public read uid=Tamayo,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=ltern2,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all uid=dickman,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=wardle,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=greenville,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read Professor Glenda Wardle The University of Sydney Plot Leader

Heydon-Laurence Building A08 The University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006 Australia

02 9351 7113 or 0425 382 205 glenda.wardle@sydney.edu.au Professor Chris Dickman The University of Sydney Plot Leader

Heydon-Laurence Building A08 The University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2060 Australia

02 9351 2318 chris.dickman@sydney.edu.au This weather data package comprises weather data for automatic weather stations situated at 13 sites separated by distances of between 5 and 80 km. The weather stations record temperature and rainfall (in 2010, one weather station was set up so that it also began recording wind speed and direction). The air temperature, rainfall, wind speed and wind direction data are recorded in a data logger housed within the instrument stand. The network program uses a core of 12 sites and aims to quantitatively track long-term shifts in biodiversity and ecological processes in relation to key drivers, including unpredictable rainfall and droughts, fire, feral predators and grazing. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Desert Ecology Plot Network's full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-ecology On plot weather Climate change LTERN Monitoring Themes 9602 Atmosphere and Weather ANZSRC-FOR Codes Earth Science Services>Models>Weather Research GCMD Science Keywords CC-BY-4_0 Special Conditions: Data users must request permission from the Data Provider (Glenda Wardle or Chris Dickman) before access to latitudinal and longitudinal data is granted. •Data relating to the exact location of grids (i.e. latitudinal and longitudinal data) is restricted to mediated access in order to mitigate the risk of interference or theft of threatened or rare species. •All other Project or Background Data will be open. 2012 Simpson Desert, Western Queensland. 137.865106 138.605896 -23.205485 -23.994174 1442281877210 1442281932654 Dr Aaron Greenville The University of Sydney Research Assistant

Heydon-Laurence Building A08 The University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006 Australia

02 9351 8577 aaron.greenville@sydney.edu.au Mr Bobby Tamayo The University of Sydney Operational Manager

Heydon-Laurence Building A08 The University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2060 Australia

02 9351 8577 bobby.tamayo@sydney.edu.au

The network program uses 12 sites which are spaced at least 15 km apart, each comprising at least two 1-ha trapping grids, or plots which are spaced between 0.5-2 km apart. The 12 primary sites are spaced at least 15 km apart with an Environdata™ weather station at each site.

Environdata™ weather station

The air temperature, rainfall, wind speed and wind direction data are recorded in a data logger, which is housed within the instrument stand. Each weather station is protected against stock and other animals within a 6 m × 4 m area enclosed by ‘three strand’ fencing. As an added protection measure (against rats and dingoes), all exposed cables are passed through electrical conduit. Vegetation is cleared from within the fence and to 1 m outside the fence to prevent fire damage.

Not specified

The weather stations record min, max and average temperature for each day. This is an ongoing dataset that has been recording these temperature data since 1995. Air temperature is recorded using an air temperature sensor that is housed in a sensor shelter located under the data logger housing.

Not specified

The weather stations record measured rainfall via a tipping bucket every minute. Data are pooled for each day. The automatic rain gauge is set up approximately 3 m from the instrument stand and housing. In addition to the automatic rain gauge, a manual rain gauge has been set up at each site.

Not specified

There is an automatic weather station at a single site in the Simpson Desert, at Main Camp North (model: Environdata™, Warwick, Queensland). The dataset contains recorded wind speed and wind direction data. Wind speed and wind direction data have been recorded at this site since 2010.

Not specified

Power is maintained using a solar panel, which is angled towards the north. The information stored in the data logger is retrieved using a laptop computer (or PDA/tablet) at roughly three-month intervals.

Not specified 1442281877210 Data Owner 1442281932654 Data Owner 1442281948438 Plot Network Contact 1442281957779 Plot Network Contact Since 2012 this project has been part of the Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTERN). This work was supported by the Australian Government’s Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Network (www.tern.org.au) – an Australian research infrastructure facility established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy and Education Infrastructure Fund–Super Science Initiative through the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. derg_weather_station_data_daily_2012_p120t30.csv derg_weather_station_data_daily_2012_p120t30.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.134.1 uid=greenville,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=wardle,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=dickman,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=ltern2,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all uid=tamayo,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read sitename Name of site Text sitecode Site level code Text dateofreading Date of measurement YYYY-MM-DD maxtemp Max temperature that day celsius real mintemp Min temperature that day celsius real avetemp Average temperature that day celsius real rainfall Total daily rainfall mm number real maxwind Maximum daily wind kilometersPerHour real avewind Average daily wind kilometersPerHour real avewinddir Average daily wind direction degree natural maxgust Max daily wind gust kilometersPerHour whole notes notes notes derg_weather_station_data_monthly_2012_p120t356.csv derg_weather_station_data_monthly_2012_p120t356.csv 1 0 \r\n column , ecogrid://knb/ltern2.135.1 uid=greenville,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=tamayo,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=dickman,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=wardle,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read uid=ltern2,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read year Year YYYY sitename Name of site Text month Month Character countrainfall Number of days weather station was working within the month number whole totalrainfall Total monthly rainfall (mm) number real raindays Number of days rain was recorded during the month number whole meanrain Mean rainfall per month number real maxevent Max rainfall event size per month number real mean_mintemp Mean minimum temp per month °C celsius real mean_maxtemp Mean maximum temp per month °C celsius real mean_temp Mean monthly temperature °C celsius natural http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/desert-ecology