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Publication Details

Title:
Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Daily Precipitation Rain Gage Measurements, 1956 - present
Author(s):
USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station
Publication Year:
2020
How to Cite:
If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:
USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station. 2020. Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Daily Precipitation Rain Gage Measurements, 1956 - present. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/e735df68b214f75132179f39a04fb16e
Abstract:

Precipitation has been measured at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest using rain gauges located in or around each watershed since 1956. Three types of rain gauges have been used: standard, mechanical weight recording, and electronic weight recording. Between 1956 and 2014, precipitation was measured weekly at standard gages located at 24 stations in or near gauged watersheds and at the headquarters building. Weight-recording gauges were located at 7 of the 24 stations and capture a continuous strip-chart record. Weekly totals were prorated using daily totals from the nearest recording gauges. Beginning in 2011, electronic weighing rain gauges were implemented to measure 15-minute precipitation. The number of precipitation stations was reduced to 10, when each station was fully converted to an electronic gauge for measuring 15-minute and daily precipitation beginning in 2015. These data were gathered at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in Thornton, NH, which is operated and maintained by the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station.

Keywords:
ecosystems; forests; watersheds; precipitation; rain; meteorology; weather; disturbance; HBR; Hubbard Brook LTER; Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study; HBES; gage; gauge; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; Climate change; Climate change effects; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest; New Hampshire; White Mountain National Forest; NH; HBEF
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