Temperature, precipitation and soil characteristics of Volcan Cacao - Area de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG), Costa Rica

I have monitored temperature and precipitation at eight locations across a 1500m elevation gradient along Volcan Cacao in the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG) in northwestern Costa Rica since 2013 (2023 inclusive). This deposition includes air temperature data collected between March 2013 and September 2023. Air temperatures were recorded using either a HOBO RG3M Temperature and Rain Gauge Data Logger or an Onset HOBO UA-001-64 Pendant Temperature Data Logger or an Onset HOBO MX2202 Pendant Wireless Temperature Data Logger that recorded temperature every15 minutes each day. Datalogger is approximately 1.5 m above the ground. This deposition includes precipitation data collected between March 2013 and September 2023 as recorded using a HOBO RG3M Temperature and Rain Gauge Data Logger where each event logged was 0.2 ml. The deposition includes soil temperature data collected between June 2021 and September 2023. Temperature was recorded using an Onset HOBO MX2202 Pendant Wireless.Temperature Data Logger that recorded temperature every15 minutes each day. Datalogger is buried approximately 10-15 cm below the surface. This deposition includes measurements of soil chemistry as recorded in the field by an HH2 Moisture Meter Wet Sensor (Wet-2) (Delta T Devices, Cambridge, England) in February and August 2014. Inorganic elemental analysis was completed at the University of Guelph Laboratory Services by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) for: Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorous, Potassium, Sodium, Sulphur, and Iron. A second analysis of elements in soil was conducted at SGS Argifood Laboratories (ug/g) by ICP using ammonium acetate extraction for P, K, Mg and Na.

自2013年至2023年（含2023年），我们在哥斯达黎加西北部瓜纳卡斯特保护区（Area de Conservacion Guanacaste, ACG）内可可火山（Volcan Cacao）沿线1500米海拔梯度的8个监测点位开展了长期监测工作，本数据集涵盖本次监测获取的全部相关数据。其中，2013年3月至2023年9月的气温数据由三类设备采集：HOBO RG3M型温度与雨量数据记录仪（'HOBO RG3M Temperature and Rain Gauge Data Logger'）、Onset HOBO UA-001-64 Pendant型温度数据记录仪（'Onset HOBO UA-001-64 Pendant Temperature Data Logger'）以及Onset HOBO MX2202 Pendant型无线温度数据记录仪（'Onset HOBO MX2202 Pendant Wireless Temperature Data Logger'），上述设备每日每15分钟记录一次气温，安装高度距地面约1.5米。本数据集同时包含2013年3月至2023年9月的降水数据，由HOBO RG3M型温度与雨量数据记录仪记录，单次记录的降水当量为0.2毫升。此外，本数据集涵盖2021年6月至2023年9月的土壤温度数据，采用Onset HOBO MX2202 Pendant型无线温度数据记录仪采集，该设备埋设于地下10至15厘米处，每日每15分钟记录一次土壤温度。关于土壤化学测量数据，我们于2014年2月与8月采用HH2型水分仪湿传感器（'Wet-2'，英国剑桥Delta T Devices公司）完成野外数据采集；无机元素分析由圭尔夫大学实验室服务中心通过电感耦合等离子体光发射光谱法（'Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry', ICP-OES）完成，测定元素包括钙、镁、磷、钾、钠、硫及铁。另有一项土壤元素二次分析由SGS Argifood实验室开展，采用乙酸铵萃取-电感耦合等离子体法（ICP）测定磷、钾、镁与钠的含量，结果以微克/克（μg/g）为单位。