Menten, Juan Bautista (1882): Daily meteorological measurements in Quito, Ecuador from October 1878- March 1882, digitized version [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.872433, In supplement to: Domínguez-Castro, Fernando; Vaquero, José Manuel; Gallego, María Cruz; Farrona, Ana María Marín; Antuña-Marrero, Juan Carlos; Cevallos, Elizabeth; García-Herrera, Ricardo; de la Guía, Cristina; Mejía, Raúl David; Naranjo, José; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Ramos Guadalupe, Luis Enrique; Seiner, Lizardo; Trigo, Ricardo M; Villacís, Marcos (2017): Early meteorological records from Latin-America and the Caribbean during the 18th and 19th centuries. Scientific Data, 4, 170169, https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.169
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Coverage:
Latitude: -0.210000 * Longitude: -78.500000
Date/Time Start: 1878-10-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1882-03-31T00:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 2800.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 2800.0 m
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Comment:
From 1st December 1878 the observation times change to 6h, 14h, 22h.
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Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Menten, Juan Bautista | Geocode | ||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | ||||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | ||||
| 4 | Pressure, atmospheric | PPPP other | arbitrary units | Menten, Juan Bautista | at 5h (6h), in mmHg; barometer reduced to 0°C | |
| 5 | Pressure, atmospheric | PPPP other | arbitrary units | Menten, Juan Bautista | at 13h (14h), in mmHg; barometer reduced to 0°C | |
| 6 | Pressure, atmospheric | PPPP other | arbitrary units | Menten, Juan Bautista | at 21h (22h), in mmHg; barometer reduced to 0°C | |
| 7 | Humidity, relative | RH | % | Menten, Juan Bautista | at 5h (6h) | |
| 8 | Humidity, relative | RH | % | Menten, Juan Bautista | at 13h (14h) | |
| 9 | Humidity, relative | RH | % | Menten, Juan Bautista | at 21h (22h) | |
| 10 | Wind direction, prevailing | ASP | Menten, Juan Bautista | in the morning (in spanish) | ||
| 11 | Wind direction, prevailing | ASP | Menten, Juan Bautista | in the evening (in spanish) | ||
| 12 | Wind direction, prevailing | ASP | Menten, Juan Bautista | at night (in spanish) | ||
| 13 | Description | Description | Menten, Juan Bautista | state of the sky in the morning (in spanish) | ||
| 14 | Description | Description | Menten, Juan Bautista | state of the sky in the evening (in spanish) | ||
| 15 | Description | Description | Menten, Juan Bautista | state of the sky at night (in spanish) | ||
| 16 | Temperature, air, minimum | TnTnTn | °C | Menten, Juan Bautista | no unit given, presumably in °C | |
| 17 | Temperature, air, maximum | TxTxTx | °C | Menten, Juan Bautista | no unit given, presumably in °C | |
| 18 | Temperature, air | TTT | °C | Menten, Juan Bautista | 5h, no unit given, presumably in °C | |
| 19 | Temperature, air | TTT | °C | Menten, Juan Bautista | 13h, no unit given, presumably in °C | |
| 20 | Temperature, air | TTT | °C | Menten, Juan Bautista | 21h, no unit given, presumably in °C | |
| 21 | Number | No | Menten, Juan Bautista | evaporation at 5h | ||
| 22 | Number | No | Menten, Juan Bautista | evaporation at 13h | ||
| 23 | Number | No | Menten, Juan Bautista | evaporation at 21h | ||
| 24 | Number | No | Menten, Juan Bautista | evaporation total | ||
| 25 | Description | Description | Menten, Juan Bautista | storms observed | ||
| 26 | Precipitation | Precip | mm | Menten, Juan Bautista |
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