Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)/CWT001: Coweeta Climatic Measurements

LTER/CWT001:
This data set contains Level 1 climatic parameters for the main
Coweeta Climatic Station. All the data have been collected daily and
are summarized by the following parameters: monthly mean temperature,
monthly maximum and minimum temperature, monthly total precipitation,
and monthly mean global radiation.

During the last 50 years, 30 climatic stations were operated at
Coweeta. Only the main station has been continuously active since
1934. Over 135 precipitation sites have been gaged at various times
over the past 50 years. Precipitation modified by topography is a
dominant factor in Coweeta climate. Precipitation consists of
frequent, small, low-intensity rains in all seasons with little snow.
The Coweeta basin experiences frequent afternoon clouds in the summer
thereby affecting the amount of solar radiation. Only 10 to 15% of the
summer solar radiation is transmitted through the fully leafed canopy
and about 50% during dormant months.

Information about LTER is also available at
"http://lternet.edu/"

NOTE: LTER data may be made available to individuals for research
purposes. Use of LTER data requires that NSF's LTER grant and the
Principal Investigator of the dataset be sent a copy of the report or
manuscript prior to submission and be adequately cited in any
resultant publications. Datasets are provided by the Coweeta LTER Data
Bank, a partnership between the Institute of Ecology, University of
Georgia, and the U.S. Forest Service Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory,
Otto, North Carolina.