In:
Earth System Science Data, Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 10, No. 4 ( 2018-11-29), p. 2115-2122
Abstract:
Abstract. Accurate water-balance measurements in the seasonal,
snow-dominated Sierra Nevada are important for forest and downstream water
management. However, few sites in the southern Sierra offer detailed records
of the spatial and temporal patterns of snowpack and soil-water storage and
the fluxes affecting them, i.e., precipitation as rain and snow, snowmelt,
evapotranspiration, and runoff. To explore these stores and fluxes we
instrumented the Wolverton basin (2180–2750 m) in Sequoia National Park
with distributed, continuous sensors. This 2006–2016 record of snow depth,
soil moisture and soil temperature, and meteorological data quantifies the
hydrologic inputs and storage in a mostly undeveloped catchment. Clustered
sensors record lateral differences with regards to aspect and canopy cover at
approximately 2250 and 2625 m in elevation, where two meteorological
stations are installed. Meteorological stations record air temperature,
relative humidity, radiation, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and
snow depth. Data are available at hourly intervals by water year
(1 October–30 September) in non-proprietary formats from online data
repositories (https://doi.org/10.6071/M3S94T).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1866-3516
DOI:
10.5194/essd-10-2115-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Copernicus GmbH
Publication Date:
2018
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2475469-9
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