Tuftedal et al. (2025) CROCUS Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Data at Argonne National Laboratory Prairie Site

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Identification

• Journal: Open MIND
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-11-19
• Authors: Tuftedal, Matthew, Kyrouac, Jenni, Isenberger, Cassandra, Zoerner, Magdelyn, Keeler, Evan, O'Brien, Joseph, Couch, David, Rinke, Taylor, Collis, Scott, Theisen, Adam, Muradyan, Paytsar
• DOI: 10.15485/3000128

Research Groups

Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, USA

Short Summary

This paper describes a dataset of 1-minute precipitation accumulation measurements from two heated Tipping Bucket Rain Gauges (TBRGs) collected at the Argonne Testbed for Multiscale Observational Science (ATMOS), providing all-season data for hydrological studies and sensor validation.

Objective

• To present and describe a high-resolution, all-season Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (TBRG) dataset for precipitation accumulation, intended for applications such as drought identification, flood potential assessment, water budget calculations, and validation of other precipitation sensors.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Argonne Testbed for Multiscale Observational Science (ATMOS), an 8.1-hectare prairie site at Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois.
• Temporal Scale: 1-minute measurements of precipitation accumulation, collected all-season, and presented as daily files.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not applicable, as this paper describes a dataset.
• Data sources: Observational data from two heated Tipping Bucket Rain Gauges (TBRGs): a Nova-Lynx 30.5 cm (12 inch) TBRG and a Met One 20.3 cm (8 inch) TBRG. Data are stored in daily NetCDF (.nc) files.

Main Results

• The paper presents a comprehensive dataset of 1-minute precipitation accumulation measurements from two distinct Tipping Bucket Rain Gauges (TBRGs), equipped with heaters for continuous all-season operation.
• The data are organized into daily NetCDF files, following a clear naming convention that includes project (CROCUS), location (atmos), instrument (tbrg), data level, and date.
• The dataset is highlighted as a valuable resource for various applications, including identifying drought periods, assessing flood potential, informing water budgets, and validating other precipitation measurement instruments like optical rain gauges and disdrometers.

Contributions

• Provision of a high-resolution (1-minute), all-season, quality-controlled Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (TBRG) dataset, which serves as a fundamental observational resource.
• The dataset supports a wide range of hydrological and atmospheric research, including model input, sensor inter-comparison, and validation efforts within projects like CROCUS.
• Enhances the availability of ground-truth precipitation data for the scientific community, facilitating improved understanding and modeling of precipitation processes.

Funding

Not explicitly mentioned in the provided text, beyond the mention of the 'CROCUS project' as the context for data collection.

Citation

@article{Tuftedal2025CROCUS,
  author = {Tuftedal, Matthew and Kyrouac, Jenni and Isenberger, Cassandra and Zoerner, Magdelyn and Keeler, Evan and O'Brien, Joseph and Couch, David and Rinke, Taylor and Collis, Scott and Theisen, Adam and Muradyan, Paytsar},
  title = {CROCUS Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge Data at Argonne National Laboratory Prairie Site},
  journal = {Open MIND},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.15485/3000128},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.15485/3000128}
}