| Summary Information |
| Monsoon Rainfall Manipulation Experiment (MRME) Meteorology Data from a Chihuahuan
Desert Grassland at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (7/2007 - 8/2009)
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| Creator: |
| Individual: |
Scott Collins |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
Department of Biology, MSC03 2020, 1 University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Locality: |
NM |
| Postal Code: |
87131 |
| Phone: |
US |
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| Email: |
scollins@sevilleta.unm.edu |
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| Metadata Provider: |
| Individual: |
Information Manager Sevilleta LTER |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
1 University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Postal Code: |
87131 |
| Phone: |
US |
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| Phone: |
(505) 277-2109 |
| Phone: |
(505) 277.5355 |
| Email: |
data-use@sevilleta.unm.edu |
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| Publication Date: |
2011-12-09 |
| Language: |
English |
| Abstract: |
| The Monsoon Rainfall Manipulation Experiment (MRME) is to understand changes in ecosystem
structure and function of a semiarid grassland caused by increased precipitation variability,
which alters the pulses of soil moisture that drive primary productivity, community
composition, and ecosystem functioning. The overarching hypothesis being tested is
that changes in event size and variability will alter grassland productivity, ecosystem
processes, and plant community dynamics. In particular, we predict that many small
events will increase soil CO2 effluxes by stimulating microbial processes but not
plant growth, whereas a small number of large events will increase aboveground NPP
and soil respiration by providing sufficient deep soil moisture to sustain plant growth
for longer periods of time during the summer monsoon.
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| Keywords: |
| Keyword: |
primary production |
| Keyword Thesaurus: |
Core Areas |
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| Keywords: |
| Keyword: |
events |
| Keyword: |
storms |
| Keyword: |
precipitation |
| Keyword: |
precipitation |
| Keyword: |
soil moisture |
| Keyword: |
dataloggers |
| Keyword: |
precipitation |
| Keyword: |
precipitation |
| Keyword: |
soil moisture |
| Keyword: |
grasslands |
| Keyword Thesaurus: |
LTER Controlled Vocabulary |
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| Additional Information: |
| Additional Study Area Information Study Area Name: Monsoon site Study Area Location:
Monsoon site is located just North of the grassland Drought plots Vegetation: dominated
by black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda), and other highly prevalent grasses include Sporabolus
contractus, S.cryptandrus, S. lexuosus, Muhlenbergia aernicola and Bouteloua gracilis.North
Coordinate:34.20143South Coordinate:34.20143East Coordinate:106.41489West Coordinate:106.41489
Additional Information on the Data Collection Period Ongoing collection
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| Intellectual 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. A copy of any publications using these data must be supplied
to the Sevilleta LTER Information Manager.
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| Distribution: |
| Online: |
| URL: |
http://sev.lternet.edu/data/sev-191 |
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| Coverage: |
| Geographic Goverage: |
| Geographic Description: |
The Monsoon site is located within Five Points Black Grama, just to the north of the
grassland drought plots. On August 4, 2009, a lightning-initiated fire began on the
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. The Monsoon site was entirely burned on this date,
with all plots subjected to fire of comparable intensity.
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| Bounding Coordinates: |
| West Bounding Coordinates: |
-106.726 |
| East Bounding Coordinates: |
-106.726 |
| North Bounding Coordinates: |
34.344 |
| South Bounding Coordinates: |
34.344 |
| Bounding Altitude: |
| Altitude Minimum: |
1615 |
| Altitude Maximum: |
1615 |
| Altitude Units: |
meter |
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| Temporal Coverage: |
| Date Range: |
| Begin Date: |
| Calendar Date: |
2007-07-26 |
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| End Date: |
| Calendar Date: |
2009-08-03 |
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| Contact: |
| Position Title: |
Information Manager |
| Organization: |
LTER Network Office |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
UNM Biology Department, MSC03-2020 |
| Delivery Address: |
1 University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Locality: |
NM |
| Postal Code: |
87131-0001 |
| Phone: |
USA |
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| Phone: |
505 277-2535 |
| Phone: |
505 277-2541 |
| Email: |
tech-support@lternet.edu |
| URL: |
http://www.lternet.edu |
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| Contact: |
| Individual: |
Information Manager Sevilleta LTER |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
1 University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Postal Code: |
87131 |
| Phone: |
US |
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| Phone: |
(505) 277-2109 |
| Phone: |
(505) 277.5355 |
| Email: |
data-use@sevilleta.unm.edu |
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| Publisher: |
| Individual: |
Information Manager Sevilleta LTER |
| Physical Address: |
| Delivery Address: |
1 University of New Mexico |
| City: |
Albuquerque |
| Postal Code: |
87131 |
| Phone: |
US |
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| Phone: |
(505) 277-2109 |
| Phone: |
(505) 277.5355 |
| Email: |
data-use@sevilleta.unm.edu |
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| Publication Place: |
Sevilleta LTER |
| Data Table: |
| Entity Name: |
sev191_monsoon_meteorology_20151124.csv |
| Entity Description: |
Meteorology data from Monsoon study |
| Object Name: |
sev191_monsoon_meteorology_20151124_1.csv |
| Size: |
2238481 |
| Data Format: |
| Text Format: |
| Number of Header Lines: |
1 |
| Record Delimiter: |
\r\n |
| Attribute Orientation: |
column |
| Simple Delimited: |
| Field Delimiter: |
, |
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| Distribution: |
| Online: |
| URL: |
https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sev/191/149162/185e13a5f6215997840cf99f012c30fb |
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| Coverage: |
| Temporal Coverage: |
| Date Range: |
| Begin Date: |
| Calendar Date: |
2007-07-26 |
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| End Date: |
| Calendar Date: |
2009-08-03 |
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| Attribute List: |
| Attribute Name: |
timestamp |
| Attribute Label: |
timestamp |
| Attribute Definition: |
time recorded by Campbell datalogger when observation was collected |
| Storage Type: |
date |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Datetime: |
| Format String: |
YYYYMMDDhhmmss |
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| Attribute Name: |
batt_Avg |
| Attribute Label: |
batt_Avg |
| Attribute Definition: |
average battery voltage |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Ratio: |
| Unit: |
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| Standard Unit: |
volt |
| Precision: |
0.01 |
| Numeric Domain: |
| Number Type: |
real |
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| Missing Value Code: |
| Code: |
missing |
| Code Explanation: |
-999 |
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| Attribute Name: |
aTemp_Avg |
| Attribute Label: |
aTemp_Avg |
| Attribute Definition: |
Average temperature |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Ratio: |
| Unit: |
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| Standard Unit: |
celsius |
| Precision: |
0.01 |
| Numeric Domain: |
| Number Type: |
real |
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| Missing Value Code: |
| Code: |
missing |
| Code Explanation: |
-999 |
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| Attribute Name: |
rhPercent |
| Attribute Label: |
rhPercent |
| Attribute Definition: |
relative humidity |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Ratio: |
| Unit: |
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| Custom Unit: |
percent |
| Precision: |
0.0001 |
| Numeric Domain: |
| Number Type: |
real |
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| Missing Value Code: |
| Code: |
missing |
| Code Explanation: |
-999 |
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| Attribute Name: |
vPressure |
| Attribute Label: |
vPressure |
| Attribute Definition: |
vapor pressure |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Ratio: |
| Unit: |
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| Standard Unit: |
millibar |
| Precision: |
0.00001 |
| Numeric Domain: |
| Number Type: |
real |
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| Missing Value Code: |
| Code: |
missing |
| Code Explanation: |
-999 |
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| Attribute Name: |
bPressure |
| Attribute Label: |
bPressure |
| Attribute Definition: |
barometric pressure |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Ratio: |
| Unit: |
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| Standard Unit: |
millibar |
| Precision: |
0.001 |
| Numeric Domain: |
| Number Type: |
real |
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| Missing Value Code: |
| Code: |
missing |
| Code Explanation: |
-999 |
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| Attribute Name: |
parDensity_Avg |
| Attribute Label: |
parDensity_Avg |
| Attribute Definition: |
average photosynthetic active radiation |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Ratio: |
| Unit: |
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| Custom Unit: |
micromolesPerMeterSquaredPerSec |
| Precision: |
0.01 |
| Numeric Domain: |
| Number Type: |
real |
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| Missing Value Code: |
| Code: |
missing |
| Code Explanation: |
-999 |
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| Attribute Name: |
parTotal_Tot |
| Attribute Label: |
parTotal_Tot |
| Attribute Definition: |
total photosynthetic active radiation |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Ratio: |
| Unit: |
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| Custom Unit: |
millimolesPerSquareMeter |
| Precision: |
0.1 |
| Numeric Domain: |
| Number Type: |
real |
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| Missing Value Code: |
| Code: |
missing |
| Code Explanation: |
-999 |
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| Attribute Name: |
precip_Tot |
| Attribute Label: |
precip_Tot |
| Attribute Definition: |
Volume of Precipitation |
| Measurement Scale: |
| Ratio: |
| Unit: |
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| Standard Unit: |
millimeter |
| Precision: |
0.1 |
| Numeric Domain: |
| Number Type: |
real |
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