Data Package Metadata View Summary

Rainfall runoff water chemistry from 2 x 2 meter plots in grassland and creosotebush communities at the Jornada Basin LTER, 1988-1990

General Information

Data Package:
Local Identifier:	knb-lter-jrn.210001003.89
Title:	Rainfall runoff water chemistry from 2 x 2 meter plots in grassland and creosotebush communities at the Jornada Basin LTER, 1988-1990
Alternate Identifier:	DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:	This data package contains data from natural rainfall-runoff plots installed on lands managed by the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) and the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) during the early years of Jornada Basin LTER (LTER-I and II). The purpose of this study was to analyze dissolved chemicals in surface runoff after precipitation events from creosotebush and grassland areas. In addition, some plots were treated with chlordane to remove termites. Nine hydrology runoff plots in the creosotebush sites (Larrea tridentata) were established in 1983 and 12 black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grassland runoff plots were established in 1989. Chemical analyses began in 1988 (1989 for grassland plots). Each plot was 2 × 2 square meters and surrounded on 3 sides by a metal frame. At the lower slope of the plot is a trough that collects the runoff for analysis. The data set includes the date of sampling, plot IDs, volume (L) of surface water runoff collected, and concentrations of F, Cl, NO3, SO4, NH4, Ca, Mg, Na, K, total N, and total P in mg/L. This study was completed in fall 1990.
Publication Date:	2020-06-01

Time Period

Begin:

1988-06-27

End:

1990-09-11

People and Organizations
Contact:	Manager, Data (Jornada Basin LTER) [ email ]
Contact:	Anderson, John (Jornada Basin LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Ward, Tim (New Mexico State University)
Creator:	Bolton, Susan (University of Washington, Seattle)
Creator:	Schlesinger, William (Duke University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	Water chemistry analysis csv
Description:	Chemical analyses (mg/L) of surface runoff water 1988-1990
Other Name:	Detailed procedures text file
Description:	Detailed procedures for the hydrology project (studyID 001)

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210001003/89/67907967840dd83a28c45f497c51180f
Name:	Water chemistry analysis csv
Description:	Chemical analyses (mg/L) of surface runoff water 1988-1990
Number of Records:	589
Number of Columns:	16

Table Structure

Object Name:

JRN_001003_runoff_chemistry_data.csv

Size:

53843 bytes

Authentication:

948700e4f27350dd758a7eebcda8a066 Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Record Delimiter:

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:

Table Column Descriptions

Column Name:

date

sample

volume

flourine

chlorine

nitrate

sulfate

ammonium

calcium

magnesium

sodium

potassium

nitrogen_total

phosphorus_total

comments

Definition:

Date samples were analyzed

Site names

Plot identifiers and treatment

Total runoff volume collected

Flourine (F)

Chlorine (Cl)

Nitrate (NO3)

Sulfate (SO4)

Ammonium (NH4)

Calcium (Ca)

Magnesium (Mg)

Sodium (Na)

Potassium (K)

Total Nitrogen (TN)

Total Phosphorus (TP)

Comments on sample quality

Storage Type:

date

string

float

string

Measurement Type:

dateTime

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	C-TERM
Definition	Creosote termite site (currently inactive site)
Source

Code Definition

Code	C-CALI
Definition	Creosote Caliche site
Source

Code Definition

Code	G-SUMM
Definition	Grassland Summerford site
Source

Code Definition

Code	G-IBPE
Definition	Grassland IBP Exclosure site
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	C1
Definition	TERM Control plot 1 (no chlordane)
Source

Code Definition

Code	C2
Definition	TERM Control plot 2 (no chlordane)
Source

Code Definition

Code	C3
Definition	TERM Control plot 3 (no chlordane)
Source

Code Definition

Code	C4
Definition	TERM Control plot 4 (no chlordane)
Source

Code Definition

Code	T1
Definition	TERM Treatment plot 1 (chlordane applied to remove termites)
Source

Code Definition

Code	T2
Definition	TERM Treatment plot 2 (chlordane applied to remove termites)
Source

Code Definition

Code	T3
Definition	TERM Treatment plot 3 (chlordane applied to remove termites)
Source

Code Definition

Code	T4
Definition	TERM Treatment plot 4 (chlordane applied to remove termites)
Source

Code Definition

Code	T5
Definition	TERM Treatment plot 5 (chlordane applied to remove termites)
Source

Code Definition

Code	K1
Definition	C-CALI plot 1
Source

Code Definition

Code	K2
Definition	C-CALI plot 2
Source

Code Definition

Code	K3
Definition	C-CALI plot 3
Source

Code Definition

Code	K4
Definition	C-CALI plot 4
Source

Code Definition

Code	S1
Definition	G-SUMM plot 1
Source

Code Definition

Code	S2
Definition	G-SUMM plot 2
Source

Code Definition

Code	S3
Definition	G-SUMM plot 3
Source

Code Definition

Code	S4
Definition	G-SUMM plot 4
Source

Code Definition

Code	I1
Definition	G-IBPE plot 1
Source

Code Definition

Code	I2
Definition	G-IBPE plot 2
Source

Code Definition

Code	I3
Definition	G-IBPE plot 3
Source

Code Definition

Code	I4
Definition	G-IBPE plot 4
Source

Unit	liter
Type	real
Min	0
Max	110.2

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0
Max	3.46

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.11
Max	23.54

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0
Max	74.1

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.26
Max	121.8

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0
Max	39.38

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.27
Max	83.13

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.3
Max	12

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.07
Max	14.78

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0.79
Max	53.19

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0
Max	131

Unit	milligramsPerLiter
Type	real
Min	0
Max	5.61

Definition

Comments on sample quality

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Code	NA
Expl	No Data

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

Detailed procedures text file

Entity Type:

unknown

Description:

Detailed procedures for the hydrology project (studyID 001)

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

Hydrology_prog.txt

Size:

39161 bytes

Authentication:

88bc7315357c2d4e2a5bba3995370bf6 Calculated By MD5

Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

unknown

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210001003/89/200c2e217b60d7d438421819d1dc9907

Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Controlled Vocabulary	termites, runoff, chemical properties, deserts, grasslands, shrubs, water, hydrology, water chemistry, rain, nutrients
Jornada Project Names	study 001
JRN Dataset Keywords	LTER I, LTER II
Jornada Place Names	JER, CDRRC, C-CALI, C-TERM, G-IBPE, G-SUMM
LTER Core Area	Inorganic Nutrients
(No thesaurus)	chlordane

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:

This study was conducted on lands managed by the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC) and the Jornada Experimental Range (JER). Runoff plots were located in 3 areas of creosotebush and two areas of black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grassland. The creosotebush site is located on the Jornada LTER exclosure at Mt. Summerford and is dominated by Larrea tridentata. This site contains termite treated plots (C-TERM, “T” 1-5), non-treated control plots (C-TERM, “C” 1-4), and caliche layer plots (C-CALI “K”, 1-4). C-TERM “T” plots were treated with chlordane to remove termites. Grassland site, G-SUMM (”S”) contained 4 plots and is located on the alluvial piedmont of Mount Summerford, where runoff drains eastward. The second grassland site (G-IBPE, “I” plots 1-4) were located to the north of Mt. Summerford at the IBP (International Biosphere Project) grassland exclosure.

Each plot was 2 × 2 square meters and surrounded on 3 sides by a metal frame that prevented overland flow from crossing the area of study. Overland flow generated by precipitation falling on the plot itself was collected along the downslope edge using a 10-cm diameter PVC pipe split lengthwise to channel the discharge into collection buckets. Runoff from small events was collected in a 19-liter bucket; runoff from larger events that overflowed this bucket were collected into a subtending 120-liter tub. After each rainfall, a sample of the supernate solution is taken from the carboy, preserved with phenylmercuric acetate (PMA) and shipped to Duke University for analysis. The volume of the remaining runoff solution is measured, and the mass of sediment and suspended solids is estimated and recorded in other data sets (Bolton and Ward). At Duke University each sample is filtered through a 0.45 millipore filter and analyzed for F, Cl, NO3, SO4 by ion chromatography, NH4 by auto analyzer, Ca, Mg, Na, K by atomic absorption spectrophotometry, and total N and P by autoanalyzer following persulvated digestion (D'Elia et al. 1977, Limnology and Oceanography 22:760-764). Beginning in 1990, samples were centrifuged at New Mexico State University before shipment to Duke.

The data set includes the date of collection, plot IDs, total volume, and the amount of F, Cl, NO3, SO4, NH4, Ca, Mg, Na, K, total N, and total P (mg/L). This study began in June 1988 and was completed in September 1990.

The attached “Hydrology_prog.txt” text file provides more details on equipment, procedures, and history of the experiment.

People and Organizations

Creators:

Individual:	Tim Ward
Organization:	New Mexico State University

Individual:

Susan Bolton

Organization:

University of Washington, Seattle

Email Address:

sbolton@u.washington.edu

Individual:

William Schlesinger

Organization:

Duke University

Email Address:

schlesin@duke.edu

Contacts:

Individual:

Data Manager

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER

Email Address:

datamanager.jrn.lter@gmail.com

Individual:

John Anderson

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER

Email Address:

janderso@jornada.nmsu.edu

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-8022

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1988-06-27

End:

1990-09-11

Geographic Region:

Description:

Creosotebush plots (C) located in the west bajada geomorphic unit. More detailed coordinates available on request from the JRN LTER Information Manager.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.5427713	Southern:	32.46722784
Western:	-106.8514602	Eastern:	-106.7294433

Geographic Region:

Description:

Grassland plots (G) located in the basin floor geormorphic unit. More detailed coordinates available on request from the JRN LTER Information Manager.

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.7494871	Southern:	32.47317259
Western:	-106.8728831	Eastern:	-106.6927163

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Jornada Basin LTER I & II

Personnel:

Individual:

William Schlesinger

Organization:

Duke University

Email Address:

schlesin@duke.edu

Role:

Principal Investigator

Funding:

NSF

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	complete
Frequency:

Additional Info


Additional Information:
	Creosotebush zone plots (C) in Caliche area (CALI) about 40 meters upslope from C-CALI NPP site, and in area of termite studies (TERM) located about 300 meters west of Upper Trailer. Grassland (G) plots at Mt. Summerford (SUMM) upslope of powerline, and about 50 meters east of LTER-I Alternate Control Transect, and about 30 meters west of the southwest corner of the IBP exclosure on the USDA Jornada Experimental Range.

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Rainfall runoff water chemistry from 2 x 2 meter plots in grassland and creosotebush communities at the Jornada Basin LTER, 1988-1990

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