A time-series of strains in response to wind measured on 19 trees in Danum Valley, Malaysia

The file 'Trees.csv' gives tree species ID and a census ID for each tree which identifies it in the Smithsonian census. The file 'StrainGauges.csv' gives the arm length, calibration coefficient and mounting angles necessary to process the raw data. Most users should not need to process the data, since the raw data (suitable for spectral analysis) and the processed data (suitable for time-series analysis) are both deposited. For the matlab scripts used to analyse the data visit (github.com/TobyDJackson/WindAndTrees_Danum) Please email me if you have any questions: [e-mail] The strain data is organised by data logger (C1 - C5): C1 - CR1000 with 3 pairs of SGs (arranged in pairs on the same tree at 1.3, 25 and 35 m heights, with the top pair being attached to a 1st order branch) C2 - CR1000 with 4 pairs of SGs on four trees C3 - CR1000 with the first 3 pairs of SGs on one tree (at 1.3, 19 and 30 m) and 1 pair on another. C4 - CR23x with 6 pairs of SGs on separate trees and logged using a trigger system. C5 - CR23x with 6 pairs of SGs on separate trees and logged using a trigger system. The wind data is: C1_cup - 0.1 Hz resolution wind speed data measured at 25 and 35 m heights on tree 1, using cup anemometers (Vector Instruments A100LK/5M) C3_cup - 0.1 Hz resolution wind speed data measured at 19 m on tree 6, using a single cup anemometer (Vector Instruments A100LK/5M) C3_sonic - 1 Hz resolution wind and direction data measured at 30 m height on tree 6, using a 2D sonic anemometer (Gill Sonic 1) Overall, the data quality from the CR1000s is good, but that from the CR23xs is poor. Reasons for this are discussed in the associated publication. The wind data requires no processing. The raw data go through a number of calibration and processing stages: 1. Raw data - measurements in mV directly from the data logger ***** 2. Calibrated data 3. Filtered data - long term drift is filtered out using a Butterworth band pass filter. 4. NE data - strain on the North and East facing sides of the trunk 5. MaxStrain data - a combination of the two channels to give the maximum strain at each time step. ***** This is the version available online. Other versions are available on request.