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This is a summary of major ion concentrations for stream water samples collected at the outflow of the Saddle stream, near Saddle grid point 007 on Niwot Ridge. 

This is a summary of major ion concentrations for water samples collected at Green Lake 4. Under summer conditions (June - October) samples were from the outlet stream from the lake; in winter (November - May) they were from the lake, beneath ice cover. 

As a result of climate change, the Rocky Mountain Front Range is experiencing warmer summers and earlier snowmelt. Due to the importance of snow for regulating soil temperature, growing season length, and available moisture in alpine ecosystems, even small shifts in the snow-free period could have large impacts. The focus of the Growing Season Length Experiment is to examine how terrain-related differences in climate exposure influence the way alpine habitats respond to climate change via earlier snowmelt. To simulate how changes in growing season length may affect biotic and abiotic components, NWT LTER researchers established 5 experimental sites each containing a pair 10 x 40m rectangular plots. These blocks include north and south facing aspects, subalpine and alpine tundra meadows in a range of hydrological conditions (e.g. dry meadows, moist meadows, wet meadows). We accelerated snowmelt in one plot of each block by adding chemically inert black sand, while keeping the second plot as an unmanipulated control (black sand was added to these plots after snow had naturally melted). This dataset includes measurements of soil temperature, moisture, and electrical conductivity. 

This is a summary of major ion concentrations for stream water samples collected at the outflow of the Saddle stream, near Saddle grid point 007 on Niwot Ridge. 

Climatological data were collected from the saddle climate station on Niwot Ridge (3525 m elevation) throughout the year. Data were recorded using a Campbell Instruments CR1000 data logger. Maximum and minimum values are recorded instantaneously, with a sampling interval of 5 seconds. This instrument was programmed to generate 10 minute output starting in September 2014. These data represent the native (10-minute) resolution data from that point from onward, with quality flags applied but no data removed. 

Climatological data are collected from the C1 climate station on Niwot Ridge (3018 m elevation) throughout the year. Starting 2015-01-01, the CR1000 logger was programmed to collect raw data at a 10 minute resolution. Maximum and minimum values were recorded instantaneously, with a sampling interval of 5 seconds. These data represent the native (ten minute) resolution data from that point onward, with quality flags applied but no data removed. 

Climatological data are collected from the D1 climate station on Niwot Ridge (3738 m elevation) throughout the year. Data were recorded using a Campbell Instruments CR1000 data logger. Maximum and minimum values are recorded instantaneously, with a sampling interval of 5 seconds and programmed to generate 10 minute output. These data represent the native resolution (10 minute) data from 2014 onward, with quality flags applied but no data removed. 

This is a summary of major ion concentrations for stream water samples collected from the stream draining the Arikaree Cirque. Sampling location varied from the channel at the lip of the cirque, where it is first exposed by snowmelt, at the beginning of the season to the outlet from the pond at the foot of the glacier (usually around early July). 

This is a summary of major ion concentrations for stream water samples collected at the Albion site, at the lower end of Green Lakes Valley at the road crossing (culvert) at the Albion camp. 

This is a summary of major ion concentrations for water samples collected at Green Lake 4. Under summer conditions (June - October) samples were from the outlet stream from the lake; in winter (November - May) they were from the lake, beneath ice cover.