Meteorological and hydrological data from the West Nose Creek hydrological observatory
Section 1: Overview
Name of Research Project
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GWF-PW: Prairie Water
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WP2: Groundwater
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Dataset Title
Meteorological and hydrological data from the West Nose Creek hydrological observatory
Additional Information
Creators and Contributors
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Maskai Hayashi | Point of Contact, Principal Investigator | hayashi@ucalgary.ca | University of Calgary |
Abstract
Meteorological data were collected at automatic weather stations (AWS), and hydrological data were collected at several stream gauging stations, lake water level monitoring stations, and groundwater monitoring wells. Details are described in Hayashi and Farrow (2014, Hydrogeology Journal, 22, 1825-1839).
Purpose
This dataset supports the Global Water Futures project Prairie Water and its goals to understand groundwater recharge processes in the Canadian prairies, develop practical models for recharge estimation, and evaluate the spatial distribution of recharge in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Plain Language Summary
The data set contain meteorological and hydrological variables that are useful for understanding seasonal, inter-annual, and inter-decadal patters of changes in weather, stream flow, lake water level, soil moisture conditions, and groundwater levels in the prairies.
Keywords
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hydrology |
meteorology |
soil moisture |
groundwater |
streamflow |
Canadian prairies |
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Section 3: Status and Provenance
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Section 4: Access and Downloads
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List of Parameters and Variables
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air temperature | degree C | 30min | thermometer |
relative humidity | % | 30min | Relative humidity sensor |
precipitation | mm | 60min | Weighing precipitation gauge |
wind speed | m/s | 30min | Wind sensor |
radiation | W/m2 | 30min | Four-component radiometer |
turbulent heat flux | W/m2 | 30min | Eddy-covariance system |
snow depth | m | 30min | Sonic ranger |
soil water content | | 30min | Capacitance sensor |
soil temperature | degree C | 30min | Thermistor |
groundwater level | m | Various | Pressure transducer |
streamflow | m3/s | Daily | Pressure transducer and stage-discharge rating curve |
lake water level | m | 30min | Pressure transducer |
Stable isotopic ratio in water samples | per mill | Various | Mass spectrometer |
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