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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/277/11/dd63708395324893f1fd436d904969d1
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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/277/11/7008d8c6f1f4dce53b6533e1e38fe79d
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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/277/11/e720074f3b43f69b3ccc65cb83d031e9
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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/277/11/de4566547cdd878ab846bdfea43df847
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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/277/11/570fed5fcacf19d570f5e4a77071091d
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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/277/11/08a7fd8ddab7666fb22d56ed7dd2d1e3
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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/277/11/83165a8167be90ff234f1123acf3d4b7
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Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-hbr/277/11/944724f6be36af00d0dc84d2c421764c
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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 Vocabulary	ecosystems, forests, watersheds, precipitation, rain, meteorology, weather
LTER Core Research Area	disturbance
HBES Vocabulary	HBR, 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 Category	climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
National Research & Development Taxonomy	Climate 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:

A transition from analog to the current electronic precipitation gauges began in 2011 and continued through 2017 at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. The historic precipitation network of 7 weighing recording rain gauges and 24 standard rain gauges (Bailey et al. 2003) was downsized to minimize redundancy and reduce monitoring costs (Green et al. 2018). Ten NOAH IV Total Precipitation Gauges (ETI Instrument Systems, Inc.) remain as core precipitation collection points and serve to extend the long-term precipitation record at Hubbard Brook (1956 - ongoing). The electronic ETI gauges were installed in original precipitation clearings maintained to uniform standards with all trees beyond a 40-degree angle measured from the base of the rain gauge removed. Altar wind shields were installed around the ETIs to minimize precipitation loss from wind and follow protocol originally established for manual precipitation instruments. The ETI buckets are emptied as needed after accumulating rain events and ethylene glycol (antifreeze) added in winter months to prevent the collection cylinder from cracking with frozen precipitate. The sensor data are monitored daily for electronic issues. Rain gages are mounted on stands at least 4 feet above the ground to avoid being buried by snow in the winter. The gauges collect data at 15-minute intervals and missing values are gap-filled with the median precipitation sum of all other stations during the same interval.

PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO THIS DATASET:

Bailey, Amey Schenck; Hornbeck, James W.; Campbell, John L.; Eagar, Christopher. 2003. Hydrometeorological database for Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: 1955-2000. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-305. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 36 p.

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.

People and Organizations

Publishers:

Organization:

Environmental Data Initiative

Email Address:

info@edirepository.org

Web Address:

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:

2011-06-21

End:

2024-05-31

Geographic Region:

Description:

Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	43.959	Southern:	43.914
Western:	-71.8062	Eastern:	-71.7022

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG1

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.7248377271807

Latitude (degree):

43.952120788912

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG2

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.7270016335138

Latitude (degree):

43.954988098759

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG4

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.7208410039482

Latitude (degree):

43.955178085863

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG6

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.7348652311841

Latitude (degree):

43.9572423291634

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG9

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.7418287379083

Latitude (degree):

43.9557488416713

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG14

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.7656055273303

Latitude (degree):

43.9207988375939

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG17

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.7582278684932

Latitude (degree):

43.9190259429513

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG19

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.7593506173157

Latitude (degree):

43.9293403684813

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG22

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.7012292563386

Latitude (degree):

43.9440218597392

Sampling Site:

Description:

RG23

Site Coordinates:

Longitude (degree):

-71.746926195465

Latitude (degree):

43.9272011309167

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:

Id:

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:

Id:

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:

Id:

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:

Id:

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:

Id: