Data Package Metadata View Summary

Monthly precipitation data from a network of standard gauges at the Jornada Experimental Range (Jornada Basin LTER) in southern New Mexico, January 1916 - ongoing

General Information

Data Package:

Local Identifier:

knb-lter-jrn.210380001.752

Title:

Monthly precipitation data from a network of standard gauges at the Jornada Experimental Range (Jornada Basin LTER) in southern New Mexico, January 1916 - ongoing

Alternate Identifier:

DOI PLACE HOLDER

Abstract:

This ongoing dataset contains monthly precipitation measurements from a network of standard can rain gauges at the Jornada Experimental Range in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA. Precipitation physically collects within gauges during the month and is manually measured with a graduated cylinder at the end of each month. This network is maintained by USDA Agricultural Research Service personnel. This dataset includes 39 different locations but only 29 of them are current. Other precipitation data exist for this area, including event-based tipping bucket data with timestamps, but do not go as far back in time as this dataset.

Short Name:

JERstdPRECIP

Publication Date:

2024-05-20

Language:

English

For more information:
Visit:	https://jornada.nmsu.edu
Visit:	DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period

Begin:

1915-01-01

End:

2024-05-02

People and Organizations
Contact:	Jornada Information Manager (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range) [ email ]
Creator:	Thatcher, David (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range)
Creator:	Bestelmeyer, Brandon T (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:	JER monthly precip
Description:	Monthly precipitation data from standard collection gauges on the Jornada Experimental Range
Other Name:	JER monthly precip graph
Description:	Figure of the data contained in this data package

Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table


Data:	https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210380001/752/337188e1e4f1f0228efb7b89c509bba0
Name:	JER monthly precip
Description:	Monthly precipitation data from standard collection gauges on the Jornada Experimental Range
Number of Records:	33580
Number of Columns:	7

Table Structure

Object Name:

JER_standard_raingauge_network_monthly_precip.csv

Size:

1145793 byte

Authentication:

35f2387e1c18f60600ac18fa2e00ad11 Calculated By MD5

Text Format:

Number of Header Lines:

Number of Foot Lines:

Record Delimiter:

\r\n

Orientation:

column

Simple Delimited:

Field Delimiter:	,
Quote Character:	"

Table Column Descriptions

gauge name

pasture

year

month

collection date

precip (inches)

notes

Column Name:

name

pasture

year

month

sample_date

prec_in

notes

Definition:

name of rain gauge

names of pasture on the Jornada Experimental Range in wich gauge is located

year of measurement

month of measurement

day on which precipitation was measured

total monthly precipitation

notes recorded by technicians which may be of interest to data users

Storage Type:

string

float

date

float

string

Measurement Type:

nominal

ratio

dateTime

ratio

nominal

Measurement Values Domain:

Definition

gauge name

Definition

pasture name

Unit	dimensionless
Type	real

Unit	dimensionless
Type	real

Format	YYYY-MM-DD
Precision	1

Unit	inch
Type	real

Definition

any text

Missing Value Code:

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

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:

JER monthly precip graph

Entity Type:

otherEntity

Description:

Figure of the data contained in this data package

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:

JER_std_gauge_monthly_precip.jpg

Size:

6566239 byte

Authentication:

c943ab456f9d0e22b0cb9790206894f4 Calculated By MD5

Externally Defined Format:

Format Name:

JPG

Data:

https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210380001/752/24a6198cd251ef1bff31fa2de916a28d

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
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1	hydrology, long term ecological research, meteorology, precipitation, rain, rainfall
none	Jornada Basin LTER, network, rain gauge, standard rain gauge
Jornada Basin LTER dataset keywords	Climate, Soils, and Atmosphere, Hydrology, Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Jornada Basin project names	prj 380
Jornada Basin place names	Dona Ana, HQ, JER
USDA National Ag Library's Agricultural Thesaurus	LTAR

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:

Field collection

Precipitation is collected monthly at each location in a National Weather Service type standard rain gauge with an 8-inch diameter catchment orifice. A small amount of mineral oil is used to prevent evaporation during the month. As close to the end of the month as possible, USDA-ARS personnel travel to each standard gauge and measure the collected rainfall with a graduated cylinder.

Data processing

These measurements are entered directly into a spreadsheet and emailed to the Jornada Experimental Range network. Actual collection dates before 2010 are not available.

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:	David Thatcher
Organization:	USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range

Individual:

Brandon T Bestelmeyer

Organization:

USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range

Email Address:

brandon.bestelmeyer@usda.gov

Id:

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-9955

Contacts:

Organization:

USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range

Position:

Jornada Information Manager

Address:

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

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA

Phone:

575-646-1739

Email Address:

jornada.data@nmsu.edu

Web Address:

https://jornada.nmsu.edu/ltar/data/documentation

Metadata Providers:

Organization:

Jornada Experimental Range LTAR (USDA-ARS)

Address:

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

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA

Web Address:

https://jornada.nmsu.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period

Begin:

1915-01-01

End:

2024-05-02

Geographic Region:

Description:

JER Standard can rain gauges (prj 380): Standard can rain gauges at Jornada Experimental Range (project 380)

Bounding Coordinates:

Northern:	32.782560	Southern:	32.475900
Western:	-106.869420	Eastern:	-106.489790

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:

Jornada Experimental Range LTAR

Personnel:

Individual:

Dr. Brandon Bestelmeyer

Address:

P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER,

New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 United States

Phone:

575-646-4842 (voice)

Email Address:

brandon.bestelmeyer@usda.gov

Role:

Research Leader

Abstract:

The Jornada Experimental Range Long-Term Agroecosystems Research (LTAR) program is part of a national network of long-term agricultural and rangeland ecology research sites funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Jornada Experimental Range is administered by the USDA-ARS (USDA Agricultural Research Service).

Funding:

The Jornada Experimental Range is supported by the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network (CRIS# 3050-11210-009-00D)

Maintenance

Maintenance:

Description:	ongoing
Frequency:	biannually

Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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Data Package Metadata View Summary

Monthly precipitation data from a network of standard gauges at the Jornada Experimental Range (Jornada Basin LTER) in southern New Mexico, January 1916 - ongoing

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Monthly precipitation data from a network of standard gauges at the Jornada Experimental Range (Jornada Basin LTER) in southern New Mexico, January 1916 - ongoing

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