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Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Total Daily Precipitation by Watershed, 1956 - present

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-hbr.14.19
Title:Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Total Daily Precipitation by Watershed, 1956 - present
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

From 1956 to 2014, watershed precipitation was estimated using the Thiessen Means weighting method. Daily watershed precipitation values were a weighted average of daily precipitation from standard gauges in or near the watershed. The weighting factor for each gauge was the fraction of the watershed area nearest that gauge. Beginning in 2015, a similar system was implemented using the 10 remaining rain gauges, however Inverse Distance Weighting was used to estimate the weighting of each gauge instead of the Theissen polygon approach. These data were gathered at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in Woodstock, NH, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.

Publication Date:2024-06-18
For more information:
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
1956-01-02
End:
2024-05-31

People and Organizations
Contact:Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study [  email ]
Organization:USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Associate:Campbell, John (USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Associated Party)
Associate:Bailey, Amey (USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Associated Party)
Associate:Lany, Nina (USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Associated Party)
Associate:Green, Mark (USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Associated party)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
Daily Watershed Precipitation
Description:
Daily Watershed Precipitation
Data Table Name:
Watershed information
Description:
Watershed information
Other Name:
idw_weights_new_sfw
Description:
Inverse distance weighting – south facing watersheds
Other Name:
idw_weights_nfw
Description:
Inverse distance weighting – north facing watersheds
Other Name:
thiessen_weights
Description:
Theissen weighting factors for estimating watershed precipitation from standard rain gage precipitation
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

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Name:Daily Watershed Precipitation
Description:Daily Watershed Precipitation
Number of Records:194217
Number of Columns:3

Table Structure
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Table Column Descriptions
 
Column Name:DATE  
watershed  
Precip  
Definition:DateWatershed identification numberPrecipitation
External Measurement Definition, Link: has unit Millimeter
Storage Type:date  
string  
float  
Measurement Type:dateTimenominalratio
Measurement Values Domain:
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision
DefinitionWatershed identification number
Unitmillimeter
Typereal
Min0 
Max159.8 
Missing Value Code:      
Accuracy Report:      
Accuracy Assessment:      
Coverage:      
Methods:      

Data Table

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Name:Watershed information
Description:Watershed information
Number of Records:9
Number of Columns:4

Table Structure
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Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
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Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter:,

Table Column Descriptions
 
Column Name:watershed  
treatment  
area  
begin.year  
Definition:watershed identifierbrief description of treatment appliedarea of watershed in hectaresyear monitoring was initiated
External Measurement Definition, Link: has unit Hectare
Storage Type:string  
string  
float  
date  
Measurement Type:nominalnominalratiodateTime
Measurement Values Domain:
Definitionwatershed identifier
Definitionbrief description of treatment applied
Unithectare
Typereal
Min11.8 
Max76.4 
FormatYYYY
Precision
Missing Value Code:        
Accuracy Report:        
Accuracy Assessment:        
Coverage:        
Methods:        

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:idw_weights_new_sfw
Entity Type:unknown
Description:Inverse distance weighting – south facing watersheds
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:idw_weights_new_sfw.csv
Size:406 bytes
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Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:text/csv
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Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:idw_weights_nfw
Entity Type:unknown
Description:Inverse distance weighting – north facing watersheds
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:idw_weights_nfw.csv
Size:181 bytes
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Format Name:text/csv
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Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:thiessen_weights
Entity Type:unknown
Description:Theissen weighting factors for estimating watershed precipitation from standard rain gage precipitation
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:thiessen_weights.csv
Size:734 bytes
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Externally Defined Format:
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Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Controlled Vocabularyecosystems, forests, watersheds, precipitation, rain, meteorology, weather
LTER Core Research Areadisturbance
HBES VocabularyHBR, Hubbard Brook LTER, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study, HBES, HBEF, New Hampshire, NH, White Mountain National Forest, gage, gauge
ISO 19115 Topic CategoryclimatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
National Research & Development TaxonomyClimate change, Climate change effects, Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment

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:

SAMPLING DESIGN

Between 1956 and 2014, precipitation was measured at Hubbard Brook by a network of 7 Belfort Universal Precipitation model 5-780 weighing recording rain gauges and 24 Standard U.S. Weather Bureau 8-inch rain gauges (Bailey et al. 2003, Campbell et al. 2007). Beginning in 2011, electronic NOAH IV Total Precipitation Gauges (ETI Instrument Systems, Inc.) were phased into operations, and the electronic gauges were the only instruments used from 2015 onwards. See provenance dataset hbr.13 for collection details.

From 1956 to 2014, the analog charts on the recording rain gauges were changed approximately weekly, at which time the accumulation in the standard rain gauges was measured. The daily recording rain gauge data and weekly standard rain gauge data were entered into the computer. Missing data were filled by estimation from other nearby gauges. A computer program used the recording gauge data to prorate the standard gauge data into daily amounts, and calculated daily precipitation on each gaged watershed by the Thiessen Mean weighting method (Linsley et al., 1958). A table of weighting values is included in the file thiessen_weights.csv.

Beginning in 2015, the daily weighted precipitation for each watershed was estimated with the electronic gauges deployed at only 10 sites. The weighted contribution of each gauge to each watershed was estimated with an Inverse Distance Weighting approach (Green et al. 2018), and the weights for the south- and north-facing watersheds are included in the files idw_weights_new_sfw.csv and idw_weights_nfw.csv.

Bailey, Amey S, J. W Hornbeck, John L Campbell, and C. Eagar. 2003. Hydrometeorological Database For Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: 1955-2000. USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station.

Campbell, J.L., Driscoll, C.T., Eagar, C., Likens, G.E., Siccama, T.G., Johnson, C.E., Fahey, T.J., Hamburg, S.P., Holmes, R.T., Bailey, A.S., and Buso, D.C. 2007. Long-term trends from ecosystem research at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-17. 41 pp.Newtown Square, PA., U.S., USDA Forest Service Northeastern Research Station.

Linsley, Jr., R.K., Kohler, M.A., and Paulhus, J.L.H. 1958. Hydrology for Engineers. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc.

Green, M.B., Campbell, J.L., Yanai, R.D., Bailey, S.W., Bailey, A.S., Grant, N., Halm, I., Kelsey, E.P. and Rustad, L.E., 2018. Downsizing a long-term precipitation network: Using a quantitative approach to inform difficult decisions. PLoS one, 13(5), p.e0195966.

Description:

This method step describes provenance-based metadata as specified in the LTER EML Best Practices.

This provenance metadata does not contain entity specific information.

Data Source
Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Daily Precipitation Rain Gage Measurements, 1956 - present

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@edirepository.org
Web Address:
https://edirepository.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Organization:USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Contacts:
Organization:Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study
Email Address:
hbr-im@lternet.edu
Associated Parties:
Individual: John Campbell
Organization:USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Email Address:
john.campbell2@usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4956-1696
Role:Associated Party
Individual: Amey Bailey
Organization:USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Email Address:
amey.bailey@usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3848-8550
Role:Associated Party
Individual: Nina Lany
Organization:USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Email Address:
nina.lany@usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0868-266X
Role:Associated Party
Individual: Mark Green
Organization:USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Email Address:
mbg78@case.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7415-7209
Role:Associated party

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
1956-01-02
End:
2024-05-31
Geographic Region:
Description:Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  43.959Southern:  43.914
Western:  -71.8062Eastern:  -71.7022

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest Long-Term Data Collection
Personnel:
Organization:USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
Related Project:
Title:Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (1988)
Personnel:
Individual: Timothy J Fahey
Organization:Cornell University
Email Address:
tjf5@cornell.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: National Science Foundation (NSF) 8702331
Related Project:
Title:Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (1992)
Personnel:
Individual: Timothy J Fahey
Organization:Cornell University
Email Address:
tjf5@cornell.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: National Science Foundation (NSF) 9211768
Related Project:
Title:Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (1998)
Personnel:
Individual: Timothy J Fahey
Organization:Cornell University
Email Address:
tjf5@cornell.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: National Science Foundation (NSF) 9810221
Related Project:
Title:Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (2005)
Personnel:
Individual: Timothy J Fahey
Organization:Cornell University
Email Address:
tjf5@cornell.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: National Science Foundation (NSF) 0423259
Related Project:
Title:Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (2010)
Personnel:
Individual: Timothy J Fahey
Organization:Cornell University
Email Address:
tjf5@cornell.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1283-1162
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: National Science Foundation (NSF) 1114804
Related Project:
Title:Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (2016)
Personnel:
Individual: Peter M Groffman
Organization:Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Email Address:
groffmanp@caryinstitute.org
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8371-6255
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: National Science Foundation (NSF) 1637685
Related Project:
Title:Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest (2022)
Personnel:
Individual: Peter M Groffman
Organization:Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Email Address:
groffmanp@caryinstitute.org
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8371-6255
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: National Science Foundation (NSF) 2224545

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:ongoing
Frequency:
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