洛基山生物实验室的气候数据 (1975-2022)
Rebecca M Prather1,2, Nora Underwood1,2, Rebecca M Dalton2,3
1Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Ecology
|August 23, 2023
概括
本研究综合了五个来源 (1975-2022) 的气候数据,用于落基山生物实验室 (RMBL). 精心策划的数据集简化了气候研究,为更广泛的科学用途提供了日常观测和衍生的生生态变量.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 进化生物学 进化生物学
- 水文学的水文学
- 气候科学 气候科学
- 环境科学 环境科学
背景情况:
- 洛基山生物实验室 (RMBL) 是各种生态和进化研究的关键研究场所.
- 气候数据对于了解RMBL的生态过程至关重要,但现有的数据在多个来源中分散.
- 之前的研究人员面临着访问,格式化和合成气候数据的挑战,导致重复努力.
研究的目的:
- 为RMBL地区创建一个单一,精选和综合的气候数据集.
- 通过提供可访问和标准化的数据,促进未来的气候相关研究.
- 为了减少重复的努力,并提高使用RMBL数据的研究之间的可比性.
主要方法:
- 来自五个不同的来源的综合气候数据:RMBL居民比利·巴尔,NOAA,美国地质调查局,美国农业部和PRISM气候小组.
- 从1975年到2022年编制的每日观测数据,包括降雨量,温度,风速,土壤水分和溪流流量.
- 开发了注释式R脚本来记录数据处理决策,包括缺失数据的归算和数据总结.
主要成果:
- 一个全面的每日气候数据集 (1975-2022) 现在可用于RMBL.
- 数据集包括原始观测和新得出的生态变量 (例如,生长度日,干旱度指数).
- 提供了用于数据清理和合成的R代码,可以轻松更新和复制.
结论:
- 综合的气候数据集显著降低了RMBL及其他地区研究人员的障碍.
- 该资源促进了更强大和可比的生态和气候变化研究.
- 数据和代码是公开的,支持全球科学合作和教育.
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