Data Package Metadata View Summary

Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Snow Depth Measurements, 1955 - present

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-hbr.27.13
Title:	Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Snow Depth Measurements, 1955 - present
Alternate Identifier:	knb-lter-hbr.27
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	Snow measurements have been collected approximately weekly during the winter season using transects adjacent to the established network of standard rain gages from 1956 to the present. Maximum snow depth, water content and snow cover duration data are recorded at points along a transect known as a “snow course”, which includes 10 points spaced at 2-m intervals within a designated 0.25 ha area. Data from one course are averaged for each collection date and snow water content is scaled up to a whole watershed value. These data were gathered as part of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES). The HBES is a collaborative effort at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.
Short Name:	Snow Depth
Publication Date:	2019-04-26
Language:	English

Time Period

Begin:

1955-12-05

End:

2018-05-07

People and Organizations
Contact:	Information Manager (Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study) [ email ]
Creator:	USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station,

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	Snow Depth
Description:	Snow Depth

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/27/13/c9c5d8961d702e912ebf2714e01d8498
Name:	Snow Depth
Description:	Snow Depth
Number of Records:	1352
Number of Columns:	23

Table Structure

Object Name:

HBEF_snowdepth1956-2018.csv

Size:

134193 byte

Authentication:

1cc4f392a04a182580491296ffb0b2f0 Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

WINTER

DATE

STA2

STA3

STA4

STA5

STA6

STA7

STA8

STA9

STA10

STA11

STA12

STA13

STA14

STA15

STA16

STA17

STA18

STA20

STA21

STA22

STAHQ

Column Name:

WINTER

DATE

STA1

STA2

STA3

STA4

STA5

STA6

STA7

STA8

STA9

STA10

STA11

STA12

STA13

STA14

STA15

STA16

STA17

STA19

STA20

STA21

STAHQ

Definition:

The year in which most of the snow-covered period falls

Sample date

Snow depth at gage 1

Snow depth at gage 2

Snow depth at gage 3

Snow depth at gage 4

Snow depth at gage 5

Snow depth at gage 6

Snow depth at gage 7

Snow depth at gage 8

Snow depth at gage 9

Snow depth at gage 10

Snow depth at gage 11

Snow depth at gage 12

Snow depth at gage 13

Snow depth at gage 14

Snow depth at gage 15

Snow depth at gage 16

Snow depth at gage 17

Snow depth at gage 19

Snow depth at gage 20

Snow depth at gage 21

Snow depth at Headquarters

Storage Type:

Measurement Type:

dateTime

ratio

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY
Precision

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

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Type	real

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Precision	0.001
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Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

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Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

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Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Unit	oneTenthInch
Precision	0.001
Type	real

Missing Value Code:

Code	-99
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Code	-99
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Code	-99
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Code	-99
Expl	Data missing or not taken

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

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:
Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study	HBR, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Hubbard Brook LTER, snow course
LTER Network Controlled Vocabulary	forests, snow, snow depth, watersheds
LTER Network Core Research Areas	disturbance

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:

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

Snow course data have been collected approximately weekly at a network of standard rain gages at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest from 1956 to the present when there was snow on the ground. Snow courses are located near each of the standard rain gage openings and are numbered according to the rain gage. Each snow course is a forested area of about 1/4 ha.

SAMPLING DESIGN

Each measurement consists of ten sample points 2 meters apart along a line. On the next date, a parallel line is used, 2 meters from the previous line. At each point, snow depth and water content are measured using a Mt. Rose snow tube. The ten snow depth measurements are averaged.

SNOW COURSE WATERSHED LOCATIONS

Snow course sampling transects are located adjacent to the standard rain gages (SRG) and are distributed in the watersheds as follows:

Watershed 1: SRG 1, 2, 3

Watershed 3: SRG 4, 5

Watershed 4: SRG 6, 7, 8

Watershed 6: SRG 9, 10, 11

Watershed 7: SRG 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

Watershed 8: SRG 17, 19, 20, 21

Watershed 9: SRG 23, 24, 25

Headquarters: SRG 22

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study

Address:

234 Mirror Lake Road,

North Woodstock, NH 03262 United States

Creators:

Individual:

USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station

Contacts:

Organization:

Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study

Position:

Information Manager

Address:

234 Mirror Lake Road,

North Woodstock, NH 03262 United States

Email Address:

hbr-im@lternet.edu

Web Address:

https://hubbardbrook.org

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1955-12-05

End:

2018-05-07

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 1

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.725403

Latitude (degree):

43.952332

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 2

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.727371

Latitude (degree):

43.954929

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 3

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.728661

Latitude (degree):

43.95845

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 4

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.720886

Latitude (degree):

43.954964

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 5

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.718826

Latitude (degree):

43.95953

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 6

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.736122

Latitude (degree):

43.956898

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 7

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.734261

Latitude (degree):

43.953083

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 8

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.72963

Latitude (degree):

43.951141

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 9

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.743134

Latitude (degree):

43.956051

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 10

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.739853

Latitude (degree):

43.952545

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 11

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.735443

Latitude (degree):

43.950092

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 12

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.766586

Latitude (degree):

43.92749

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 13

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.770317

Latitude (degree):

43.920696

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 14

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.766808

Latitude (degree):

43.920692

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 15

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.762962

Latitude (degree):

43.922684

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 16

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.768112

Latitude (degree):

43.91597

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 17

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.75869

Latitude (degree):

43.918678

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 19

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.759903

Latitude (degree):

43.929214

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 20

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.758179

Latitude (degree):

43.923462

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 21

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.752663

Latitude (degree):

43.923042

Sampling Site:

Description:

Rain gage 22 (Headquarters location)

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.701859

Latitude (degree):

43.943943

Project

Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Snow Depth Measurements, 1955 - present

Data Entities

Data Table

Data Package Usage Rights

Keywords

Methods and Protocols

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

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

SAMPLING DESIGN

SNOW COURSE WATERSHED LOCATIONS

People and Organizations

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Project

Additional Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Snow Depth Measurements, 1955 - present

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Data Table

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

LOCATION DESCRIPTION

SAMPLING DESIGN

SNOW COURSE WATERSHED LOCATIONS

+/- People and Organizations

+/- Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

+/- Project

+/- Additional Metadata

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Data Package Usage Rights

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Methods and Protocols

People and Organizations

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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