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Precipitation record from Old Headquarters, Black Rock Forest, Cornwall, NY 1960 - 2023

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:edi.1545.1
Title:Precipitation record from Old Headquarters, Black Rock Forest, Cornwall, NY 1960 - 2023
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Black Rock Forest has been measuring precipitation using an aluminum bucket gauge since 1960. Total rainfall is measured after each event to the nearest hundredth of an inch. Snow depth is measured adjacent to the bucket and snow in the collection bucket is melted to determine the snow water equivalent. The gauge is located in a meadow at 129 Continental Road, Cornwall, New York.

Publication Date:2024-01-11
For more information:
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
1960
End:
2023

People and Organizations
Contact:Ashton, Isabel (Black Rock Forest) [  email ]
Creator:Karnig, Jack J (Black Rock Forest, Forest Director)
Creator:Schuster, William (Black Rock Forest, Executive Director)
Creator:Ashton, Isabel (Black Rock Forest, Executive Director)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
BRF_PrecipBucket_Final
Description:
A table of precipitation amounts measured in a bucket at Black Rock Forest since 1960
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1545/1/4090041682305e9f872ca8bb9dfbe1d8
Name:BRF_PrecipBucket_Final
Description:A table of precipitation amounts measured in a bucket at Black Rock Forest since 1960
Number of Records:4917
Number of Columns:7

Table Structure
Object Name:BRF_PrecipBucket_Final.csv
Size:485146 byte
Authentication:613cbc7e6bffc82338d769c82ecbfd84 Calculated By MD5
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:\r\n
Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter:,
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Table Column Descriptions
 locationsiteyeardateevent.precip.insnow.depth.innotes
Column Name:location  
site  
year  
date  
event.precip.in  
snow.depth.in  
notes  
Definition:Location of StudySiteyeardatetotal precipitation amount (rain or snow water equivalent)snow depth as measured in meadow surrounding bucketnotes
Storage Type:string  
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dateTime  
float  
float  
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Measurement Type:nominalnominalratiodateTimeratiorationominal
Measurement Values Domain:
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
CodeBlack Rock Forest
DefinitionBlack Rock Forest, Cornwall, NY
Source
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
CodeOld Headquarters, 129 Continental Rd, Cornwall, NY
Definition129 Continental Rd, Cornwall, NY
Source
Code Definition
CodeThe Grail, 119 Duncan Avenue, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
DefinitionThe Grail, 119 Duncan Avenue, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
Source
UnitYear
Typeinteger
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision
Unitinch
Precision0.01
Typereal
Unitinch
Typereal
Definitiontext
Missing Value Code:          
CodeNA
Explnot applicable
  
Accuracy Report:              
Accuracy Assessment:              
Coverage:              
Methods:              

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)Black Rock Forest
LTER Controlled Vocabularyprecipitation, climate, weather, snow depth

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

1960-69: Data collection began in June of 1960 at the Headquarters on Duncan Avenue (the Grail, 119 Duncan Avenue Cornwall on Hudson). Precipitation samples were collected from an aluminum bucket gauge (collection bucket: 19.5 cm diameter, inner collection and sample measurement: 6.35 cm diameter, 1.27 cm height, 40.2 cm3volume) after each rain/snow event. The precipitation is measured in inches. Snow is melted in the collection bucket and recorded as rain would be. Snowfall is also recorded by depth on the ground in inches. The snow is measured with a meter stick in multiple areas. In August 1963, the rain gauge was moved to the current location at Continental Road Headquarters.

After each precipitation event rain is collected from an aluminum bucket gauge (collection bucket: 19.5 cm diameter). The water is poured into an inner cup (6.35 cm diameter, 1.27 cm height, 40.2 cm3volume) and depth is measured with a ruler. The precipitation is measured in inches. Snow is melted in the collection bucket in the same manner as the rain. Snowfall is also recorded by depth on the ground in inches. The snow is measured with a meter stick in multiple areas around the headquarters and forest.

Large precipitation events can overflow the bucket. In such cases, the amount of precipitation is lost.

Evaporation is also potential problem if the sample is not measured soon after the rain event. However, the funnel on top keeps evaporation to a minimum.

Missing Data

Data was lost on August 28-27, 1971. Tropical Storm Doria overflowed the bucket with over 10 1/2 inches in less than 24 hours.

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@edirepository.org
Web Address:
https://edirepository.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Jack J Karnig
Organization:Black Rock Forest
Position:Forest Director
Address:
65 Reservoir Rd,
Cornwall, NY 12518 United States
Phone:
8455344517 (voice)
Individual: William Schuster
Organization:Black Rock Forest
Position:Executive Director
Address:
65 Reservoir Rd,
Cornwall, NY 12518 United States
Phone:
8455344517 (voice)
Individual: Isabel Ashton
Organization:Black Rock Forest
Position:Executive Director
Address:
65 Reservoir Rd,
Cornwall, NY 12518 United States
Phone:
8455344517 (voice)
Email Address:
iashton@blackrockforest.org
Id:https://orcid.org/000-0002-5356-2547
Contacts:
Individual: Isabel Ashton
Organization:Black Rock Forest
Address:
65 Reservoir Rd,
Cornwall, NY 12518 United States
Phone:
8455344517 (voice)
Email Address:
iashton@blackrockforest.org
Id:https://orcid.org/000-0002-5356-2547

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
1960
End:
2023
Sampling Site: 
Description:Precipitation bucket sits in an open meadow on the property at 129 Continental Rd, Cornwall, New York. It is adjacent to the Open Lowlands weather station.
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): 41.42229Latitude (degree): -74.029652

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:BRF: Environmental Monitoring
Personnel:
Individual: Isabel Ashton
Organization:Black Rock Forest
Address:
65 Reservoir Rd,
Cornwall, NY 12518 United States
Phone:
8455344517 (voice)
Email Address:
iashton@blackrockforest.org
Id:https://orcid.org/000-0002-5356-2547
Role:Executive Director
Abstract:

Black Rock Forest is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization with a mission of advancing scientific understanding of the natural world through research, education, and conservation programs. The organization maintains a 3,920-acre forest and a scientific field station in the Hudson Highlands, 60 miles north of New York City. We collaborate with our Consortium members – universities, schools, scientific and cultural institutions – to pursue and foster scientific inquiry, and to create educational programs for K-16 students, teachers, and the general public. Black Rock Forest works with many partners to pursue conservation goals in the Hudson Highlands and the greater mid-Hudson Valley region.

Black Rock Forest maintains an array of environmental monitoring stations and provides real-time climate and streamflow data.

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

Rainfall totals are recorded after each event and then entered at the end of the calendar year

Frequency:annually
Other Metadata

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