Relative Humidity (RH) and Specific Saturation Deficit (Ds) maps (monthly and annual averages of mean, min, max)
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Dataset ID:
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1055
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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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1999-12-01 00:00:00
- 2010-01-31 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 near surface humidity in a megadiverse mountain ecosystem in southern Ecuador is examined on the basis of Relative Humidity (RH) measurements inside the natural mountain forest and at open sites alon an altitudinal gradient from 1700 to 3200 m. The maps in the dataset are the product of a study with the main metodologocal aim to generate a humidity regionalization tool to provide spatial datasets on average monthly mean, minimum and maximum RH, Specific Humidity (q) and Specific Satuartion Deficit (Ds) by using observation data of RH.
The maps based on data of the period 1999-2009 can be used by ecologocal projects working on various plots where no climate station data are available.
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Additional info:
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Additional info:
The generation of this maps is decsribed in the study:
Fries, A.; Rollenbeck, R.; Nauss, T.; Peters, T. & Bendix, J. (2012): Near surface air humidity in a megadiverse Andean mountain ecosystem of southern Ecuador and its regionalization.. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 152, 17-30
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.08.004.
The used Temperatur Maps are available as a dataset here:
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.
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Keywords:
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climate |
relative humidity |
land humidity |
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Intellectual rights:
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FOR816 data user agreement
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Entity name: |
annual mean relative humidity (RH) |
Entity type: | spatialRaster
(480 x 512)
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Attributes:
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Air humidity (Huma)
[Percent]
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Entity name: |
annual min relativ humidity (RH) |
Entity type: | spatialRaster
(480 x 512)
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Attributes:
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Air humidity (Huma)
[Percent]
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Entity name: |
annual max relative humidity (RH) |
Entity type: | spatialRaster
(480 x 512)
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Attributes:
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Air humidity (Huma)
[Percent]
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Entity name: |
RH monthly mean |
Entity info: |
The zip archive conatins 12 (Jan-Dec) asc raster files. |
Entity type: | otherEntity
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Attributes:
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Air humidity (Huma)
[Percent]
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Entity name: |
RH monthly minimum |
Entity info: |
The zip archive conatins 12 (Jan-Dec) asc raster files. |
Entity type: | otherEntity
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Attributes:
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Air humidity (Huma)
[Percent]
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Entity name: |
RH monthly max |
Entity info: |
The zip archive conatins 12 (Jan-Dec) asc raster files. |
Entity type: | otherEntity
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Attributes:
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Air humidity (Huma)
[Percent]
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Entity name: |
Ds - specific saturation deficit (mean, min , max : annual and monthly) |
Entity info: |
The zip archive conatins 39 asc ratser files. |
Entity type: | otherEntity
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Attributes:
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Deficit of specific humidity (d)
[Gram per kilogram]
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Entity name: |
e - saturated vapor pressure (mean, min, max: annual and monthly) |
Entity info: |
The zip archive conatins 39 asc ratser files. |
Entity type: | otherEntity
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