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LTAR - Meteorological Stations - Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed

The Southwest Watershed Research Center (SWRC) operates the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW) in southeastern Arizona as an outdoor laboratory for studying semiarid rangeland hydrologic, ecosystem, climate, and erosion processes.

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FieldValue
Tags
NP211
meteorological data
Weather
climate
air temperature
wind speed
air pressure
shortwave radiation
longwave radiation
Modified
2022-07-05
Release Date
2017-10-24
Frequency
Irregularly
Identifier
2f6d09cc-4097-494a-b57a-19bc9ecfba66
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POLYGON ((-110.2 31.773, -109.9 31.773, -109.9 31.662, -110.2 31.662))
Publisher
USDA Agricultural Research Service
Temporal Coverage
December 6, 2017
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Contact Name
Goodrich, David
Contact Email
dave.goodrich@usda.gov
Public Access Level
Public
Program Code
005:040 - Department of Agriculture - National Research
Bureau Code
005:18 - Agricultural Research Service
Source ID
2f6d09cc-4097-494a-b57a-19bc9ecfba66
Harvested from Geodata Harvest
Harvest Source TitleGeodata Harvest
Harvest Source URIhttps://geodata.nal.usda.gov/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw
Last Harvest PerformedThu, 04/22/2021 - 01:01
Extended Metadata: 
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Authors
Goodrich, David
Peer Reviewed
No
Intended Use
The SWRC operates the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed (WGEW) in southeastern Arizona as an outdoor laboratory for studying semiarid rangeland hydrologic, ecosystem, climate, and erosion processes. WGEW is currently contributing meteorological data from 4 stations to the NAL data repository.
Funding Sources
Agricultural Research Service
Related Articles

Moran, M. S., Emmerich, W. E., Goodrich, D. C., Heilman, P., Holifield Collins, C. D., Keefer, T. O., Nearing, M. A., Nichols, M. H., Renard, K. G., Scott, R. L., Smith, J. R., Stone, J. J., Unkrich, C. L., & Wong, J. (2008). Preface to special section on Fifty Years of Research and Data Collection: U.S. Department of Agriculture Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed. Water Resources Research, 44(5). https://doi.org/10.1029/2007wr006083

Keefer, T. O., Moran, M. S., & Paige, G. B. (2008). Long-term meteorological and soil hydrology database, Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Arizona, United States. Water Resources Research, 44(5). https://doi.org/10.1029/2006wr005702

Goodrich, D. C., Keefer, T. O., Unkrich, C. L., Nichols, M. H., Osborn, H. B., Stone, J. J., & Smith, J. R. (2008). Long-term precipitation database, Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Arizona, United States. Water Resources Research, 44(5). https://doi.org/10.1029/2006wr005782
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Dataset
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ISO Topic(s)
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
State or Territory
Arizona
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus Term
watersheds
Arizona
rangelands
hydrology
ecosystems
climate
meteorological data
air temperature
wind speed
Ag Data Commons Keywords
  • Animals & Livestock
  • Animals & Livestock
  • Animal production
  • Animals & Livestock
  • Animal production
  • Range management
  • Agricultural Products
  • Agricultural Products
  • Animals
  • Agricultural Products
  • Animals
  • Meat
  • Agricultural Products
  • Animals
  • Meat
  • Cattle
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Agroecosystems & Environment
  • Weather and Climate
Program
Long-Term Agroecosystem Research - LTAR
Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed

Suggested Citation:

(dataset) Goodrich, David (2020). LTAR - Meteorological Stations - Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed. USDA Agricultural Research Service. https://data.nal.usda.gov/dataset/ltar-meteorological-stations-walnut-gulch-experimental-watershed. Accessed 2023-10-04.