Water Level Measurements; Gensburg Markham Prairie; 2016-2017

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Liliana Maria HernandezVivien RiveraColin B PhillipsWilliam M. MillerAaron I. Packman
Owners: Vivien A RiveraLiliana Maria Hernandez
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Abstract

Gensburg Markham Prairie comprises over 100 acres of well-preserved tallgrass prairie and wetland south of Chicago and is one of the Indian Boundary Prairies in Illinois. A U.S. National Natural Landmark, this site is valuable as a sentinel ecosystem for changing regional climate and a reference ecosystem for restoration and management of urban prairie nature preserves. In June of 2016, 10 piezometers containing water level sensors (InSitu LevelTroll 400 pressure transducers) were installed throughout the prairie, in addition to 8 of the same sensors deployed in ditches and surface channels in and around the prairie. The installation coincided with soil sampling and manual-visual characterization at each well location. Each sensor collects a water level measurement every 30 minutes. This installation and sampling campaign is a part of larger effort to assess surface water and groundwater dynamics in urban environments. Additional sensors, including soil moisture and electrical conductivity probes and a rain gauge, provide supplementary data for this project. This resource includes one year of data, from the installation of the sensors to the same date the following summer, capturing the effects of an unusually warm winter in the Chicago metro with very little snow and no extreme temperatures.

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Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:
WGS 84 EPSG:4326
Coordinate Units:
Decimal degrees
Place/Area Name:
Gensburg Markham Prairie
North Latitude
41.6082°
East Longitude
-87.6822°
South Latitude
41.6045°
West Longitude
-87.6909°

Temporal

Start Date: 07/09/2016
End Date: 07/09/2017
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This resource was created using funding from the following sources:
Agency Name Award Title Award Number
NSF INSPIRE Track 1: Earthcasting fluvial systems: Physical, ecological, and biogeochemical dynamics EAR-1344280
NSF EAGER: FEW: Life cycle comparison of water, energy, nutrient, and carbon requirements of urban and conventional food production strategies EAR-1541891

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Karl J. Gnaedinger The Nature Conservancy of Illinois

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Hernandez, L. M., V. Rivera, C. B. Phillips, W. M. Miller, A. I. Packman (2017). Water Level Measurements; Gensburg Markham Prairie; 2016-2017, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/4f1fb5bd6baa44b193183e381f36d2ed

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