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Precipitation measurements from historic and current standard, storage and recording rain gauges at the Andrews Experimental Forest, 1951 to present
Andrews Forest precipitation has been measured continuously using various rain gage types since 1951. Most of these rain gages are standard (non-recording) gages with 7.5 or 8 inch orifices or large capacity storage gages intended for sites with limited access collected irregularly over longer intervals. Recording rain gages have also been established to collect higher temporal resolutions (e.g., 5 minute or 15 minute) and also used as a means of parsing (“prorating”) these periodic interval measurements from these standard and storage gages into daily totals. This data set includes an inventory of all rain gages that have operated within the Andrews as well as one site in the nearby Wildcat RNA and one in the town of Blue River. The inventory includes information regarding the date range of operation, gage location, type of gage, the rain network within which it was established, general availability of data and descriptive notes. A second table includes all of the raw measurement data for these non-recording gages over every interval where data were taken, and additionally includes the corresponding recording gage and its measurement total used to prorate data into a daily record. A third table includes the prorated daily data for all of these standard and storage gages as well as the true daily totals for two recording rain gages. A fourth table includes high temporal resolution for one early recording gage at Forks and the Mack Creek recording gage. Note that while precipitation data associated with the 6 benchmark stations are included in this rain gage inventory (Entity 1), the daily and high temporal resolution data for these sites were available through a separate meteorological data set, database code MS001, until 2025. In 2025, the benchmark station data was migrated here and will be combined with the Forks and Mack Creek data.
Graduated rain gauge (GRG) precipitation observations from 21 sites at the Jornada Basin LTER site, 1989-ongoing
This dataset contains long-term precipitation measurements from graduated rain gauges (GRGs) at 21 sites in the Jornada Basin of southern New Mexico, USA. Gauges are located on the Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and the Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC), and this set of gauges includes all 15 net primary production (NPP) study sites monitored by the Jornada Basin LTER program. At each site a 4 inch diameter cylindrical graduated rain gauge (11" x 0.01" capacity) is mounted on a 4x4 inch diameter redwood post or a wooden exclosure post next to gate at or near each site. For NPP sites, the primary collection is made on the day that monthly hydroprobe soil water content measurements are made. This enables correlation of precipitation with belowground soil water content. Additional data collections during the month may be made in coordination with other studies. Observations at each site come primarily from GRGs. However, at some sites in the NPP study, GRGs were not installed until later, and the nearest available rain gauge in the area has been used to gapfill the precipitation record prior to installation (details in methods section). Rain gauge identity and field measurement date is recorded with each observation in the data file. Other gauge types that may be listed are the Standard Can Gauge (DSRG or dipstick rain gauge), Belfort Weigh Bucket Rain Gauge (WBRG), and Qualimetrics Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (TBRG). Data collection is ongoing for all 21 gauges in this dataset.
Precipitation data from a standard can rain gauge at the LTER weather station, Jornada Basin, southern New Mexico, USA, 1992-ongoing
This data package contains precipitation measurements collected from a "dipstick" rain gauge (NOAA standard can type) at the LTER Weather Station in the Jornada Basin, southern New Mexico, USA. The primary purpose of this data set is to validate the LTER Weather Station tipping bucket rain gauge data. The dipstick rain gauge (DSRG) data is measured at least weekly during scheduled maintenance trips to the LTER Weather Station to maintain the evaporation pan water levels. During the summer months this may be twice a week. Additionally, DSRG data is collected after any rain event that requires the collection of the Wetfall/Dryfall precipitation buckets which are located about 10 meters from the DSRG. This is usually any amount greater than 0.02 inches. DSRG data is also collected after very small events when personnel are in the vicinity. Rain gauge records at this gauge began in 1992 and the study is ongoing.
CFD simulation and measurements of effect of wind on non-catching rain gauge
<p>Simulation_dataset file shows the results of a CFD simulation of the measurements of a Thies laser precipitation monitor under different conditions of wind.</p> <p>Wind_tunnel_dataset shows the results of the model validation using an actual wind tunnel.</p>
Satellite-based precipitation estimates using a dense rain gauge network over the Southwestern Brazilian Amazon: Implication for identifying trends in dry season rainfall
<h1>Satellite-based precipitation estimates using a dense rain gauge network over the Southwestern Brazilian Amazon.</h1>
Observational rainfall data of the 2021 mid-July flood event in Belgium – Part 1. Rain gauges observations
<p>From July 13th to 16th 2021, a long period of sustained and heavy rainfall affected Central Europe producing extreme rainfall amounts in western Germany, eastern Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands. In Belgium, this unusual event induced massive flooding on a large part of the country and was responsible for 39 fatalities and strong damages to buildings and infrastructures.</p><p>Such extremely rare event needs to be documented as much as possible and data must be made available for further studies in hydrology, in urban planning and, more generally, in all multi-disciplinary studies aiming at identifying and understanding all factors leading to such disaster.</p><p>The observational rainfall data available for Belgium during the period from July 13th to July 16th 2021 are here shared with the scientific community. These data are twofold and provided in 2 parts:</p><p><br><strong>Part 1. </strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7739983"><strong>Observations from high-quality rain gauges</strong></a></p><p>The dataset includes daily precipitation accumulation recorded by 323 weighing and manual rain gauges in Belgium as well as 5-min precipitation data recorded by 168 weighing rain gauges. These data were checked for possible errors and inconsistencies.</p><p>The rain gauges observations are provided in csv format in 2 files:</p><ul><li>RainGaugesData_FLOOD21_daily.csv</li><li>RainGaugesData_FLOOD21_5min.csv</li></ul><p><br><strong>Part 2. </strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7740059"><strong>Radar-based quantitative precipitation estimation (RADFLOOD21)</strong></a></p><p>This product provides a quantitative precipitation estimation of the event at high spatial (i.e., 1 km) and temporal (i.e., 5 min and hourly) resolutions. It is obtained after a careful processing of the weather radar measurements and a merging with rain gauge measurements. The data is provided in hdf5 format. In addition, an animation of the 5-min RADFLOOD21 data is also made available.</p><p> </p><p>These data are exposed and discussed in <a href="https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/27/3169/2023/">https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/27/3169/2023/</a>. In particular, several analyses of these data are performed to describe the spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall during the event and to illustrate its exceptional character.</p><p> </p>
Daily summary precipitation data from a tipping bucket rain gauge near former Jornada Basin LTER Biodiversity study site, 1996-ongoing
This data package contains daily precipitation values from a rain gauge near the former Biodiversity study site at the Jornada Basin LTER in southern New Mexico, USA. Data collection at the Biodiversity site began in 1996 and is now complete. Data collection from the tipping bucket rain gauge near this site commenced in April 1996. The data file included here reports daily precipitation totals in millimeters (mm). Data collection from this tipping bucket rain gauge is ongoing and collected on a monthly basis (data package may be updated less frequently).
Daily precipitation from a network of weighing rain gauges on the Jornada Experimental Range (Jornada Basin LTER), 1976-2011.
This completed dataset contains daily precipitation measurements from a network of weighing rain gauges (Belfort Universal Precipitation Gauges, Series 5-780) at 58 locations on the Jornada Experimental Range in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA between January 1976 and December 2011. Locations and the dates during which data were collected were generally project-oriented. Temporal coverage per location is quite variable and ranges between 1,647 and 13,024 days. The network was maintained by USDA Agricultural Research Service personnel. After 2011 the remaining weighing rain gauges were replaced by tipping bucket gauges and those data are available separately.
Rain gauge data used in the study "Characteristics of Precipitation and Mesoscale Convective Systems over the Peruvian Central Andes in Multi 5-Year Convection-Permitting Simulations"
<p>The rain gauge data in Peru and Brazil used in the study,</p> <p>Yongjie Huang, Ming Xue, Xiao-Ming Hu, et al. Characteristics of Precipitation and Mesoscale Convective Systems over the Peruvian Central Andes in Multi 5-Year Convection-Permitting Simulations. <em>ESS Open Archive .</em> November 14, 2023.<br><span>DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.170000370.07634797/v1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">10.22541/essoar.170000370.07634797/v1</a></span></p> <p><span>The original data source:</span></p> <ul> <li>The rain gauge data in Peru are available at <a href="https://piscoprec.github.io/webPISCO/en/raingauges">https://piscoprec.github.io/webPISCO/en/raingauges</a> (last access: 18 July 2021).</li> <li>The rain gauge data in Brazil are available at <a href="https://bdmep.inmet.gov.br">https://bdmep.inmet.gov.br</a> (last access: 19 January 2023).</li> </ul>
MFS-M-00157 Snow precipitation measured manually (Tretyakov rain gauge), raised bog (ridge-hollow complex), 2010-present
<p>A raine gauge or Russian hydro-meteorological network standard (Tretyakov' construction) was installed as part of manual meteorological station in Mukhrino research polygon in 2010. The bucket installed at 2m height and protected by wind shield. Since 2014 only winter measurements were collected to supplement rain precipitation measurements measured in summer by automatic rain gauges (see also MFS-M-00154, MFS-M-00307, MFS-M-00308 for summer measurements in the same location).</p>
MFS-M-00308 Rain precipitation measured in raised bog (ridge-hollow complex), HOBO rain gauge RG3-M, 2017-present
<p>A raine gauge HOBO RG3-M was installed at the Mukhrino field station reseach polygon in the raised bog, treed bog community (ryam) in 2017, installation on the ground level (to prevent wind turbulence), measurement frequency - by event. This series is duplicated by MFS-M-00154 and MFS-M-00307 to cover variability and in case of breakdown. See also MFS-M-157 for winter (snow) precipitation at the same site measured manually.</p>
MFS-M-00154 Rain precipitation measured in raised bog (ridge-hollow compleх), HOBO rain gauge RG3-M, 2008-2019
<p>A raine gauge HOBO RG3-M was installed at the Mukhrino field station reseach polygon in the raised bog (ridge-hollow complex) in 2008, installation on the ground level (to prevent wind turbulence), measurement frequency - by event. This series was stopped by 2019 and replaced by another in close proximity (50 m), see MFS-M-00308 for precipitation after 2019.</p>
MFS-M-00156 Rain precipitation measured nearby Shapsha field station (in the village), HOBO rain gauge RG3-M, 2016-present
<p>A raine gauge HOBO RG3-M was installed in Shapsha village in an open space (Shapsha field station) as part of macrofungi long-term plots monitoring in Shapsha vicinity. Installation on the ground level to prevent wind turbulence.</p>
MFS-M-00155 Rain precipitation measured in coniferous forest, HOBO rain gauge RG3-M, 2015
<p>A raine gauge HOBO RG3-M was installed at the Mukhrino field station research polygon, in coniferous mixed forest to measure precipitation under tree canopy. But this installation worked only for one year (2015), after this was stopped.</p>
MFS-M-00307 Rain precipitation measured in raised bog (ryam), HOBO rain gauge RG3-M, 2017-present
<p>A raine gauge HOBO RG3-M was installed at the Mukhrino field station reseach polygon in the raised bog, treed bog community (ryam) in 2017, installation on the ground level (to prevent wind turbulence), measurement frequency - by event. This series is duplicated by MFS-M-00154 and MFS-M-00308 to cover variability and in case of breakdown. See also MFS-M-157 for winter (snow) precipitation at the same site measured manually.</p>
Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory site, station Rain Gauge 75A, study of precipitation in units of centimeter on a monthly timescale
The EcoTrends project was established in 2004 by Dr. Debra Peters (Jornada Basin LTER, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range) and Dr. Ariel Lugo (Luquillo LTER, USDA-FS Luquillo Experimental Forest) to support the collection and analysis of long-term ecological datasets. The project is a large synthesis effort focused on improving the accessibility and use of long-term data. At present, there are ~50 state and federally funded research sites that are participating and contributing to the EcoTrends project, including all 26 Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites and sites funded by the USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS), USDA Forest Service, US Department of Energy, US Geological Survey (USGS) and numerous universities. Data from the EcoTrends project are available through an exploratory web portal (http://www.ecotrends.info). This web portal enables the continuation of data compilation and accessibility by users through an interactive web application. Ongoing data compilation is updated through both manual and automatic processing as part of the LTER Provenance Aware Synthesis Tracking Architecture (PASTA). The web portal is a collaboration between the Jornada LTER and the LTER Network Office. The following dataset from Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory (GSW) contains precipitation measurements in centimeter units and were aggregated to a monthly timescale.
Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory site, station Rain Gauge 75A, study of precipitation in units of centimeter on a yearly timescale
The EcoTrends project was established in 2004 by Dr. Debra Peters (Jornada Basin LTER, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range) and Dr. Ariel Lugo (Luquillo LTER, USDA-FS Luquillo Experimental Forest) to support the collection and analysis of long-term ecological datasets. The project is a large synthesis effort focused on improving the accessibility and use of long-term data. At present, there are ~50 state and federally funded research sites that are participating and contributing to the EcoTrends project, including all 26 Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites and sites funded by the USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS), USDA Forest Service, US Department of Energy, US Geological Survey (USGS) and numerous universities. Data from the EcoTrends project are available through an exploratory web portal (http://www.ecotrends.info). This web portal enables the continuation of data compilation and accessibility by users through an interactive web application. Ongoing data compilation is updated through both manual and automatic processing as part of the LTER Provenance Aware Synthesis Tracking Architecture (PASTA). The web portal is a collaboration between the Jornada LTER and the LTER Network Office. The following dataset from Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory (GSW) contains precipitation measurements in centimeter units and were aggregated to a yearly timescale.
Luquillo LTER Precipitation Measured at El Verde Rain Gauge 1975-2014
Patterns of biodiversity, such as the increase toward the tropics and the peaked curve during ecological succession, are fundamental phenomena for ecology. Such patterns have multiple, interacting causes, but temperature emerges as a dominant factor across organisms from microbes to trees and mammals, and across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. However, there is little consensus on the underlying mechanisms, even as global temperatures increase and the need to predict their effects becomes more pressing. The purpose of this project is to generate and test theory for how temperature impacts biodiversity through its effect on biochemical processes and metabolic rate. A combination of standardized surveys in the field and controlled experiments in the field and laboratory measure diversity of three taxa -- trees, invertebrates, and microbes -- and key biogeochemical processes of decomposition in seven forests distributed along a geographic gradient of increasing temperature from cold temperate to warm tropical. This daily precipitation data from Luquillo LTER site, 1975-2014, recorded at El Verde meteorological station, was retrieved from the CLIMDB/HYDRODB data base at http://www.fsl.orst.edu/climhy/ as part of a macrosystems biodiversity and latitude project supported by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement DEB#1065836.
Mt. Bigelow Precipitation Measured at Schist Rain Gauge 2007-2013
Patterns of biodiversity, such as the increase toward the tropics and the peaked curve during ecological succession, are fundamental phenomena for ecology. Such patterns have multiple, interacting causes, but temperature emerges as a dominant factor across organisms from microbes to trees and mammals, and across terrestrial, marine, and freshwater environments. However, there is little consensus on the underlying mechanisms, even as global temperatures increase and the need to predict their effects becomes more pressing. The purpose of this project is to generate and test theory for how temperature impacts biodiversity through its effect on biochemical processes and metabolic rate. A combination of standardized surveys in the field and controlled experiments in the field and laboratory measure diversity of three taxa -- trees, invertebrates, and microbes -- and key biogeochemical processes of decomposition in seven forests distributed along a geographic gradient of increasing temperature from cold temperate to warm tropical. This daily precipitation data from Mt. Bigelow research site, 2007-2013, recorded at the Schist rain gauge, was retrieved from the website at http://criticalzone.org/catalina-jemez/data/dataset/2543/ as part of a macrosystems biodiversity and latitude project supported by the National Science Foundation under Cooperative Agreement DEB#1065836.
Tharandt_Rain_Gauge_Project
<p>dataset of array measurement campaing 2018/2019</p>
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