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SEV LTER: Tracking Vegetation Phenology Using PhenoCam Imagery at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, 2014-2024

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Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-sev.357.1
Title:SEV LTER: Tracking Vegetation Phenology Using PhenoCam Imagery at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, 2014-2024
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

As of 03/03/2024, the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program is equipped with a total of 65 digital RGB cameras, or PhenoCams, across the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. These cameras are installed on eddy covariance flux towers and at a number of precipitation manipulation experiments to track vegetation phenology and productivity across dryland ecotones. PhenoCams have been paired with eddy covariance flux tower data at the site since 2014, while some Mean-Variance Experiment PhenoCams were installed as recently as June 2023. For information on PhenoCam data processing and formatting, see Richardson et al., 2018, Scientific Data (https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.28), Seyednasrollah et al., 2019, Scientific Data (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0229-9), and the PhenoCam Network web page (https://phenocam.nau.edu/webcam/).

The PhenoCam Network uses imagery from digital cameras to track vegetation phenology and seasonal changes in vegetation activity in diverse ecosystems across North America and around the world. Imagery is uploaded to the PhenoCam server hosted at Northern Arizona University, where it is made publicly available in near-real time, every 30 minutes from sunrise to sunset, 365 days a year.

The data are processed using simple image analysis tools to yield a measure of canopy greenness, from which phenological metrics are extracted, characterizing the start and end of the growing season. These transition dates have been shown to align well with on-the-ground observations at various research sites. Long-term PhenoCam data can be used to track the impact of climate variability and change on the rhythm of the seasons.

Publication Date:2024-03-12
For more information:
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Date:
2014

People and Organizations
Contact:Blais, Jacob J (Northern Arizona University, Ph.D. Student) [  email ]
Contact:Richardson, Andrew D (Northern Arizona University, Regents' Professor) [  email ]
Contact:Wesely, Natasha K (Northern Arizona University, Ph.D. Student) [  email ]
Contact:SEVIM(University of New Mexico, Information Manager) [  email ]
Creator:Blais, Jacob J (Northern Arizona University, Ph.D. Student)
Creator:Richardson, Andrew D (Northern Arizona University, Regents' Professor)
Associate:Rudgers, Jennifer A (University of New Mexico, Regents' Professor, Director of the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
SEV_PhenoCams_Metadata_03032024
Description:
Metadata file with columns for site name, latitude, longitude, elevation, descriptive name, and PhenoCam Network website URL for all 65 PhenoCams affiliated with the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program.
Other Name:
SEV_PhenoCams_Provisional_Data_03032024
Description:
This .zip file is comprised of 67 individual .zip files, each corresponding to a Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program-affiliated PhenoCam. Within each of the PhenoCam-specific .zip files is the provisional PhenoCam data that can be downloaded directly from the PhenoCam Network website. This provisional product includes raw, one-day mean, and three-day mean Green Chromatic Coordinate (GCC), or vegetation greenness, data.
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sev/357/1/ff2409538d4812c6717bab9001baf2a8
Name:SEV_PhenoCams_Metadata_03032024
Description:Metadata file with columns for site name, latitude, longitude, elevation, descriptive name, and PhenoCam Network website URL for all 65 PhenoCams affiliated with the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program.
Number of Records:65
Number of Columns:6

Table Structure
Object Name:SEV_PhenoCams_Metadata_03032024.csv
Size:11186 byte
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Field Delimiter:,
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Table Column Descriptions
 Site_NameLatitudeLongitudeElevation_mDescriptive_NamePhenoCam_Site_Page_URL
Column Name:Site_Name  
Latitude  
Longitude  
Elevation_m  
Descriptive_Name  
PhenoCam_Site_Page_URL  
Definition:The name of the PhenoCam on the PhenoCam Network websiteGeographic coordinatesGeographic coordinatesLocation elevation of the PhenoCamLonger, more detailed description of what Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program project the PhenoCam is being forURL to the PhenoCam's web page on the PhenoCam Network website where images can be viewed
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Accuracy Report:            
Accuracy Assessment:            
Coverage:            
Methods:            

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:SEV_PhenoCams_Provisional_Data_03032024
Entity Type:.zip file
Description:This .zip file is comprised of 67 individual .zip files, each corresponding to a Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program-affiliated PhenoCam. Within each of the PhenoCam-specific .zip files is the provisional PhenoCam data that can be downloaded directly from the PhenoCam Network website. This provisional product includes raw, one-day mean, and three-day mean Green Chromatic Coordinate (GCC), or vegetation greenness, data.
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:SEV_PhenoCams_Provisional_Data_03032024.zip
Size:341595439 byte
Authentication:eb2c74183dcfeb797bed351609250d1a Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:application/zip
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sev/357/1/b25e088849e1e6068eb5be884a4b6dab

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:
(No thesaurus)Northern Arizona University, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, ecohydrology, digital cameras, SEV LTER, drylands, PhenoCam, Richardson Lab
LTER Controlled Vocabularyaboveground biomass, aboveground production, biological processes, biology, ecosystems, bud burst, carbon, carbon cycling, climate change, deserts, droughts, ecology, ecosystem ecology, ecosystem properties, field methods, flowering, grasses, grasslands, imagery, irrigation, land surface properties, landscape change, long term monitoring, methods, monitoring, net primary productivity, organisms, phenology, photosynthesis, physiological processes, physiology, plant communities, plant ecology, plant functional types, plant phenology, plant physiology, plant properties, precipitation, rain, remote sensing, seasonality, shrubs, spatial variability, temporal properties, terrestrial ecosystems, trees, vegetation, vegetation dynamics

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:

For detailed information on PhenoCam data processing and formatting methods, see Richardson et al., 2018, Scientific Data (https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.28), Seyednasrollah et al., 2019, Scientific Data (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0229-9), and the PhenoCam Network web page (https://phenocam.nau.edu/webcam/).

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:Mr. Jacob J Blais
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Ph.D. Student
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 United States of America
Phone:
(520) 275-4049 (voice)
Email Address:
jblais@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8617-0144
Individual:Dr. Andrew D Richardson
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Regents' Professor
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona United States of America
Email Address:
Andrew.Richardson@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-6714
Contacts:
Individual:Mr. Jacob J Blais
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Ph.D. Student
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 United States of America
Phone:
(520) 275-4049 (voice)
Email Address:
jblais@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8617-0144
Individual:Dr. Andrew D Richardson
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Regents' Professor
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona United States of America
Email Address:
Andrew.Richardson@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-6714
Individual: Natasha K Wesely
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Ph.D. Student
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona United States of America
Email Address:
nkw54@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7469-3258
Individual: SEVIM
Organization:University of New Mexico
Position:Information Manager
Email Address:
sevim@unm.edu
Associated Parties:
Individual:Dr. Jennifer A Rudgers
Organization:University of New Mexico
Position:Regents' Professor
Address:
Albuquerque, New Mexico United States of America
Email Address:
jrudgers@unm.edu
Web Address:
https://rudgerslab.weebly.com/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7094-4857
Role:Director of the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program
Metadata Providers:
Individual:Mr. Jacob J Blais
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Ph.D. Student
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 United States of America
Phone:
(520) 275-4049 (voice)
Email Address:
jblais@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8617-0144
Individual:Dr. Andrew D Richardson
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Regents' Professor
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona United States of America
Email Address:
Andrew.Richardson@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-6714

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Date:
2014
Geographic Region:
Description:Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program-affiliated PhenoCams are dispersed widely across the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge located approximately one hour south of Albuquerque, New Mexico at the northern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert. See the metadata file for the geographic coordinates of individual PhenoCams on the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  34.417624Southern:  34.191309
Western:  -107.080379Eastern:  -106.515957
Altitude Minimum:1500.0Altitude Maximum:2000.0
Taxonomic Range:
Classification:
Rank Name:Kingdom
Rank Value:Viridiplantae
Common Name:green plants
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 33090 (Viridiplantae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Phylum
Rank Value:Streptophyta
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 35493 (Streptophyta)
Classification:
Rank Name:Subphylum
Rank Value:Streptophytina
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 131221 (Streptophytina)
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Magnoliopsida
Common Name:flowering plants
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 3398 (Magnoliopsida)
Classification:
Rank Name:Subclass
Rank Value:Petrosaviidae
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 1437197 (Petrosaviidae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Poales
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 38820 (Poales)
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Poaceae
Common Name:grass family
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 4479 (Poaceae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Subfamily
Rank Value:Chloridoideae
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 147371 (Chloridoideae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Genus
Rank Value:Bouteloua
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 48731 (Bouteloua)
Classification:
Rank Name:Species
Rank Value:Bouteloua eriopoda
Common Name:black grama
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 383921 (Bouteloua eriopoda)
Taxonomic Range:
Classification:
Rank Name:Genus
Rank Value:Bouteloua
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 48731 (Bouteloua)
Classification:
Rank Name:Species
Rank Value:Bouteloua gracilis
Common Name:blue grama
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 48732 (Bouteloua gracilis)
Taxonomic Range:
Classification:
Rank Name:Kingdom
Rank Value:Viridiplantae
Common Name:green plants
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 33090 (Viridiplantae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Phylum
Rank Value:Streptophyta
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 35493 (Streptophyta)
Classification:
Rank Name:Subphylum
Rank Value:Streptophytina
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 131221 (Streptophytina)
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Magnoliopsida
Common Name:flowering plants
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 3398 (Magnoliopsida)
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Zygophyllales
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 403666 (Zygophyllales)
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Zygophyllaceae
Common Name:creosote-bush family
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 43873 (Zygophyllaceae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Subfamily
Rank Value:Larreoideae
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 293144 (Larreoideae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Genus
Rank Value:Larrea
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 66635 (Larrea)
Classification:
Rank Name:Species
Rank Value:Larrea tridentata
Common Name:creosote bush
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 66636 (Larrea tridentata)
Taxonomic Range:
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Pinopsida
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 58019 (Pinopsida)
Classification:
Rank Name:Subclass
Rank Value:Pinidae
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 3313 (Pinidae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Cupressales
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 1446379 (Cupressales)
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Cupressaceae
Common Name:cypress family
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 3367 (Cupressaceae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Genus
Rank Value:Juniperus
Common Name:junipers
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 13100 (Juniperus)
Classification:
Rank Name:Species
Rank Value:Juniperus monosperma
Common Name:one-seed juniper
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 487038 (Juniperus monosperma)
Taxonomic Range:
Classification:
Rank Name:Phylum
Rank Value:Streptophyta
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 35493 (Streptophyta)
Classification:
Rank Name:Subphylum
Rank Value:Streptophytina
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 131221 (Streptophytina)
Classification:
Rank Name:Class
Rank Value:Pinopsida
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 58019 (Pinopsida)
Classification:
Rank Name:Subclass
Rank Value:Pinidae
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 3313 (Pinidae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Order
Rank Value:Pinales
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 1446380 (Pinales)
Classification:
Rank Name:Family
Rank Value:Pinaceae
Common Name:pine family
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 3318 (Pinaceae)
Classification:
Rank Name:Genus
Rank Value:Pinus
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 3337 (Pinus)
Classification:
Rank Name:Subgenus
Rank Value:Pinus subgen. Strobus
Common Name:soft pines
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 139272 (Pinus subgen. Strobus)
Classification:
Rank Name:Species
Rank Value:Pinus edulis
Common Name:pinyon
Identifer:National Center for Biotechnology Information - Taxonomy (NCBI)
Info for ID: 3340 (Pinus edulis)

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:SEV LTER: Tracking Vegetation Phenology Using PhenoCam Imagery at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, 2014-2024
Personnel:
Individual:Mr. Jacob J Blais
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Ph.D. Student
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 United States of America
Phone:
(520) 275-4049 (voice)
Email Address:
jblais@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8617-0144
Role:Ph.D. Student working with the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program's Mean-Variance Experiment PhenoCams
Individual:Dr. Andrew D Richardson
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Regents' Professor
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona United States of America
Email Address:
Andrew.Richardson@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0148-6714
Role:Principle Investigator on the National Science Foundation grant titled "Interacting Impacts of Changes in Mean and Variance of Water Availability on Vegetation Phenology and Productivity in Dryland Ecosystems". This grant funds Sevilleta LTER Mean-Variance Experiment PhenoCam work.
Individual: Natasha K Wesely
Organization:Northern Arizona University
Position:Ph.D. Student
Address:
Flagstaff, Arizona United States of America
Email Address:
nkw54@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://richardson-lab.nau.edu/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7469-3258
Role:Ph.D. Student working with the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program's Mean-Variance Experiment PhenoCams
Abstract:

As of 03/03/2024, the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research Program is equipped with a total of 65 digital RGB cameras, or PhenoCams, across the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. These cameras are installed on eddy covariance flux towers and at a number of precipitation manipulation experiments to track vegetation phenology and productivity across dryland ecotones. PhenoCams have been paired with eddy covariance flux tower data at the site since 2014, while some Mean-Variance Experiment PhenoCams were installed as recently as June 2023. For information on PhenoCam data processing and formatting, see Richardson et al., 2018, Scientific Data (https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2018.28), Seyednasrollah et al., 2019, Scientific Data (https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0229-9), and the PhenoCam Network web page (https://phenocam.nau.edu/webcam/).

The PhenoCam Network uses imagery from digital cameras to track vegetation phenology and seasonal changes in vegetation activity in diverse ecosystems across North America and around the world. Imagery is uploaded to the PhenoCam server hosted at Northern Arizona University, where it is made publicly available in near-real time, every 30 minutes from sunrise to sunset, 365 days a year.

The data are processed using simple image analysis tools to yield a measure of canopy greenness, from which phenological metrics are extracted, characterizing the start and end of the growing season. These transition dates have been shown to align well with on-the-ground observations at various research sites. Long-term PhenoCam data can be used to track the impact of climate variability and change on the rhythm of the seasons.

Additional Award Information:
Funder:National Science Foundation
Number:2142144
Title:Interacting Impacts of Changes in Mean and Variance of Water Availability on Vegetation Phenology and Productivity in Dryland Ecosystems
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2142144&HistoricalAwards=false
Additional Award Information:
Funder:National Science Foundation
Number:1655499
Title:LTER: Sevilleta (SEV) Site: Climate Variability at Dryland Ecotones
URL:https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1655499&HistoricalAwards=false

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

This is an ongoing and growing dataset. At least six more PhenoCams will be installed as part of the Sevilleta LTER Mean-Variance Experiment in 2024. The PhenoCam imagery from each day is available via the PhenoCam Network website (https://phenocam.nau.edu/webcam/) within one day of collection. The PhenoCam imagery is processed automatically and stored on Northern Arizona University's Monsoon High Performance Computer.

Frequency:daily
Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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