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PhenoCam images from JERWERN site, Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico, USA since 2017

This data set consists of repeat digital imagery from the tower-mounted digital cameras (hereafter, PhenoCams) at the Jornada Experimental Range. JER is a member of the PhenoCam network, which has as its mission to serve as a long-term, continental-scale, phenological observatory. Imagery is uploaded to the PhenoCam server every 30 minutes. The archived images provide a permanent record that can be visually-inspected to determine the phenological state of the vegetation at any point in time. Vegetation greenness metrics (e.g., GCC) derived from the ratio of the green color band to sum of red, green, and blue color bands serve as proxies for vegetation greenness. Greenness metrics can be extracted from the images using simple image processing methods in 1-day or 3-day increments.

This dataset is available to the public and may be freely downloaded. Please keep the designated Contact person informed of any plans to use the dataset. Consultation or collaboration with the original investigators is strongly encouraged. Publications and data products that make use of the dataset must include proper acknowledgement.

The development of PhenoCam has been supported by multiple entities. Those include the Northeastern States Research Cooperative, NSF’s Macrosystems Biology program (award EF-1065029), DOE’s Regional and Global Climate Modeling program (award DE-SC0016011), the US National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program, the USA National Phenology Network (grant number G10AP00129 from the United States Geological Survey), and is currently supported by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service.

This research is a contribution from the Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) network. LTAR and the Jornada Experimental Range are supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service.

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Modified
2023-02-28
Release Date
2023-02-28
Frequency
Daily
Identifier
5bf17858-9215-4f9a-ba23-17ae300cfb11
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area
POLYGON ((-106.99172973633 32.467789054148, -106.99172973633 32.758136474891, -106.60308837891 32.758136474891, -106.60308837891 32.467789054148))
Publisher
Northern Arizona University
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location
The Jornada Experimental Range and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center
Temporal Coverage
November 6, 2017
License
Contact Name
Browning, Dawn
Contact Email
Public Access Level
Public
Program Code
005:040 - Department of Agriculture - National Research
Bureau Code
005:18 - Agricultural Research Service