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Urban storm runoff study conducted in the central Arizona-Phoenix area: period June 1998

Publication date: 1999

Author(s):

  • Andy Chan
  • Diane Hope, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University
  • Markus Naegeli, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
  • Nancy Grimm, Arizona State University

Abstract:

Flood is the other major disturbance on which CAP LTER will focus. In collaboration with the USGS, we have begun a study to examine the transport of materials from urban patches to waterways during the intense, localized storms that characterize this region. Their existing data, plus new studies initiated in summer 1998, will form the basis for comparison of urban, suburban, and desert catchments in terms of their yields of nutrients, organic carbon, and metals.


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Temporal Coverage:

1998-06-24 to 1998-07-01

Geographic Coverage:

Geographic Description: Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, USA
Bounding Coordinates:
Longitude:-112.201521 to -111.948337
Latitude:33.585949 to 33.4144

Contact:

Information Manager, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, 
POB 875402,TEMPE
 caplter.data@asu.edu

Methods used in producing this dataset: Show


Data Files (3) :

Tabular: 28_chemresults_1.csv
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Description: chemical analyte concentration values

Column Description Type Units
sample_id Unique numbers used to identify individual samples.
 integer
site_id Abbreviations used to identify specific site locations.
 string
LOC Identification of sampling locations within the sites.
 string
BOT Bottle identification numbers.
 float
COLL VOL collected volume
 float milliliter
NH4mg/L Amount of ammonium measured in the water.
 float milligramsPerLiter
NH4mg/m2 Amount of ammonium measured per area parking lot.
 float milligramsPerSquareMeter
NO3mg/L Amount of nitrate in the water.
 float milligramsPerLiter
NO3mg/m2 Amount of nitrate per square meter of parking lot.
 float milligramsPerSquareMeter
N02mg/L Amount of nitric oxide per liter of water.
 float milligramsPerLiter
N02mg/m2 Amount of nitric oxide per square meter of parking lot.
 float milligramsPerSquareMeter
P04mg/L Amount of phosphate in a liter of water.
 float milligramsPerLiter
P04mg/m2 Amount of phosphate per square meter of parking lot.
 float milligramsPerSquareMeter
TOCmg/L Amount of TOC per liter of water.
 float milligramsPerLiter
TOCmg/m2 Amount of TOC per square meter parking lot.
 float milligramsPerSquareMeter

Tabular: 28_sites_1.csv
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Description: sites where the samples were taken

Column Description Type Units
site_id Abbreviation of the street name where the site is located.
 string
address US street address of the site.
 string
landuse_type Way the land around the sample site is being used.
 string
samplingDate Date the sample was taken.
 datetime Format: MM/DD/YYYY

Tabular: 28_sitedescription_1.csv
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Description: site characteristics

Column Description Type Units
site_id Abbreviation of the location of the site.
 string
LOC The locactions within the site where samples were taken.
 string
PAVE Description of the pavement in the site area.
 string
Enumeration:
  • EXCEL: VERY SMOOTH SURFACE, NO CRACKS, ESSENTIALLY NEW CONDITION
  • FAIR: CRACKS, SOME PAVEMENT DETERIORATION
  • GOOD: FEW CRACKS, NEAR NEW CONDITION
  • POOR: MANY CRACKS, MODERATE TO EXTENSIVE DETERIORATION
TRAF Relative amount of traffic.
 string
Enumeration:
  • AUTOS: primarily cars
  • MIXED: both
  • TRUCKS: primarily trucks
DENS Parking density of the site.
 string
Enumeration:
  • heavy: PARKING MOSTLY CONTINUOUS
  • light: VERY FEW VEHICLES PARKED
  • moderate: AROUND HALF OF AVAILABLE AREAS FILLED
PLOTTYPE Type of plot the site is on.
 string
Enumeration:
  • B: BYWAYS FOR MOVING VEHICLES - ENTRANCES AND EXITS, ROUTES TO FIND PARKING SPACES
  • S: PARKING SPACES FOR STATIONARY VEHICLES - PARKING SPACES
SLOPE Slope of the ground at a site.
 integer degree
NORTH distance to buildings in North
 integer meter
SOUTH distance to buildings in South
 integer meter
EAST distance to buildings in East
 integer meter
WEST distance to buildings in West
 integer meter

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