Location Identifiers, Metadata, and Map for Field Measurements at the East-Taylor Watershed Community Observatory, Colorado, USA (Version 3.2)

This dataset contains identifiers, metadata, and a map of the locations where field measurements have been conducted at the East-Taylor Watershed Community Observatory located in the Upper Colorado River Basin, United States. This is version 3.2 of the dataset and replaces the prior version 3.1 (see below for details on changes between the versions).Dataset description: The East River-Taylor Watershed is the primary field site of the Watershed Function Scientific Focus Area (WFSFA) and the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. Researchers from several institutions generate highly diverse hydrological, biogeochemical, climate, vegetation, geological, remote sensing, and model data at the East-Taylor Watershed in collaboration with the WFSFA. Thus, the purpose of this dataset is to maintain an inventory of the field locations and instrumentation to provide information on the field activities in the East-Taylor Watershed and coordinate data collected across different locations, researchers, and institutions. The dataset contains (1) a README file with information on the various files, (2) three csv files describing the metadata collected for each surface point location, plot and region registered with the WFSFA, (3) csv files with metadata and contact information for each surface point location registered with the WFSFA, (4) a csv file with with metadata and contact information for plots, (5) a csv file with metadata for geographic regions and sub-regions within the watershed, (6) a compiled xlsx file with all the data and metadata which can be opened in Microsoft Excel, (7) a kml map of the locations plotted in the watershed which can be opened in Google Earth, (8) a jpeg image of the kml map which can be viewed in any photo viewer, and (9) a zipped file with the registration templates used by the SFA team to collect location metadata. The zipped template file contains two csv files with the blank templates (point and plot), two csv files with instructions for filling. Authors: Varadharajan, Charuleka [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000241423224); Burrus, Madison [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000322964698); O'Ryan, Dylan [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000217939781); Kakalia, Zarine [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory] (ORCID:0000000190451160); Alper, Erek [Subsurface Insights]. DOE Contract: AC02-05CH11231. Subjects: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Community Observatory Sites; Depth Profile Elevations; Description; East-Taylor Watershed Community Observatory; Field Location Descriptions; Geographic Region; Infrastructure; Instrumentation; Latitude; Latitude / Longitude Measurement Method; Location Activity; Location Alias; Location ID; Location Identifiers; Location Metadata; Location Name; Location Type; Locations Metadata Version; Longitude; Map of Field Locations; Measurement Categories; Metadata Provider; NEO