High-resolution stream discharge data at the three Bisley Experimental Watersheds in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico

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_metadata_RDS-2022-0074.xml   Metadata file in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format containing a description of the content, quality, and other characteristics of the data.
_variable_descriptions.csv \Data Comma-separated values (CSV) file containing a list and description of variables found in all data files.
Bisley_WY2006-2018_Annual_Inst_MinMaxAvg.csv \Data\Daily_Avg_Discharge CSV file containing instantaneous minimum and maximum stream discharge as well as the average daily stream discharge (in cubic feet per second) for Bisley 1, 2, and 3 for each water year, 2006-2018.
Bisley1_WY2006-2018_Daily_Avg_Discharge_cfs.csv \Data\Daily_Avg_Discharge CSV file containing average daily stream discharge (in cubic feet per second) for Bisley 1.
Bisley2_WY2006-2018_Daily_Avg_Discharge_cfs.csv \Data\Daily_Avg_Discharge CSV file containing average daily stream discharge (in cubic feet per second) for Bisley 2.
Bisley3_WY2006-2018_Daily_Avg_Discharge_cfs.csv \Data\Daily_Avg_Discharge CSV file containing average daily stream discharge (in cubic feet per second) for Bisley 3.
Bisley1_WY2006-2010_Stage_Discharge_High-Res.csv \Data\Stage_Discharge CSV files containing stream stage (gage height, in feet) and discharge (in cubic feet per second) at recorded time step (usually 5 minutes) for Bisley 1, water years 2006-2010.
Bisley1_WY2011-2018_Stage_Discharge_High-Res.csv \Data\Stage_Discharge CSV files containing stream stage (gage height, in feet) and discharge (in cubic feet per second) at recorded time step (usually 5 minutes) for Bisley 1, water years 2011-2018.
Bisley2_WY2006-2010_Stage_Discharge_High-Res.csv \Data\Stage_Discharge CSV files containing stream stage (gage height, in feet) and discharge (in cubic feet per second) at recorded time step (usually 5 minutes) for Bisley 2, water years 2006-2010.
Bisley2_WY2011-2018_Stage_Discharge_High-Res.csv \Data\Stage_Discharge CSV files containing stream stage (gage height, in feet) and discharge (in cubic feet per second) at recorded time step (usually 5 minutes) for Bisley 2, water years 2011-2018.
Bisley3_WY2006-2010_Stage_Discharge_High-Res.csv \Data\Stage_Discharge CSV files containing stream stage (gage height, in feet) and discharge (in cubic feet per second) at recorded time step (usually 5 minutes) for Bisley 3, water years 2006-2010.
Bisley3_WY2011-2018_Stage_Discharge_High-Res.csv \Data\Stage_Discharge CSV files containing stream stage (gage height, in feet) and discharge (in cubic feet per second) at recorded time step (usually 5 minutes) for Bisley 3, water years 2011-2018.
Estimated_gage-height_and_discharge_records.csv \Data\Stage_Discharge CSV file listing periods of estimated gage-height and discharge record for Bisley 1, 2, and 3 from 2006-2018.
Bisley_gages_WY2006-2018_metadata.pdf \Supplements Portable document format (PDF) file containing a metadata document with study information, maps, and the procedures used to correct the data and confirm/construct stage to discharge rating curves.
Heartsill_Scalley_etal_2012.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing Heartsill Scalley et al. (2012) "Long-term dynamics of organic matter and elements exported as coarse particulates from two Caribbean montane watersheds".
Leon_etal_2021.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing Leon et al. (2021) "Hydrological mapping in the Luquillo Experimental Forest: New local datum improves watershed ecological knowledge".
Scatena_1989.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing Scatena (1989) "An introduction to the physiography and history of the Bisley Experimental Watersheds in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico".
Scatena_1990.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing Scatena (1990) "Culvert flow in small drainages in montane tropical forests: observations from the Luquillo Experimental Forest of Puerto Rico".
Schaefer_etal_2000.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing Schaefer et al. (2000) "Effects of hurricane disturbance on stream water concentrations and fluxes in eight tropical forest watersheds of the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico".
Schellekens_etal_2004.pdf \Supplements PDF file containing Schellekens et al. (2004) "Stormflow generation in a small rainforest catchment in the Luquillo Experimental Forest, Puerto Rico".
Bisley[#]_rating_[##].txt \Supplements\Rating_Curves ASCII text files (16) containing tables used to convert gage height (measured to the hundredths) to discharge (in cubic feet per second) for Bisley 1, 2, or 3 and multiple ratings. (Where Bisley[#] = streamgage and rating_[#] = rating table number.)
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