Station and understory vegetation	Overstory vegetation	Sphagnum moss	Water depth sensor

SITE DESCRIPTION
Location:  45° 56.28' N, 90° 17.13' W  (click here for topo map)
Elevation:  approx. 460 m above sea level
Annual Average Precipitation/Snowfall (Park Falls, 1961-1990):  81.8 / 126.2 cm
Annual Average Temperature (Park Falls, 1961-1990):  4.8°C
Species Composition:  Alder-Cedar-Sphagnum wetland
Soils:  peat (to be determined)
Established:  28 July 1998

BASIC MEASUREMENTS

• Air temperature and relative humidity (1.5 m)
• Wind speed (2.5 m)
• Below-canopy photosynthetically active radiation (PAR, 2.6 m)
• Soil temperature (surface, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 cm)
• Surface water depth
• Tree stem temperature (aspen, north and south facing)

Sampling Frequencies:
    1 second - PAR
    10 seconds - meteorological measurements (air T/RH, wind speed/direction)
    10 minutes - soil and other measurements

Data Output:  10 minute averages

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FTP DATA

 Page by Bruce Cook. Please send comments or questions to Kelly Cherrey