Summary Information
NASA Sun Photometry Data at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (1994-present)
Creator:
Individual: Douglas I. Moore
Physical Address:
Delivery Address: Sevilleta LTER, 167 Castetter Hall, University of New Mexico
City: Albuquerque
Locality: NM
Postal Code: 87131
Phone: US
Email: dmoore@sevilleta.unm.edu
Metadata Provider:
Individual: Information Manager Sevilleta LTER
Physical Address:
Delivery Address: 1 University of New Mexico
City: Albuquerque
Postal Code: 87131
Phone: US
Phone: (505) 277-2109
Phone: (505) 277.5355
Email: data-use@sevilleta.unm.edu
Associated Party:
Individual: Douglas I. Moore
Physical Address:
Delivery Address: Sevilleta LTER, 167 Castetter Hall, University of New Mexico
City: Albuquerque
Locality: NM
Postal Code: 87131
Phone: US
Email: dmoore@sevilleta.unm.edu
Role: data manager
Publication Date: 2016-03-07
Language: English
Abstract:
A sun photometer was installed at the Sevilleta Field Station in 1994.It is part of a network of such instruments deployed around the world within a program called AERONET (AErosol RObotic NETwork http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/new_web/system_descriptions.html) established by NASA to obtain a measure of atmospheric aerosols around the globe.  Individual photometer units are designed to view the sun and sky at preprogrammed intervals throughout the day for the measurement of aerosol optical thickness, water vapor amounts, ozone levels, particle size distribution, aerosol scattering, phase function, and single scattering albedo.  These measurements can also be used to radiometrically correct satellite imagery.  The unit consists of A) the photometer, B) a robot for directing the photometer at the sun, C) a CIMEL datalogger which directs the data collection and storage, D) a DCP (Data Collection Platform) which controls hourly data transmission to the GOES satellite and E) an antenna for facilitating this DCP to satellite link.  Solar measurements are made at 1021, 871, 669, 498, 437, 379, and 339 nm.  The Sevilleta LTER is responsible for maintenance of the unit on site while NASA takes care of data processing and and storage and annual re-calibration of the unit.  Data can be obtained from NASA via:http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/type_piece_of_map_opera_v2_new.
Keywords:
Keyword: inorganic nutrients
Keyword Thesaurus: Core Areas
Keywords:
Keyword: atmospheric properties
Keyword: chemical properties
Keyword: dimensions
Keyword: thickness
Keyword: air
Keyword: atmosphere
Keyword Thesaurus: LTER Controlled Vocabulary
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.
Distribution:
Online:
URL: http://sevdeims-d.lternet.edu/data/sev-76
Coverage:
Geographic Goverage:
Geographic Description: The UNM Field Station and USF&WS Headquarters are the primary support facilities for all research conducted on the Sevilleta NWR. As such the area has also been important as a research site - especially as regards meteorology and monitoring of rodent populations for Hantavirus. While the breaks above and behind are characterized as black grama dominated desert grassland, the immediate area around the Field Station is best described as an ecotonal mixture of Plains-Mesa Sand Scrub and Great Basin Scrub vegetaion greatly influenced by honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and the drainages which bisect the area at regular intervals and support many one-seed Junipers (Juniperus monosperma). Dominant grasses include 4 species of dropseed (Sporobolis contractus, S. cryptandrus, S. flexuosus & S. airoides) and indian rice grass (Oryzopsis hymenoides)
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinates: -106.885
East Bounding Coordinates: -106.885
North Bounding Coordinates: 34.356
South Bounding Coordinates: 34.356
Bounding Altitude:
Altitude Minimum: 1466
Altitude Maximum: 1466
Altitude Units: meter
Temporal Coverage:
Date Range:
Begin Date:
Calendar Date: 1994-01-01
End Date:
Calendar Date: 2011-12-08
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
Phone: 505 277-2535
Phone: 505 277-2541
Email: tech-support@lternet.edu
URL: http://www.lternet.edu
Contact:
Individual: Sevilleta Information Manager
Organization: Sevilleta LTER
Physical Address:
Phone: US
Email: data-use@sevilleta.unm.edu
Publisher:
Individual: Information Manager Sevilleta LTER
Physical Address:
Delivery Address: 1 University of New Mexico
City: Albuquerque
Postal Code: 87131
Phone: US
Phone: (505) 277-2109
Phone: (505) 277.5355
Email: data-use@sevilleta.unm.edu
Publication Place: Sevilleta LTER
Data Table:
Entity Name: sev76_sunphotometry_20140107.csv
Object Name: sev76_sunphotometry_20140107.csv
Size: 102
Data Format:
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines: 1
Record Delimiter: \r\n
Attribute Orientation: column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter: ,
Distribution:
Online:
URL: https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-sev/76/65310/ec3b5102170d862fe6f872c062458bd4
Coverage:
Temporal Coverage:
Date Range:
Begin Date:
Calendar Date: 1994-01-01
End Date:
Calendar Date: 2013-12-31
Attribute List:
Attribute Name: url
Attribute Label: url_to_data
Attribute Definition: url where sun photometry data can be found
Storage Type: string
Measurement Scale:
Nominal:
Non Numeric Domain:
Text Domain:
Definition: url where sun photometry data can be found
Attribute Name: site_name
Attribute Label: site_name
Attribute Definition: Name of the Site on the AERONET website to select to get Sevilleta data
Storage Type: string
Measurement Scale:
Nominal:
Non Numeric Domain:
Text Domain:
Definition: Name of the Site on the AERONET website to select to get Sevilleta data