This README.txt file was generated on 2022 September 14 by Cunningham-Minnick, MJ ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset: A cost-effective method to passively sample communities at the forest canopy-aerosphere interface 2. Author Information First (Corresponding) Author Contact Information Name: Michael J. Cunningham-Minnick Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Address: 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003 Email: mcunninghamm@umass.edu Coauthor Contact Information Name: H. Patrick Roberts Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Address: 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003 Email: hproberts@umass.edu Coauthor Contact Information Name: Brian Kane Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Address: 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003 Email: bkane@eco.umass.edu Coauthor Contact Information Name: Joan Milam Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Address: 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003 Email: jmilam@umass.edu Coauthor Contact Information Name: David I. King Institution: U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station Address: 160 Holdsworth Way, Amherst, MA 01003 Email: david.king2@usda.gov --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- # # Directory of Files in Dataset: List and define the different # files included in the dataset. This serves as its table of # contents. # Directory of Files A. Filename: code.R Short description: Programming script in the statistical programming language R. Produces Figure A5 and A6 in the appendix using data from the included Data.xlsx file B. Filename: Data.xlsx Short description: Excel workbook containing three tabs: 1) "Meta" for the purpose of the metadata of the workbook 2) "loggers1hr" - temperature and light intensity measurements taken above the forest canopy with HOBO Onset data loggers at 1-hour increments. 3) "MesoWestPrecip" - precipitation and wind speed data extracted from publicly available database MesoWest at https://mesowest.utah.edu ----------------------------------------- DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: code.R ----------------------------------------- Please see annotations of Table of Contents, Purpose, and other notes at beginning of document ----------------------------------------- DATA DESCRIPTION FOR: Data.xlsx ----------------------------------------- Please see "Meta" tab which describes the purpose and contents of each data tab -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Software-specific information: FileName: code.R Name: R Version: 4.1.2 Developer: R Core Team (2021) Product URL: https://www.R-project.org/ Additional Notes: R is an open source software available for download on MACs and PCs; see product URL. --------- FileName: Data.xlsx Name: Excel Version: Office 365 System Requirements: See provider Developer: Microsoft Product URL: https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/excel Additional Notes: If data is required in an alternative format, please contact first (corresponding) author. ---------- 2. Equipment-specific information: Manufacturer: Onset Model: HOBO pendant Embedded Software / Firmware Name: HOBOware Embedded Software / Firmware Version: ???? old - CD Additional Notes: This is an older version of firmware that does not run on more recent versions of Windows OS. We extract data from loggers using a Dell PC from the early 2000's updated with a Windows 10 OS. 3. Date of data collection Data.xlsx, tab "loggers1hr" - June 22–August 31, 2021, hourly Data.xlsx, tab "MesoWestPrecip" - March 21-September 8, 2021, per 10 minutes