Rainfall and ion composition data from multiple weather stations along an elevation gradient in northeastern Puerto Rico (2009-2018)

The data archive is here: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0013 please use this DOI when citing this dataset. Rainfall and ionic composition data were collected at 21 sites along the elevational gradient of the Luquillo Mountains, in Puerto Rico. Stations were selected along the east coast of the island and follow the steep slope of the mountains until the highest peaks. Rainfall data were collected every two weeks and are provided in this data publication as monthly rainfall from January 2009 through May 2019. Also included are pH and conductivity which are provided monthly starting roughly in November 2011 and continue through May 2019. Monthly ionic composition data from rainwater samples collected during the last two weeks of each month are also included from January 2009 through December 2017. 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.本数据集的存档地址为https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2021-0013，引用该数据集时请使用此DOI编号。 研究团队在波多黎各卢奎洛山脉（Luquillo Mountains）沿海拔梯度的21个观测站点采集了降雨及离子组成数据。站点选取自该岛东海岸，沿山脉陡峭坡面布设直至最高峰区域。 降雨数据每两周采集一次，本数据集提供了2009年1月至2019年5月的月度降雨统计值。同时包含了大致自2011年11月起至2019年5月的月度pH值与电导率数据。 此外，数据集还涵盖了2009年1月至2017年12月期间，每月最后两周采集的雨水样本的月度离子组成数据。 本研究得到美国国家科学基金会（National Science Foundation）向波多黎各大学（University of Puerto Rico）提供的多项拨款资助，包括BSR-8811902、DEB-9411973、DEB-9705814、DEB-0080538、DEB-0218039、DEB-0620910、DEB-1239764、DEB-1546686及DEB-1831952，作为卢奎洛长期生态研究计划（Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program）的一部分。额外资助来自波多黎各大学以及美国农业部林业局（USDA Forest Service）下属的国际热带森林研究所（International Institute of Tropical Forestry）。