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Monthly precipitation data from a network of standard gauges at the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico, January 1916 - May 2019

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-jrn.21038001.1
Title:Monthly precipitation data from a network of standard gauges at the Jornada Experimental Range in southern New Mexico, January 1916 - May 2019
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 Agicultural Research Service personnel. This dataset includes 39 different locations but only 29 of them are currently sampled. 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.

Publication Date:2019-06-03

Time Period
Begin:
1915-01-01
End:
2019-05-31

People and Organizations
Contact:James, Darren (USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range (JER)) [  email ]
Creator:Thatcher, David (USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range (JER))

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
JER_standard_can_monthly_precip
Description:
JER_standard_can_monthly_precip
Other Name:
A figure of the precipitation data contained in this data package
Description:
A figure of the precipitation data contained in this data package
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Data Entities


Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/21038001/1/5fd63f23b1fe349979ba328ae3dceb7c
Name:JER_standard_can_monthly_precip
Description:JER_standard_can_monthly_precip
Number of Records:31811
Number of Columns:7

Table Structure
Object Name:JER_standard_raingauge_network_toMay2019.csv
Size:1137763 byte
Authentication:70abf0cffb82ae26bc63a6874703d09a Calculated By MD5
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:\r\n
Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter:,

Table Column Descriptions
 
Column Name:name  
pasture  
year  
month  
sample_date  
prec_in  
notes  
Definition:name of rain gaugenames of pasture on the Jornada Experimental Range in wich gauge is locatedyear of measurementmonth of measurementday on which precipitation was measuredtotal monthly precipitationnotes recorded by technicians which may be of interest to data users
Storage Type:string  
string  
float  
float  
date  
float  
string  
Measurement Type:nominalnominalratioratiodateTimerationominal
Measurement Values Domain:
Definitionname of rain gauge
Definitionnames of pasture on the Jornada Experimental Range in wich gauge is located
Unitdimensionless
Typenatural
Min1915 
Max2019 
Unitdimensionless
Typenatural
Min
Max12 
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision
Unitinch
Typereal
Min
Max9.41 
Definitionnotes recorded by technicians which may be of interest to data users
Missing Value Code:        
Code.
Expldate not recorded
Code.
Expldata not available
Code.
Explno notes recorded
Accuracy Report:              
Accuracy Assessment:              
Coverage:              
Methods:              

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:A figure of the precipitation data contained in this data package
Entity Type:unknown
Description:A figure of the precipitation data contained in this data package
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:JER_std_gauge_monthly_precip.jpg
Size:2920004 bytes
Authentication:ed4881ceb8e5f144df038be8efb7ef67 Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:unknown
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/21038001/1/9729fb65a544e01c20ebf10dbeba371f

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:
rainrain
precipitationprecipitation
(No thesaurus)rain gauge, network, standard rain gauge, Jornada Basin LTER
LTER Controlled Vocabularyrainfall

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:

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. These measurements are entered directly into a spreadsheet and emailed to the Jornada experimental Range network.

People and Organizations

Creators:
Individual: David Thatcher
Organization:USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range (JER)
Email Address:
Dave.Thatcher@ars.usda.gov
Contacts:
Individual: Darren James
Organization:USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range (JER)
Email Address:
darren.james@ars.usda.gov

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:
2019-05-31
Geographic Region:
Description:Jornada Experimental Range, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA. For more detailed geographic locations of the precipitation gauges please contact the Data Manager
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  32.7825585335289Southern:  32.4758976395552
Western:  -106.869420791496Eastern:  -106.489789462384

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:No project title to report
Personnel:
Individual: David Thatcher
Email Address:
Dave.Thatcher@ars.usda.gov
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding: No funding to report

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:ongoing
Frequency:
Other Metadata

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