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Calperum Mallee Site, Monthly Rainfall Data 1995-2011, Calperum Station 

Ver: 1
Status of Data: completed
Update Frequency: notPlanned
Security Classification: unclassified
Dataset Published: 2012-06-01
Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18
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Dataset accessed 12 times
Metadata Created: 2023-05-11
Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19
How to cite this collection:
Cale, P. (2012). Calperum Mallee Site, Monthly Rainfall Data 1995-2011, Calperum Station. Version 1. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://dx.doi.org/10.25901/w3z2-z817 
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPCalperumMalleeSite_MonthlyRainfall_1995-2011_DataDictionary
HTTPCalperumMalleeSite_MonthlyRainfallData_1995-2011
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URL
HTTPro-crate-metadata.json
The record contains information on rainfall data recorded between 1995-2011 from 17 rain gauges across the Calperum Mallee Site, Calperum Station, South Australia. Data on mean monthly and annual rainfall and standard deviation is provided for each site, along with annual rainfall totals. 
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. 
Purpose
These gauges were established to assess spatial and temporal variation in the rainfall across the station. 
Lineage
Data not provided. 
Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure StepsData not provided.
Spatial Description
The Calperum Mallee site is in a mallee semi-arid ecosystem, fringing the River Murray floodplains on Calperum Station, near Renmark, South Australia. The area comprises undulating mallee woodlands and riparian vegetation alongside the river. 
Temporal Coverage
From 1995-06-01 to 2011-10-30 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Climatology
Data Stream
Weather
GCMD Sciences
PRECIPITATION
WEATHER EVENTS
Horizontal Resolution
500 meters - < 1 km
Instruments
Rain gauges
Parameters
precipitation annual mean
rainfall amount
Platforms
Calperum Mallee
Project
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Temporal Resolution
Monthly - < Annual
Topic
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
User Defined
Calperum Station
Rainfall
Author
Cale, Peter
Contact Point
Cale, Peter
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
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