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Mallee Plot Network: Weather Station Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2011-2012
- Citation
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Keith, D (): Mallee Plot Network: Weather Station Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2011-2012. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern2.199.29/html
- Identifier
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- docid
- ltern2.199.29
- 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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The Mallee Plot Network Weather Station Data package contains precipitation data from automatic (Tarawi Homestead, established 1994) and visually monitored weather stations (Tarawi Nature Reserve, Scotia Sanctuary, established 1996-2006). 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. The Mallee Plot Network research plots commenced in 1996 and were revisited annually for 3 years and then on a decadal basis. 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
- Address
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Centre for Ecosystem Science
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
- 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
Sydney. NSW 2220
- 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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Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
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
- Address
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Centre for Ecosystem Science
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
- 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
- Address
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Centre for Ecosystem Science
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
- 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
- Data Owner
- 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
- Role
- Plot Network Contact
- Individual
- Renee Woodward
- Position
- Research Assistant
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science
- Role
- Plot Network Contact
- Individual
- Katy Wilkins
- Position
- Research Assistant
- Organization
- Centre for Ecosystem Science
- Role
- Plot Network Contact
- Individual
- Mark Tozer
- Position
- Research Scientist
- Organization
- NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)
- 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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Weather station data collection
Automatic weather stations were established at Tarawi Homestead and Scotia Sanctuary homestead in 1994. They record precipitation. 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.
- Instrument
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- Automatic and manual rain gauges
- Keywords and Subject Categories
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- GCMD Science Keywords
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- Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain
- ANZSRC-FOR Codes
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- 0599 Other Environmental Sciences
- Keywords List
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- Rainfall
- Geographic Coverage
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- Geographic Description
- Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park, Western New South Wales and South Australia, 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
- 2011
- Date End
- 2012
- 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_2011_2012_p117t156.csv
- Attribute Information
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monthly_total
- Name
- monthly_total
- Definition
- Monthly total rainfall
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- natural
year- Name
- year
- Definition
- Year of observation
- Measurement Type
- dateTime
- Measurement Domain
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- Format
- YYYY
s_a_border_station1- Name
- s_a_border_station1
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
woop_woop_station2- Name
- woop_woop_station2
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
tarawi_bore_station3- Name
- tarawi_bore_station3
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
homestead_station4- Name
- homestead_station4
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
centre_firetrail_west_station5- Name
- centre_firetrail_west_station5
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
centre_firetrail_east_station6- Name
- centre_firetrail_east_station6
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
north_boundary_firetrail_station7- Name
- north_boundary_firetrail_station7
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
-
- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
white_elephant_station8- Name
- white_elephant_station8
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
westbrooke_station9- Name
- westbrooke_station9
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
east_boundary_station10- Name
- east_boundary_station10
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
robinsons_dam_stationW- Name
- robinsons_dam_stationW
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this station
- Measurement Type
- ratio
- Measurement Domain
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- Standard Unit
- millimeter
- Number Type
- real
sunset_dam_stationE- Name
- sunset_dam_stationE
- Definition
- Rainfall tally at this 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_2011_2012_p117t156.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
- ltern2.200.2
- Access
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- Access Control
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- Auth System
- knb
- Order
- allowFirst
- Allow:
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Permission Principal [read] uid=keith,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org [read] cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org [all] cn=submitters,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 homepage
- 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 [read] uid=keith,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org [all] cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org
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