Table 11 Data dictionary for the climate logger data (dataset vii-a-2) from an ITEX warming experiment in Endalen, Svalbard.
Variable name | Description | Variable type | Variable range or levels | Units | How measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DateTime | Date and time of sampling | date_time | 2004-09-03 16:00:29 - 2018-07-10 16:02:01 | yyyy-mm-dd | recorded |
Site | Site as the habitat; DH = Dryas heath, CH = Cassiope heath and SB = snowbed | categorical | CH - SB | defined | |
Treatment | Warming treatment; CTL = ambient conditions, OTC = warmed by Open top chamber (OTC) | categorical | CTL - OTC | defined | |
PlotID | Unique ID as the combination of Site and number; SB-1 | categorical | CH-1 - SB-9 | defined | |
LoggerType | Logger type; iButton and Tiny Tag | categorical | iButton - TinyTag | defined | |
LoggerLocation | Location of logger; surface and soil | categorical | soil - surface | defined | |
Variable | Climate variable; surface and soil temperature | categorical | Temperature - Temperature | defined | |
Value | Temperature value | numeric | −27.35 - 54.062 | Degree celsius | recorded |
