Data Package Metadata View Summary

Longitudinal Stream Chemistry at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Watershed 6, 1982 - present

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

knb-lter-hbr.127.12

Title:

Longitudinal Stream Chemistry at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Watershed 6, 1982 - present

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

Longitudinal variation in streamwater chemistry has been measured in two watersheds (W1 and W6) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. This dataset includes samples that have been collected approximately monthly in Watershed 6 at six sampling locations (1982 – present) along an elevational gradient. Samples are analyzed for pH, ANC, anions, cations, nitrogen, dissolved inorganic and organic carbon.

These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.

Publication Date:

2022-02-20

For more information:
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

1982-06-10

End:

2020-12-16

People and Organizations
Contact:	Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study [ email ]
Creator:	Driscoll, Charles T (Syracuse University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	W6Long_StrmChem_HB1982-2020
Description:	Longitudinal stream chemistry measurements at Watershed 6, Hubbard Brook LTER

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/127/12/58e27976201dd30d60b028926a58e40e
Name:	W6Long_StrmChem_HB1982-2020
Description:	Longitudinal stream chemistry measurements at Watershed 6, Hubbard Brook LTER
Number of Records:	2177
Number of Columns:	23

Table Structure

Object Name:

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Size:

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Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

Date

Site

Elevation

ANC

H4SiO4

Ca2

CaFLAG

Mg2

Alt

Alm

Alo

NH4

SO4

NO3

DIC

DOC

Definition:

Sample date

Watershed identification number

Site

Elevation of stream sampling location

pH measurement

Acid Neutralizing Capacity

Dissolved silica concentration in umol/L

Sodium concentration in umol/L

Potassium concentration in umol/L

Calcium concentration in umol/L

Notes on calcium measurements

Magnesium concentration in umol/L

Total aluminum concentration in umol/L

Total monomeric aluminum concentration in umol/L

Organic monomeric aluminum in umol/L

Ammonium concentration in umol/L

Total fluoride concentration in umol/L

Chloride concentration in umol/L

Sulfate concentration in umol/L

Nitrate concentration in umol/L

Dissolved inorganic carbon in umol/L

Dissolved organic carbon in umol/L

Total nitrogen in umol/L

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Measurement Values Domain:

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Precision

Definition

Watershed identification number

Definition

Site

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Max	751

Unit	dimensionless
Type	real
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Max	6.25

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Unit	micromolePerLiter
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Max	213.42

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
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Max	168.74

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.94
Max	52

Definition

Notes on calcium measurements

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Type	real
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Max	27.9

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.14
Max	62.3

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
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Max	49.2

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	-0.3
Max	34

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	-0.75
Max	26

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	-0.03
Max	4.32

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.3
Max	498.1

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	2.83
Max	723.33

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.000
Max	161.28

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	2.4
Max	874.34

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.0
Max	5128.2

Unit	micromolePerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.00
Max	360.37

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Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Core Research Area	inorganic nutrients, organic matter, disturbance patterns
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	ecosystems, forests, watersheds, aluminum, ammonium, calcium, carbon, chemistry, chloride, dissolved inorganic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, elevation, fluoride, magnesium, nitrate, nitrogen, pH, potassium, silica, sodium, streams, sulfate, water
HBES Vocabulary	HBR, Hubbard Brook LTER, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study, HBES, HBEF, New Hampshire, NH, White Mountain National Forest
National Research & Development Taxonomy	Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment
(No thesaurus)	acid neutralizing capacity

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package

Description:

SAMPLING DESIGN

Samples are collected along an elevation gradient in Watershed 6. Sampling began in 1982. Streamwater is collected approximately monthly at six sampling locations. Samples are collected in plastic bottles and returned to the laboratory for analysis of pH, ANC, cations, anions, dissolved carbon and nitrogen.

LABORATORY PROCEDURES

The pH of samples is measured potentiometrically with a glass electrode. The acid neutralizing capacity is measured using Gran titration with an auto-titrator. The major anions (SO42-, NO3-, Cl-, F-) are measured using ion chromatography. Prior to 2002, F- was measured with an ion-selective electrode. Base cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+), total Al, and H4SiO4 (as total dissolved Si) are measured using inductively coupled mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Prior to 2004 the cations and total Al were measured using atomic absorption spectrometry (AA). Prior to 2006, the H4SiO4 concentration was measured colorimetrically. The ammonium and monomeric aluminum concentrations are measured colorimetrically. Total nitrogen (TN) is measured using combustion oxidation with chemiluminescence detection. Prior to 2006 TN was measured using a colorimetric method. Dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) is analyzed using infrared detection. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is analyzed using infrared detection following persulfate oxidation.

NOTES ON DATA

Current detection limits for the Driscoll laboratory: Na (0.015 umol/L), K (0.12 umol/L), Ca (0.030 umol/L), Mg (0.0032 umol/L), Alt (0.0026 umol/L), Alm (1.3 umol/L), Alo (1.3 umol/L), NH4 (0.55 umol/L), H4SiO2 (3 umol/L), Cl (0.55 umol/L), NO3 (0.85 umol/L), SO4 (0.53 umol/L), F (0.097 umol/L), DIC (20 umol/L), DOC (20 umol/L), TN (0.81 umol/L). It is suggested to dataset users to use a value of one half the detection limit when a value for a solute is less than the detection limit. The data are physically located at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

REFERENCES

Driscoll, C.T., Fuller, R.D., and Simone, D.M. 1988. Longitudinal variations in trace metal concentrations in a northern hardwood forested ecosystem. J. Environ. Qual. 17(1):101-107.

Johnson, C.E., Driscoll, C.T., Siccama, T.G., and Likens, G.E. 2000. Element fluxes and landscape position in a northern hardwood forest watershed ecosystem. Ecosystems 3:159-184.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@environmentaldatainitiative.org

Web Address:

https://environmentaldatainitiative.org

Id:

https://ror.org/0330j0z60

Creators:

Individual:

Charles T Driscoll

Organization:

Syracuse University

Email Address:

ctdrisco@syr.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2692-2890

Contacts:

Organization:

Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study

Email Address:

hbr-im@lternet.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period

Begin:

1982-06-10

End:

2020-12-16

Geographic Region:

Description:

Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	43.959	Southern:	43.914
Western:	-71.8062	Eastern:	-71.7022

Geographic Region:

Description:

Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest Watershed 6

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	43.9570704342894	Southern:	43.9499961425669
Western:	-71.7429898339815	Eastern:	-71.7351745715318

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Long-Term Ecological Research at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (1988)

Personnel:

Individual:

Timothy J Fahey

Organization:

Cornell University

Email Address:

tjf5@cornell.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation (NSF) 8702331

Related Project:

Title:

Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (1992)

Personnel:

Individual:

Timothy J Fahey

Organization:

Cornell University

Email Address:

tjf5@cornell.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation (NSF) 9211768

Related Project:

Title:

LTER: Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (1998)

Personnel:

Individual:

Timothy J Fahey

Organization:

Cornell University

Email Address:

tjf5@cornell.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation (NSF) 9810221

Related Project:

Title:

Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (HBR-LTER) (2005)

Personnel:

Individual:

Timothy J Fahey

Organization:

Cornell University

Email Address:

tjf5@cornell.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation (NSF) 0423259

Related Project:

Title:

Long-Term Ecological Research at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (2010)

Personnel:

Individual:

Timothy J Fahey

Organization:

Cornell University

Email Address:

tjf5@cornell.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation (NSF) 1114804

Related Project:

Title:

LTER: Long Term Ecological Research at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (2016)

Personnel:

Individual:

Peter M Groffman

Organization:

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Email Address:

groffmanp@caryinstitute.org

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8371-6255

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

National Science Foundation (NSF) 1637685

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	ongoing
Frequency:

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Longitudinal Stream Chemistry at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Watershed 6, 1982 - present

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Longitudinal Stream Chemistry at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Watershed 6, 1982 - present

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