Environmental changes in biodiversity hotspot ecosystems ofSouth Ecuador: RESPonse and feedback effECTs (FOR2730)

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Fries, A. (2011): Air temperature maps (monthly and annual averages of mean, min, max) based on observation data (1999-2009) and topography. Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=1054) from DFG-FOR816dw.

Resource Description

Title:

Air temperature maps (monthly and annual averages of mean, min, max) based on observation data (1999-2009) and topography

Short Name:

Air temperature maps

FOR816dw ID:

1054

Publication Date:

2011-12-14

Last Update Date:

2011-12-20

License and Usage Rights:

FOR816 data user agreement

Temporal Coverage:

Begin:

1999-01-01

End:

2009-12-31

Geographic Coverage:

Geographic Description:

Temp and Hum maps (RBSF core area)

Bounding Coordinates:
- lon/lat [degrees]
- WGS 84

		max latitude:	-3.9544°			Max:	3000.0 ( meter )
min longitude:	-79.0966°			max longitude:	-79.0506°	Elevation
		min latitude:	-3.99791°			Min:	1900.0 ( meter )

Dataset creator(s):

Individual:

Andreas Fries

Contact:

Associated Person(s):

Individual:

Jörg Bendix

Individual:

Ruetger Rollenbeck

Individual:

Thorsten Peters

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.

Additional Infos:

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.

Keywords:

Associated entities to this dataset:

-------- 1 . spatial raster entity --------

Raster Name:

Temp annual mean

Tech. Details ...

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:	tmeanannual.tif
Size (byte):	984396
External Format:	tif

Info about Georeference:

Number of Bands:

Rows:

512

Columns:

480

Verticals:

Spatial Reference System:

WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_17S

Cell geometry:

pixel

Cell size X:

10.0

Cell size Y:

10.0

Raster Origin:

upperLeft

Horizontal Accuracy:

not assessed

Vertical Accuracy:

not assessed

Corner Point:

xCoordinate:	711324.0
yCoordinate:	9562659.0
pointInPixel:	upperLeft
corner:	upperLeft

Attribute(s) ...

Attribute Name -- Attribute Label

Unit

Attribute definition

                                    
                                      Ta
					--
					Air temperature
                                    
                                    Degrees Celsius
                                    Air temperature
                                  

Method (Sampling/processing description of the values of this attribute by one ore more steps.)

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	calculating spatial air temperature maps
Description :	Based on observation data, the calculation of the spatial air temperature is conducted by using a straightforward detrending technique. - determination of average monthly lapse rates for all open-sites - detrending to calculate the base level temperature of open-sites - merging resulting temperatures with a DEM - merging the three open-site air temperatures (pasture, forest, sub-paramo) with respect to the land cover classification - real air temperature with regard of the relative forest cover per pixel is calculated by combining the open-site air temperature map with teh inside-forest air temperature map The method is described in more detail in the cited article.
Citation:	Fries, A . , Rollenbeck, R . , Göttlicher, D . , Nauss, T . , Homeier, J . , Peters, T . , and Bendix, J . (2009): Thermal structure of a megadiverse Andean mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador and its regionalization . Available online (http://tropicalmountainforest.org/publications.do?citid=718) from DFG-FOR816dw.

-------- 2 . spatial raster entity --------

Raster Name:

Temp annual min

Tech. Details ...

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:	tminannual.tif
Size (byte):	984396
External Format:	tif

Info about Georeference:

Number of Bands:

Rows:

512

Columns:

480

Verticals:

Spatial Reference System:

WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_17S

Cell geometry:

pixel

Cell size X:

10.0

Cell size Y:

10.0

Raster Origin:

upperLeft

Horizontal Accuracy:

not assessed

Vertical Accuracy:

not assessed

Corner Point:

xCoordinate:	711324.0
yCoordinate:	9562659.0
pointInPixel:	upperLeft
corner:	upperLeft

Attribute(s) ...

Attribute Name -- Attribute Label

Unit

Attribute definition

                                    
                                      Ta
					--
					Air temperature
                                    
                                    Degrees Celsius
                                    Air temperature
                                  

Method (Sampling/processing description of the values of this attribute by one ore more steps.)

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	calculating spatial air temperature maps
Description :	Based on observation data, the calculation of the spatial air temperature is conducted by using a straightforward detrending technique. - determination of average monthly lapse rates for all open-sites - detrending to calculate the base level temperature of open-sites - merging resulting temperatures with a DEM - merging the three open-site air temperatures (pasture, forest, sub-paramo) with respect to the land cover classification - real air temperature with regard of the relative forest cover per pixel is calculated by combining the open-site air temperature map with teh inside-forest air temperature map The method is described in more detail in the cited article.
Citation:	Fries, A . , Rollenbeck, R . , Göttlicher, D . , Nauss, T . , Homeier, J . , Peters, T . , and Bendix, J . (2009): Thermal structure of a megadiverse Andean mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador and its regionalization . Available online (http://tropicalmountainforest.org/publications.do?citid=718) from DFG-FOR816dw.

-------- 3 . spatial raster entity --------

Raster Name:

Temp annual max

Tech. Details ...

Physical Structure Description:

Object Name:	tmaxannual.tif
Size (byte):	984396
External Format:	tif

Info about Georeference:

Number of Bands:

Rows:

512

Columns:

480

Verticals:

Spatial Reference System:

WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_17S

Cell geometry:

pixel

Cell size X:

10.0

Cell size Y:

10.0

Raster Origin:

upperLeft

Horizontal Accuracy:

not assessed

Vertical Accuracy:

not assessed

Corner Point:

xCoordinate:	711324.0
yCoordinate:	9562659.0
pointInPixel:	upperLeft
corner:	upperLeft

Attribute(s) ...

Attribute Name -- Attribute Label

Unit

Attribute definition

                                    
                                      Ta
					--
					Air temperature
                                    
                                    Degrees Celsius
                                    Air temperature
                                  

Method (Sampling/processing description of the values of this attribute by one ore more steps.)

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	calculating spatial air temperature maps
Description :	Based on observation data, the calculation of the spatial air temperature is conducted by using a straightforward detrending technique. - determination of average monthly lapse rates for all open-sites - detrending to calculate the base level temperature of open-sites - merging resulting temperatures with a DEM - merging the three open-site air temperatures (pasture, forest, sub-paramo) with respect to the land cover classification - real air temperature with regard of the relative forest cover per pixel is calculated by combining the open-site air temperature map with teh inside-forest air temperature map The method is described in more detail in the cited article.
Citation:	Fries, A . , Rollenbeck, R . , Göttlicher, D . , Nauss, T . , Homeier, J . , Peters, T . , and Bendix, J . (2009): Thermal structure of a megadiverse Andean mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador and its regionalization . Available online (http://tropicalmountainforest.org/publications.do?citid=718) from DFG-FOR816dw.

-------- 1 . other entity --------

Entity name:

Temp monthly mean

Entity Description:

The zip archive contains 12 (Jan-Dec) asc raster files

Tech. Details ...

Attribute(s) ...

Attribute Name -- Attribute Label

Unit

Attribute definition

                                    
                                      Ta
					--
					Air temperature
                                    
                                    Degrees Celsius
                                    Air temperature
                                  

Method (Sampling/processing description of the values of this attribute by one ore more steps.)

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	calculating spatial air temperature maps
Description :	Based on observation data, the calculation of the spatial air temperature is conducted by using a straightforward detrending technique. - determination of average monthly lapse rates for all open-sites - detrending to calculate the base level temperature of open-sites - merging resulting temperatures with a DEM - merging the three open-site air temperatures (pasture, forest, sub-paramo) with respect to the land cover classification - real air temperature with regard of the relative forest cover per pixel is calculated by combining the open-site air temperature map with teh inside-forest air temperature map The method is described in more detail in the cited article.
Citation:	Fries, A . , Rollenbeck, R . , Göttlicher, D . , Nauss, T . , Homeier, J . , Peters, T . , and Bendix, J . (2009): Thermal structure of a megadiverse Andean mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador and its regionalization . Available online (http://tropicalmountainforest.org/publications.do?citid=718) from DFG-FOR816dw.

-------- 2 . other entity --------

Entity name:

Temp monthly minimum

Entity Description:

The zip archive contains 12 (Jan-Dec) asc raster files.

Tech. Details ...

Attribute(s) ...

Attribute Name -- Attribute Label

Unit

Attribute definition

                                    
                                      Ta
					--
					Air temperature
                                    
                                    Degrees Celsius
                                    Air temperature
                                  

Method (Sampling/processing description of the values of this attribute by one ore more steps.)

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	calculating spatial air temperature maps
Description :	Based on observation data, the calculation of the spatial air temperature is conducted by using a straightforward detrending technique. - determination of average monthly lapse rates for all open-sites - detrending to calculate the base level temperature of open-sites - merging resulting temperatures with a DEM - merging the three open-site air temperatures (pasture, forest, sub-paramo) with respect to the land cover classification - real air temperature with regard of the relative forest cover per pixel is calculated by combining the open-site air temperature map with teh inside-forest air temperature map The method is described in more detail in the cited article.
Citation:	Fries, A . , Rollenbeck, R . , Göttlicher, D . , Nauss, T . , Homeier, J . , Peters, T . , and Bendix, J . (2009): Thermal structure of a megadiverse Andean mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador and its regionalization . Available online (http://tropicalmountainforest.org/publications.do?citid=718) from DFG-FOR816dw.

-------- 3 . other entity --------

Entity name:

Temp monthly max

Entity Description:

The zip archive contains 12 (Jan-Dec) asc raster files.

Tech. Details ...

Attribute(s) ...

Attribute Name -- Attribute Label

Unit

Attribute definition

                                    
                                      Ta
					--
					Air temperature
                                    
                                    Degrees Celsius
                                    Air temperature
                                  

Method (Sampling/processing description of the values of this attribute by one ore more steps.)

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	calculating spatial air temperature maps
Description :	Based on observation data, the calculation of the spatial air temperature is conducted by using a straightforward detrending technique. - determination of average monthly lapse rates for all open-sites - detrending to calculate the base level temperature of open-sites - merging resulting temperatures with a DEM - merging the three open-site air temperatures (pasture, forest, sub-paramo) with respect to the land cover classification - real air temperature with regard of the relative forest cover per pixel is calculated by combining the open-site air temperature map with teh inside-forest air temperature map The method is described in more detail in the cited article.
Citation:	Fries, A . , Rollenbeck, R . , Göttlicher, D . , Nauss, T . , Homeier, J . , Peters, T . , and Bendix, J . (2009): Thermal structure of a megadiverse Andean mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador and its regionalization . Available online (http://tropicalmountainforest.org/publications.do?citid=718) from DFG-FOR816dw.

Metadata Provider:
Individual:	Thomas Lotz
Contact:	email: tblotz <at> gmx.de Deutschhausstr. 12 35032 Marburg Germany
Contact Person:
Individual:	Thomas Lotz
Contact:	email: tblotz <at> gmx.de Deutschhausstr. 12 35032 Marburg Germany
Individual:	Andreas Fries
Contact:	email: andy_fries <at> gmx.de Loja Ecuador
Online Distribution:
Download File:	http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=1054
Data Publisher:
Organization:	DFG-FOR816 Data Warehouse - University of Marburg, Department of Geography
Contact:	email: webmaster <at> tropicalmountainforest.org www.tropicalmountainforest.org Marburg Germany

Environmental changes in biodiversity hotspot ecosystems of
South Ecuador: RESPonse and feedback effECTs (FOR2730)

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Ta -- Air temperature

Ta -- Air temperature

Ta -- Air temperature

Ta -- Air temperature

Ta -- Air temperature

Ta -- Air temperature

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