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Weather Station Data, Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite, Daintree Rainforest Observatory, Cape Tribulation, 2008

Citation

Liddell, M (): Weather Station Data, Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite, Daintree Rainforest Observatory, Cape Tribulation, 2008. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. http://supersites.tern.org.au/knb/metacat/lloyd.140.30/html

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docid
lloyd.140.30
Data Creators
Individual
Assoc Prof Michael Liddell
Organization
James Cook University Cairns Campus
Abstract

An automatic weatherstation was installed in 2005 at the Cape Tribulation Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) site to provide the baseline climate data for the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) SuperSite node. Objectives: collection of baseline weather data. Key aspects: automatic weatherstation

Contacts for Questions on the Use and Interpretation of Data
Individual
Assoc Prof Michael Liddell
Organization
James Cook University Cairns Campus
Address
PO Box 6811
Cairns. QLD 4870
Australia
Phone
voice
+61 7 4232 1275
Email Address
michael.liddell@jcu.edu.au
Project Information and Data Owners
Title
FNQ Rainforest Supersite
Personnel
Role
Principal Investigator
Individual
Assoc Prof Michael Liddell
Organization
James Cook University Cairns Campus
Funding

DIISRTE, DEEDI (past funding MTSRF, JCU)

Methods and Sampling Information
Methods
Method Step 1
Description
Automatic Weatherstation

Daily weather data (NB hourly data is available by contacting Assoc Prof Mike Liddell directly)

Instrument
  • Weather data collected using an automatic weatherstation (Weathermaster 2000 model, Environdata, Australia) located on site at 48m ASL near the edge of the forest, station height: 2.0m; surface type: mostly covered by grass. Rainfall was recorded using a tipping bucket rainguage (accuracy 2%, resolution 0.2 mm), temperature was recorded using a semiconductor sensor (accuracy 0.2 °C, resolution 0.1 °C), relative humidity using an electronic capacitance sensor (accuracy 4%, resolution 0.1%). Wind speed was recorded using a 3 cup anemometer (resolution 0.1 kph, threshold 1 kph), wind direction was measured using a Hall effect sensor (resolution 2°, accuracy 2°). Global incoming radiation was measured with a pyranometer using cosine correction (accuracy 3%). When sensor failure occurred gap filling was carried out where possible using data from the local Ozflux station or the nearby Bureau of Meteorology precipitation data (Cape Tribulation store) – this has been identified in the dataset. Data was stored at hourly intervals and summed or averaged to provide daily values.
Keywords and Subject Categories
  • automatic weather station
  • Daintree Rainforest Observatory
  • Australian Canopy Crane
  • Australian Canopy Crane Research Facility
  • Cape Tribulation
  • Weather
  • Climate
  • FNQ Rainforest
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  • 0401
Geographic Coverage
Geographic Description
DRO Weatherstation, located on site at 48m ASL
Bounding Coordinates
West
145.44905 degrees
 
East
145.44905 degrees
 
North
-16.103517 degrees
 
South
-16.103517 degrees
 
Temporal Coverage
Date Begin
2008-01-01
Date End
2008-12-31
Intellectual Rights, Licence and Usage Conditions

CC-BY-4_0

Data Table
asn_fnqr_daintree_weather_2008.csv
Name
asn_fnqr_daintree_weather_2008.csv
Description
Daily Summary of Cape Tribulation 2008 database at Cape Tribulation #1; Serial No 0509-0733
Attribute Information
Date
Name
Date
Definition
Date measurements were taken
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
dd/mm/yyyy
Precision
0
Time
Name
Time
Definition
Time measurements were taken
Measurement Type
dateTime
Measurement Domain
Format
hh:mm:ss
T-av [DegC]
Name
T-av [DegC]
Definition
Average temperature
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
celsius
Number Type
natural
T-max [DegC]
Name
T-max [DegC]
Definition
Maximum temperature
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
celsius
Number Type
natural
T-min [DegC]
Name
T-min [DegC]
Definition
Minimum temperature
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
celsius
Number Type
natural
Speed-av [km/h]
Name
Speed-av [km/h]
Definition
Average wind speed
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
kilometersPerHour
Number Type
natural
Speed-max [km/h
Name
Speed-max [km/h
Definition
Maximum wind speed
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
kilometersPerHour
Number Type
natural
Solar-av [W/m2]
Name
Solar-av [W/m2]
Definition
Average solar radiation
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Watts per square metre
Number Type
natural
Solar-max [W/m2]
Name
Solar-max [W/m2]
Definition
Maximum solar radiation
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Watts per square metre
Number Type
natural
RH-av [%]
Name
RH-av [%]
Definition
Average relative humidity
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
RH-max [%]
Name
RH-max [%]
Definition
Maximum relative humidity
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
RH-min [%]
Name
RH-min [%]
Definition
Minimum relative humidity
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Custom Unit
Percentage
Number Type
natural
Rainfall [mm]
Name
Rainfall [mm]
Definition
Daily rainfall
Measurement Type
ratio
Measurement Domain
Standard Unit
millimeter
Number Type
natural
NOTES
Name
NOTES
Definition
Additional information on status of equipment
Measurement Type
nominal
Measurement Domain
Text Domain
Definition
Additional information
Number Of Records
368
Physical Structure Description
Object Name
asn_fnqr_daintree_weather_2008.csv
Size
25982 byte
Text Format
Number of Header Lines
1
Record Delimiter
#x0A
Attribute Orientation
column
Simple Delimited
Field Delimiter
,
Distribution
Online
URL
lloyd.578.1
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Additional Metadata : unitList
Metadata
unitList
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@id
Percentage
@multiplierToSI
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@name
Percentage
@parentSI
number
@unitType
ratios
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unitList
Additional Metadata : unitList
Metadata
unitList
unit
@id
Watts per square metre
@name
Watts per square metre
@parentSI
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@unitType
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SI unit of irradiance
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