Date
3-11-2016
Abstract
Precipitation is recognized as the most spatially variable abiotic variable in arid ecosystems such as the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Water is also usually the limiting factor in such environments so the accurate measurement of precipitation in both space and time is vital to understanding ecosystem dynamics. In 2008, the acquisition of a number of tipping-bucket rain gauges with Hobo dataloggers permitted the deployment of gauges into an increased number of locations on the Sevilleta NWR. Most dataloggers were installed in the greater Five Points area and primarily placed around the site of the 2003 burn study. A few additional dataloggers were installed throughout the entire Sevilleta NWR to expand overall coverage.
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1928/29970
Other Identifier
SEV234
Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) Identifier
knb-lter-sev.234.154854
Document Type
Dataset
Rights
Data Policies: This dataset is released to the public and may be freely downloaded. Please keep the designated Contact person informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation or collaboration with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications and data products that make use of the dataset must include proper acknowledgement of the Sevilleta LTER. Datasets must be cited as in the example provided. A copy of any publications using these data must be supplied to the Sevilleta LTER Information Manager. By downloading any data you implicitly acknowledge the LTER Data Policy (http://www.lternet.edu/data/netpolicy.html).
Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/18b47ce7c25fbf95a85a80f399f449c6
Temporal coverage
2008-05-22 - 2014-11-03
Spatial coverage
A tipping-bucket precipitation gauge and Hobo datalogger (#340909) have been installed at this location, which is within McKenzie Flats, to continuously measure rainfall.Five Points Shrub or Creosote Core (aka Five Points Larrea) is on the transition between Chihuahuan Desert Scrub and Desert Grassland habitat. The site is subject to intensive research activity, including assessments of net primary productivity, phenology, pollinator diversity, and ground dwelling arthropod and rodent populations. Drought rain-out shelters and sampling plots related to patch mapping and biotic transitions are also located within the site. A tipping-bucket precipitation gauge and Hobo datalogger (#340911) have been installed at this location to continuously measure rainfall.The Mixed Shrub (MS) site is on the north side of the road that extends southeast from Five Points. A tipping-bucket precipitation gauge and Hobo datalogger (#340912) have been installed at this location to continuously measure rainfall.A tipping-bucket precipitation gauge and Hobo datalogger (#340913) have been installed at this location to continuously measure rainfall.Near the southwestern border of Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. A tipping-bucket precipitation gauge and Hobo datalogger (#340918) have been installed at this location to continuously measure rainfall.A tipping-bucket precipitation gauge and Hobo datalogger (#340920) have been installed at this location, on the southern end of the Sevilleta NWR, to continuously measure rainfall.A tipping-bucket precipitation gauge and Hobo datalogger (#340922) have been installed at this location to continuously measure rainfall.The Five Points Grassland (FPG) is on the transition between Chihuahuan Desert Scrub and Desert Grassland habitat. The site is subject to intensive research activity, including assessments of net primary productivity, phenology, pollinator diversity and small mammall populations. A tipping-bucket precipitation gauge and Hobo datalogger (#340923) have been installed at this location to continuously measure rainfall.Five Points is the area which encompasses the Five Points Black Grama and Five Points Creosote Core study sites and falls along the transition between Chihuahuan Desert Scrub and Desert Grassland habitats. Both sites are subject to intensive research activity, including NPP measurement, phenology observation, pollinator diversity studies, and ground dwelling arthropod and rodent population assessments. There are drought rain-out shelters in both the Black Grama and Creosote sites, as well as the mixed-ecotone, with co-located ET Towers.
DOI
doi:10.6073/pasta/18b47ce7c25fbf95a85a80f399f449c6
Permanent URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/18b47ce7c25fbf95a85a80f399f449c6
Recommended Citation
Moore, Douglas I. (2016-03-11): Hobo Datalogger-Derived Precipitation Data from the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (2008-present). Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/18b47ce7c25fbf95a85a80f399f449c6
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This dataset was originally published on the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Data Portal, https://portal.lternet.edu, and potentially via other repositories or portals as described. The Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of the source data package is doi:10.6073/pasta/18b47ce7c25fbf95a85a80f399f449c6, and may be accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/18b47ce7c25fbf95a85a80f399f449c6. Metadata and files included in this record mirror as closely as possible the source data and documentation, with the provenance metadata and quality report generated by the LTER portal reproduced here as '*-provenance.xml' and *-report.html' files, respectively.