+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Jornada Information Management System | | Attribute Documentation Form | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | All Jornada Basin LTER (NSF/NMSU) and Jornada Experimental Range (USDA/ARS) data set attributes | | must be documented on the following form. This applies to any data set intended for permanent | | archiving. All attributes collected for raw data sets under the auspices of the Jornada Basin | | LTER (NSF/NMSU) and Jornada Experimental Range (USDA/ARS) will be described by the following | | standardized form. Information that is not available at this time, must be included when it | | becomes available. All forms are available online at http://jornada-www.nmsu.edu and from the | | data manager. See data manager for any questions regarding this form. | | | | Dataset Documentation Form and Project Documentation Form are used for detailed descriptions of | | the data set and research project. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1) Dataset title (from Dataset form): Small mammal trapping (LTER-II) 2) Project title (from Project form): Small mammal trapping (LTER-II) 3) Attributes measured (attributes must be listed in the same order as data files): Variable Measured Name Format Mask Units Description Exception Codes Acceptable Value Codes Acceptable Value Type ------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------------------- ------------------------ DATE D8 mm/dd/yy N/A Sampling date (mm/dd/yy, where mm=Month, - = missing value N/A dd=Day, and yy=Year) ZONE C1 N/A N/A Vegetation zone - = missing value C = creosotebush G = grassland (blackgrama) M = mesquite dune P = playa T = tarbush SITE C4 N/A N/A Site code - = missing value CALI = Caliche GRAV = Sand SAND = Gravel BASN = Basin IBPE = IBP exclosure RABB = Rabbit Rain Gage WELL = West Well EAST = East WEST = West PLOT C1 N/A N/A Plot identification code - = missing value A,B,C,D SPECIES C4 N/A N/A 4-letter species acronym, see MAMMAL.LST file - = missing value * for acceptable values SEX C1 N/A N/A Sex (gender) - = missing value M = male F = female J = juvenile RECAP C1 N/A N/A Recapture - = missing value Y = Recapture N = New animal TOE C3 N/A N/A Toe mark number - = missing value N/A WEIGHT F5.1 N/A gram Body weight - = missing value N/A REPROD C2 N/A N/A Reproductive condition (Condition of vulva or - = missing value NO = No reproductive indications testes) MG = Mammary glands enlarged TE = Testes enlarged & descended VS = Vulva swollen 4) Comments (Include any comments here that more fully describe this data sets attributes): Date Comments by Comments ---------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- 5) History Log (history of changes made to this document): Date Log Entry by Log Entry ---------- ------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------- 06/02/1990 John P. Anderson Form completed by investigator +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | EXAMPLES: | | | | Variable Measured | | Name Format Mask Units Description Exception Codes Acceptable Value Type Acceptable Value Codes | | ------------ ------ --------------- --------------- ----------------------------------------------- --------------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------------- | | Date C10 mm/dd/yyyy date Date data was collected where mm=month, dd=day, n/a complex Valid calendar date | | and yyyy=year | | | | SPP C5 n/a n/a see LTER Plant Species List (plntalfa.txt) n/a external list * | | | | Q I2 n/a n/a Quadrat number n/a range 1-48 | | | | Pan C1 n/a n/a Erosion pan code n/a undefined list A,B | | | | AIRMAX F6.2 n/a degrees Celcius Maximum air temperature (the air temperature is . = Missing or questionable defined list C = Creosotebush vegetation | | recorded in degrees celcius) data zone | | -99 = out of range M = Mequite vegetation zone | | T = Tarbush vegetation zone | | P = Playa vegetation zone | | G = Grassland vegetation zone | | EC_AIRMAX C1 n/a n/a Quality code for AIRMAX value n/a defined list Q = questionable value | | M = missing value | | G = Good | | | | | | Variable Name | | example: AIRMAX Name used in data set header | | | | Format | | examples: C = character (C3: Three characters [XXX]) | | I = integer (I2: Integer with two places [##]) | | F = floating point (F4.2: Total places with decimal point = 4, with 2 decimal places. [#.##]) | | | | Mask | | examples: mm/dd/yyyy Date where mm=month, dd=day, yyyy=year | | ## 2 digit number | | ##.## 2 digit number with 2 significant digits | | NPPsyyyy Season where s=Season (W=Winter,S=Spring,F=Fall) and yyyy=Year | | | | Exception Codes | | format: [code] = [description] | | example: Q = questionable data | | | | Code = code description (space surrounded by single quotes if code is blank {' '}, use N/A if "not applicable") | | Note: Equal signs (=) are used to separate code and description | | Note: Enter multiple Exception Value Codes on separate lines | | | | | | Acceptable Value Type | | examples: defined list | | undefined list | | range | | defined list of ranges | | undefined list of ranges | | complex | | external list | | | | Acceptable Value Codes | | | format: [code] = [description] | | example: C = Creosotebush vegetation zone | | M = Mequite vegetation zone | | T = Tarbush vegetation zone | | P = Playa vegetation zone | | G = Grassland vegetation zone | | | | Code = code description (space surrounded by single quotes if code is blank {' '}, use N/A if "not applicable") | | Note: Equal signs (=) are used to separate code and description. | | Note: Enter multiple Exception Value Codes on separate lines. | | Note: Equal signs (=) are used to separate values and commas (,) are used to separate multiple value sets. | | Ranges of acceptable values are separated by a dashes. Lists of acceptable values are separated by | | commas. Asterick symbols (*) are reserved to indicate external lookup file listing. | | | | END OF EXAMPLES | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | END OF ATTRIBUTE DOCUMENTATION FORM | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+