Mallee Plot Network: Weather Station Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2012–2014
Abstract: These data are the rainfall readings from sites in Tarawi Nature Reserve and Scotia Sanctuary collected between 2012 and 2014.
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 https://doi.org/10.25911/5c133088bc5b9
Sampling method: 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).
Study extent: 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.
Project funding: Between 2012 and 2018 this project was part of, and funded through the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) a facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.
Type
collection
Title
Mallee Plot Network: Weather Station Data, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia, 2012–2014
Alternate Title
Mallee Plot Network: Weather, 2012–2014
Collection Type
Dataset
Access Privileges
Long Term Ecological Research Network
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
10.25911/5c36c96cd71c6
Metadata Language
English
Data Language
English
Brief Description
These data are the rainfall readings from sites in Tarawi Nature Reserve and Scotia Sanctuary collected between 2012 and 2014.
A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Mallee Plot Network’s full program is provided at https://doi.org/10.25911/5c133088bc5b9.
Full Description
Abstract: These data are the rainfall readings from sites in Tarawi Nature Reserve and Scotia Sanctuary collected between 2012 and 2014.
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 https://doi.org/10.25911/5c133088bc5b9
Sampling method: 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).
Study extent: 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.
Project funding: Between 2012 and 2018 this project was part of, and funded through the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) a facility within the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and supported by the Australian Government through the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy.
Methods
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Plot set-up
There are 12 rain gauges across Tarawi Nature Reserve and Scotia Sanctuary. These are manually monitored.
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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.
Manual rain gauges
File Descriptions
kmle_weather_station_data_2012-2014_p207t471.csv
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Contact Email
david.keith@environment.nsw.gov.au;
christopher.simpson@unsw.edu.au;
k.wilkins@unsw.edu.au;
mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au;
r.woodward@unsw.edu.au;
david.keith@unsw.edu.au
Contact Address
Australian Wetlands, Rivers and Landscapes Centre,
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences,
University of New South Wales
SYDNEY, NSW, 2052
Australia
Contact Phone Number
+61 2 9995 5000;
61 409 159 334;
+61 2 9385 8435;
+61 2 9585 6496;
+61 2 9585 6051;
+61 2 9385 2111;
+61 427 856 498;
+61 428 810 214
Principal Investigator
David Keith
Supervisors
David Keith
Collaborators
Chris Simpson;
Katy Wilkins;
Mark Tozer;
Dick Williams
Fields of Research
0599 - Other Environmental Sciences
Keywords
GCMD:Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain;
LTERN Monitoring Theme:On plot weather;
LTERN Monitoring Theme:Climate change;
keyword:Precipitation;
keyword:Rain;
Mallee;
Weather
Type of Research Activity
Strategic basic research
Date Coverage
2012
2014
Geospatial Location
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Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park, Western New South Wales and South Australia
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Date of data creation
2014-12-04
Year of data publication
2014
Creator(s) for Citation
David
Keith
Chris
Simpson
Katy
Wilkins
Mark
Tozer
Dick
Williams
Publisher for Citation
Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN), ANU Data Commons, The Australian National University
Related Websites
https://hdl.handle.net/1885/130861
ANU Open Research, Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN) collection.
Other Related Identifiers
MorphoId:ltern.90;
PackageId:207
Access Rights
Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation.
Access Rights Type
Open
Rights held in and over the data
Creative Commons Licence (CC BY- Attribution) is assigned to this data. Details of the licence can be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Licence Type
CC-BY - Attribution (Version 4)
Licence
LTERN Deed: 13
Date of execution: 2014-04-30
Retention Period
Indefinitely
Status: Published
Published to:
Published to:
- Australian National University
- Australian National Data Service
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