Benchmark and Secondary meterological station locations

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Upper Lookout Meteorological Station, Hi-15 Meteorological Station, Primary Meteorological Station, meteorological measurements, Climatic Station at Watershed 2, GPS, Willamette Basin, Oregon, climate data, Central Meteorological Station, Blue River Watershed, climate/meteorology, HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, Vanilla Leaf Meteorological Station


Summary

To document the locations of the benchmark and secondary meteorological stations for use withresearch projects and for use with data collected at these sites.

Description

Benchmark and Secondary Meteorological stations for the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest collected by GPS in 2009.

Credits

Use limitations

While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is". The Andrews LTER shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of data sets.

Extent

West  -122.255989    East  -122.118804
North  44.272357    South  44.207097

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in)  1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out)  1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

Themes or categories of the resource  climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere


*Content type  Downloadable Data


Place keywords  Upper Lookout Meteorological Station, Hi-15 Meteorological Station, Primary Meteorological Station, Climatic Station at Watershed 2, Willamette Basin, Oregon, Central Meteorological Station, Blue River Watershed, HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, Vanilla Leaf Meteorological Station

Theme keywords  meteorological measurements, GPS, climate data, climate/meteorology

Thesaurus
Title Andrews Forest LTER Thesaurus




Citation 

Title Benchmark and Secondary meterological station locations
Publication date 2014-03-05 00:00:00


Edition 1


Presentation formats  digital map


Other citation details ms02601


Citation Contacts 

Responsible party
Organization's name Forest Science Data Bank
Contact's role  publisher


Contact information
Address
Delivery point Corvallis, OR



Responsible party
Individual's name Theresa Valentine
Organization's name Corvallis Forest Science Laboratory
Contact's position Spatial Information Manager
Contact's role  originator


Contact information
Phone
Voice 541-750-7333
Fax 541-758-7760

Address
Type both
Delivery point 3200 SW Jefferson Way
City Corvallis
Administrative area Oregon
Postal code 97332
Country US
e-mail addresstvalentine@fs.fed.us or theresa.valentine@orst.edu

Hours of service m-f 8:00am-4:00pm


Resource Details 

Dataset languages  English (UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status  completed
Spatial representation type  vector


*Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143


ArcGIS item properties
*Name climate_st
*Size 0.000
*Location file://\\quercus\fordata\oregon\willamette\hja83\climate_st.shp
*Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents 

Extent
Description
ground condition
Temporal extent
Date and time 11/01/1995

Vertical extent
*Minimum value 435.672226
*Maximum value 1298.560989


Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
*West longitude -122.255989
*East longitude -122.118804
*North latitude 44.272357
*South latitude 44.207097
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
*West longitude 559441.595617
*East longitude 570326.349786
*South latitude 4895251.730163
*North latitude 4902393.350201
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact 

Point of contact
Individual's name Theresa Valentine
Organization's name Corvallis Forest Science Laboratory
Contact's position Spatial Information Manager
Contact's role  point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 541-750-7333
Fax 541-750-7760

Address
Type both
Delivery point 3200 SW Jefferson Way
City Corvallis
Administrative area Oregon
Postal code 97332
Country US
e-mail addresstvalentine@fs.fed.us or theresa.valentine@orst.edu

Hours of service m-f 0800-1630


Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency  as needed


Resource Constraints 

Legal constraints
Access constraints  other restrictions


Other constraints
Access constraints: Available on-line
Legal constraints
Use constraints  other restrictions


Other constraints
Use constraints: See data access policy at www.fsl.orst.edu/lter/data.cfm
                    (especially the data use policy)
Security constraints
Classification  unclassified


Constraints
Limitations of use
While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is". The Andrews LTER shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of data sets.

Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
*Type Projected
*Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
*Projection NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_10N
*Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 26910
X origin -5120900
Y origin -9998100
XY scale 450445547.3910538
Z origin -206.62521633009749
Z scale 4194304001953.124
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 26910
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_10N",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-123.0],PARAMETER["Scale_Factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",26910]]

Reference system identifier
Value 26910
*Codespace EPSG
*Version 7.11.2


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
*Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name climate_st
*Object type  point
*Object count 6



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name climate_st
*Feature type Simple
*Geometry type Point
*Has topology FALSE
*Feature count 6
*Spatial index TRUE
*Linear referencing TRUE



Data Quality 

Scope of quality information
Resource level  dataset




Data quality report - Conceptual consistency
Dimension vertical


Test date 2014-08-28 00:00:00


Measure description Excellent vertical accuracy, in the 0.6-4.9 meter range. Data was corrected using base stations and Trimble Pathfinder software.


Standard procedure identifier
Value gps


Evaluation type  direct internal
Evaluation method used Trimble Pathfinder software.




Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy
Dimension horizontal


Test date 2009-08-26 00:00:00


Measure description Excellent horizonal accuracy, in the 0.3-1.9 meter range. Data was corrected using base stations and Trimble Pathfinder software.


Evaluation type  direct external
Evaluation method Trimble Pathfinder software.




Lineage 

Process step
When the process occurred 2009-08-26 00:00:00
Description GPS points were gathered on August 26, 2009. Data was differentually corrected using Trimble Pathfinder software and local base stations.


Process contact
Individual's name Theresa Valentine
Organization's name Corvallis Forest Science Laboratory
Contact's position Spatial Information Manager
Contact's role  processor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 541-750-7333
Fax 541-758-7760

Address
Type both
Delivery point 3200 SW Jefferson Way
City Corvallis
Administrative area Oregon
Postal code 97332
Country US
e-mail addresstvalentine@fs.fed.us or theresa.valentine@orst.edu

Hours of service m-f 8:00am-4:00pm




Geoprocessing history 

Process
Process name
Date 2010-06-02 16:27:15
Tool location C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Spatial Analyst Tools.tbx\ExtractValuesToPoints
Command issued
ExtractValuesToPoints climate_st hja_be C:\hjandrews\gps\hja2009\gis_data\climate.shp NONE VALUE_ONLY
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2012-04-25 14:24:25
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\desktop10.0\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\AddXY
Command issued
AddXY J:\hja83\climate_st.shp
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Distribution 

Distributor
Contact information
Individual's name Theresa Valentine
Organization's name Corvallis Forest Science Laboratory
Contact's position Spatial Information Manger
Contact's role  distributor


Contact information
Phone
Voice 541-750-7333
Fax 541-758-7760

Address
Type both
Delivery point 3200 SW Jefferson Way
City Corvallis
Administrative area OR
Postal code 97332
Country US
e-mail addresstvalentine@fs.fed.us or theresa.valentine@orst.edu

Hours of service m-f 8:00am-4:30pm


Ordering process
Terms and fees none
Turnaround time as time permits
Instructions
Obtain information off of WWW site, call contact person for special
                    requests.

Ordering process
Instructions
Call contact person for instructions and costs.



Distribution format
Version arcgis 10.1
*Name Shapefile


Transfer options
*Transfer size 0.000


Online source
Locationhttp://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/data/studies/spatialdata/ms02601.zip
Access protocol zip file
Function performed  download

Fields 

Details for object climate_st 
*Type Feature Class
*Row count 6
Definition
 point layer
Definition source
esri


Field FID
 
*Alias FID
*Data type OID
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Internal feature number.
*Description source
ESRI
*Description of values Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.




Field Shape
 
*Alias Shape
*Data type Geometry
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Feature geometry.
*Description source
ESRI
*Description of values Coordinates defining the features.




Field COMMENT
 
*Alias COMMENT
*Data type String
*Width 32
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
description of the station
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
List of values
Value Vanilla Leaf tower
Description Vanilla Leaf tower
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value HI-15
Description HI-15 tower
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value UPLOOK wind_temp
Description Upper Lookout tower
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value PRIMET
Description Primary Met Station
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value Central Met Tower
Description Central Met Tower
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value ws02 met station
Description Watershed 02 met station
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation




Field GPS_DATE
 
*Alias GPS_DATE
*Data type Date
*Width 8
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
date of GPS collection
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values date field


Beginning date of values 2009-08-25
Ending date of values 2009-08-26




Field GPS_HEIGHT
 
*Alias GPS_HEIGHT
*Data type Double
*Width 16
*Precision 15
*Scale 3
Field description
elevation as calculated by GPS Unit, in meters
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values elevation in meters




Field LATITUDE
 
*Alias LATITUDE
*Data type String
*Width 36
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
lattitude as collected by GPS unit
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values calculated value in decimal degrees




Field LONGITUDE
 
*Alias LONGITUDE
*Data type String
*Width 36
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
longitude as captured by GPS unit
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values calculated value in decimal degrees




Field RASTERVALU
 
*Alias RASTERVALU
*Data type Double
*Width 19
*Precision 18
*Scale 8
Field description
elevation in meters, calculated from the 1 meter DEM
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values value in meters




Field new_lat
 
*Alias new_lat
*Data type Double
*Width 19
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
lattitude extracted using the add xy command, WGS 1984 Geographic projection.
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values decimal degrees




Field new_long
 
*Alias new_long
*Data type Double
*Width 19
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
longitude extracted using the add xy command, WGS 1984 Geographic projection.
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values decimal degrees




Field new_z
 
*Alias new_z
*Data type Double
*Width 19
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
elevation in meters, from the 1 meter DEM
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values value in meters




Field name
 
*Alias name
*Data type String
*Width 20
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Met station name
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
List of values
Value Vanilla Leaf tower
Description Vanilla Leaf tower
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value HI-15
Description HI-15 met station
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value UPLOOK wind_temp
Description Upper Lookout met station
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value PRIMET
Description Prime met station
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value Central Met Tower
Description Central met tower
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value ws02 met station
Description watershed 2 met station
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation




Field POINT_X
 
*Alias POINT_X
*Data type Double
*Width 19
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
westing/easting coordinate in UTM zone 10, Nad 83 projection
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values computer generated value in meters




Field POINT_Y
 
*Alias POINT_Y
*Data type Double
*Width 19
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
north/south coordinate in UTM zone 10, Nad 83 projection
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
Description of values computer generated value in meters




Field Type
 
*Alias Type
*Data type String
*Width 2
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Type of met station, benchmark or secondary
Description source
FSDB metadata documentation
List of values
Value B
Description Benchmark
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation


Value S
Description Secondary
Enumerated domain value definition source FSDB metadata documentation






References 

Aggregate Information
Association type  cross reference


Aggregate resource name
Title Meteorological data from benchmark stations at the Andrews Experimental Forest, 1957 to present
Alternate titles  MS001
Revision date 2013-08-23 00:00:00


Other citation details MS001 is the FSDB database for metereological data. Data is from 1957 to the present.


Responsible party
Organization's name Sheri Johnson
Contact's role  originator


Resource location online
Locationhttp://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/data/abstract.cfm?dbcode=MS001&topnav=97
Function performed  information



Metadata Details 

*Metadata language English (UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata  dataset
Scope name* dataset


*Last update 2014-03-05


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2010-06-02 16:38:56
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2014-03-05 16:00:43


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2014-03-05 15:43:19


Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact
Individual's name Theresa Valentine
Organization's name Corvallis Forest Science Laboratory
Contact's position Spatial Information Manager
Contact's role  point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 541-750-7333
Fax 541-758-7760

Address
Type both
Delivery point 3200 SW Jefferson Way
City Corvallis
Administrative area Oregon
Postal code 97332
Country US
e-mail addresstvalentine@fs.fed.us or theresa.valentine@orst.edu

Hours of service m-f 8:00am-4:00pm


Metadata Constraints 

Security constraints
Classification  unclassified


Thumbnail and Enclosures 

Thumbnail
Thumbnail type  JPG

FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Entities and Attributes 

Detailed Description
Entity Type
Entity Type Labelclimate_st
Entity Type Definition
point layer
Entity Type Definition Sourceesri

Attribute
Attribute LabelFID
Attribute Definition
Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition SourceESRI
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute
Attribute LabelShape
Attribute Definition
Feature geometry.
Attribute Definition SourceESRI
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute
Attribute LabelCOMMENT
Attribute Definition
description of the station
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueVanilla Leaf tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Vanilla Leaf tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueHI-15
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
HI-15 tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueUPLOOK wind_temp
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Upper Lookout tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValuePRIMET
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Primary Met Station
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueCentral Met Tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Central Met Tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain Valuews02 met station
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Watershed 02 met station
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation

Attribute
Attribute LabelGPS_DATE
Attribute Definition
date of GPS collection
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
date field
Beginning Date of Attribute Values2009-08-25
Ending Date of Attribute Values2009-08-26

Attribute
Attribute LabelGPS_HEIGHT
Attribute Definition
elevation as calculated by GPS Unit, in meters
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
elevation in meters

Attribute
Attribute LabelLATITUDE
Attribute Definition
lattitude as collected by GPS unit
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
calculated value in decimal degrees

Attribute
Attribute LabelLONGITUDE
Attribute Definition
longitude as captured by GPS unit
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
calculated value in decimal degrees

Attribute
Attribute LabelRASTERVALU
Attribute Definition
elevation in meters, calculated from the 1 meter DEM
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
value in meters

Attribute
Attribute Labelnew_lat
Attribute Definition
lattitude extracted using the add xy command, WGS 1984 Geographic projection.
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
decimal degrees

Attribute
Attribute Labelnew_long
Attribute Definition
longitude extracted using the add xy command, WGS 1984 Geographic projection.
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
decimal degrees

Attribute
Attribute Labelnew_z
Attribute Definition
elevation in meters, from the 1 meter DEM
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
value in meters

Attribute
Attribute Labelname
Attribute Definition
Met station name
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueVanilla Leaf tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Vanilla Leaf tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueHI-15
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
HI-15 met station
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueUPLOOK wind_temp
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Upper Lookout met station
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValuePRIMET
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Prime met station
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueCentral Met Tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Central met tower
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain Valuews02 met station
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
watershed 2 met station
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation

Attribute
Attribute LabelPOINT_X
Attribute Definition
westing/easting coordinate in UTM zone 10, Nad 83 projection
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
computer generated value in meters

Attribute
Attribute LabelPOINT_Y
Attribute Definition
north/south coordinate in UTM zone 10, Nad 83 projection
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Unrepresentable Domain
computer generated value in meters

Attribute
Attribute LabelType
Attribute Definition
Type of met station, benchmark or secondary
Attribute Definition SourceFSDB metadata documentation
Attribute Domain Values
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueB
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Benchmark
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation
Enumerated Domain
Enumerated Domain ValueS
Enumerated Domain Value Definition
Secondary
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source
FSDB metadata documentation