Rainfall Intensity and Duration at Jornada Experimental Range

Rainfall intensity and duration data for individual events collected at the Jornada Experimental Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico. The dataset was compiled by the Jornada Experimental Range organization, with the last known update in October 1986. Collection involved modified weighing rain gauges with 24-hour charts, specifically adjusted during summer months.

Use Cases

• Analyze rainfall event duration and intensity patterns for hydrological modeling in arid regions.
• Correlate summer rainfall intensity data with ecological responses in the Jornada Experimental Range.
• Study the separation of daily precipitation events using the evaporation method described for the gauge charts.

Strengths

• Data focuses on individual rainfall event intensity, a specific meteorological measurement.
• Collection methodology using modified weighing rain gauges is documented.

Limitations

• Dataset is not updated; last update was in 1986, making it temporally stale.
• Physical data format (paper rain gauge charts) requires digitization for analysis.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a single experimental range in New Mexico.

Provenance

Source

Jornada Experimental Range, collected by SCIOPS.

Collection Method

Data collected from weighing rain gauges with modified gears for 24-hour charts; water maintained in catch buckets to separate daily inked lines via evaporation.

Time Range

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Freshness

Not updated; last update was 1986-10-31.

Geography

Jornada Experimental Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.