Precipitation, soil water content and reference evapotranspiration at two urban parks in Phoenix, Arizona during 2018-2020

Precipitation, soil water content and reference evapotranspiration at two urban parks in Phoenix, Arizona. Measurements were obtained from 2018 to 2020.

The database includes four files:

• EN_daily_AZMET.xlsx, which includes average precipitation and potential evapotranspiration (ETo) obtained from the Phoenix Encanto meteorological station of The Arizona Meteorological Network (AZMET). Additional information can be found at https://cals.arizona.edu/AZMET/15.htm and the spreadsheet read_me located in the Excel file.
• PV_daily_AZMET.xlsx, which includes average precipitation and potential evapotranspiration (ETo) obtained from the Desert Ridge meteorological station of The Arizona Meteorological Network (AZMET). Additional information can be found at https://cals.arizona.edu/AZMET/15.htm and the spreadsheet read_me located in the Excel file.
• EN_daily.xlsx, contains daily averages of volumetric soil moisture measurements that were obtained at Encanto Park. Measurements of volumetric soil moisture were gathered from a control and a compost treated site . For more information, please refer to Kindler et al., 2021.
• PV_daily.xlsx, contains daily averages of volumetric soil moisture measurements that were obtained at Paradise Valley Park. Measurements of volumetric soil moisture were gathered from a control and a compost treated site . For more information, please refer to Kindler et al., 2021.

The use of the datasets requires the citation of the next paper:

• Kindler, M., Vivoni, E.R., Perez-Ruiz, E.R., and Wang, Z. 2022. Water Conservation Potential of Modified Turf Grass Irrigation in Urban Parks of Phoenix, Arizona. Ecohydrology. http://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2399