These CLIM-MET stations are meteorological/geological stations that is designed to function in remote areas for long periods of time without human intervention. These stations measure meteorological and wind-erosion parameters under varying climatic and land-use conditions to detect and describe ongoing landscape changes. These data represent multiple years of local detailed landscape and environmental change observations. These data were collected in and close to Canyonlands National Park, Utah from 1 August 2016 to 31 December 2022. These data were collected by U.S. Geological Survey researchers utilizing site visits and automated data collection data loggers. These data can be used to inform studies of local and regional landscape change as well as to provide input into regional climatic models.

These CLIM-MET stations are meteorological/geological stations that is designed to function in remote areas for long periods of time without human intervention. These stations measure meteorological and wind-erosion parameters under varying climatic and land-use conditions to detect and describe ongoing landscape changes. These data represent multiple years of local detailed landscape and environmental change observations. These data were collected at several discrete locations within southeastern California and in Mojave National Preserve, California, from 31 July 2016 to 23 March 2022. These data were collected by U.S. Geological Survey researchers utilizing site visits and automated data collection data loggers. These data can be used to inform studies of local and regional landscape change as well as to provide input into regional climatic models.

These CLIM-MET stations are meteorological/geological stations that is designed to function in remote areas for long periods of time without human intervention. These stations measure meteorological and wind-erosion parameters under varying climatic and land-use conditions to detect and describe ongoing landscape changes. These data represent multiple years of local detailed landscape and environmental change observations. These data were collected at several discrete locations within southeastern California and in Mojave National Preserve, California, from 31 July 2016 to 23 March 2022. These data were collected by U.S. Geological Survey researchers utilizing site visits and automated data collection data loggers. These data can be used to inform studies of local and regional landscape change as well as to provide input into regional climatic models.

These data were compiled from six automated weather stations that together provide several points in the meteorological record across a latitudinal and elevational gradient in southeastern Utah. Recorded data from these weather stations are associated with several different studies. Meteorological data are important for quantifying short term weather events as well as longer term climate trends. Spatially separated precipitation gauges allow for better characterization of the heterogeneity of precipitation events. These data were collected from six locations running from north to south in southeast Utah. All of the weather stations use Campbell Scientific data loggers and data are collected daily via telecommunications and stored on servers at the U.S Geological Survey-Southwest Biological Science Center office in Moab UT. Data, station, and sensor function are checked periodically by trained U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) personnel. The PPCUT_Wx station was set up in 2005 by USGS personnel and it is located adjacent to Porcupine Canyon at the base of Parriott Mesa near Castle Valley, UT. The KERBY_Wx station was set up in 2009 by USGS personnel and it is located at the east end of Kerby Lane near Moab, UT. Both the PPCUT_Wx and KERBY_Wx stations are part of a larger Department of Energy funded project concerning climate change on dryland systems (see Cross References). The GOLDB_Wx station was set up in 2010 by US Forest Service personnel for use by avalanche forecasters and winter recreationists. It is located at the south end of the Gold Basin Rd in the La Sal Mountains near Moab, UT. The LSL_Wx station was originally set up in 1991 by US Forest Service personnel for use by avalanche forecasters and winter recreationists, although only data from 2009 until present are included in this data set. The station is located on a ridge below Mount Laurel in the La Sal Mountains near Moab, UT. The farthest station to the south included in this data release is EDGUT_Wx. The EDGUT_Wx station was set up in 2015 by USGS personnel and it is located at the EDGE site near Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Monticello, UT. The EDGUT_Wx station is part of a larger study on the effects of drought on dry land systems (Hoover et al. 2021). These data can be used to understand past meteorological events as well as longer term climatic trends within southeastern Utah.

These data were compiled from six automated weather stations that together provide several points in the meteorological record across a latitudinal and elevational gradient in southeastern Utah. Recorded data from these weather stations are associated with several different studies. Meteorological data are important for quantifying short term weather events as well as longer term climate trends. Spatially separated precipitation gauges allow for better characterization of the heterogeneity of precipitation events. These data were collected from six locations running from north to south in southeast Utah. All of the weather stations use Campbell Scientific data loggers and data are collected daily via telecommunications and stored on servers at the U.S Geological Survey-Southwest Biological Science Center office in Moab UT. Data, station, and sensor function are checked periodically by trained U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) personnel. The PPCUT_Wx station was set up in 2005 by USGS personnel and it is located adjacent to Porcupine Canyon at the base of Parriott Mesa near Castle Valley, UT. The KERBY_Wx station was set up in 2009 by USGS personnel and it is located at the east end of Kerby Lane near Moab, UT. Both the PPCUT_Wx and KERBY_Wx stations are part of a larger Department of Energy funded project concerning climate change on dryland systems (see Cross References). The GOLDB_Wx station was set up in 2010 by US Forest Service personnel for use by avalanche forecasters and winter recreationists. It is located at the south end of the Gold Basin Rd in the La Sal Mountains near Moab, UT. The LSL_Wx station was originally set up in 1991 by US Forest Service personnel for use by avalanche forecasters and winter recreationists, although only data from 2009 until present are included in this data set. The station is located on a ridge below Mount Laurel in the La Sal Mountains near Moab, UT. The farthest station to the south included in this data release is EDGUT_Wx. The EDGUT_Wx station was set up in 2015 by USGS personnel and it is located at the EDGE site near Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Monticello, UT. The EDGUT_Wx station is part of a larger study on the effects of drought on dry land systems (Hoover et al. 2021). These data can be used to understand past meteorological events as well as longer term climatic trends within southeastern Utah.

The CLIM-MET stations are meteorological/geological stations that are designed to function in remote areas for long periods of time without human intervention. These stations measure meteorological and wind-erosion parameters under varying climatic and land-use conditions to detect and describe ongoing landscape changes. Combined with historic and other data, CLIM-MET data can provide inputs into regional climatic models that describe how the Southwest will respond to future climatic conditions.

The CLIM-MET stations are meteorological/geological stations that are designed to function in remote areas for long periods of time without human intervention. These stations measure meteorological and wind-erosion parameters under varying climatic and land-use conditions to detect and describe ongoing landscape changes. Combined with historic and other data, CLIM-MET data can provide inputs into regional climatic models that describe how the Southwest will respond to future climatic conditions.

These data are daily climate, water balance, and soil moisture data for 270 plots in the National Park Service (NPS) Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) network. Climate data was collected from a gridded, daily climate dataset, Daymet (https://daymet.ornl.gov/). Climate, alongside field-collected soils (SoilDepthsByPlot.csv) and vegetation information, were then used to drive a point based, daily, multi soil-layer, ecosystem water-balance model, SOILWAT2 (https://github.com/DrylandEcology/SOILWAT2). SCPN plots were established to capture the range of ecosystem conditions present in this network. Plant communities of the SCPN are a vital sign for this region, enhancing habitat, stabilizing soils, and moderating hydrology. However, these ecosystems are water-limited, and many plant and ecosystem processes are driven by the amount of water available in the soil profile (i.e. soil moisture). These data provide daily observations of gridded climate and predicted measures of water-balance (ie. transpiration, evaporation, etc.) and soil moisture availability for the last 38 years for 270 NPS plots and can be used to provide insight into plant and ecosystem processes.

These data are daily climate, water balance, and soil moisture data for 270 plots in the National Park Service (NPS) Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) network. Climate data was collected from a gridded, daily climate dataset, Daymet (https://daymet.ornl.gov/). Climate, alongside field-collected soils (SoilDepthsByPlot.csv) and vegetation information, were then used to drive a point based, daily, multi soil-layer, ecosystem water-balance model, SOILWAT2 (https://github.com/DrylandEcology/SOILWAT2). SCPN plots were established to capture the range of ecosystem conditions present in this network. Plant communities of the SCPN are a vital sign for this region, enhancing habitat, stabilizing soils, and moderating hydrology. However, these ecosystems are water-limited, and many plant and ecosystem processes are driven by the amount of water available in the soil profile (i.e. soil moisture). These data provide daily observations of gridded climate and predicted measures of water-balance (ie. transpiration, evaporation, etc.) and soil moisture availability for the last 38 years for 270 NPS plots and can be used to provide insight into plant and ecosystem processes.

These data are daily climate, water balance, and soil moisture data for 270 plots in the National Park Service (NPS) Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) network. Climate data was collected from a gridded, daily climate dataset, Daymet (https://daymet.ornl.gov/). Climate, alongside field-collected soils (SoilDepthsByPlot.csv) and vegetation information, were then used to drive a point based, daily, multi soil-layer, ecosystem water-balance model, SOILWAT2 (https://github.com/DrylandEcology/SOILWAT2). SCPN plots were established to capture the range of ecosystem conditions present in this network. Plant communities of the SCPN are a vital sign for this region, enhancing habitat, stabilizing soils, and moderating hydrology. However, these ecosystems are water-limited, and many plant and ecosystem processes are driven by the amount of water available in the soil profile (i.e. soil moisture). These data provide daily observations of gridded climate and predicted measures of water-balance (ie. transpiration, evaporation, etc.) and soil moisture availability for the last 38 years for 270 NPS plots and can be used to provide insight into plant and ecosystem processes.