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Mallee Plot Network: Weather Station Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2015

Citation

Keith, D (): Mallee Plot Network: Weather Station Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2015. Long Term Ecological Research Network. http://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern3.87.15/html

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ltern3.87.15
Data Creators
Individual
Professor David Keith
Position
Plot Leader
Organization
Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales
Abstract

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
Individual
Katy Wilkins
Position
Research Assistant
Organization
Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
Address
University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
Phone
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
PO Box 1967
Hurstville. NSW 2220
Australia
Phone
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
University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
Phone
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
University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
Phone
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
University of New South Wales
Sydney. NSW 2052
Australia
Phone
voice
02 9585 6051
Email Address
Renee.Woodward@environment.nsw.gov.au
Project Information and Data Owners
Title
Mallee Plot Network
Personnel
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

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
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Plot set-up

There are 12 rain gauges across Tarawi Nature Reserve and Scotia Sanctuary. These are manually monitored.

As of May 2015 a new advanced automatic weather station has been deployed at Tarawi site T2005/2. The exisiting rain gauges have been phased out.

Method Step 2
Description
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
  • Manual rain gauges
Sampling
Study Extent Description

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. As of May 2015 a new advanced automatic weather station has been deployed at Tarawi site T2005/2. The exisiting rain gauges have been phased out.

Sampling Description

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). Data recorded by the automatic weather station is downloaded annually.

Keywords and Subject Categories
ANZSRC-FOR
  • 0599
GCMD
  • Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain
Keywords List
  • Precipitation
  • Rain
LTERN Monitoring Themes
  • On plot weather
  • Climate change
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park, Western New South Wales and South Australia
Bounding Coordinates
West
140.958503 degrees
 
East
141.222776 degrees
 
North
-33.271362 degrees
 
South
-33.467802 degrees
 
Temporal Coverage
Date
2015
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

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
kmle_weather_station_rainfall_data_2015_p208t464.csv
Name
kmle_weather_station_rainfall_data_2015_p208t464.csv
Attribute Information
Month
Name
Month
Definition
Month
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
M
Year
Name
Year
Definition
Year
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
YYYY
S A Border
Name
S A Border
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
Woop Woop
Name
Woop Woop
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
Tarawi bore
Name
Tarawi bore
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
Homestead
Name
Homestead
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
Centre firetrail West
Name
Centre firetrail West
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
Centre firetrail East
Name
Centre firetrail East
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
North boundary firetrail
Name
North boundary firetrail
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
White Elephant
Name
White Elephant
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
Westbrooke
Name
Westbrooke
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
East boundary
Name
East boundary
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
Robinsons Dam
Name
Robinsons Dam
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
Sunset Dam
Name
Sunset Dam
Definition
Name
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Name
Number Of Records
6
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
kmle_weather_station_rainfall_data_2015_p208t464.csv
Size
434 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
ltern3.18.1
Access
Access Control
Auth System
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Additional Metadata Links
additionalLinks
Additional Metadata : additionalLinks
Metadata
additionalLinks
url
@name
Mallee Plot Network home page
http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/mallee
unitList
Additional Metadata : unitList
Metadata
unitList
unit
@id
millimetresPerHour
@name
millimetresPerHour
@parentSI
metersPerSecond
@unitType
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millimetresPerHour
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