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Daily temperature measurements in the Wassuk, Shoshone, Toiyabe, Toquima, and Monitor ranges, Nevada, and on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, California

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posted on 2024-09-12, 20:13 authored by Martha W. Zillig, Erica Fleishman
These data document daily temperature measurements at four locations in each of five mountain canyons in the western Great Basin (Mineral County, Nevada, and Alpine and Mono Counties, California) and five mountain canyons in the central Great Basin (Lander, Nye, and Eureka Counties, Nevada) for a total of 40 locations. Sampling locations spanned the elevational gradients of the canyons and were within the 100-meter points at which we sampled breeding birds. Data were collected through deployment of data loggers (HOBO Pendant MX Temperature/Light Data Logger) at each of the 40 locations. Data were collected during late May through early August of 2018 and 2019. Data include daily maximum, minimum, and mean temperatures, location of logger, and date of measurement.
These data were collected in order to understand differences in temperature along an elevational gradient and over time at fine spatial resolution, and whether temperature was associated with avian elevational movement within the avian breeding season. Data were collected within 100 meters of points at which we sample breeding birds (Fleishman 2019: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2011-0002-4 and Fleishman 2019: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2015-0031-2).

Funding

USDA-FS

History

Data contact name

Martha Zillig

Data contact email

martha.zillig@gmail.com

Publisher

Forest Service Research Data Archive

Use limitations

These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation: Zillig, Martha W.; Fleishman, Erica. 2022. Daily temperature measurements in the Wassuk, Shoshone, Toiyabe, Toquima, and Monitor ranges, Nevada, and on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada, California. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0061

Temporal Extent Start Date

2018-05-21

Temporal Extent End Date

2019-08-05

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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Geographic location - description

The western Great Basin as referenced here includes canyons in the Wassuk Range (Mineral County, Nevada) and east slope of the Sierra Nevada (Alpine and Mono Counties, California). The central Gre...

ISO Topic Category

  • climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms

Forestry, Wildland Management

OMB Bureau Code

  • 005:96 - Forest Service

OMB Program Code

  • 005:059 - Management Activities

Pending citation

  • No

Public Access Level

  • Public

Identifier

RDS-2022-0061