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

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Trachte, K. & Murkute, C.P. (2026): <b>Carbon flux and climate data from Eddy-Covariance Tower Laipuna.</b> <i>Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=2061) from DFG-FOR816dw.</i>

Resource Description

Title:

Carbon flux and climate data from Eddy-Covariance Tower Laipuna

Short Name:

Carbon flux and climate data Laipuna

FOR816dw ID:

2061

Publication Date:

2026-02-11

Last Update Date:

2026-02-11

License and Usage Rights:

Copyright 2026 Chair of Atmospheric Processes Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) Cottbus-Senftenberg. Free for use by all individuals provided that the owners are acknowledged in any use or publication.

Temporal Coverage:

Begin:

2022-04-01

End:

2025-03-31

Geographic Coverage:

Geographic Description:

Laipuna Ecov-Tower Fetch

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

		max latitude:	Information not publicly available, please log in.				Max:	816.0 ( meter )
min longitude:	Information not publicly available, please log in.			max longitude:	Information not publicly available, please log in.		Elevation
		min latitude:	Information not publicly available, please log in.				Min:	619.0 ( meter )

Dataset creator(s):

Individual:

Katja Trachte

Contact:

Individual:

Charuta Prakash Murkute

Contact:

Keywords:

| climate | Climate Data | Evapotranspiration | climate station |

Associated entities to this dataset:

-------- 1 . data table entity --------

Table Name:

climaticparameters_et_lai

Tech. Details ...

Attribute(s) ...

Attribute Name -- Attribute Label

Unit

Attribute definition

                                  
                                    datetime
					--
					Date and Time
                                  
                                  not mapped
                                  The date and time
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Date daily (YYYY-MM-DD)
Description :	Date daily (YYYY-MM-DD)

                                  
                                    heatflux_sensible
					--
					Sensible Heat Flux density
                                  
                                  Watt per square meter
                                  Energy motion by convection or conduction
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Energy Fluxes from Eddy Covariance Technique
Description :	Calculation of Energyfluxes by applying an Eddy Covariance measurement pipeline based on a Campbell Scientific Eddy Covariance System, while using Licor Eddy Pro to Process raw data.
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: IRGASON \| Vendor: Campbell Scientific \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: NR01 \| Vendor: Hukseflux \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: Heat flux plate \| Vendor: Hukseflux / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    heatflux_latent
					--
					Latent Heat Flux
                                  
                                  Watt per square meter
                                  Energy motion by evaporation followed by condensation
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Energy Fluxes from Eddy Covariance Technique
Description :	Calculation of Energyfluxes by applying an Eddy Covariance measurement pipeline based on a Campbell Scientific Eddy Covariance System, while using Licor Eddy Pro to Process raw data.
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: IRGASON \| Vendor: Campbell Scientific \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: NR01 \| Vendor: Hukseflux \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: Heat flux plate \| Vendor: Hukseflux / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    vpd
					--
					Vapour pressure deficit
                                  
                                  Hectopascal
                                  Vapour pressure deficit
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Measuring air temperature
Description :	Measuring air temperature.

--- Step 2 ---

Title :	Relative humidity
Description :	Relative humidity with campbell higrometer
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: Polymer foil between two flat electrodes and protected by porous Teflon foil \| Instrument: higrometer \| Vendor: Rotronic AG / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    gRad2
					--
					Global radiation
                                  
                                  Watt per square meter
                                  Global radiation in unknown height
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Relative humidity
Description :	Relative humidity with campbell higrometer
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: Polymer foil between two flat electrodes and protected by porous Teflon foil \| Instrument: higrometer \| Vendor: Rotronic AG / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    Soil_moisture_10cm
					--
					Soil moisture 10cm
                                  
                                  Volume percent
                                  Soil moisture in 10cm depth
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Measuring soil moisture
Description :	Measuring soil moisture

                                  
                                    Ta_8m
					--
					Air temperature in 8m
                                  
                                  Degrees Celsius
                                  Air temperature in 8m height
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Measuring air temperature
Description :	Measuring air temperature.

                                  
                                    Huma
					--
					Air humidity
                                  
                                  Percent
                                  Relative humidity of the air
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Relative humidity
Description :	Relative humidity with campbell higrometer
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: Polymer foil between two flat electrodes and protected by porous Teflon foil \| Instrument: higrometer \| Vendor: Rotronic AG / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    Ts_10cm
					--
					soil temperature in 10cm
                                  
                                  Degrees Celsius
                                  Soil temperature in 10cm depth
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Measuring soil temperature at -10 cm with soil thermometer (Thies)
Description :	Measuring soil temperature at -10 cm with soil thermometer (Thies)

                                  
                                    PPFD
					--
					Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density
                                  
                                  Micromol per square meter per second
                                  Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	PPFD
Description :	Measuring PPFD (Campbell sensor)

                                  
                                    ground_heat
					--
					Ground heat
                                  
                                  Watt per square meter
                                  Ground heat
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Energy Fluxes from Eddy Covariance Technique
Description :	Calculation of Energyfluxes by applying an Eddy Covariance measurement pipeline based on a Campbell Scientific Eddy Covariance System, while using Licor Eddy Pro to Process raw data.
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: IRGASON \| Vendor: Campbell Scientific \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: NR01 \| Vendor: Hukseflux \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: Heat flux plate \| Vendor: Hukseflux / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    NetTot_Avg
					--
					total net radiation
                                  
                                  Watt per square meter
                                  total net radiation
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Net radiation parameters measured by Campbell SN500SS
Description :	Net radiation parameters measured by Campbell SN500SS
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: Campbell SN500SS \| Vendor: Campbell \|

                                  
                                    Wind_direction_8m
					--
					Wind direction 8m
                                  
                                  Degree
                                  Wind direction in 8m height
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Wind direction
Description :	Measuring windspeed 3-d Anemometer Licor

                                  
                                    Windspeed_8m
					--
					wind speed 8m
                                  
                                  Meter per second
                                  Windspeed in 8m height
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Windspeed
Description :	Measuring windspeed 3-d Anemometer Licor

                                  
                                    NEP
					--
					Net ecosystem productivity
                                  
                                  Net ecosystem productivity
                                  Net ecosystem productivity
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Energy Fluxes from Eddy Covariance Technique
Description :	Calculation of Energyfluxes by applying an Eddy Covariance measurement pipeline based on a Campbell Scientific Eddy Covariance System, while using Licor Eddy Pro to Process raw data.
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: IRGASON \| Vendor: Campbell Scientific \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: NR01 \| Vendor: Hukseflux \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: Heat flux plate \| Vendor: Hukseflux / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    GPP
					--
					Gross Primary Productivity
                                  
                                  Gram per square meter
                                  Gross Primary Productivity
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Energy Fluxes from Eddy Covariance Technique
Description :	Calculation of Energyfluxes by applying an Eddy Covariance measurement pipeline based on a Campbell Scientific Eddy Covariance System, while using Licor Eddy Pro to Process raw data.
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: IRGASON \| Vendor: Campbell Scientific \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: NR01 \| Vendor: Hukseflux \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: Heat flux plate \| Vendor: Hukseflux / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    Reco
					--
					Ecosystem Respiration
                                  
                                  Net ecosystem productivity
                                  Ecosystem Respiration
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Energy Fluxes from Eddy Covariance Technique
Description :	Calculation of Energyfluxes by applying an Eddy Covariance measurement pipeline based on a Campbell Scientific Eddy Covariance System, while using Licor Eddy Pro to Process raw data.
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: IRGASON \| Vendor: Campbell Scientific \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: NR01 \| Vendor: Hukseflux \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: Heat flux plate \| Vendor: Hukseflux / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    evapotranspiration
					--
					Water Evapotranspiration
                                  
                                  Millimeter per hour
                                  Flux of water in the atmosphere due to convection or diffusion mainly regulated by solar radiation and leaf stomata
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Energy Fluxes from Eddy Covariance Technique
Description :	Calculation of Energyfluxes by applying an Eddy Covariance measurement pipeline based on a Campbell Scientific Eddy Covariance System, while using Licor Eddy Pro to Process raw data.
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: IRGASON \| Vendor: Campbell Scientific \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: NR01 \| Vendor: Hukseflux \|
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: \| Instrument: Heat flux plate \| Vendor: Hukseflux / Campbell \|

                                  
                                    PCP
					--
					precipitation
                                  
                                  Millimeter
                                  precipitation independent of the measuerement hight
                                

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

--- Step 1 ---

Title :	Precipitation
Description :	Precipitation with raingauge Campbell
Instrumentation:	Instrument: Description: Tipping Bucket Raingauge \| Instrument: raingauge \| Vendor: Campbell \|

Metadata Provider:
Individual:	Volker Raffelsbauer
Contact:	email: v.raffelsbauer <at> gmx.de 03044 Cottbus Germany
Contact Person:
Individual:	Katja Trachte
Contact:	email: katja.trachte <at> b-tu.de Atmospheric Processes Burger Chaussee 2 Campus Nord, LG 4/3 Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg 03044 Cottbus Germany
Online Distribution:
Download File:	http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=2061
Data Publisher:
Organization:	DFG-FOR816 Data Warehouse - University of Marburg, Department of Geography
Contact:	email: webmaster <at> tropicalmountainforest.org www.tropicalmountainforest.org Marburg Germany

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