Riparian Evapotranspiration (ET) Study (SEON) from the Middle Rio Grande River Bosque, New Mexico (1999-2011): Energy Balance Data

Authors

Clifford Dahm
Jim Thibault

Date

7-27-2016

Abstract

This study originated with the objective of parameterizing riparian evapotranspiration (ET) in the water budget of the Middle Rio Grande. We hypothesized that flooding and invasions of non-native species would strongly impact ecosystem water use. Our objectives were to measure and compare water use of native (Rio Grande cottonwood, Populus deltoides ssp. wizleni) and non-native (saltcedar, Tamarix chinensis & Russian olive, Eleagnus angustifolia) vegetation and to evaluate how water use is affected by climatic variability resulting in high river flows and flooding as well as drought conditions and deep water tables. Eddy covariance flux towers to measure ET and shallow wells to monitor water tables were instrumented in 1999. Active sites in their second decade of monitoring include a xeroriparian, non-flooding salt cedar woodland within Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and a dense, monotypic salt cedar stand at Bosque del Apache NWR, which is subject to flood pulses associated with high river flows. These data are energy balance data collected as part of this study.

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/1928/33077

Other Identifier

SEV308

Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) Identifier

knb-lter-sev.308.5

Document Type

Dataset

Comments

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/14f8d4cc9f2277b9bded1fdf52bd4b18, and may be accessed at http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/14f8d4cc9f2277b9bded1fdf52bd4b18. 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.

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).

Publisher

Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Project

Source

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/14f8d4cc9f2277b9bded1fdf52bd4b18

Temporal coverage

1999-04-02 - 2011-12-31

Spatial coverage

Albuquerque South Valley (access off Shirk Ln), east side of Rio Grande, approx. 1 km upstream (N) of U.S. Interstate 25 bridge over Rio Grande.Bosque del Apache NWR, west side of Rio Grande, approx. 1.5 km downstream (S) of NWR bridge over Low Flow Conveyance Channel.Sevilleta NWR, west side of Rio Grande, approx. 1.5 km upstream (N) of San Acacia Diversion.La Joya State Game Refuge, west side of Rio Grande, approx. 3.5 km downstream (S) of Rio Puerco confluence with Rio Grande.South of Belen (Rio Communities, access off NM 304 via La Grima Rd.), east side of Rio Grande, approx. 7 km downstream (S) of NM 309 bridge over Rio Grande.

DOI

doi:10.6073/pasta/14f8d4cc9f2277b9bded1fdf52bd4b18

Permanent URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/14f8d4cc9f2277b9bded1fdf52bd4b18

Recommended Citation

Dahm, Clifford; Thibault, Jim (2016-07-27): Riparian Evapotranspiration (ET) Study (SEON) from the Middle Rio Grande River Bosque, New Mexico (1999-2011): Energy Balance Data. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/14f8d4cc9f2277b9bded1fdf52bd4b18