GCIP/ESOP-97 Rosemount, MN Soil Temperature Data Set

1.0  General Information


     This data set was provided to UCAR/JOSS by Dr. John Baker Soil Scientist
     at the USDA/ARS and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Department of
     Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota.  For further
     information on these data please contact him via e-mail at 
     jbaker@soils.umn.edu or phone at (612) 625-4249.

2.0  Quality Control Information


     These data were quality assured and quality controlled at the University
     of Minnesota, UCAR/JOSS has not changed these data in any way, and has 
     conducted no quality control on this data set.

3.0  Site Location


     The Rosemount field site is located at:

              Latitude           Longitude           Elevation (msl)
            -----------         -----------         -----------------
  
          44 42' 51.50" N      93 5' 23.66" W            293.57 m

4.0  Instrumentation


     The soil temperature instrumentation used at this site are YSI
     thermistors that each have their own calibrations that are determined in 
     the lab.

     Note that for a period data were not available from the main site due to
     field operations.  For this period data have been included (in a
     separate file) from a nearby soil temperature measurement site that is 
     located about 3 m away.  The instrumentation is different at this site.
     This site used Campbell 107 temperature probes (thermistor).  This data
     was provided by Mark Seeley Professor and Extension Climatologist at
     the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota
     For futher information on these data please contact him via e-mail at
     mseeley@soils.umn.edu or via phone at (612) 625-4724.

5.0  Data Set Information


     Field data measured at Rosemount, MN for the period 8 October 1996
     (Julian day 282) to 15 April 1997 (Julian day 105) can be found in the
     following comma delineated files:

1. Temp9697.csv
     a) Time period: 282, 1996-105, 1997
     b) Information in each column: Year, Day of Year, Time of Day (CST),
        Soil Temperature (C) at 100 cm, 65 cm, 48 cm, 31 cm, 20 cm, 16 cm,
        10 cm, 5 cm

     Field data measured at Rosemount, MN for the period 24 April 1997
     (Julian day 114) to 13 June 1997 (Julian day 164) can be found in the
     following comma delineated files:

1. Temp97.csv
     a) Time period: 114-164, 1997 (information from 140 to 153, 1997
        missing because of field operations)
     b) Information in each column: Year, Day of Year, Time of Day, Soil
        Temperature (C) at 100 cm, 65 cm, 48 cm, 31 cm, 20 cm, 16 cm, 10 cm,
        5 cm
2. Rsmt97.csv
     a) Time period: 140-153, 1997 (soil temperature data from Mark Seeley's
        weather station to replace information missing in Temp97.csv)
     b) Information in each column: Year, Day of Year, Time of Day, Soil
        Temperature (C) at 10 cm, 20 cm