Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

Climate Database for the Long-Term Ecological Research Network (LTER)

Entry ID: LTER_CLIMDB

Summary

Abstract: The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Long-Term Ecological Research
(LTER) program and many U. S. Forest Service Experimental Research
Stations collect and maintain extensive, long-term ecological
databases including streamflow and meteorological measurements. These
databases have been widely used in intersite comparisons, modeling
studies, and land management-related studies. To facilitate intersite
research among the network of LTER sites, information managers have
developed a prototype to provide climatic summaries dynamically over
the Internet ("http://www.fsl.orst.edu/climhy/climdb/"), and serves as
one model for improving access to data across sites (Baker et
al. 2000, Henshaw et al. 1998). Individual sites maintain local
climate data in local information systems while a centralized site
continually harvests, updates, and provides access to all sites' data
through a common database. Common distribution report formats and
graphical displays have been established to meet specific needs of
climate data users.

Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites have generally followed
established LTER Climate Committee guidelines (Greenland 1986) for
collecting baseline meteorological data. Standardized measurements
provide a basis for coordinating meteorological measurements at two or
more sites and enable intersite comparisons. However, access to
comparable datasets from multiple sites is problematic. While most
sites make climate data accessible via the World-Wide Web (WWW), the
data are displayed in a variety of formats, are aggregated using
different methods, and are often not easily located.

For more information, see:
"http://www.fsl.orst.edu/climhy/documents/climhydro_userguide.htm"

Related URL

Link: View Related Information
Description: Access to LTER climate data

Link: View Related Information
Description: Access to LTER sites.

Geographic Coverage

N: -62.83 S: -90.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0

N: 76.63 S: 13.71 E: -61.48 W: -177.1

Data Set Citation

Dataset Creator: Long-Term Ecological Research Network (LTER)
Dataset Title: Climate Database Project (CLIMDB)
Dataset Publisher: LTER
Version: Not provided
Online Resource: http://www.fsl.orst.edu/climdb/index.htm

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1951-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA > ALASKA

Platform

GROUND STATIONS [Information]

GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS [Information]

Quality

Quality is good. Each data site has its own Q/A procedures.

Keywords

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY

Environmental Protection > Climate > Climate Change

Land And Freshwater Resources > Ecological Dynamics

CLIMATE

ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH SITES

LAND AND FRESHWATER RESOURCES

climate data

meteorological data

Data Center

Long-Term Ecological Research Network Office [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.lternet.edu/

Data Center Personnel

Name: LTER NETWORK OFFICE
Phone: 505-272-7316
Fax: 505-272-7080
Email: Office at LTERnet.edu
Contact Address:
LTER Network Office
University of New Mexico
Department of Biology
City: Albuquerque
Province or State: NM
Postal Code: 87131-1091
Country: USA

Personnel

LTER NETWORK OFFICE
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 505-272-7316
Fax: 505-272-7080
Email: Office at LTERnet.edu
Contact Address:
LTER Network Office
University of New Mexico
Department of Biology
City: Albuquerque
Province or State: NM
Postal Code: 87131-1091
Country: USA

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2004-02-03

Last DIF Revision Date: 2018-08-13

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