Australian Wet Tropics Rainforest Microclimate Monitoring, Far North Queensland Rainforest SuperSite, 2006-2010

Contextual data for the FNQ Rainforest Supersite. The collection (http://eresearch.jcu.edu.au/tdh/data/fd261918-6ddc-486c-9114-d3ddd3539af9) 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. 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. This research has been funded in full or part by the following funding agencies: Skyrail Rainforest Foundation; Earthwatch Institute; Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility (MTSRF); National Environmental Research Program (NERP); Rainforest CRC; Australian Research Council.

本数据集为远北昆士兰州（FNQ）雨林超级站点的关联数据。本数据集集合（数据集链接：http://eresearch.jcu.edu.au/tdh/data/fd261918-6ddc-486c-9114-d3ddd3539af9）收录了2006年至今，在澳大利亚湿润热带生物区范围内与长期监测点位重合的雨林样地中开展的微气候实地观测数据。此监测周期内共采集多项微气候指标，具体包括：离地约1.5米的环境气温、环境空气湿度、「叶片湿度」或称凝结量（作为隐性降水的替代指标）、土壤表层湿度、土壤表层温度，以及数据记录仪下方温度。观测数据每30分钟采集一次（数据记录仪下方温度的采集频率为每小时一次），且每月汇总一次数据，以降低因数据记录仪脱离预设安装位置导致的观测误差。数据集在录入入库时已完成初步审核，但由于总记录量已超650万条且仍在持续增长，使用前仍需自行核验数据质量。本研究已获得以下资助机构的全额或部分资助：天轨雨林基金会（Skyrail Rainforest Foundation）、地球观察研究所（Earthwatch Institute）、海洋与热带科学研究设施（Marine and Tropical Sciences Research Facility, MTSRF）、国家环境研究计划（National Environmental Research Program, NERP）、雨林合作研究中心（Rainforest CRC）、澳大利亚研究委员会（Australian Research Council）。