brd_perpoint: Per-point data table from Breeding landbird point counts...
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brd_perpoint

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Per-point data table from Breeding landbird point counts (DP1.10003.001)

Description

An example set of NEON observational data. Contains the point metadata associated with bird observations from Niwot Ridge (NIWO) in 2019, as published in RELEASE-2021.

Usage

brd_perpoint

Format

A data frame with 54 rows and 31 columns

uid: Unique ID within NEON database; an identifier for the record
namedLocation: Name of the measurement location in the NEON database
domainID: Unique identifier of the NEON domain
siteID: NEON site code
plotID: Plot identifier (NEON site code_XXX)
plotType: NEON plot type in which sampling occurred: tower, distributed or gradient
pointID: Identifier for a point location
nlcdClass: National Land Cover Database Vegetation Type Name
decimalLatitude: The geographic latitude (in decimal degrees, WGS84) of the geographic center of the reference area
decimalLongitude: The geographic longitude (in decimal degrees, WGS84) of the geographic center of the reference area
geodeticDatum: Model used to measure horizontal position on the earth
coordinateUncertainty: The horizontal distance (in meters) from the given decimalLatitude and decimalLongitude describing the smallest circle containing the whole of the Location. Zero is not a valid value for this term
elevation: Elevation (in meters) above sea level
elevationUncertainty: Uncertainty in elevation values (in meters)
startDate: The start date-time or interval during which an event occurred
samplingImpracticalRemarks: Technician notes; free text comments accompanying the sampling impractical record
samplingImpractical: Samples and/or measurements were not collected due to the indicated circumstance
eventID: An identifier for the set of information associated with the event, which includes information about the place and time of the event
startCloudCoverPercentage: Observer estimate of percent cloud cover at start of sampling
endCloudCoverPercentage: Observer estimate of percent cloud cover at end of sampling
startRH: Relative humidity as measured by handheld weather meter at the start of sampling
endRH: Relative humidity as measured by handheld weather meter at the end of sampling
observedHabitat: Observer assessment of dominant habitat at the sampling point at sampling time
observedAirTemp: The air temperature measured with a handheld weather meter
kmPerHourObservedWindSpeed: The average wind speed measured with a handheld weather meter, in kilometers per hour
laboratoryName: Name of the laboratory or facility that is processing the sample
samplingProtocolVersion: The NEON document number and version where detailed information regarding the sampling method used is available; format NEON.DOC.######vX
remarks: Technician notes; free text comments accompanying the record
measuredBy: An identifier for the technician who measured or collected the data
publicationDate: Date of data publication on the NEON data portal
release: Identifier for data release