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Published February 23, 2024 | Version 1.0
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Danum/Malua Compiled Climate Data 1985 to 2023

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Southeast Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARPP)

Description

A compiled dataset containing key climatic variables collected at the weather stations within the Danum Valley Field Center and Malua basecamp between 1985 to 2023.  Key climatic variables that were collected include daily minimum and maximum temperatures (in celcius), daily relative humidities at 8 am and 2 pm, daily rainfall (in mm), and periods when the Sun is present (in hours).

REFERENCES
1.Walsh, R. P. D. Drought frequency changes in Sabah and adjacent parts of northern Borneo since the late nineteenth century and possible implications for tropical rain forest dynamics. J. Trop. Ecol. 12, 385–407 (1996).
2.Walsh, R. P. D. & Newbery, D. M. The ecoclimatology of Danum, Sabah, in the context of the world’s rainforest regions, with particular reference to dry periods and their impact. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 354, 1869–1883 (1999).
3.Walsh, R. P. D. et al. Long-term responses of rainforest erosional systems at different spatial scales to selective logging and climatic change. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 366, 3340–3353 (2011).

Note for users:
1. In the case for Danum, measurements taken for temperatures and relative humidities were inconsistent prior to 1990 so do not be alarmed with the huge amount of NAs during this period. There is also long periods of no measurements (>6 months) in 2017 due to data loggers not working properly.
2. In the case for Malua, consistent measurements for temperatures and relative humidities were taken only after 2008. Also, measurements  taken between January 2020 to July 2023 were inconsistent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. In all cases, we included period of Sun only after 2008.

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Related works

References
Publication: 10.1017/S0266467400009585 (DOI)
Publication: http://www.jstor.org/stable/57053 (URL)
Publication: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0054 (DOI)

Funding

Swansea University
Royal Society

Dates

Collected
1985-07-01
Collected
2023-12-31