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2 | | -Glossary of Terms (*as used in this documentation) |
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| 2 | +Links |
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5 | | -watershed - All land area contributing runoff to a point of interest along a stream. Does not necessarily account for inputs from subsurface flow or human-constructed diversions. We avoid the terms "catchment" and "basin," though they are sometimes used in this way. |
| 5 | +MacroSheds data portal |
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7 | | -site* - An individual gauging station or stream sampling location and its watershed. |
| 7 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀https://macrosheds.org |
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9 | | -domain* - One or more sites under common management. |
| 9 | +MacroSheds code |
10 | 10 |
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11 | | -network* - One or more domains under common funding/leadership. |
| 11 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀https://github.com/MacroSHEDS⠀ |
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13 | | -provider* - Also sometimes referred to as a "source" -- a primary source of data assimilated into MacroSheds. May be a network, domain, or third party. |
| 13 | +MacroSheds data paper (preprint) |
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15 | | -product* - A collection of data, possibly including multiple datasets/tables. Providers may separate products by temporal extent/interval, scientific category, detection method, and/or sampling location. |
| 15 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/3499/ |
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17 | | -prodname - One of the 7 core product categories included in the MacroSheds dataset. See below. |
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| 18 | +Full file contents |
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19 | | -prodcode - An alphanumeric string associated with a product. Providers have their own. MacroSheds uses its own scheme internally. This won't be relevant for most users, but see detailed documentation included with core data downloads for more information. |
| 21 | +data_use_agreements.docx |
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21 | | -site-product, site-year, etc. - Terms like these are used to designate various subdivisions of the overall MacroSheds dataset. A site-product, for example, is the collection of all data for a single MacroSheds product, available at a single site. |
| 23 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Terms and conditions for using MacroSheds data. |
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24 | | -MacroSheds data are organized into the following products: |
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| 25 | +attribution_and_intellectual_rights_ts.xlsx |
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27 | | -discharge - Streamflow; water volume over time; reported in L/s. |
| 27 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Specific license requirements and expectations associated with |
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29 | | -stream chemistry - Concentration of chemical constituents in stream water; reported in mg/L or mEq/L. |
| 29 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀each primary time-series dataset. |
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31 | | -stream flux - Mass of chemical constituents in stream water, per watershed area, over time; reported in kg/ha/d. (not currently included with this dataset, but can be generated via the macrosheds package for R) |
| 31 | +attribution_and_intellectual_rights_ws_attr.csv |
32 | 32 |
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33 | | -precipitation - Rainfall, snowfall, or both combined; reported per watershed in mm. |
| 33 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Information about fair use of watershed attribute data |
34 | 34 |
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35 | | -precipitation chemistry - Concentration of chemical constituents in precipitation; reported in mg/L or mEq/L; averaged across watershed area. |
| 35 | +glossary.txt |
36 | 36 |
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37 | | -precipitation flux - Mass of chemical constituents in precipitation, per watershed area, over time; reported in kd/ha/d. (not currently included with this dataset, but can be generated via the macrosheds package for R) |
| 37 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Glossary of terms related to the MacroSheds dataset. |
38 | 38 |
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39 | | -watershed attributes - Areal watershed summary statistics, variables available are common to all MacroSheds sites. |
| 39 | +timeseries_X.csv |
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| 41 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Time-series (streamflow, precip if available, chemistry) for domain X |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +ws_attr_summaries.csv |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Watershed attribute data, summarized across time, for all domains |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +ws_attr_timeseries.csv |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Watershed attribute data, temporally explicit, for all domains |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +CAMELS_compliant_Daymet_forcings.csv |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Daymet climate forcings for all domains; interoperable with the CAMELS |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀dataset (https://ral.ucar.edu/solutions/products/camels) |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +CAMELS_compliant_ws_attr_summaries.csv |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Watershed attribute data, temporally explicit, for all domains, and |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀interoperable with the CAMELS dataset |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀(https://ral.ucar.edu/solutions/products/camels) |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +sites.csv |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Stream site metadata |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +shapefiles.zip |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Watershed boundaries, stream gauge locations, and precip gauge |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀locations, for all domains. |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +variables_time_series.csv |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Time-series variable metadata (standard units, etc.) |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +variables_ws_attr_timeseries.csv |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Variable metadata (standard units and definitions) for temporally explicit watershed attributes |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +variable_category_codes_ws_attr.csv |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Watershed attribute category codes (the second letter of the variable |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀code prefix) |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +variable_data_source_codes_ws_attr.csv |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Watershed attribute data source codes (the first letter of the |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀variable code prefix) |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +detection_limits.csv |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Primary data source detection limits |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +data_coverage_breakdown.csv |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Number of observations, timespan of observation, by variable and site |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +disturbance_record.csv |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀A register of known watershed experiments and significant natural |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀disturbances |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +range_check_limits.csv |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Minimum and maximum values allowed to pass through our range filter. |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Values exceeding these limits are omitted from the MacroSheds dataset. |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +data_irregularities.csv |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Any notable inconsistencies within the MacroSheds dataset |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +changelog.txt |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀List of changes made since the last version of the MacroSheds dataset. |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +code_autodocumentation.zip |
| 124 | + |
| 125 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Programmatically assembled pseudo-scripts intended to help users |
| 126 | + |
| 127 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀recreate/edit specific MacroSheds data products (Also see our code on |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀GitHub). |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +timeseries_refs.bib |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Complete bibliographic references for time-series data. |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +ws_attr_refs.bib |
| 136 | + |
| 137 | +⠀⠀⠀⠀Complete bibliographic references for watershed attribute data. |
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