
TEAM Climate Monitoring Protocol 3.0
Memory Card. Device to store climate data collected by the data logger (usually a 32-64
MB Compact Flash card). The data logger partitions the memory card in a special way to
maximize the amount of data stored.
Metadata. Data about other data. In general, metadata is structured or standardized using a
scheme to capture it and make it interchangeable and easily readable. Climate metadata
includes details about the sensors (e.g. type, make, model, calibration, etc.), the data logger
(model, firmware version, etc.), the climate station (latitude, longitude, start date,
maintenance information records). TEAM uses the XXX metadata standards.
PC200W Software. Software provided by Campbell Scientific to program a data logger,
extract data from it and visualize it. TEAM uses PC200W to initially setup the time in the
data logger, load the TEAM climate data collection script and extract data from the data
logger or a memory card.
Precipitation. Quantitative measurement of rainfall during a specified time interval. Rainfall
is usually measured in linear units (e.g. mm/time) to standardize for capture area; volume of
water (cm
3
) / area of capture (cm
2
) per unit time " 10. TEAM uses a tipping bucket that
sends a pulse signal to the data logger for every 0.2 mm of rain captured.
Pyranometer. Instrument to measure the heating power of radiation, in particular of
radiation coming from the sun (300-2800 nm). The pyranometer measures solar radiation
flux density (watts/m
2
) from a field of view of 180 degrees. Solar radiation measurements
usually vary as a function of sun position, season, cloud cover, atmospheric composition and
any other physical/chemical variables that filter irradiance.
Radiation Shield. Device that reflects solar radiation to shield it from a sensor (usually a
temperature sensor). TEAM uses an aspirated radiation shield (MetOne) that actively isolates
the sensor chamber wall from external direct solar radiation by driving air from the bottom of
the shield through a fan. Passive radiation shields do not actively isolate the sensor chamber
but instead rely on a series of interconnected hollow plates that shield the air heated by the
external radiation.
Relative Humidity. Variable that measures the ratio of the actual vapor pressure in the air
with respect to the saturation vapor pressure. The relative humidity is expressed as a percent.
Sampling Unit. The sampling unit is defined as the smallest indivisible unit of the total
population selected for sampling. The two major types of sampling units used in TEAM are
points and areas. The sampling unit for the TEAM Climate Protocol is a point.
Sensor. Sensors are the instruments that make the actual measurements of given climatic
variables. Suitable sensors accurately translate environmental change into measurable
electrical properties by outputting a voltage, changing resistance, outputting pulses, or
changing states.
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