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Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed: Daily Flow Rates for C2, C3, C4

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-bnz.142.23
Title:Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed: Daily Flow Rates for C2, C3, C4
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Stream discharge during the ice-free season was measured from ca. 1997 to present in three streams draining sub-catchments of the Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed, which drain catchments with underlying permafrost extents ranging from 3 to 53%.

Short Name:knb-lter-bnz.142.23
Publication Date:2022-02-03
For more information:
Visit: http://www.lter.uaf.edu/data/data-detail/id/142
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
1969-05-19
End:
2020-08-18

People and Organizations
Contact:Data Manager (Bonanza Creek LTER) [  email ]
Creator:Van Cleve, Keith (Principal Investigator (retired))
Creator:Chapin, F Stuart (Principal Investigator (retired))
Creator:Ruess, Roger (Principal Investigator (retired))
Creator:Mack, Michelle Cailin (Principal Investigator)
Creator:Jones, Jeremy Boyd (Co-Principal Investigator)
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Associate:Jones, Jeremy Boyd (Assistant Professor of Biology, Associated party)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
cpcrw_flow_1969-2020.txt
Description:
Stream discharge data collected during the ice-free season.
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-bnz/142/23/b373ab1a96ac56b9e5376e0b4107ec80
Name:cpcrw_flow_1969-2020.txt
Description:Stream discharge data collected during the ice-free season.
Number of Columns:5

Table Structure
Object Name:cpcrw_flow_1969-2020.txt
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:\n
Line Delimiter:\n
Orientation:column
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Field Delimiter:,
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Table Column Descriptions
 WatershedDate-TimeFlowUnitsFlag
Column Name:Watershed  
Date-Time  
Flow  
Units  
Flag  
Definition:Site Iddate and hour of reading (YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss)Discharge(L/s)Unit of value for steamflow data data quality flag
Storage Type:string  
string  
float  
string  
string  
Measurement Type:nominaldateTimerationominalnominal
Measurement Values Domain:
DefinitionSite Id
FormatYYYY-MM-DDhh:mm:ss
Precision
UnitlitersPerSecond
Typereal
DefinitionUnit of value for steamflow data
Allowed Values and Definitions
Enumerated Domain 
Code Definition
CodeG
DefinitionGood M=Missing Q=Questionable
Source
Missing Value Code:          
Accuracy Report:          
Accuracy Assessment:          
Coverage:          
Methods:          

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Data Use

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Citation

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Acknowledgement

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
Hydrologyhydrology, discharge, stage height, subarctic, taiga, permafrost, caribou poker creeks research watershed (CPCRW)

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:

Experimental Design

Stream discharge is measured in three streams draining sub-catchments of the Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watersheds with catchment areas of 5.2 km2 (C2), 5.7 km2 (C3), and 10.0 km2 (C4), and underlying permafrost extents of 3, 53 and 19%, respectively. Spring snowmelt is usually the major hydrological event of the year. However, discharge measurements during this period are difficult to obtain due to extensive aufeis (icing) formations at the gauging stations, which often disperse the flow outside the main stream channel. As a result, continuous discharge measurements usually begin after the main snowmelt pulse.

Methods

Parshall flumes were installed in the C2, C3, and C4 sub-catchments in 1977, 1978, and 1979, respectively. Stage measurements were recorded at regular intervals ranging from 15 to 60 minutes. Flow rate through flumes is determined by regular manual measurement of stream discharge and the development of rating curves, which are used to generate a continuous discharge record. Stream flow measurements typically were initiated following ice-out in flumes until late fall, prior to freeze-up.

Sampling Area and Study Extent
Sampling Description:

Sampling Frequency

hourly

Sampling Extent:
Sampling Site: 
Description:C2 -- The tributary basins of Caribou Creek are all arbitrarily designated with a "C". The C2 basin is the sub-basin with the least amount of permafrost of the CPCRW sub-basins. As such, it has been often been studied intensively in conjunction with C3, the sub-basin with the greatest amount of permafrost. The basin trends to the south, with well-drained slopes and permafrost-underlain treeless muskeg in valley bottom. Although an extensive fire history has not been done, there was probably a stand-replacing fire early in this century (ca. 1925), with some large white spruce stands that survived from the earlier vegetation.. Site alternate names: C-2, C2-1100, C2 Flume
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -147.603928Latitude (degree): 65.15876438
Sampling Site: 
Description:C3 -- The tributary basins of Caribou Creek are all arbitrarily designated with a "C". The C3 basin is the sub-basin with the most permafrost of the CPCRW sub-basins. As such, it has been often been studied intensively in conjunction with C2, the sub-basin with the least amount of permafrost. The basin trends to the northeast, with black spruce/feather moss slopes and permafrost-underlain treeless muskeg in valley bottom.. Site alternate names: C-3
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -147.5713145Latitude (degree): 65.14329713
Sampling Site: 
Description:C4 -- This is a weather station in the C4 watershed in the Caribou Poker Creeks Research Watershed. . Site alternate names:
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -147.5060036Latitude (degree): 65.16867494

Time Period
Begin:
1969-05-19
End:
2020-08-18

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@environmentaldatainitiative.org
Web Address:
https://environmentaldatainitiative.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Keith Van Cleve
Position:Principal Investigator (retired)
Address:
Forest Soils Laboratory University of Alaska Fairbanks O'Neill Bldg,
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7200 United States
Email Address:
kvancl@rockisland.com
Individual: F Stuart Chapin
Position:Principal Investigator (retired)
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology: University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 United States
Phone:
(907) 455-6408 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Email Address:
terry.chapin@alaska.edu
Web Address:
https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/f-stuart-chapin-iii-terry/
Individual: Roger Ruess
Position:Principal Investigator (retired)
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks P.O. Box 757000,
Fairbanks, AK 99775-0180 United States
Phone:
(907) 474-7153 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Email Address:
rwruess@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://people.iab.uaf.edu/roger_ruess
Individual: Michelle Cailin Mack
Position:Principal Investigator
Address:
Northern Arizona University: Ecosystem Science and Society Center (ECOSS) PO Box 5620,
Flagstaff, AZ 86011 United States
Phone:
(352) 275-1565 (voice)
Email Address:
Michelle.Mack@nau.edu
Web Address:
https://macklab.nau.edu/
Individual: Jeremy Boyd Jones
Position:Co-Principal Investigator
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology; Department of Biology and Wildlife; University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 Unites States
Phone:
(907) 474-7972 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Email Address:
Jay.Jones@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://www.iab.uaf.edu/people/jay_jones/
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Address:
Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit ,
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
P.O. Box 756780 ,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Phone:
907-474-6364 (voice)
Phone:
907-474-6251 (fax)
Email Address:
uaf-bnz-im-team@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://www.lter.uaf.edu
Contacts:
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Data Manager
Address:
Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit ,
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
P.O. Box 756780 ,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Phone:
907-474-6364 (voice)
Phone:
907-474-6251 (fax)
Email Address:
uaf-bnz-im-team@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://www.lter.uaf.edu
Associated Parties:
Individual: Jeremy Boyd Jones
Position:Assistant Professor of Biology
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology; Department of Biology and Wildlife; University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 Unites States
Phone:
(907) 474-7972 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Role:Associated party
Metadata Providers:
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Data Manager
Address:
Boreal Ecology Cooperative Research Unit ,
University of Alaska Fairbanks,
P.O. Box 756780 ,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 USA
Phone:
907-474-6364 (voice)
Phone:
907-474-6251 (fax)
Email Address:
uaf-bnz-im-team@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://www.lter.uaf.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

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

Time Period
Begin:
1969-05-19
End:
2020-08-18
Geographic Region:
Description:Dataset geographic description information is unavailable. {datafile/geoCoverage is empty}
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  65.16867494Southern:  65.14329713
Western:  -147.603928Eastern:  -147.5060036

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:The Bonanza Creek LTER
Personnel:
Individual: Keith Van Cleve
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Lead Principal Investigator
Role:Principal Investigator
Individual: F.S. Stuart Chapin
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Lead Principal Investigator
Address:
Department of Biology and Wildlife; Institute of Arctic Biology: University of Alaska Fairbanks 193 Arctic Health P.O. Box 757000,
Fairbanks, AK 99775 United States
Phone:
(907) 455-6408 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Email Address:
terry.chapin@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://terrychapin.org/
Role:Principal Investigator
Individual: Roger W. Ruess
Organization:Bonanza Creek LTER
Position:Lead Principal Investigator
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks P.O. Box 757000,
Fairbanks, AK 99775-0180 United States
Phone:
(907) 474-7153 (voice)
Phone:
(907) 474-6967 (fax)
Email Address:
rwruess@alaska.edu
Web Address:
http://www.iab.uaf.edu/~roger_ruess/
Role:Principal Investigator
Funding:

NSF Grant numbers DEB-1636476, DEB-1026415, DEB-0620579, DEB-0423442, DEB-0080609, DEB-9810217, DEB-9211769, DEB-8702629

USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station (Agreement # RJVA-PNW-01-JV-11261952-231)

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

Status

Ongoing

Frequency:
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