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Methodology & Data Protocol

Manual Meteorological Station of Palacio de Doñana · ICTS-RBD · EBD-CSIC

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Station metadata
Station code Palacio - Lodos Estación Manual
Type PT — Manual station
Latitude / Longitude 36.988575° N, -6.443008° E
Instrument height 1.3 m (shelter base)
Daily observation 8:00–9:00 local time
Historical series 1978-11 – present
Daily data range 01/09/1978 – 23/06/2026
Monthly data range 01/11/1978 – 01/06/2026
Measured variables · eLTER codes
eLTER code Variable Method Unit
DH (DH) Frost days T<O units
DL (DL) Presence 1 or Non-presence 0 of rain units
Osc (Osc) Daily thermal oscillation (Tmax-Tmin) ºC
PAcum (PAcum) Accumulated precipitation in the hydrometeorologica… mm
P_RAIN Rainfall Accumulation
Prec
(Prec) Daily precipitation in mm mm
TH (TH) Humid bulb thermometer temperature in ºC ºC
TA_Z Maximum Air Temperature
Tmax
(Tmax) Maximum temperature in ºC ºC
TA_X Average Air Temperature
Tmed
(Tmed) Average temperature in ºC (Tmax+Tmin)/2 ºC
TA_A Minimum Air Temperature
Tmin
(Tmin) Minimum temperature in ºC ºC
TS (TS) Dry bulb thermometer temperature in ºC ºC
Data lineage · from field to database
1
Manual field observation

Daily between 8–9 h. Observer reads instruments in the shelter and Hellmann pluviometer (3.5 m away).

2
Recording in monthly meteorological tables

Paper tables: day, time, observer, values for each variable (Tmax, Tmin, TBS, TBH, Prec).

3
Digitisation (since 2024: CyberTracker)

From 2024 observations are also recorded digitally via the CyberTracker app in the field.

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Quality control

Each record has a flag_error field. Records with errors are excluded by default from all queries and downloads.

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Publication via API and web

Available at /api/daily/ and /api/monthly/. Swagger documentation at /api/docs/. eLTER download at /api/download/elter/.

Reuse & licence

CC BY 4.0 Estación Biológica de Doñana — CSIC/EBD (ICTS-RBD). https://www.ebd.csic.es

Free to use with attribution. For citation, use the reference on the How to cite page or include the DEIMS identifier in your publication.

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eLTER format download

Download data in eLTER standard format (xlsx with data / station / method sheets), compatible with the eLTER data exchange standard.

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