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wtrbudgt

Description: 

Taylor valley water budgets spreadsheet description

File: 

File wtrbudgt.csv

Variables (click to expand): 

Dataset code
  • Label:
  • Definition: Code representing Taylor Valley water budgets dataset
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Season
  • Label:
  • Definition: Time period / austral season covered
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Basin
  • Label:
  • Definition: Lake / body of water that stream flows into
  • Type: Code list
  • Codes:
    • Hoare = Hoare Basin
    • Bonney = Bonney Basin
    • Fryxell = Fryxell Basin
    • New Harbor = New Harbor Basin
  • Missing values: None specified
STREAM_NAME
  • Label: Stream
  • Definition: Name of stream
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
DISCHARGE
  • Label: Total Discharge
  • Definition: Stream or basin discharge for season
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: cubicMeter
  • Maximum: Not specified
  • Minimum: Not specified
  • Precision: 1
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
PERCENT_STRM_INPUT
  • Label: %Total Stream Inputs
  • Definition: Percentage of basin's discharge represented by stream
  • Type: Physical quantity
  • Unit: dimensionless
  • Maximum: 100
  • Minimum: 0
  • Precision: 0.01
  • Missing values:
    • Null = None given
WTRBUDGT_COMMENTS
  • Label: Comments
  • Definition: Comments pertaining to water budget
  • Type: Nominal
  • Missing values: None specified
Source URL: https://mcm.lternet.edu/content/wtrbudgt