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High resolution precipitation event data from a tipping bucket gauge at the Jornada Basin LTER Biodiversity study site, 1996-ongoing

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-jrn.210121008.1
Title:High resolution precipitation event data from a tipping bucket gauge at the Jornada Basin LTER Biodiversity study site, 1996-ongoing
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

This data package contains high temporal resolution values from a tipping bucket rain gauge during rain events at the Biodiversity study site at the Jornada Basin LTER in southern New Mexico, USA. Data collection at the Biodiversity site began in 1996 and a tipping bucket rain gauge commenced data collection in April of that year. The data file included here reports 1-second (1997-2016) or 1-minute (2016-present) frequency precipitation data, in millimeters, from this rain gauge during precipitation events. There are no data records for rain amounts less than 0.1 mm. Data collection from this tipping bucket rain gauge is ongoing and collected on a monthly basis (data package may be updated less frequently).

Publication Date:2019-10-01

Time Period
Begin:
1997-06-27
End:
2019-09-24

People and Organizations
Contact:Anderson, John (New Mexico State University) 
Contact:Manager, Data (Jornada Basin LTER) [  email ]
Creator:Huenneke, Laura (New Mexico State University)
Creator:Rango, Al (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range)
Creator:Anderson, John (New Mexico State University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
High resolution (1-sec or 1-min frequency) tipping bucket rain gauge data during rain events
Description:
High resolution (1-sec or 1-min frequency) tipping bucket rain gauge data during rain events
Other Name:
Comment history for the Biodiversity tipping bucket rain gauge
Description:
Comment history for the Biodiversity tipping bucket rain gauge
Other Name:
Summary figure - cumulative precip
Description:
Summary figure - cumulative precip
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210121008/1/f45b9d6f355510f76c332a6eb2432819
Name:High resolution (1-sec or 1-min frequency) tipping bucket rain gauge data during rain events
Description:High resolution (1-sec or 1-min frequency) tipping bucket rain gauge data during rain events
Number of Records:47353
Number of Columns:5

Table Structure
Object Name:JRN_121008_biodiv_tbraingauge_event.csv
Size:1420104 bytes
Authentication:08e38b410e1ca64e99551344aa179275 Calculated By MD5
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:\n
Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter:,

Table Column Descriptions
 
Column Name:date  
time  
prec  
qflag  
comment  
Definition:DateTime [1 second resolution]Precipitation in mmQuality flag [B, M, Q, DST, or NA]Explanatory comment regarding data or instrumentation
Storage Type:date  
date  
float  
string  
string  
Measurement Type:dateTimedateTimerationominalnominal
Measurement Values Domain:
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision
Formathh:mm:ss
Precision
Unitmillimeter
Typereal
Min0 
Max2.1 
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
CodeQ
DefinitionQuestionable value - equipment problem during 24 hour period
Source
Code Definition
CodeM
DefinitionMissing - equipment problem
Source
Code Definition
CodeB
DefinitionBad data from equipment problem
Source
Code Definition
CodeDST
DefinitionStart/End Daylight Savings Time [probable shift to or from Daylight Savings Time due to incorrect time sync]
Source
DefinitionExplanatory comment regarding data or instrumentation
Missing Value Code:    
CodeNA
ExplMissing data
CodeNA
ExplNo flag, data OK
CodeNA
ExplNo comment
Accuracy Report:          
Accuracy Assessment:          
Coverage:          
Methods:          

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Comment history for the Biodiversity tipping bucket rain gauge
Entity Type:unknown
Description:Comment history for the Biodiversity tipping bucket rain gauge
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:Bd_tbrg_his.txt
Size:13665 bytes
Authentication:df199768222f7a854420e49808fe11da Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:unknown
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210121008/1/8807184c776c5b062455c42d455dcf72

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Summary figure - cumulative precip
Entity Type:unknown
Description:Summary figure - cumulative precip
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:bd_tbrg_mmprecip_cumulative_events.png
Size:145678 bytes
Authentication:42356ebfc11c3de6164b0c89d47c482b Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:unknown
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210121008/1/765eac955fd8aa34b4d2bc231837e5bf

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 Vocabularyprecipitation, climate, rain, hydrological processes, biodiversity, deserts, plant species composition, species diversity
LTER Core AreaDisturbance, Populations
JRN Dataset KeywordsClimate, Soils, and Atmosphere, Hydrology
Jornada Place NamesBiodiversity
Jornada Project NamesBiodiversity, study 121
(No thesaurus)rain gauge, tipping bucket rain gauge

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 Novalynx Corporation tipping bucket rain gauge (model 6011) has been used for the duration of this study. A Novalynx rain gauge pulse recorder (model 260-2107) recorded data from April 1996 until March 2005. Data were down loaded to a portable hand held data transfer unit, then transferred to computer. In March 2005 an Onset HOBO Event Logger replaced the Novalynx pulse recorder and recorded data until March 2016. All data up until this change was collected at one-second frequency. From March 2016 onward a Campbell CR10X datalogger recorded data from the rain gauge, and data collection changed to one-minute frequency.

The included data file contains the high-resolution rain event detail data from this rain gauge. Data are recorded in millimeters at one-second or one-minute frequency during rain events. There are no data records for rain events less than 0.1 millimeters in size.

NOTE 1:

Though data collection at this gauge began 04 Apr 1996, early high tempopral resolution (one second) data were lost. Daily summary rain data from this time period forward is available in a separate package on EDI (knb-lter-jrn.210121.005).

NOTE 2:

prec=0 is used to placemark when datalogger data was collected. It does not occur for all instances.

People and Organizations

Creators:
Individual: Laura Huenneke
Organization:New Mexico State University
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2562-6822
Individual: Al Rango
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Individual: John Anderson
Organization:New Mexico State University
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-8022
Contacts:
Individual: John Anderson
Organization:New Mexico State University
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-8022
Individual: Data Manager
Organization:Jornada Basin LTER
Email Address:
datamanager.jrn.lter@gmail.com

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
1997-06-27
End:
2019-09-24
Geographic Region:
Description:The Biodiversity site is located in the west bajada geomorphic unit. Contact the data manager for more precise study coordinates.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  32.5427713Southern:  32.46722784
Western:  -106.8514602Eastern:  -106.7294433

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Jornada Basin LTER
Personnel:
Individual: John Anderson
Organization:New Mexico State University
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6417-8022
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: NSF: DEB-1832194

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:ongoing. Continuous measurements, data retrieved approximately monthly.
Frequency:

Additional Info

Additional Information:
 

Biodiversity study site location

From the stone pillars at the south entrance of the Jornada Experimental Range (USDA), follow the road west approximately 4 miles to the first (wretched) gate on the right (north). Go through this gate approximately one quarter mile, parking spot is on west side of road under power lines. The Biodiversity site is on the right (east) side of the road across from the parking spot. The raingage is located about 5m south of Plot #46, which is due east of the parking spot, about 100m. The Biodiversity site is to the southeast of Summerford Mountain.

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