Daily Climate and Soil Moisture Data for the Southern Colorado Plateau Network Parks, 1980 – 2018 (ver. 1.1, November 2023)
Daily climate, water balance, and soil moisture data for 270 plots in the National Park Service (NPS) Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) Inventory & Monitoring (I & M) network
Dates
Publication Date
2020-09-16
Start Date
1980
End Date
2018
Revision
2023-11-17
Citation
Andrews, C.M., Bradford, J.B., Swan, M.C., and Norris, J.R., 2023, Daily Climate and Soil Moisture Data for the Southern Colorado Plateau Network Parks, 1980 – 2018 (ver. 1.1, November 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WQTBP0.
Summary
These data are daily climate, water balance, and soil moisture data for 270 plots in the National Park Service (NPS) Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) network. Climate data was collected from a gridded, daily climate dataset, Daymet (https://daymet.ornl.gov/). Climate, alongside field-collected soils (SoilDepthsByPlot.csv) and vegetation information, were then used to drive a point based, daily, multi soil-layer, ecosystem water-balance model, SOILWAT2 (https://github.com/DrylandEcology/SOILWAT2). SCPN plots were established to capture the range of ecosystem conditions present in this network. Plant communities of the SCPN are a vital sign for this region, enhancing habitat, stabilizing soils, and [...]
Summary
These data are daily climate, water balance, and soil moisture data for 270 plots in the National Park Service (NPS) Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) network. Climate data was collected from a gridded, daily climate dataset, Daymet (https://daymet.ornl.gov/). Climate, alongside field-collected soils (SoilDepthsByPlot.csv) and vegetation information, were then used to drive a point based, daily, multi soil-layer, ecosystem water-balance model, SOILWAT2 (https://github.com/DrylandEcology/SOILWAT2). SCPN plots were established to capture the range of ecosystem conditions present in this network. Plant communities of the SCPN are a vital sign for this region, enhancing habitat, stabilizing soils, and moderating hydrology. However, these ecosystems are water-limited, and many plant and ecosystem processes are driven by the amount of water available in the soil profile (i.e. soil moisture). These data provide daily observations of gridded climate and predicted measures of water-balance (ie. transpiration, evaporation, etc.) and soil moisture availability for the last 38 years for 270 NPS plots and can be used to provide insight into plant and ecosystem processes.
First posted - September 16, 2020
Revised - November 17, 2023 (ver. 1.1)
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Climate_Soil_Moisture_Metadata_v1.1.xml Original FGDC Metadata
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AZRU_A_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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BAND_P_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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CHCU_S_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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GLCA_B_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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GLCA_H_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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GRCA_P_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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MEVE_L_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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MEVE_S_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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PEFO_C_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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PEFO_S_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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PETR_P_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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WUPA_S_NPS_2019_Soilwat_Output_Dailys.csv
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Soil_Depths_By_Plot.csv
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Version History 1.1.txt
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Purpose
The purpose of this dataset is to a provide a long-term, daily record of climate, water-balance, and soil-moisture for National Park Service, Southern Colorado Plateau Network Inventory & Monitoring plots. The soils dataset (SoilDepthsByPlot.csv) is included as a record of our soils processing for inclusion in the SOILWAT2 model. These data were created to in order to provide information for further analysis of plot or park level, plant and ecosystem, processes.
Rights
The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
