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DWCZ - CO - Gordon Gulch 1, South & North Facing Meteorological Towers -- 2020-Ongoing (DWCZ-GG1-SF-NF-Met)


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Abstract

South- and North-facing meteorological tripod stations measuring air temperature, incoming shortwave radiation, soil moisture, rain gage, and barometric pressure. GG1-SF-Met and GG1-NF-Met are 2.5 m multi-parameter meteorological tripods representing contrasting slope aspects in Gordon Gulch, part of the Dynamic Water Critical Zone (DWCZ). The north-facing station is more densely forested, influencing local radiation, wind exposure, and temperature readings.

Gordon Gulch is a headwater catchment within the Boulder Creek watershed in the Colorado Front Range, east of the Continental Divide. The basin is underlain by Precambrian crystalline bedrock and features mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests with open meadows and thin soils over saprolite. The site is characterized by strong topographic contrasts between north- and south-facing slopes, which drive differences in snow accumulation, soil moisture, and microclimate.

Legacy data can be found at:
https://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d30b44383d154225b3c99e557d124b7d/

https://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d66f1f3239a94c7682c71217b1a94e0b/

Subject Keywords

Coverage

Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Gordon Gulch elev 2533.628m - 2562.969m
North Latitude
40.0140°
East Longitude
-105.4676°
South Latitude
40.0113°
West Longitude
-105.4714°

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CZNet DWCZ -- Air Temperature, Meteorology -- South & North-Facing Meteorological Towers (DWCZ-GG1-SF-Met, DWCZ-GG1-NF-Met) -- Gordon Gulch -- (2020–Ongoing)


OVERVIEW

Description/Abstract

South- and North-facing meteorological tripod stations measuring air temperature, incoming shortwave radiation, soil moisture, rain gage, and barometric pressure.
GG1-SF-Met and GG1-NF-Met are 2.5 m multi-parameter meteorological tripods representing contrasting slope aspects in Gordon Gulch, part of the Dynamic Water Critical Zone (DWCZ). The north-facing station is more densely forested, influencing local radiation, wind exposure, and temperature readings.

Site Description:
Gordon Gulch is a headwater catchment within the Boulder Creek watershed in the Colorado Front Range, east of the Continental Divide. The basin is underlain by Precambrian crystalline bedrock and features mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests with open meadows and thin soils over saprolite. The site is characterized by strong topographic contrasts between north- and south-facing slopes, which drive differences in snow accumulation, soil moisture, and microclimate.

Legacy data can be found at:
https://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d30b44383d154225b3c99e557d124b7d/
https://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d66f1f3239a94c7682c71217b1a94e0b/

Creator/Author

Holly Barnard Holly.Barnard@colorado.edu (DWCZ current), Nicole Hornslein czfield@colorado.edu (DWCZ Field Manager)

CZNet

DYNAMIC WATER CRITICAL ZONE

Contact

czdata@colorado.edu

Subtitle

ID: DWCZ-GG1-SF-Met, DWCZ-GG1-NF-Met



SUBJECTS

Disciplines

Climatology / Meteorology

Topics

Air Temperature | Meteorology

Subtopic

South- and North-Facing Meteorological Towers (DWCZ-GG1-SF-Met, DWCZ-GG1-NF-Met)

Level

Level 1

Abstract

DWCZ-GG1-SF-Met and DWCZ-GG1-NF-Met are 2.5 m multi-parameter meteorological tripods representing opposing slope aspects of Gordon Gulch. The north-facing station experiences denser canopy cover and reduced solar input.

Legacy data can be found at:
https://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d30b44383d154225b3c99e557d124b7d/
https://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d66f1f3239a94c7682c71217b1a94e0b/

Keywords

Meteorological | Met | Air Temperature | Soil Temperature | Shortwave Radiation | Net Radiation | Barometric Pressure | Slope Aspect | Climate

Variables

Date_time | RAIN GAGE(MM) | BAROMETRIC PRESS(MBAR) | SOIL VOL WATER CONTENT(%)–22CM | SOIL TEMP(°C)–22CM | WINDSPEED(m/s)–2.5M(AVG) | WINDSPEED(m/s)–2.5M(MAX) | WINDSPEED–2.5M(MAX) TIME | WINDSPEED(m/s)–2.5M(MIN) | NET RAD(W/m²)–2.5M | NET RAD CORR(W/m²)–2.5M | IN SW RAD(W/m²)–2.5M(AVG) | IN SW RAD(MJ/m²)–2.5M(TOTAL) | AIRTEMP(°C)–2.5M(AVG) | RH(%) | RH(MAX) | RH(MIN)

Variables ODM2

Temperature | Barometric Pressure | Radiation – Total Incoming | Radiation – Incoming | Radiation – Net | Precipitation | Relative Humidity | Volumetric Water Content | Wind Speed



TEMPORAL

Date Start

2020-06-01

Date End

Ongoing

TIME ZONE

MST (Arizona)



SPATIAL

Field Areas

Gordon Gulch

Location

Gordon Gulch, Colorado Front Range

North latitude

40.011256

South latitude

40.011256

West longitude

-105.471440

East longitude

-105.471440

Elevation

~2,633–3,021 m



Related Datasets

Legacy data can be found at:
https://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d30b44383d154225b3c99e557d124b7d/
https://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d66f1f3239a94c7682c71217b1a94e0b/

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This resource belongs to the following collections:
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Credits

Funding Agencies

This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
National Science Foundation Network Cluster: Quantifying controls and feedbacks of dynamic storage on critical zone processes in western montane watersheds EAR 2012669.

How to Cite

Barnard, H. R., M. Schiff, D. D. Manager (2025). DWCZ - CO - Gordon Gulch 1, South & North Facing Meteorological Towers -- 2020-Ongoing (DWCZ-GG1-SF-NF-Met), HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/d14f77371bb348b3b8d90bdaefe7b432

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