Soil and air temperatures in West Twin Creek

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Dr. Robert L. Edmonds
Publication_Date: unpublished
Title: Soil and air temperatures in West Twin Creek
Description:
Abstract:
Soil and air temperatures, relative humidity, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and soil moisture were monitored in West Twin Creek Watershed, Olympic Peninsula, Washington.
Purpose:
To monitor climatic parameters of an old-growth rainforest.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1986
Ending_Date: present
Currentness_Reference: Observed
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Monthly
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
West Twin Creek and East Twin Creek watersheds, Olympic National Park, Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA.
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.05
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.93
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.87
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.81
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: soil temperature
Theme_Keyword: air temperature
Theme_Keyword: relative humidity
Theme_Keyword: amount of precipitation
Theme_Keyword: soil moisture
Theme_Keyword: wind speed
Theme_Keyword: wind direction
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: USA
Place_Keyword: Washington
Place_Keyword: Olympic Peninsula
Place_Keyword: Olympic National Park
Place_Keyword: West Twin Creek Watershed
Stratum:
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Georgia Murray
Contact_Organization: University of Washington
Contact_Position: Research Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: University of Washington
Address: PO Box 352100
City: Seattle
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98195
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 543-8242
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gmurray@u.washington.edu
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Robert L. Edmonds
Originator: Roger D. Blew
Originator: James L. Marra
Originator: Amy K. Barg
Originator: Georgia Murray
Originator: Ted B. Thomas
Publication_Date: In press
Title:
Vegetation Patterns, Hydrology, and Water Chemistry in Small Watersheds in the Hoh River Valley, Olympic National Park
Series_Information:
Issue_Identification: Scientific Monograph NPSD/NRUSGS/NRSM - 98/02
Publication_Information:
Publisher:
United States Department of Interior, National Park Service

Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Identifier:
Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Methodology_Keyword: Datalogger
Methodology_Description:
Measurements of soil and air temperatures, relative humidity, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and soil moisture were taken with a datalogger from 1986 to the present.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
West Twin Creek, and East Twin Creek watersheds in the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: soil moisture
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Data collected
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: soil temperature (°C)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: air temperature (°C)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: relative humidity
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: precipitation (cm)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: wind speed (km)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: wind direction

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Georgia Murray
Contact_Organization: University of Washington
Contact_Position: Research Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: University of Washington
Address: PO Box 352100
City: Seattle
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98195
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 543-8242
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gmurray@u.washington.edu
Resource_Description: Excel spreadsheet

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19990219
Metadata_Review_Date: 19990909
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Olympic Natural Resources Center
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: PO Box 1628
City: Forks
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98331
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360.374.3220 x258
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 360.374.3336
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: onrc@u.washington.edu
Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5
Contact_Instructions: Email preferred
Metadata_Standard_Name:
NBS Content Standards for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version:
NBII Draft of December 1995, Based FGDC of June 8, 1994
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Security_Information:
Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

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