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Curiosities and problems of weather measurements in the forest
Curiosities and problems of weather measurements in the forest: a bird has chosen the rain gauge of the meteorological station at the biological and meteorological station Italia Costa Rica. In detail it is a “pecho amarillo”, or “great kiskadee” (Pitangus sulphuratus). It is a passerine bird belonging to the Tyrannidae family, a large family of…
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New instruments at the “Italia Costa Rica” Research Station – January 2021
The Biological and Meteoclimatic Research Station “Italia Costa Rica”, at the Karen Mogensen reserve of Asepaleco, is enriched with new tools for environmental measurements. Thanks to funds raised with donations in favour of Foreste per Semper OdV, a low cost system for air quality and atmospheric CO2 measurements was purchased and installed. The sensor apparatus…
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November 2020 monthly weather summary at Karen Mogensen Reserve
November was very rainy as measured at the “Italia Costa Rica” Biological and Meteorological Experimental Research Station. Due to the landfall north of Costa Rica of two catastrophic hurricanes, Eta and Iota, which also gave an indirect influence on the Nicoya peninsula in November 2020, a total of 325.6 mm fell. From the climatological data…
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