Yosemite Hydroclimate Network: Distributed stream and atmospheric data for the Tuolumne River watershed and surroundings
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Abstract
Regions of complex topography and remote wilderness terrain have spatially varying patterns of temperature and streamflow, but due to inherent difficulties of access, are often very poorly sampled. Here we present a data set of distributed stream stage, streamflow, stream temperature, barometric pressure, and air temperature from the Tuolumne River Watershed in Yosemite National Park, Sierra Nevada, California, USA, for water years 2002–2015, as well as a quality-controlled hourly meteorological forcing time series for use in hydrologic modeling. We also provide snow data and daily inflow to the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir for 1970–2015. This paper describes data collected using low-visibility and low-impact installations for wilderness locations and can be used alone or as a critical supplement to ancillary data sets collected by cooperating agencies, referenced herein. This data set provides a unique opportunity to understand spatial patterns and scaling of hydroclimatic processes in complex terrain and can be used to evaluate downscaling techniques or distributed modeling. The paper also provides an example methodology and lessons learned in conducting hydroclimatic monitoring in remote wilderness.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Yosemite Hydroclimate Network: Distributed stream and atmospheric data for the Tuolumne River watershed and surroundings |
| Series title | Water Resources Research |
| DOI | 10.1002/2016WR019261 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | AGU Publications |
| Contributing office(s) | National Research Program - Western Branch |
| Description | 12 p. |
| First page | 7478 |
| Last page | 7489 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | Tuolumne River Watershed, Yosemite National Park |
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