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Fraser Experimental Forest Headquarters station daily precipitation data: 1976-2003

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posted on 2025-03-01, 03:42 authored by Kelly Elder
This data product contains daily precipitation measured at the Headquarters station of the Fraser Experimental Forest from 1976-2003.
The Fraser Experimental Forest was established in 1937 to study timber, water, wildlife management, and their integration in the high elevation subalpine coniferous forests. Precipitation at Headquarters is the longest continuous dataset at the experimental forest, going back to 1939.
Additional information about the Fraser Experimental Forest and other data collected can be found at //www.fs.usda.gov/fraser or //www.fs.fed.us/rmrs/experimental-forests-and-ranges/fraser-experimental-forest. Original metadata date was 10/03/2006. Metadata modified on 02/08/2011 to include the addition of a DOI (digital object identifier). Minor changes made to metadata on 03/20/2013 when this data product became available through the R&D Data Archive. Minor metadata updates on 10/27/2014 and 12/01/2016.

Funding

USDA-FS

History

Data contact name

Kelly Elder

Data contact email

laurie.s.porth@usda.gov

Publisher

USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

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: Elder, Kelly. 2005. Fraser Experimental Forest Headquarters Station daily precipitation data: 1976-2003. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2005-0004

Temporal Extent Start Date

1976-01-01

Temporal Extent End Date

2003-12-31

Theme

  • Not specified

Geographic Coverage

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Geographic location - description

The Fraser Experimental Forest is comprised of approximately 36 square miles of forest in the Central Rocky Mountains, near Fraser, Colorado.

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-2005-0004

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