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Data Set Citation
Fountain AG.Average Glacier Stake Heights and Snow Depths.
knb-lter-mcm.2008.2 (http://metacat.lternet.edu:8080/knb/metacat/knb-lter-mcm.2008.2/mcm).
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Attribute Description
(label and definition)
Type of ValueMeasurement Type and DomainMissing Value Code
DATASET CODE - Code representing average stake heights, snow depths dataset   nominal
DefCode representing average stake heights, snow depths dataset
CodeREQUIRED ENTRY
ExplNone given
       
GLACIER - NAME OF GLACIER WHERE MEASUREMENT WAS MADE   nominal
DefNAME OF GLACIER WHERE MEASUREMENT WAS MADE
CodeREQUIRED ENTRY
ExplNone given
       
STAKE - UNIQUE NUMBER FOR EACH STAKE ON GLACIER   nominal
DefUNIQUE NUMBER FOR EACH STAKE ON GLACIER
CodeREQUIRED ENTRY
ExplNone given
       
STAKE_REPLCMNT - Letter corresponding to original and replacement stakes (A = original, B = first replacement, C = second replacement etc.)   nominal
DefLetter corresponding to original and replacement stakes (A = original, B = first replacement, C = second replacement etc.)
CodeNULL
ExplNone given
       
DATE_TIME - DATE OF DATA MEASUREMENT   datetime
FormatMM/DD/YYYY
Precision
CodeREQUIRED ENTRY
ExplNone given
       
SURFACE - Surface material to which measurement is made   nominal
DefSurface material to which measurement is made
CodeNULL
ExplNone given
       
SNOW_DEPTH_AVG - Average depth of snow covering ice (calculated from 1-8 replications)   ratio
Unitcentimeter
Precision0.1
Typereal
Min
Max200 
CodeNULL
ExplNone given
       
SNOW_DEPTH_STD_DEV - Standard deviation for measured snow depths (calculated from 1-8 replications)   ratio
Unitcentimeter
Precision0.1
Typereal
Min
Max10 
CodeNULL
ExplNone given
       
SNOW_DEPTH_COMMENTS - Comments regarding snow depth measurements   nominal
DefComments regarding snow depth measurements
CodeNULL
ExplNone given
       
STK_HT_AVG - Average distance from top of stake to the glacier surface (calculated from 1-8 replications)   ratio
Unitcentimeter
Precision0.1
Typereal
Min
Max400 
CodeNULL
ExplNone given
       
STK_HT_STD_DEV - Standard deviation for measured stake heights (calculated from 1-8 replications)   ratio
Unitcentimeter
Precision0.1
Typereal
Min
Max10 
CodeNULL
ExplNone given
       
ST_HT_COMMENTS - Comments regarding stake height measurements   nominal
DefComments regarding stake height measurements
CodeNULL
ExplNone given
       
GLSTKID - CODE FROM GLACIER / STAKE/ DATE OF COORDINATE MEASUREMENT (TO BE USED FOR GIS MAPPING)   nominal
DefCODE FROM GLACIER / STAKE/ DATE OF COORDINATE MEASUREMENT (TO BE USED FOR GIS MAPPING)
CodeREQUIRED ENTRY
ExplNone given
       
FILE NAME - RAW DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION   nominal
DefRAW DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION
CodeNULL
ExplNone given