Precipitation from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), South Florida from November 2000 to Present
At a Glance
Authors: Rene Price, Daniel Childers
Time period: to
Package id: knb-lter-fce.1092.14
Dataset id: PHY_Grahl_001
Price, R., D. Childers. 2021. Precipitation from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park (FCE LTER), South Florida from November 2000 to Present. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/. Dataset accessed 2024-03-28.
Geographic Coverage
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Dataset Creator(s)
- Name: Dr. Rene Price
- Address: Florida International University
Modesto Maidique Campus
ECS 347
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-3119
- Fax: 305-348-3877
- Email: pricer@fiu.edu
- URL: http://www2.fiu.edu/~pricer/
- Name: Dr. Daniel Childers
- Address: Arizona State University
PO Box 875402
Tempe, AZ 85287 USA - Phone: 480-965-2320
- Fax: 480-965-8087
- Email: dan.childers@asu.edu
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Dataset AbstractRain level is recorded at least every thirty minutes at the sites SRS 1d, SRS 2 & SRS 3. Not active sites are: SRS 1a and SRS 1c. Rain level data is collected using a tipping bucket rain gauge (SUTRON 5600-0425) attached to ISCO autosamplers, which also act as dataloggers. We condense these data into daily cumulative rainfall, although hourly rain level data are also available.
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Geographic CoverageStudy Extent Description
The Study Extent of this dataset includes the FCE Shark River Slough research sites within Everglades National Park, South Florida
Bounding Coordinates
FCE LTER Site SRS1a
N: 25.761, S: 25.761, E: -80.727, W: -80.727
FCE LTER Site SRS2
N: 25.550, S: 25.550, E: -80.785, W: -80.785
FCE LTER Site SRS3
N: 25.468, S: 25.468, E: -80.853, W: -80.853
FCE LTER Site SRS1c
N: 25.755, S: 25.755, E: -80.574, W: -80.574
FCE LTER Site SRS1d
N: 25.746, S: 25.746, E: -80.654, W: -80.654
FCE LTER Sites
SRS1a, SRS1c, SRS1d, SRS2, SRS3
Geographic DescriptionBounding CoordinatesFCE LTER Site SRS1aN: 25.761, S: 25.761, E: -80.727, W: -80.727FCE LTER Site SRS2N: 25.550, S: 25.550, E: -80.785, W: -80.785FCE LTER Site SRS3N: 25.468, S: 25.468, E: -80.853, W: -80.853FCE LTER Site SRS1cN: 25.755, S: 25.755, E: -80.574, W: -80.574FCE LTER Site SRS1dN: 25.746, S: 25.746, E: -80.654, W: -80.654
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Temporal CoverageStart Date: 2000-11-15
End Date: 2019-12-31
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Attributes
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Data Table: Precipitation from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, South FloridaAttribute Name:SITENAMEAttribute Label:sitenameAttribute Definition:Name of LTER siteStorage Type:textMeasurement Scale:Name of LTER siteMissing Value Code:Attribute Name:DateAttribute Label:dateAttribute Definition:Collection dateStorage Type:datetimeMeasurement Scale:Missing Value Code:Attribute Name:PrecipitationAttribute Label:precipitationAttribute Definition:precipitationStorage Type:dataMeasurement Scale:Units: centimetersPerDayPrecision: 0.01
Number Type: realMissing Value Code:-9999.00 (Value will never be recorded )
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Data Table: Precipitation from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, South Florida
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MethodsSampling Description
Rain level recorders are connected to ISCO autosamplers.The accuracy of the rain level recorders are 0.01 in. The autosampler queries the rain level recorder at least every 30 minutes for rain data. The rain level data is downloaded from the ISCO autosampler using a Dell 3800 laptop. The software used to download the information is ISCO Flowlink 3.23. To get one rain level reading per day, all the rain data is downloaded into Micosoft Excel, and the readings for a day are summed. Rain data is then transformed from inches to centimeters by multiplying the numbers by 2.54.
Method Step
Description
Rain level recorders are connected to ISCO autosamplers.The accuracy of the rain level recorders are 0.01 in. The autosampler queries the rain level recorder at least every 30 minutes for rain data. The rain level data is downloaded from the ISCO autosampler using a Dell 3800 laptop. The software used to download the information is ISCO Flowlink 3.23. To get one rain level reading per day, all the rain data is downloaded into Micosoft Excel, and the readings for a day are summed. Rain data is then transformed from inches to centimeters by multiplying the numbers by 2.54.
Instrumentation
ISCO autosamplers Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (SUTRON 5600-0425) Dell 3800 notebookQuality Control
Data that is downloaded from ISCO is checked for errors (Code from "Flowlink" is 255) and for proper data intervals (every 30 minutes) using Microsoft Excel. Formula used to sum daily rain is as follows: [=IF({hour column}=0,SUM({48 rows of rain values}),"")]
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Distribution and Intellectual RightsOnline distribution
https://pasta.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/knb-lter-fce/1092/14/000e8b0bcee8f0190acfe989872b6845
Data Submission Date: 2021-03-05
Intellectual Rights
This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.
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Publications citing this datasetDessu, Shimelis B., René M. Price, Tiffany G. Troxler, and John S. Kominoski 2024. Effects of sea-level rise and freshwater management on long-term water levels and water quality in the Florida Coastal Everglades. Journal of Environmental Management 211: 164-176.
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Keywordsprecipitation, meteorology, FCE, FCE LTER, Florida Coastal Everglades LTER, ecological research, long-term monitoring, Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, rain
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Dataset Contact
- Name: Rafael Travieso
- Position: South Florida Wetland Ecosystems Lab Field Technican
- Organization: Southeast Environmental Research Center
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 148
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-7286
- Fax: 305-348-4096
- Email: travieso@fiu.edu
- URL: http://www.fiu.edu/~ecosyst/
- Position: Information Manager
- Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 148
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-6054
- Fax: 305-348-4096
- Email: fcelter@fiu.edu
- URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu
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Data Table and FormatData Table: Precipitation from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, South FloridaEntity Name:PHY_Grahl_001.txtEntity Description:Precipitation from the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, South FloridaObject Name:PHY_Grahl_001.txtNumber of Header Lines:1Attribute Orientation:columnField Delimiter:,Number of Records:21307
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Metadata Provider
- Organization: Florida Coastal Everglades LTER Program
- Address: Florida International University
University Park
OE 148
Miami, FL 33199 USA - Phone: 305-348-6054
- Email: fcelter@fiu.edu
- URL: http://fcelter.fiu.edu
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Project permitsEVER-2017-SCI-0054