Air temperature maps (monthly and annual averages of mean, min, max) based on observation data (1999-2009) and topography
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Dataset ID:
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1054
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Last updated: |
2011-12-20
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Dataset creators:
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Andreas Fries
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Contact:
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Thomas Lotz
Andreas Fries
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Temporal coverage:
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1999-01-01 00:00:00
- 2009-12-31 00:00:00
- time zone: -5
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Geographic coverage:
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Temp and Hum maps (RBSF core area)
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Abstract:
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Abstract:
The maps, based on data of the period 1999-2009, can be used by ecological projects working on various plots where no climate station data are available. The temperature maps are generated by combining a straightforward detrending technique with a Digital Elevation Model and a satellite-based land cover classification which also provides the relative forest cover per pixel. The topical aim of the study was to investigate the thermal structure of both manifestations of our ecosystem (pastures and natural vegetation) with special considerations to the ecosystem temperature regulation services by converting natural forest into pasture.
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Additional info:
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Additional info:
The creation and results of the study are published in:
Fries, A.; Rollenbeck, R.; Göttlicher, D.; Nauss, T.; Homeier, J.; Peters, T. & Bendix, J. (2009): Thermal structure of a megadiverse Andean mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador and its regionalization. Erdkunde 63, 321-335, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3112/erdkunde.2009.04.03.
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Keywords:
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air temperature |
thermal structure |
TMin |
TMax |
TMean |
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Intellectual rights:
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FOR816 data user agreement
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Entity name: |
Temp annual mean |
Entity type: | spatialRaster
(480 x 512)
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Attributes:
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Air temperature (Ta)
[Degrees Celsius]
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Entity name: |
Temp annual min |
Entity type: | spatialRaster
(480 x 512)
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Attributes:
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Air temperature (Ta)
[Degrees Celsius]
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Entity name: |
Temp annual max |
Entity type: | spatialRaster
(480 x 512)
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Attributes:
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Air temperature (Ta)
[Degrees Celsius]
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Entity name: |
Temp monthly mean |
Entity info: |
The zip archive contains 12 (Jan-Dec) asc raster files |
Entity type: | otherEntity
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Attributes:
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Air temperature (Ta)
[Degrees Celsius]
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Entity name: |
Temp monthly minimum |
Entity info: |
The zip archive contains 12 (Jan-Dec) asc raster files. |
Entity type: | otherEntity
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Attributes:
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Air temperature (Ta)
[Degrees Celsius]
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Entity name: |
Temp monthly max |
Entity info: |
The zip archive contains 12 (Jan-Dec) asc raster files. |
Entity type: | otherEntity
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Attributes:
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Air temperature (Ta)
[Degrees Celsius]
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