Hydrology Instrumentation

Metadata:

Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Spatial_Reference_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USDA Forest Service/Southern Research Station/Santee Experimental Forest

Publication_Date: 20120301

Title:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Cordesville, SC
Publisher: USDA Forest Service

Online_Linkage: http://cybergis.uncc.edu/santee/searchf.php

Online_Linkage: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/charleston

Description:

Abstract:: Data from the USGS raingauge is available from 2005 to the present. Data from all of the other raingauges is available between 1963 and 1984. All of the raingauges, except the USGS raingauge, are the National Weather Service standard 8" raingauges. The USGS raingauge is a tipping bucket style raingauge. Automatic recording wells measure the water table depth below the ground surface. Data from these wells is available between 1996 and 2003 to the present. Data is reported for the following variables at the respective weather stations: Met 5, Met 25 and Lotti Road field stations: Daily rainfall and daily mean air temperature (for varying historic periods). Hourly instantaneous air and soil temperature (starting in September 2001). Hourly rainfall (starting in September 2001). Turkey Creek weather station: 30-minute averages for air temperature, soil temperature, solar radiation, wind speed and direction, relative humidity and vapor pressure (calculated), as well as 30-minute rainfall and maximum and minimum relative humidity (starting in October 2005). Santee Headquarters weather station: Daily rainfall and daily mean air temperature (1946-2000). Hourly average solar radiation, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) , wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, and vapor pressure (calculated), as well as hourly rainfall and maximum and minimum relative humidity (January 1996 through February 2003). 30-minute average solar radiation, net radiation, wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, and vapor pressure (calculated), as well as 30-minute rainfall and maximum and minimum relative humidity (starting in April 2003). Daily averages or totals for solar radiation, net radiation, PAR, wind speed, vapor pressure, RH, air temperature and rainfall (starting in January 1996). Watershed 77 and the weir at its outlet were established in 1963. Prior to September 1995, stage was measured using an ADR device (flow rate was derived using stage-discharge relationship equations specific to the weir). In September 1995 a Teledyne-ISCO 3210 flowmeter was installed (which also measured stage). The 3210 was replaced by a 4210 flowmeter in August 2002. Watershed 78 (the Turkey Creek Watershed) was established in 1964 and stage was measured until 1984 using an ADR device (at a location about 800 meters downstream from the currently established site on Highway 41 near Huger, SC). In February 2005 the US Geologic Survey set up a gauging station at the Highway 41 N bridge over Turkey Creek. They installed a Sutron 8210 flow logger interfaced with Satlink 2 and linked to a bubbler-type sensor on the streambed to measure stage level every 15 minutes. Watershed 79 and the weir at its outlet were established in 1966. Again, in the early days stage was measured with an ADR device. A Global Water GL300 datalogger and associated WL300 pressure transducer were installed in January 2002, and a Teledyne-ISCO 3210 flowmeter was installed in July 2003. The 3210 was replaced by a 4210 flowmeter in February 2008. Watershed 80 and the weir at its outlet were established in 1968. Prior to September 1995, stage was measured using an ADR device. In September 1995 a Teledyne-ISCO 3210 flowmeter was installed. The 3210 was replaced by a 4210 flowmeter in August 2000. The Watershed 80 boundary changed on November 6, 2001, when a culvert was installed across Yellowjacket Road draining a portion of Watershed 80 into Watershed 79, thus reducing its area.
Purpose:: The purpose of the dataset is for easy identification of certain field instruments in the Santee Experimental Forest. As a research forest, locations of these instruments are vital for research efforts in the region. Also, temporal data collected from the instruments can be linked to each instrument to make for easy data viewing and analysis.
Supplemental_Information:: Feb. 2012: Metadata edited for SEF Database.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20120301

Currentness_Reference:

publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.786753
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.762310
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.148024
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.112004

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: instruments
Theme_Keyword: Raingauge, water, weather

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: SC
Place_Keyword: Santee
Place_Keyword: Forest
Place_Keyword: Cordesville
Place_Keyword: Berkeley County

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

The USDA Forest Service, Santee Experimental Forest is responsible for the content of the data contained within this database. Any use of this data must cite the Santee Experimental Forest as a reference.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Santee Experimental Forest, Center for Forested Wetlands Research, Berkeley County, SC

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3734 Hwy 402
City: Cordesville
State_or_Province: SC
Postal_Code: 29434

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (843) 336-5601

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (843) 336-5068

Data_Set_Credit:

USFS

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:: Topological requirements include: lines must begin and end at nodes, lines must connect to each other at nodes, lines do not extend through nodes, left and right areas are defined for each line element and are consistent throughout the file, and the lines representing the limits of the file (neatline) are free of gaps.
Completeness_Report:: This file has undergone standard update digital revision. The data completeness of this file meets NMD standards for feature content.
Lineage:

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Hydrology Instrumentation
Entity_Type_Definition:: Raingauges on the SEF
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:: USFS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Watershed

Attribute_Definition:

SEF watershed in which each raingauge is located

Attribute_Definition_Source:

USFS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: assigned text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Station_Na

Attribute_Definition:

name of each raingauge

Attribute_Definition_Source:

USFS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: assigned text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: XCoord

Attribute_Definition:

x coordinate location of each raingauge

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: calculated value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YCoord

Attribute_Definition:

y coordiante of each raingauge

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: calculated value

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Type_

Attribute_Definition:

type of instrument used to collect data for climate or hydrology

Attribute_Definition_Source:

USFS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: assigned text

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Date_Avail

Attribute_Definition:

date range in which data is available for each raingauge

Attribute_Definition_Source:

USFS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: assigned date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: shape type

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:: Raingauge locations, names, and date range of available data.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:: USFS

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service/Southern Research Station/Santee Experimental Forest

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3734 Hwy 402
City: Cordesville
State_or_Province: SC
Postal_Code: 29434

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (843) 336-5601

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (843) 336-5068

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://cybergis.uncc.edu/santee/searchf.php

Fees: free download

Ordering_Instructions:

http://cybergis.uncc.edu/santee/searchf.php

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20120319

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service/Southern Research Station/Santee Experimental Forest

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 3734 Highway 402
City: Cordesville
State_or_Province: SC
Postal_Code: 29434

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (843) 336-5601

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (843) 336-5068

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998