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Title:
Meteorological data for the Manitou Experimental Forest, Colorado, USA, 1936-1997 (ver 1 Edition)
Author(s):
Fornwalt, Paula J.; Miller-ter Kuile, Ana T.; Frank, John M.; Alton, Steven K.
Publication Year:
2022
How to Cite:
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Fornwalt, Paula J.; Miller-ter Kuile, Ana T.; Frank, John M.; Alton, Steven K. 2022. Meteorological data for the Manitou Experimental Forest, Colorado, USA, 1936-1997 ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/93a30be37e64feeb86275e8473030cd9
Abstract:
The Manitou Experimental Forest is an outdoor research laboratory in Colorado, USA, that has been run by the USDA Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Research Station since 1936. This data publication contains meteorological data collected at the Manitou Experimental Forest from 1936-11-11 to 1997-06-24. Precipitation amount, current temperature, maximum temperature, and minimum temperature were collected at daily to weekly intervals over most of this period. Precipitation type, aboveground wind speed, ground wind speed, and wind direction were collected at daily to weekly intervals over a portion of the period.

Keywords:
meteorology; precipitation; temperature; wind speed; wind direction; maximum temperature; minimum temperature; wind; ponderosa pine; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Climate change; Climatology; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Monitoring; Manitou Experimental Forest; Colorado
Related publications:
  • 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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