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Graduated rain gauge (GRG) precipitation observations from 21 sites at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1989-ongoing

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

knb-lter-jrn.210002001.12

Title:

Graduated rain gauge (GRG) precipitation observations from 21 sites at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1989-ongoing

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

This dataset contains long-term precipitation measurements from graduated rain gauges (GRGs) at 21 sites in the Jornada Basin of southern New Mexico, USA. Gauges are located on the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC), and this set of gauges includes all 15 net primary production (NPP) study sites monitored by the Jornada Basin LTER program. At each site a 4 inch diameter cylindrical graduated rain gauge (11" x 0.01" capacity) is mounted on a 4x4 inch diameter redwood post or a wooden exclosure post next to gate at or near each site. For NPP sites, the primary collection is made on the day that monthly hydroprobe soil water content measurements are made. This enables correlation of precipitation with belowground soil water content. Additional data collections during the month may be made in coordination with other studies. Observations at each site come primarily from GRGs. However, at some sites in the NPP study, GRGs were not installed until later, and the nearest available rain gauge in the area has been used to gapfill the precipitation record prior to installation (details in methods section). Rain gauge identity and field measurement date is recorded with each observation in the data file. Other gauge types that may be listed are the Standard Can Gauge (DSRG or dipstick rain gauge), Belfort Weigh Bucket Rain Gauge (WBRG), and Qualimetrics Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (TBRG). Data collection is ongoing for all 21 gauges in this dataset.

Publication Date:

2023-03-11

Language:

English

For more information:
Visit:	https://jrn.lternet.edu
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

1989-01-03

End:

2023-01-13

People and Organizations
Contact:	Information Manager (Jornada Basin LTER) [ email ]
Creator:	Abrahams, Athol (New Mexico State University)
Creator:	Whitford, Walter G (Jornada Basin LTER/New Mexico State University)
Creator:	Huenneke, Laura F (New Mexico State University (Now at NAU))
Creator:	Lightfoot, David C (Jornada Basin LTER (now at Univ. of NM))
Creator:	Anderson, John (Jornada Basin LTER/New Mexico State University, Jornada Research Site Manager)
Creator:	Parsons, Anthony (University of Sheffield UK)
Creator:	Wainwright, John (Durham University UK)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	Precipitation data at multiple sites
Description:	Rain gauge precipitation observations at NPP sites
Other Name:	Summary figure - cumulative precip
Description:	Plot of cumulative precipitation at NPP site GRGs since installation
Other Name:	Dataset documentation file (DSD)
Description:	Early format Jornada metadata file for this dataset.

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210002001/12/c2c4b43c50742b89ddd8f96439a1197c
Name:	Precipitation data at multiple sites
Description:	Rain gauge precipitation observations at NPP sites
Number of Records:	10294
Number of Columns:	11

Table Structure

Object Name:

JRN002001_NPP_graduated_rain_gauge_data.csv

Size:

783788 byte

Authentication:

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Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Number of Foot Lines:

Record Delimiter:

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

Date

Veg. zone

Site ID

Precipitation (mm)

Quality flag

Gauge location

Gauge ID

Gauge type

Gauge units

Gauge owner

Comment

Column Name:

date

zone

site

ppt_mm

qflag

gauge_loc

gauge_id

gauge_type

gauge_unit

owner

comment

Definition:

Collection date for GRG and DSRG gauges; Event date for WBRG and TBRG gauges

Jornada vegetation zone code (C=creosotebush; G=grassland; M=mesquite dune; P=playa; T=tarbush)

Site name

Precipitation total (mm) since last date

Data quality flag ('C', 'E', 'Q', 'M', 'H', or NA)

Location of gauge, an identifier usually including pasture and exclosure information

Gauge identification - should be a unique

Gauge type ('grg', 'dsrg', 'tbrg', or 'wbrg')

Measurement unit of rain gauge ('in' for inches, 'mm' for millimeters)

Owner of rain gauge ('cdrrc', 'lter', or 'usda')

Comment (up to 50 characters)

Storage Type:

date

string

float

string

Measurement Type:

dateTime

nominal

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision	1

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	P
Definition	Playa vegetation type (grassland)
Source

Code Definition

Code	T
Definition	Tarbush vegetation type
Source

Code Definition

Code	C
Definition	Creosote shrubland vegetation type
Source

Code Definition

Code	G
Definition	Grassland vegetation type
Source

Code Definition

Code	M
Definition	Mesquite dune vegetation type
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	EAST
Definition	East of Jornada road tarbush site (tarbush)
Source

Code Definition

Code	UPTR
Definition	Upper trailer site - a central long-term research location early in the JRN LTER program
Source

Code Definition

Code	NFLM
Definition	North flume site in flume study (Abrahams, Parsons, Wainwright)
Source

Code Definition

Code	SFLM
Definition	South flume site in flume study (Abrahams, Parsons, Wainwright)
Source

Code Definition

Code	P12A
Definition	Pasture 12 A - associated with Ecotone study
Source

Code Definition

Code	GRAV
Definition	Gravel site (creosote shrubland)
Source

Code Definition

Code	SMAL
Definition	Small site (playa)
Source

Code Definition

Code	SAND
Definition	Sand site (creosote shrubland; formerly UPTR - upper trailer)
Source

Code Definition

Code	IBPE
Definition	IBP Exclosure site (grassland)
Source

Code Definition

Code	NORT
Definition	North natural vegetation exclosure site (mesquite)
Source

Code Definition

Code	RABB
Definition	Rabbit rain gauge site (mesquite)
Source

Code Definition

Code	WELL
Definition	West well site (mesquite)
Source

Code Definition

Code	TAYL
Definition	Taylor well site (tarbush)
Source

Code Definition

Code	WEST
Definition	West of Jornada road tarbush site (tarbush)
Source

Code Definition

Code	TOBO
Definition	Tobosa tank site (playa)
Source

Code Definition

Code	CALI
Definition	Caliche site (creosote shrubland)
Source

Code Definition

Code	SUMM
Definition	Mt. Summerford site (grassland)
Source

Code Definition

Code	BASN
Definition	Basin site (grassland at lower trailer)
Source

Code Definition

Code	COLL
Definition	College Ranch site (playa)
Source

Code Definition

Code	SMLM
Definition	Original SMAL rain gauge on playa
Source

Code Definition

Code	BIOD
Definition	Biodiversity study site
Source

Unit	millimeter
Type	real

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	E
Definition	Estimated value
Source

Code Definition

Code	M
Definition	Missing value (data lost)
Source

Code Definition

Code	A
Definition	Accepted
Source

Code Definition

Code	Q
Definition	Questionable value
Source

Definition

unique string

Definition

unique string

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	dsrg
Definition	Dipstick rain gauge (NOAA standard can type)
Source

Code Definition

Code	grg
Definition	Graduated rain gauge
Source

Code Definition

Code	tbrg
Definition	Tipping bucket rain gauge (Weather measure/Qualitymetrics )
Source

Code Definition

Code	wbrg
Definition	Weight bucket rain gauge (Belfort)
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	in
Definition	inches
Source

Code Definition

Code	mm
Definition	millimeters
Source

Allowed Values and Definitions

Enumerated Domain

Code Definition

Code	CDRRC
Definition	Affiliated with NMSU Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center
Source

Code Definition

Code	JRN_LTER
Definition	Affiliated with Jornada Basin LTER
Source

Code Definition

Code	USDA_JER
Definition	Affiliated with USDA Jornada Experimental Range
Source

Definition

any text

Missing Value Code:

Code	NA
Expl	Missing value - data not collected or otherwise unavailable

Code	NA
Expl	No comment, quality flag, or additional information available

Accuracy Report:

Accuracy Assessment:

Coverage:

Methods:

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

Summary figure - cumulative precip

Entity Type:

otherEntity

Description:

Plot of cumulative precipitation at NPP site GRGs since installation

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

grg_mmprecip_cumulative.png

Size:

228318 byte

Authentication:

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Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

PNG

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210002001/12/765eac955fd8aa34b4d2bc231837e5bf

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:

Dataset documentation file (DSD)

Entity Type:

otherEntity

Description:

Early format Jornada metadata file for this dataset.

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

npp_GRG_precip_dsd.txt

Size:

31623 byte

Authentication:

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Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

text/plain

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210002001/12/9cb345b5126395055d4a7fa24f56ec3b

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 Core Research Areas	disturbance, primary production
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1	climate, deserts, hydrological processes, long term, net primary production, precipitation, rain
none	graduated rain gauge, rain gauge
Jornada Basin LTER dataset keywords	core
Jornada Basin project names	LTER, NPP study
Jornada Basin place names	Biodiversity, C-CALI, C-GRAV, C-SAND, G-BASN, G-IBPE, G-SUMM, M-NORT, M-RABB, M-WELL, NPP locations, North flume, P-COLL, P-SMAL, P-TOBO, Pasture 12A, SMLM, South flume, T-EAST, T-TAYL, T-WEST, UPTR, Upper trailer

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:

Measurement methods

Precipitation data in the included data file is collected primarily from graduated rain gauges (GRGs) at 21 sites in the Jornada Basin of southern New Mexico, USA. These sites include the 15 NPP long-term monitoring sites, and 6 other sites associated with the Jornada LTER program. The GRGs are typically read twice monthly, but may be read more often depending on weather conditions. All precipitation observations in the data file are given by date of measurement in the field and represent total accumulated precipitation since the last recorded date. At some NPP sites GRGs were not installed until after NPP measurements began; in these cases precipitation amounts from the closest available rain gauge at the Chihuahuan Desert Research Center (CDRRC), or the USDA Jornada Experimental Range (JER), were used to gapfill back to the beginning of the year of GRG installation. The rain gauges used to gapfill were of different types (weighing, dipstick/standard, tipping bucket, or 'wbrg', 'dsrg', and 'tbrg', respectively) and may have been measured at different intervals and with different methods. Date of collection/measurement and the identity of the rain gauge used is recorded with each precipitation observation in the data file. In cases of any missed/unmeasured precipitation, a missing data value is recorded for precipitation and a comment records details about the event.

For graduated rain gauges (GRGs), volumes are measured from 4" diameter cylindrical graduated rain gauges in conjunction with the monthly measurement of soil water content made at the 15 NPP sites. Mineral oil is added as necessary to prevent evaporation. Mineral oil is only used in GRG type of rain gauge. Aluminum window screening is placed in top of GRG’s to prevent insects and debris from becoming trapped in mineral oil.

To gapfill the early record at some NPP sites, precipitation amount is obtained from nearest standard can, weighing, or tipping bucket gauge maintained by either JER or CDRRC. The standard can gauges (referred to as "dipstick rain gauges") were used most often in early years, and do not use anything to prevent evaporation. CDRRC gauges were usually read after a precipitation event. JER gauges were read once a week. Detailed information on these gapfilling gauges is provided in the "Alternate rain gauge location and history notes" section below.

Measurement locations

The longest-running gauge measurements here are for the NPP study locations at C-CALI, C-GRAV, C-SAND, G-BASN, G-IBPE, G-SUMM, M-RABB, M-NORT, M-WELL, P-COLL, P-SMAL, P-TOBO, T-EAST, T-TAYL, and T-WEST sites. Additional GRG measurements have been added in other locations at varying times, including the following:

P12A : Associated with Pasture 12 Ecotone study.

NFLM & SFLM: Associated with former North Flume (NFLM) & South Flume (SFLM) study.

UPTR : Upper Trailer site. This was a central location to ongoing research in the very early years of LTER-I.

BIOD: In proximity to the former Biodiversity site. The GRG was added after Biodiversity study ended.

SMLM: A rain gauge added next to the P-SMAL met station at the edge of the playa. This met station was installed some years later than other NPP met stations. Note that the P-SMAL rain gauge is located farther away, in the mesquite fringe around the playa (it was placed here to be hidden from vandals).

The GRGs at C-UPTR, C-CALI, G-IBPE, and G-SUMM were originally associated with hydrology natural runoff plots. The volumes in these 4 gauges were measured whenever the hydrology plots were collected. The hydrology plot study terminated in November 1994. The GRG gauge at C-UPTR was read weekly for many years before changing to monthly collection.

Beginning 10/7/2011 through approximately 2020: KeysPunch Data Entry software program was used to enter and verify the data through double entry. Additional validation checks are made during data entry. These fields were auto-generated based on the site: gauge_loc, gauge_id, gauge_type, gauge_unit, owner.

Additional site history and methodology notes

TBRG at C-UPTR, C-CALI, G-SUMM, G-IBPE: tipping bucket rain gauge is linked to Belfort long term event recorder, which continually records precipitation events. Chart reflects amount, duration/intensity, and day/time of event.

GRGs are at all NPP sites now. Initially, G-BASN rainfall was used for P-COLL and T-WEST was used for T-EAST (which are within a few hundred meters of the other site). Time of collection is monthly for each site in association with the soil water content measurements made at the 15 NPP sites, though there may be more frequent collections for those 4 sites mentioned above that are associated with hydrology natural run-off plots (C-UPTR, C-CALI, G-IBPE, and G-SUMM); they are collected whenever a run-off event occurs. Also, frequency may vary when obtaining data for missing GRG periods.

03/11/1998 Initial installation of GRG at P-COLL. Used G-BASN GRG before.

04/03/1998 Initial installation of GRG at C-SAND. Used C-UPTR GRG before.

04/03/1998 Initial installation of GRG at T-EAST. Used T-WEST GRG before.

USDA WBRG and/or DSRG volumes from Rabbit Rain Gage may have been used for M-RABB during certain periods.

Animal & Range Science (College Ranch) DSRG (DSRG=east mountain south gauge) may have been used for C-GRAV during certain periods.

Animal & Range Science (College Ranch) DSRG (DSRG=vine mesquite gauge) may have been used for P-SMAL during certain periods.

Methods of recording (field data sheets, instrumental, etc.)

GRG value recorded on TBRG recorder chart and data sheets at hydrology plots. Beginning July 1990, on probe field data sheet. Monthly collections recorded on field data sheets.

TBRG Long Term Event Recorder - continuous strip charts. Data transferred to data sheets.

WBRG weighing bucket rain gauge - weekly drum charts

DSRG dip stick rain gauge (standard can gauge) - field data sheets

Alternate rain gauge location and history notes

These notes list which rain gauges were used to gapfill the precipitation record of each NPP site prior to the installation of the GRG. At each site an effort was made to estimate (if not measure) the precipitation record back to as near to the start of the NPP study (July 1989) as possible.

C-CALI G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located at C-CALI LTER-II NPP site about 30 meters upslope of C-CALI NPP site. Installed 07/03/1989.

C-GRAV D=Dipstick rain gauge belonging to NMSU College Ranch. Data obtained from Rob McNeely of NMSU Animal & Range Science Dept. Alternate contact: Dr. Reldon Beck. Gage I.D. is East Mountain South. G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located at C-GRAV LTER-II NPP site about 10 meters upslope of southwest corner of NPP site. Installed 01/20/1990.

C-SAND G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located at LTER C-UPTR (Upper Trailer) site about 500 meters southwest of C-SAND NPP site. Data begins 01/04/1989. GRG installed 04/03/1998 on north side of NPP site.

G-BASN G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located at LTER-II G-BASN site on fence post by gate 200 meters downslope of G-BASN NPP site. Installed 01/15/1990.

G-IBPE G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located at G-IBPE LTER-II Hydrology Runoff plots (installed 07/03/1989) about 30 meters upslope of southwest corner of IBP exclosure in USDA Pasture 9. Moved to south side of NPP plot 04/27/1998. T=Tipping Bucket Rain Gage located in LTER-II Hydrology Runoff plot exclosure about 30 meters upslope of southwest corner of IBP exclosure in USDA Pasture 9. W=USDA-IBP rain gauge #18. USDA weighing bucket rain gauge located at southeast corner of IBP exlosure in Pasture 9.

G-SUMM G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located from 1) 1989-1995 at G-SUMM LTER-II Hydrology Runoff plots about 280 meters southwest of G-SUMM NPP site about 20 meters upslope from powerline road. Installed 07/03/1989. 2) 1996-present about 10 meters northwest of G-SUMM NPP site. Moved here December 1996.

M-NORT D=USDA Rabbit Rain Gage (standard can gauge) located about 1.5 miles southwest of M-NORT NPP site along road between USDA Headquarters and West Well. G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located on fence post of Natural Revegetation Exclosure about 100 meters east of LTER M-NORT NPP site. Installed 01/16/1990.

M-RABB D=USDA Rabbit Rain Gage (standard can gauge) located about 500 meters southwest of M-RABB NPP site along road between USDA Headquarters and West Well. G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located on post just inside of Natural Revegetation Exclosure about 20 meters southwest of LTER M-RABB NPP site. Installed 01/07/1991. W=USDA rain gauge #18. USDA weighing bucket rain gauge located at Rabbit Rain Gauge station along road between USDA HEadquarters and West Well.

M-WELL W=USDA West Well rain gauge. USDA weighing bucket rain gauge located at West Well 6.4 miles west of USDA Headquarters. G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located on post of M-WELL NPP site exclosure about 150 meters west of USDA West Well. Installed 01/16/1990.

P-COLL G-BASN GRG used for P-COLL from 01/15/1990 until GRG was installed 03/11/1998 at P-COLL. P-COLL GRG is located about 25 meters east of LTER-I Treatment transect in the mesquite fringe of the College Playa.

P-SMAL D=Dipstick rain gauge (standard can gauge) belonging to NMSU College Ranch. Data obtained from Rob McNeely of NMSU Animal & Range Science Dept.Alternate contact: Dr. Reldon Beck. Gage I.D. is Vine Mesquite Playa. G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located at P-SMAL LTER-II NPP site in the southeast corner of the P-SMAL NPP site exclosure. Installed 01/16/1990.

P-TOBO D=USDA standard can rain gauge at Northeast Exclosure. G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located on gate post of LTER P-TOBO NPP site. Installed 01/17/1990. W=USDA rain gauge #30. USDA weighing bucket rain gauge located at USDA Northeast Exlosure.

T-TAYL WW=USDA weighing bucket rain gauge at USDA-REP-2, West Exclosure, Gage #51, 1.1 mi west of T-TAYL NPP site. EW=USDA weighing bucket rain gauge at USDA-REP-2, East Exclosure, Gage #50, 0.35mi west of T-TAYL NPP site. G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located on gate post of LTER T-TAYL NPP site. Installed 01/05/1990.

T-WEST SW=USDA weighing bucket rain gauge at USDA-REP-1, South Exclosure, Gage #53, 0.3 mi north of T-WEST NPP site and about 250 meters NW of T-EAST. NW=USDA weighing bucket rain gauge at USDA-REP-1, North Exclosure, Gage #52, 1.0 mi north of T-WEST and about 0.8 mi NW of T-EAST. G=LTER Graduated Rain Gage located on gate post of LTER T-WEST NPP site. Installed 01/05/1990.

T-EAST See T-WEST. The same gauges are used. Graduated rain gauge at T-EAST installed 04/03/1998.

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:

Athol Abrahams

Organization:

New Mexico State University

Address:

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.

Individual:

Walter G Whitford

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER/New Mexico State University

Address:

P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.

Individual:	Laura F Huenneke
Organization:	New Mexico State University (Now at NAU)
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2562-6822

Individual:

David C Lightfoot

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER (now at Univ. of NM)

Email Address:

dlightfo@unm.edu

Individual:

John Anderson

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER/New Mexico State University

Position:

Jornada Research Site Manager

Address:

P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.

Email Address:

janderso@jornada.nmsu.edu

Id:

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

Individual:	Anthony Parsons
Organization:	University of Sheffield UK
Id:	https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6730-5031

Individual:	John Wainwright
Organization:	Durham University UK

Contacts:

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER

Position:

Information Manager

Phone:

575-322-2430

Email Address:

jornada.data@nmsu.edu

Web Address:

https://lter.jornada.nmsu.edu/information-management/

Metadata Providers:

Organization:

Jornada Basin LTER

Position:

Jornada Basin LTER program

Address:

P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA

Email Address:

jornada.lter@nmsu.edu

Web Address:

https://lter.jornada.nmsu.edu

Id:

https://ror.org/05976ta47

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1989-01-03

End:

2023-01-13

Geographic Region:

Description:

NPP study locations: There are 15 sites used in the NPP study, spanning 5 vegetation community types in the Jornada Basin. This bounding box includes all 15 sites. More precise geographic coordinates for this study may be requested from the JRN LTER Data Manager (jornada.data@nmsu.edu).

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.669000	Southern:	32.488000
Western:	-106.865000	Eastern:	-106.713000

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Jornada Basin LTER

Personnel:

Individual:

Dr. Niall Hanan

Address:

P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER,

New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 United States

Phone:

575-646-3335 (voice)

Email Address:

nhanan@nmsu.edu

Role:

Principal Investigator

Abstract:

The Jornada Basin Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program is part of a national network of long-term ecological research sites funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF). The Jornada LTER program has been continuously funded since 1982 (Current NSF award: DEB-2025166) to develop general principles governing changes between grassland and shrubland ecosystems based on long-term data collected in the Chihuahuan Desert. We translate our findings to dryland ecosystems around the world, and forecast the dynamics of future ecosystem states in response to changing climate and land use.

Additional Award Information:

Funder:

National Science Foundation

Funder ID:

https://ror.org/05976ta47

Number:

2025166

Title:

LTER: Long –Term Research at the Jornada Basin (LTER VII)

URL:

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2025166

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	National Science Foundation
Number:	DEB 1832194
Title:	Prior award: LTER: Long - Term Research at the Jornada Basin (LTER VII)

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	National Science Foundation
Number:	DEB 1235828
Title:	Prior award: LTER: Long-Term Research at the Jornada Basin (LTER-VI)

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	National Science Foundation
Number:	DEB 0618210
Title:	Prior award: Jornada Basin LTER V: Landscape Linkages in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	National Science Foundation
Number:	DEB 0080412
Title:	Prior award: LTER IV: Jornada Basin: Linkages in Semi-arid Landscapes

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	National Science Foundation
Number:	DEB 9411971
Title:	Prior award: LTER: The Chihuahuan Desert (The Jornada LTER III Consortium)

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	National Science Foundation
Number:	DEB 8811160, 9240261
Title:	Prior award: Interactions in Time and Space Variability in a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem: Jornada LTER (II)

Additional Award Information:

Funder:	National Science Foundation
Number:	DEB 8114466, 8612106
Title:	Prior award: Interactions of Time and Space Variability in a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem in New Mexico (Jornada LTER I)

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	ongoing
Frequency:	annually

Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'id' = 'millimeter'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'multiplierToSI' = '0.001'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'name' = 'millimeter'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'parentSI' = 'meter'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'unitType' = 'volume'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n          '
        |     |     |     |___element 'description'
        |     |     |     |     |___text '.001 meters'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___text '\n      '
        |     |___text '\n    '
        |___text '\n  '

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Graduated rain gauge (GRG) precipitation observations from 21 sites at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1989-ongoing

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Graduated rain gauge (GRG) precipitation observations from 21 sites at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1989-ongoing

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