Additional info:

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for site Tapichalaca
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
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 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 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:

Details of data processing are given in the attached Qualityassessment-Document

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.

Additional info:

Additional info:

Attention: The old weatherstation was replaced by a new one on 9.6.2010

The data are quality checked by a standardised method.

Climate Parameter Quality Check for site El Tiro
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
Rad Max = 1350
tsoil0cm max = 30
tsoil0cm min = 2
tsoil10cm max = 20
tsoil10cm min = 9
Tsoil60cm max = 15
tsoil60ccm min = 7
Air temperature in 2m max = 25
Air temperature in 2m min = 3
Air humidity max = 100
Air humidity min = 10


3. 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 Cajanuma Páramo

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 = 26
Global Radiation max = 1400
Soil temperature in 0cm depth max = 35
Soil temperature in 0cm depth min = 0
Soil temperature in 10cm depth max = 23
Soil temperature in 10cm depth min = 3
Soil temperature in 60cm depth max = 15
Soil temperature in 60cm depth min = 5
Air temperature in 2m max = 20
Air temperature in 2m min = 0
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. 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 site Bombuscaro
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
Globar Radiation max Down = 250
Soil temperature in 10cm depth max = 40
Soil temperature in 10cm depth min = 15
Soil temperature in 60cm depth max = 25
Soil temperature in 60cm depth min = 15
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. 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 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".