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Historic soil maps for the Jornada Basin and Doña Ana county in southern New Mexico, U.S.A. derived from surveys in 1918, 1963, and 1980. From Monger 2006 book chapter (provisional)

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-jrn.210406001.3
Title:Historic soil maps for the Jornada Basin and Doña Ana county in southern New Mexico, U.S.A. derived from surveys in 1918, 1963, and 1980. From Monger 2006 book chapter (provisional)
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

This dataset contains multiple geospatial layers that describe soils in the Jornada Basin, and surrounding areas of southern New Mexico U.S.A. The data were derived from Soil Conservation Service surveys in 1918, 1968, and 1980, as well as other sources. Spatial information and attributes in this dataset reflect the published information for the study (Monger 2006) to the extent known, but the data are under review and should be considered provisional at this time. Further details can be found in:

Monger, H. C. 2006. "Soil Development in the Jornada Basin." In Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem: The Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research Site, edited by K. Havstad, L. F. Huenneke, and W. H. Schlesinger eds., 81–106. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

and

Bulloch, H. Edward, and Raymond E. Neher. Soil Survey of Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1980.

Publication Date:2022-08-15
Language:English
For more information:
Visit: https://jrn.lternet.edu
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Time Period
Begin:
1918
End:
1980

People and Organizations
Contact:Information Manager (Jornada Basin LTER) [  email ]
Creator:Monger, H. Curtis (New Mexico State University)
Associate:,  (USDA-NRCS New Mexico State Office, associate)

Data Entities
Other Name:
Historic soil map of JER, 1918
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1918 soil map of Jornada Experimental Range (JER)
Other Name:
Historic soil map of JER, 1963
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of a soil map of Jornada Experimental Range produced by the Soil Conservation Service (1963 unpublished)
Other Name:
Doña Ana County soil survey map, 1980
Description:
A vector geospatial file (polygons) of The Dona Ana Soil Survey (Bulloch and Neher 1980), covering the Jornada Experimental Range and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center.
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Historic soil map of JER, 1918
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:A vector geospatial file (polygons) of the 1918 soil map of Jornada Experimental Range (JER)
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:JERSoils1918.shp.zip
Size:228084 byte
Authentication:78678302f9bced1098308f5e02b420a2 Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:application/zip
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210406001/3/0c4501af62ee503ee2809b3078a25689

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Historic soil map of JER, 1963
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:A vector geospatial file (polygons) of a soil map of Jornada Experimental Range produced by the Soil Conservation Service (1963 unpublished)
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:JERSoil1963.shp.zip
Size:235462 byte
Authentication:1d5c80c97e48f15f1e3e3b57d3c2b384 Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:application/zip
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210406001/3/3e2067165649cf73de321f961d51a47f

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:Doña Ana County soil survey map, 1980
Entity Type:otherEntity
Description:A vector geospatial file (polygons) of The Dona Ana Soil Survey (Bulloch and Neher 1980), covering the Jornada Experimental Range and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center.
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:soilmu_a_nm690.shp.zip
Size:8175741 byte
Authentication:2bfe3533b0fc0478effc057669bd3284 Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:application/zip
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210406001/3/7ab4a7c08499768b33a5730bb4bbe8df

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 Areasland use and land cover change
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1geographic information systems, geological processes, geology, historical value, landscape change, physical processes, soils
nonegeospatial, shapefile
Jornada Basin place namesJER

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:

Dataset description

This dataset contains multiple geospatial layers that describe soils in the Jornada Basin, and surrounding areas of southern New Mexico U.S.A. The data were derived from Soil Conservation Service surveys in 1918, 1968, and 1980, as well as other sources. The Dona Ana county survey data was initially published by Bulloch and Neher (1980), with elements republished in 2006 by Monger. Further details can be found in the two publications referenced below.

Data for each layer are provided as ESRI shapefiles compressed and archived within individual ZIP files. Each shapefile is a multi-polygon layer that is mapped across the Jornada Basin and nearby areas, including the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC). Metadata for each layer are provided within the QGIS metadata file (.qmd extesion) included in the ZIP archive. The attributes of each polygon layer describe the geological and soil units.

Spatial information and attributes in this dataset reflect the published information for the study (Monger 2006) to the extent known, but the data are under review and should be considered provisional at this time.

References

Monger, H. C. 2006. "Soil Development in the Jornada Basin." In Structure and Function of a Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem: The Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research Site, edited by K. Havstad, L. F. Huenneke, and W. H. Schlesinger eds., 81–106. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Bulloch, H. Edward, and Raymond E. Neher. "Soil Survey of Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico". Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1980.

Earth Data Analysis Center, ArcGIS geodatabase files for the soil survey of Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico [Dataset]. http://gstore.unm.edu/apps/rgisarchive/datasets/b1532806-8aa5-485d-81c6-ca7068d859f4/metadata/FGDC-STD-001-1998.html

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: H. Curtis Monger
Organization:New Mexico State University
Address:
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
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/
Associated Parties:
Organization:USDA-NRCS New Mexico State Office
Address:
100 Sun Avenue N.E., Suite 602,
Albuquerque, NM 87109 U.S.A.
Phone:
(505) 761-4400
Web Address:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/nm/contact/
Role:associate
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:
1918
End:
1980
Geographic Region:
Description:Jornada Experimental Range and CDRRC bounding box: This study took place in, or near, the Jornada Experimental Range and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center in southern NM. This bounding box includes those and adjacent areas.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  32.893828Southern:  32.402962
Western:  -107.067321Eastern:  -106.486796

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 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.

Funding:

JRN LTER is funded by the National Science Foundation under award DEB 2025166.

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:complete
Frequency:asNeeded
Other Metadata

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