For over 40 years, the Jornada LTER program has collected data in the Chihuahuan desert according to several core research themes. These themes and selected long-term datasets are highlighted in Tab 1, below. The entire primary Jornada LTER data catalog, hosted at EDI, is searchable in Tab 2, and Jornada data holdings in other repositories are in Tab 3. Selected spatial data layers are in Tab 4, and data from partner networks in the Jornada Basin can be found in Tab 5. For help with data, please contact the Jornada Information Management team (jornada.data@nmsu.edu).
- 1. Core long-term data
- 2. Primary data catalog (EDI)
- 3. Data in other repositories
- 4. Spatial data
- 5. Data partnerships
Changes in vegetation cover and production
- Aboveground net primary production at the 15 NPP sites (annual summary or seasonal/species level)
- LTER transect plant line-intercept data
- JER Permanent quadrat vegetation cover
- Perennial grass responses to grazing and shrub removal
Environmental monitoring and meteorology
- NPP and CSIS daily weather station data
- NPP and CSIS daily soil volumetric water content
- Gapfilled precipitation at the NPP study sites
Physical and biogeochemical fluxes
- Dust deposition at 18 BSNE collector sites
- Ecosystem mass and energy flux at the Tromble experimental watershed and Bajada site
Animal populations and trophic interactions
- Rodent abundance and biomass from the Ecotone study
- Rabbit survey data from the Small mammal exclusion study (SMES)
Soils, geology, and landforms
- Parent material, landform, and soil maps of the Jornada Basin (coming soon)
- Soil physical and geochemical profiles at the NPP sites (coming soon)
This listing includes citeable Jornada datasets not published in EDI, and some come from our Jornada partner networks listed in in Tab 5 (Data partnerships) of the data catalog. This listing includes both unique published datasets and web data portals. It is not comprehensive yet, but we’re working on it.
This is a partial list of spatial datasets from the Jornada Basin LTER, including layers covering Jornada Experimental Range (JER) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center (CDRRC). Our partners at the Jornada Experimental Range also have an extensive collection of static and interactive maps. New! – We are working on a better spatial data catalog. Check it out here.
Dominant Vegetation of the JER and CDRRC in 1998 (Download KMZ 3972 KB) Dominant and subdominant vegetation on the Jornada Experimental Range and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center in 1998. Published in Gibbens, R. P., McNeely, R. P., Havstad, K. M., Beck, R. F., & Nolen, B. (2005). Vegetation changes in the Jornada Basin from 1858 to 1998. Journal of Arid Environments, 61(4), 651-668.
Dominant Vegetation of the JER in 1928-29 and CDRRC in 1938 (Download KMZ 1477 KB) Dominant and subdominant vegetation of the Jornada Experimental Range (1928-29) and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center in 1938. Published in Gibbens, R. P., McNeely, R. P., Havstad, K. M., Beck, R. F., & Nolen, B. (2005). Vegetation changes in the Jornada Basin from 1858 to 1998. Journal of Arid Environments, 61(4), 651-668.
1915-16 Dominant Vegetation on the JER (Download KMZ 695 KB) Dominant and subdominant vegetation on the Jornada Experimental Range in 1928. Published in Gibbens, R. P., McNeely, R. P., Havstad, K. M., Beck, R. F., & Nolen, B. (2005). Vegetation changes in the Jornada Basin from 1858 to 1998. Journal of Arid Environments, 61(4), 651-668.
Shrub Presence on the JER and CDRRC during 1858 (Download KMZ 376 KB) Shrub presence on the Jornada Experimental Range in 1858. Published in Gibbens, R. P., McNeely, R. P., Havstad, K. M., Beck, R. F., & Nolen, B. (2005). Vegetation changes in the Jornada Basin from 1858 to 1998. Journal of Arid Environments, 61(4), 651-668.
Grass Condition on the JER and CDRRC during 1858 (Download KMZ 178 KB) Grass condition on the Jornada Experimental Range in 1858. Published in Gibbens, R. P., McNeely, R. P., Havstad, K. M., Beck, R. F., & Nolen, B. (2005). Vegetation changes in the Jornada Basin from 1858 to 1998. Journal of Arid Environments, 61(4), 651-668.
Jornada Experimental Range Landforms and Soil Parent Material (Download KMZ 5177 KB) Landforms and soil parent material of the Jornada Experimental Range and Chihuahuan Desert Rangeland Research Center described in Monger, H. C., Mack, G. H., Nolen, B. A., & Gile, L. H. (2006). Regional setting of the Jornada Basin. Structure and function of a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem: the Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research site. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 15-43.
Jornada Experimental Range Physiography (Download KMZ 3460 KB) Physiography (major geomorphic units) of the Jornada Experimental Range described in Monger, H. C., Mack, G. H., Nolen, B. A., & Gile, L. H. (2006). Regional setting of the Jornada Basin. Structure and function of a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem: the Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research site. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 15-43.
Jornada Experimental Range Playas (Download KMZ 14 KB) The perimeter of desert playas occurring across the Jornada Experimental Range.
Jornada Experimental Range Fences (Download KMZ 127 KB) Fences of the Jornada Experimental Range.
Jornada Experimental Range Tanks (Download KMZ 83 KB) Locations of the aboveground livestock watering tanks on the Jornada Experimental Range.
Jornada Experimental Range Dirt Tanks (Download KMZ 41 KB) The perimeter of dirt bottom livestock watering tanks found on the Jornada Experimental Range.
Researchers at the Jornada will find pertinent local and regional data available from numerous agencies and research groups that partner with us. Below we have assembled resources, relevant data portals, and links to individual Jornada datasets for these data partnerships. Some of the citeable datasets from these partners can also be searched in Tab 3 (Data in other repositories) of the data catalog.
AmeriFlux
There are two eddy covariance towers in the Jornada Basin that are members of the…
Army Research Lab
The Army Research Lab (ARL) has established an array of atmospheric research instruments in the…
Critical Zone Network
The Dryland Critical Zone node of the Critical Zone Network is currently building some of…
LTAR (USDA)
The USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range is a site in the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research network…
National Weather Service
The National Weather Service, part of NOAA, operates a meteorological station on the Jornada Experimental…
National Wind Erosion Network
The National Wind Erosion Research Network, a collaboration between the USDA LTAR network and the…
NEON (JORN site)
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) operates the JORN observatory site on the Jornada Experimental…
NRCS
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) operates a meteorology and soil observation station on the…
PhenoCam Network
There are 11 cameras in the Jornada Basin that are members of the PhenoCam network…