysimeter and fetch area were planted to continuous alfalfa. Although the lysimeter is no longer in operation, weather data collection continues. Precipitation was measured with a tipping bucket rain gauge until fall of 1997, when it was replaced with a weighing bucket rain gauge. In 2007 the belford rain gauge was replaced by a NOAH IV weighing bucket gage. All other sensors are electronic, connected to a data logger that is polled remotely. Instruments to measure wind speed and direction are mounted on a tower at 10 m. Light sensors (net solar radiation and photosynthetically active radiation) a thermometer, and an RH probe (with a built-in thermometer) are mounted at about 3 m. Soil moisture and temperature are monitored near the base of the tower. original data source http://lter.kbs.msu.edu/datasets/5


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Funding

National Science Foundation

History

Data contact name

Kellogg Biological Station

Publisher

KBS LTER

Use limitations

Data in the KBS LTER core database may not be published without written permission of the lead investigator or project director. These restrictions are intended mainly to preserve the primary investigators' rights to first publication and to ensure that data users are aware of the limitations that may be associated with any specific data set. These restrictions apply to both the baseline data set and to the data sets associated with specific LTER-supported subprojects. All publications of KBS data and images must acknowledge KBS LTER support.

Temporal Extent Start Date

1988-01-01

Temporal Extent End Date

2020-04-14

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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Geographic location - description

The Areas Around The Kellogg Biological Station In Southwest Michigan

ISO Topic Category

  • farming
  • environment
  • biota
  • climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
  • geoscientificInformation

Ag Data Commons Group

  • Kellogg Biological Station
  • Long-Term Agroecosystem Research

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

agroecosystems; rangelands; sustainable agricultural intensification

Pending citation

  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Preferred dataset citation

Robertson, G (2020). LTER Meteorological Stations at the Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI (1988 to 2020). KBS LTER. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/4c30523bae14c4340e4d9c90e72f90c4