Additional info:

Comment by the Data Manager:
further Information to the Setup of the Measurement of this Data can be found in the following Article
Motzer, T.; Munz, N.; Küppers, M.; Schmitt, D. & Anhuf, D. (2005): Stomatal conductance, transpiration and sap flow of tropical montane rain forest trees in the southern Ecuadorian Andes. Tree Physiology 25, 1283-1293
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/treephys/25.10.1283.

Additional info:

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for site Motilon
Checking modules:

1. Does a value exist?
Quality flag is set to 
"d = missing"

2. Checking of site specific threshold value.
If the value is not inbetween the thresholds the quality flag is set to "c = out of range":
Windspeed max = 10
Global Radiation max = 1400
Soil temperature in 0cm depth max = 45
Soil temperature in 0cm depth min = 5
Soil temperature in 10cm depth max = 30
Soil temperature in 10cm depth min = 10
Soil temperature in 60cm depth max = 20
Soil temperature in 60cm depth min = 10
Air temperature in 2m max = 35
Air temperature in 2m min = 5
Air humidity max = 100
Air humidity min = 10

3. Checking the plausibility of air temperature and air humidity within the measurement intervals by comparing the previous and current values.
If the temperature amplitude is higher then 10°C and humidity amplitude is higher than 30% the plausibility of this variation is checked by comparing to the variation of the other parameter.  
The quality flag is set to "e = variation implausible".

4. Precipitation check
If precipitation is more than 40 mm then quality flag is set to "c = out of range"
If precipitation is more than 15 mm and air temperature increases more than 0.2 °C inbetween a temporal interval then quality flag is set to "e = variation impossible".

5. Wind direction is not quality checked and flag is set to "nqc = not quality checked"

All other values are set to "a = valid".

Additional info:

Additional info:

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for Cajanuma Forest
Checking modules:

1. Does a value exist?
Quality flag is set to 
"d = missing"

2. Checking of site specific threshold value.
If the value is not inbetween the thresholds the quality flag is set to "c = out of range":
Windspeed 8m max = 15
windspeed 2m max = 4
Rad Max = 500
graddown max = 50
Air temperature in 2m max = 20
Air temperature in 2m min = 0
Air temperature in 30cm max = 20
Air temperature in 30cm min = 0
Air humidity in 2m max = 100
Air humidity in 2m min = 10
Air humidity in 30cm max = 100
Air humidity in 30cm min = 10



3. Wind direction and soil moistures are not quality checked and flag is set to "nqc = not quality checked"

4. Soil moisture is not quality checked

All other values are set to "a = valid".

Additional info:

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for site ECSF Gegenhang

Checking modules:

1. Does a value exist?
Quality flag is set to 
"d = missing"

2. Checking of site specific threshold value.
If the value is not inbetween the thresholds the quality flag is set to "c = out of range":
Windspeed max = 25
Global Radiation max = 1600
Global Radiation max down = 250
Air temperature in 2m max = 30
Air temperature in 2m min = 5
Air humidity max = 100
Air humidity min = 10

3. Checking the plausibility of air temperature and air humidity within the measurement intervals by comparing the previous and current values.
If the temperature amplitude is higher then 10°C and humidity amplitude is higher than 30% the plausibility of this variation is checked by comparing to the variation of the other parameter.  
The quality flag is set to "e = variation implausible".

4. Precipitation check
If precipitation is more than 25 mm then quality flag is set to "c = out of range"
If precipitation is more than 15 mm and air temperature increases more than 0.2 °C inbetween a temporal interval then quality flag is set to "e = variation impossible".

5. Wind direction is not quality checked and flag is set to "nqc = not quality checked"

All other values are set to "a = valid".

Additional info:

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for site Vilcabamba

Checking modules:

1. Does a value exist?
Quality flag is set to 
"d = missing"

2. Checking of site specific threshold value.
If the value is not inbetween the thresholds the quality flag is set to "c = out of range":
Windspeed max = 10
Global Radiation max = 1400
Soil temperature in 0cm depth max = 45
Soil temperature in 0cm depth min = 5
Soil temperature in 10cm depth max = 35
Soil temperature in 10cm depth min = 10
Soil temperature in 60cm depth max = 25
Soil temperature in 60cm depth min = 10
Air temperature in 2m max = 35
Air temperature in 2m min = 10
Air humidity max = 100
Air humidity min = 10

3. Checking the plausibility of air temperature and air humidity within the measurement intervals by comparing the previous and current values.
If the temperature amplitude is higher then 10°C and humidity amplitude is higher than 30% the plausibility of this variation is checked by comparing to the variation of the other parameter.  
The quality flag is set to "e = variation implausible".

4. Precipitation check
If precipitation is more than 40 mm then quality flag is set to "c = out of range"
If precipitation is more than 15 mm and air temperature increases more than 0.2 °C inbetween a temporal interval then quality flag is set to "e = variation impossible".

5. Wind direction is not quality checked and flag is set to "nqc = not quality checked"

All other values are set to "a = valid".

Additional info:

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for site ECSF
Checking modules:

1. Does a value exist?
Quality flag is set to
"d = missing"

2. Checking of site specific threshold value.
If the value is not inbetween the thresholds the quality flag is set to "c = out of range":
Windspeed max = 25
Global Radiation max = 1400
Air temperature in 2m max = 30
Air temperature in 2m min = 5
Air humidity max = 99.9
Air humidity min = 10

3. Checking the plausibility of air temperature and air humidity within the measurement intervals by comparing the previous and current values.
If the temperature amplitude is higher then 10°C and humidity amplitude is higher than 30% the plausibility of this variation is checked by comparing to the variation of the other parameter.
The quality flag is set to "e = variation implausible".

4. Precipitation check
If precipitation is more than 25 mm then quality flag is set to "c = out of range"
If precipitation is more than 15 mm and air temperature increases more than 0.2 °C inbetween a temporal interval then quality flag is set to "e = variation impossible".

5. Relative air humidity values are corrected by a standarized method and quality flag is set to "m = manually corrected".

6. Wind direction is not quality checked and flag is set to "nqc = not quality checked"

All other values are set to "a = valid".

Additional info:

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for site Antenas Top
Checking modules:

1. Does a value exist?
Quality flag is set to 
"d = missing"

2. Checking of site specific threshold value.
If the value is not inbetween the thresholds the quality flag is set to "c = out of range":
Windspeed max = 30
Global Radiation max = 1400
Soil temperature in 10cm depth max = 16
Soil temperature in 10cm depth min = 5
Soil temperature in 60cm depth max = 12
Soil temperature in 60cm depth min = 4
Air temperature in 2m max = 22
Air temperature in 2m min = 1
Air humidity max = 100
Air humidity min = 10

3. Checking the plausibility of air temperature and air humidity within the measurement intervals by comparing the previous and current values.
If the temperature amplitude is higher then 10°C and humidity amplitude is higher than 30% the plausibility of this variation is checked by comparing to the variation of the other parameter.  
The quality flag is set to "e = variation implausible".

4. Precipitation check
If precipitation is more than 35 mm then quality flag is set to "c = out of range"
If precipitation is more than 15 mm and air temperature increases more than 0.2 °C inbetween a temporal interval then quality flag is set to "e = variation impossible".

5. Relative air humidity values are corrected by a standarized method and quality flag is set to "m = manually corrected".

6. Wind direction is not quality checked and flag is set to "nqc = not quality checked"

All other values are set to "a = valid".

Additional info:

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for site Laipuna Valley

Checking modules:

1. Does a value exist?
Quality flag is set to 
"d = missing"

2. Checking of site specific threshold value.
If the value is not inbetween the thresholds the quality flag is set to "c = out of range":
Windspeed max = 10
Global Radiation max = 1400
Air temperature in 2m max = 40
Air temperature in 2m min = 10
Air humidity max = 100
Air humidity min = 10

3. Checking the plausibility of air temperature and air humidity within the measurement intervals by comparing the previous and current values.
If the temperature amplitude is higher then 10°C and humidity amplitude is higher than 30% the plausibility of this variation is checked by comparing to the variation of the other parameter.  
The quality flag is set to "e = variation implausible".

4. Precipitation check
If precipitation is more than 40 mm then quality flag is set to "c = out of range"
If precipitation is more than 15 mm and air temperature increases more than 0.2 °C inbetween a temporal interval then quality flag is set to "e = variation impossible".

5. Relative air humidity values are corrected by a standarized method and quality flag is set to "m = manually corrected".

6. Wind direction is not quality checked and flag is set to "nqc = not quality checked"

All other values are set to "a = valid".

Additional info:

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for site Cajanuma Horst
Checking modules:

1. Does a value exist?
Quality flag is set to 
"d = missing"

2. Checking of site specific threshold value.
If the value is not inbetween the thresholds the quality flag is set to "c = out of range":
Windspeed max = 20
Global Radiation max = 1300
Air temperature in 2m max = 20
Air temperature in 2m min = 2
Air temperature in 30cm max = 25
Air temperature in 30cm min = 0
Air humidity in 2m max = 100
Air humidity in 2m min = 10
Air humidity in 30cm max = 100
Air humidity in 30cm min = 10

3. Checking the plausibility of air temperature and air humidity within the measurement intervals by comparing the previous and current values.
If the temperature amplitude is higher then 10°C and humidity amplitude is higher than 30% the plausibility of this variation is checked by comparing to the variation of the other parameter.  
The quality flag is set to "e = variation implausible".

4. Precipitation check
If precipitation is more than 20 mm then quality flag is set to "c = out of range"
If precipitation is more than 15 mm and air temperature increases more than 0.2 °C inbetween a temporal interval then quality flag is set to "e = variation impossible".

5. Wind direction and soil moisture is not quality checked and flag is set to "nqc = not quality checked"

All other values are set to "a = valid".