Marcell Experimental Forest cumulative hydrology database, 1960-2000

This database contains soils, weather, and hydrologic data collected at the Marcell Experimental Forest from 1960-2000. The data came from six peatland / upland forest watersheds instrumented for hydrologic monitoring. The particular variables measured are daily temperature (maximum, minimum, average), daily precipitation, daily water table, daily runoff, monthly water table, monthly maximum runoff (maximum flow head height, peak flow rate), maximum rain runoff, maximum snow runoff, monthly total runoff, frost (frost thickness, frost occurrence as percent of area) by covertype (conifer, deciduous, open), frost in bogs (depth to frost layer, frost thickness, frost occurrence as percent of area), maximum snowpack (maximum snow water content, maximum snowpack depth), soil temperature, soil properties (bulk density, soil moisture at 15 BAR), and soil available water. Not all variables were measured at all watersheds in all years.
The Marcell Experimental Forest was formally established in 1962 to study the ecology and hydrology of peatlands. The Experimental Forest contains six watersheds, each consisting of an upland portion and a peatland that is the source of a stream leaving the watershed. These unique features provide a wide range of hydrological environments to study.
Each attribute measurement has an associated metadata document describing the data and methods in more detail. Additional information about the Marcell EF, its instrumentation, and data collected after the time frame of this publication can be found at https://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/ef/marcell/. Metadata updated on 10/01/2009: Package ID was edited, data not altered. Minor metadata updates made on 07/19/2013, 10/27/2014, 12/01/2016, 04/30/2018, 07/11/2019, and 07/17/2020. * Some of the data in this publication are now outdated and we recommed use of the newer data. In 2018 Marcell Experimental Forest streamflow data (Verry et al. 2018, https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0009) as well as peatland and upland water table elevation data (Verry et al. 2018, https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0002) have been corrected and additional data published.