Brigalow Catchment Study - Australia

Basic Information
Site Name
Brigalow Catchment Study
Short name
BCS
Country
Australia
Web Address
Click here to access the Brigalow Catchment Study website
Operating Organisation
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Site Manager
Dr. Craig Thornton
Dr. Amanda Elledge
Site Description
The aim of the Brigalow Catchment Study is to determine the effects of land clearing and land use change on hydrology, water quality, soil fertility and crop and animal productivity in the Brigalow Belt bioregion of central Queensland, Australia
Last modified
2023-09-08 08:09:01

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1965
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
TERN Australia✖The affiliation of this site with "TERN Australia" is not verified.
Photos
An aerial image of the Brigalow Catchment Study

An aerial image of the Brigalow Catchment Study

Geographic
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Elevation (average)
155.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Protection Level (IUCN category)
Category VI – Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
not applicable
Land Use
primary production
primary production » agriculture
primary production » agriculture » commercial agricultural production
other uses
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use
other uses » natural areas not in other economic use » land areas not in other economic use
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Paper
Data infrastructure » Data storage » XML database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial database (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Proprietary file format
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » 2 - 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » 1 - 5 beds
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Satellite
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Satellite
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » Less than 1 kW
Equipment notes
HL flumes.
Water height pressure transducers.
ISCO water samplers.
CosmOz soil water sensors.
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
Real time data collection for hydrology.
Discrete sampling for water quality, soil fertility, and crop, animal and pasture productivity.
Site Visit Interval
30
Maintenance Interval
90
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
The data provider must be offered co-authorship for publications using this dataset at least within the metadata description
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
The opportunity to review the results based on the dataset
The dataset provider is given a complete list of all products that make use of the dataset
Mutual agreement on reciprocal sharing of data
The data provider is given and agrees to a statement of uses to which the dataset will be put