LTERN Data Portal
Mallee Plot Network: Weather Station Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2012–2014
- Citation
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Keith, D (): Mallee Plot Network: Weather Station Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2012–2014. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern.90.22/html
- Identifier
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- docid
- ltern.90.22
- Data Creators
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- Individual
- Professor David Keith
- Position
- Plot Leader
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales
- Abstract
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These data are the rainfall readings from sites in Tarawi Nature Reserve and Scotia Sanctuary. Between 1996 and 2011, 53 experimental sites were established on dune crests and upper slopes, of which 29 are located in Tarawi Nature Reserve, 16 are in Scotia Sanctuary and 8 are in Danggali Conservation Park. After initial censuses in three consecutive years (before and after prescribed fire) or two consecutive years (after wildfire), sites are revisited approximately every five years. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Mallee Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/mallee.
- Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
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- Individual
- Katy Wilkins
- Position
- Research Assistant
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
- Address
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University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
- Phone
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- voice
- 02 9385 8296
- Email Address
- k.wilkins@unsw.edu.au
- Individual
- Mark Tozer
- Position
- Research Scientist
- Organization
- NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)
- Address
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PO Box 1967
Hurstville. NSW 2220
Australia
- Phone
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- voice
- 02 9585 6496
- Email Address
- mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au
- Individual
- Professor David Keith
- Position
- Plot Leader
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales
- Address
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University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
- Phone
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- voice
- 02 9385 2111
- Email Address
- david.keith@unsw.edu.au
- Individual
- Chris Simpson
- Position
- Research Assistant
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
- Address
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University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
- Phone
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- voice
- 0409 159 334
- Email Address
- christopher.simpson@unsw.edu.au
- Individual
- Renee Woodward
- Position
- Research Assistant
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
- Address
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University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
- Phone
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- voice
- 02 9585 6051
- Email Address
- Renee.Woodward@environment.nsw.gov.au
- Project Information and Data Owners
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- Title
- Mallee Plot Network
- Personnel
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- Role
- Plot Network Leader
- Individual
- Professor David Keith
- Position
- Plot Leader
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales
- Role
- Plot Network Contact
- Individual
- Chris Simpson
- Position
- Research Assistant
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
- Role
- Plot Network Contact
- Individual
- Katy Wilkins
- Position
- Research Assistant
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
- Role
- Plot Network Contact
- Individual
- Mark Tozer
- Position
- Research Scientist
- Organization
- NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)
- Role
- Plot Network Contact
- Individual
- Renee Woodward
- Position
- Research Assistant
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
- Funding
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Since 2012 this project has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). This work was supported by the Australian Government’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (www.tern.org.au) – an Australian research infrastructure facility established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
- Methods and Sampling Information
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- Methods
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Method Step 1
- Description
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Plot set-up
There are 12 rain gauges across Tarawi Nature Reserve and Scotia Sanctuary. These are manually monitored.
Method Step 2- Description
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Weather station data collection
Rain gauges are visited, recorded and emptied as soon as possible after rain events (usually within 1-7 days, subject to state of tracks and available staff). Data are summed to monthly totals of rainfall.
- Instrument
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- Manual rain gauges
- Sampling
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- Study Extent Description
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Automatic weather stations were established at Tarawi Homestead and Scotia Sanctuary homestead in 1994. They record precipitation, temperature, relative humidity and wind speed and direction. Prior to that time, rainfall records had been maintained since 1941 by visually monitored rain gauge. Four additional visually monitored rain gauges were established in Tarawi NR in January 1997, a further five were established in May 2001, and two were established in Scotia Sanctuary in September 2007.
- Sampling Description
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The 12 rain gauges are visited, recorded and emptied as soon as possible after rain events (usually within 1-7 days, subject to state of tracks and available staff).
- Keywords and Subject Categories
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- GCMD
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- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain
- Keywords List
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- Precipitation
- Rain
- LTERN Monitoring Themes
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- On plot weather
- Climate change
- ANZSRC-FOR
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- 0599
- Geographic Coverage
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- Geographic Description
- Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park, Western New South Wales and South Australia
- Bounding Coordinates
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- West
- 140.958503 degrees
- East
- 141.222776 degrees
- North
- -33.271362 degrees
- South
- -33.467802 degrees
- Temporal Coverage
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- Date Begin
- 2012
- Date End
- 2014
- Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions
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CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions: Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation. Spatial coordinates for sites are available at https://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.321/html (Mallee Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia).
- Data Table
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- Name
- kmle_weather_station_data_2013_p207t471.csv
- Attribute Information
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monthly_total
- Name
- monthly_total
- Definition
- Month of observation
- Measurement Type
- nominal
- Measurement Domain
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- Text Domain
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- Definition
- Character
year- Name
- year
- Definition
- Year of observation
- Measurement Type
- dateTime
- Measurement Domain
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- Format
- YYYY
s_a_border- Name
- s_a_border
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at SA Border station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
woop_woop- Name
- woop_woop
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at Woop Woop station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
tarawi_bore- Name
- tarawi_bore
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at Tarawi bore station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
homestead- Name
- homestead
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at Homestead station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
centre_firetrail_west- Name
- centre_firetrail_west
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at Centre firetrail West station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
centre_firetrail_east- Name
- centre_firetrail_east
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at Centre firetrail station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
north_boundary_firetrail- Name
- north_boundary_firetrail
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at North boundary firetrail station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
white_elephant- Name
- white_elephant
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at White Elephant station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
westbrooke- Name
- westbrooke
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at Westbrook station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
east_boundary- Name
- east_boundary
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at East Boundary station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
robinsons_dam- Name
- robinsons_dam
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at Robinsons Dam station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
sunset_dam- Name
- sunset_dam
- Definition
- Total monthly rainfall at Sunset Dam station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
- Physical Structure Description
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- Object Name
- kmle_weather_station_data_2013_p207t471.csv
- Text Format
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- Number of Header Lines
- 1
- Number of Footer Lines
- 0
- Record Delimiter
- \r\n
- Attribute Orientation
- column
- Simple Delimited
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- Field Delimiter
- ,
- Distribution
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Online
- URL
- ltern.91.1
- Access
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- Access Control
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- Auth System
- knb
- Order
- allowFirst
- Allow:
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Permission Principal [all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org [read] cn=pn_mallee,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org [read] cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
- Additional Metadata Links
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additionalLinksAdditional Metadata : additionalLinks
- Metadata
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- additionalLinks
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- url
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- @name
- Mallee Plot Network home page
- Access
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- Access Control
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- Auth System
- knb
- Order
- allowFirst
- Allow:
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Permission Principal [read] public [all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org [read] cn=pn_mallee,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
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