public read cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_mallee,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read Professor David Keith Centre for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales Plot Leader

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9385 2111 david.keith@unsw.edu.au This package contains automatic weather station readings from a site in Tarawi Nature Reserve, first set up in May 2015, replacing an older manual rainfall gauge. Between 1996 and 2011, 53 experimental sites were established on dune crests and upper slopes, of which 29 are located in Tarawi Nature Reserve, 16 are in Scotia Sanctuary and 8 are in Danggali Conservation Park. After initial censuses in three consecutive years (before and after prescribed fire) or two consecutive years (after wildfire), sites are revisited approximately every five years. A synopsis of related data packages which have been collected as part of the Mallee Plot Network’s full program is provided at http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/mallee. 0599 ANZSRC-FOR Earth Science > Atmosphere > Precipitation > Rain GCMD Precipitation Rain Keywords List On plot weather Climate change LTERN Monitoring Themes CC-BY-4_0 Special conditions: Prior to publication of research utilising this data, the data provider (David Keith) requests consultation. Spatial coordinates for sites are available at https://www.ltern.org.au/knb/metacat/ltern6.321/html (Mallee Plot Network: Plot Details - Spatial Coordinates, Western New South Wales and South Australia, Australia). Tarawi Nature Reserve; Scotia Sanctuary and Danggali National Park, Western New South Wales and South Australia 140.958503 141.222776 -33.271362 -33.467802 2015-05-16 2018-09-27 Katy Wilkins Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Research Assistant

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9385 8296 k.wilkins@unsw.edu.au Mark Tozer NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) Research Scientist

PO Box 1967 Hurstville NSW 2220 Australia

02 9585 6496 mark.tozer@environment.nsw.gov.au 1408532875740 Chris Simpson Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Research Assistant

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

0409 159 334 christopher.simpson@unsw.edu.au Renee Woodward Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales Research Assistant

University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia

02 9585 6051 Renee.Woodward@environment.nsw.gov.au

As of May 2015 a new advanced automatic weather station has been deployed at Tarawi site T2005/2. There were 12 manually monitored rain gauges across Tarawi Nature Reserve and Scotia Sanctuary, but these have now have been phased out. Data from the automatic weather station is downloaded annually.

Automatic weather stations were established at Tarawi Homestead and Scotia Sanctuary homestead in 1994. They record precipitation, temperature, relative humidity and wind speed and direction. Prior to that time, rainfall records had been maintained since 1941 by visually monitored rain gauge. Four additional visually monitored rain gauges were established in Tarawi NR in January 1997, a further five were established in May 2001, and two were established in Scotia Sanctuary in September 2007. As of May 2015 a new advanced automatic weather station has been deployed at Tarawi site T2005/2. The exisiting rain gauges have been phased out. Data from the automatic weather station is downloaded annually. 1408532875740 Plot Network Leader 1416440473965 Plot Network Contact 1416440643143 Plot Network Contact 1416440710772 Plot Network Contact 1416440539634 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. kmle_weather_station_data_2015+_p909t1308.csv kmle_weather_station_data_2015+_p909t1308.csv 1962146 1 #x0A column , ecogrid://knb/ltern6.325.1 cn=submitters,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all cn=pn_mallee,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read cn=allusers,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org read date Date YYYY-MM-DD time Time of reading from the station. The archive interval is set to 120 minutes. hh:mm (12hr) temp_out Mean outside temperature calculated from readings taken every 60 seconds over a 120 minute interval celsius real hi_temp Maximum outside temperature over a 120 minute interval celsius real low_temp Minimum outside temperature over a 120 minute interval celsius real out_hum Relative humidity: the ratio of the air's water vapor content to its capacity (percentage). Air temperature and pressure are used to calculate the amount of water vapor in the air as a percentage of the amount the air is capable of holding. The reading is taken at the end of the 120 minute interval. number whole dew_pt Dew point: the temperature to which air must be cooled for saturation to occur (100% relative humidity), providing there is no change in water vapor content. Average temperature and an approximation of the outside humidity during the 120 minute interval are used to calculate the due point. The average outside humidity is calculated by averaging the outside humidity for the current 120 min interval and the previous interval. celsius real wind_speed The mean wind speed calculated from readings taken every 60 seconds over a 120 minute interval kilometersPerHour real wind_dir The dominant wind direction value recorded during the 120 minute interval. When > 0 km/h, the wind speed and direction is sampled every 60 seconds. The direction sampled the greatest number of times is recorded as the dominant wind direction. Character wind_run The amount of wind passing the station during a given period of time. It is calculated by multiplying the average wind speed for each archive record by the archive interval. kilometer real hi_speed The maximum wind speed value recorded during the 120 minute interval kilometersPerHour real hi_dir The wind direction of the highest wind speed recorded during the 120 minute interval Character wind_chill Wind chill: takes into account how the wind speed affects human perception of the air temperature. It is calculated using the average outside air temperature and the average wind speed during the 120 minute interval. celsius real heat_index Heat index: uses outside air temperature and the outside (relative) humidity to calculate how the air "feels". celsius real thw_index Temperature humidity wind index: uses outside (relative) humidity, outside air temperature and the cooling effects of wind speed (like wind chill) to calculate an apparent temperature. celsius real bar Barometric pressure: the atmospheric pressure (the pressure exerted on the surface of the earth by the weight of the air that makes up the atmosphere) adjusted to the equivalent sea-level pressure. The reading is taken at the at the end of the 120 minute interval. hectopascal (hPa) natural rain Rainfall: calculated by comparing the current total rain value with the total rain entry for the previous 120 minute interval millimeter real rain_rate rain rate: the highest rain rate recorded during the 120 minute interval. It is calculated based on the time between successive tips (0.2 mm increments) of the rain collector millimetresPerHour real heat_d_d A measure of how much (in degrees), and for how long (in days), the outside air temperature was below 18.33 degrees C. degreeDays real cool_d_d A measure of how much (in degrees), and for how long (in days), the outside air temperature was above 18.33 degrees C. degreeDays real in_temp Mean inside temperature calculated from readings taken every 60 seconds over a 120 minute interval. celsius real in_hum Inside humidity: the ratio of the air's water vapor content to its capacity (percentage). Air temperature and pressure are used to calculate the amount of water vapor in the air as a percentage of the amount the air is capable of holding. The reading is taken at the end of the 120 minute interval. number natural in_dew Inside dew point approximated using inside humidity and inside temperature celsius real in_heat Inside heat index (follows Steadman 1979). number real in_emc Inside equilibrium moisture content of wood (percentage). number real in_air_density Inside air density derived from pressure, relative humidity, and temperature. kilogramPerCubicMeter real wind_samp The number of wind samples received (indicates quality of connection between console and instruments) dimensionless whole wind_tx Wind Transmitter ID Character iss_recept Approximate quality level of the radio reception between the console and the weather station transmitter (percentage). number real arc_int The interval over which data was collected. number natural 14410 http://www.ltern.org.au/index.php/ltern-plot-networks/mallee millimetresPerHour The hectopascal is the SI unit of pressure used by meteorologists for measuring atmospheric pressure. (1 hPa = 100 Pascals) degreeDays