Town, Michael S; Wang, Felicity; Mehring, Chip; Parry, Devin; Searl, Logan; Dron-Smith, Gen; Block, Greta; Albrecht, Alexander; Anand, Tanvi; Bashore, Colman; Borowski, Mila; Bowen, Elizabeth; Bradford, Anne Elise; Bridge, Ryan; Carpenter, Lucy J; Chen, Jerry; Concepcion, Anabelle; Dauber, Mason; Dudley, Nila; Dull, Stella; Eleveld, Bobby; Fitzgerald, Jennifer; Fries, Xander; Gale, Skyler; Ganapathy, Tanvi; Gates, Phoebe; Hollander, Ai-Li; Howard, Daniel; Howard, Susan; Kolenski, Drew; Lamble, Mira; Lamble, Miles; Lisin, Noah; Mankoff, Kenneth D; Mapes, Jennifer; Martinez, Charles; Meader Yetter, Phillip; Milne, Skye; Nelson, Michael; O'Donnell, Logan; Osborne, Carl; Park, Kaiden; Patrick, William; Porter, Jimmy; Purcell, Jon; Ricker, Reagan; Romero, Armando; Schuler, Ian; Schuler, Miles; Scott, Jack; Shelton, Mea; Spencer, Jeffery; Stevens, Christopher Max; Susskind, Tea; Swaner, Shepard; Takayama, Bryent; Tan, Alison; Theobald, Grace; Toll, Mia; Traverse, Sam; Walker, Adam; Whitt, Cameron; Wineland, Samantha; Yee, Sophia; Young, Derek; Yu, Allistair; Yuan, Isabelle; Zong, Zara (2025): Near-surface air temperatures at site MB_Site1Exposed132 from the southern aspect of Mount Baker, USA [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984463, In: Town, MS et al. (2025): Distributed near-surface air and soil temperatures from the southern aspect of Mount Baker, USA from 2018-2024 [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.984453
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Published: 2025-09-04 • DOI registered: 2025-10-07
Abstract:
We present temperature measurements from the Mount Baker Climate Laboratory (MBCL; https://esr-mbcl.github.io/MBCL/). The MBCL is a citizen science effort that has operated continuously since July 2018 on the southern aspect of Mount Baker, Washington, USA. Here we share data from July 2018 - July 2024. The measurements were made in strategic arrays at nine sites ranging from elevations of 1000 m to the summit (3287 m). Data were collected using autonomous temperature sensors (iButtons) deployed in waterproof graphite housings. Data were collected at 4.25 hourly intervals. At each possible site, temperature measurements of shallow soil and near-surface air temperature (shaded and unshaded) were made in arrays after Lundquist and Lott (2008) and Lundquist and Huggett (2008). Above the treeline, only soil temperatures were made. Data from eight of nine sites have been successfully retrieved over this time period.
The sensor distribution across the southern aspect of Mount Baker was designed to coincide with a common, relatively safe ascent route to facilitate citizen science field logistics. The sensor array design and site distribution are intended to allow investigation into monitoring of hydrological and atmospheric phenomena like snow extent, snow depth (at one site), snow year length, critical temperature thresholds, mountain lapse rates, and model or reanalysis intercomparisons. More uses are possible.
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Lundquist, Jessica D; Huggett, Brian (2008): Evergreen trees as inexpensive radiation shields for temperature sensors. Water Resources Research, 44(4), 2008WR006979, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008WR006979
Lundquist, Jessica D; Lott, Fred (2008): Using inexpensive temperature sensors to monitor the duration and heterogeneity of snow-covered areas. Water Resources Research, 44(4), 2008WR007035, https://doi.org/10.1029/2008WR007035
Coverage:
Latitude: 49.705830 * Longitude: -122.824440
Date/Time Start: 2023-07-14T02:42:00 * Date/Time End: 2024-07-04T13:57:00
Minimum HEIGHT above ground: 1.3 m * Maximum HEIGHT above ground: 1.3 m
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MB_Site1Exposed132 * Latitude: 49.705830 * Longitude: -122.824440 * Date/Time Start: 2023-07-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2024-07-31T00:00:00 * Elevation: 1066.0 m * Method/Device: iButton sensor * Comment: Alpine meadow; Sensor is attached to a tree snag at 132 cm above ground and exposed to sunlight
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| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Town, Michael S | Geocode | ||
| 2 | Temperature, air | TTT | °C | Town, Michael S | iButton sensor, DS1921G-F5 [unshaded] | |
| 3 | HEIGHT above ground | Height | m | Town, Michael S | Geocode |
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
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