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. 2020 Apr 14;8:e8732. doi: 10.7717/peerj.8732

Table 2. Weather station instrument record at Lopé NP, Gabon, 1984–2018.

Instrument Time period Location Data Missing periods
Manual rain gauge 1984–present Savanna Total daily rainfall September-2010 to December 2010; 2013; Odd days
Manual max/min thermometer 1984–2002; 2006–2007 Forest Max./min. temp. since last reset July-1998 to January-1999; March-2001 to August-2001; Intermittent throughout
Wet/dry bulb 1984–2002 Forest Relative humidity Intermittent throughout
HOBO Data Logger (ONSET) 2002–2006 Forest + Savanna Temperature
relative humidity
June-2003
Digital max/min thermometer (Taylor 1441) 2006–2008 Savanna Max./min. daily temp Odd days
TinyTag Plus 2 Data Logger (Gemini) 2007–present Forest + Savanna Temperature; relative humidity Jun-2015 to Jun-2016 (Forest); Intermittent through 2017
Vantage Pro2 Weather Station (Davis) 2012–2014 Savanna Rainfall; temperature;
relative humidity; pressure; wind speed; wind direction; UV index; solar radiation
November-2013; February-2014 to July-2014
Minimet Weather Station (SKYE) 2013–2016 Savanna Temperature; relative humidity; wind speed; wind direction; solar radiation January-2014 to November-2014; Intermittent throughout
Sun Photometer (NASA Aeronet) 2014–present Savanna Aerosol optical depth Intermittent throughout