Regional Hydroclimate Project:
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MDB (Murray-Darling Basin)
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Murrumbidgee
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Kyeamba Waitara
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Murrumbidgee - Adelong Crawfor
Murrumbidgee - Adelong Keenan
Murrumbidgee - Adelong Rocheda
Murrumbidgee - Adelong Strathv
Murrumbidgee - Adelong Weeroon
Murrumbidgee - Balranald Bolto
Murrumbidgee - Canberra Airpor
Murrumbidgee - Cooma Airfield
Murrumbidgee - Cootamundra Aer
Murrumbidgee - Griffith Aerodr
Murrumbidgee - Hay_Research_St
Murrumbidgee - Kyeamba Gentle
Murrumbidgee - Kyeamba Gin Fla
Murrumbidgee - Kyeamba Gin Gen
Murrumbidgee - Kyeamba Kyeamba
Murrumbidgee - West Wyalong Ai
Murrumbidgee - Yanco_Research
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Name: Dr Andrew Western
Affiliation:
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Melbourne 3010
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Not provided.
Telephone: +61 3 8344 7305
Fax: +61 3 8344 6215
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Latitude: -35.493
Longitude: 147.559
Elevation: 435 m
MDB Regional Map (click for full resolution):
Area Map (click for full resolution):
Google Earth .kmz file of MDB Murrumbidgee Reference Site stations
Station Description:
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General Description:
The Murrumbidgee Soil Moisture Monitoring Network (MSMMN) consists of eighteen stations distributed across the Murrumbidgee River Basin, NSW, Australia
Station Operator:
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Melbourne
Vegetation and Land Use:
Landcover at all sites consists of grasses and/or herbaceous cover.
MDB Murrumbidgee Kyeamba Waitara Station North View (click for full resolution):
MDB Murrumbidgee Kyeamba Waitara Station South View (click for full resolution):
MDB Murrumbidgee Kyeamba Waitara Station West View (click for full resolution):
MDB Murrumbidgee Kyeamba Waitara Station East View (click for full resolution):
Dominant land cover at the measurement location: No information.
Canopy height: No information.
Density of Canopy: No information.
Land cover within 50 m of site: No information.
Land cover within 500 m of site: No information.
Land cover within 12 km of site: No information.
Seasonal land cover changes: No information.
Major changes in land cover at site from October 2002 to December 2004: No information.
Slope at the site: 12%.
Aspect at the site: 68 degrees.
Other notes: None
Soil Type and Characterization:
Surface soil type: No information.
Soil type in deeper layers: No information.
Surface soil porosity: No information.
Soil porosity in deeper layers: No information.
Soil infiltration rate: No information.
Bulk Dry Density: No information.
Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity: No information.
The Soil Reference Group(s) (from World Reference Base for Soil Resources): No information.
Climate:
Annual Precipitation: 730 mm
Annual areal potential evapotranspiration: 1180 mm
Average daily variation of climate variables for Kyeamba for January and July (click for full resolution):
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SURFACE METEOROLOGY AND RADIATION INSTRUMENTATION AND DESCRIPTION:
- Soil temperature - 4, 15, 45, and 74 cm depths Unidata 6507A Thermistors
- Soil moisture - 4, 15, 45, and 74 cm depths Campbell Scientific CS615 water content reflectometer
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No data of this type available at this station.
METEOROLOGICAL TOWER INSTRUMENTATION AND DESCRIPTION:
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No data of this type available at this station.
FLUX INSTRUMENTATION AND DESCRIPTION:
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No data of this type available at this station.
SOIL INSTRUMENTATION AND DESCRIPTION:
MDB Murrumbidgee Kyeamba Waitara Station (click for full resolution):
RADIOSONDE INSTRUMENTATION AND DESCRIPTION:
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No data of this type available at this station.
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Web:
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None provided.
Literature:
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None provided.
- MDB (13 March 2007; Washington, DC, USA)