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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

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-jrn.210380001.740
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:2021-10-20
Language:English

Time Period
Begin:
1915-01-01
End:
2021-10-01

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/210380001/740/337188e1e4f1f0228efb7b89c509bba0
Name:JER monthly precip
Description:Monthly precipitation data from standard collection gauges on the Jornada Experimental Range
Number of Records:32681
Number of Columns:7

Table Structure
Object Name:JER_standard_raingauge_network_monthly_precip.csv
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Number of Header Lines:1
Number of Foot Lines:0
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Orientation:column
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Table Column Descriptions
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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  
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Measurement Type:nominalnominalratioratiodateTimerationominal
Measurement Values Domain:
Definitiongauge name
Definitionpasture name
Unitdimensionless
Typereal
Unitdimensionless
Typereal
FormatYYYY-MM-DD
Precision1
Unitinch
Typereal
Definitionany text
Missing Value Code:        
CodeNA
ExplMissing value - data not collected or otherwise unavailable
CodeNA
ExplMissing value - data not collected or otherwise unavailable
CodeNA
ExplNo 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:2949439 byte
Authentication:d2e39f7aec48c1fd37e44d4a19aff050 Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:JPG
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-jrn/210380001/740/24a6198cd251ef1bff31fa2de916a28d

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 AreasDisturbance
LTER Controlled Vocabulary v1Disturbance, hydrology, long term ecological research, meteorology, precipitation, rain, rainfall
noneJornada Basin LTER, meteorology, network, precipitation, rain, rain gauge, rainfall, standard rain gauge
Jornada Basin LTER dataset keywordsClimate, Soils, and Atmosphere, Hydrology, Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Jornada Basin project namesStudy 380
Jornada Basin place namesDona Ana, HQ, JER

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. To measure the effects of nitrogen fertilizer on plant communities, the average percent coverage of each plant species was calculated along plant intercept lines perpendicular to the permanent, 2.7 km transects. There are 91 station markers arranged at 30 meter intervals along each permanent transect, and each has a plant intercept line that extends 15 meters on either side of the transect. These data are available in dataset knb-lter-jrn.210119001.

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@environmentaldatainitiative.org
Web Address:
https://environmentaldatainitiative.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: David Thatcher
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Individual: Brandon T Bestelmeyer
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
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:
2021-10-01
Sampling Site: 
Description:Headquarters or unspecified: Jornada Experimental Range Headquarters. These generic coordinates may not necessarily specify the location of the study. More precise geographic coordinates for this study may be requested from the JRN LTER Data Manager (datamanager.jrn.lter@gmail.com).
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -106.740997Latitude (degree): 32.617001

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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