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Australia Wet Tropics rainforest microclimate monitoring

The collection consists of empirical measurements of microclimate conducted between 2006 and present in rainforest sites coinciding with long-term monitoring locations throughout the Australia Wet Tropics bioregion.
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    Data Publication title Australia Wet Tropics rainforest microclimate monitoring
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    The collection consists of empirical measurements of microclimate conducted between 2006 and present in rainforest sites coinciding with long-term monitoring locations throughout the Australia Wet Tropics bioregion.

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      Multiple aspects of microclimate were sampled during this time period, these include: ambient air temperature (~1.5 m above ground), ambient air humidity, ‘leaf wetness’ or condensation (a proxy for occult precipitation), soil surface moisture, soil surface temperature, and under-log temperature. Measurements are taken every 30 minutes (or every hour for under-log temperature) and data collected monthly to minimize error associated with potential dislodgement of data-loggers from their intended location. Data is vetted upon entry, but due to the large number of records (6.5 + million and growing) should be inspected before use.

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      This research has been funded in full or part by the below funding agencies: Skyrail Rainforest Foundation, Earthwatch Institute, Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility (MTSRF), National Environmental Research Program (NERP), Rainforest CRC, Australian Research Council

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  • Keywords
    • Australian Wet Tropics
    • environmental data
    • microclimate
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    • 19760 - (James Cook University Research Activities) Rainforest biodiversity
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
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  • Start Date 2006/01/01
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    • Australian Wet Tropics
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    Physical Location Centre for Tropical Biology and Climate Change, Australian Tropical Science and Innovation Precinct 145, James Cook University, Douglas Campus, Townsville QLD 4811, Tel: +61 7 4781 5580
    The Data Manager is: Stephen Williams
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    Access conditions Conditional: Contact researchdata@jcu.edu.au to request access to this data.
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    Citation Williams, Stephen (2012): Australia Wet Tropics rainforest microclimate monitoring. James Cook University. https://research.jcu.edu.au/data/published/8a0013b11f85eefbc34e9c9b5fa5dc5e