DOI: 10.5061/dryad.v9s4mw6sr
title: A time-series of strains in response to wind measured on 19 trees in Danum Valley, Malaysia

description: Strain data measured on the trunks of 19 trees in the Danum Valley,
 Malaysia. It also contains wind speed data measured using anemometers
 attached to emergent trees nearby. This data can be used to extract the
 fundamental swaying frequencies of these trees, and to quantify the
 relationship between wind speed and bending strain and so estimate wind
 damage risk. This data would be useful for anyone studying the interaction
 between wind and trees. The tallest tree in this data set is approximately
 51 m tall. The nearby field centre is located at
 (4°57'53.0"N 117°48'18.3"E) and the measured trees are
 part of the 50ha Smithsonian plot and the 1ha intensive carbon monitoring
 plot 1. 
description: Strain (extension / original length) was measured using pairs of
 strain gauges attached approximately perpendicularly to each other in
 order to capture the two axes of motion. Strain was monitored at 4Hz
 and all times are given in UTC. Wind speed was monitored at different
 resolutions according to the instrument. The anemometers were mounted on
 metal poles attached to the trunk and boomed out approximately
 1.5m. 
description: The file 'Trees.csv' gives tree species ID and a census
 ID for each tree which identifies it in the Smithsonian census. <br>
 The file 'StrainGauges.csv' gives the arm length, calibration
 coefficient and mounting angles necessary to process the raw
 data.<br> Most users should not need to process the data, since the
 raw data (suitable for spectral analysis) <br> and the processed
 data (suitable for time-series analysis) are both deposited.
 For the matlab scripts used to analyse the data visit
 (github.com/TobyDJackson/WindAndTrees_Danum)<br> Please email me if
 you have any questions: tobydjackson@gmail.com The
 strain data is organised by data logger (C1 - C5):<br> C1 - CR1000
 with 3 pairs of SGs (arranged in pairs on the same tree at 1.3, 25 and 35
 m heights, with the top pair being attached to a 1st order
 branch) <br> C2 - CR1000 with 4 pairs of SGs on four trees<br>
 C3 - CR1000 with the first 3 pairs of SGs on one tree (at 1.3, 19 and 30
 m) and 1 pair on another. <br> C4 - CR23x with 6 pairs of SGs on
 separate trees and logged using a trigger system. <br> C5 - CR23x
 with 6 pairs of SGs on separate trees and logged using a trigger
 system.  The wind data is:<br> C1_cup - 0.1 Hz
 resolution wind speed data measured at 25 and 35 m heights on tree 1,
 using cup anemometers (Vector Instruments A100LK/5M)<br> C3_cup -
 0.1 Hz resolution wind speed data measured at 19 m on tree 6, using a
 single cup anemometer (Vector Instruments A100LK/5M)<br> C3_sonic -
 1 Hz resolution wind and direction data measured at 30 m height on tree 6,
 using a 2D sonic anemometer (Gill Sonic 1) Overall, the
 data quality from the CR1000s is good, but that from the CR23xs is poor.
 Reasons for this are<br> discussed in the associated publication.
 The wind data requires no processing. The raw data go
 through a number of calibration and processing stages:<br> 1. Raw
 data - measurements in mV directly from the data logger *****<br> 2.
 Calibrated data <br> 3. Filtered data - long term drift is filtered
 out using a Butterworth band pass filter.<br> 4. NE data - strain on
 the North and East facing sides of the trunk <br> 5. MaxStrain data
 - a combination of the two channels to give the maximum strain at each
 time step. ***** This is the version available online.
 Other versions are available on request.