Sonadora elevational plots: long-term monitoring of air temperature

This is a long term monitoring of air temperature at each elevation plot along the Sonadora gradient. At each plot a HOBO sensor is located close to the middle of the plot: at 1m above ground: and placed inside a radiation shield (a plastic cup). Sensors are programmed to sample and store air temperature every hour. A daily average is computed from hourly readings. Sensors are downloaded twice a year: thus blanks represent sensor malfunction: loss of battery: or memory full. Initial blanks were due to lack of enough sensors to cover the gradient.
Support for this work was provided by grants BSR-8811902, DEB-9411973, DEB-9705814 , DEB-0080538, DEB-0218039 , DEB-0620910 , DEB-1239764, DEB-1546686, and DEB-1831952 from the National Science Foundation to the University of Puerto Rico as part of the Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Additional support provided by the University of Puerto Rico and the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, USDA Forest Service.