Title:

Manitou Experimental Forest hourly meteorology data (4th Edition)

Author(s):

Frank, John M.; Fornwalt, Paula J.; Asherin, Lance A.; Alton, Steven K.; Valentine, George P.

Publication Year:

2026

How to Cite:

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Frank, John M.; Fornwalt, Paula J.; Asherin, Lance A.; Alton, Steven K.; Valentine, George P. 2026. Manitou Experimental Forest hourly meteorology data. 4th Edition. Updated 21 July 2026. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0001-4

Abstract:

This data publication contains hourly meteorological data collected at the Manitou Experimental Forest (MEF) near Woodland Park, Colorado from 06/18/1998 through 01/07/2025. Data include hourly average air temperature, relative humidity, dew point, wind speed and direction, air pressure, net radiation (shortwave and longwave, incoming and outgoing), photosynthetic photon flux density, soil temperature and soil water content at 5, 20, and 50 centimeter depths below the ground, and precipitation.

Keywords:

meteorology; air temperature; relative humidity; PAR; rainfall; ground temperature; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Climate change; Climatology; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Monitoring; Manitou Experimental Forest; Colorado

Related publications:

• Asherin, Lance A. 2011. Manitou Experimental Forest hourly meteorology data. 1st Edition. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0001
• Asherin, Lance A. 2016. Manitou Experimental Forest hourly meteorology data. 2nd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Updated 05 February 2019. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0001-2
• Frank, John M.; Fornwalt, Paula J.; Asherin, Lance A.; Alton, Steven K. 2021. Manitou Experimental Forest hourly meteorology data. 3rd Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0001-3

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