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Agricultural Research Service Water Database
| Program Name (Acronym) |
ARS Water Database
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| Agency |
USDA |
| Year Initiated |
1937 |
| Measures |
PRECIP/DEP - wet deposition, dry deposition
WATER - discharge, sediment load, organic contaminants, inorganic
chemistry, sediment chemistry
CLIMATE - meteorology, solar radiation
SOILS - chemistry, climate
VEGETATION - growth rate/above-ground biomass, recruitment, specie/cover/range,
disease intensity
ANIMALS - food source/quality, recruitment, species/range/population,
disease intensity |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
Yes |
| Source |
No |
| Transect |
No |
| Other area |
No |
| Locations for Data Collection |
333 watershed areas/US |
| Temporal Interval |
Every minute |
| Sampling Design |
Selected |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
REPHLEX II, Internet |
| Extent for Reporting |
.2 hect to 12,400 sq km |
| Annual Funding |
No distinct funding |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
No Data |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
No Data |
| Partners |
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| International |
No |
| Agency |
NRCS, Hydrology Lab |
| State |
State cooperative station |
| Local |
Universities |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
Reason for research |
| Users of Data per Year |
100 |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
Yes |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
Jane Thurman |
| Phone # |
301-504-9411 |
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